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Ex-weekly mag photographer focuses on Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - Michio Washio, a photographer who used to work for the now defunct "Focus" weekly photo magazine, poses in this file photo taken on Oct. 29, 2014. He has published a collection of photos extensively taken in Okinawa, southwestern Japan, since around 2011.

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Kansai Electric likely to be in red in FY 2014

OSAKA, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. President Makoto Yagi attends a press conference in Osaka, Japan, on Oct. 29, 2014. He said the utility may post its fourth straight group net loss in fiscal 2014 unless its idled nuclear reactors come back online, amid surging costs for fossil fuels in the absence of nuclear power following the 2011 Fukushima meltdowns.

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Kansai Electric mulling electricity rate hikes

OSAKA, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. President Makoto Yagi is pictured during a press conference at the utility's head office in the city of Osaka on Oct. 29, 2012. Yagi said Kansai Electric is considering hiking electricity charges for all of its customers, increasing the likelihood it will become the first utility after Tokyo Electric Power Co. to resort to such action to address business conditions following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis.

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Kansai Electric mulling electricity rate hikes

OSAKA, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. President Makoto Yagi is pictured during a press conference at the utility's head office in the city of Osaka on Oct. 29, 2012. Yagi said Kansai Electric is considering hiking electricity charges for all of its customers, increasing the likelihood it will become the first utility after Tokyo Electric Power Co. to resort to such action to address business conditions following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis.

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Early snow in New York

NEW YORK, United States - A woman protests against banks at a park near Wall Street in New York on Oct 29, 2011, amid falling snow. Unusual October snow hit New York and other parts of the U.S. East Coast the same day, disrupting businesses and daily activities.

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Presidential election in Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - A man walks past a poster of former Kyrgyz Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev, a presidential candidate, in Osh, southern Kyrgyzstan, on Oct. 29, 2011. People in Kyrgyzstan voted on Oct. 30, 2011, to elect a new president.

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Japan's Suzuki takes silver at Skate Canada

MISSISSAUGA, Canada - Japan's Akiko Suzuki jumps during her free skate performance at Skate Canada, the second event of this season's Grand Prix series, in Mississauga, Canada, on Oct. 29, 2011. Suzuki took the women's silver medal in the event.

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Japan's Takahashi takes bronze at Skate Canada

MISSISSAUGA, Canada - Japan's Daisuke Takahashi performs his free skate routine at Skate Canada, the second event of this season's Grand Prix series, in Mississauga, Canada, on Oct. 29, 2011. The 2010 world champion took the bronze medal in the men's competition.

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Tuktamisheva wins gold at Skate Canada

MISSISSAUGA, Canada - Elizaveta Tuktamisheva of Russia, 14, performs her free skate routine at Skate Canada, the second event of this season's Grand Prix series, in Mississauga, Canada, on Oct. 29, 2011. She won the gold medal in the women's competition.

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Dortmund 1-1 Stuttgart

STUTTGART, Germany - Japanese striker Shinji Okazaki of Stuttgart (R) chases the ball in the first half of a Bundesliga game against Borussia Dortmund in Stuttgart, Germany, on Oct. 29, 2011. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.

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Dortmund 1-1 Stuttgart

STUTTGART, Germany - Japanese footballer Shinji Kagawa of Borussia Dortmund plays in the first half of a Bundesliga game against Stuttgart in Stuttgart, Germany, on Oct. 29, 2011. Kagawa recorded an assist in a 1-1 draw.

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Flooded street in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - People use boats on a flooded street in central Bangkok on Oct. 29, 2011.

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - People use a boat on a flooded road in Bangkok on Oct. 29, 2011.

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - People ride on a military truck to evacuate a flooded area in Bangkok on Oct. 29, 2011.

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Environment minister Hosono in Fukushima Pref.

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Environment Minister Goshi Hosono (C, facing) explains to Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato (front) at the prefectural government building in Fukushima on Oct. 29, 2011, the timetable of a government interim storage plan for soil and other waste contaminated with radioactive substances emitted from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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Dalai Lama in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama speaks during an interview at a hotel in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2011. He said China should follow the ''world trend'' that is moving toward democratization, as seen in the recent popular uprisings in the Arab world.

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Volunteers decontaminate Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Volunteers from various areas of Japan clean fallen leaves in the city of Fukushima on Oct. 29, 2011, as part of work to decontaminate radioactive substances emitted from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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Japan, India to move talks forward on civilian nuclear pact

TOKYO, Japan - Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba shake hands before their meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2011. They agreed to move forward bilateral talks to conclude a civilian nuclear power pact.

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Beaujolais Nouveau wine in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The year's first shipment of Beaujolais Nouveau wine arrives from Paris at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2011, ahead of its annual release on Nov. 17.

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Nishioka to face Marquez in title bout in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, United States - WBC super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka of Japan (L) and Mexican challenger Rafael Marquez pose during a press conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sept. 29, 2011. Nishioka will aim to defend his title for the seventh time in a boxing match in the U.S. city on Oct. 1, 2011.