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Bacteria-based copper extraction test in Chile

COPIAPO, Chile - Taro Kamiya, chief researcher at Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp., known as JOGMEC, holds lean copper ore to be used for a copper extraction test at a mine on the outskirts of Copiapo, Chile, on Oct. 3, 2013. The Japanese government-backed body has begun to test a new copper extraction technology using sulfuric acid mixed with multiple species of bacteria at the mine.

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Bacteria-based copper extraction test in Chile

COPIAPO, Chile - Taro Kamiya, chief researcher at Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp., known as JOGMEC, holds extracted copper solution from a copper extraction test at a mine on the outskirts of Copiapo, Chile, on Oct. 3, 2013. The Japanese government-backed body has begun to test a new copper extraction technology using sulfuric acid mixed with multiple species of bacteria at the mine.

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Bacteria-based copper extraction test in Chile

COPIAPO, Chile - Taro Kamiya, chief researcher at Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp., known as JOGMEC, is pictured at an experiment facility at a mine on the outskirts of Copiapo, Chile, on Oct. 3, 2013. The Japanese government-backed body has begun to test a new copper extraction technology using sulfuric acid mixed with multiple species of bacteria at the mine.

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"Citizen runner" upsets conventional way of training for marathoners

TOKYO, Japan - Yuki Kawauchi, a top "citizen runner" in Japan, runs toward a railway station in Saitama Prefecture on his way to work on Oct. 3, 2013.

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Ex-bear hunter working to preserve ecosystem of Shirakami-Sanchi

AOMORI, Japan - Mitsuharu Kudo (R), serving as a guide at the Shirakami-Sanchi, takes local junior high school students around the mountain area, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site, in the village of Nishimeya, Aomori Prefecture, on Oct. 3, 2013. (Photo by Yohei Kanasashi)

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Afghan capital

KABUL, Afghanistan - Photo shows the upscale Share Naw district of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Oct. 3, 2013.

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Uchimura wins 4th straight all-around world title

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura celebrates at the award ceremony after becoming the first gymnast in history to win four consecutive men's all-around titles at the world gymnastics championships, in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2013.

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W. Bush, Jack Nicklaus

DUBLIN, United States - Former U.S. President George W. Bush (R) and American golf legend Jack Nicklaus attend the opening ceremony of the Presidents Cup golf event in Dublin, Ohio, on Oct. 3, 2013.

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Rays manager

BOSTON, United States - Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon holds a press conference at Fenway Park in Boston on Oct. 3, 2013.

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Robot actress

MOSCOW, Russia - A scene is shown to Russian journalists at a theater in Moscow on Oct. 3, 2013, where a robot (L) will play the role of the youngest sister in Russian author Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters. The android called Jeminoid F was jointly developed by the play's Japanese director Oriza Hirata and Japanese robot scientist Hiroshi Ishiguro.

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Robot actress

MOSCOW, Russia - Russian journalists attend a press conference at a theater in Moscow on Oct. 3, 2013, where a robot (R) will play the role of the youngest sister in Russian author Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters. The android called Jeminoid F was jointly developed by the play's Japanese director Oriza Hirata and Japanese robot scientist Hiroshi Ishiguro.

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Rangers manager, general manager

ARLINGTON, Texas - Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington (L) and general manager Jon Daniels hold a press conference at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 3, 2013.

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Uchimura wins 4th straight all-around world title

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs on the rings in the men's all-around final at the world gymnastics championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2013. Uchimura won gold and became the first gymnast in history to win four consecutive men's all-around titles at the world championships.

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Uchimura wins 4th straight all-around world title

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs on the rings in the men's all-around final at the world gymnastics championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2013. Uchimura won gold and became the first gymnast in history to win four consecutive men's all-around titles at the world championships.

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Uchimura wins 4th straight all-around world title

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura smiles after completing his performance on the horizontal bar in the men's all-around final at the world gymnastics championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2013. Uchimura won gold and became the first gymnast in history to win four consecutive men's all-around titles at the world championships.

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Uchimura wins 4th straight all-around world title

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs on the parallel bars in the men's all-around final at the world gymnastics championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2013. Uchimura won gold and became the first gymnast in history to win four consecutive men's all-around titles at the world championships.

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Uchimura wins 4th straight all-around world title

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura (C) holds his gold medal on the podium after becoming the first gymnast in history to win four consecutive men's all-around titles at the world gymnastics championships, in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2013. At left is his teammate Ryohei Kato, who took silver, and at right is Germany's Fabian Hambuechen who got bronze.

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Uchimura wins 4th straight all-around world title

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs in the floor exercise in the men's all-around final at the world gymnastics championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2013. Uchimura won gold and became the first gymnast in history to win four consecutive men's all-around titles at the world championships.

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Uchimura wins 4th straight all-around world title

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura holds his gold medal after becoming the first gymnast in history to win four consecutive men's all-around titles at the world gymnastics championships, in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2013.

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Uchimura wins 4th straight all-around world title

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs on the vault in the men's all-around final at the world gymnastics championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2013. Uchimura won gold and became the first gymnast in history to win four consecutive men's all-around titles at the world championships.

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Uchimura wins 4th straight all-around world title

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura (C) holds his gold medal on the podium after becoming the first gymnast in history to win four consecutive men's all-around titles at the world gymnastics championships, in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2013. At left is his teammate Ryohei Kato, who took silver, and at right is Germany's Fabian Hambuechen who got bronze.

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Uchimura wins 4th straight all-around world title

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs on the pommel horse in the men's all-around final at the world gymnastics championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2013. Uchimura won gold and became the first gymnast in history to win four consecutive men's all-around titles at the world championships.

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Uchimura wins 4th straight all-around world title

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs on the horizontal bar in the men's all-around final at the world gymnastics championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2013. Uchimura won gold and became the first gymnast in history to win four consecutive men's all-around titles at the world championships.

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Uchimura wins 4th straight all-around world title

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs in the floor exercise in the men's all-around final at the world gymnastics championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2013. Uchimura won gold and became the first gymnast in history to win four consecutive men's all-around titles at the world championships.

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Uchimura wins 4th straight all-around world title

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura celebrates on the podium after becoming the first gymnast in history to win four consecutive men's all-around titles at the world gymnastics championships, in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2013.

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Hiroshima outfielder Maeda retires

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Carp players toss veteran outfielder Tomonori Maeda into the air during his retirement ceremony at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 3, 2013.

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European Council president presents 2nd volume of haiku

BRUSSELS, Belgium - European Council President Herman van Rompuy presents his second volume of haiku at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Brussels on Oct. 3, 2013. Published three years after his first volume, "Haiku 2" is not only accompanied by drawings but also Japanese translations of the original Dutch verses.

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Hiroshima outfielder Maeda retires

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Carp players toss veteran outfielder Tomonori Maeda into the air during his retirement ceremony at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 3, 2013.

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Novartis scandal

TOKYO, Japan - David Epstein (C), division head at Novartis AG, the Swiss-based pharmaceutical giant, and Yoshiyasu Ninomiya (R), president of Novartis Pharma K.K., a Japanese unit of Novartis AG, bow in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2013. Novartis Pharma K.K. has allegedly engaged in deceptive advertizing for the blood pressure-lowering drug Diovan by citing a study based on manipulated clinical data.

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Japan Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Feliciano Lopez (R) of Spain and Japan's Kei Nishikori are pictured shaking hands after Nishikori beat Lopez in a Japan Open tennis championships match at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2013. Nishikori won 7-6 (4), 6-0 to advance to the quarterfinals.

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Novartis scandal

TOKYO, Japan - David Epstein (L), division head at Novartis AG, the Swiss-based pharmaceutical giant, speaks in a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2013. At right is Yoshiyasu Ninomiya, president of Novartis Pharma K.K., a Japanese unit of Novartis AG. Novartis Pharma K.K. has allegedly engaged in deceptive advertizing for the blood pressure-lowering drug Diovan by citing a study based on manipulated clinical data.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 3, 2013, shows the tank where another leak of contaminated water has been found at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture.

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TPP talks

NUSA DUA, Indonesia - Akira Amari, Japan's minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, answers reporters' questions after holding separate talks with trade ministers from seven countries, in Nusa Dua, Indonesia, on Oct. 3, 2013, the first day of the TPP ministerial meeting.

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Japan-U.S. foreign, defense chiefs meeting

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (2nd from L), U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (3rd from L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (C, R side) are pictured during their "two-plus-two" meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Japan, U.S. foreign chiefs

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida shake hands as they hold a meeting at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 3, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan-Spain summit meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are pictured after a joint press conference following their meeting at Abe's office in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2013.

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Japan Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Spaniard Nicolas Almagro plays against Argentine Horacio Zeballos in a Japan Open tennis championships match at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2013. Almagro won 6-4, 6-2 to face Japan's Kei Nishikori in a quarterfinal match the following day.

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Japan-Spain summit meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hold a joint press conference after their meeting at Abe's office in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2013.

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Nissan Dayz Roox

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an image of Nissan Motor Co.'s Dayz Roox unveiled by Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. on Oct. 3, 2013. The two automakers developed the second passenger minicar model under their joint venture scheme. Mitsubishi will sell it as "eK Space."

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Mitsubishi eK Space

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an image of Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s eK Space unveiled by Mitsubishi and Nissan Motor Co. on Oct. 3, 2013. The two automakers developed the second passenger minicar model under their joint venture scheme. Nissan will sell it as "Dayz Roox."

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Japan-Spain summit meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photo shows Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during their meeting at Abe's office in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2013.

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Japan Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Kei Nishikori of Japan attends a press conference at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2013. Earlier in the day, Nishikori beat Feliciano Lopez of Spain 7-6 (4), 6-0 to face Spaniard Nicolas Almagro in a quarterfinal match the following day.

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Japan Women's Open

SAGAMIHARA, Japan - Mika Miyazato (R) and Ai Miyazato embrace after holing out as the sisters were paired in the first round of the Japan Women's Open golf event at Sagamihara Golf Club in Kanagawa Prefecture on Oct. 3, 2013.

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Japan-Spain summit meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands as they hold a meeting at Abe's office in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2013.

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Japan PM meets U.S. foreign, defense chiefs

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera join hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2013.

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TPP talks

NUSA DUA, Indonesia - Akira Amari (far L), Japan's minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman (2nd from front, R), hold a bilateral meeting in Nusa Dua, Indonesia, on Oct. 3, 2013, the first day of the TPP ministerial meeting. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Spain summit meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (2nd from L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from front, R) hold a meeting at Abe's office in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2013.

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Japan PM meets U.S. foreign, defense chiefs

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hold talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2013.

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Japan-U.S. foreign, defense chiefs meeting

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry are pictured after a ceremony to sign a joint statement following their "two-plus-two" meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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New Daihatsu Tanto

TOKYO, Japan - Daihatsu Motor Co. unveils an updated Daihatsu Tanto minicar in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2013.