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Sochi Olympic torch relay

SOCHI, Russia - The Olympic torch relay passes through Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 5, 2014. The Russian leg of the torch relay for the Sochi Winter Olympic Games began in Moscow on Oct. 7, 2013.

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Female editor promotes remote islands

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in a regional promotion event held in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture visit Kashiwa Island about 600 meters off the city in southern Japan on Oct. 5, 2013. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)

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Presidents Cup golf

DUBLIN, United States - Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama, along with his playing partner Adam Scott of Australia, reads the line of a birdie putt at the 15th hole during a four-ball match at the Presidents Cup at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, on Oct. 5, 2013.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kenzo Shirai holds the Japanese flag after winning the gold medal in the men's floor exercise at the world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 5, 2013.

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American League Division Series

BOSTON, United States - Tampa Bay Rays pitcher David Price (front) reacts after allowing a home run by Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz (34) during the eighth inning of Game 2 of the American League Division Series at Fenway Park in Boston on Oct. 5, 2013. The Red Sox won 7-2.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Kameyama holds the gold medal he won in the men's pommel horse final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 5, 2013.

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Serie A soccer

MILAN, Italy - Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo (R) and Roma striker Francesco Totti compete for the ball during the first half of Italy's Serie A soccer game in Milan on Oct. 5, 2013. Roma won 3-0.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Kameyama performs in the men's pommel horse final at the world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 5, 2013. The 24-year-old won the gold medal.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Successive composite photo (from L to R) shows Japan's Kenzo Shirai performing a backward somersault with quadruple twists, an element that has been named the Shirai element after the 17-year-old athlete, during the floor exercise final of the gymnastics world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 5, 2013. Shirai won the gold medal.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kenzo Shirai performs in the men's floor exercise final at the world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 5, 2013. The 17-year-old high school student won the gold medal.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Kameyama performs in the men's pommel horse final at the world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 5, 2013. The 24-year-old won the gold medal.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kenzo Shirai (L) bites the gold medal he won in the men's floor final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 5, 2013. At right is bronze medal winner Kohei Uchimura of Japan.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Kameyama smiles after winning the gold medal in the men's pommel horse at the world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 5, 2013.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Kameyama performs in the men's pommel horse final at the world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 5, 2013. The 24-year-old won the gold medal.

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Presidents Cup golf

DUBLIN, United States - Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama (L) and his playing partner Adam Scott of Australia shake hands after defeating Jason Dufner and Zach Johnson 2 & 1 on completion of the weather-interrupted foursomes of the previous day at the Presidents Cup at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, on Oct. 5, 2013.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kenzo Shirai smiles after performing in the men's floor exercise final at the world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 5, 2013. The 17-year-old high school student won the gold medal.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kenzo Shirai performs a backward somersault with quadruple twists, an element that has been named the Shirai element after the 17-year-old athlete, during the floor exercise final of the gymnastics world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 5, 2013. Shirai won the gold medal.

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Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - The shrine deity, protected with silk cloth, is carried by Shinto priests to a new building at the Geku (Outer Shrine) complex of Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2013. The ceremony is part of the shrine's Shikinen Sengu ceremonies that are held when moving from old to new buildings, which take place once every 20 years. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kenzo Shirai raises his fist after performing in the men's floor exercise final at the world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 5, 2013. The 17-year-old high school student won the gold medal.

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Shikinen Sengu ceremonies at Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - The shrine deity, protected with silk cloth, is carried by Shinto priests to a new building at the Geku (Outer Shrine) complex of Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2013. The ceremony is part of the shrine's Shikinen Sengu ceremonies that are held when moving from old to new buildings, which take place once every 20 years. (Pool photo)

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Shikinen Sengu ceremonies at Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - The shrine deity, protected with silk cloth, is carried by Shinto priests to a new building at the Geku (Outer Shrine) complex of Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2013. The ceremony is part of the shrine's Shikinen Sengu ceremonies that are held when moving from old to new buildings, which take place once every 20 years. (Pool photo)

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Shikinen Sengu ceremonies at Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - The shrine deity, protected with silk cloth, is carried by Shinto priests to a new building at the Geku (Outer Shrine) complex of Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2013. The ceremony is part of the shrine's Shikinen Sengu ceremonies that are held when moving from old to new buildings, which take place once every 20 years. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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World's biggest gum

SAPPORO, Japan - Around 90 people set a Guinness world record by making the world's biggest piece of gum in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Oct. 5, 2013. The 110-centimeter-long, 30-cm-wide piece of blueberry flavored gum was around 15 times the size of an ordinary stick of gum.

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World's biggest gum

SAPPORO, Japan - Around 90 people set a Guinness world record by making the world's biggest piece of gum in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Oct. 5, 2013. The 110-centimeter-long, 30-cm-wide piece of blueberry flavored gum was around 15 times the size of an ordinary stick of gum.

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Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - Shinto priests head to a ceremony at the Geku (Outer Shrine) complex of the Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2013, to transfer the symbol of the deity to a new building. The ceremony is the climax of the shrine's Shikinen Sengu ceremonies that are held when moving from old to new buildings, which take place once every 20 years.

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APEC meeting

NUSA DUA, Indonesia - Japan's trade minister Toshimitsu Motegi answers reporters' questions after a ministerial conference of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Nusa Dua, Indonesia, on Oct. 5, 2013.

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Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - Shinto priests head to a ceremony at the Geku (Outer Shrine) complex of the Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2013, to transfer the symbol of the deity to a new building. The ceremony is the climax of the shrine's Shikinen Sengu ceremonies that are held when moving from old to new buildings, which take place once every 20 years.

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APEC meeting

NUSA DUA, Indonesia - Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa holds a press conference after a ministerial conference of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Nusa Dua, Indonesia, on Oct. 5, 2013.

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Japan Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Milos Raonic of Canada plays against Ivan Dodig of Croatia in a semifinal match of the Japan Open tennis championships at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2013. Raonic won 7-6(4), 6-1 to reach the final with Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina.

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Japan Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina plays against Nicolas Almagro of Spain in a semifinal match of the Japan Open tennis championships at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2013. Del Potro won 7-6(7), 7-6(1) to reach the final with Milos Raonic of Canada.

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Japan Open figure skating

SAITAMA, Japan - Mao Asada reacts after scoring 135.16 points, a personal best, in the women's free skate portion of the Japan Open team figure skating competition in Saitama, near Tokyo, on Oct. 5, 2013. Asada led Japan team to its second straight championship.

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Japan Open figure skating

SAITAMA, Japan - Mao Asada performs in the women's free skate portion of the Japan Open team figure skating competition in Saitama, near Tokyo, on Oct. 5, 2013. Asada led Japan to its second straight championship.

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Japan Open figure skating

SAITAMA, Japan - Mao Asada performs in the women's free skate portion of the Japan Open team figure skating competition in Saitama, near Tokyo, on Oct. 5, 2013. Asada led Japan to its second straight championship.

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Japan Open figure skating

SAITAMA, Japan - Mao Asada performs in the women's free skate portion of the Japan Open team figure skating competition in Saitama, near Tokyo, on Oct. 5, 2013. Asada led Japan to its second straight championship.

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Japan Open figure skating

SAITAMA, Japan - Mao Asada performs in the women's free skate portion of the Japan Open team figure skating competition in Saitama, near Tokyo, on Oct. 5, 2013. Asada led Japan to its second straight championship.

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China activist

BEIJING, China - Chinese human rights activist Ni Yulan is released from prison in Beijing on Oct. 5, 2013. She served two and a half years after helping people facing home demolitions.

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Japan Open figure skating

SAITAMA, Japan - Mao Asada performs in the women's free skate portion of the Japan Open team figure skating competition in Saitama, near Tokyo, on Oct. 5, 2013. Asada led Japan to its second straight championship.

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Japan Open figure skating

SAITAMA, Japan - Mao Asada performs in the women's free skate portion of the Japan Open team figure skating competition in Saitama, near Tokyo, on Oct. 5, 2013. Asada led Japan to its second straight championship.

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China activist

BEIJING, China - Chinese human rights activist Ni Yulan is released from prison in Beijing on Oct. 5, 2013. She served two and a half years after helping people facing home demolitions.

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China activist

BEIJING, China - Chinese human rights activist Ni Yulan is released from prison in Beijing on Oct. 5, 2013. She served two and a half years after helping people facing home demolitions.