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Maehara's Tokyo "office" comes under suspicion

TOKYO, Japan - National Policy Minister Seiji Maehara meets the press in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2012. The home of Maehara's secretary, registered as the main office of his support group in Tokyo, booked over 10 million yen in costs between 2005 and 2010 in political funds reports, though it is not clear whether substantive work was performed there, people familiar with the matter said the same day.

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Maehara's Tokyo "office" comes under suspicion

TOKYO, Japan - National Policy Minister Seiji Maehara (C) meets the press in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2012. The home of Maehara's secretary, registered as the main office of his support group in Tokyo, booked over 10 million yen in costs between 2005 and 2010 in political funds reports, though it is not clear whether substantive work was performed there, people familiar with the matter said the same day.

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Japan's Takahashi takes bronze at Skate Canada

MISSISSAUGA, Canada - Japan's Daisuke Takahashi performs his free skate routine at Skate Canada, the second event of this season's Grand Prix series, in Mississauga, Canada, on Oct. 29, 2011. The 2010 world champion took the bronze medal in the men's competition.

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Bonus gifts museum in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A variety of Doraemon ''anime'' character goods and other toys are displayed at the Novelty Museum in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2010. The museum exhibits around 15,000 products that have been made as an added bonus to accompany candies and other products.

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Biodiversity conference in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese Environment Minister Ryu Matsumoto, the chair of the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, is projected on the screen during a plenary session that resumed after a recess on the evening of Oct. 29, 2010.

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Kan, Wen at trilateral meeting in Hanoi

HANOI, Vietnam - This combination photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at a trilateral meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung Bak in Hanoi on Oct. 29, 2010, on the sidelines of a summit of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus the three countries. (Pool photo)

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Japan beats Poland in women's volleyball

TOKYO, Japan - Saori Sakoda of Japan spikes the ball against Poland's Katarzyna Gajgal (15) and Milena Sadurek during the fourth set of a first-round match at the women's world volleyball championship at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2010. Japan beat Poland in full sets.

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Japan beats Poland in women's volleyball

TOKYO, Japan - Megumi Kurihara of Japan spikes the ball against Poland's Katarzyna Gajgal (15) and Milena Sadurek during the second set of a first-round match at the women's world volleyball championship at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2010. Japan beat Poland in full sets.

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Biodiversity conference in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese Environment Minister Ryu Matsumoto (L), the chair of the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, facilitates a plenary meeting, as Ahmed Djoghlaf (R), executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, looks on, on Oct. 29, 2010.

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Tsunami wipes out Indonesian village

MUNTEI BARU-BARU, Indonesia - Photo taken on Oct. 29, 2010 shows the village of Muntei Baru-Baru on North Pagai Island in the Mentawai island chain flattened by tsunami triggered by a major earthquake on Oct. 25.

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Tsunami wipes out Indonesian village

MUNTEI BARU-BARU, Indonesia - Photo taken on Oct. 29, 2010 shows the village of Muntei Baru-Baru on North Pagai Island in the Mentawai island chain flattened by tsunami triggered by a major earthquake on Oct. 25.

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Biodiversity conference in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese Environment Minister Ryu Matsumoto (C), the chair of the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, reacts after a plenary session breaks off for a recess on Oct. 29, 2010, as Ahmed Djoghlaf (R), executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, looks on.

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Storm-hit Amami-Oshima Island

AMAMI, Japan - Discarded furniture and home appliances block part of a residential area in storm-hit Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2010.

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Tsunami wipes out Indonesian village

MUNTEI BARU-BARU, Indonesia - People at the village of Muntei Baru-Baru on North Pagai Island in the Mentawai island chain, dig a hole on Oct. 29, 2010 to bury the victims killed by a major quake and tsunami that struck the village on Oct. 25.

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Biodiversity conference in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Delegates read materials prior to a plenary session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10) in Nagoya on Oct. 29, 2010.

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Japan students in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - Students in a Japanese delegation to the World Expo in Shanghai visit the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, a landmark building in the city, on Oct. 29, 2010. (Pool photo)

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Japanese and Chinese youth luncheon

SHANGHAI, China - Young Japanese people and Chinese volunteers attend a luncheon in Shanghai on Oct. 29, 2010. A group of about 680 Japanese are on a visit to promote exchanges with young Chinese after their trip was previously postponed due to a bilateral spat stemming from maritime collisions near the disputed Senkaku Islands. (Pool photo)

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Biodiversity conference in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Delegates appear exhausted during a plenary session of the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10) in Nagoya on Oct. 29, 2010.

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NTT Docomo president at APEC telecom event

NAGO, Japan - Ryuji Yamada, president of Japan's top cellphone carrier NTT Docomo Inc., delivers a lecture at a seminar related to the ministerial telecom and information talks of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2010. Yamada said how to control the increasing amount of telecom information is a global challenge.

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U.N. assembly chief talks of Security Council reforms

TOKYO, Japan - U.N. General Assembly President Joseph Deiss speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2010. Deiss pledged to work on reactivating discussions about reforms of the world body's Security Council.

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Dragons, Marines collide in Japan Series

NAGOYA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons manager Hiromitsu Ochiai (R) and Lotte Marines manager Norifumi Nishimura shake hands at Nagoya Dome, the home stadium of the Dragons, in Nagoya on Oct. 29, 2010, ahead of the start of the Japan Series the following day.

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Ishikawa plays ABC Championship

KATO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa of Japan hits a shot in the second round of the Mynavi ABC Championship at ABC Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on Oct. 29, 2010.

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Kan, Wen at ASEAN-plus-3 summit

HANOI, Vietnam - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao shake hands during a luncheon for leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Japan, China and South Korea in Hanoi on Oct. 29, 2010. (Pool photo)

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Sony returns to black in April-Sept.

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Financial Officer Masaru Kato briefs reporters in Tokyo on the company's financial results for the April to September period on Oct. 29, 2010. The company swung back into the black as a result of a favorable performance in the game business and personal computer sectors as well as its cost-cutting efforts.

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ASEAN-Japan summit

HANOI, Vietnam - Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Japan join hands for a group photo on Oct. 29, 2010, in Hanoi. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (6th from L) announced at a summit with his ASEAN counterparts the same day that Japan will offer assistance for infrastructure projects to ASEAN members. (Pool Photo)

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Maehara, Yang meet in Hanoi

HANOI, Vietnam - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (2nd from L) talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (R) in Hanoi on Oct. 29, 2010. Maehara said he agreed with Yang that Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan is likely to meet with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in the Vietnamese capital to improve soured ties.

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Aeon Mall opens in Tianjin, China

BEIJING, China - Shoppers swarm Aeon Mall Tianjin TEDA in China on Oct. 29, 2010. The 110,000-square-meter shopping center is the Japanese operator's second largest outlet in China.

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Maehara, Yang meet in Hanoi

HANOI, Vietnam - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (L) meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Hanoi on Oct. 29, 2010. Maehara said he agreed with Yang that Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan is likely to meet with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in the Vietnamese capital to improve soured ties.

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Biodiversity conference in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Fernando Casas (C) and Timothy Hodges (back), co-chairs of a U.N. biodiversity conference's working group on genetic resources, are surrounded by reporters as they exit the venue for a working group meeting in Nagoya on Oct. 29, 2010.

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Uniqlo's 1st domestic flagship store in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Fast Retailing Co., the operator of the popular Uniqlo casual clothing chain, opens its first domestic flagship store in Osaka's Shinsaibashi shopping district to the media on Sept. 29, 2010, ahead of its opening to the public on Oct. 1.

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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.