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Soccer City stadium in S. Africa

TOKYO, Japan - This Nov. 26, 2009 file photo shows the Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg where the final and other matches of the 2010 World Cup soccer finals will be played.

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BMW Japan unveils Gran Turismo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo. BMW Japan Corp. started to take order of the vehicle Nov. 26, 2009, saying it will be delivered to customers from around January 2010.

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Rental shops for pets, undergarments, bikes thriving amid slump

KYOTO, Japan - Undergarment maker Embelline Marketing Co. in Kyoto's Yamashina Ward on Nov. 26, 2009 rents its underclothes and lingerie out on the Internet.

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China to cut CO2 emissions per unit of GDP by 40-45% in 2020

BEIJING, China - Xie Zhenhua, vice chairman of China's National Development and Reform Commission, speaks about his country's measures against global warming at a news conference in Beijing on Nov. 26, 2009. China said it will cut its carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product by 40 to 45 percent in 2020 from 2005.

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Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu suffers 3rd loss at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (R) is pushed out of the ring by No. 5 maegashira Toyonoshima on the 12th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 26, 2009, suffering his third loss.

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Young Japanese, Thai people gather in 'cosplay' exchange

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japanese and Thai costume role players pose together for commemorative photos at a shopping mall in central Bangkok on Nov. 26, 2009. A group of 10 Japanese women 'cosplayers' are in Thailand under a Japanese government project to promote exchanges between young people in East Asia.

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Nobel laureates ask PM Hatoyama not to cut science budget

TOKYO, Japan - Six Japanese Nobel laureates (L) meet with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (3rd from R) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2009, to urge him not to cut science and technology-related budget allocations.

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Hakuho takes sole lead as Asashoryu crashes in Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Harumafuji (L) sends his compatriot yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu to the ground on the 12th day of Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 26, 2009. Asashoryu suffered his first loss of the 15-day competition.

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Dollar falls to 14-yr low vs yen in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - An exchange rate monitor shows the U.S. dollar hitting a 14-year low in the upper 86 yen level in Tokyo at the office of money broker Gaitame.com Co. on Nov. 26, 2009. The U.S. dollar fell to near 86.30 yen at one point on continued speculation the U.S. Federal Reserve will maintain its low-interest-rate policy for some time.

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Hakuho takes sole lead as Asashoryu crashes in Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (L) throws down ozeki Kaio on the 12th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 26, 2009, remaining unbeaten to move into sole possession of the lead.

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MotoGP world champion Aoyama speaks at news conference in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Hiroshi Aoyama, this year's MotoGP 250cc World Champion, poses during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2009.

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Hakuho takes sole lead as Asashoryu crashes in Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Harumafuji (R) sends his compatriot yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu to the ground on the 12th day of Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 26, 2009. Asashoryu suffered his first loss of the 15-day competition.

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SDF officer speaks during budgetary discussion

TOKYO, Japan - A Ground Self-Defense Force officer speaks during a government-led budgetary waste-cutting session in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2009. The panel rejected a 7.2 billion yen request by the Defense Ministry for fiscal 2010 to increase the number of Self-Defense Forces personnel.