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Orangutan and iPad

TORONTO, Canada - At the orangutan enclosure at the Toronto Zoo, 6-year-old orangutan, Budi, plays with an iPad on Oct. 5, 2012.

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Pakistan politician

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Imran Khan, head of the opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, speaks during an interview at his home in Islamabad on Oct. 5, 2012.

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Police raid Schindler's Tokyo office

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters gather on Nov. 5, 2012, in front of the building housing the Tokyo headquarters of Schindler Elevator K.K., the Japanese arm of Swiss-based Schindler Holding Ltd., which Ishikawa prefectural police officers searched the same day in an investigation of suspected professional negligence following a fatal elevator accident on Oct. 31.

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Police raid Schindler's Tokyo office

TOKYO, Japan - Ishikawa prefectural police officers enter the Tokyo headquarters of Schindler Elevator K.K., the Japanese arm of Swiss-based Schindler Holding Ltd., on Nov. 5, 2012, to search there in an investigation of suspected professional negligence following a fatal elevator accident on Oct. 31.

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Nishikori reaches Japan Open final

TOKYO, Japan - Kei Nishikori cerebrates after beating Marcos Baghdatis 6-2, 6-2 in a Japan Open semifinal match at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2012.

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Murray stunned by Raonic

TOKYO, Japan - Top seed Andy Murray crouches as he prepares to return a shot from Milos Raonic during their Japan Open semifinal match at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2012. Murray lost 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4).

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Murray stunned by Raonic

TOKYO, Japan - Top seed Andy Murray is pictured after losing to Milos Raonic 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4) in the semifinals of the Japan Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2012.

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Nishikori into Japan Open final

TOKYO, Japan - Kei Nishikori acknowledges the crowd after beating Marcos Baghdatis 6-2, 6-2 in a Japan Open semifinals match at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2012.

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Nishikori into Japan Open final

TOKYO, Japan - Kei Nishikori returns a shot to Marcos Baghdatis in a Japan Open semifinal match at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2012. Nishikori won 6-2, 6-2.

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Comfort women ad in Times Square

NEW YORK, United States - A billboard (top) demanding an apology from the Japanese government for the wartime sex slavery involving Korean women, paid for by a South Korean civic group, is displayed at Times Square in New York on Oct. 5, 2012.

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Uniqlo opens 1st U.S. West Coast store

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Tadashi Yanai (3rd from R), president and chairman of Fast Retailing Co., operator of the Uniqlo casual clothing store chain, attends the opening ceremony for a Uniqlo store in San Francisco on Oct. 5, 2012, the chain's first store on the West Coast of the United States.

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China dissident issues memoir

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Wang Dan, a 1989 Tiananmen Square Incident activist, holds a press conference in Taipei on Oct. 5, 2012. Wang holds a copy of his memoir, published by a Taiwan company.

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Youngest weather forecaster

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows Tomoki Kai, a 12-year-old junior high school student, in Nagoya, central Japan, on Oct. 5, 2012. Kai has become the youngest person ever to pass the test for certified weather forecasters in Japan, the examiner said the same day.

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Diplomat Kitera

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Masato Kitera, a Japanese career diplomat acting as assistant chief Cabinet secretary. Sources said on Oct. 5, 2012, that the government began making arrangements to select Kitera as Japan's new ambassador to China, following the sudden death of recently appointed envoy Shinichi Nishimiya in September.

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Murray advances to Japan Open semis

TOKYO, Japan - Reigning U.S. Open champion Andy Murray returns a shot during the Japan Open singles quarterfinals against Swiss seventh seed Stanislas Wawrinka at Ariake Tennis Forest in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2012. Murray held off Wawrinka 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 to reach the semifinals.

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Myanmar trade fair

YANGON, Myanmar - Visitors try foods made with Japanese seasonings at the Japan Products Expo trade fair in Yangon, Myanmar, on Oct. 5, 2012.

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Myanmar trade fair

YANGON, Myanmar - A woman demonstrates Japanese cosmetics at the Japan Products Expo trade fair in Yangon, Myanmar, on Oct. 5, 2012.

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Nissan Latio compact sedan

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. shows the Latio compact sedan in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Oct. 5, 2012, as the Japanese automaker announced the launch in Japan of a fully remodeled version of the Latio, featuring an idling stop function and improved fuel efficiency.

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BMW i3 electric vehicle

TOKYO, Japan - BMW Japan Corp. shows the German automaker's i3 electric vehicle in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2012, as the company plans to begin selling the vehicle in 2014.

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BMW i8 plug-in hybrid vehicle

TOKYO, Japan - BMW Japan Corp. shows the German automaker's i8 plug-in hybrid vehicle in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2012, as the company will begin selling the vehicle in 2014.

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Malaysian royal couple in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (3rd from L) and Empress Michiko (2nd from R) meet with Malaysian King Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (far L) and Queen Haminah Hamidun (far R) on Oct. 5, 2012, bidding them farewell at the Akasaka Palace state guesthouse in Tokyo. (Pool photo)

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Jobs remembered in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Flowers are laid at an Apple Inc. shop in Tokyo's Ginza district on Oct. 5, 2012, a year after the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

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Female imperial branches

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2012. The government made a proposal the same day on enabling female members of royalty to establish their own imperial family branches after marriage to commoners, amid concern about a decline in the number of royal household members and the heavy burden on the emperor.

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Osprey aircraft in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 5, 2012, shows two MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture. The U.S. Marine Corps flew the MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft the same day from the base for the second straight day, amid mounting local opposition to the deployment of the vertical takeoff and landing planes.

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Princess Kako

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Princess Kako, a granddaughter of Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, and the younger daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko. The government made a proposal on Oct. 5, 2012, on enabling female members of royalty to establish their own imperial family branches after marriage to commoners, amid concern about a decline in the number of royal household members and the heavy burden on the emperor.

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Princess Mako

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Princess Mako, a granddaughter of Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, and the eldest daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko. The government made a proposal on Oct. 5, 2012, on enabling female members of royalty to establish their own imperial family branches after marriage to commoners, amid concern about a decline in the number of royal household members and the heavy burden on the emperor.

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Princess Aiko

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Princess Aiko, a granddaughter of Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, and daughter of Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito and his wife Crown Princess Masako. The government made a proposal on Oct. 5, 2012, on enabling female members of royalty to establish their own imperial family branches after marriage to commoners, amid concern about a decline in the number of royal household members and the heavy burden on the emperor.

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Shirakawa at BOJ's Police Board meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa attends a Policy Board meeting at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2012. The BOJ's Policy Board voted unanimously to maintain its key short-term interest rate at around zero to 0.1 percent. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Osprey aircraft in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - People protest against the deployment of the MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2012. The U.S. Marine Corps flew the MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft the same day from the base for the second straight day.

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Subaru Impreza XV

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Subaru Impreza XV sport utility vehicle in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2012. Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. said it will begin selling the vehicle on Oct. 5, 2012.

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Subaru Impreza XV

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Subaru Impreza XV sport utility vehicle in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2012. Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. said it will begin selling the vehicle on Oct. 5, 2012.