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Japanese tasked with improving Japan-S. Korea relations

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 16, 2013 in Tokyo shows Tomoyuki Bamba, who assumed the post of director of the Japanese branch that a group of civic and religious organizations active in South Korea established in November to promote bilateral relations.

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U.S. MV-22 Ospreys in Philippine relief operations

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - A U.S. MV-22 Osprey prepares to be loaded with relief packs from the U.S. Agency for International Development at the airport of Tacloban City in the central Philippines on Nov. 16, 2013. U.S. 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Public Affairs Officer 1st Lt. Luke Kuper told Kyodo News there are 12 Ospreys sent from Japan to help in the post-typhoon relief operations in the Philippines, the largest humanitarian operation involving the controversial aircraft so far.

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Trophee Bompard figure skating

PARIS, France - Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men's free skate of the Trophee Bompard in Paris on Nov. 16, 2013. Hanyu finished second in the fifth of six events in the Grand Prix Series.

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Japan, Netherlands draw in friendly

GENK, Belgium - Japan's Keisuke Honda (C) scores the equalizer during the second half of a friendly against the Netherlands in Genk, Belgium, on Nov. 16, 2013. The game finished 2-2.

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Trophee Bompard figure skating

PARIS, France - Canada's Patrick Chan (R), winner of the Trophee Bompard, and Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu, who finished second in the competition, hold their medals after the fifth of six events in the Grand Prix Series in Paris on Nov. 16, 2013. Chan ended up with 295.27 points, shattering his own world record from the 2011 world championships.

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Japan, Netherlands draw in friendly

GENK, Belgium - Arjen Robben (far R) of the Netherlands scores his team's second goal during the first half of a friendly against Japan in Genk, Belgium, on Nov. 16, 2013. The game finished 2-2.

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Trophee Bompard figure skating

PARIS, France - Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men's free skate of the Trophee Bompard in Paris on Nov. 16, 2013. Hanyu finished second in the fifth of six events in the Grand Prix Series.

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Japan, Netherlands draw in friendly

GENK, Belgium - Arjen Robben of the Netherlands (L) and Japan's Yuto Nagatomo compete for the ball during the first half of a friendly in Genk, Belgium, on Nov. 16, 2013. The game finished 2-2.

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Japan, Netherlands draw in friendly

GENK, Belgium - Rafael van der Vaart (10) of the Netherlands scores his team's first goal past Japan goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa (12) during the first half of a friendly in Genk, Belgium, on Nov. 16, 2013. The game finished 2-2.

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Junko Koshino-designed Myanmar uniform

YANGON, Myanmar - Japanese fashion designer Junko Koshino (C) participates Nov. 16, 2013, in a show in Yangon to unveil the official uniforms she designed for athletes in the Myanmar national team to compete in the 27th South East Asia Games to be held in the country in December.

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Japan, Netherlands draw in friendly

GENK, Belgium - Arjen Robben (R front) of the Netherlands and Japan's Shinji Kagawa greet each other after a friendly in Genk, Belgium, on Nov. 16, 2013. The game finished 2-2.

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Japan, Netherlands draw in friendly

GENK, Belgium - Japan's Keisuke Honda (2nd from L) scores the equalizer past Dutch goal keeper Jasper Cillessen during the second half of a friendly in Genk, Belgium, on Nov. 16, 2013. The game finished 2-2.

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Japan prime minister in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen shake hands after issuing a joint statement in Phnom Penh on Nov. 16, 2013.

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Japan, Netherlands draw in friendly

GENK, Belgium - Japan's Yuya Osako (R) scores during the first half of a friendly against the Netherlands in Genk, Belgium, on Nov. 16, 2013. The game finished 2-2.

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Japan prime minister in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe joins hands after laying flowers in Phnom Penh on Nov. 16, 2013, at the memorial for Japanese U.N. volunteer election observer Atsuhito Nakata, who was killed by guerrillas in Cambodia in 1993.

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Japan prime minister in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen exchange words during a signing ceremony in Phnom Penh on Nov. 16, 2013.

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Kabuki actor

KYOTO, Japan - Kabuki actor Bando Tamasaburo performs during an event marking the 1,050th anniversary of the opening of Rokuharamitsuji temple in Kyoto on Nov. 16, 2013.

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Philippine typhoon aftermath

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - People form a line for food from a supply truck in Tacloban city on the central Philippine island of Leyte on Nov. 16, 2013, after the area was hit by Typhoon Haiyan.

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Philippine typhoon aftermath

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - A boy helps clear debris in Tacloban city on the central Philippine island of Leyte on Nov. 16, 2013, after the area was hit by Typhoon Haiyan.

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Kabuki actor

KYOTO, Japan - Kabuki actor Bando Tamasaburo performs during an event marking the 1,050th anniversary of the opening of Rokuharamitsuji temple in Kyoto on Nov. 16, 2013.

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Japan prime minister in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at an airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 16, 2013, on the first leg of a two-day trip that will also take him to Laos to build closer ties with the two Southeast Asian countries.

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Japan relief in Philippines

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - A member of Japan's Self-Defense Forces on a medical relief mission treats a child in Tacloban city on the central Philippine island of Leyte on Nov. 16, 2013, after the area was hit by Typhoon Haiyan.

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Japan prime minister in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (L) meet in Phnom Penh on Nov. 16, 2013.

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Kabuki actor

KYOTO, Japan - Kabuki actor Bando Tamasaburo performs during an event marking the 1,050th anniversary of the opening of Rokuharamitsuji temple in Kyoto on Nov. 16, 2013.

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Maglev train

KOFU, Japan - Former U.S. Senate majority leader Tom Daschle (L front) speaks in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Nov. 16, 2013, after taking a ride on a magnetically levitated train on a test run. Japan has been promoting the introduction of a maglev system in the United States. Daschle heads a board of advisors for a U.S. company attempting to lay a maglev train system in the United States.

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Japan prime minister in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at an airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 16, 2013, on the first leg of a two-day trip that will also take him to Laos to build closer ties with the two Southeast Asian countries.

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Dalai Lama, musician Yarrow

TOKYO, Japan - American folk musician Peter Yarrow (R) performs his new song "Never Give Up" based on words of the Dalai Lama (L) at an event involving the Tibetan spiritual leader in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2013.

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Izu Oshima disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 16, 2013, shows an area hit by downpour-caused deadly mudslides a month ago on Izu Oshima Island south of Tokyo.

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Izu Oshima disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Mourners pray on Nov. 16, 2013, at the site of downpour-caused deadly mudslides a month ago on Izu Oshima Island south of Tokyo.

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Chopper crashes in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows the remnants of a helicopter that hit the ground after crashing into a high-rise apartment building in Seoul on Nov. 16, 2013.

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Chopper crashes in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows the remnants of a helicopter that hit the ground after crashing into a high-rise apartment building in Seoul on Nov. 16, 2013.

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Philippine typhoon aftermath

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - People stand near a vessel washed ashore in Tacloban city on the central Philippine island of Leyte on Nov. 16, 2013, after the area was hit by Typhoon Haiyan.