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Murakami finishes third at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - Kanako Murakami of Japan performs during the women's free skate program at the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy at Nihon Gaishi Arena in Nagoya on Oct. 23, 2010. Murakami finished in third place.

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Murakami finishes third at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - Kanako Murakami of Japan performs during the women's free skate program at the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy at Nihon Gaishi Arena in Nagoya on Oct. 23, 2010. Murakami finished in third place.

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Asada hits career low at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - World champion Mao Asada falls during the women's free skate competition at the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy at Nihon Gaishi Arena in Nagoya on Oct. 23, 2010. Asada finished in eighth place with a career worst 133.40 points.

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Actor Higashiyama, actress Kimura tie knot

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Yoshino Kimura appears at the opening of the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 23, 2010. Kimura, 34, and actor Noriyuki Higashiyama, 44, said on Oct. 23, 2010, they had tied the knot the same day.

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Dragons oust Giants to reach Japan Series

NAGOYA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons veteran lefty Masahiro Yamamoto pitches against the Yomiuri Giants during Game 4 of the Central League Climax Series final stage at Nagoya Dome on Oct. 23, 2010. The 45-year-old allowed no runs in five-plus innings as the team won 4-3, earning their first trip to the Japan Series in three years.

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Kostner wins title at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - Carolina Kostner of Italy (C), Rachel Flatt (L) of the United States and Kanako Murakami of Japan pose for photos after winning first, second and third, respectively, in the women's figure skating competition at the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy in Nagoya on Oct. 23, 2010.

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Kostner wins title at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - First-place winner Carolina Kostner of Italy performs in the women's free skate program at the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy at Nihon Gaishi Arena in Nagoya on Oct. 23, 2010.

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Murakami finishes third at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - Kanako Murakami of Japan holds up her medal after placing third in the women's figure skating competition at the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy in Nagoya on Oct. 23, 2010.

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Asada hits career low at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - World champion Mao Asada looks dejected after finishing her free skate program at the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy at Nihon Gaishi Arena in Nagoya on Oct. 23, 2010. Asada finished in eighth place with a career worst 133.40 points.

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Asada hits career low at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - World champion Mao Asada performs in the women's free skate competition at the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy at Nihon Gaishi Arena in Nagoya on Oct. 23, 2010. Asada finished in eighth place with a career worst 133.40 points.

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Asada hits career low at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - World champion Mao Asada falls during the women's free skate competition at the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy at Nihon Gaishi Arena in Nagoya on Oct. 23, 2010. Asada finished in eighth place with a career worst 133.40 points.

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Uchimura at world gymnastic c'ships

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Japan's Kohei Uchimura waves to the crowd after performing in the floor exercise during the world gymnastics championships in Rotterdam on Oct. 23, 2010. Uchimura, who became the first ever Japanese to win back-to-back world titles in the men's all-round the previous day, won the silver medal for the event.

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Geithner attends G-20

GYEONGJU, South Korea - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner speaks at a news conference following a meeting of financial chiefs of the Group of 20 leading and emerging economies on Oct. 23, 2010, in Gyeongju, South Korea.

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Dragons leap to Japan Series

NAGOYA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons second baseman Hirokazu Ibata leaps to catch a ball hit by Yomiuri Giants infielder Michihiro Ogasawara in the first inning of Game 4 of the Central League Climax Series final stage at Nagoya Dome on Oct. 23, 2010. Chunichi won 4-3 to earn their first trip to the Japan Series in three years.

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Japan Finance Minister Noda attends G-20

GYEONGJU, South Korea - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks at a news conference after attending a two-day meeting of financial chiefs of the Group of 20 leading and emerging economies on Oct. 23, 2010, in Gyeongju, South Korea.

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BOJ Governor Shirakawa attends G-20

GYEONGJU, South Korea - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks at a news conference after attending a two-day meeting of financial chiefs of the Group of 20 leading and emerging economies on Oct. 23, 2010, in Gyeongju, South Korea.

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Japan Finance Minister Noda attends G-20

GYEONGJU, South Korea - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R), seated next to Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa, speaks at a news conference after attending a two-day meeting of financial chiefs of the Group of 20 leading and emerging economies on Oct. 23, 2010, in Gyeongju, South Korea.

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Director Kumakiri at Tokyo Int'l Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - (From R to L) Japanese film director Kazuyoshi Kumakiri and actresses Mitsuki Tanimura and Kaho Minami pose for photos during the opening event of the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 23, 2010, in the capital's Minato Ward. Kumakiri's ''Sketches of Kaitan City'' is competing for the festival's Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix.

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Tokyo Int'l Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Norika Fujiwara waves during the opening event of the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 23, 2010, in the capital's Minato Ward.

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Tokyo Int'l Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Norika Fujiwara walks the ''green carpet'' with animated film character Shrek at the opening event of the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 23, 2010, in the capital's Minato Ward.

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Tokyo Int'l Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Maki Horikita poses at the opening event of the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 23, 2010, in the capital's Minato Ward.

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Director Kaneto Shindo at Tokyo Int'l Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - Kaneto Shindo, Japan's oldest active film director at age 98, arrives at the opening event of the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 23, 2010, in the capital's Minato Ward. Shindo's film ''Post Card'' is competing for the festival's Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix.

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Catherine Deneuve at Tokyo Int'l Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - French actress Catherine Deneuve poses for photos at the opening event of the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 23, 2010, in the capital's Minato Ward.

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Takahashi 1st in short program at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - Daisuke Takahashi of Japan performs in the men's figure skating short program during the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy at Nihon Gaishi Arena in Nagoya on Oct. 23, 2010. Takahashi collected 78.04 points to take the lead.

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Takahashi 1st in short program at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - Daisuke Takahashi of Japan performs in the men's figure skating short program during the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy at Nihon Gaishi Arena in Nagoya on Oct. 23, 2010. Takahashi collected 78.04 points to take the lead.

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Takahashi 1st in short program at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - Daisuke Takahashi of Japan performs a spin during the men's figure skating short program at the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy in Nagoya's Nihon Gaishi Arena on Oct. 23, 2010. Takahashi collected 78.04 points to take the lead.

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Aftermath of rain and mudslides in Amami

AMAMI, Japan - People pass on Oct. 23, 2010, a road which is covered by trees, debris and mud following a landslide triggered by heavy rain in the city of Amami in Japan's southwestern Kagoshima Prefecture.

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Aftermath of rain and mudslides in Amami

AMAMI, Japan - A man walks on Oct. 23, 2010, near fallen trees, debris and mud that have been dumped onto a road by a landslide triggered by heavy rain in the city of Amami in Japan's southwestern Kagoshima Prefecture.

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Aftermath of rain and mudslides in Amami

AMAMI, Japan - A man on Oct. 23, 2010, looks at a car, trees and mud that have been dumped onto a road by a landslide triggered by heavy rain in the city of Amami in Japan's southwestern Kagoshima Prefecture.

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2 senior prosecutors held over data tampering

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromichi Otsubo, former chief of the special investigation department of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office, heads to Tokyo from Osaka on Sept. 23, 2010. The top prosecutors office arrested him and his former deputy on Oct. 1 in connection with a case of altering data seized in a postal abuse scandal.

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Outsiders should stay out of sumo, says Asashoryu

NARITA, Japan - Former Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu arrives at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 23, 2010, from his native Mongolia, to make courtesy visits ahead of his retirement ceremony scheduled for Oct. 3 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. He thinks the Japan Sumo Association should not hire an independent committee to reform the national sport.

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Shanghai singer in Tokyo to promote Expo

TOKYO, Japan - Amin, a singer from Shanghai, performs during a ceremony in Tokyo on April 23, 2010, for the May 1 start of the World Expo in the Chinese city. The number of entrance tickets sold through the event's office in Japan has already topped 100,000, while 1 million people from the country are expected to visit the exposition by the time it ends on Oct. 31.