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New White House chief of staff Rouse with Japan envoy

WASHINGTON, United States - Pete Rouse (C), newly appointed White House chief of staff, poses for photos with Japanese Ambassador to the United States Ichiro Fujisaki (R) at the ambassador's official residence in Washington on Oct. 13, 2010. Rouse said his deceased mother, a Japanese American, would be proud of him for having spoken with Emperor Akihito when he visited Japan with U.S. President Barack Obama in November 2009.

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Theater promotes rare Ryukyu dancing

NAHA, Japan - Members of the ''Ryukyu Dancing Theater Udoi'' in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, perform on Oct. 13, 2009, along with high school students on a school excursion.

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Futemma base relocation site off Nago

NAHA, Japan - This photo dated Oct. 13, 2009, shows a coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, used for the U.S. Marines' Camp Schwab. Under a controversial accord signed by Japan and the United States in 2006, a planned airfield off the coast of the base will take over the heliport functions of the U.S. Marines' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, also in the southern Japan prefecture.

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Futemma base relocation site off Nago

NAHA, Japan - This photo dated Oct. 13, 2009, shows a coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, used for the U.S. Marines' Camp Schwab. Under a controversial accord signed by Japan and the United States in 2006, a planned airfield off the coast of the base will take over the heliport functions of the U.S. Marines' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, also in the southern Japan prefecture.

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Tourists given 'kochia' red carpet treatment

MITO, Japan - Tourists walk through some of the 30,000 kochia plants, most of which turn red, on a slope of Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Oct. 13, 2009. ''The ball-like shape of this plant is adorable. I feel as if I was in a picture book,'' said Chizuko Gemma, one of the visitors.

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High court backs halt to Okinawa reclamation project

NAHA, Japan - This photo taken Oct. 13, 2009, shows a reclamation project for the development of an artificial island on the Awase mudflat near the city of Okinawa. On Oct. 15, 2009, the Fukuoka High Court upheld a lower court ruling and ordered that the reclamation project should be suspended.

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Putin in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao shake hands after exchanging documents at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 13, 2009. (Pool photo)

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Girl badly injured by falling bookshelves at Sapporo store

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows books scattered at a second-hand bookstore on Oct. 13, 2009, in Sapporo, where a 10-year-old girl was knocked unconscious and her 14-year-old sister also injured when some bookshelves collapsed on them.

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Putin in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) hold a press conference after exchanging documents at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 13, 2009. (Pool photo)

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Okada holds talks with Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) and Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda hold a news conference after their talks in Jakarta on Oct. 13, 2009.

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U.S. evangelist arrives in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - U.S. evangelist Franklin Graham (C) poses for photos upon arriving at Pyongyang international airport on Oct. 13, 2009, for a visit that will include meetings with high-level government officials, according to his aid group and the official Korean Central News Agency.

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U.S. evangelist arrives in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - U.S. evangelist Franklin Graham (C, front) arrives at Pyongyang international airport on Oct. 13, 2009, for a visit that will include meetings with high-level government officials, according to his aid group and the official Korean Central News Agency.

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Evacuees after typhoons in Philippines

PASIG, Philippines - Some evacuees from typhoons take a meal in Pasig in the National Capital Region in the Philippines on Oct. 13, 2009.

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Putin in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) hold a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 13, 2009.

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Putin in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 13, 2009.

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Haneda, Narita airports to continue complementing each other

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 13, 2009, shows the fourth runway (in background) under construction at Tokyo's Haneda airport. Transport minister Seiji Maehara said the same day he thinks the operations of Haneda airport in Tokyo and Narita International Airport in neighboring Chiba Prefecture will continue to complement each other even after Haneda is turned into a hub for international flights.

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Putin in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (2nd from front) holds talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 13, 2009. (Pool photo)

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Putin in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao holds talks with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 13, 2009. (Pool photo)

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U.S. envoy intends to speak to Obama about visit to Hiroshima

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2009. Roos said he intends to speak to President Barack Obama about a possible visit to Hiroshima and to convey the impression he had when he recently visited the city that was devastated by an atomic bomb dropped by the United States in World War II.

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Putin in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) reviews a honor guard together with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 13, 2009. (Pool photo)

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Date Krumm makes early exit at Japan Women's Open

OSAKA, Japan - Kimiko Date Krumm made a first-round exit at the Japan Women's Open after losing to American Jill Craybas at Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka on Oct. 13, 2009.

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Michelin gives top ratings to 7 restaurants in Kyoto, Osaka

KYOTO, Japan - Michelin guide director Jean-Luc Naret tells reporters in Kyoto on Oct. 13, 2009, that Michelin has awarded its top three-star rating to six restaurants in Kyoto and one in Osaka.

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Girl badly injured by falling bookshelves at Sapporo store

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows books scattered at a second-hand bookstore on Oct. 13, 2009, in Sapporo, where a 10-year-old girl was knocked unconscious and her 14-year-old sister also injured when some bookshelves collapsed on them.

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Michelin gives top ratings to 7 restaurants in Kyoto, Osaka

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows copies of the Michelin guide for Kyoto and Osaka launched in Kyoto on Oct. 13, 2009. In the guide, which will hit the stands Oct. 16, Michelin has awarded its top three-star rating to six restaurants in Kyoto and one in Osaka.

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Michelin gives top ratings to 7 restaurants in Kyoto, Osaka

KYOTO, Japan - ''Maiko'' apprentice geisha hold copies of the Michelin guide for Kyoto and Osaka at Kenninji Temple in Kyoto on Oct. 13, 2009. In the guide, which will hit the stands Oct. 16, Michelin has awarded its top three-star rating to six restaurants in Kyoto and one in Osaka.

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Girl badly injured by falling bookshelves at Sapporo store

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 13, 2009, shows a second-hand bookstore in Sapporo, where a 10-year-old girl was knocked unconscious and her 14-year-old sister also injured when some bookshelves collapsed on them.

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Putin in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) reviews a honor guard together with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 13, 2009. (Pool photo)

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Maglev trains to shorten Tokyo-Osaka trip to 67 minutes

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows a maglev train conducting a test run in Yamanashi Prefecture in April 2009. Central Japan Railway Co. said Oct. 13, 2009 that the introduction of maglev trains could shorten the time required to travel between Tokyo and Osaka to 67 minutes.

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Okinawa gov. urges gov't to decide on Futemma policy soon

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima responds to questions from reporters at the Okinawa prefectural hall on Oct. 13, 2009. Nakaima urged the central government to decide soon on its policy on the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in expressing his view on how to assess the environmental impact of the existing plan to transfer the facility to another city in Japan's southernmost prefecture.

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Michelin gives top ratings to 7 restaurants in Kyoto, Osaka

KYOTO, Japan - Chefs, whose restaurants have been awarded top three-star ratings in the Michelin guide for Kyoto and Osaka, stand during a ceremony to launch the guide at Kenninji Temple in Kyoto on Oct. 13, 2009.