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China exhibition on leaders

BEIJING, China - People take photos at an exhibition in Beijing on Oct. 31, 2012, on the achievements of Chinese leaders in the past 10 years.

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Traffic jam in Manhattan in wake of storm

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken on the night of Oct. 31, 2012, shows a traffic jam in central Manhattan, as the local subway system, flooded in a massive storm brought by Hurricane Sandy, remains out of service.

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Panasonic expects to incur huge loss in FY 2012

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhiro Tsuga, president of Panasonic Corp., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2012. The electronics maker said it expects to book a group net loss of 765 billion yen in fiscal 2012 ending March 31, incurring a hefty loss for the second straight year due to massive restructuring costs amid a continued slump in its mainstay electronics operation.

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TEPCO logs 299 bil. yen group net loss for 2nd qtr

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Naomi Hirose speaks about the outlook for fiscal 2012 ending March 31 at the company's head office in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2012. The utility known as TEPCO reported a group net loss of 299.48 billion yen for the April to September half, pressured by higher fossil fuel costs to make up for the halt in nuclear power generation following the disaster at its Fukushima Daiichi complex in 2011.

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Brahimi in China

BEIJING, China - Lakhdar Brahimi (L), the U.N.-Arab League peace envoy on Syria, and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi shake hands before their meeting in Beijing on Oct. 31, 2012. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Ishihara leaves office

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Vice Gov. Naoki Inose is surrounded by reporters at the metropolitan government hall in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2012. With the resignation of Shintaro Ishihara taking effect the same day, Inose will take over as governor on Nov. 1. An election to pick Ishihara's successor is scheduled for Dec. 16.

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Post-Fukushima crisis disaster mitigation guidelines

TOKYO, Japan - Shunichi Tanaka, chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2012, after the authority decided on new guidelines for nuclear disaster mitigation measures following the Fukushima nuclear crisis in 2011, expanding the radius of areas that need to make special preparations to 30 kilometers from an atomic power plant.

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Ishihara leaves office

TOKYO, Japan - Shintaro Ishihara carries a bouquet of flowers as he leaves the metropolitan government hall in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2012. His resignation as Tokyo governor was approved earlier the same day at an extraordinary session of the metropolitan assembly, bringing to an end his roughly 13-and-a-half-year career as head of the metropolitan government.

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Brahimi in China

BEIJING, China - Lakhdar Brahimi (L), the U.N.-Arab League peace envoy on Syria, and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi meet in Beijing on Oct. 31, 2012. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Ishihara leaves office

TOKYO, Japan - Shintaro Ishihara carries a bouquet of flowers as he leaves the metropolitan government hall in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2012. His resignation as Tokyo governor was approved earlier the same day at an extraordinary session of the metropolitan assembly, bringing to an end his roughly 13-and-a-half-year career as head of the metropolitan government.

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Ishihara leaves office

TOKYO, Japan - Shintaro Ishihara carries a bouquet of flowers as he leaves the metropolitan government hall in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2012. His resignation as Tokyo governor was approved earlier the same day at an extraordinary session of the metropolitan assembly, bringing to an end his roughly 13-and-a-half-year career as head of the metropolitan government.

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Ishihara leaves office

TOKYO, Japan - Shintaro Ishihara carries a bouquet of flowers as he leaves the metropolitan government hall in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2012. His resignation as Tokyo governor was approved earlier the same day at an extraordinary session of the metropolitan assembly, bringing to an end his roughly 13-and-a-half-year career as head of the metropolitan government.

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Int'l conference to promote "smart cities"

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi (standing at speaker's podium, facing microphone), announces during a conference in Yokohama on Oct. 31, 2012, a declaration to enhance cooperative ties among cities in Asia. Delegates from some 10 major Japanese and other Asian cities met to discuss energy-efficient "smart cities" utilizing advanced environmental and information technology, in the first gathering of its kind.

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Int'l conference to promote "smart cities"

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Delegates from some 10 major Japanese and other Asian cities meet in Yokohama on Oct. 31, 2012, to discuss energy-efficient "smart cities" utilizing advanced environmental and information technology, in the first gathering of its kind.

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Tokyo Gov. Ishihara's resignation accepted by assembly

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara delivers a speech on his resignation at the metropolitan assembly in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2012. His resignation was approved at an extraordinary session of the assembly, bringing to an end his roughly 13-and-a-half-year career as head of the metropolitan government.

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One of Japan's 1st female lawmakers dies

TOKYO, Japan - A 1975 file photo shows Shizue Yamaguchi, elected in 1946 as one of Japan's first female lawmakers. She died of kidney failure at a Tokyo hospital on April 3, it was announced on Oct. 31, 2012. She was 94.

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Hiroshima house named after U.S. peace activist

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows a house opening to the public in Hiroshima on Oct. 31, 2012, as one of the houses built by U.S. peace activist Floyd Schmoe for people left homeless by the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city. Standing in front of the house is Schmoe's son, Wilfred.