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Leader of Okinawa independence drive holds banner

TOKYO, Japan - Chosuke Yara (C), a leader of the Kariyushi Club formerly called the Ryukyu Independence Party, and his supporters hold a banner calling for Okinawa's independence from Japan in Naha in the southernmost Japanese prefecture as seen in this file photo taken on Oct. 13, 2014. (Photo by Toshiki Makino)

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Leaders of drive for Okinawa independence stand by U.S. base

TOKYO, Japan - Yasukatsu Matsushima (L) and Shinako Oyakawa, founders of a study group over Okinawa's independence from Japan, stand by the U.S. Kadena Air Base in the southernmost Japanese prefecture in this file photo taken on Oct. 13, 2014. (Photo by Toshiki Makino)

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S. African rugby players coach Japanese high schoolers

NARA, Japan - Eight top rugby players from South Africa, ranked second in the world, visit Gosho in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, to coach top Japanese high school rugby teams on Oct. 13, 2014, as the young Japanese players are expected to be among leading players in the 2019 World Cup to be hosted in Japan.

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S. African rugby players coach Japan's high schoolers

NARA, Japan - South African international rugby players coach elite Japanese high school players in Gosho, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 13, 2014, to give the young Japanese firsthand knowledge of the top-notch players' techniques ahead of the 2019 World Cup in Japan.

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Slack real estate business takes toll on China's economy

BEIJING, China - A worker takes a break at a condominium complex construction site in Beijing on Oct. 13, 2014. Sluggish real estate business is viewed as a major culprit behind China's economic slowdown to a relatively low year-on-year growth rate of 7.3% in the July-September quarter.

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Condo complexes being built in Beijing amid low-key GDP data

BEIJING, China - Condominium complexes are under construction in Beijing on Oct. 13, 2014. Sluggish real estate investment sent China's year-on-year economic growth slowing to 7.3% in the July-September quarter.

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Ex-waitress participates in HK protest

HONG KONG, China - A 17-year-old former waitress pictured on Oct. 13, 2014, takes part in the student-led pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong, camping out in the Kowloon area. She said that citizens are the ones to choose Hong Kong's top leader.

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Candidates for U.S. Senate seat in Kentucky hold TV debate

LEXINGTON, United States - Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Grimes (L) and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (C) attend a debate at a television station in Lexington, Kentucky, as the respective Democratic and Republican candidates in the southern state's Senate race on Oct. 13, 2014, amid President Barack Obama's falling approval rates.

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People against pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - A police officer grabs the arm of a man wearing a mask and holding a metal tool, who is against protests by pro-democracy students and other citizens in Hong Kong on Oct. 13, 2014. About 1,000 people who support mainland China and are opposed to pro-democracy protests gathered in Admiralty, where the government headquarters is located, the same day.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Police officers stand guard near Central, the financial district of Hong Kong, on Oct. 13, 2014 after removing a barricade set up in the district by pro-democracy protesters.

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People against pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - A taxi driver who is against pro-democracy protests raises his fist to express his opposition to their continued road occupation in Hong Kong on Oct. 13, 2014.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Police officers stand guard in Central, the financial district of Hong Kong, on Oct. 13, 2014 after removing a barricade set up there by pro-democracy protesters.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters raise their hands in a sign of nonresistance as they face police officers in Hong Kong on Oct. 13, 2014.

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People against pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - A taxi driver who is against pro-democracy protests yells at such protesters in Hong Kong on Oct. 13, 2014.

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People against pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - People opposed to protests by pro-democracy students and other citizens march in central Hong Kong on Oct. 13, 2014.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters face off against people opposing their movement in Hong Kong on Oct. 13, 2014.

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People against pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - A man (L side) opposed to protests by pro-democracy students and other citizens tries to remove a barricade set up by such students in central Hong Kong on Oct. 13, 2014.

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People against pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - A man is subdued by police officers in central Hong Kong on Oct. 13, 2014, after a scuffle between pro-democracy protesters and those against them.

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Typhoon Vongfong hits Shikoku

OSAKA, Japan - Employees at JR Osaka Station explain to passengers the cancellation of services by West Japan Railway Co. in Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe areas due to the approaching of Typhoon Vongfong on Oct. 13, 2014. The typhoon made landfall on the Japanese western main island of Shikoku the same day and is likely to sweep through the Japanese archipelago during the next day, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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People against pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - People opposed to protests by pro-democracy students and other citizens gather in Admiralty, where the government headquarters is located, in Hong Kong on Oct. 13, 2014.

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Tokyo Fashion Week

TOKYO, Japan - Models wearing outfits of "HANAE MORI designed by Yu Amatsu" walk on a runway in Tokyo's Shibuya district as Tokyo Fashion Week begins Oct. 13, 2014.

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People against pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - People opposed to protests by pro-democracy students and other citizens gather in Admiralty, where the government headquarters is located, in Hong Kong on Oct. 13, 2014.

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Tokyo Fashion Week

TOKYO, Japan - Models wearing outfits of "HANAE MORI designed by Yu Amatsu" walk on a runway in Tokyo's Shibuya district as Tokyo Fashion Week begins Oct. 13, 2014.

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Tokyo Fashion Week

TOKYO, Japan - Models wearing outfits of "HANAE MORI designed by Yu Amatsu" walk on a runway in Tokyo's Shibuya district as Tokyo Fashion Week begins Oct. 13, 2014.

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Typhoon Vongfong hits Shikoku

KOCHI, Japan - A woman struggles with an umbrella broken by strong winds in the city of Kochi on the Japanese western main island of Shikoku on Oct. 13, 2014. Typhoon Vongfong made landfall on Shikoku the same day and is likely to sweep through the Japanese archipelago during the next day, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Typhoon Vongfong hits Shikoku

KOCHI, Japan - High waves pound the coast in the city of Kochi on the Japanese western main island of Shikoku on Oct. 13, 2014. Typhoon Vongfong made landfall on Shikoku the same day and is likely to sweep through the Japanese archipelago during the next day, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Mazda Demio wins Japan car of year award

TOKYO, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp.'s recently restyled Demio compact car is named the Car of the Year for 2014 by the nonprofit Automotive Researchers' and Journalists' Conference of Japan on Oct. 13, 2014.

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H5 series for Hokkaido shinkansen arrives at Hakodate

HAKODATE, Japan - Part of the H5 series trainset for the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train is delivered to Hakodate port in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Oct 13, 2014. The shinkansen line is scheduled to operate between Aomori and Hokkaido prefectures from spring 2016.

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Japan's naval training squadron arrives at Manila

MANILA, Philippines - Three Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force warships -- Setoyuki (L), Asagiri (R) and Kashima (foreground) -- arrive at the Port of Manila on a training mission on Oct. 13, 2014. The squadron will observe a memorial service on Oct. 17 for the war dead of the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippine Sea during World War II ahead of its 70th anniversary in late October.

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Torch relay for Asian Games starts in S. Korea's Incheon

INCHEON, South Korea - Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong Bok (L) and Kim Young Soo, executive president of the Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee, put together torches lit in New Delhi, India, and in Incheon during a ceremony in the South Korean city on Aug. 13, 2014, before the start of the torch relay for the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 Asian Games. The Olympic Council of Asia picked New Delhi for the occasion because it hosted the inaugural Asian Games in 1951.