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Bloodstained shirt of attacked Nagasaki mayor shown

NAGASAKI, Japan - A bloodstained shirt worn in 1990 by then Nagasaki Mayor Hitoshi Motoshima during a shooting attack is shown to the press in the southwestern Japan city's municipal office on Dec. 17, 2014, ahead of an exhibit of items related to him set for Jan. 15-19, 2015. Motoshima, who died at 92 on Oct. 31, 2014, was shot by a rightist in January 1990 for his statements about the emperor's responsibility for World War II.

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School rebuilding in tsunami-hit northern Japan delayed

MORIOKA, Japan - A site for building elementary and middle schools in a residential area in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, is shown in this file photo taken on Oct. 31, 2014. Reconstruction of public schools in the region's coastal area, devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster, has been delayed due to rising prices of building materials and labor in short supply.

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Russian expert warns of cyberattacks at Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Eugene Kaspersky, chief executive officer at Kaspersky Lab in Russia, speaks in a Kyodo News interview in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014, warning of possible cyberattacks on live telecasting equipment and other infrastructure facilities at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in the Japanese capital based on his experience of some 100,000 such attacks during the Sochi Winter Olympics earlier this year.

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Miyazawa wins Best Actress Award at Tokyo film festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Rie Miyazawa wins the Best Actress Award at the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 31, 2014.

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Cyclists await signal change on London street

LONDON, England - Cyclists wait for the traffic lights to change in a section for bicycles on a London street on Oct. 31, 2014.

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Iraqi injured by U.S. raid thanks Japan for surgery donations

TOKYO, Japan - Mustafa Emad, an Iraqi youth severely injured as an 8-year-old boy during U.S. bombing in 2003, thanks Japanese people during a visit to Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014, for their donations that enabled him to undergo operations in neighboring Jordan and avoid amputation.

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Japanese patissiers win top awards at Paris chocolate fair

PARIS, France - Susumu Koyama, a Japanese patissier and owner of a confectionery shop in Sanda, Hyogo Prefecture, is honored for the third time with one of the top awards at the Salon du Chocolat global chocolate fair in Paris on Oct. 31, 2014.

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Japanese patissiers win top awards at Paris chocolate fair

PARIS, France - Morihide Yoshida (C), a Japanese patissier in Paris, wins one of the top awards at the Salon du Chocolat global chocolate fair in the French capital on Oct. 31, 2014.

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Tokyo gov. meets with former CEO of London Olympic Committee

LONDON, United Kingdom - Yoichi Masuzoe (R), the governor of Tokyo, and Paul Deighton, former CEO of the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, meet for talks in London on Oct. 31, 2014.

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Kitano, Burton win Samurai Award at Tokyo film festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese and American movie directors Takeshi Kitano (L) and Tim Burton win the Samurai Award at the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 31, 2014.

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Football great Nakata appointed Special Olympics ambassador

TOKYO, Japan - Hidetoshi Nakata, a former star of the Japan national football team, addresses a gathering in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014. He was appointed as a Global Ambassador of Special Olympics, the world's largest sport organization for people with intellectual disabilities.

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Miyazawa wins Best Actress Award at Tokyo film festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Rie Miyazawa wins the Best Actress Award at the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 31, 2014.

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TEPCO logs April-Sept. group net profit of 290 bil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Naomi Hirose, president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., announces the utility's earnings for the April-September half at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014. The operator of the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant reported a group net profit of 290.15 billion yen for the period, citing its cost-cutting efforts.

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Former Nagasaki mayor dies at 92

NAGASAKI, Japan - Photo taken July 6, 2014, shows former Nagasaki Mayor Hitoshi Motoshima, who was shot by a member of a right-wing group in 1990 after saying Emperor Hirohito bore responsibility for World War II, attending a memorial ceremony to commemorate Chinese victims of the atomic bomb at Nagasaki Peace Park in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan. He died of pneumonia at age 92 on Oct. 31, 2014.

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Trees lit up at Entsu-in temple

MATSUSHIMA, Japan - Tourists photograph lit up autumn colors of leaves at the Entsu-in temple in Matsushima Town in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Miyagi on Oct. 31, 2014.

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Japanese emperor visits Dutch king in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (2nd from L) and Empress Michiko (2nd from R) talk with Dutch King Willem-Alexander (L) and Queen Maxima in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014. The Dutch royal couple invited the emperor and empress to a concert. (Pool photo)

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New U.S. envoy, S. Korean foreign minister hold talks

SEOUL, South Korea - New U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert (L) shakes hands with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se before their talks in Seoul on Oct. 31, 2014.

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Panasonic raises group profit outlook for FY 2014

TOKYO, Japan - Panasonic Corp. President Kazuhiro Tsuga (R) smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014. Panasonic lifted its group net and operating profit projections for the current business year through March 2015, reflecting the favorable solar power generation business and positive effects of restructuring.

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Sony posts far wider 1st-half net loss

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chief Financial Officer Kenichiro Yoshida holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014. Sony reported a net loss of 109.16 billion yen for the six months to Sept. 30, compared to a loss of 16.50 billion yen in the same period last year.

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Int'l anime festival starts at New Chitose Airport

SAPPORO, Japan - A character figure is on display at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on Oct. 31, 2014, as an international animation festival started at the airport in Japan's northernmost main island the same day.

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Iranian deputy foreign min. calls for expansion of Japan's cooperation

TOKYO, Japan - Ibrahim Rahimpour, deputy foreign minister of Iran, calls for Japan's expansion of cooperation in the medical and environmental fields during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014.

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People dance in zombie costumes at USJ's Halloween event

OSAKA, Japan - People in zombie costumes dance at a Halloween event called "Special Zombie Mob" at the Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka on Oct. 31, 2014.

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Financial markets react to BOJ's surprise quantitative easing

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard in Tokyo's Chuo Ward shows the Nikkei Stock Average jumping 755.56 points, or 4.83 percent, to close at 16,413.76 on Oct. 31, 2014, its highest finish since Nov. 2, 2007, while the dollar gaining more than 2 yen to the 111 yen level, after the Bank of Japan decided to expand its massive asset purchase program.

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Foreign fishing boats operate near Tori Island

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign fishing boats operate near Tori Island (back) in the Izu island chain on Oct. 31, 2014, with a number of them hoisting the Chinese national flag. Coral poaching in Japanese territorial waters and its exclusive economic zone near the Ogasawara and Izu islands is a problem nowadays.

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Nikkei ends at 7-year high on BOJ's additional monetary easing

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard in Tokyo's Yaesu district shows the Nikkei Stock Average jumping 755.56 points, or 4.83 percent, to close at 16,413.76 on Oct. 31, 2014, its highest finish since Nov. 2, 2007, after the Bank of Japan decided to expand its massive asset purchase program.

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People enjoy USJ's Halloween event

OSAKA, Japan - People clad in zombie costumes enjoy a Halloween event called "Special Zombie Mob" at the Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka on Oct. 31, 2014.

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Removal of nuclear fuel at Fukushima Daiichi plant

OKUMA, Japan - Workers watch a monitor screen to check the removal of a deformed nuclear fuel rod from the pool of the No. 4 reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Oct. 31, 2014.

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BOJ unexpectedly eases monetary policy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda smiles during a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014, after the central bank decided to further ease its monetary policy. The BOJ will increase its holdings of Japanese government bonds purchased from financial institutions by about 80 trillion yen a year, up by about 30 trillion yen from the current pace.

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Decommissioning safety panel members watch work at Fukushima Daiichi

OKUMA, Japan - Members of a panel consisting of personnel from the Fukushima prefectural government, municipalities and experts to monitor the safety of decommissioning work at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant watch the process of dismantling the reactor building cover of unit 1 on Oct. 31, 2014.

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BOJ unexpectedly eases monetary policy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda holds a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014, after the central bank decided to further ease its monetary policy. The BOJ will increase its holdings of Japanese government bonds purchased from financial institutions by about 80 trillion yen a year, up by about 30 trillion yen from the current pace.

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BOJ unexpectedly eases monetary policy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda holds a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014, after the central bank decided to further ease its monetary policy. The BOJ will increase its holdings of Japanese government bonds purchased from financial institutions by about 80 trillion yen a year, up by about 30 trillion yen from the current pace.

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BOJ unexpectedly eases monetary policy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda holds a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014, after the central bank decided to further ease its monetary policy. The BOJ will increase its holdings of Japanese government bonds purchased from financial institutions by about 80 trillion yen a year, up by about 30 trillion yen from the current pace.

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BOJ unexpectedly eases monetary policy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda holds a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014, after the central bank decided to further ease its monetary policy. The BOJ will increase its holdings of Japanese government bonds purchased from financial institutions by about 80 trillion yen a year, up by about 30 trillion yen from the current pace.

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Mori briefs Dutch royal couple on 2020 Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R), president of the organizing committee of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, explains the games' plans to visiting Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima at Tokyo's Toranomon Hills skyscraper on Oct. 31, 2014.

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Sharp's 1st-half operating profit falls 13.6%

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014. Sharp said its group operating profit in the April-September half fell 13.6 percent from a year earlier to 29.22 billion yen.

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Suu Kyi invited by Thein Sein to discuss reconciliation

TOKYO, Japan - Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is invited by the country's President Thein Sein to attend a meeting at the president's office in Naypyidaw on Oct. 31, 2014, along with 12 other leaders of the nation to discuss ways to attain national reconciliation.

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China is ready for Ebola: Foreign ministry official

BEIJING, China - Lin Songtian, director general of the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Department of African Affairs, gives a press conference in Beijing on Oct. 31, 2014. He said there are several thousand Chinese living in West Africa, adding China is well prepared for Ebola.

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Annual street performance championship in Shizuoka

SHIZUOKA, Japan - A street performer shows off his skills in the city of Shizuoka, Japan, on Oct. 31, 2014, the opening day of the four-day annual Daidogei World Cup, an international street performance championship.

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Myanmar leaders meet in Naypyidaw

TOKYO, Japan - Myanmar's President Thein Sein (3rd from R), opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (far L) and other military, parliamentary and government leaders meet at the president's office in Naypyidaw to discuss national reconciliation on Oct. 31, 2014.

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BOJ further eases monetary policy

TOKYO, Japan - Haruhiko Kuroda, the governor of the Bank of Japan, arrives at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014, to attend a monetary policy meeting. At the meeting, the central bank decided to further ease its monetary policy, buying Japanese government bonds from financial institutions so that their amount outstanding will increase at an annual pace of about 80 trillion yen, up about 30 trillion yen.

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Univ. mulls not rehiring ex-reporter amid threats over sex slave issue

SAPPORO, Japan - Shinichi Tamura, president of Hokusei Gakuen University in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, tells a press conference in Sapporo on Oct. 31, 2014, he is considering not renewing the contract of a part-time lecturer for the school year starting April, following threats to the university due to the lecturer's involvement in controversial reporting on the issue of wartime sex slavery. The school said in a statement it has "not made a final decision" but stressed that it regards "protecting the safety of the students as a top priority."

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New Uniqlo flagship store opens in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Customers fill the second Osaka flagship store of Japanese casual clothing chain Uniqlo on Oct. 31, 2014, as the new store in front of Hankyu Umeda Station officially opens.

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Japan wants N. Korea to present 1st report on abductees by year-end

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga attends a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014, saying that Japan hopes North Korea will present by year-end its report on a new round of investigations into Japanese nationals it abducted decades ago, following Pyongyang's failure to meet an earlier expected timeframe.

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New Uniqlo flagship store opens in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Customers queue in the second Osaka flagship store of Japanese casual clothing chain Uniqlo on Oct. 31, 2014, as the new store in front of Hankyu Umeda Station officially opens.

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About 500 Mandarin ducks arrive in Tottori Pref.

YONAGO, Japan - Some 500 Mandarin ducks fly to the Hino River in the town of Hino in Tottori Prefecture, known as a popular stopover for the birds in the wintering season, on Oct. 31, 2014.

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Ex-Obuchi aide says funds discrepancies "clerical errors"

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 31, 2014 shows the Nakanojo municipal government offices in Gunma Prefecture, which was raided by prosecutors the same day in connection with discrepancies in political funds reports linked to former industry minister Yuko Obuchi. Kenichiro Orita, a former aide to Obuchi and a former mayor of Nakanojo, told prosecutors the discrepancies were caused by "clerical errors," sources with knowledge of the matter said.

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New Uniqlo flagship store opens in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Customers enter the second Osaka flagship store of Japanese casual clothing chain Uniqlo on Oct. 31, 2014, as the new store in front of Hankyu Umeda Station officially opens.

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New Uniqlo flagship store opens in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Customers fill the second Osaka flagship store of Japanese casual clothing chain Uniqlo on Oct. 31, 2014, as the new store in front of Hankyu Umeda Station officially opens.

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New Uniqlo flagship store opens in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Customers queue outside the second Osaka flagship store of Japanese casual clothing chain Uniqlo on Oct. 31, 2014, the day of the official opening of the new store in front of Hankyu Umeda Station.

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TEPCO removes part of reactor building cover at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 31, 2014 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 1 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi complex in northeastern Japan, after its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. removed a panel from the roof of the cover shrouding the building, which is a first step toward removing spent fuel rods stored in a cooling pool in the building.