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Japan, China foreign ministers hold 1st formal talks since 2012

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (facing the camera) receives his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida ahead of their talks in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2014. The meeting was the first official foreign ministerial talks between Japan and China since September 2012.

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Japan, China foreign ministers hold 1st formal talks since 2012

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (front R) holds talks with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida (2nd from front, L) in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2014. The meeting was the first official foreign ministerial talks between Japan and China since September 2012.

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Japan, China foreign ministers hold 1st formal talks since 2012

BEIJING, China - Combination photo shows Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during their talks in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2014. The meeting was the first official foreign ministerial talks between Japan and China since September 2012.

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Japan envoy to U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Ambassador to the United States Ichiro Fujisaki holds a press conference at the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Nov. 8, 2012, before he leaves the post on Nov. 11.

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New euro banknote

FRANKFURT, Germany - Photo shows a part of a newly designed 5-euro banknote with a watermark using an image of "Europa" from Greek mythology and the signature of European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, which was unveiled in Frankfurt, Germany, on Nov. 8, 2012.

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Chinese Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (C) passes behind President Hu Jintao (front L), former President Jiang Zemin (front C) and Premier Wen Jiabao (front R) on the opening day of the Communist Party of China's 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012. Xi will take over the post of party general secretary from Hu.

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Chinese Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China - Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji attends the opening session of the Communist Party of China's 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012.

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Toyota president in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda delivers a speech in Bangkok on Nov. 8, 2012.

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Chinese Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (front L) and former President Jiang Zemin (front R) rise on the opening day of the Communist Party of China's 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012.

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Chinese Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China - People's Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan attends a session of the Communist Party of China's 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012.

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S. Korea's presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - Ahn Cheol Soo, a former university professor and software mogul, speaks on campaign pledges for the South Korean presidential election at a press conference in Seoul on Nov. 8, 2012. The independent hopeful has reached an agreement with Moon Jae In from the main opposition Democratic United Party to pick a single candidate before the registration dates on Nov. 25 and 26.

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Chinese Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and former President Jiang Zemin shake hands during the opening session of the Communist Party of China's 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012.

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Chinese Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao attends the opening session of the Communist Party of China's 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012.

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Chinese Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao delivers a speech during the opening session of the Communist Party of China's 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012.

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Chinese Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China - Li Yuanchao, head of the Chinese Communist Party's Organization Department, attends the opening session of the Communist Party of China's 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012.

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Chinese Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao passes behind Vice President Xi Jinping, returning to his seat after delivering a speech during the opening session of the Communist Party of China's 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012. Xi will take over the post of party general secretary from Hu.

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Social game firms in Japan form self-regulatory body

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 8, 2012, in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward shows representatives of Japan's major social game site operators, who formed the Japan Social Game Association, a self-regulatory body to improve the ways services are provided to users.

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Chinese Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and former President Jiang Zemin attend the opening session of the Communist Party of China's 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012.

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Chinese Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China - The Communist Party of China opens its 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012.

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Chinese Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China - Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin (C) is supported as he stands on the opening day of the Communist Party of China's 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012. At L is Chinese President Hu Jintao.

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Chinese Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (front) delivers a speech during the opening session of the Communist Party of China's 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012. Former President Jiang Zemin (top L), who is looking at his watch, and Premier Wen Jiabao are seen.

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Chinese Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China - Photo shows representatives of China's ethnic minority groups who attended the opening session of the Communist Party of China's 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012.

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Chinese Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China - Police officers patrol around the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012, as the Communist Party of China opened its 18th National Congress.

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Chinese Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China - The Communist Party of China opens its 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012.

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Chinese Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China - Attendees sing China's national anthem during the opening session of the Communist Party of China's 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012.

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Myanmar forestry minister

TOKYO, Japan - Win Tun, Myanmar's minister for environmental conservation and forestry, is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2012.

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Japanese survivor back home from China

NARITA, Japan - Miyose Watanabe (L) answers reporters' questions upon arrival at Narita airport near Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2012. She was rescued during a trekking tour on a mountain near the Great Wall in China. Three other Japanese died after being caught in heavy snow during the trekking tour. Seen at right to Watanabe is her husband Akira.

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Uotsuri Island

NAHA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News airplane shows goats around a lighthouse on Uotsuri Island of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Nov. 8, 2012.

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S. Korea presidential contender Park

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean presidential contender Park Geun Hye (C) of the ruling Saenuri Party speaks during a news conference for foreign correspondents in Seoul on Nov. 8, 2012.

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Prince Hisahito at Nara Park

NARA, Japan - Prince Hisahito strokes a deer at Nara Park in Nara City on Nov. 8, 2012. The 6-year-old prince visited the park with his parents Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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S. Korea presidential contender Park

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean presidential contender Park Geun Hye (C) of the ruling Saenuri Party heads to a news conference for foreign correspondents in Seoul on Nov. 8, 2012.

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2,000-item innerwear department at Uniqlo store

TOKYO, Japan - Casual clothing chain operator Uniqlo Co. opens a department featuring 2,000 varieties of its thermal Heattech innerwear inside its flagship Ginza outlet in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2012.

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China Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China - The Communist Party of China opens the 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012.

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China vessels near Senkakus for 20th day

NAHA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News airplane shows a crew member aboard the Chinese surveillance vessel Hai Jian 66 in an area just outside what Japan considers its territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Nov. 8, 2012. Chinese surveillance vessels entered the area for the 20th straight day since Oct. 20, 2012.

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S. Korea presidential contender Park

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean presidential contender Park Geun Hye of the ruling Saenuri Party speaks during a news conference for foreign correspondents in Seoul on Nov. 8, 2012.

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Japan-ASEAN logo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a logo for events to be held in 2013 to mark the 40th year of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Japan friendship and cooperation. Japan unveiled the logo on Nov. 8, 2012.

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China Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao passes behind President Hu Jintao (front L) and former President Jiang Zemin (front R) on the opening day of the Communist Party of China's 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012.

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China Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (front) makes a keynote speech at the opening of the Communist Party of China's 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012. Seen on the right in the back row is Vice President Xi Jinping, who will take over the post of party general secretary from Hu.

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China vessels near Senkakus for 20th day

NAHA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News airplane shows the Chinese surveillance vessel Yu Zheng 33006 (front) in an area just outside what Japan considers its territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Nov. 8, 2012. Chinese surveillance vessels entered the area for the 20th straight day since Oct. 20, 2012. Seen in background is the Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Rebun.

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Prince Hisahito at Nara Park

NARA, Japan - Prince Hisahito strokes a deer at Nara Park in Nara City on Nov. 8, 2012. The 6-year-old prince visited the park with his parents Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Prince Hisahito at Nara Park

NARA, Japan - Prince Hisahito, 6, gives a "shika-senbei" rice cracker to deer at Nara Park in Nara City on Nov. 8, 2012, watched by his father Prince Akishino (to the right). (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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2,000-item innerwear department at Uniqlo store

TOKYO, Japan - Casual clothing chain operator Uniqlo Co. opens a department featuring 2,000 varieties of its thermal Heattech innerwear inside its flagship Ginza outlet in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2012.

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Prince Hisahito at Nara Park

NARA, Japan - Prince Hisahito, 6, feeds deer at Nara Park in Nara City on Nov. 8, 2012, watched by his parents Prince Akishino (2nd from R) and Princess Kiko (R). (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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China Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China - The Communist Party of China opens the 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012.

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China Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China - Participants sing the national anthem as the Communist Party of China opens the 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012.

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China Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China - Minority representatives gather as the Communist Party of China opens the 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012.

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China vessels near Senkakus for 20th day

NAHA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News airplane shows the Chinese surveillance vessel Yu Zheng 33006 (L) in an area just outside what Japan considers its territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Nov. 8, 2012. Chinese surveillance vessels entered the area for the 20th straight day since Oct. 20, 2012. Seen in R is the Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Rebun.

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China Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping takes his seat on the opening day of the Communist Party of China's 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012. Xi will take over the post of party general secretary from President Hu Jintao.

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China Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping passes behind President Hu Jintao (front L) and former President Jiang Zemin (front R) on the opening day of the Communist Party of China's 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012. Xi will take over the post of party general secretary from Hu.

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China Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and former President Jiang Zemin (R) attend the Communist Party of China's 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012.