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Firms draw up plans to stay open amid new-flu epidemic

TOKYO, Japan - An employee (R) speaks with a consultant (L) about ways to deal with the new-flu epidemic at Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp., a major bridge construction company, in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Oct. 7, 2009.

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Cool ties with U.S., focus on Asia, Mahathir tells Hatoyama

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks in an interview with Kyodo News Putrajaya, south of Kuala Lumpur, on Oct. 7, 2009.

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Ishikawa debuts at Presidents Cup opening ceremony

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa (C, standing) is introduced at an opening ceremony of the Presidents Cup at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco on Oct. 7, 2009. A U.S. team and an international group will compete.

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Yankees vs. Twins in opening AL Division series

NEW YORK, United States - The New York Yankees (R side) and Minnesota Twins stand at Yankee Stadium in a ceremony before the opening game of their American League Division series on Oct. 7, 2009.

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Yankees vs. Twins in opening AL Division series

NEW YORK, United States - The New York Yankees' Derek Jeter hits a game-tying two-run homer in the third inning against the Minnesota Twins in an opening game of their American League Division series on Oct. 7, 2009. The Yankees won 7-2.

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Tsonga gets past 1st round at Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Richard Gasquet of France returns to Philipp Petzschner of Germany during their first round match at the Japan Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2009. Gasquet won 6-3, 6-2.

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Yankees vs. Twins in opening AL Division series

NEW YORK, United States - The New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui hits a two-run homer in the fifth inning against the Minnesota Twins in an opening game of their American League Division series on Oct. 7, 2009. The Yankees won 7-2.

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Yankees vs. Twins in opening AL Division series

NEW YORK, United States - Hideki Matsui (R) fist bumps New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi during a ceremony before the opening game against the Minnesota Twins of their American League Division series on Oct. 7, 2009.

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Tsonga gets past 1st round at Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Second-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France returns the ball to Mischa Zverev of Germany during their first-round match at the Japan Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2009. Tsonga won 6-4, 6-3.

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Nagasaki Kunchi Festival begins

NAGASAKI, Japan - A dragon dance is performed in the Suwa Shrine's 370-year-old Nagasaki Kunchi Festival that began Oct. 7, 2009 in Nagasaki Prefecture.

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Kato welcomes Japan's pursuit of growth based on domestic demand

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Takatoshi Kato, one of the deputy managing directors of the International Monetary Fund, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Istanbul on Oct. 7, 2009.

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Typhoon moving closer toward Japan's mainland

AMAMI, Japan - High waves buffet houses in Tatsugo on Amamioshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on Oct. 7, 2009, as Typhoon Melor moved closer toward Japan's mainland.

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Typhoon moving closer toward Japan's mainland

AMAMI, Japan - High waves buffet houses in Tatsugo on Amamioshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on Oct. 7, 2009, as Typhoon Melor moved closer toward Japan's mainland.

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Naoshima meets with business leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Industry minister Masayuki Naoshima (R) and Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, prepare to attend a meeting between the minister and federation executives in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2009.

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Naoshima meets with business leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Industry minister Masayuki Naoshima (L) addresses a meeting with executives of the Japan Business Federation in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2009. Naoshima demanded that business leaders accept the government's new greenhouse gas emission reduction target.