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1st Asian investigative journalism confab held in Manila

MANILA, Philippines - Sheila Coronel, professor of professional practice in investigative journalism at Columbia University, delivers an opening address at the inaugural Asian Investigative Journalism Conference in Manila in this file photo taken on Nov. 23, 2014.

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H.K. journalism expert attends Asian media confab

MANILA, Philippines - Chan Yuen Ying, director of the Journalism and Media Studies Center at the University of Hong Kong, poses in this file photo taken on Nov. 23, 2014, during the first Asian Investigative Journalism Conference in Manila.

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Bakery produces hamburger using prickled plum sauce

WAKAYAMA, Japan - A worker at a Kawa bakery chain shop in Yuasa, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, shows off on Nov. 23, 2014, a hamburger using sauce made from prickled plums of the premier "Kishu Ume" brand, a local specialty. The hamburger won the first prize at the Tottori Burger Festa 2014 competition of hamburgers using local foodstuffs held in Daisen, Tottori Prefecture, on Nov. 8-9.

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Opera singer Nakajima dies at 57

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2010 shows opera singer Keiko Nakajima, who died of respiration failure on Nov. 23, 2014, at 57. While frequently appearing on TV shows and in commercial films, Nakajima was also involved as her life's work in commemorative concerts for those who were killed in the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.

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Palestinian man sits in damaged Gaza home

GAZA, Palestine Autonomous Area - A Palestinian man sits in his home, damaged during a 50-day battle between Israel and Hamas militants, in Shejaiyah in the Gaza Strip of the Palestine autonomous region on Nov. 23, 2014. He said he cannot repair his house yet though three months have passed since a ceasefire deal was reached.

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Rubble caused by Israeli attacks remains in Gaza

GAZA, Palestine Autonomous Area - Rubble remains from buildings destroyed during a 50-day battle between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza in the Palestine autonomous region on Nov. 23, 2014, three months after a ceasefire deal was reached.

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Palestinian man stands by photos of kin killed in war

GAZA, Palestine Autonomous Area - A young Palestinian man stands by the photos of his two brothers, killed during a 50-day battle between Israel and Hamas militants, in Shejaiyah in the Gaza Strip of the Palestine autonomous region on Nov. 23, 2014.

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Palestinian man feels sense of loss despite ceasefire

GAZA, Palestine Autonomous Area - A young Palestinian father holds his baby in Gaza in the Palestine autonomous region on Nov. 23, 2014, three months after Israel and Hamas militants reached a ceasefire deal. He lost two brothers during the 50-day conflict.

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Zweigen Kanazawa become J3 Champions

NAGOYA, Japan - Zweigen Kanazawa players and supporters rejoice in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2014, at the club becoming the first J3-League champions. The club was promoted to the J-League second division for the next season.

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Kobayashi competes in F1 Abu Dhabi GP

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese racer Kamui Kobayashi competes in the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for the British Caterham team on Nov. 23, 2014. Kobayashi did not finish the race.

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Inter Milan's Nagatomo in action in Milan derby

MILAN, Italy - Japanese defender Yuto Nagatomo (R) of Inter Milan competes for the ball against AC Milan defender Mattia De Sciglio during the first half of a game in the Italian city on Nov. 23, 2014. With compatriot Keisuke Honda playing for AC Milan, it was the first time in Serie A history that Japanese players had faced off against each other in the prestigious Milan derby.

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AC Milan's Honda in action in Milan derby

MILAN, Italy - Japanese midfielder Keisuke Honda (R) of AC Milan plays a pass during the second half of a game against Inter Milan in the Italian city on Nov. 23, 2014. With compatriot Yuto Nagatomo playing for Inter, it was the first time in Serie A history that Japanese players had faced off against each other in the prestigious Milan derby.

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Japan's unbeaten run comes to end at hands of Georgia

TBILISI, Georgia - Japan compete with Georgia in a rugby test match on Nov. 23, 2014, in Tbilisi, Georgia. Japan went down 35-24 to Georgia, breaking their winning run in test matches at 11.

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Oita Pref. to open new museum next April

OITA, Japan - The Oita Prefectural Art Museum, designed by award-winning Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, is unveiled to citizens on Nov. 23, 2014. The museum in Oita City, southwestern Japan is set to open in April 2015.

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Taiwan's Ma supports KMT's Hu in Taichung mayoral poll

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou (C) shows his support for Jason Hu (L), mayor of Taichung City and a candidate in the Nov. 29 mayoral election, at an event to celebrate the 120th anniversary of founding of the Nationalist Party (KMT) in the central Taiwanese city on Nov. 23, 2014.

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Japan's unbeaten run comes to end at hands of Georgia

TBILISI, Georgia - Japan compete with Georgia in a rugby test match on Nov. 23, 2014, in Tbilisi, Georgia. Japan went down 35-24 to Georgia, breaking their winning run in test matches at 11.

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Tunisians vote for 1st freely elected president

TUNIS, Tunisia - A woman casts her vote at a polling station in the Tunisian capital Tunis on Nov.23, 2014, in the first round of the country's presidential election.

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Tunisians vote for 1st freely elected president

TUNIS, Tunisia - People line up at a polling station in the Tunisian capital Tunis on Nov. 23, 2014, to vote in the first round of the country's presidential election.

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Hakuho matches Taiho's record of 32 career c'ships

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia, surrounded by supporters and family members, celebrates with the Emperor's Cup after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, western Japan, on Nov. 23, 2014. Hakuho won the tournament with a 14-1 record, matching the all-time record of 32 career championships set by Taiho.

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Hakuho matches Taiho's record of 32 career c'ships

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia holds up red sea bream, long considered a lucky fish in Japan, at a hotel in Fukuoka, western Japan, on Nov. 23, 2014, during a celebration party for his victory in the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. Hakuho won the event with a 14-1 record, matching the all-time record of 32 career championships set by Taiho.

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Hakuho matches Taiho's record of 32 career c'ships

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (back) overpowers compatriot yokozuna Kakuryu during their bout on the final day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, western Japan, on Nov. 23, 2014. Hakuho captured the Emperor's Cup with a 14-1 record, matching the all-time record of 32 career championships set by Taiho.

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Hakuho matches Taiho's record of 32 career c'ships

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (L) receives the Emperor's Cup from Kitanoumi, chairman of the Japan Sumo Association, after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, western Japan, on Nov. 23, 2014. Hakuho won the event with a 14-1 record, matching the all-time record of 32 career championships set by Taiho.

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Hakuho matches Taiho's record of 32 career c'ships

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (R) celebrates with his compatriot sumo wrestler Kyokutenho before leaving by car for a victory parade in Fukuoka, western Japan, on Nov. 23, 2014. Hakuho won the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament with a 14-1 record, matching the all-time record of 32 career championships set by Taiho.

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DPJ aiming to block majority for Abe's LDP in election

TOKYO, Japan - Banri Kaieda, president of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2014. Kaieda said the DPJ aims to prevent Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party from securing a majority in the Dec. 14 lower house election.

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Hakuho matches Taiho's record of 32 career c'ships

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia speaks in an interview after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, western Japan, on Nov. 23, 2014. Hakuho won the event with a 14-1 record, matching the all-time record of 32 career championships set by Taiho.

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Hakuho matches Taiho's record of 32 career c'ships

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (L) forces compatriot yokozuna Kakuryu out of the ring on the final day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, western Japan, on Nov. 23, 2014. Hakuho won the tournament with a 14-1 record, matching the all-time record of 32 career championships set by Taiho.

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Christmas tree lit up in quake-hit Miyagi Pref.

KESENNUMA, Japan - The Japan Committee for UNICEF lights up on Nov. 23, 2014, an 8-meter Christmas tree using blue LEDs at a reconstruction stall village in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, in an effort to cheer up children in the northeastern Japanese region devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Danon Shark wins Mile Championship in record time

KYOTO, Japan - Danon Shark (L), jockeyed by Yasunari Iwata, wins the 31st running of the Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Nov. 23, 2014. The six-year-old horse won in a race record 1 minute, 31.5 seconds.

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Christmas tree set up in quake-hit Miyagi Pref.

KESENNUMA, Japan - A girl looks at an ornament she made after an 8-meter Christmas tree was lit up on Nov. 23, 2014, at a reconstruction stall village in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, in the northeastern Japanese region hit by the March 2011 devastating earthquake and tsunami.

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S. Korea's Ahn bags 3rd Japan earnings title

MITOYO, Japan - Ahn Sun Ju of South Korea celebrates with a cake at Elleair Golf Course in Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2014, after capturing her third earnings title on Japan's LPGA tour. Ahn clinched this year's crown when she finished in a tie for eighth place at the Daio Paper Elleair Ladies open golf tournament.

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Japan, China, S. Korea agree on Ebola cooperation

BEIJING, China - Japanese health minister Yasuhisa Shiozaki speaks to reporters in Beijing on Nov. 23, 2014, after a meeting of the health ministers of Japan, China and South Korea. The ministers confirmed to collaborate closely in preventing Ebola and other deadly diseases from entering their borders.

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S. Korea commemorates victims of North's shelling of Yeonpyeong

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo reads out Prime Minister Chung Hong Won's address in Seoul on Nov. 23, 2014, during a memorial service to commemorate the country's victims of North Korea's firing of artillery rounds on Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea in November 2010.

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S. Korea's Ahn bags 3rd Japan earnings title

MITOYO, Japan - Ahn Sun Ju of South Korea plays in the final round of the Daio Paper Elleair Ladies open golf tournament at Elleair Golf Course in Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2014. Ahn captured her third earnings title on Japan's LPGA tour when she finished in a tie for eighth place at the tournament.

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Matsuyama wins Dunlop Phoenix golf tournament

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Hideki Matsuyama waves to the gallery after his victory in the Dunlop Phoenix golf tournament at Phoenix Country Club in Miyazaki, southern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2014. Matsuyama won the tournament after a playoff with Hiroshi Iwata.

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Yokomine wins Daio Elleair golf tournament

MITOYO, Japan - Sakura Yokomine poses with the winner's trophy after her victory in the Daio Paper Elleair Ladies open golf tournament at Elleair Golf Club in Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2014. Yokomine won the tournament with an 18-under 270.

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Yokomine wins Daio Elleair golf tournament

MITOYO, Japan - Sakura Yokomine celebrates after her victory in the Daio Paper Elleair Ladies open golf tournament at Elleair Golf Club in Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2014. Yokomine won the tournament with an 18-under 270.

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Matsuyama wins Dunlop Phoenix golf tournament

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Hideki Matsuyama holds up the winner's trophy after his victory in the Dunlop Phoenix golf tournament at Phoenix Country Club in Miyazaki, southern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2014. Matsuyama won the tournament after a playoff with Hiroshi Iwata.

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M6.7 quake hits Nagano, central Japan

NAGANO, Japan - Firefighters examine a collapsed house in the village of Hakuba in Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2014, a day after a magnitude-6.7 earthquake hit the prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan.

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M6.7 quake hits Nagano, central Japan

NAGANO, Japan - People clear away debris around collapsed houses in the village of Hakuba in Nagano Prefecture on Nov. 23, 2014, a day after a magnitude-6.7 earthquake hit the prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan.

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M6.7 quake hits Nagano, central Japan

NAGANO, Japan - Photo shows collapsed houses in the village of Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2014, a day after a strong earthquake hit the prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan. The magnitude-6.7 quake at 10:08 p.m. on Nov. 22 injured at least 39 people.

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M6.7 quake hits Nagano, central Japan

NAGANO, Japan - The stone base of a belfry at Zenkoji Temple in the city of Nagano lies partly destroyed on Nov. 23, 2014, a day after a magnitude-6.7 earthquake hit Nagano Prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan. Zenkoji, founded in the 7th century, is one of the most popular temples in Japan.

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M6.7 quake hit Nagano, central Japan

NAGANO, Japan - A stone lantern at Zenkoji Temple in the city of Nagano lies collapsed on Nov. 23, 2014, a day after a magnitude-6.7 earthquake hit Nagano Prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan. Zenkoji, founded in the 7th century, is one of the most popular temples in Japan.

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M6.7 quake hits Nagano, central Japan

NAGANO, Japan - Aerial photo shows collapsed houses in the village of Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2014, a day after a strong earthquake hit the prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan. The magnitude-6.7 quake at 10:08 p.m. on Nov. 22 injured at least 39 people.

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M6.7 quake hits Nagano, central Japan

NAGANO, Japan - Aerial photo shows collapsed houses in the village of Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2014, a day after a strong earthquake hit the prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan. The magnitude-6.7 quake at 10:08 p.m. on Nov. 22 injured at least 39 people.

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M6.7 quake hits Nagano, central Japan

NAGANO, Japan - Photo shows part of the JR Oito Line covered by a landslide in the village of Otari, Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2014, a day after a strong earthquake hit the prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan. The magnitude-6.7 quake at 10:08 p.m. on Nov. 22 injured at least 39 people.

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M6.7 quake hits Nagano, central Japan

NAGANO, Japan - Photo shows part of the JR Oito Line covered by a landslide in the village of Otari, Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2014, a day after a strong earthquake hit the prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan. The magnitude-6.7 quake at 10:08 p.m. on Nov. 22 injured at least 39 people.

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M6.7 quake hits Nagano, central Japan

NAGANO, Japan - Photo shows part of the JR Oito Line covered by a landslide in the village of Otari, Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2014, a day after a strong earthquake hit the prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan. The magnitude-6.7 quake at 10:08 p.m. on Nov. 22 injured at least 39 people.

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M6.7 quake hits Nagano, central Japan

NAGANO, Japan - Aerial photo shows collapsed houses in the village of Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2014, a day after a strong earthquake hit the prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan. The magnitude-6.7 quake at 10:08 p.m. on Nov. 22 injured at least 39 people.

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M6.7 quake hits Nagano, central Japan

NAGANO, Japan - Photo shows part of the JR Oito Line covered by a landslide in the village of Otari, Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2014, a day after a strong earthquake hit the prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan. The magnitude-6.7 quake at 10:08 p.m. on Nov. 22 injured at least 39 people.

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M6.7 quake hits Nagano, central Japan

NAGANO, Japan - Aerial photo shows collapsed houses in the village of Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2014, a day after a strong earthquake hit the prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan. The magnitude-6.7 quake at 10:08 p.m. on Nov. 22 injured at least 39 people.