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Sales of Japanese cars in China down 59% in Oct.

BEIJING, China - Anti-Japan demonstrators push over a Japanese car in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, in September 2012. Sales of Japanese passenger cars in China plummeted 59.4 percent in October 2012 from a year earlier to 98,900 vehicles, Chinese data showed Nov. 9, 2012, apparently due to the dispute over Japanese-administered, Chinese-claimed islands in the East China Sea which triggered the protests and a boycott of Japanese-made goods.

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Ex-Greek PM Papandreou

GENEVA, Switzerland - Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Geneva on Oct. 9, 2012. Papandreou said that he did not expect that the sovereign debt crisis in his country would develop into a global problem when he revealed in 2009 the cover-up of a large deficit by his predecessor.

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Ex-Greek PM Papandreou

GENEVA, Switzerland - Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Geneva on Oct. 9, 2012. Papandreou said that he did not expect that the sovereign debt crisis in his country would develop into a global problem when he revealed in 2009 the cover-up of a large deficit by his predecessor.

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Japan to help Jakarta infrastructure

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Hatta Rajasa, Indonesia's coordinating minister for economic affairs, Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba and Japanese trade minister Yukio Edano pose for photos before a Japan-Indonesian ministerial meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2012. Japan and Indonesia agreed on a wide-ranging plan to develop an urban railway, thermal power plants and other infrastructure in and around Jakarta by 2020 at a cost of roughly 3.4 trillion yen, in a bid to lure investment to the capital.

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"Iron Man" Kanemoto retires

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers outfielder Tomoaki Kanemoto speaks during a ceremony marking his retirement at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Oct. 9, 2012. Kanemoto, 44, who set a world record of 1,492 consecutive games played without missing an inning, played the last game that day with his team beating the DeNA BayStars 3-0 in the final game of the regular season in the Central League.

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Japan to help Jakarta infrastructure

TOKYO, Japan - Hatta Rajasa (L), Indonesia's coordinating minister for economic affairs, and Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba hold a press conference after a Japan-Indonesian ministerial meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2012. Japan and Indonesia agreed on a wide-ranging plan to develop an urban railway, thermal power plants and other infrastructure in and around Jakarta by 2020 at a cost of roughly 3.4 trillion yen, in a bid to lure investment to the capital.

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Usain Bolt in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt signs autographs for fans upon arrival at Narita airport near Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2012, to attend events in Japan.

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Usain Bolt in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2012, to attend events in Japan.

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Peach Aviation to launch flights to Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Peach Aviation Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Shinichi Inoue (C) poses during a press conference in Taipei on Oct. 9, 2012, as the Japanese budget carrier will begin flying between Osaka and Taoyuan, Taiwan, on Oct. 16, 2012.

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Aerospace Exhibition

NAGOYA, Japan - Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. displays models of its small passenger jet under development as the six-day Japan International Aerospace Exhibition opened in Nagoya, central Japan, on Oct. 9, 2012. Mitsubishi Aircraft President Hideo Egawa said the same day his company has raised the order target for the jet by 50 percent to 1,500 planes for the next 20 years.

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Aerospace Exhibition

NAGOYA, Japan - The six-day Japan International Aerospace Exhibition opens in Nagoya, central Japan, on Oct. 9, 2012.

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Princess Akiko leaves for France

NARITA, Japan - Princess Akiko, the eldest daughter of the late Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, is seen at Narita airport near Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2012, before her departure for France. The princess will visit Paris until Oct. 22 as part of an international exchange program involving the Jisho Temple in Kyoto City, where the princess serves as an art researcher.

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Softbank unveils new smartphones

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Mobile Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son unveils a dozen new mobile phones to be launched from the fall of 2012 through the spring of 2013, including six smartphones that can access the mobile carrier's high-speed data communication network, during an event in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2012.

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Nobel laureate Yamanaka

KYOTO, Japan - Kyoto University professor Shinya Yamanaka (R) receives a bouquet from Swedish Ambassador to Japan Lars Vargo (L) in Kyoto on Oct. 9, 2012. 2nd from R is Kyoto University President Hiroshi Matsumoto. Yamanaka and John Gurdon of Britain were announced as winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine the previous day. (Pool photo)

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Softbank unveils new smartphones

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Mobile Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son unveils a dozen new mobile phones to be launched from the fall of 2012 through the spring of 2013, including six smartphones that can access the mobile carrier's high-speed data communication network, during an event in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2012.

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Students read newspaper extra on Yamanaka's Nobel winning

OSAKA, Japan - Students at Tennoji High School attached to Osaka Kyoiku University in Osaka read a newspaper's extra edition reporting on the winning of this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine by Japanese scientist and Kyoto University professor Shinya Yamanaka for his work on artificially derived multipurpose stem cells, on Oct. 9, 2012. Yamanaka graduated from the high school.

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Nobel laureate Yamanaka

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese scientist and Kyoto University professor Shinya Yamanaka holds a press conference at the university in Kyoto on Oct. 9, 2012. Yamanaka, who won this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on artificially derived multipurpose stem cells, expressed his gratitude to assistants in his laboratory and family members at a press conference at the university the same day, a day after the prize winners were announced in Stockholm.

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Aerospace Exhibition

NAGOYA, Japan - Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. displays models of its small passenger jet under development as the six-day Japan International Aerospace Exhibition opened in Nagoya, central Japan, on Oct. 9, 2012. Mitsubishi Aircraft President Hideo Egawa said the same day his company has raised the order target for the jet by 50 percent to 1,500 planes for the next 20 years.

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Aerospace Exhibition

NAGOYA, Japan - The six-day Japan International Aerospace Exhibition opens in Nagoya, central Japan, on Oct. 9, 2012.

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Nobel laureate Yamanaka, wife

KYOTO, Japan - Chika Yamanaka (L), a dermatologist and the wife of Japanese scientist and Kyoto University professor Shinya Yamanaka (R), holds a press conference at the university in Kyoto with her husband on Oct. 9, 2012, the day after the announcement that her 50-year-old husband had won this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on artificially derived multipurpose stem cells.

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Nobel laureate Yamanaka, wife

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese scientist and Kyoto University professor Shinya Yamanaka (R) holds a press conference with his wife Chika (L) at the university in Kyoto on Oct. 9, 2012, the day after the announcement that he had won this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on artificially derived multipurpose stem cells.

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Wife of Nobel laureate Yamanaka

KYOTO, Japan - Chika Yamanaka, a dermatologist and the wife of Japanese scientist and Kyoto University professor Shinya Yamanaka, holds a press conference at the university in Kyoto with her husband on Oct. 9, 2012, the day after the announcement that her 50-year-old husband had won this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on artificially derived multipurpose stem cells.

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Nobel laureate Yamanaka, wife

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese scientist and Kyoto University professor Shinya Yamanaka (R) holds a press conference with his wife Chika (L) at the university in Kyoto on Oct. 9, 2012, the day after the announcement that he had won this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on artificially derived multipurpose stem cells.

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IMF, World Bank begin annual meetings in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Olivier Blanchard (L), director of the Research Department at the International Monetary Fund, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2012 on the outlook for the world economy. The IMF and World Bank started their joint annual meetings in Tokyo the same day, with nearly 20,000 government and private-sector officials and central bankers expected to gather to discuss issues ranging from the eurozone crisis and the slowing global economy to measures to support developing nations.

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IMF, World Bank begin annual meetings in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - International Monetary Fund officials hold a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2012 on the outlook for the world economy. The IMF and World Bank started their joint annual meetings in Tokyo the same day, with nearly 20,000 government and private-sector officials and central bankers expected to gather to discuss issues ranging from the eurozone crisis and the slowing global economy to measures to support developing nations.

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Nobel laureate Yamanaka, wife

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese scientist and Kyoto University professor Shinya Yamanaka (R) holds a press conference with his wife Chika (L) at the university in Kyoto on Oct. 9, 2012, the day after the announcement that he had won this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on artificially derived multipurpose stem cells.

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Nobel laureate Yamanaka

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese scientist and Kyoto University professor Shinya Yamanaka (R) receives flowers from a colleague at the entrance of the university in Kyoto on Oct. 9, 2012. Yamanaka, who won this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on artificially derived multipurpose stem cells, expressed his gratitude to assistants in his laboratory and family members at a press conference at the university the same day, a day after the prize winners were announced in Stockholm.

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Nobel laureate Yamanaka

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese scientist and Kyoto University professor Shinya Yamanaka (C) receives flowers from a colleague at the entrance of the university in Kyoto on Oct. 9, 2012. His wife Chika (L, front) was with him. Yamanaka, who won this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on artificially derived multipurpose stem cells, expressed his gratitude to assistants in his laboratory and family members at a press conference at the university the same day, a day after the prize winners were announced in Stockholm.

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IMF, World Bank begin annual meetings in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Olivier Blanchard, director of the Research Department at the International Monetary Fund, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2012 on the outlook for the world economy. The IMF and World Bank started their joint annual meetings in Tokyo the same day, with nearly 20,000 government and private-sector officials and central bankers expected to gather to discuss issues ranging from the eurozone crisis and the slowing global economy to measures to support developing nations.

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Nobel laureate Yamanaka

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese scientist and Kyoto University professor Shinya Yamanaka (C) enters the university in Kyoto on Oct. 9, 2012, to hold a press conference after receiving flowers from a colleague. Yamanaka, who won this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on artificially derived multipurpose stem cells, expressed his gratitude to assistants in his laboratory and family members at a press conference at the university the same day, a day after the prize winners were announced in Stockholm.

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LDP's Abe meets with Keidanren chief

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromasa Yonekura (L), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, greets Shinzo Abe, leader of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, ahead of a meeting at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 9, 2012. Abe vowed to boost Japan's flagging economy and rebuild a close relationship with Keidanren, Japan's most influential business lobby, at a meeting with Yonekura and other business leaders.

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Japan men's gymnastics team secures Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Makoto Okiguchi competes on the vault during the men's qualification round at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2011. After the qualifications finished the following day, the Japanese men's team qualified in first place and will go to the final round, booking an Olympic berth at the 2012 London Games.

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Japan men's gymnastics team secures Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs on the pommel horse during the men's qualification round at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2011. After the qualifications finished the following day, the Japanese men's team qualified in first place and will go to the final round, booking an Olympic berth at the 2012 London Games.

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Japan men's gymnastics team secures Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kazuhito Tanaka competes on the parallel bars during the men's qualification round at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2011. After the qualifications finished the following day, the Japanese men's team qualified in first place and will go to the final round, booking an Olympic berth at the 2012 London Games.

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Japan men's gymnastics team secures Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kenya Kobayashi performs on the pommel horse during the men's qualification round at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2011. After the qualifications finished the following day, the Japanese men's team qualified in first place and will go to the final round, booking an Olympic berth at the 2012 London Games.

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Japan men's gymnastics team secures Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kohei Uchimura competes on the parallel bars during the men's qualification round at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2011. After the qualifications finished the following day, the Japanese men's team qualified in first place and will go to the final round, booking an Olympic berth at the 2012 London Games.

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Japan men's gymnastics team secures Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Koji Yamamuro competes on the rings during the men's qualification round at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2011. After the qualifications finished the following day, the Japanese men's team qualified in first place and will go to the final round, booking an Olympic berth at the 2012 London Games.