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Kumamoto park creates moon-shaped loveseat bench for couples

KUMAMOTO, Japan - A couple sit together on a newly constructed bench at a park in Kikuchi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in this file photo taken on Nov. 22, 2014. As the Japanese name of the park's location sounds similar to "wife" in English, the city created the moon-shaped loveseat, for married couples in particular. At night, the spot is illuminated by yellowish street lights nearby and resembles sitting on a crescent moon when viewed from a certain angle.

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Sri Lankan man dies during detention at Tokyo immigration bureau

TOKYO, Japan - A 26-year-old man, a relative of a 57-year-old Sri Lankan man who died after reporting chest pain during detention at the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau on Nov. 22, 2014, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 1. The Provisional Release Association in Japan, a support group for foreigners, criticized the bureau for failing to conduct a medical check in response to his chest pain report, while the bureau defended its response as having had no problem.

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Stone bridge lures couples as 'lovers' mecca'

KUMAMOTO, Japan - The Futamata-bashi bridge in Misato, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, attracts couples and photographers as a "lovers' mecca" because its shadow on the surface of the river below forms a heart shape, as seen in this photo taken on Nov. 22, 2014.

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Investigative journalism conference held in Manila

MANILA, Philippines - David Kaplan, executive director of Global Investigative Journalism Network, poses during the 1st Asian Investigative Journalism Conference in Manila, the Philippines, on Nov. 22, 2014.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura celebrates after beating top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta in their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Bahrain polling station at shopping mall

MANAMA, Bahrain - Photo shows ballot boxes in Bahrain's election to choose members of the lower house of parliament at a shopping mall in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, on Nov. 22, 2014.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura celebrates after beating top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta in their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura celebrates after beating top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta in their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura (R) lands a punch to top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta in the fifth round of their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura celebrates after beating top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta in their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Man casts ballot in Bahrain parliamentary election

MANAMA, Bahrain - A Bahraini man casts his ballot in a parliamentary election at a polling station set up at a shopping mall in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, on Nov. 22, 2014.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura (R) lands a punch to top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta in the sixth round of their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Chair of SDP in stump speech

KANAZAWA, Japan - Tadatomo Yoshida, chair of the opposition Social Democratic Party, makes a stump speech in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2014, ahead of the Dec. 14 general election.

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Leader of DPJ makes speech ahead of election

FUKUOKA, Japan - Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, delivers a speech in a meeting with his DPJ chapter members in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 22, 2014, ahead of the Dec. 14 general election.

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Leader of Komeito in stump speech

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of the Komeito party, which forms the ruling coalition with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party, makes a stump speech at JR Hamamatsu Station in central Shizuoka Prefecture on Nov. 22, 2014, ahead of the Dec. 14 general election.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura (R) and top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta exchange punches in the fifth round of their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura (R) and top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta exchange punches in the second round of their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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LDP secretary general makes speech ahead of election

KYOTO, Japan - Sadakazu Tanigaki, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, delivers a speech in a meeting with LDP chapter members in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 22, 2014, ahead of the Dec. 14 general election.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura (R) and top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta exchange punches in the second round of their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Hakuho closes in on 32nd career title

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (L) pushes out fellow Mongolian yokozuna Harumafuji from behind on the 14th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 22, 2014. With a win on the next day, Hakuho will match the all-time record of 32 career titles held by sumo legend Taiho.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura (L) delivers a punch to top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta in the second round of their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Tosu's Yasuda scores for 1-0 victory over Tokushima

NARUTO, Japan - Defender Michihiro Yasuda of Sagan Tosu scores a second-half goal en route to the J-League Division 1 club's 1-0 victory over Tokushima Vortis at Pocari Sweat Stadium in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 22, 2014.

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Yokohama's Hyodo sores header to edge Kobe 2-1

KOBE, Japan - Midfielder Shingo Hyodo (far L) of Yokohama F. Marinos sores a game-winning header to edge Vissel Kobe 2-1 in a J-League Division 1 match at Noevir Stadium in Kobe, western Japan, on Nov. 22, 2014.

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Togashi of Texas Legends in action against Warriors

FRISCO, United States - Japanese basketball player Yuki Togashi (L) of the Texas Legends in the U.S. National Basket Ball Association's Development League plays in the second quarter of a game against the Santa Cruz Warriors in Frisco, Texas, on Nov. 22, 2014.

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Dried persimmon making at peak in Fukushima

KUNIMI, Japan - Farmer Hiroshi Hoshino hangs "kaki" Japanese persimmons to make half-dried "anpogaki" fruit in Kunimi, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 22, 2014. Production of the fruit was voluntarily restrained until last year in the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster.

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Japanese, U.S. tennis stars play charity match

TOKYO, Japan - Current and past Japanese and U.S. tennis stars play a doubles game at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2014, as part of a charity event to support reconstruction work in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. (From L) Michael Chang, Andrei Agassi, Kei Nishikori and Shuzo Matsuoka.

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Local painter's drawings exhibited at new museum

SENDAI, Japan - Drawings by the late painter Jun Sugimura are exhibited at a new museum remodeled from an old community center in Kamaishi, Miyagi Prefecture, on the day of its opening on Nov. 22, 2014. The painter mainly drew landscapes in the northeastern Japan city.

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Japan tennis star Nishikori walks in animal costume

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori walks in an animal costume before a friendly match with former U.S. top player Andre Agassi at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2014, in a charity event to support reconstruction work in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Art museum for local painter opens in northwest Japan

SENDAI, Japan - A newly completed art museum remodeled from an old community center opens in Kamaishi, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 22, 2014, to exhibit drawings by the late local painter Jun Sugimura who mainly painted landscapes in the northeastern Japan city.

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Japan tennis star Nishikori smiles during charity match

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori smiles during a friendly doubles match at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2014, as his partner, American legend Andre Agassi, looks on in a charity event to support reconstruction work in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Japan tennis star Nishikori smiles on umpire chair

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori smiles on an empire's chair during a friendly match at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2014, in a charity event to support reconstruction work in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Matsuyama hits shot from rough at Dunlop Phoenix tourney

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits his second shot from the rough on the eighth hole in the third round of the Japan Golf Tour Organization's Dunlop Phoenix professional tourney at the par-71 Phoenix Country Club in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 22, 2014. He won the tournament, beating compatriot Hiroshi Iwata in a play-off after sharing a 15-under 269 finish.

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Gamba Osaka's Kurata scores in game against Urawa

SAITAMA, Japan - Midfielder Shun Kurata (R) of Gamba Osaka scores a goal late in a game against Urawa Reds at Saitama Stadium in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Nov. 22, 2014. The 2-0 victory put the Osaka club within two points of front-running Urawa for the J-League Division 1 title for 2014.

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Tanaka, prosecutor-turned-underworld lawyer, dies at 71

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken in June 2013 shows former prosecutor-turned-lawyer Morikazu Tanaka speaking during an interview in Osaka. Tanaka, known for his network with Japan's underworld, died on Nov. 22, 2014, at a Tokyo hospital where he was being treated for stomach cancer. He was 71.

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Spieth hits shot from rough at Dunlop Phoenix tourney

MIYAZAKI, Japan - U.S. professional golfer Jordan Spieth hits his second shot from the rough on the 14th hole in the third round of the Japan Golf Tour Organization's Dunlop Phoenix tourney at the par-71 Phoenix Country Club in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 22, 2014.

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Nishikori faces Agassi in exhibition match

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Kei Nishikori (far L) and American retired player Andre Agassi (far R) pose for photos before the Dream Tennis exhibition match at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2014.

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Nishikori faces Agassi in exhibition match

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Kei Nishikori (R) and American retired player Andre Agassi shake hands after the Dream Tennis exhibition match at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2014. Nishikori won 8-6.

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Museum displays bronze carving found after 1995 quake

KOBE, Japan - Visitors to the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art in Kobe on Nov. 22, 2014, look at a bronze sculpture discovered after the Great Hanshin Earthquake that hit the western Japan prefecture in January 1995. The sculpture, produced in 1915 by the late Shikai Kitamura, is on display ahead of the 20th anniversary of the disaster next year.

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Capybara family takes outdoor hot spring bath

SHIZUOKA, Japan - A family of four capybaras takes an outdoor hot spring bath at Izu Shaboten Park in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2014.

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World mascot character summit held in Saitama

HANYU, Japan - Mascot characters gather for the annual World Mascot Character Summit in Hanyu, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Nov. 22, 2014. Some 400 mascots participated on the first day of the two-day event.

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Official record of Emperor Hirohito's life

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Nov. 22, 1987, shows Emperor Hirohito standing in a garden of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. On Sept. 9, 2014, the Imperial Household Agency released the official record of the 87-year life of the emperor, posthumously known as Emperor Showa, after spending 24 years compiling the 61-volume record.