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Honda's 2014 new car sales in China hit record high

BEIJING, China - Honda Motor Co.'s booth is shown in a file photo taken on Nov. 20, 2014, at an international motor show held in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. Honda announced on Jan. 8, 2015, that its new car sales in China rose 4.1 percent in 2014 to reach a record annual high of 788,276 vehicles.

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Toyota's 2014 car sales in China reach record high

BEIJING, China - Toyota Motor Corp.'s booth is shown in this file photo taken on Nov. 20, 2014, at an international motor show held in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. Toyota's new car sales in China jumped 12.5 percent in 2014 to reach a record annual high of 1.03 million vehicles, surpassing the one million mark for the first time.

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'Picture Letters of 1945' to be revived

TOKYO, Japan - Cartoonist Eiko Hanamura narrates her memories of the end of World War II in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2014, for inclusion in a revived version of "My Aug. 15, Picture Letters of 1945" with voice recordings attached, set for publication next summer.

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Foreign tourists swarm Tokyo discount store

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign tourists, mostly from China, buy souvenirs at discount store chain Don Quijote Co.'s Ginza outlet in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2014. The number of foreign visitors to Japan topped 11 million in the first 10 months of 2014 in a record-setting pace backed chiefly by eased visa requirements for Asian nations, a weaker yen and tax exemption for a wider scope of consumer goods.

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Michael Owen appears in Nissan's booth at Guangzhou auto show

GUANGZHOU, China - Michael Owen (R), a former member of the England national football team, appears at Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co.'s booth as PR ambassador at the Guangzhou motor show in Guangdong Province, China, on Nov. 20, 2014.

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Yoko Ono joins UNICEF event for children's rights

NEW YORK, United States - Yoko Ono (front) participates in the event held by the United Nations Children's Fund at the U.N. headquarters in New York, the United States, on Nov. 20, 2014, on the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention of the Rights of the Child. The event marked the kickoff of a project using a famous song "Imagine" by her late husband and Beatles member John Lennon.

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Malaysian defense minister talks with Chinese vice pres.

BEIJING, China - Visiting Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein (L) talks with Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao in Beijing on Nov. 20, 2014.

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Tennis star Nishikori pitches own Jaguar model

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese tennis ace Kei Nishikori poses beside an orange-color sports car of Britain's Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Ltd., called an F-type Kei Nishikori edition, in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2014. The vehicle will be sold in Japan for a limited period.

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Japan vs MLB All-Stars friendly game in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - The MLB All-Stars' Evan Longoria hits a homer over the left fence off Japan's pitcher Takahiro Matsuba in the fifth inning of their friendly baseball game at Okinawa Cellular Stadium in Naha, Okinawa, Japan's southernmost prefecture, on Nov. 20, 2014.

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N. Korean envoy talks with Russian foreign minister

MOSCOW, Russia - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (front) and Choe Ryong Hee (R), a special envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, hold talks in Moscow on Nov. 20, 2014.

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Japan vs MLB All-Stars friendly game in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Japan's Ryosuke Kikuchi scores past MLB All-Stars catcher Drew Butera on a triple hit by Yoshihiro Maru in the fifth inning of their friendly baseball game at Okinawa Cellular Stadium in Naha, Okinawa, Japan's southernmost prefecture, on Nov. 20, 2014.

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Airbus A350-900 business class seats shown to press

TOKYO, Japan - The business class seats of the state-of-the-art Airbus A350-900 are shown to the press at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 20, 2014. Japan Airlines Co. is scheduled to introduce the new jetliner from 2019, mainly for international flights.

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Airbus unveils cockpit of brand-new A350-900

TOKYO, Japan - The cockpit of the state-of-the-art Airbus A350-900 is shown to the press at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 20, 2014. Japan Airlines Co. is scheduled to introduce the new jetliner from 2019, mainly for international flights.

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Japan vs MLB All-Stars friendly game in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - The MLB All-Stars' Evan Longoria hits a homer over the left fence off Japan's pitcher Takahiro Matsuba in the fifth inning of their friendly baseball game at Okinawa Cellular Stadium in Naha, Okinawa, Japan's southernmost prefecture, on Nov. 20, 2014.

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Japan vs MLB All-Stars friendly game in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Japan's pitcher Takahiro Matsuba watches a homer hit by the MLB All-Stars' Evan Longoria in the fifth inning of their friendly baseball game at Okinawa Cellular Stadium in Naha, Okinawa, Japan's southernmost prefecture, on Nov. 20, 2014.

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Jordan's King Abdullah II talks with Japan PM Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Jordanian King Abdullah II (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2014, prior to their talks. The Jordanian king arrived in Japan on Nov. 18 for a four-day working visit.

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Airbus unveils cabin of brand-new A350-900

TOKYO, Japan - The cabin of the state-of-the-art Airbus A350-900 is shown to the press at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 20, 2014. Japan Airlines Co. is scheduled to introduce the new jetliner from 2019, mainly for international flights.

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Colorful salamander images shown at 3D projection event

KYOTO, Japan - A 3D projection event gives viewers the sense of normally static salamanders moving on the wall by changing colors at an aquarium in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 20, 2014.

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Fukuoka governor OKs airport privatization

FUKUOKA, Japan - Fukuoka Gov. Hiroshi Ogawa (C) expresses agreement with the proposed privatization of the central government-owned Fukuoka Airport in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, before the prefectural assembly's ad hoc committee on Nov. 20, 2014. Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima also has voiced his readiness to support the idea.

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Japan vs MLB All-Stars friendly game in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Japan's Yoshihiro Maru hits an RBI triple off MLB All-Starts pitcher Tsuyoshi Wada in the fifth inning of their friendly baseball game at Okinawa Cellular Stadium in Naha, Okinawa, Japan's southernmost prefecture, on Nov. 20, 2014.

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IAEA holds board meeting in Vienna

VIENNA, Austria - Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, attends a meeting of the IAEA's Board of Governors at the agency's headquarters in Vienna on Nov. 20, 2014.

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3D projection images shown at Kyoto aquarium

KYOTO, Japan - The images of dolphins and other sea creatures are reflected on a screen in front of a big water tank in a 3D projection event at an aquarium in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 20, 2014.

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IAEA holds board meeting in Vienna

VIENNA, Austria - Reza Najafi, Iran's representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency, attends a meeting of the IAEA's Board of Governors at the agency's headquarters in Vienna on Nov. 20, 2014.

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Photos from Hong Kong

HONG KONG, Hong Kong - Police officers stand guard near pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong's Mongkok shopping district on Nov. 20, 2014, as the Legislative Council resumes meetings and operations after some radicals stormed the council building the previous day.

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Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train unveiled

NANAE, Japan - A brand-new model in the H5 series of bullet trains set to run on a new Shinkansen line is shown to the press at a rolling stock center in Nanae in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Nov. 20, 2014. Hokkaido Railway Co. is scheduled to start operating the new line in the spring of 2016.

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Japan vs MLB All-Stars friendly game in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Japan starter Shota Takeda pitches against MLB All-Stars in their friendly baseball game at Okinawa Cellular Stadium in Naha, Okinawa, Japan's southernmost prefecture, on Nov. 20, 2014.

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Photos from Hong Kong

HONG KONG, Hong Kong - Pro-democracy porters continue their occupation in Hong Kong's Mongkok shopping district on Nov. 20, 2014, as the Legislative Council resumed meetings and operations after some radicals stormed the council building the previous day.

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Photos from Hong Kong

HONG KONG, Hong Kong - A pro-democracy protester sleeps near helmets in Hong Kong's Mongkok shopping district on Nov. 20, 2014, as the Legislative Council resumed meetings and operations after some radicals stormed the council building the previous day.

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Photos from Hong Kong

HONG KONG, Hong Kong - Police stand guard under banners calling for real universal suffrage in Hong Kong's Mongkok shopping district on Nov. 20, 2014, as the Legislative Council resumed meetings and operations after some radicals stormed the council building the previous day.

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Japan vs MLB All-Stars friendly game in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - MLB All-Stars starter Hector Santiago pitches against Japan in their friendly baseball game at Okinawa Cellular Stadium in Naha, Okinawa, Japan's southernmost prefecture, on Nov. 20, 2014.

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Hakuho, Kakuryu share Kyushu lead with 3 days to go

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (R) throws down ozeki Kisenosato on the 12th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 20, 2014, sharing the lead with compatriot yokozuna Kakuryu at the 15-day tournament with only one loss.

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Hakuho, Kakuryu share Kyushu lead with 3 days to go

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Kakuryu of Mongolia slaps down ozeki Goeido on the 12th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 20, 2014, sharing the lead with compatriot yokozuna Hakuho at the 15-day tournament with only one loss.

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Japan vs MLB All-Stars friendly game in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - The MLB All-Stars Justin Morneau hits a sacrifice fly off Japan's starter Shota Takeda (L) in the first inning of their friendly baseball game at Okinawa Cellular Stadium in Naha, Okinawa, Japan's southernmost prefecture, on Nov. 20, 2014. At right is Japan's catcher Hikaru Ito.

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Japan vs MLB All-Stars friendly game in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Japan's starting pitcher Shota Takeda watches a sacrifice fly hit by MLB All-Stars Justin Morneau in the first inning of their friendly baseball game at Okinawa Cellular Stadium in Naha, Okinawa, Japan's southernmost prefecture, on Nov. 20, 2014.

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S. Korea, Japan, China hold joint disaster drill

BUSAN, South Korea - South Korean government staff conduct a disaster drill on Nov. 20, 2014, on the assumption of a nuclear power plant accident occurring near the southern port city of Busan in the first joint practice with Japan and China.

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JR Hokkaido unveils interior of H5 bullet trains

NANAE, Japan - Snowflake patterns on the window screens in the first-class "Green Car" of the H5 series bullet trains for the Hokkaido Shinkansen line, expected to commence service in 2016, are seen during a press preview on Nov. 20, 2014, in the town of Nanae, Hokkaido Prefecture in northern Japan.

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Hokkaido Shinkansen train's vehicle cockpit unveiled

NANAE, Japan - The vehicle cockpit of one of the new Shinkansen bullet trains is shown to the press at a rolling stock center in Nanae in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido on Nov. 20, 2014. Hokkaido Railway Co. is scheduled to start operating a new bullet train line in the spring of 2016.

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Emperor, empress visit Saitama Pref.

OGAWA, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito (L in back) and Empress Michiko talk to a farmer working in an organic soybean field in the town of Ogawa, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Nov. 20, 2014, as they visit areas hard hit by record heavy snow in February. (Pool photo by Tokyo Shimbun)

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Masumoto speaks at meeting to raise abduction awareness

KANOYA, Japan - Teruaki Masumoto, whose elder sister Rumiko was abducted to North Korea in 1978, speaks at an event in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan, on Nov. 20, 2014, to raise public awareness of the issue of abductions of Japanese nationals by North Korea.

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JR Hokkaido unveils interior of H5 bullet trains

NANAE, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. unveils the interior of the premium "Gran Class" car of the H5 series bullet trains for the Hokkaido Shinkansen line, expected to commence service in 2016, to the press on Nov. 20, 2014, in the town of Nanae, Hokkaido Prefecture in northern Japan.

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Emperor, empress visit Saitama Pref.

FUKAYA, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito (3rd from R) and Empress Michiko (2nd from R) watch farmers planting lily bulbs inside a vinyl greenhouse in the city of Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Nov. 20, 2014, as they visit areas hard hit by record heavy snow in February. (Pool photo by Yomiuri Shimbun)

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Groundbreaking ceremony for resort facilities in Incheon

SEOUL, South Korea - A groundbreaking ceremony is held for integrated resort and casino facilities of South Korea's Paradise Co. and Japan's Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. in Incheon, South Korea, on Nov. 20, 2014. The massive facilities, including an expansion of Paradise Casino near Incheon International Airport, are expected to open in the first half of 2017.

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Blind-spot monitoring on car navigation screen

NAGOYA, Japan - The screen of a car navigation system shows otherwise unseen blind spots of a parking lot from the driver's viewpoint using new technology announced by Toyota Motor Corp. on Nov. 20, 2014. Toyota plans to start introducing the safety feature in new models in Japan from 2015.

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Japan, Taiwan sign 4 MOUs with eye to eventual FTA

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Mitsuo Ohashi (L), chairman of the Japan Interchange Association, and Lee Chia-chin, chairman of Taiwan's East Asian Relations Commission, shake hands at a hotel in Taipei on Nov. 20, 2014, after signing four memoranda of understanding. The signing of the four documents is expected to move one more step toward a full-fledged free trade agreement.

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Budget carrier Hong Kong Express to add Japan flights

OSAKA, Japan - Andrew Cowen (2nd from L), deputy chief executive officer of low-cost carrier Hong Kong Express Airways Ltd., and Keiichi Ando (R), president of New Kansai International Airport Co., take part in a cake-cutting ceremony at Kansai International Airport near Osaka on Nov. 20, 2014, to mark the first anniversary of HK Express' service connecting Hong Kong and Kansai. Cowen unveiled a plan to increase the carrier's flights linking Hong Kong and Japan by around 10 per week by next summer.

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Air pollution returns to Beijing

BEIJING, China - High-rise buildings look blurred in Beijing on Nov. 20, 2014, as heavy smog shrouded the Chinese capital. Beijing authorities advised citizens to reduce outdoor activities.

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Penguin cam

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - An Humboldt penguin wears a small camera at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Japan's northernmost prefecture Hokkaido, on Nov. 20, 2014, as an IT-related company in Tokyo begins distributing live moving images from the camera to smartphones. The camera, which is 7 centimeters in diameter and about 160 grams in weight, is worn by the penguin on a belt for two or three hours a day.

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Air pollution returns to Beijing

BEIJING, China - People wearing face masks walk in Beijing on Nov. 20, 2014, as heavy smog shrouded the Chinese capital. Beijing authorities advised citizens to reduce outdoor activities.

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Sharp unveils new residential solar panels

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. announces four new solar panel products for residential use in Osaka on Nov. 20, 2014. The new "Black Solar" panels, going on sale on Dec. 9, have 3.5% better power output compared with the existing models.

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Air pollution returns to Beijing

BEIJING, China - A woman holds her face mask while walking in Beijing on Nov. 20, 2014, as heavy smog shrouded the Chinese capital. Beijing authorities advised citizens to reduce outdoor activities.