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Professor awarded for translating Hobbes' philosophy

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 17, 2013, shows Hiroyuki Ito, a professor emeritus at Fukushima University who won the 2013 Papyrus academic award for translating a series of major books by the 17th-century English philosopher Thomas Hobbes into one Japanese book.

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Tacloban

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - Kyodo News reporters work on stories at their camp site at the Tacloban airport on Leyte Island in the Philippines late at night on Nov. 17, 2013, nine days after the area was devastated by powerful Typhoon Haiyan.

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Life after typhoon in Philippines

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - A man pulls a nail out of scrap wood he gathered to rebuild his house on Nov. 17, 2013, in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines, devastated by powerful Typhoon Haiyan.

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Life after typhoon in Philippines

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - Photo taken Nov. 17, 2013, shows a huge ship washed ashore into a residential area in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines, devastated by powerful Typhoon Haiyan.

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Typhoon in Philippines

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - Photo taken Nov. 17, 2013, shows 60A district in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines, included a damaged pier and masses of debris due to powerful Typhoon Haiyan.

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Typhoon-hit Philippines

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - A woman carries household belongings found in debris on Nov. 17, 2013, in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines, devastated by powerful Typhoon Haiyan.

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Typhoon in Philippines

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - A woman washes clothes surrounded by masses of debris on Nov. 17, 2013, in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines, devastated by powerful Typhoon Haiyan.

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Typhoon-hit Philippines

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - Boys carry items they have picked from debris on Nov. 17, 2013, in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines, devastated by powerful Typhoon Haiyan.

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World Cup speed skating

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Keiichiro Nagashima holds his medal after winning the men's 500 meters in the second World Cup speed skating event of the season in Salt Lake City, United States, on Nov. 17, 2013. Nagashima won the race with a career-best 34.24 seconds.

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World Cup speed skating

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Keiichiro Nagashima competes in the men's 500 meters in the second World Cup speed skating event of the season in Salt Lake City, United States, on Nov. 17, 2013. Nagashima won the race with a career-best 34.24 seconds.

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World Cup speed skating

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Keiichiro Nagashima holds his medal after winning the men's 500 meters in the second World Cup speed skating event of the season in Salt Lake City, United States, on Nov. 17, 2013. Nagashima won the race with a career-best 34.24 seconds.

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World Cup speed skating

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Keiichiro Nagashima competes in the men's 500 meters in the second World Cup speed skating event of the season in Salt Lake City, United States, on Nov. 17, 2013. Nagashima won the race with a career-best 34.24 seconds.

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Typhoon aftermath in Philippines

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - Photo taken Nov. 17, 2013, shows a huge ship washed ashore and a girl protecting herself from rain with a basin in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines, devastated by powerful Typhoon Haiyan.

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Relief efforts in Philippines

TABOGON, Philippines - Capt. Yuko Arashina, a nurse with Japan's Self-Defense Forces, asks about a child's symptoms in Tabogon on northern Cebu Island in the Philippines on Nov. 17, 2013, during a relief operation in the area hit by Typhoon Haiyan.

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Typhoon aftermath in Philippines

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - Photo taken Nov. 17, 2013, shows a huge ship washed ashore in a residential area in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines, devastated by powerful Typhoon Haiyan.

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Relief efforts in Philippines

TABOGON, Philippines - First Lt. Yui Kobayashi, a doctor with Japan's Self-Defense Forces, examines a child in Tabogon on northern Cebu Island in the Philippines on Nov. 17, 2013, during a relief operation in the area hit by Typhoon Haiyan.

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McEnroe at charity event

TOKYO, Japan - Retired U.S. tennis star John McEnroe (L) and Japan's Kei Nishikori greet each other after their game at a charity event to support the reconstruction of areas hit by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2013.

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McEnroe at charity event

TOKYO, Japan - Retired U.S. tennis star John McEnroe plays against Kei Nishikori of Japan at a charity event to support the reconstruction of areas hit by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2013.

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Nationwide lawyers' body to support bullying victims

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshikuni Noguchi, a lawyer in Hyogo Prefecture and deputy chief of a nationwide group of lawyers with expertise in school bullying, speaks at the inaugural meeting of the group launched to support victims in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2013.

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Tanihara wins Taiheiyo Masters

GOTEMBA, Japan - Japan's Hideto Tanihara holds the victor's trophy after winning the Taiheiyo Masters at Taiheiyo Club's Gotemba Course in Shizuoka Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2013. Tanihara finished with a 13-under-par 275 total.

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Yokomine wins Itoen Ladies

CHONAN, Japan - Photo shows Japan's Sakura Yokomine behind the victor's trophy after she won the Itoen Ladies at Great Island Club in Chiba Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2013. Yokomine finished with a total of 10-under 206 to capture her fourth title of the season.

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Take wins 100th Grade 1 title

KYOTO, Japan - Tosen Ra (R), ridden by Yutaka Take, gallops to victory in the Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2013. Take won an unprecedented 100th career Grade 1 title in the race.

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Take wins 100th Grade 1 title

KYOTO, Japan - Tosen Ra (far R), ridden by Yutaka Take, gallops to victory in the Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2013. Take won an unprecedented 100th career Grade 1 title in the race.

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Take wins 100th Grade 1 title

KYOTO, Japan - Tosen Ra (far R), ridden by Yutaka Take, gallops to victory in the Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2013. Take won an unprecedented 100th career Grade 1 title in the race.

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Japanese prime minister in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves as he leaves an airport in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 17, 2013. Abe visited the country on the second and final leg of a two-day trip to Southeast Asia that took him to Cambodia the previous day.

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Japanese prime minister in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Laotian Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong hold a joint press conference in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 17, 2013.

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Japanese prime minister in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Laotian Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong shake hands after a joint press conference in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 17, 2013.

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Japanese prime minister in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Laotian Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong head for a joint press conference in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 17, 2013.

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Take wins 100th Grade 1 title

KYOTO, Japan - Yutaka Take on Tosen Ra acknowledges cheers from spectators at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2013, after winning an unprecedented 100th career Grade 1 title aboard the 5-year-old Tosen Ra in the Mile Championship.

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Japanese prime minister in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Combination photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Laotian Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong holding talks in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 17, 2013.

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Take wins 100th Grade 1 title

KYOTO, Japan - Tosen Ra (far R), ridden by Yutaka Take, gallops to victory in the Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2013. Take won an unprecedented 100th career Grade 1 title in the race.

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Yokohama Women's Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Azusa Nojiri crosses the finish line, placing second in the Yokohama Women's Marathon in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 17, 2013. Nojiri finished in a time of 2:28:47.

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Yokohama Women's Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Russia's Albina Mayorova crosses the finish line to win the Yokohama Women's Marathon in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 17, 2013. Mayorova finished in 2 hours, 25 minutes, 55 seconds.

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Japanese prime minister in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe answers a reporter's question at a press conference in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 17, 2013. Abe visited the country on the second and final leg of a two-day trip to Southeast Asia that took him to Cambodia the previous day.

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Japanese prime minister in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe answers a reporter's question at a press conference in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 17, 2013. Abe visited the country on the second and final leg of a two-day trip to Southeast Asia that took him to Cambodia the previous day.

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Japanese prime minister in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) answers a reporter's question at a press conference in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 17, 2013. Abe visited the country on the second and final leg of a two-day trip to Southeast Asia that took him to Cambodia the previous day.

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Japanese prime minister in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at an airport in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 17, 2013, on the second and final leg of a two-day trip to Southeast Asia that took him to Cambodia the previous day.