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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 29, 2010 shows a victim of unexploded ordnance in Xiengkhuang Province, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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Capital of unrecognized Somaliland

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Somaliland military stand guard for a foreign delegation in Hargeisa, the capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland, northeastern Somalia, on Oct. 12, 2010.

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Capital of unrecognized Somaliland

TOKYO, Japan - A police truck passes by people in Hargeisa, the capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland, northeastern Somalia, on Oct. 12, 2010.

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Chunichi beat Lotte

NAGOYA, Japan - Lotte Marines left fielder Ikuhiro Kiyota catches a fly hit by the Chunichi Dragons' Kazuhiro Wada during the seventh inning of Game 2 of the Japan Series at Nagoya Dome on Oct. 31, 2010. The Marines lost 12-1.

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Chunichi beats Lotte

NAGOYA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons right fielder Kei Nomoto fails to come up with a double off the bat of Lotte Marines' Yoshifumi Okada during the fifth inning of Game 2 of the Japan Series at Nagoya Dome on Oct. 31, 2010. The Dragons won 12-1.

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Chunichi beats Lotte

NAGOYA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons first baseman Tony Blanco hits a two-run single against the Lotte Marines during the third inning of Game 2 of the Japan Series at Nagoya Dome on Oct. 31, 2010. The Dragons won 12-1.

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Chunichi beats Lotte

NAGOYA, Japan - Lotte Marines third baseman Toshiaki Imae hits an RBI single in the fourth inning of Game 2 of the Japan Series at Nagoya Dome on Oct. 31, 2010. The Marines lost 12-1.

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Chunichi beats Lotte

NAGOYA, Japan - Lotte Marines starter Bill Murphy returns to the dugout dejected after giving up four runs to the Chunichi Dragons in the first inning of Game 2 of the Japan Series at Nagoya Dome on Oct. 31, 2010. The Marines lost 12-1.

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Michelin gives top ratings to Japan restaurants

KOBE, Japan - Michelin Guide Director Jean-Luc Naret poses during a ceremony in Kobe on Oct. 19, 2010, after awarding the guidebook's highest three-star rating to 12 restaurants in the western Japan region covering Kobe, Osaka and Kyoto cities.

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Sony's Google internet TV

NEW YORK, United States - Photo shows the Sony Internet TV, the first television set to use Google Inc.'s Android operating software, that Sony Corp. unveiled on Oct. 12, 2010, in New York. The Japanese electronics giant said it will start sales of the television, which enables users to search for videos both from television networks and the Internet, on Oct. 16 in the United States.

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Sony's Google Internet TV

NEW YORK, United States - Photo shows the Sony Internet TV, the first television set to use Google Inc.'s Android operating software, and a remote control with keyboard that Sony Corp. unveiled Oct. 12, 2010, in New York. The Japanese electronics giant said it will start sales of the television, which enables users to search for videos both from television networks and the Internet, on Oct. 16 in the United States.

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N. Korea positive about resuming stalled nuke talks

BEIJING, China - Wu Dawei, China's special envoy on Korean Peninsula policy, speaks to reporters after a meeting with North Korea's First Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan in Beijing on Oct. 12. 2010. Dawei said he felt North Korea is positive about resuming the six-nation talks which have been stalled since December 2008.

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Rescue of trapped Chilean miners

COPIAPO, Chile - Chilean President Sebastian Pinera holds a press conference before the start of the operation to lift 33 trapped miners to the surface at the San Jose mine in a suburb of Copiapo in northern Chile on Oct. 12, 2010.

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Zaccheroni at press conference

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan national soccer coach Alberto Zaccheroni speaks at a press conference after a scoreless friendly against South Korea in Seoul on Oct. 12, 2010. Zaccheroni said he would like to instill confidence in his players.

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Film promoting Saitama to start screenings

SAITAMA, Japan - Saitama Prefecture's dove mascot ''Kobaton'' poses for photos with actress Marie Ono (3rd from L) and singer Uri Nakayama (L) during a screening of the film ''Nemuriba'' (place to sleep) in the city of Saitama on Oct. 12, 2010. The film, mainly produced by the prefectural government and United Cinemas Co., will commence screenings in five local theaters from Oct. 23.

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Japanese PM Kan with Jordanian PM Rifai

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) shakes hands with Jordanian Premier Samir Rifai at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2010. Kan made a pitch for Japanese companies to play a role in a nuclear power plant project in Jordan.

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Japan draw with S. Korea in friendly

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan midfielder Yasuyuki Konno (R) challenges South Korea midfielder Choi Sung Kuk during the second half of a friendly at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul on Oct. 12, 2010. The game ended scoreless.

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Japan draw with S. Korea in friendly

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan's Keisuke Honda (R) shakes hands with Lee Young Pyo of South Korea after an international friendly in Seoul on Oct. 12, 2010. The game ended scoreless.

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Japan draw with S. Korea in friendly

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese players bow to supporters after a scoreless friendly against South Korea in Seoul on Oct. 12, 2010.

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Japan draw with S. Korea in friendly

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan national soccer coach Alberto Zaccheroni instructs his players during the second half of a friendly against South Korea in Seoul on Oct. 12, 2010. The game ended scoreless.

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S. Korea vs. Japan friendly

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan's Keisuke Honda (front) controls the ball against South Korean defender Cho Yong Hyung in the first half of an international friendly in Seoul on Oct. 12, 2010. The game ended scoreless.

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S. Korea vs. Japan friendly

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan's Makoto Hasebe (C) dribbles while surrounded by South Korean players in the first half of an international friendly in Seoul on Oct. 12, 2010. The game ended scoreless.

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S. Korea vs. Japan friendly

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan's Ryoichi Maeda (R) steers the ball away from South Korea's Shin Hyung Min in the first half of an international friendly in Seoul on Oct. 12, 2010. The game ended scoreless.

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S. Korea vs. Japan friendly

SEOUL, South Korea - A young supporter cheers on Japan during a friendly against South Korea in Seoul on Oct. 12, 2010. The game ended scoreless.

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S. Korea vs. Japan friendly

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan's Yuto Nagatomo (R) passes the ball before being tackled by South Korea's Choi Hyo Jin in the first half of an international friendly in Seoul on Oct. 12, 2010. The game ended scoreless.

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S. Korea vs. Japan friendly

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan's Yuto Nagatomo controls the ball in the first half of a Japan-South Korea friendly soccer match in Seoul on Oct. 12, 2010. The game ended scoreless.

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S. Korea vs. Japan friendly

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan's Yasuhito Endo (R) dribbles in the first half of an international friendly in Seoul on Oct. 12, 2010. The game ended scoreless.

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S. Korea vs. Japan friendly

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan national soccer coach Alberto Zaccheroni watches the first half of a friendly against South Korea in Seoul on Oct. 12, 2010. The game ended scoreless.

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S. Korea vs. Japan friendly

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan's Shinji Kagawa (R) dribbles while pursued by South Korea's Shin Hyung Min in the first half of a Japan-South Korea friendly soccer match in Seoul on Oct. 12, 2010. The game ended in scoreless draw.

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Japan draw with S. Korea in friendly

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan striker Daisuke Matsui (L) and South Korea midfielder Lee Young Pyo vie for the ball during the first half of a friendly at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul on Oct. 12, 2010. The game ended scoreless.

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Emperor, empress greet Thai princess

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (R) welcome Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn for dinner at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2010. (Pool Photo)

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Praemium Imperiale laureates

TOKYO, Japan - Winners of the annual Praemium Imperiale arts prize, (from left) Italian actress Sophia Loren, Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini, Japanese architect Toyo Ito, German artist Rebecca Horn and Italian artist Enrico Castellani, pose for photos in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2010. The award by the Japan Art Association was inaugurated in 1989 in honor of Prince Takamatsu.

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S. Korea vs. Japan friendly

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan supporters wait for the start of a friendly against South Korea in Seoul on Oct. 12, 2010. The game ended scoreless.

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N. Korean envoy slaps Kan's policy

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Song Il Ho, North Korean ambassador for normalization talks with Japan, speaks during an interview in Pyongyang on Oct. 12, 2010. Song criticized Tokyo's policy toward Pyongyang and Prime Minister Naoto Kan's call for the North Korean abduction, nuclear and missile issues to be comprehensively addressed.

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Dollar falls below 82-yen line

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard at currency broker Tokyo Forex & Ueda Harlow Ltd. shows the dollar slipping to the upper 81 yen range during the afternoon of Oct. 12, 2010.

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Mercedes-Benz test runs electric vehicle in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Daimler AG's Smart two-seater electric vehicle. Mercedes-Benz Japan Co., an arm of the German automaker, said Oct. 12, 2010, that it has started test runs of the electric vehicle on public roads in Japan ahead of the planned release of the compact car in or after 2012.

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Biogas refinery facility in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Photo shows a biogas refinery facility that the city of Kobe and Kobelco Eco-solutions Co. in Hyogo Prefecture started operating Oct. 12, 2010, allowing the municipality to use biogas in its gas utility system.

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N. Korean envoy slaps Kan's policy

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Song Il Ho, North Korean ambassador for normalization talks with Japan, speaks during an interview in Pyongyang on Oct. 12, 2010. Song criticized Tokyo's policy toward Pyongyang and Prime Minister Naoto Kan's call for the North Korean abduction, nuclear and missile issues to be comprehensively addressed.

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Date Krumm eases into Japan Women's Open 2nd round

OSAKA, Japan - Kimiko Date Krumm pumps her fist as she advances to the second round of the Japan Women's Open in Osaka on Oct. 12, 2010. Date Krumm defeated Britain's Laura Robson 6-3, 6-3.

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Date Krumm eases into Japan Women's Open 2nd round

OSAKA, Japan - Kimiko Date Krumm returns the ball to Britain's Laura Robson during a first round women's singles match at the Japan Women's Open in Osaka on Oct. 12, 2010. Date Krumm advanced to the second round of the tournament, defeating Robson 6-3, 6-3.

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China says Nobel Peace Prize disrespectful of its judiciary

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ma Zhaoxu speaks at a press briefing in Beijing on Oct. 12, 2010. Ma said the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to a convicted criminal, imprisoned dissident Liu Xiaobo, showed a lack of respect for China's judicial system.

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Torch relay for Guangzhou Asian Games starts

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) passes the torch to the first runner in Beijing as the torch relay for the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, starts on Oct. 12, 2010.

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Hachune Miku goes to Tottori

YONAGO, Japan - A 2-meter-tall papier-mache version of Hachune Miku (R), a popular ''vocaloid'' character with origins in a voice synthesizer software product, is transported to Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, on Oct. 12, 2010, to promote local leeks as she typically waves leeks held in her hand. On the left are Yonago City's leek character Yonegizu.

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PM Kan at House of Representatives Budget Committee

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks at a meeting of the House of Representatives Budget Committee in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2010. Kan called for the opposition bloc's cooperation in approving the fiscal 2010 supplementary budget during the current Diet session.

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Mitsukoshi already starts yearend sales campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsukoshi department store employees pump their fists during a ceremony to begin the Oseibo yearend gift sales campaign at Mitsukoshi's main store in Tokyo's Nihombashi district on Oct. 12, 2010. Takashimaya, another major department store chain, also launched a similar campaign the same day.

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Mitsukoshi already starts yearend sales campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsukoshi department store employees pump their fists during a ceremony to begin the Oseibo yearend gift sales campaign at Mitsukoshi's main store in Tokyo's Nihombashi district on Oct. 12, 2010. Takashimaya, another major department store chain, also launched a similar campaign the same day.

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New Jasdaq market at OSE starts trading

OSAKA, Japan - This photo shows the Osaka Securities Exchange on Oct. 12, 2010, the starting day of trading at the new Jasdaq market for start-up companies.

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Japan practice for friendly with Argentina

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima, with Lierse in Belgium, saves a shot in a practice session with Japan's national soccer squad in Saitama on Oct. 4, 2010, ahead of a friendly against Argentina on Oct. 8 and another with South Korea on Oct. 12.

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Japan practice for friendly with Argentina

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan soccer coach Alberto Zaccheroni (2nd from R) talks with members of his team during a practice session in Saitama on Oct. 4, 2010. Japan will play a friendly against Argentina on Oct. 8 and South Korea on Oct. 12.

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Kyoto travel-culture expert exam scheduled for Dec.

KYOTO, Japan - Two ''maiko'' apprentice geisha show off application forms and a book about a license examination to certify experts on Kyoto tourism and culture, in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Oct. 1, 2010. The exam will be held on Dec. 12.