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Minister spent 3.6 mil. yen from political funds on kin's businesses

TOKYO, Japan - Industry minister Yuko Obuchi (C) is seen after attending a committee session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2014. Obuchi spent a total of 3.62 million yen from her political funds in connection with a design office and a clothing-sundries shop run by her relatives over five years through 2012, sources familiar with the matter said the same day.

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Minister spent 3.6 mil. yen from political funds on kin's businesses

TOKYO, Japan - Industry minister Yuko Obuchi heads for a committee session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2014. Obuchi spent a total of 3.62 million yen from her political funds in connection with a design office and a clothing-sundries shop run by her relatives over five years through 2012, sources familiar with the matter said the same day.

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Minister spent 3.6 mil. yen from political funds on kin's businesses

TOKYO, Japan - Industry minister Yuko Obuchi speaks during a committee session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2014. Obuchi spent a total of 3.62 million yen from her political funds in connection with a design office and a clothing-sundries shop run by her relatives over five years through 2012, sources familiar with the matter said the same day.

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British foreign secretary in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) raises a London 2012 Olympics torch after receiving it from British Foreign Secretary William Hague (L) in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2013. Hague presented the torch to Abe to congratulate Tokyo for securing the right to host the 2020 Summer Games.

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Head of Tokyo law consultancy blazing trail for foreigners

TOKYO, Japan - Masako Suzuki, director of Japan's first legal advisory service specifically for foreigners, speaks about her job on Oct. 16, 2012, in her office at the Tokyo Public Law Office's Mita Branch in Tokyo.

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Tiananmen Gate

BEIJING, China - Photo taken Oct. 16, 2012, shows Beijing's Tiananmen Gate.

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Shukan Asahi with story of Osaka Mayor Hashimoto

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the Oct. 26, 2012, edition of the weekly magazine Shukan Asahi, published on Oct. 16, 2012, containing a story about Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, head of the political party Nippon Ishin no Kai, with an unflattering portrait of the politician. Hashimoto (back) speaks on the story at the Osaka city government offices on Oct. 18, 2012. The mayor said the previous day he will no longer speak to reporters from The Asahi Shimbun daily and Asahi Broadcasting Corp., to protest the story in the magazine.

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A month after Benghazi attack

BENGHAZI, Libya - Photo shows a bedroom inside the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Oct. 16, 2012. U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three U.S. officials were killed when the compound was attacked on Sept. 11, 2012.

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Endo records 123rd Japan appearance

WROCLAW, Poland - Japan midfielder Yasuhito Endo plays in an international friendly against Brazil at Municipal Stadium in Wroclaw, Poland, on Oct. 16, 2012. Endo set a record 123rd appearance for the national team, in Japan's 4-0 defeat.

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Tigers beat Yankees in ALCS Game 3

DETROIT, United States - Detroit Tigers starter Justin Verlander pitches during Game 3 of the American League championship series against the New York Yankees at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 16, 2012. The Tigers won 2-1.

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Tigers beat Yankees in ALCS Game 3

DETROIT, United States - New York Yankees infielder Eduardo Nunez homers during the ninth inning of Game 3 of the American League championship series against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 16, 2012. The Tigers won 2-1.

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Tigers beat Yankees in ALCS Game 3

DETROIT, United States - Detroit Tigers outfielder Delmon Young homers during the fourth inning of Game 3 of the American League championship series against the New York Yankees at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 16, 2012. The Tigers won 2-1.

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A month after Benghazi attack

BENGHAZI, Libya - Photo shows the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Oct. 16, 2012. U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three U.S. officials were killed when the compound was attacked on Sept. 11, 2012.

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Solar power generation in Switzerland

GENEVA, Switzerland - Switzerland's largest solar power generation system, on the roof of an exhibition center near Geneva international airport, is shown to reporters on Oct. 16, 2012. The facility with 15,000 solar power panels is capable of supplying electricity to 1,350 households.

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Tigers beat Yankees in ALCS Game 3

DETROIT, United States - Detroit Tigers starter Justin Verlander pitches during Game 3 of the American League championship series against the New York Yankees at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 16, 2012. The Tigers won 2-1.

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Myanmar ruling party assembly

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar lower house speaker Thura Shwe Mann (front R) attends the assembly of Myanmar's ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party in Naypyitaw on Oct. 16, 2012.

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Japan foreign minister in France

PARIS, France - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (L) and French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault shake hands in Paris on Oct. 16, 2012.

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Japan foreign minister in France

PARIS, France - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (R) and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius shake hands in Paris on Oct. 16, 2012.

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Brazil beat Japan 4-0 in int'l friendly

WROCLAW, Poland - Brazil's Neymar (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring the second goal in the first half of an international friendly against Japan at the Municipal Stadium in Wroclaw, Poland, on Oct. 16, 2012. Brazil won 4-0.

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Maruti Suzuki launches new small car in India

NEW DELHI, India - Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., the Indian arm of Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp., unveils a new model of its Alto 800 small car in New Delhi, India, on Oct. 16, 2012.

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Brazil beat Japan 4-0 in int'l friendly

WROCLAW, Poland - Japan national team members look disappointed after losing 4-0 to Brazil, their worst loss under Alberto Zaccheroni, in an international friendly at the Municipal Stadium in Wroclaw, Poland, on Oct. 16, 2012.

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Brazil beat Japan 4-0 in int'l friendly

WROCLAW, Poland - Brazil's Kaka (8) scores the fourth goal in the second half of an international friendly against Japan at the Municipal Stadium in Wroclaw, Poland, on Oct. 16, 2012. Brazil won 4-0.

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Japan tourism promotion in India

NEW DELHI, India - A troupe of Sendai Suzume Odori dancers from Sendai, northeastern Japan, and local people dance together during an event in New Delhi on Oct. 16, 2012. Japan tourism authorities held the event in an attempt to attract tourists from India to Japan.

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S. Korea, U.S. seek stable Korean Peninsula

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean vice foreign minister Ahn Ho Young (R) and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns shake hands ahead of their talks in Seoul on Oct. 16, 2012. The senior South Korean and U.S. diplomats agreed to try to maintain stability on the Korean Peninsula ahead of presidential elections in both countries, South Korea's foreign ministry said.

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Food meeting in Rome

ROME, Italy - U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization Director General Jose Graziano da Silva (C) speaks during a press conference at the FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, on Oct. 16, 2012. A ministerial meeting on food security in Rome agreed that the international community will cooperate to expand agricultural production and improve market transparency amid soaring food prices.

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Brazil beat Japan 4-0 in int'l friendly

WROCLAW, Poland - Brazil's Paulinho (5) celebrates after scoring the opening goal in the first half of an international friendly against Japan at the Municipal Stadium in Wroclaw, Poland, on Oct. 16, 2012. Brazil won 4-0.

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U.S. special envoy on N. Korea Davies in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. special envoy on North Korea Glyn Davies (L) shakes hands with Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2012, before their talks on North Korea. (Pool photo)

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Brazil beat Japan 4-0 in int'l friendly

WROCLAW, Poland - Brazil's Paulinho (5) scores the opening goal in the first half of an international friendly against Japan at the Municipal Stadium in Wroclaw, Poland, on Oct. 16, 2012. Brazil won 4-0.

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U.S. special envoy on N. Korea Davies in Japan

NARITA, Japan - U.S. special envoy on North Korea Glyn Davies meets the press at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Oct. 16, 2012. Davies arrived in Japan to attend trilateral talks involving Japan, the United States and South Korea in Tokyo the following day.

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Okinawa calls for Osprey deployment to other areas of Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto (R) bows to Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima ahead of their talks at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2012. Nakaima called on the central government to make more efforts to transfer the U.S. Marine Corps' Osprey aircraft from a base in the southern prefecture to other parts of Japan.

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Uniqlo to set up $10 mil. fund to help children

TOKYO, Japan - Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic (L) and Tadashi Yanai, chairman of Fast Retailing Co., the parent company of casual clothing chain operator Uniqlo Co., shake hands in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2012, as Uniqlo announces its plan to establish a $10 million fund to help improve the lives of children around the world. Uniqlo said it will raise funds for the "Clothes for Smiles" project through sales of its Heattech innerwear and Ultra Light Down jackets this fall and winter.

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Michelin Guide for Kansai

OSAKA, Japan - Chefs and owners of 12 restaurants in Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and Nara line up during an event for the release of the 2013 edition of the Michelin Guide for Japan's second-largest business area of Kansai at a hotel in Osaka on Oct. 16, 2012. The 12 restaurants were awarded the top three-star rating in the edition.

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Michelin Guide for Kansai

OSAKA, Japan - The 2013 edition of the Michelin Guide for Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and Nara in Japan's second-largest business area of Kansai is shown during an event for the release of the guidebook at a hotel in Osaka on Oct. 16, 2012.

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Myanmar gov't expects progress in talks with Kachin rebels

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Aung Min, the President Office minister of Myanmar, is interviewed by Kyodo News in the capital Naypyitaw on Oct. 16, 2012. Myanmar's government expects to make major progress toward a cease-fire agreement with ethnic Kachin rebels when the two sides hold their latest round of peace talks in early November 2012, the minister overseeing the peace negotiations said.

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Panasonic gets credit line

OSAKA, Japan - File photo in January 2012 shows the head office of Panasonic Corp in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture. Sources said on Oct. 16, 2012, that Panasonic has obtained a credit line of 600 billion yen from its four main banks in its efforts to diversify funding options.

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U.S. Pacific Fleet commander

TOKYO, Japan - Adm. Cecil Haney, commander of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2012.

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Elephant fatally injures breeding staff

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2005 shows Fuji Safari Park, near the foot of Mt. Fuji in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture. An elephant keeper at the safari park died on Oct. 16, 2012, after being attacked by a mother elephant that had given birth two days earlier. The keeper, a Lao national, began working at the safari park in July 2011, when he was assigned to take care of the mother elephant, and had been checking on the baby at the time of the attack.

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Peach Aviation to launch flights to Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Peach Aviation Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Shinichi Inoue (C) poses during a press conference in Taipei on Oct. 9, 2012, as the Japanese budget carrier will begin flying between Osaka and Taoyuan, Taiwan, on Oct. 16, 2012.

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Noda expresses intention to send SDF unit to S. Sudan

OMITAMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (front L) and Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa (2nd from L) attend an inspection ceremony at the Air Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2011. Noda indicated at the ceremony that his government will send a Ground Self-Defense Force engineering unit to South Sudan in early 2012 to join U.N. peacekeeping operations.