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N. Korea children at Pyongyang academy

TOKYO, Japan - A girl is seen gesturing in front of the building of the after-school academy Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace in Pyongyang on Oct. 29, 2009.

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N. Korea children at Pyongyang academy

TOKYO, Japan - Girls are seen singing under pictures of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung and his son and current leader Kim Jong Il at the after-school academy Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace in Pyongyang on Oct. 29, 2009.

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N. Korea children at Pyongyang academy

TOKYO, Japan - Girls are seen practicing playing the accordion at the after-school academy Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace in Pyongyang on Oct. 29, 2009.

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N. Korea children at Pyongyang academy

TOKYO, Japan - Boys practice taekwondo at the after-school academy Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace in Pyongyang on Oct. 29, 2009.

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N. Korea children at Pyongyang academy

TOKYO, Japan - Children are seen dancing at the after-school academy Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace in Pyongyang on Oct. 29, 2009.

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N. Korea children at Pyongyang academy

TOKYO, Japan - Girls in a chorus group are seen singing at the after-school academy Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace in Pyongyang on Oct. 29, 2009.

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N. Korea children at Pyongyang academy

TOKYO, Japan - Girls are seen performing traditional dance at the after-school academy Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace in Pyongyang on Oct. 29, 2009.

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N. Korea children at Pyongyang academy

TOKYO, Japan - Children are seen practicing ballet at the after-school academy Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace in Pyongyang on Oct. 29, 2009.

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Woman teaches calligraphy at Pyongyang school

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A woman teaches calligraphy at the Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace, an academy that mainly focuses on culture, art and sports in Pyongyang on Oct. 29, 2009.

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Yankees level World Series with 3-1 win over Phillies

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees Derik Jeter (L) and Hideki Matsui celebrate after their team beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 in Game 2 of the 2009 MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium in New York on Oct. 29, 2009.

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Yankees level World Series with 3-1 win over Phillies

NEW YORK, United States - Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Pedro Martinez (3rd from R) gets knocked out in the seventh inning of Game 2 of the MLB World Series against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York on Oct. 29, 2009. The Yankees leveled the series at one game each in a 3-1 victory over the Phillies.

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Yankees level World Series with 3-1 win over Phillies

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees players celebrate after beating the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 in Game 2 of the MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium in New York on Oct. 29, 2009.

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Yankees level World Series with 3-1 win over Phillies

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees starter A.J. Burnett pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 of the MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium in New York on Oct. 29, 2009. The Yankees leveled the series at one game each in a 3-1 victory over the Phillies.

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Yankees level World Series with 3-1 win over Phillies

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees designated hitter Hideki Matsui rounds the bases after hitting a solo homer in the sixth inning of Game 2 of the MLB World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies at Yankee Stadium in New York on Oct. 29, 2009. The Yankees won 3-1 to tie the series at 1-1.

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Yankees level World Series with 3-1 win over Phillies

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a solo homer over the right-field fence off Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Pedro Martinez in the sixth inning of Game 2 of the MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium in New York on Oct. 29, 2009. The Yankees leveled the series at one game each in a 3-1 victory over the Phillies.

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Yankees level World Series with 3-1 win over Phillies

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a solo homer over the right-field fence off Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Pedro Martinez in the sixth inning of Game 2 of the MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium in New York on Oct. 29, 2009. The Yankees leveled the series at one game each in a 3-1 victory over the Phillies.

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Yankees level World Series with 3-1 win over Phillies

NEW YORK, United States - Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Matt Stairs hits an RBI single to left in the second inning of Game 2 of the MLB World Series against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York on Oct. 29, 2009. The Yankees leveled the series at one game each in a 3-1 victory over the Phillies.

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Nintendo to launch larger-screen DS handheld console

OSAKA, Japan - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata holds a new version of the Nintendo DS handheld game console at a press conference in Osaka on Oct. 29, 2009. The Nintendo DSi LL has a larger 4.2-inch screen and provides a wider viewing angle.

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Kikuchi picked by Seibu

HANAMAKI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, a promising left-handed pitcher for Hanamaki Higashi High School, celebrates with his teammates at the school in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009, after being taken by the Seibu Lions as their first-round choice in the draft the same day.

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Chono picked by Yomiuri

SAYAMA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara (L) helps Hisayoshi Chono, the club's No. 1 draft pick, don a Giants uniform in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009.

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Kikuchi picked by Seibu

HANAMAKI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, a promising left-handed pitcher for Hanamaki Higashi High School, poses for photographers at the school in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009 after being taken by the Seibu Lions as their first-round choice in the draft.

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Chono picked by Yomiuri

SAYAMA, Japan - Hisayoshi Chono (R), the Yomiuri Giants' No. 1 draft pick, poses in the professional club's uniform presented by manager Tatsunori Hara in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009.

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Seibu wins negotiating rights for Kikuchi

HANAMAKI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, a promising left-handed pitcher for Hanamaki Higashi High School, is all smiles during a press conference at the school in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009. The Seibu Lions acquired the rights to negotiate a contract with the fast-throwing 18-year-old in the Japanese baseball draft the same day.

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Kikuchi picked by Seibu

HANAMAKI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, the Seibu Lions' No. 1 draft pick, is all smiles as he tries on a Lions cap at his Hanamaki Higashi High School in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009.

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Fans watch baseball draft

TOKYO, Japan - A throng of baseball fans react after Seibu Lions manager Hisanobu Watanabe shows off the winner's ticket for the rights to negotiate a contract with the club's No. 1 draft pick Yusei Kikuchi, a high-profile pitcher, at a Tokyo hotel Oct. 29, 2009. It was the first time for fans to be allowed in the venue of the annual draft of the professional sport.

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Chono picked by Yomiuri

SAYAMA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara (L) shakes hands with Hisayoshi Chono, the professional club's No. 1 draft pick, in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009.

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Kikuchi picked by Seibu

HANAMAKI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, a promising left-handed pitcher for Hanamaki Higashi High School, celebrates with his teammates at the school in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009, after being taken by the Seibu Lions as their first-round choice in the draft the same day.

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JAL to seek revival under state direction

TOKYO, Japan - This Oct. 29, 2009 photo shows the headquarters of struggling Japan Airlines Corp. in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. JAL said the same day that it will seek to turn itself around under state direction.

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Imamura picked by Hiroshima

NAGASAKI, Japan - Takeru Imamura, a right-handed pitcher for Seiho High School, shows off a sea bream that is a popular congratulatory fish in Japan in Saza, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009, after being taken by the professional club Hiroshima Carp as their first-round choice in the draft the same day.

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Imamura picked by Hiroshima

NAGASAKI, Japan - Takeru Imamura, a right-handed pitcher for Seiho High School, celebrates with his teammates in Saza, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009 after being taken by the Hiroshima Carp as their first-round choice in the draft the same day.

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Seibu wins negotiating rights for Kikuchi

HANAMAKI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, a promising left-handed pitcher for Hanamaki Higashi High School, poses for photographers by forming the shape of an L with his hand after being taken by the Seibu Lions as their first-round choice in the draft at the school in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009.

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Seibu wins negotiating rights for Kikuchi

TOKYO, Japan - Seibu Lions manager Hisanobu Watanabe shows off the winning ticket he drew from a lottery box for the rights to negotiate a contract with Yuseki Kikuchi, a promising left-handed pitcher for Hanamaki Higashi High School, in the baseball draft in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2009. Five other professional clubs also named Kikuchi in the first round of bids.

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Seibu wins negotiating rights for Kikuchi

HANAMAKI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, a promising left-handed pitcher for Hanamaki Higashi High School, is all smiles during a press conference at the school in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009. The Seibu Lions acquired the rights to negotiate a contract with the fast-throwing 18-year-old in the Japanese baseball draft the same day.

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Seibu wins negotiating rights for Kikuchi

TOKYO, Japan - Seibu Lions manager Hisanobu Watanabe (L) shows off the winning ticket he drew from a lottery box for the rights to negotiate a contract with Yuseki Kikuchi, a promising left-handed pitcher for Hanamaki Higashi High School, in the baseball draft in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2009. Five other professional clubs also named Kikuchi in the first round of bids.

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Chono picked by Yomiuri

SAYAMA, Japan - Hisayoshi Chono, the Yomiuri Giants' No. 1 draft pick, speaks at a press conference in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009.

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JAL to seek revival under state direction

TOKYO, Japan - Transport minister Seiji Maehara speaks at a press conference at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on Oct. 29, 2009. JAL said the same day that it will seek to turn itself around under state direction.

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Chono picked by Yomiuri

SAYAMA, Japan - Hisayoshi Chono, the Yomiuri Giants' No. 1 draft pick, poses for photographers wearing a Giants cap in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009.

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JAL to seek revival under state direction

TOKYO, Japan - Transport minister Seiji Maehara (R) receives a report on a plan to reconstruct Japan Airlines Corp. from Shinjiro Takagi who heads a governmental task force on the struggling airline's revival at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on Oct. 29, 2009. JAL said the same day that it will seek to turn itself around under state direction.

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JAL to seek revival under state direction

TOKYO, Japan - Transport minister Seiji Maehara speaks at a press conference at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on Oct. 29, 2009. JAL said the same day that it will seek to turn itself around under state direction.

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New control tower completed at Tokyo's Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan - A newly completed control tower (R) at Tokyo's Haneda airport is shown to the press on Oct. 29, 2009. The 115.7-meter tall tower will begin operating Jan. 12, 2010.

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New control tower completed at Tokyo's Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan - The inside of a newly completed control tower at Tokyo's Haneda airport is shown to the press on Oct. 29, 2009. The 115.7-meter tall tower will begin operating Jan. 12, 2010.

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Stone chamber of ancient tomb unveiled to viewers

KASHIHARA, Japan - Visitors look at the upper part of a red-colored stone chamber, excavated at the ancient Sakurai Chausu-yama tomb mound in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009. The mound is believed to be a nobleman's tomb from the early years of the Yamato dynasty, which ruled major parts of Japan from the third to seventh centuries.

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Nikkei falls below 10,000 to 3-week low

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic board in Tokyo's Nihonbashi district shows Japan's key Nikkei stock index falling below 10,000 on the morning of Oct. 29, 2009, for the first time in three weeks, hit by a stronger yen and sharp losses on Wall Street overnight.

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Hatoyama leaves new house

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (C) is photographed while heading for his office from his official residence (back) in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2009. The premier moved into the building from his private house in Tokyo's upscale Denenchofu district the previous day. (Pool photo)

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Okinawa governor meets foreign minister over Futemma relocation

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) shakes hands with Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on Oct. 29, 2009, before their talks over the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Bella Center under guard ahead of Oct. 2 IOC meet

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Police keep guard around the Bella Center in Copenhagen on Sept. 29, 2009, where a general meeting of the International Olympic Committee will be held Oct. 2 to decide the site for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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Bella Center under guard ahead of Oct. 2 IOC meet

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Police keep watch around the Bella Center in Copenhagen on Sept. 29, 2009, where a general meeting of the International Olympic Committee will be held Oct. 2 to decide the site for the 2016 Summer Olympics.