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Foster home completed in Sendai for quake orphans, others

SENDAI, Japan - Foster home facility "Kodomo no mura Tohoku" (Children's Village Tohoku) completed in Sendai, northeastern Japan, to care for orphans from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and other children in need is seen on Oct. 30, 2014. On the left is one of three houses on-site for the foster families to live with the children, while the one on the right is for staff stationed by the incorporated nonprofit organization running it.

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BOJ Deputy Governor Nishimura

KYOTO, Japan - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Kiyohiko Nishimura attends a meeting with business leaders at a hotel in Kyoto on Nov. 30, 2011. Nishimura said during a press conference after the meeting that he believes the intervention in the currency market by the Japanese government and the BOJ on Oct. 31 was effective.

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People affected by M7.2 earthquake in eastern Turkey

TOKYO, Japan - Women hug each other outside a tent providing temporary shelter for people affected by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake, in Ercis, eastern Turkey, on Oct. 30, 2011. The disaster occurred Oct. 23.

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Flooded area near Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Photo shows a flooded area near Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. 30, 2011.

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Wounded Syrian man in Lebanon

TRIPOLI, Lebanon - Photo taken on Oct. 30, 2011, shows a man nursing an injury at a house in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, after he was shot during an antigovernment protest in Homs, western Syria. The man in his 30s who fled his home country in September 2011 refused to show his face because he was afraid of possible reprisals against members of his family in Homs.

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Japan's Suzuki at Skate Canada exhibition

MISSISSAUGA, Canada - Japan's Akiko Suzuki performs during an exhibition at Skate Canada in Mississauga, Canada, on Oct. 30, 2011. Suzuki took the women's silver medal in the event the previous day.

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Aerial photo shows a plant of Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., a subsidiary of Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co., at flood-hit Rojana Industrial Park in Ayutthaya Province, central Thailand, on Oct. 30, 2011.

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Japan's Takahashi at Skate Canada exhibition

MISSISSAUGA, Canada - Japan's Daisuke Takahashi performs during an exhibition at Skate Canada in Mississauga, Canada, on Oct. 30, 2011. The 2010 world champion took the bronze medal in the men's competition the previous day.

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Aerial photo shows vehicles taking refuge on an elevated road in a flooded area near Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. 30, 2011.

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - An aerial photo shows a flooded road in northern Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. 30, 2011.

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Tosen Jordan wins Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Five-year-old Tosen Jordan (L) gallops in the autumn Emperor's Cup at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo, on Oct. 30, 2011, with Dark Shadow (R) running next to it. The seventh choice Tosen Jordan won the race, setting a new national record of 1 minute, 56.1 seconds for 2,000 meters, followed by second choice Dark Shadow. (Pool photo)

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - A man purchases fruit from a stand on a flooded street in the southeastern part of the Sukhumvit area of Bangkok, on Oct. 30, 2011.

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - An aerial photo shows a flooded temple in Ayutthaya Province, Thailand, on Oct. 30, 2011.

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Aerial photo shows a flooded area near Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. 30, 2011.

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Aerial photo shows a residential area in flood-hit Ayutthaya Province, central Thailand, on Oct. 30, 2011.

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - An aerial photo shows a flooded residential area in northern Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. 30, 2011.

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Costume-clad runners in Osaka Marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Combined photo shows participants in the inaugural Osaka Marathon running in their chosen attire in the city of Osaka in western Japan on Oct. 30, 2011. About 30,000 people took part in the event.

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Tosen Jordan wins Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Italian jockey Nicola Pinna (R) celebrates on Tosen Jordan after the horse crossed the line 1st in the autumn Emperor's Cup at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo, on Oct. 30, 2011. The 5-year-old Tosen Jordan, the seventh choice, set a new national record of 1 minute, 56.1 seconds for 2,000 meters.

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Kawauchi finishes 4th in Osaka Marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Yuki Kawauchi finishes fourth in the Osaka Marathon in Osaka on Oct. 30, 2011. Kawauchi, a Saitama prefectural government employee, was the highest-placed Japanese runner.

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Presidential election in Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - A man walks past a poster of former Kyrgyz Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev, a presidential candidate, in Osh, southern Kyrgyzstan, on Oct. 29, 2011. People in Kyrgyzstan voted on Oct. 30, 2011, to elect a new president.

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Hug of Switzerland wins Oita int'l wheelchair marathon

OITA, Japan - Marcel Hug of Switzerland (L) and Japan's Masayuki Higuchi (R) race in the 31st Oita International Wheelchair Marathon in Oita, southwest Japan, on Oct. 30, 2011. Hug captured his second consecutive title in the race while Higuchi finished second.

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Jackie Chan at Tokyo film festival

TOKYO, Japan - Hong Kong film star Jackie Chan (L) and Japanese singer Shoko Nakagawa are shown arriving at the opening of the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2011. The festival runs through Oct. 30, 2011.

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PM Noda at opening of Tokyo film festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks at the opening ceremony of the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2011. The festival, under the auspices of Japanese ministries, runs through Oct. 30, 2011. (Pool Photo)

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PM Noda, Jackie Chan at opening of film festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and popular Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan shake hands at the opening ceremony of the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2011. The festival runs through Oct. 30, 2011. (Pool Photo)

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Hula dancers at opening of Tokyo film festival

TOKYO, Japan - A team of hula dancers who appear in the documentary film ''Fukushima Hula Girls'' performs on the ecology-promoting Green Carpet at the opening of the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2011. The festival runs through Oct. 30, 2011.

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PM Noda, industry minister Edano on Green Carpet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and industry minister Yukio Edano (R) wave as they walk on the ecology-promoting Green Carpet in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2011, the opening day of the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival. The festival, under the auspices of Japanese ministries, runs through Oct. 30, 2011.