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Crown prince in Fukui

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from L) and Crown Princess Kiko (2nd from R) prepare to fertilize a tree in Fukui, central Japan, on Oct. 19, 2024, that was planted in 2009 by then Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko.

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Crown prince in Fukui

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (R) fertilizes a tree (top) in Fukui, central Japan, on Oct. 19, 2024, that was planted by then Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in 2009.

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China's Oct.-Dec. GDP grows 10.7% on year, 2009 GDP up 8.7%

BEIJING, China - Shoppers walk past a clothing store in a shopping district of Beijing, China, on Jan. 19, 2010. China said on Jan. 21 its economy grew 10.7 percent in the October-December quarter from the same period last year and expanded 8.7% for 2009.

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Angels beat Yankees in Game 3 of A.L. Championship series

ANAHEIM, United States - Jeff Mathis of the Los Angeles Angels hits a game-deciding double in the 11th inning of Game 3 of the American League Championship baseball series against the New York Yankees in Anaheim, California, on Oct. 19, 2009.

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Angels beat Yankees in Game 3 of A.L. Championship series

ANAHEIM, United States - Hideki Matsui of the New York Yankees hits a single to right in the second inning of Game 3 of the American League Championship baseball series against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, California, on Oct. 19, 2009. The Angels won 5-4.

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Angels beat Yankees in Game 3 of A.L. Championship series

ANAHEIM, United States - Jeff Mathis of the Los Angeles Angels (L, front) celebrates with teammates after his game-deciding double in the 11th inning of Game 3 of the American League Championship baseball series against the New York Yankees in Anaheim, California, on Oct. 19, 2009.

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Ozawa unveils plan to ban corporate donations

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a press conference at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Oct. 19, 2009. Ozawa unveiled a plan to seek to have companies and organizations banned from making political donations.

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Hatoyama talks about U.S. base issue

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2009. His government remained elusive on how to deal with the controversial realignment of U.S. forces in Japan ahead of U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates' visit to Japan starting the next day.

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Japan soccer team renews emblem

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Japan soccer players Seigo Narazaki, Rumi Utsugi and Yusuke Komiyama show off the national team's new name ''Samurai Blue'' and new emblem in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2009. Japan renewed its emblem for the first time since 1996, changing the color pattern but keeping the crow mascot.

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Japan's first lady wins 'best Jeanist' award

TOKYO, Japan - Miyuki Hatoyama (C), wife of Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, receives one of this year's Best Jeanist awards during a ceremony in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2009.

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Japan soccer team renews emblem

TOKYO, Japan - Motoaki Inukaim (2nd from L), president of the Japan Football Association, and Japan goalkeeper Seigo Narazaki (2nd from R) show off the national team's new emblem in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2009. Japan renewed its emblem for the first time since 1996, changing the color pattern but keeping the crow mascot.

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Toyota launches new lower-priced Mark X sporty, luxury sedan

TOKYO, Japan - Actor Koichi Sato stands by Toyota Motor Corp.'s new, sportier Mark X luxury sedan during a presentation in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2009. The second-generation Mark X, fully remodeled for the first time since 2004, comes in three types -- standard, sports and premium -- with a starting price of 2.38 million yen.

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18-yr-old girl jumps to death at school for delinquent kids

NAGOYA, Japan - Hiroshi Totsuka, the principal of a sailing school in Mihama, Aichi Prefecture, speaks to reporters near the school on Oct. 19, 2009, after an 18-year-old girl jumped to her death from the roof of the school's dormitory in an apparent suicide. The school is known for its controversial methods for reforming juvenile delinquents.

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6 Kanto region governors visit contentious Yamba Dam site

NAGANOHARA, Japan - Six governors from the Kanto region -- (from L to R) Tomikazu Fukuda of Tochigi Prefecture, Masaru Hashimoto of Ibaraki Prefecture, Kensaku Morita of Chiba Prefecture, Shintaro Ishihara of Tokyo, Masaaki Osawa of Gunma Prefecture and Kiyoshi Ueda of Saitama Prefecture -- are briefed by a land ministry official on the Yamba Dam project in Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2009, as they visit the planned construction site.

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2010 spring-summer Tokyo Collection Week starts

TOKYO, Japan - Designs by Motonari Ono open the spring-summer Tokyo Collection Week fashion show at the Tokyo Midtown complex in Tokyo's Roppongi district on Oct. 19, 2009. Tokyo Collection Week, which features about 50 brands, will continue until Oct. 24.

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H1N1 flu vaccination begins in Japan

KOFU, Japan - A nurse receives an H1N1 influenza vaccine at a hospital in Kofu on Oct. 19, 2009 as vaccinations began across Japan, with doctors and other medial professionals given top priority under the government's plan to combat the fast-spreading infection.

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2010 spring-summer Tokyo Collection Week starts

TOKYO, Japan - Designs by Motonari Ono open the spring-summer Tokyo Collection Week fashion show at the Tokyo Midtown complex in Tokyo's Roppongi district on Oct. 19, 2009. Tokyo Collection Week, which features about 50 brands, will continue until Oct. 24.

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BOJ begins meeting with branch managers

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa (C) sits for a meeting of the central bank's branch managers at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2009.

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Daiki Kameda confident ahead of WBA flyweight title fight

OSAKA, Japan - Daiki Kameda poses for photos after a press conference in Osaka on Sept. 19, 2009. Kameda said he is confident that he can outlast Thai champion Denkaosen Kaowichit in the WBA flyweight title match at Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium on Oct. 6.