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USJ to open new theme park in Asia

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken Oct. 10, 2012, shows Universal Studios Japan in Osaka. The Hollywood-themed amusement park's operator, USJ Co., said Feb. 20, 2014, it plans to open one or more new theme parks by 2020, with potential sites identified in Japan and in emerging Asian countries.

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Photographer shooting in Africa for 3 decades

NAIROBI, Kenya - Photo taken Oct. 10, 2012 in South Africa shows Tomoaki Nakano, a Japanese freelance photographer based in Nairobi. Nakano has been shooting photos of Africa for more than three decades.

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Life in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Boys stand at a skating goods section in a department store in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2012.

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Life in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Mothers rush for tickets for a section with play equipment, donated by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in a department store in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2012.

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Life in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Boys with toy weapons play fight in a Pyongyang park on Oct. 10, 2012. Visible in the background are statues of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung and former leader Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill.

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Life in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A child plays with a desktop computer in his room at an apartment in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2012.

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Life in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Pak Chang Gum (R) and some of her family members pose for photos at an apartment in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2012.

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Life in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Shoppers visit a children's goods department store in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2012.

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Life in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows Japanese food displayed in a supermarket in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2012.

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USJ visitors to reach 100 million

OSAKA, Japan - Many people visit Universal Studios Japan in Osaka on Oct. 10, 2012. The number of visitors to the Hollywood-themed amusement park since its opening in 2001 is expected to reach 100 million as early as the end of October 2012.

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Kuroda goes 8 strong as Yankees win

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda pitches in a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium in New York on Oct. 10, 2012. Kuroda allowed two runs in 8-1/3 innings. The Yankees won 3-2 in 12 innings, taking a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five American League Division Series.

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Kuroda goes 8 strong as Yankees win

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda pitches in a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium in New York on Oct. 10, 2012. Kuroda allowed two runs in 8-1/3 innings. The Yankees won 3-2 in 12 innings, taking a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five American League Division Series.

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Sarah Brightman to travel into space

MOSCOW, Russia - British soprano Sarah Brightman speaks during a press conference in Moscow on Oct. 10, 2012. Brightman announced she plans to travel to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket.

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N. Korea party anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Moranbong Band, a local female music group, perform in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2012, in celebration of the 67th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.

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N. Korea party anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Moranbong Band, a local female music group, perform in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2012, in celebration of the 67th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.

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N. Korea party anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Moranbong Band, a local female music group, perform in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2012, in celebration of the 67th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.

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N. Korea party anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Moranbong Band, a local female music group, perform in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2012, in celebration of the 67th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.

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Zambia president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Zambian President Michael Sata (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shake hands before their meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2012.

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World Bank president in disaster area

SENDAI, Japan - World Bank President Jim Yong Kim visits an elementary school in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 10, 2012, which was struck by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Kim was in Sendai to attend an international conference on disasters and development hosted by Japan and the World Bank.

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Stosur advances in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Australian top seed Samantha Stosur returns the ball during a second-round match against Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano at the Japan Women's Open in Osaka on Oct. 10, 2012. Stosur won and advanced to the quarterfinals.

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Liberian president in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (C) arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2012, to attend annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

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Japan, World Bank disaster meeting

SENDAI, Japan - (From R) International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde, Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim pose for photos after an international conference on disasters and development hosted by Japan and the World Bank in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 10, 2012.

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Liberian president in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (C) arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2012, to attend annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

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Usain Bolt in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2012. He was in Japan to attend events.

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Liberian president in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (C) arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2012, to attend annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

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China to skip Tokyo IMF meetings

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Chinese Finance Minister Xie Xuren (L) and People's Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan holding a press conference during the National People's Congress in Beijing in March 2010. China said on Oct. 10, 2012, it will not send its finance chiefs to annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Tokyo amid a bilateral territorial row.

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WBC Japan manager Yamamoto

TOKYO, Japan - Koji Yamamoto speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2012, after he was named Japan team manager for the World Baseball Classic in March 2013.

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Japan, World Bank disaster meeting

SENDAI, Japan - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (5th from R), Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima (6th from R), World Bank President Jim Yong Kim (7th from R) and other participants pose for photos after an international conference on disasters and development hosted by Japan and the World Bank in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 10, 2012.

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Ospreys in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey aircraft lands at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, after a training flight on Oct. 10, 2012.

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WBC Japan manager Yamamoto

TOKYO, Japan - Koji Yamamoto speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2012, after he was named Japan team manager for the World Baseball Classic in March 2013.

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WBC Japan manager Yamamoto

TOKYO, Japan - Koji Yamamoto poses with mannequins wearing new Japan team uniforms in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2012, after he was named Japan manager for the World Baseball Classic in March 2013.

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Tateyama in autumn colors

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the scenery around the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in the town of Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, on Oct. 10, 2012, with leaves turning red and yellow.

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Woman stabbed to death in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People gather in a residential area of Tokyo's Setagaya Ward where a woman was found bleeding on Oct. 10, 2012. The woman, 62, was confirmed dead while the 86-year-old man believed to have attacked her also died from apparent suicide.

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Bank of France Gov. Noyer

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of France Governor Christian Noyer, a member of the European Central Bank's Board of Governors, speaks at a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2012.

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Japan-India Energy Dialogue in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Montek Singh Ahluwalia (R), deputy chairman of the Planning Commission of India, and Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano sign a joint statement following a meeting of the Japan-India Energy Dialogue at the industry ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2012.

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Global leaders visit Sendai disaster-hit areas

SENDAI, Japan - (From R, front) International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim and Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima stand on the rooftop of an elementary school that survived destruction in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the Arahama coastal district of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 10, 2012, during their visit to sites in disaster-hit areas.

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Japanese painter Oka's exhibition in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese painter Nobutaka Oka (L) and Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Masatoshi Muto chat at an exhibition of Oka's works portraying sceneries at the Korean court, in Seoul on Oct. 10, 2012, its opening day.

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IMF monetary, capital markets director Vinals

TOKYO, Japan - Jose Vinals, director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department of the International Monetary Fund, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2012. The IMF and World Bank started their joint annual meetings in Tokyo the previous day.

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Japan-India Energy Dialogue in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Montek Singh Ahluwalia (R), deputy chairman of the Planning Commission of India, and Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano shake hands after signing a joint statement following a meeting of the Japan-India Energy Dialogue at the industry ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2012.

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N. Korea marks party anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Military personnel lay flowers before bronze statues of North Korean state founder Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2012, the 67th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.

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IMF monetary, capital markets director Vinals

TOKYO, Japan - Jose Vinals, director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department of the International Monetary Fund, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2012. The IMF and World Bank started their joint annual meetings in Tokyo the previous day.

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Japan-India Energy Dialogue in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Montek Singh Ahluwalia (2nd from L), deputy chairman of the Planning Commission of India, and Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano (2nd from R) attend a meeting of the Japan-India Energy Dialogue at the industry ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2012.

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N. Korea marks party anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Citizens leave after laying flowers before bronze statues of North Korean state founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2012, the 67th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.

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China finance chiefs to skip IMF meetings in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Chinese Finance Minister Xie Xuren (L) and People's Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan. The Chinese government will not send its finance chiefs to the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Tokyo, a Chinese government official said on Oct. 10, 2012, amid tensions between the two countries over a territorial dispute. Xie and Zhou have canceled their trip to Japan, the official said, despite earlier hopes among officials in Tokyo that they would join the event held by the two Washington-based multilateral development agencies, which started the previous day.

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N. Korea marks party anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Citizens bow before bronze statues of North Korean state founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2012, the 67th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.