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U.S. Ph.D. attractive to Japan's scholars

NEW YORK, United States - Kenichi Shimada (front), a 31-year-old Ph.D. candidate in biology at Columbia University in New York, is engaged in research at the university. Photo was taken on Nov. 16, 2011.

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Emperor to resume official duties

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken July 16, 2011, in Tokyo shows Japanese Emperor Akihito. The Imperial Household Agency said on Nov. 28 that the emperor, who was discharged from hospital Nov. 24, will resume his official duties Nov. 29. The 77-year-old emperor was admitted to the University of Tokyo Hospital on Nov. 6 to receive treatment for bronchial pneumonia.

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Mazda's CX-5 SUV

LOS ANGELES, United States - Mazda Motor Corp. President Takashi Yamanouchi (2nd from L) stands by the company's CX-5 sport utility vehicle unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show in California on Nov. 16, 2011. The vehicle uses the company's original ''Skyactiv'' fuel-efficient technology.

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2011 Beaujolais Nouveau launched in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Women hold glasses of 2011 Beaujolais Nouveau wine in Tokyo at 11:47 p.m. on Nov. 16, 2011, just before the midnight launch of the wine in Japan.

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Honda's Fit EV

LOS ANGELES, United States - Photo taken Nov. 16, 2011, shows Honda Motor Co.'s new electric vehicle, Fit EV, unveiled by the company at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The five-seater vehicle, which has a driving range of 123 miles on a single charge with lithium-ion battery, will be launched next summer in the United States for lease at $399 per month.

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U.S. offers more help for Thailand flood relief

BANGKOK, Thailand - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra shake hands before holding talks in Bangkok on Nov. 16, 2011, the first day of Clinton's two-day visit to Thailand. Clinton vowed the same day to stand by the flood-hit country and announced more flood relief assistance from the United States worth more than $10 million.

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U.S. offers more help for Thailand flood relief

BANGKOK, Thailand - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks in a press conference after holding talks with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in Bangkok on Nov. 16, 2011, the first day of her two-day visit to Thailand. Clinton vowed the same day to stand by the flood-hit country and announced more flood relief assistance from the United States worth more than $10 million.

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Afghan national conference

KABUL, Afghanistan - The Loya Jirga (grand council) begins in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 16, 2011. More than 2,000 local elders gathered in the Afghan capital for the four-day conference on the country's long-term relations with the United States after the 2014 withdrawal of international troops.

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Afghan national conference

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during the opening of the Loya Jirga (grand council) in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 16, 2011. More than 2,000 local elders gathered in the Afghan capital for the four-day conference on the country's long-term relations with the United States after the 2014 withdrawal of international troops.

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Afghan national conference

KABUL, Afghanistan - Local leaders attend the Loya Jirga (grand council) in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 16, 2011, which began the same day. More than 2,000 local elders gathered in the Afghan capital for the four-day conference on the country's long-term relations with the United States after the 2014 withdrawal of international troops.

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Bhutan king, Japanese crown prince at imperial banquet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (R) and Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck share a toast during a banquet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2011. The crown prince read out words from Emperor Akihito who remains in hospital due to bronchitis. (Pool Photo)

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Bhutan royal couple at imperial banquet

TOKYO, Japan - Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (standing) speaks during a banquet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2011. Bhutan's Queen Jetsun Pema (R), Japanese Crown Prince Naruthito (2nd from R) and Princess Kiko (L), wife of Prince Akishino of Japan, are seen at the table. (Pool Photo)

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Japan defeats Kenya at women's volleyball World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Saori Kimura (R) spikes the ball during the second set of a women's World Cup match against Kenya in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2011. Japan won the match 25-11, 25-10, 25-9, allowing the country to stay in the hunt for a berth at the 2012 London Olympics.

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Banquet for Bhutanese king, queen

TOKYO, Japan - A banquet is held Nov. 16, 2011, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (2nd from L, back) and Queen Jetsun Pema (4th from L, back). Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (C, back) hosted the event on behalf of his father Emperor Akihito, currently in hospital for bronchitis. (Pool photo)

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Golfer Yoneyama to retire at end of season

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in May 2005 shows Japanese golfer Midori Yoneyama, a seven-time winner on the Japan LPGA Tour. Yoneyama, 35, said Nov. 16, 2011, she will retire at the end of the season.

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Chinese artist Ai pays 8.5 mil. yuan bond

BEIJING, China - Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei shows papers in front of a tax bureau in Beijing on Nov. 16, 2011, after paying a bond of around 8.5 million yuan necessary to challenge a bill of around 15 million yuan ($2.4 million) for tax evasion.

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Canadian finance minister Flaherty

TOKYO, Japan - Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty gives a press conference at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2011.

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U.N. chief Ban visits Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon speaks at a press conference in Bangkok on Nov. 16, 2011. Ban said the United Nations would continue working closely with the government of Thailand, particularly to address the widespread flooding in the country.

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U.N. chief Ban visits Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (L) and Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra shake hands after a press conference in Bangkok on Nov. 16, 2011. Ban expressed the United Nations' readiness to provide assistance to flood-hit Thailand.

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Top court decides lay judge system constitutional

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Supreme Court's grand bench in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2011, which unanimously decided the same day that Japan's lay judge system, introduced in May 2009, is constitutional in handing down its first judgment on the issue.

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Kisenosato beats Homasho

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kisenosato (R) pushes Homasho out of the ring at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 16, 2011, during the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. Kisenosato, vying for promotion to Ozeki, improved to 4-0.

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Ishikawa prepares for President Cup

MELBOURNE, Australia - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa (front) hits a tee shot in front of International Team captain Greg Norman of Australia (L) and South Africa's Ernie Els during a practice round at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia on Nov. 16, 2011, a day before the Presidents Cup begins.

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Nissan's Leaf wins RJC Car of the Year award

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Nissan Motor Co.'s Leaf electric vehicle. The Automotive Researchers' and Journalists' Conference of Japan said Nov. 16, 2011, the Leaf has won the RJC Car of the Year award.

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Japanese aid worker Konnai returns from quake-hit Turkey

NARITA, Japan - Miyuki Konnai, a 32-year-old Japanese aid worker, on Nov. 16, 2011, shows a piece of debris which she brought back from quake-hit Turkey, during a press conference at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture. Konnai, a member of the Association for Aid and Relief, Japan, was rescued after a hotel where she was staying collapsed in the earthquake that hit eastern Turkey on Nov. 9, 2011. Konnai had been engaging in relief efforts after a major quake in October devastated the area.

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BOJ governor Shirakawa

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks in a press conference at the Bank of Japan head office in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2011. The BOJ said in a statement that Japan's economic activity has continued picking up at a more moderate pace mainly due to the influence of a slowdown in overseas economies, revising downward its assessment after a two-day meeting.

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Funeral for Japanese aid worker who died in Turkey quake

OITA, Japan - A funeral is held for Atsushi Miyazaki (picture) in the city of Oita, his hometown, on Nov. 16, 2011. The Japanese aid worker died when the hotel he was staying in collapsed in Van, eastern Turkey, in a Nov. 9 earthquake.

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new model of Sharp's Galapagos tablet computer

TOKYO, Japan - Models display Sharp Corp.'s new Galapagos tablet computer in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2011. The tablet, which will be launched on Dec. 9, allows users to access a high-speed Internet connection with built-in mobile communication technology.

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Man holds 2 hostage in bus

CHIBA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 16, 2011, shows a bus in which a man armed with a knife took a woman and a driver hostage in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Nov. 16, 2011. The man surrendered to police. No one was hurt.

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Man holds 2 hostage in bus

CHIBA, Japan - A police officer (back) tries to persuade a man armed with a knife (L) to surrender on a bus in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Nov. 16, 2011. The man, who took a woman and the driver hostage, surrendered to police. No one was hurt.

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Japanese, Canadian finance ministers meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi (R) shakes hands with his Canadian counterpart Jim Flaherty before their talks at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2011. The Japanese government is considering committing to help resolve the sovereign debt crisis in the eurozone through the International Monetary Fund, Azumi was quoted by an official as telling Flaherty.

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Bhutan royal couple welcomed by Japan prince

TOKYO, Japan - Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (C) and Queen Jetsun Pema (L) press their hands together following a welcoming ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2011. At right is Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito, standing in for his father Emperor Akihito, who has been in hospital for bronchitis.

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Man holds 2 hostage in bus

CHIBA, Japan - Police officers enter a bus after a man armed with a knife took a woman and the driver hostage in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Nov. 16, 2011. The man surrendered to police. No one was hurt.

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Bhutan royal couple welcomed by Japan prince

TOKYO, Japan - Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (2nd from R front), Queen Jetsun Pema (L) and Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito (R) head to a welcoming ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2011. The crown prince acted on behalf of his father Emperor Akihito, who has been in hospital for bronchitis.

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Bhutan royal couple welcomed by Japan prince

TOKYO, Japan - Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (C) and Queen Jetsun Pema (L) and Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito (R) seen prior to their meeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2011. The crown prince acted on behalf of his father Emperor Akihito, who has been in hospital for bronchitis. (Pool photo)

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Japan soccer team leave N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japan national soccer team coach Alberto Zaccheroni arrives at the international airport in Pyongyang on Nov. 16, 2011, before leaving for Japan via Beijing. Japan lost to North Korea 0-1 in a World Cup qualifier in the North Korean capital the previous day.