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Fujii resigns as Japan finance minister

TOKYO, Japan - This Oct. 15, 2009, file photo shows then Japanese Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii attending a ceremony to demonstrate the technology of minting coins at the Japan Mint in Osaka. Fujii was replaced with Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Jan. 6, 2010, after tendering his resignation.

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Latvia's Gulbis beats Czech's Stepanek at Japan Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Ernests Gulbis of Latvia serves to the Czech Republic's Radek Stepanek in their first round match at the Japan Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2009. The qualifier Gulbis beat sixth-seed Stepanek 6-4, 6-4.

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Ishikawa in photo session with Clinton

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa (3rd from L) is flanked by former U.S. President Bill Clinton (4th from L) in a photo session of an international team at Harding Park Golf Course on Oct. 6, 2009, two days before the start of the Presidents Cup against a U.S. team.

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Ishikawa in photo session with Clinton

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa (2nd from L) is flanked by former U.S. President Bill Clinton (3rd from L) in a photo session of an international team at Harding Park Golf Course on Oct. 6, 2009, two days before the start of the Presidents Cup against a U.S. team.

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Ishikawa in practice for Presidents Cup

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa (L) makes a shot during a practice session for the Presidents Cup between a U.S. team and an international team at Harding Park Golf Course on Oct. 6, 2009, two days before the start of the game. At right is the international team's captain Greg Norman.

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Fighters clinch Pacific League title

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters players celebrate after clinching their third Pacific League title in four years at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 6, 2009. The Fighters, who beat the Seibu Lions 5-4, won the league title as second-place Rakuten Eagles lost in another game the same day.

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Fighters clinch Pacific League title

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters ace pitcher Yu Darvish (C) and other players celebrate after clinching their third Pacific League title in four years at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 6, 2009. The Fighters, who beat the Seibu Lions 5-4, won the league title as second-place Rakuten Eagles lost in another game the same day.

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Fighters clinch Pacific League title

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters players celebrate after clinching their third Pacific League title in four years at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 6, 2009. The Fighters, who beat the Seibu Lions 5-4, won the league title as second-place Rakuten Eagles lost in another game the same day.

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Fighters clinch PL title with Rakuten's loss

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters players throw manager Masataka Nashida in the air in celebration at clinching their third Pacific League title in four years at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 6, 2009. The Fighters, who beat the Seibu Lions 5-4, won the league title as second-place Rakuten Eagles lost in another game the same day.

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Fighters clinch PL title with Rakuten's loss

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters players throw manager Masataka Nashida in the air in celebration at clinching their third Pacific League title in four years at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 6, 2009. The Fighters, who beat the Seibu Lions 5-4, won the league title as second-place Rakuten Eagles lost in another game the same day.

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Fighters clinch Pacific League title

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Masataka Nashida (R) hugs ace pitcher Yu Darvish (11) in celebration at clinching the club's third Pacific League title in four years at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 6, 2009. The Fighters, who beat the Seibu Lions 5-4, won the league title as second-place Rakuten Eagles lost in another game the same day.

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Fighters clinch Pacific League title

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters players celebrate after clinching their third Pacific League title in four years at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 6, 2009. The Fighters, who beat the Seibu Lions 5-4, won the league title as second-place Rakuten Eagles lost in another game the same day.

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Fighters clinch Pacific League title

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters fans celebrate after the team clinched their third Pacific League title in four years at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 6, 2009. The Fighters, who beat the Seibu Lions 5-4, won the league title as second-place Rakuten Eagles lost in another game the same day.

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CEATEC electronics show opens in Japan

CHIBA, Japan - A woman shows off equipment of a game featuring 3-D images at CEATEC, Japan's largest information technology and electronics fair, at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Oct. 6, 2009.

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Date Krumm advances to Japan Open 2nd round

TOKYO, Japan - Kimiko Date Krumm reacts during a match against Ksenia Lykina in the women's singles first round of the Japan Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2009. Date Krumm advanced to the second round.

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Del Potro handed 1st-round exit at Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - French qualifier Edouard Roger-Vasselin returns the ball to top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina during their first round match at the Japan Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2009. Roger-Vasselin, ranked 189th in the world, beat Del Potro, the U.S. Open champion, 6-4, 6-4.

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Date Krumm advances to Japan Open 2nd round

TOKYO, Japan - Kimiko Date Krumm returns a shot to Ksenia Lykina during a match in the women's singles first round of the Japan Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2009. Date Krumm advanced to the second round.

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Del Potro handed 1st-round exit at Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina stretches to return to French qualifier Edouard Roger-Vasselin during their first round match at the Japan Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2009. Del Potro, the U.S. Open champion, was defeated by Roger-Vasselin, ranked 189th in the world, 6-4, 6-4.

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Del Potro handed 1st-round exit at Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina feels the heat during his first round match against French qualifier Edouard Roger-Vasselin at the Japan Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2009. Del Potro, the U.S. Open champion, was defeated by Roger-Vasselin, ranked 189th in the world, 6-4, 6-4.

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Islamic food served at Japan university cafeteria

KYOTO, Japan - Muslim students at Kyoto University eat Halal food served at its cafeteria in the western Japan city on Oct. 6, 2009. The university started to offer several kinds of dish permissible under Islamic law the same day against the backdrop of an increase in the number of Muslims on campus.

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Bilateral FTA may help Japan: Swiss vice president

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Swiss Vice President Doris Leuthard speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2009. Leuthard said the free trade agreement recently enforced between Switzerland and Japan is expected to help Tokyo ease any unfavorable impact from the lengthy process it has been involved in for concluding a similar accord with the European Union.

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Toyota to display 2.7-m-long electric car at Tokyo Motor Show

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows the FT-EVII electric minivehicle Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled Oct. 6, 2009, as a novelty vehicle to be showcased during the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show. Toyota said the 2.7-meter-long vehicle can run for some 90 kilometers on a full charge while the automaker has yet to plan to sell it.

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CEATEC electronics show opens as battle over 3D TVs heats up

CHIBA, Japan - CEATEC, Japan's largest information technology and electronics fair, opens at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba on Oct. 6, 2009. Organizers said 590 companies and groups, of which 263 are from overseas, have registered to exhibit their products and technologies in 2,123 booths at the five-day Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies.

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Toyota to display sports car at Tokyo Motor Show

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows the FT-86 Concept sports car Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled Oct. 6, 2009, as one of the products to be showcased during the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show. Toyota, which developed the vehicle jointly with Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., is trying to start to sell it at the end of 2011 with a price tag of less than 3 million yen.

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CEATEC electronics show opens as battle over 3D TVs heats up

CHIBA, Japan - A woman presents Sony Corp.'s liquid crystal display TV capable of showing 3D images at CEATEC, Japan's largest information technology and electronics fair, at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Oct. 6, 2009.

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Date Krumm advances to Japan Open 2nd round

TOKYO, Japan - Kimiko Date Krumm serves to Ksenia Lykina during a match in the women's singles first round of the Japan Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2009. Date Krumm advanced to the second round.

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Daiki Kameda wins warm-up for world title bout

OSAKA, Japan - Daiki Kameda (L) of Japan floors Jose Alberto Cuadros of Mexico with a left-right combination 30 seconds into the fourth round at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on Aug. 30, 2009. Kameda is slated for a WBA flyweight title bout against Thai champion Denkaosen Kaowichit on Oct. 6, 2009.