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Visitors enjoy modern museum in Kanazawa

KANAZAWA, Japan - Visitors to the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, known for its audacious presentment of modern art objects, enjoy not only the museum itself but its surrounding atmosphere in the Ishikawa prefectural city in central Japan on Oct. 11, 2014, as it celebrates the 10th anniversary of its opening.

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Bus tour participants chant Buddhist sutra at temple

OSAKA, Japan - Participants in a bus tour of well-known Buddhist temples in the western Japan region of Kinki chant the Heart Sutra at the Enryakuji temple in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Oct. 11, 2014.

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Japan's empress turns 80

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on Oct. 11, 2014, shows Empress Michiko (C) talking with atomic-bombing survivors at their residential facility in Nagasaki, where some 350 aged survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city live. The empress, on the occasion of her 80th birthday on Oct 20, expressed hope that peace can be brought about ahead of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II next year.

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Pro-democracy activist in Macao speaks in interview

MACAO, China - Su Jiahao, a leader of a pro-democracy group in Macao, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in the former Portuguese colony on Oct. 11, 2014.

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Tourists from China visit money changer in Macao

MACAO, China - Tourists from mainland China change their yuan into local currency at a money changer in Macao on Oct. 11, 2014. Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong are creating spillover effects on the former Portuguese colony.

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Citizens perform drama at shrine in western Japan

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Citizens in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, perform an outdoor drama at Akama Shrine in the southwestern Japan city on Oct. 11, 2014. The stage play depicts well-known scenes related to the region from Japan's medieval war between the Taira and Genji clans.

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Photos from Hong Kong pro-democracy campaign

HONG KONG, HONG KONG - Pro-democracy student protesters face police officers on a main street in Hong Kong on Oct. 11, 2014, as an occupation campaign aimed at pressing the Hong Kong and Beijing governments for a democratic election system in the former British colony continues.

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Photos from Hong Kong pro-democracy campaign

HONG KONG, HONG KONG - Tents set up by pro-democracy protesters occupy a main street in Hong Kong on Oct. 11, 2014, as an occupation campaign aimed at pressing the Hong Kong and Beijing governments for a democratic election system in the former British colony continues.

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Royals edge Orioles in Game 2 of ALCS

BALTIMORE, United States - Kansas City Royals' Alcides Escobar hits an RBI double in the ninth inning of Game 2 of the American League baseball championship series against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore on Oct. 11, 2014. The Royals won 6-4.

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Royals edge Orioles in Game 2 of ALCS

BALTIMORE, United States - Kansas City Royals' Norichika Aoki (L) is congratulated by teammates after scoring on a hit by Eric Hosmer during the first inning of Game 2 of the American League baseball championship series against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore on Oct. 11, 2014. The Royals won 6-4.

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Royals edge Orioles in Game 2 of ALCS

BALTIMORE, United States - Kansas City Royals' Lorenzo Cain scores on a hit by Eric Hosmer as Norichika Aoki (23) watches during the first inning of Game 2 of the American League baseball championship series against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore on Oct. 11, 2014. The Royals won 6-4.

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Royals edge Orioles in Game 2 of ALCS

BALTIMORE, United States - Kansas City Royals' Lorenzo Cain (R) watches his RBI single to left from Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Zach Britton (L) in the ninth inning of Game 2 of the American League baseball championship series against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore on Oct. 11, 2014. The Royals won 6-4.

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Royals edge Orioles in Game 2 of ALCS

BALTIMORE, United States - Kansas City Royals' Alcides Escobar (back) hits an RBI double from Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Zach Britton (53) in the ninth inning of Game 2 of the American League baseball championship series against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore on Oct. 11, 2014. The Royals won 6-4.

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Royals edge Orioles in Game 2 of ALCS

BALTIMORE, United States - Kansas City Royals' Mike Moustakas (back) runs after making a sacrifice bunt from Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Zack Britton (L) during the ninth inning of Game 2 of the American League baseball championship series against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore on Oct. 11, 2014. The Royals won 6-4.

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Royals edge Orioles in Game 2 of ALCS

BALTIMORE, United States - Kansas City Royals' Mike Moustakas makes a sacrifice bunt during the ninth inning of Game 2 of the American League baseball championship series against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore on Oct. 11, 2014. The Royals won 6-4.

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Matsuyama 7th after 3rd round of Frys.com Open

NAPA, United States - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama sinks a birdie putt on the first hole in the third round of the Frys.com Open professional golf tournament at the Silverado Country Club and Resort North Course in Napa, California, on Oct. 11, 2014, carding six birdies and three bogeys for a 69 to remain tied for seventh at 10-under 206.

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Ishikawa leaps to 17th in 3rd round of Frys.com Open

NAPA, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa celebrates after holing an eagle putt at the 14th in the third round of the Frys.com Open professional golf tournament at the Silverado Country Club and Resort North Course in Napa, California, on Oct. 11, 2014, carding a 67 and moving up to a tie for 17th at 7-under 209 from a tie for 47th the previous day.

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Royals edge Orioles in Game 2 of ALCS

BALTIMORE, United States - Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Greg Holland (L) celebrates with Norichika Aoki after the Royals defeat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4 in Game 2 of the American League baseball championship series in Baltimore on Oct. 11, 2014.

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Royals edge Orioles in Game 2 of ALCS

BALTIMORE, United States - Kansas City Royals' Norichika Aoki hits a single to left during the first inning of Game 2 of the American League baseball championship series in Baltimore on Oct. 11, 2014. Aoki went 1-for-3 as the Royals won 6-4.

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Royals edge Orioles in Game 2 of ALCS

BALTIMORE, United States - Kansas City Royals' Alcides Escobar hits an RBI double in the ninth inning of Game 2 of the American League baseball championship series against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore on Oct. 11, 2014. The Royals won 6-4.

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Ex-Yankee Matsui teaches baseball to children outside N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Former New York Yankee Hideki Matsui (R) holds a baseball class for Japanese children in a suburb of the U.S. city on Oct. 11, 2014.

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Brazil beat Argentina 2-0 in int'l friendly in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Brazil's Neymar (L) and Argentina's Messi play in an international friendly match in Beijing on Oct. 11, 2014. Brazil won 2-0.

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Royals edge Orioles in Game 2 of ALCS

BALTIMORE, United States - Kansas City Royals' players celebrate after beating the Baltimore Orioles 6-4 in Game 2 of the American League baseball Championship series in Baltimore on Oct. 11, 2014.

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Brazil beat Argentina 2-0 in int'l friendly in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Brazil's players celebrate after beating Argentina 2-0 in their friendly match in Beijing on Oct. 11, 2014.

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Ex-Yankee Matsui speaks to children during baseball lesson

NEW YORK, United States - Former New York Yankee Hideki Matsui (R) speaks to Japanese children during a baseball class held in a suburb of the U.S. city on Oct. 11, 2014.

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Police guard Tiananmen Square

BEIJING, China - Armed policemen enforce tight security in Tiananmen Square and its surrounding in the Chinese capital on Oct. 11, 2014. A message posted online had called for a gathering at the square in a show of support for pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong.

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Ex-PM Kan delivers antinuclear power lecture in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan stresses the necessity of breaking with nuclear power during a meeting held at the South Korean National Assembly in Seoul on Oct. 11, 2014.

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1 more confirmed dead in Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 11, 2014, shows columns of smoke rising from Mt. Ontake, a 3,067-meter volcano in central Japan, two weeks after it erupted. One more climber was confirmed dead after his body was found the same day near its peak, bringing the death toll from the eruption to 56, while at least seven people are still missing on the volcano.

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1 more confirmed dead in Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 11, 2014, shows columns of smoke rising from Mt. Ontake, a 3,067-meter volcano in central Japan, two weeks after it erupted. One more climber was confirmed dead after his body was found the same day near its peak, bringing the death toll from the eruption to 56, while at least seven people are still missing on the volcano.

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Forum held on feudal Japanese warlord Sanada Yukimura

HASHIMOTO, Japan - A forum on feudal warlord Sanada Yukimura is held in Kudoyama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 11, 2014. The Japanese samurai warrior (1567-1615) hid himself there for 14 years in the evening of his life.

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Rio committee president Nuzman in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Carlos Nuzman (C), president of the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee, and Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda (2nd from L) visit the National Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2014, before the stadium is disassembled for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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IOC's Reedie enjoys 'hospitality' tour of Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - International Olympic Committee Vice President Craig Reedie (R) takes a rickshaw ride in Tokyo's historic Asakusa quarter with Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda on Oct. 11, 2014. Reedie attended an event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

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Emperor, empress visit Nagasaki A-bomb memorial site

NAGASAKI, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko pay a floral tribute at the Nagasaki atomic bombing hypocenter monument at Nagasaki Peace Park in southwestern Japan on Oct. 11, 2014.

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Emperor, empress visit Nagasaki A-bomb survivors' home

NAGASAKI, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko meet residents of the Megumino-oka Nagasaki Genbaku Home in Nagasaki on Oct. 11, 2014, where some 350 aged survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city live.

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Antler-cutting ritual starts in Nara Park

NARA, Japan - An annual deer antler-cutting ritual starts in Nara Park in the ancient capital city of Nara, western Japan, on Oct. 11, 2014.

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Former death row inmate attends meeting against death penalty

TOKYO, Japan - Iwao Hakamada (R), a former death row inmate who was freed in March 2014 after nearly 48 years in prison following a court decision to reopen his case, and his sister Hideko, attend a civic meeting seeking an end to the death penalty, in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Oct. 11, 2014. Hakamada, a 78-year-old former professional boxer, was sentenced to death for the murder of four members of a family in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1966, but was freed after the Shizuoka District Court approved DNA test results that showed blood found on five items of clothing said to have been worn by the culprit was not Hakamada's.

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Former death row inmate attends meeting against death penalty

TOKYO, Japan - Iwao Hakamada (R), a former death row inmate who was freed in March 2014 after nearly 48 years in prison following a court decision to reopen his case, and his sister Hideko, attend a civic meeting seeking an end to the death penalty, in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Oct. 11, 2014. Hakamada, a 78-year-old former professional boxer, was sentenced to death for the murder of four members of a family in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1966, but was freed after the Shizuoka District Court approved DNA test results that showed blood found on five items of clothing said to have been worn by the culprit was not Hakamada's.

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459 people eat 'ayu' in series, setting Guinness record

GIFU, Japan - A total of 459 lined-up participants successfully feed the person next in line with the "ayu" sweetfish grilled with salt along the Nagara River in Gifu, central Japan, on Oct. 11, 2014, setting the Guinness World Record. The previous record in a similar event was 346.

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Floor exercise medalists at gymnastics world championships

NANNING, China - (From L) Japanese silver medalist Kenzo Shirai, Russian gold medalist Denis Abliazin and Brazilian bronze medalist Diego Hypolito pose for photos after the awards ceremony for the men's floor exercise medalists at the gymnastics world championships in Nanning, China, on Oct. 11, 2014. Abliazin earned 15.750, followed by Shirai with 15.733 and Hypolito with 15.700.

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Japan's Shirai at gymnastics world championships

NANNING, China - Shirai Kenzo of Japan performs in the men's floor exercise final at the gymnastics world championships in Nanning, China, on Oct. 11, 2014. He earned a score of 15.733 to finish second behind Russia's Denis Abliazin who scored 15.750.

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1 more confirmed dead in Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 11, 2014, shows firefighters searching near the peak of Mt. Ontake, a 3,067-meter volcano in central Japan, for climbers who remain missing following a deadly eruption two weeks earlier. One more climber was confirmed dead after his body was found the same day, bringing the death toll from the eruption to 56, while at least seven people are still missing on the volcano.

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Shirai misses out on 2nd consecutive floor gold

NANNING, China - Kenzo Shirai (L) of Japan and Denis Abliazin (R) of Russia shown after being awarded the silver and gold medal, respectively, in the men's floor exercise at the gymnastics world championships in Nanning, China, on Oct. 11, 2014.

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50th anniversary of 1964 Tokyo Olympics celebrated

TOKYO, Japan - Participants numbering 1,964 pose during an event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games at Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium in the Japanese capital on Oct. 11, 2014.

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1 more confirmed dead in Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 11, 2014, shows rescue workers searching for climbers who remain missing following an eruption two weeks earlier, near a shrine at the top of Mt. Ontake, a 3,067-meter volcano in central Japan. One more climber was confirmed dead after his body was found the same day, bringing the death toll from the eruption to 56, while at least seven people are still missing on the volcano.

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1964 Olympic medalist lights cauldron at anniversary event

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoko Ono, a bronze medalist in the women's gymnastics team competition at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, lights the cauldron during an event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Summer Games in Tokyo's Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium on Oct. 11, 2014.

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Typhoon Vongfong approaches Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Pedestrians battle strong winds while walking on a street in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 11, 2014, as Vongfong, a powerful typhoon, approaches Japan's southernmost prefecture.

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Opening ceremony of 1964 Tokyo Olympics recreated

TOKYO, Japan - Participants march at an event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics at Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium in the Japanese capital on Oct. 11, 2014.

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H.K. pro-democracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters sleep on a main road as they continue to occupy an area in Hong Kong before dawn on Oct. 11, 2014.

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Volunteers join search for people missing in 2011 tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Volunteers comb a coastline in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 11, 2014, in search of human remains, personal belongings and other items related to missing victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan. As of Oct. 10, 2,594 people remain missing in Fukushima, Iwate and Miyagi prefectures as a result of the disaster.

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Police continue search for people missing in 2011 tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Police officers comb a coastal area in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 11, 2014, in search of human remains, personal belongings and other items related to missing victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan. As of Oct. 10, 2,549 people remain missing in Fukushima, Iwate and Miyagi prefectures as a result of the disaster.