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Tokyo, Osaka bourses agree to merge in Oct. 2012

OSAKA, Japan - Combined file photo shows the Tokyo Stock Exchange (L) in Tokyo and the Osaka Securities Exchange in Osaka, western Japan. Their operators, Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. and Osaka Securities Exchange Co., have agreed to merge in October 2012, sources close to the matter said Nov. 8, 2011.

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Excavation of Koguryo tomb in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Son Su Ho (R), director of North Korea's Archaeological Institute, and Masahiro Saotome, a Japanese archaeologist and professor at the University of Tokyo, on Oct. 8, 2011, probe the Kosan-dong No. 1 tomb, one of the Koguryo tombs in Pyongyang, North Korea, dating back to the early sixth century. The tomb was recently excavated by a team of Japanese and North Korean researchers after being first unearthed in 1936.

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Storage place of debris from March 11 disaster

MIYAKO, Japan - Environment Minister Goshi Hosono (L) visits a temporary storage place for debris created by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster at Fujiwara Pier in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 8, 2011.

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Bolshoi Theater repairs near completion

MOSCOW, Russia - Bolshoi Theater interior in Moscow is shown to foreign reporters on Oct. 8, 2011, as repair work is almost completed.

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Funeral for Maathai

NAIROBI, Kenya - A relative of the late Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai waters a tree during a state funeral for Maathai held Oct. 8, 2011, in a Nairobi park. Maathai, who won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize for her environmental work, died Sept. 25 at age 71.

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Demonstration in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Some participants hold a signboard reading ''I Don't Want Your $ Only Your Respect'' during an anti-inequality demonstration in Washington Square Park in New York on Oct. 8, 2011.

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Funeral for Maathai

NAIROBI, Kenya - A car carrying the coffin of the late Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai is parked in a Nairobi park on Oct. 8, 2011, as a state funeral for Maathai was held there. Maathai, who won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize for her environmental work, died Sept. 25 at age 71.

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Demonstration in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - An anti-inequality demonstration is held in Washington Square Park in New York on Oct. 8, 2011.

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Fire burns old sake brewery

FUKUOKA, Japan - A fire burns a wooden sake brewing facility, built about 140 years ago and registered as a national cultural asset, in Fukuoka's Hakata district in southwestern Japan on Oct. 8, 2011.

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Nadal advances to final at Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Defending champion Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball against Mardy Fish of the United States in a singles semifinal match of the Japan Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2011. Nadal advanced to the final by beating Fish 7-5, 6-1.

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Murray advances to final at Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Andy Murray of Britain plays a shot against David Ferrer of Spain in a singles semifinal match of the Japan Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2011. Murray advanced to the final by beating Ferrer 6-2, 6-3.

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Funeral for Maathai

NAIROBI, Kenya - Relatives of the late Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai plant a tree during a state funeral for Maathai held Oct. 8, 2011, in a Nairobi park. Maathai, who won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize for her environmental work, died Sept. 25 at age 71.

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PM Noda meets relatives of citizens abducted by N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks during a meeting with a group of relatives of citizens abducted by North Korea, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2011.

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Princess Aiko at athletic meet

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Aiko (C), the 9-year-old daughter of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, takes part in a tug-of-war at Gakushuin Primary School in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2011, during the school's athletic meet. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Princess Aiko at athletic meet

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Aiko (L), the 9-year-old daughter of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, takes part in a tug-of-war at Gakushuin Primary School in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2011, during the school's athletic meet. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Princess Aiko at athletic meet

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Aiko (C top), the 9-year-old daughter of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, attends an athletic meet of Gakushuin Primary School in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Princess Aiko at athletic meet

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (C) and Crown Princess Masako (to right behind prince) watch their daughter, 9-year-old Princess Aiko, during an athletic meet of Gakushuin Primary School in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Chinese activist Liu

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. On Oct. 8, 2011, Liu will mark the one-year anniversary of his selection as the winner of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.

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CEATEC Japan 2011

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors attend an exhibition at CEATEC Japan 2011, the biggest information technology and electronics fair in Japan, held at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 4, 2011. The fair began the same day and runs through Oct. 8, 2011.

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CEATEC Japan 2011

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors attend an exhibition at CEATEC Japan 2011, the biggest information technology and electronics fair in Japan, held at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 4, 2011. The fair began the same day and runs through Oct. 8, 2011.

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Volkswagen launching new Golf Cabriolet in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Volkswagen Group Japan K.K. announces in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2011, that its new Golf Cabriolet convertible with improved fuel efficiency will go on sale in Japan from Oct. 1.

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Kim Jong Un turns 28

BEIJING, China - Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2010, shows Kim Jong Un, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's third son and heir. He turned 28 on Jan. 8, 2011, though the North's media did not report any celebratory events.