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Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Oshino, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows trees in autumn colors at the foot of snow-capped Mt. Fuji on Oct. 19, 2012. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on June 22, 2013, decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the World Heritage List.

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Abandoned animals in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2012, shows officials of the Fukushima prefectural government branding with dry ice cattle taken care of by nonprofit group head Naoto Matsumura in a bid to make it easier to identify them. Town residents remain evacuated following the nuclear disaster triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The town's mayor declared in September 2012 that residents would not return for the next five years.

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Starbucks in India

MUMBAI, India - U.S.-based coffee shop operator Starbucks opens its first Indian outlet in Mumbai on Oct. 19, 2012.

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Starbucks in India

MUMBAI, India - Howard Schultz (C), CEO of Starbucks, and Ratan Tata (R to Schultz), CEO of Starbucks' business partner Tata Group, attend an event marking the opening of the first Indian outlet by the U.S.-based coffee shop operator in Mumbai on Oct. 19, 2012.

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Japan's Gemba in Germany

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (L) attends a joint press conference with his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle (R) at the Germany Foreign Ministry in Berlin on Oct. 19, 2012.

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Hanyu at top of Skate America after short program

KENT, United States - Yuzuru Hanyu performs in the men's short program of Skate America in Kent, near Seattle, on Oct. 19, 2012. The 17-year-old Japanese skater finished first by posting the world's highest ever score of 95.07 points.

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Hanyu at top of Skate America after short program

KENT, United States - Yuzuru Hanyu performs in the men's short program of Skate America in Kent, near Seattle, on Oct. 19, 2012. The 17-year-old Japanese skater finished first by posting the world's highest ever score of 95.07 points.

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Hanyu at top of Skate America after short program

KENT, United States - Yuzuru Hanyu performs in the men's short program of Skate America in Kent, near Seattle, on Oct. 19, 2012. The 17-year-old Japanese skater finished first by posting the world's highest ever score of 95.07 points.

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50th anniversary of Cuban missile crisis

HAVANA, Cuba - A symposium is held at the Museum of the Revolution in Havana on Oct. 19, 2012, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the October 1962 Cuban missile crisis.

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U.S. envoy Roos on Okinawa rape

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos lowers his eyes on Oct. 19, 2012, during a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, where the envoy pledged to cooperate fully with Japanese authorities investigating the alleged rape of a Japanese woman in Okinawa by U.S. sailors. To the left is Lt. Gen. Salvatore Angelella, commander of U.S. Forces Japan.

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Fighters sweep Hawks to reach Japan Series

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters players celebrate at Sapporo Dome in Hokkaido on Oct. 19, 2012, after beating the Softbank Hawks 4-2 and booking a spot in the Japan Series for the first time in three years.

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Starbucks opens in India

MUMBAI, India - U.S.-based coffee shop operator Starbucks opens its first Indian outlet in Mumbai on Oct. 19, 2012.

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U.S. military imposes curfew on all personnel in Japan

NAHA, Japan - Security guards stand in front of a gate of the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Zukeran, also called Camp Foster, in Okinawa Prefecture, on the night of Oct. 19, 2012. The U.S. military in Japan imposed the same day a nighttime curfew on all of its personnel, effective immediately, following the alleged rape by two U.S. sailors of a Japanese woman in Okinawa.

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FM Gemba in Germany

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (L) and German counterpart Guido Westerwelle hold a joint press conference after talks in Berlin on Oct. 19, 2012.

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U.S. military imposes curfew on all personnel in Japan

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Photo taken at 7:50 p.m. on Oct. 19, 2012, shows an area in front of a gate of the U.S. Marine Corps' Iwakuni Air Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The U.S. military in Japan imposed the same day a nighttime curfew on all of its personnel, effective immediately, following the alleged rape by two U.S. sailors of a Japanese woman in Okinawa.

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Starbucks opens in India

MUMBAI, India - Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, speaks at the first Indian outlet opened by the U.S.-based coffee shop operator in Mumbai on Oct. 19, 2012.

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U.S. nuclear envoy Davies in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. special envoy on North Korea Glyn Davies (L) and Lim Sung Nam, South Korea's chief nuclear envoy to the six-party talks, shake hands prior to holding talks in Seoul on Oct. 19, 2012.

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FM Gemba in Germany

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (R) and German counterpart Guido Westerwelle shake hands in Berlin on Oct. 19, 2012.

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Mt. Fuji in autumn

OSHINO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 19, 2012, in the village of Oshino, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows Mt. Fuji, dusted with snow, making a color contrast with the autumn leaves at its foot.

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FM Gemba in Germany

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (far L) and German counterpart Guido Westerwelle (far R) hold talks in Berlin on Oct. 19, 2012.

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U.S. envoy Roos on Okinawa rape

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2012, following the alleged rape of a Japanese woman in Okinawa by U.S. sailors. To the left is Lt. Gen. Salvatore Angelella, commander of U.S. Forces Japan.

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12,000-year-old human bones, tools found in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Shinji Yamasaki, senior researcher of the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum, speaks on Oct. 19, 2012, near the site in the Sakitari Cave in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, where the museum discovered human and animal bones as well as stone tools made of quartz, which are estimated to be about 12,000 years old.

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Tripartite talks break down

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda answers reporters' questions in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2012, after meeting with Shinzo Abe, leader of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, and Natsuo Yamaguchi, head of the LDP's ally New Komeito party. Noda, head of the Democratic Party of Japan, did not make any concrete proposal on dissolving the House of Representatives, leading their talks to break down.

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Tripartite talks break down

TOKYO, Japan - Natsuo Yamaguchi, head of the New Komeito party, answers reporters' questions in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2012, after meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Shinzo Abe, leader of the main opposition and New Komeito ally Liberal Democratic Party. Noda, head of the Democratic Party of Japan, did not make any concrete proposal on dissolving the House of Representatives, leading their talks to break down.

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Tripartite talks break down

TOKYO, Japan - Shinzo Abe, leader of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2012, after meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Natsuo Yamaguchi, head of the LDP's ally the New Komeito party. Noda, head of the Democratic Party of Japan, did not make any concrete proposal on dissolving the House of Representatives, leading their talks to break down.

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Defense Minister Morimoto on Okinawa rape

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto answers reporters' questions after meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2012, over the alleged rape of a Japanese woman in Okinawa by U.S. sailors.

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U.S. forces commander on Okinawa rape

TOKYO, Japan - Lt. Gen. Salvatore Angelella, commander of U.S. Forces Japan, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2012. Angelella said the U.S. military in Japan has imposed a nighttime curfew on all of its personnel, effective the same day, following the alleged rape of a Japanese woman in Okinawa by U.S. sailors. To the left is U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos.

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Justice Minister Tanaka

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 19, 2012, shows a hospital in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward where Justice Minister Keishu Tanaka was admitted the same day after complaining of chest pain. Tanaka was planning to step down after admitting to having had past ties with an organized crime syndicate a couple of decades ago, government officials said the same day.

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Justice Minister Tanaka

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Keishu Tanaka admits to having acted as a matchmaker for a senior member of a major yakuza gang in Yokohama about 30 years ago and attended a party hosted by its leader, at a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2012. Tanaka was planning to step down after admitting to having had past ties with an organized crime syndicate, government officials said Oct. 19, 2012.

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12,000-yr old human bones, tools found in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 19, 2012, in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, shows a child's fossilized canine tooth (top) and stone tools made of quartz, all estimated to be about 12,000 years old using radiocarbon dating, that have been found in a cave in the city of Nanjo in the prefecture. The Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum said the same day it has discovered human and animal bones as well as stone tools made of quartz, all from the Old Stone Age, in the cave.

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12,000-year-old human bones, tools found in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 19, 2012, in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, shows a child's fossilized canine tooth, estimated to be about 12,000 years old using radiocarbon dating, that has been found in a cave in the city of Nanjo in the prefecture. The Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum said the same day it has discovered human and animal bones as well as stone tools made of quartz, all from the Old Stone Age, in the cave.

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Japan-Russia working-level talks

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Deputy Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki (R) shakes hands with Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov before their meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2012. The meeting was effectively the first working-level talks since Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in June 2012 to reactivate long-dormant negotiations over the sovereignty of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, which are claimed by Japan.

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Japan-Russia working-level talks

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Deputy Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki (3rd from R) and Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov (3rd from L) hold a meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2012. The meeting was effectively the first working-level talks since Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in June 2012 to reactivate long-dormant negotiations over the sovereignty of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, which are claimed by Japan.

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Nobel laureate Yamanaka, industry minister Edano

TOKYO, Japan - Stem cell researcher Shinya Yamanaka (L) shakes hands with Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano ahead of their talks at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2012. Yamanaka, joint recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize in medicine, said he wants to use more domestic devices and products in carrying out research in regenerative medicine, and asked the industry ministry to encourage the development of such equipment.

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Madame Tussauds waxworks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yuko Oshima (L), a member of Japanese pop idol group AKB48, poses with a waxwork of herself on display at an exhibition organized by London's Madame Tussauds wax museum at Decks Tokyo Beach in Tokyo's Daiba district on Oct. 19, 2011. The ''Madame Tussauds Tokyo'' exhibition through Jan. 4, 2012, features around 20 waxworks of celebrities and characters.