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Life in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Students visit the Pyongyang Folk Park in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Oct. 12, 2012.

Life in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A couple poses for wedding photos at the Pyongyang Folk Park in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Oct. 12, 2012.

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Life in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People visit the Pyongyang Folk Park in Pyongyang on Oct. 12, 2012. Visible in the background is a model of the Ryugyong Hotel, which is under construction in the North Korean capital.

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Osprey aircraft

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a U.S. military MV-22 Osprey aircraft flying over the city of Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 12, 2012.

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U.S. presidential election

LANCASTER, United States - Republican U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney (top L) speaks to supporters in Lancaster, Ohio, on Oct. 12, 2012.

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Justice Minister Tanaka

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Keishu Tanaka admits to having acted as a matchmaker for a senior member of a major yakuza gang in Yokohama about 30 years ago and attended a party hosted by its leader, at a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2012. Tanaka was planning to step down after admitting to having had past ties with an organized crime syndicate, government officials said Oct. 19, 2012.

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Nissan's new automated steering system

TOKYO, Japan - A Nissan Motor Co. car equipped with automated steering avoids a dummy during a demonstration in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Oct. 12, 2012. Nissan said on Oct. 17 that it has developed the advanced technology to help motorists avoid accidents.

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Japanese business group leader Yonekura

BERLIN, Germany - Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Berlin on Oct. 12, 2012.

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Softbank to purchase 70% stake in Sprint: reports

NEW YORK, United States - Photo shows a retail outlet of Sprint Nextel Corp. in New York on Oct. 12, 2012. U.S. media reported on Oct. 14, 2012, that Japan's Softbank Corp. and Sprint Nextel have reached a deal under which Japan's third-largest mobile phone carrier will pay $20 billion to acquire a 70 percent stake in the third-largest U.S. cellular phone company.

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Japan beat France for historic win

PARIS, France - Shinji Kagawa (R bottom) scores during the second half of a game against France at the Stade de France, near Paris, on Oct. 12, 2012. Japan defeated France 1-0, their first win over Les Bleus in six attempts.

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Japan beat France for historic win

PARIS, France - Shinji Kagawa celebrates after scoring during the second half of a game against France at the Stade de France, near Paris, on Oct. 12, 2012. Japan defeated France 1-0, their first win over Les Bleus in six attempts.

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Japanese animation event in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - Animator and film director Hirotsugu Kawasaki (R front) gives advice to participants of an animation workshop in Tehran on Oct. 12, 2012. The film "Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel," directed by Kawasahi, was screened the same day in an event attracting fans of Japanese animation.

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Japanese animation event in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - Animator and film director Hirotsugu Kawasaki (R) answers a question during an animation workshop in Tehran on Oct. 12, 2012. The film "Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel," directed by Kawasaki, was screened the same day in an event attracting fans of Japanese animation.

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EU wins Nobel Peace Prize

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Photo shows the headquarters of the European Union in Brussels on Oct. 12, 2012. The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the European Union the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize the same day for contributing with its forerunners for over six decades "to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe."

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Japan beat France for historic win

PARIS, France - Shinji Kagawa celebrates after scoring during the second half of a game against France at the Stade de France, near Paris, on Oct. 12, 2012. Japan defeated France 1-0, their first win over Les Bleus in six attempts.

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Bank of Italy chief Visco

TOKYO, Japan - Ignazio Visco, governor of the Bank of Italy, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2012.

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Japan beat France for historic win

PARIS, France - Shinji Kagawa (2nd from R) scores during the second half of a game against France at the Stade de France, near Paris, on Oct. 12, 2012. Japan defeated France 1-0, their first win over Les Bleus in six attempts.

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EU wins Nobel Peace Prize

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Photo shows the headquarters of the European Union in Brussels on Oct. 12, 2012. The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the European Union the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize the same day for contributing with its forerunners for over six decades "to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe."

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World Bank President Kim in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - World Bank President Jim Yong Kim (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shake hands prior to holding talks in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Geithner in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shake hands prior to holding talks in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2012. (Pool photo)

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IMF chief Lagarde in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde (R, front) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from L) hold talks in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2012. (Pool photo)

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IMF chief Lagarde in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shake hands in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima nuclear plant 19 months after accident

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 12, 2012, shows folded paper cranes displayed in a building at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station of Tokyo Electric Power Co. in Fukushima Prefecture on Oct. 12, 2012. Conditions at the facility about 19 months after the nuclear accident were shown to the press. (Pool photo)

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IMF chief Lagarde in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde (R) and Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima shake hands in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2012, after the Japanese government signed an agreement with the IMF to provide $60 billion in emergency loans to the multilateral lender amid the global economic downturn following the sovereign debt crisis in Europe.

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Fukushima nuclear plant 19 months after accident

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 12, 2012, shows the building housing the No. 4 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station of Tokyo Electric Power Co. in Fukushima Prefecture on Oct. 12, 2012. Conditions at the facility about 19 months after the nuclear accident were shown to the press. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima nuclear plant 19 months after accident

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 12, 2012, shows the building housing the No. 4 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station of Tokyo Electric Power Co. in Fukushima Prefecture on Oct. 12, 2012. Conditions at the facility about 19 months after the nuclear accident were shown to the press. (Pool photo)

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Date-Krumm, Watson at Japan Women's Open

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm (R) and Britain's Heather Watson play against Japan's Shuko Aoyama and Megan Moulton-Levy of the United States in a Japan Women's Open doubles quarterfinal match at Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka on Oct. 12, 2012. Date-Krumm and Watson won 7-6(7), 6-1 to advance to the semifinals.

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Date-Krumm, Watson at Japan Women's Open

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm (L) and Britain's Heather Watson play against Japan's Shuko Aoyama and Megan Moulton-Levy of the United States in a Japan Women's Open doubles quarterfinal match at Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka on Oct. 12, 2012. Date-Krumm and Watson won 7-6(7), 6-1 to advance to the semifinals.

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Doi reaches 1st tour semifinal

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Misaki Doi plays against Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa in a Japan Women's Open singles quarterfinal match at Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka on Oct. 12, 2012. Doi advanced to her first semifinal on the WTA Tour with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 win.

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Doi reaches 1st tour semifinal

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Misaki Doi plays against Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa in a Japan Women's Open singles quarterfinal match at Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka on Oct. 12, 2012. Doi advanced to her first semifinal on the WTA Tour with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 win.

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North Korea's No. 2 leader Kim Yong Nam

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's No. 2 leader Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's parliament, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on Oct. 12, 2012.

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Fukushima nuclear plant 19 months after accident

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 12, 2012, shows the building housing the No. 4 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station of Tokyo Electric Power Co. in Fukushima Prefecture on Oct. 12, 2012. Conditions at the facility about 19 months after the nuclear accident were shown to the press. (Pool photo)

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North Korea's No. 2 leader Kim Yong Nam

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's No. 2 leader Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's parliament, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on Oct. 12, 2012.

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IMF-World Bank meetings

TOKYO, Japan - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (R) speaks during a debate session in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2012, part of the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank. To the left is German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble.

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Maehara meets Bernanke

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (R) and Japanese economic and fiscal policy minister Seiji Maehara shake hands prior to holding talks in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2012 to exchange views on monetary policies in their respective countries and on the global economy. (Pool photo)

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Maehara meets Bernanke

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (R) and Japanese economic and fiscal policy minister Seiji Maehara hold talks in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2012 to exchange views on monetary policies in their respective countries and on the global economy. (Pool photo)

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Serbian Finance and Economy Minister Dinkic in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Serbian Finance and Economy Minister Mladjan Dinkic is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2012.

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OECD chief Gurria in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Angel Gurria, secretary general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2012.

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2 U.S. fighter jets make emergency landing

HAKODATE, Japan - Photo shows the two U.S. fighter jets that made an emergency landing at Hakodate airport on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Oct. 12, 2012.

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Google names Japan arm as disaster recovery center in Asia

TOKYO, Japan - David Drummond, a senior vice president of Google Inc., speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2012. Drummond said Google designated its Japanese arm as a center for providing support for disaster recovery, the first such base outside the United States.

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Liberian President Sirleaf in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf holds a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2012.

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International aerospace exhibition

TOKONAME, Japan - The Japan International Aerospace Exhibition 2012 opens to the public at Nagoya airport in Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 12, 2012. At L back is Boeing Co.'s large transport plane the Dreamlifter.

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IMF-World Bank meetings

TOKYO, Japan - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (front R) and Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima (front L) attend a photo session after a plenary session in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2012, of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

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Justice minister dismisses notion of resigning

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Keishu Tanaka speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2012. Tanaka dismissed the idea of resigning after a weekly magazine reported he acted as a matchmaker for a senior member of a crime syndicate years ago and made a speech at the syndicate's party, although he admitted the report was true.

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International aerospace exhibition

TOKONAME, Japan - The Japan International Aerospace Exhibition 2012 opens to the public at Nagoya airport in Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 12, 2012.

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IMF-World Bank meetings

TOKYO, Japan - Participants pose for photos after a plenary session in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2012, of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

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IMF-World Bank meetings

TOKYO, Japan - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (L) and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim (R) attend a plenary session in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2012, of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

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TEPCO supervisory panel's 1st meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Dale Klein (L), a former chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission who leads Japan's Nuclear Reform Monitoring Committee, speaks at the panel's first meeting at the headquarters of Tokyo Electric Power Co. in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2012. Barbara Judge (C), former chairwoman of Britain's Atomic Energy Authority, and lawyer Masafumi Sakurai are among the members of the panel of experts monitoring TEPCO's efforts to reform its under-fire nuclear division.

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IMF-World Bank meetings

TOKYO, Japan - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde speaks at a plenary session in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2012, of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

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IMF-World Bank meetings

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito speaks at a plenary session in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2012, of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.