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Repaired Shosoin treasure house in Nara shown to press

NARA, Japan - The Shosoin repository, a national treasure in Nara, western Japan, is shown to the press on Oct. 21, 2014, following the completion of its first major repairs in about 100 years. Featuring an "azekura" log-cabin style with a raised floor, the treasure house will be open to the public from Oct. 25 for the first time since 2011.

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IAEA report

TOKYO, Japan - Juan Carlos Lentijo (R), director of the International Atomic Energy Agency Division of Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology, hands a report to Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2013. The report said the Japanese government should communicate well with the public that reducing annual individual radiation exposure to 1 millisievert in areas contaminated by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis is a "long-term goal."

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Japanese violinist Kobayashi

POZNAN, Poland - Japanese violinist Miki Kobayashi sheds tears in Poznan, western Poland, on Oct. 21, 2011, after finishing second at the 14th International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition. Yoon So Young of South Korea and Germany's Stefan Tarara took the first and third prize, respectively.

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South African foreign minister Nkoana-Mashabane

STELLENBOSCH, South Africa - South African foreign minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (C) speaks at a press conference in Stellenbosch, South Africa, on Oct. 21, 2011, after a two-day ministerial-level preparatory talks for a key U.N. climate conference. The U.N. climate change conference is scheduled to be held from late November to early December, 2011, in South Africa.

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Northern Bangkok inundated

BANGKOK, Thailand - A dike is being built at a canal in northern Bangkok on Oct. 21, 2011, as floodwaters that had hit Thailand's northern regions reached the capital.

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Aftermath of strike in Athens

ATHENS, Greece - People walk by piles of garbage in a street of Athens on Oct. 21, 2011. Garbage was left uncollected after two days of a massive general strike to protest the latest wave of austerity measures planned by the government.

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U.N. relief official in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Valerie Amos, U.N. undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs, holds a press conference in a Beijing hotel on Oct. 21, 2011, after returning from North Korea earlier in the day. Amos made a five-day trip to North Korea to assess the humanitarian and food situations in the country.

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Japan's Kozuka at Skate America

ONTARIO, United States - World silver medalist Takehiko Kozuka of Japan performs at the Skate America event in Ontario, California, on Oct. 21, 2011, kicking off the Grand Prix season. Kozuka was placed second in the short program.

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N. Korean diplomat heading for Geneva

BEIJING, China - North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan (R) arrives at Beijing international airport on the night of Oct. 21, 2011, en route to Geneva where he will hold talks with Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special envoy on North Korea, on Oct. 24 and 25 on the Pyongyang nuclear issue.

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Northern Bangkok inundated

BANGKOK, Thailand - Tents are set up for evacuees inside Don Mueang airport in northern Bangkok on Oct. 21, 2011, as floodwaters that had hit Thailand's northern regions reached the capital.

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Libyans celebrate death of Gaddafi

TRIPOLI, Libya - Libyans celebrate in Martyrs' Square in central Tripoli on Oct. 21, 2011, a day after the death of the country's deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi. Gaddafi, Libya's dictator for more than 40 years, was killed after being captured by rebel forces in his hometown of Sirte.

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Northern Bangkok inundated

BANGKOK, Thailand - A Buddhist monk walks on the submerged premises of a temple in northern Bangkok on Oct. 21, 2011, as floodwaters that had hit Thailand's northern regions reached the capital.

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Clinton, Khar in press conference in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar hold a joint press conference in Islamabad on Oct. 21, 2011.

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Aftermath of protests in Athens

ATHENS, Greece - Workers replace a charred bus ticket booth with a new one in Athens on Oct. 21, 2011, in the aftermath of two days of a general strike against the latest wave of austerity measures planned by the government.

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Japan, Myanmar foreign ministers meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (R) shakes hands with his Myanmar counterpart Wunna Maung Lwin ahead of their talks in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2011.

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Ski resort at foot of Mt. Fuji

SUSONO, Japan - A woman dressed up as Alice in Wonderland snowboards at the Yeti ski resort at the foot of Mt. Fuji in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 21, 2011, when the facility opened for the 2011-2012 winter season using artificial snow. Its operator said it was first to open for the season among all outdoor ski resorts in Japan.

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Aftermath of protests in Athens

ATHENS, Greece - Employees at a shop in Athens clean up broken glass on Oct. 21, 2011, in the aftermath of two days of a general strike against the latest wave of austerity measures planned by the government.

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Opening ceremony for extra Diet session

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (top) attends the opening ceremony of a 51-day extraordinary Diet session in the main hall of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2011. The session, from Oct. 20 to Dec. 9, 2011, will discuss a 12.10 trillion yen fiscal 2011 third extra budget to finance full-fledged reconstruction of areas ravaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Japan provides additional aid to flood-hit Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japanese Ambassador to Thailand Seiji Kojima (L) holds with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra a check of 25 million yen worth of additional aid by the Japanese government to flood-hit Thailand during a ceremony in Bangkok on Oct. 21, 2011. Emergency supplies, including motors for rescue boats, life jackets and makeshift bathrooms, will be extended to Thai people through the Japan International Cooperation Agency.

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Northern Bangkok inundated

BANGKOK, Thailand - A girl in a basin is towed by a man on a submerged road in a residential area of northern Bangkok on Oct. 21, 2011, as floodwaters that had hit Thailand's northern regions reached the capital.

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China toddler run over twice, neglected by passersby, dies

TOKYO, Japan - Image taken from a video footage posted on the Internet shows a man walking past a 2-year-old girl, who is lying on the ground after being hit by a vehicle on a market street in Foshan, Guangdong Province, China, on Oct. 13, 2011. She died in hospital on Oct. 21, 2011, after she was run over by two vehicles and was left broken and bleeding on the road while at least 18 people passed by without helping her.

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Northern Bangkok inundated

BANGKOK, Thailand - People walk on a submerged road in a residential area of northern Bangkok on Oct. 21, 2011, as floodwaters that had hit Thailand's northern regions reached the capital.

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Northern Bangkok inundated

BANGKOK, Thailand - People walk on a submerged road in a residential area of northern Bangkok on Oct. 21, 2011, as floodwaters that had hit Thailand's northern regions reached the capital.

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Flood-hit northern Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - People associated with the military move from a flooded army base through floodwater in northern Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. 21, 2011.

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Ski resort at foot of Mt. Fuji

SUSONO, Japan - People dressed in costumes snowboard at the Yeti ski resort at the foot of Mt. Fuji in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 21, 2011, when the facility opened for the 2011-2012 winter season using artificial snow. Its operator said it was first to open for the season among all outdoor ski resorts in Japan.

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Flood-hit northern Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - People associated with the military aboard a truck move from a flooded army base through floodwater in northern Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. 21, 2011.

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King of Bhutan weds commoner bride

PUNAKAH, Bhutan - Photo shows Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (3rd from L), the 31-year-old king of Bhutan, and his commoner bride Jetsun Pema (3rd from R), 21, who held their wedding ceremony in Punakha, western Bhutan, on Oct. 13, 2011.

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King of Bhutan weds commoner bride

PUNAKAH, Bhutan - Photo shows Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L), the 31-year-old king of Bhutan, and his commoner bride Jetsun Pema, 21, who held their wedding ceremony in Punakha, western Bhutan, on Oct. 13, 2011.

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King of Bhutan weds commoner bride

PUNAKAH, Bhutan - Photo shows Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L), the 31-year-old king of Bhutan, and his commoner bride Jetsun Pema, 21, who held their wedding ceremony in Punakha, western Bhutan, on Oct. 13, 2011.

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Todaiji temple to open museum

NARA, Japan - Kosei Morimoto (R), a priest at Todaiji temple in Nara, western Japan, holds a poster about a new museum on July 21, 2011. The temple, part of the World Heritage site in Nara, will open the museum on its premises on Oct. 10 to exhibit its Buddhist sculptures and other artworks.

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Japan promotes farm products from Sado Island

Visitors taste rice balls produced with rice from Sado Island in the Sea of Japan off Niigata Prefecture, at an event square of the Japan Pavilion at the food-themed world exposition in Milan on Oct. 21, 2015. Sado became the first location in Japan to be designated as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System by the Food and Agriculture Organization in 2011. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan promotes farm products from Sado Island

Visitors taste miso soup produced with soybeans from Sado Island in the Sea of Japan off Niigata Prefecture, at an event square of the Japan Pavilion at the food-themed world exposition in Milan on Oct. 21, 2015. Sado became the first location in Japan to be designated as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System by the Food and Agriculture Organization in 2011. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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No. 2 reactor at Sendai plant begins generating electricity

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 15, 2015, shows the No. 2 reactor (front) of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai Nuclear Power Plant in southwestern Japan. The reactor began power generation and transmission on Oct. 21, becoming the second reactor in the country to supply power to users under new safety standards introduced after the Fukushima meltdowns in 2011. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Buddhist monk spends 9 days without food, water, sleep

Kogen Kamahori (C), chief priest of a temple in Otsu, emerges from a Buddhist training facility on Mt. Hiei in western Japan in the early hours of Oct. 21, 2015, after completing a nine-day ordeal without eating, drinking, sleeping or lying down and during which he chanted sutras 100,000 times. Kamahori, 41, is believed to be the 13th person in Japan after World War II to have completed the training known as "doiri," which is the hardest part of a 1,000-day "kaihogyo" training to achieve enlightenment and pray for people. Kamahori launched his 1,000-day kaihogyo in March 2011 and is expected to complete it around September 2017. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Buddhist monk spends 9 days without food, water, sleep

Kogen Kamahori (C), chief priest of a temple in Otsu, walks while being assisted on Mt. Hiei in western Japan in the early hours of Oct. 21, 2015, after completing a nine-day ordeal without eating, drinking, sleeping or lying down and during which he chanted sutras 100,000 times. Kamahori, 41, is believed to be the 13th person in Japan after World War II to have completed the training known as "doiri," which is the hardest part of a 1,000-day "kaihogyo" training to achieve enlightenment and pray for people. Kamahori launched his 1,000-day kaihogyo in March 2011 and is expected to complete it around September 2017. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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A-bomb survivors visit Fukushima residents affected by 2011 nuke disaster

A group of survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki listens on Oct. 21, 2015, to a resident (R) of Fukushima Prefecture speak about difficulties faced in the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster during an event at a temporary housing unit in Iwaki in the northeastern Japan prefecture to share their experiences. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Another nuke reactor at southern Japan plant starts power generation

A Kyushu Electric Power Co. operator works on Oct. 21, 2015, to start generating and transmitting power at the No. 2 reactor of the Sendai nuclear power plant in southern Japan, making it the second reactor to go on stream since all reactors were suspended following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. The reactor was reactivated on Oct. 15. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Another reactor at southern Japan nuke plant starts power generation

Kyushu Electric Power Co. operators work at the central control room of the No. 2 reactor at the Sendai nuclear power plant in southern Japan on Oct. 21, 2015. The reactor started generating and transmitting power the same day, six days after being reactivated, becoming the second reactor to go on stream since all reactors were suspended following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. (Pool photo BY Mainichi Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan promotes farm products from Sado Island

Visitors taste rice balls produced with rice from Sado Island in the Sea of Japan off Niigata Prefecture, at an event square of the Japan Pavilion at the food-themed world exposition in Milan on Oct. 21, 2015. Sado became the first location in Japan to be designated as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System by the Food and Agriculture Organization in 2011. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woman shows place of radiation exposure in Hiroshima A-bombing

Yukiko Nakabushi points to the location on a map where she was at the time of the 1945 atomic bombing in Hiroshima at an A-bomb exhibition in the western Tokyo suburb of Fuchu on Oct. 18, 2015. She joined a group of some 30 A-bomb survivors on a visit to Fukushima on Oct. 21-22 for exchanges with local people affected by the 2011 nuclear crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man talks about drawings of Hiroshima A-bomb experience

Katsuji Oka talks about his pictures drawn to describe his experience of the 1945 atomic bombing in Hiroshima at his home in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2015. He joined a group of some 30 A-bomb survivors on a visit to Fukushima on Oct. 21-22 for exchanges with local people affected by the 2011 nuclear crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Myanmar foreign ministers meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (R) shakes hands with his Myanmar counterpart Wunna Maung Lwin ahead of their talks in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Northern Bangkok inundated

BANGKOK, Thailand - People walk on a submerged road in a residential area of northern Bangkok on Oct. 21, 2011, as floodwaters that had hit Thailand's northern regions reached the capital. (Kyodo)

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Flood-hit northern Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - People associated with the military aboard a truck move from a flooded army base through floodwater in northern Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. 21, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Northern Bangkok inundated

BANGKOK, Thailand - A girl in a basin is towed by a man on a submerged road in a residential area of northern Bangkok on Oct. 21, 2011, as floodwaters that had hit Thailand's northern regions reached the capital. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean diplomat heading for Geneva

BEIJING, China - North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan (R) arrives at Beijing international airport on the night of Oct. 21, 2011, en route to Geneva where he will hold talks with Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special envoy on North Korea, on Oct. 24 and 25 on the Pyongyang nuclear issue. (Kyodo)

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Northern Bangkok inundated

BANGKOK, Thailand - People walk on a submerged road in a residential area of northern Bangkok on Oct. 21, 2011, as floodwaters that had hit Thailand's northern regions reached the capital. (Kyodo)

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Clinton, Khar in press conference in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar hold a joint press conference in Islamabad on Oct. 21, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Aftermath of protests in Athens

ATHENS, Greece - Workers replace a charred bus ticket booth with a new one in Athens on Oct. 21, 2011, in the aftermath of two days of a general strike against the latest wave of austerity measures planned by the government. (Kyodo)

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Ski resort at foot of Mt. Fuji

SUSONO, Japan - People dressed in costumes snowboard at the Yeti ski resort at the foot of Mt. Fuji in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 21, 2011, when the facility opened for the 2011-2012 winter season using artificial snow. Its operator said it was first to open for the season among all outdoor ski resorts in Japan. (Kyodo)