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Engineer devises fingertip-size optical sensor

IWATA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 1, 2013 shows an ultrasmall photomultiplier tube "Micro PMT" on the fingertip of Hiroyuki Kyushima, a Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. engineer whose team developed the world's first device for mass production at a plant in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)

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Major exhibition of Japanese erotic art in London

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Oct. 1, 2013, shows Japanese erotic pictures (shunga) on display at the British Museum in London. The museum opened the display, billed as the "most comprehensive" exhibition of shunga ever staged, to members of the general public on Oct. 3.

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Giuliano Gemma

TOKYO, Japan - An April 1978 file photo shows Italian actor Giuliano Gemma. The Italian media said he was killed in a traffic accident near Rome on Oct. 1, 2013. He was 75.

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Rangers manager Washington

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington holds a press conference at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 1, 2013. Speaking to the press a day after the Rangers' 5-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL wild-card tiebreaker game, Washington acknowledged that right-hander Yu Darvish had physical issues late in the season, but would not reveal what they were.

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Rangers manager Washington

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington holds a press conference at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 1, 2013. Speaking to the press a day after the Rangers' 5-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL wild-card tiebreaker game, Washington acknowledged that right-hander Yu Darvish had physical issues late in the season, but would not reveal what they were.

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Ex-PM Noda in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese opposition lawmaker and former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda delivers a speech in Washington on Oct. 1, 2013. Noda criticized current leader Shinzo Abe's latest economic stimulus program as "pork-barrel" money being spent before the planned sales tax hike.

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Temple in pink

KYOTO, Japan - Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto is lit up in pink to raise awareness about the early detection of breast cancer on Oct. 1, 2013.

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CEATEC Japan

CHIBA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda (R) is given a ride in Nissan Motor Co.'s autonomous driving car at the CEATEC Japan exhibition at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 1, 2013.

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Temple in pink

KYOTO, Japan - Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto is lit up in pink to raise awareness about the early detection of breast cancer on Oct. 1, 2013.

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CEATEC Japan

CHIBA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda (R) and Panasonic Corp. President Kazuhiro Tsuga exchange words at the CEATEC Japan exhibition at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 1, 2013.

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CEATEC Japan

CHIBA, Japan - Sony Corp. Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai (R) and Panasonic Corp. President Kazuhiro Tsuga exchange words at the CEATEC Japan exhibition at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 1, 2013.

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Japan to raise consumption tax

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces that the government will raise Japan's consumption tax rate to 8 percent from 5 percent in April 2014 during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2013.

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Japan Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Defending champion Kei Nishikori of Japan plays a shot against Jurgen Melzer of Austria during the first round singles match of the Japan Open tennis championships at Ariake Tennis Forest Park on Oct. 1, 2013. Nishikori won 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-2.

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Japan to raise consumption tax

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces that the government will raise Japan's consumption tax rate to 8 percent from 5 percent in April 2014 during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2013.

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Japan to raise consumption tax

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces that the government will raise Japan's consumption tax rate to 8 percent from 5 percent in April 2014 during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2013.

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Japan Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Defending champion Kei Nishikori of Japan plays a shot against Jurgen Melzer of Austria during the first round singles match of the Japan Open tennis championships at Ariake Tennis Forest Park on Oct. 1, 2013. Nishikori won 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-2.

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Japan to raise consumption tax

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces that the government will raise Japan's consumption tax rate to 8 percent from 5 percent in April 2014 during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2013.

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China National Day

BEIJING, China - Photo posted on an official Chinese website shows a ceremony to hoist the Chinese flag on Oct. 1, 2013, aboard a vessel in the East China Sea off the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands, which China claims and refers to as Diaoyu.

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Japan to raise consumption tax

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces that the government will raise Japan's consumption tax rate to 8 percent from 5 percent in April 2014 during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2013.

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Japan to raise consumption tax

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces that the government will raise Japan's consumption tax rate to 8 percent from 5 percent in April 2014 during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2013.

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CEATEC Japan

CHIBA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. demonstrates its autonomous driving technology using a Leaf electric vehicle at the CEATEC Japan exhibition at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 1, 2013.

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Japan to raise consumption tax

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces that the government will raise Japan's consumption tax rate to 8 percent from 5 percent in April 2014 during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2013.

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Prince Andrew in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Britain's Prince Andrew (R) is received by Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito at the Japanese prince's residence in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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CEATEC Japan

CHIBA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. displays its prototype Toyota i-Road mini electric car (R) and COMS compact electric car at the CEATEC Japan exhibition at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 1, 2013.

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Abe announces sales tax hike

TOKYO, Japan - Representatives of the government and the ruling coalition parties hold a meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2013. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) told the meeting that the government will raise Japan's sales tax rate in April 2014 to 8 percent from the current 5 percent as planned, marking the first increase in the politically sensitive tax in 17 years.

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Abe announces sales tax hike

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) attends a meeting of representatives of the government and the ruling coalition parties at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2013. Abe told the meeting that the government will raise Japan's sales tax rate in April 2014 to 8 percent from the current 5 percent as planned, marking the first increase in the politically sensitive tax in 17 years.

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Woman helps elderly man

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo shows the railway crossing on the JR Yokohama Line in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Oct. 1, 2013, where a woman died while rescuing an elderly man.

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Import ban on Japanese fishery products

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Kishi, head of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations, answers reporters' questions in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2013, after visiting the South Korean Embassy. Kishi went there to request South Korea lift an import ban on fishery products from parts of Japan imposed because of leaks of radiation-contaminated water at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture.

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S. Korea's Armed Forces Day

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows military vehicles carrying the latest weapons during a ceremony marking South Korea's Armed Forces Day at an air base near Seoul on Oct. 1, 2013.

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Japan's chief TPP negotiator

NUSA DUA, Indonesia - Koji Tsuruoka, Japan's chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, answers reporters' questions in Bali, Indonesia, on Oct. 1, 2013, before the day's meeting of chief negotiators.

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China's National Day

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) and other leaders of the country attend a ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2013, to celebrate China's National Day.

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China's National Day

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) and other leaders of the country offer a moment of silent prayer during a ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2013, to celebrate China's National Day.

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China's National Day

BEIJING, China - Children in rain wear dance during a ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2013, to celebrate China's National Day.

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China's National Day

BEIJING, China - Police officers march during a ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2013, to celebrate China's National Day.

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China's National Day

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Premier Li Keqiang attend a ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2013, to celebrate China's National Day.

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S. Korea's Armed Forces Day

SEOUL, South Korea - A ceremony marking South Korea's Armed Forces Day is held at an air base near Seoul on Oct. 1, 2013.

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APEC meetings kick off

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A two-day meeting of senior officials from members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum begins in Nusa Dua on Bali, Indonesia, on Oct. 1, 2013, ahead of ministerial and summit meetings.

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China's National Day

BEIJING, China - A girl points at the Chinese flag being hoisted near Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2013, the National Day of China.

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Abe to announce sales tax hike

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2013. Abe is expected to announce later in the day that the government will raise Japan's consumption tax in April 2014 as planned.

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China's National Day

BEIJING, China - Tourists with umbrellas crowd an area near Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2013, the National Day of China.

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Wearable terminal

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Intelligent Glasses, a wearable terminal developed by NTT Docomo Inc. The mobile communications service provider said on Sept. 17, 2013, it will unveil the device at the CEATEC Japan high technology exhibition starting on Oct. 1, 2013, in Chiba east of Tokyo.

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Tokyo, Osaka bourses to integrate cash markets by July 2013

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Securities Exchange Co. President Michio Yoneda attends a press conference in Osaka on Oct. 29, 2012. Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. and Osaka Securities Exchange Co. said the same day they will integrate their cash equity markets into the TSE by July 2013 after their merger on Jan. 1, 2013.

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Iwakuma to head TSE after merger with OSE

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Hiroyuki Iwakuma, senior executive vice president of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. Iwakuma is to become president of the bourse operator after its merger on Jan. 1, 2013, with Osaka Securities Exchange Co., company sources said on Oct. 24, 2012.

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Possible WBC Japan manager

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Koji Yamamoto, a Hall of Famer and a former Hiroshima Carp manager. Yamamoto is the leading candidate to manage Japan at the 2013 World Baseball Classic, a source within Nippon Professional Baseball said on Oct. 1, 2012.

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Japan's Yanai elected president of int'l maritime court

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Shunji Yanai of Japan. The judge, a former Japanese ambassador to the United States, was elected on Oct. 1, 2011, as president of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea for the three years through 2013