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Afghanistan refugee camp

KABUL, Afghanistan - Photo shows a refugee camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Oct. 2, 2013.

Darvish had to deal with nerve problem

ARLINGTON, United States - File photo shows Texas Rangers ace Yu Darvish touching his lower back during a practice session at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 23, 2013. ESPN reported on Oct. 2, 2013, that Darvish suffered a nerve problem in his lower back and buttocks area from the beginning of September through the end of the team's season.

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U.S.-N. Korea talks

LONDON, United Kingdom - Stephen Bosworth, who served as special envoy to North Korea under the first Barack Obama administration, is pictured in London on Oct. 2, 2013. Bosworth took part in an informal meeting in the British capital between North Korean officials and U.S. civilian experts on Korean issues to discuss an impasse surrounding Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions.

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Hiroki Kokubo

FUKUOKA, Japan - A February 2013 file photo shows former Softbank Hawks and Yomiuri Giants slugger Hiroki Kokubo. Baseball sources said on Oct. 2, 2013, that he is set to be named full-time manager of the Japan national baseball team.

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Hiroki Kokubo

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows former Softbank Hawks and Yomiuri Giants slugger Hiroki Kokubo. Baseball sources said on Oct. 2, 2013, that he is set to be named full-time manager of the Japan national baseball team.

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U.S. secretaries in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 2, 2013. He was in Japan to attend talks of foreign and defense chiefs from Japan and the United States.

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U.S. secretaries in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 2, 2013. He was in Japan to attend talks of foreign and defense chiefs from Japan and the United States.

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Shikinen Sengu ceremonies at Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - The shrine deity, protected with silk cloth, is carried by Shinto priests to a new building at the Naiku complex of Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 2, 2013. The ceremony is the climax of the shrine's Shikinen Sengu ceremonies that are held when moving from old to new buildings, which take place once every 20 years. (Pool photo)

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U.S. secretaries in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 2, 2013. He was in Japan to attend talks of foreign and defense chiefs from Japan and the United States.

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Japan's TPP minister

NUSA DUA, Indonesia - Akira Amari, the Japanese minister in charge of Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, answers reporters' questions on Indonesia's Bali Island on Oct. 2, 2013, ahead of a ministerial meeting starting Oct. 3.

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Syrian foreign ministry

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo shows the Syrian foreign ministry, which went under an international chemical weapons inspection, in Damascus on Oct. 2, 2013.

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U.S. commander in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti speaks during a change of command ceremony at Yongsan Garrison in Seoul on Oct. 2, 2013. He took over the United Nations Command, the Combined Forces Command and United States Forces Korea.

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U.S. commander in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti (R) attends a change of command ceremony at Yongsan Garrison in Seoul on Oct. 2, 2013. He took over the United Nations Command, the Combined Forces Command and United States Forces Korea.

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Shikinen Sengu ceremonies at Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - Shinto priests head for a ceremony at the Naiku complex of Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 2, 2013, to transfer the symbol of the deity to a new building. The ceremony is the climax of the shrine's Shikinen Sengu ceremonies that are held when moving from old to new buildings, which take place once every 20 years.

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Shikinen Sengu ceremonies at Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - The shrine deity, protected with silk cloth, is carried by Shinto priests to a new building at the Naiku complex of Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 2, 2013. The ceremony is the climax of the shrine's Shikinen Sengu ceremonies that are held when moving from old to new buildings, which take place once every 20 years. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Shikinen Sengu ceremonies at Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - Shinto priests head for a ceremony at the Naiku complex of Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 2, 2013, to transfer the symbol of the deity to a new building. The ceremony is the climax of the shrine's Shikinen Sengu ceremonies that are held when moving from old to new buildings, which take place once every 20 years.

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Kurt Campbell

TOKYO, Japan - Kurt Campbell, former U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, delivers a speech in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2013.

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Japan Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina hits a backhand return during a second round singles match against compatriot Carlos Berlocq at the Japan Open tennis championships at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2013. Del Potro won 6-2, 6-2 and advanced to the quarterfinals.

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Japan Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Go Soeda of Japan plays a forehand shot during a first round singles match against Milos Raonic of Canada at the Japan Open tennis championships at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2013. Soeda lost 6-4, 7-6(0).

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Japan Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Go Soeda of Japan returns a backhand during a first round singles match against Milos Raonic of Canada at the Japan Open tennis championships at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2013. Soeda lost 6-4, 7-6(0).

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Spanish PM, Japanese emperor

TOKYO, Japan - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (L) and Japanese Emperor Akihito shake hands at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Spanish PM, Japanese emperor

TOKYO, Japan - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (R) and Japanese Emperor Akihito hold a meeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Spanish PM, Japanese emperor

TOKYO, Japan - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (L) and Japanese Emperor Akihito head for their meeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Spanish PM, Japanese emperor

TOKYO, Japan - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (R) and Japanese Emperor Akihito are pictured ahead of their meeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2013. (Pool photo)

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S. Korea, U.S. sign contingency plan

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea and the United States hold a security consultative meeting, headed by South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan Jin (far R) and U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (far L), in Seoul on Oct. 2, 2013. After the meeting, the two countries signed a joint military strategy to better cope with North Korea's nuclear threat and weapons of mass destruction.

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S. Korea, U.S. sign contingency plan

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan Jin (R) and U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel shake hands ahead of their talks in Seoul on Oct. 2, 2013. After the security consultative meeting between South Korea and the United States, headed by the two defense chiefs, the two countries signed a joint military strategy to better cope with North Korea's nuclear threat and weapons of mass destruction.

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Japan's chief TPP negotiator

NUSA DUA, Indonesia - Koji Tsuruoka, Japan's chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, speaks with reporters in Bali, Indonesia, on Oct. 2, 2013, before the start of the second day of the chief negotiators' meeting.

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ANA to earn 11 Haneda int'l slots vs. JAL's 5

NARITA, Japan - File photo taken in September 2012 at Narita airport, near Tokyo, shows the tails of a Japan Airlines plane (front) and an All Nippon Airways plane. All Nippon Airways Co. will receive 11 slots in the expanded international flight schedule from March 2014 at Tokyo's Haneda airport and Japan Airlines Co. five, following ANA's call for a "fair" allocation compared to its publicly salvaged rival, sources familiar with the matter said Oct. 2, 2013.