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Former Japan officer invited to Nobel Prize ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Akiyama, who served as first director of the Inspectorate Division at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, speaks about his tenure at the global chemical weapons watchdog during an interview in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2013. Akiyama was invited to attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo earlier in December 2013 as his contributions to the organization, recipient of the year's prize, were highly acclaimed.

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U.S. flattop George Washington

TOKYO, Japan - Landing practice is conducted on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft-carrier George Washington in the Pacific off Okinawa Prefecture in Japan on Nov. 27, 2013.

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U.S. flattop George Washington

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows FA-18 fighters on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft-carrier George Washington in the Pacific off Okinawa Prefecture in Japan on Nov. 27, 2013.

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Obama pardons Thanksgiving turkey

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd from R), with daughters Malia (far R) and Sasha (3rd from R) looking on, pardons a turkey named Popcorn at the White House in Washington on Nov. 27, 2013, on the eve of Thanksgiving Day, in a White House tradition under which the president saves the life of a turkey that would have been otherwise eaten as a Thanksgiving Day meal.

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Berlusconi ousted from parliament

ROME, Italy - Members of an Italian civic group celebrate the ousting of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from parliament on Nov. 27, 2013, near the Italian Senate building in Rome. The Senate voted to oust Berlusconi following his conviction for tax fraud in August. The 77-year-old three-time premier is barred from running for or holding office for six years.

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NPB, MLB, fail to reach accord

NEW YORK, United States - Nobuhisa Ito, a legal expert of Nippon Professional Baseball, speaks with reporters after holding negotiations with Major League Baseball on a new posting system on Nov. 27, 2013 in New York. Ito said the two sides failed to reach an agreement during their second day of talks but are expected to continue negotiations.

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Japan, U.S. share 'strong concern' about China

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera speaks with reporters at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2013, after holding telephone talks with U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. Onodera said that he and Hagel shared their "strong concern" about China's establishment of an air defense identification zone over the East China Sea.

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Demonstrations in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Former Thai Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thuagsuban, an opposition Democrat Party member leading protesters, answers reporters' questions in front of a government complex in Bangkok on Nov. 27, 2013, the third day of demonstrations to seize government ministries and agencies.

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Kennedy on birthday

TOKYO, Japan - New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy is presented with a birthday cake at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2013. Kennedy later delivered a speech during a welcome luncheon at the hotel, her first speech in the post in Tokyo. (Pool photo)

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Demonstrations in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Protesters head to a government complex in Bangkok, Thailand, on Nov. 27, 2013, the third day of demonstrations to seize government ministries and agencies.

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GSDF spies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 27, 2013, shows the Defense Ministry in Tokyo. Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force spies have secretly gathered intelligence abroad since the Cold War era without informing the prime minister or defense minister, a practice considered as deviating from civilian control, former senior defense officials said the same day.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy gives speech

TOKYO, Japan - New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy delivers a speech during a luncheon at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2013, her first speech in the post in Tokyo. (Pool photo)

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U.S. envoy Kennedy gives speech

TOKYO, Japan - New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy delivers a speech during a luncheon at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2013, her first speech in the post in Tokyo. She is holding a present given to her by people affected by the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake during her visit to the disaster-stricken region in northeastern Japan. (Pool photo)

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Protests in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters celebrate after seizing a government building in Bangkok, Thailand, on Nov. 27, 2013.

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Cap cloud above Mt. Fuji

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Photo taken from Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows a cap cloud hovering above Mt. Fuji on Nov. 27, 2013.

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Demonstrations in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Protesters gather in front of a government complex in Bangkok, Thailand, on Nov. 27, 2013, the third day of demonstrations to seize government ministries and agencies.

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Woman fatally stabbed in Chiba Pref.

ICHIKAWA, Japan - Police officers on Nov. 27, 2013, examine a street in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, where a woman was stabbed the same day. The woman was pronounced dead at a hospital.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang holds a press conference at the ministry in Beijing on Nov. 27, 2013.

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1st OPCW Inspectorate director

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows former Japan Ground Self-Defense Force officer Ichiro Akiyama, who was the first director of the Inspectorate at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, in a group interview in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2013.

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Law enacted to create Japanese NSC

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Councillors passes a bill to create a Japanese version of the U.S. National Security Council during a plenary session in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2013. The bill was enacted into law to give the prime minister's office greater power in crafting foreign and defense policies to tackle security threats in Asia.

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Law enacted to create Japanese NSC

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Councillors passes a bill to create a Japanese version of the U.S. National Security Council during a plenary session in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2013. The bill was enacted into law to give the prime minister's office greater power in crafting foreign and defense policies to tackle security threats in Asia.

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Demonstration in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment demonstrators gather near the Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand, on Nov. 27, 2013.

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S. Korean foreign minister

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se speaks in Seoul on Nov. 27, 2013.