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Foreign visitors to China continue to decline

BEIJING, China - Foreign tourists wearing masks walk in a heavily polluted Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 9, 2014. The number of travelers to mainland China from abroad, including Macao and Hong Kong, saw a 2.5% drop to 129.07 million in 2013, according to the China Tourism Academy, which cited fears of terrorism as a factor for the decline in foreigner visitors as well as environmental issues.

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Safety briefing session held on Sendai nuke plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - The Sendai Nuclear Power Station operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co. is shown in this photo taken in Sendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in June 2013. The company held the first briefing session on the safety of the plant for residents in Sendai on Oct. 9, 2014, after the Nuclear Regulation Authority approved safety precautions and opened the way to resume operations.

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Traditional storytelling on Buddhism

OSAKA, Japan - Kyoko Okazawa, a storyteller to help laypersons understand Buddhism, explains about a "Nehan" painting of Buddha's deathbed and grieving followers and animals during her performance at a temple in Osaka's Tennoji Ward on Oct. 9, 2013.

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Female priest serves at temple in Nara for 5 decades

NARA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 9, 2013, shows Hinonishi Koson, chief priest at Chugu temple in the ancient town of Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture. Having served at the temple for more than five decades since 1961, she recently compiled a photo book about her life there.

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Pyongyang scene

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People practice at a renovated golf driving range in Pyongyang on Oct. 9, 2013.

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Chemical weapons watchdog

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Director General Ahmet Uzumcu holds a press conference in the Hague, the Netherlands, on Oct. 9, 2013.

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Japan, Thai prime ministers

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) holds talks with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on Oct. 9, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan-Philippine summit meeting in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far R) and Philippine President Benigno Aquino (far L, facing Abe) hold talks in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on Oct. 9, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Abe angers Minamata disease sufferers

MINAMATA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (on screen) speaks in a video message sent to an international environmental conference in the southwestern Japan city of Minamata in Kumamoto Prefecture on Oct. 9, 2013. Abe's remarks that Japan has overcome the damage from mercury poisoning in the 1950s and 1960s angered some of those still suffering from the Minamata mercury-poisoning disease.

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Japan-Philippine summit meeting in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Philippine President Benigno Aquino (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on Oct. 9, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Blue rose "tapestry"

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A heart-shaped "tapestry" of 300 blue roses surrounded by 400 pink roses is shown to the media at the Hiroshima Botanical Garden in the city of Hiroshima on Oct. 9, 2013. It will be on display to the public from Oct. 10 to 14.

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Nissan's NV200 minivan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2013, shows Nissan Motor Co.'s NV200 minivan model to be used for taxis in New York. A New York state court on Oct. 8, 2013, voided a contract that would have made the Japanese automaker the exclusive supplier of New York City taxis.

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Blue rose "tapestry"

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A heart-shaped "tapestry" of 300 blue roses surrounded by 400 pink roses is shown to the media at the Hiroshima Botanical Garden in the city of Hiroshima on Oct. 9, 2013. It will be on display to the public from Oct. 10 to 14.

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Nara into Osaka quarterfinals

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Kurumi Nara plays against Monica Puig of Puerto Rico in a second-round match of the Japan Women's Open at Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka on Oct. 9, 2013. Wild card Nara defeated eighth seed Puig 7-5, 7-6(4), reaching the quarterfinals.

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Nishikori at Shanghai Masters

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Kei Nishikori serves to Jurgen Melzer of Austria during a second-round match of the Shanghai Masters in Shanghai on Oct. 9, 2013. Nishikori won 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.

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Japan-New Zealand summit meeting in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far R) and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key (far L) hold talks in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on Oct. 9, 2013.

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Nishikori at Shanghai Masters

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays a return shot to Jurgen Melzer of Austria during a second-round match of the Shanghai Masters in Shanghai on Oct. 9, 2013. Nishikori won 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.

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Japan-Australia summit meeting in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far R) and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott (far L) hold talks in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on Oct. 9, 2013.

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Nara into Osaka quarterfinals

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Kurumi Nara plays against Monica Puig of Puerto Rico in a second-round match of the Japan Women's Open at Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka on Oct. 9, 2013. Wild card Nara defeated eighth seed Puig 7-5, 7-6(4), reaching the quarterfinals.

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Japan-New Zealand summit meeting in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key are about to begin their talks in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on Oct. 9, 2013.

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Japan-Australia summit meeting in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott shake hands prior to their talks in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on Oct. 9, 2013.

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ASEAN-Japan summit

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (5th from L) and leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations join hands prior to the ASEAN-Japan summit meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on Oct. 9, 2013. They are (from L) Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Abe, Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Myanmar President Thein Sein, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Laotian Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

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Japan baseball manager

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's new national baseball team manager Hiroki Kokubo holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2013.

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Japan baseball manager

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's new national baseball team manager Hiroki Kokubo holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2013.

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Minamata conference

MINAMATA, Japan - Representatives to an international conference to conclude the Minamata Treaty for mercury regulation offer flowers at a monument commemorating Minamata disease victims in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Oct. 9, 2013.

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Mazda's 1st hybrid car

TOKYO, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. unveils a hybrid version of the Axela compact car during an event in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2013. The fully renovated Axela, known as the Mazda3 abroad, will be sold in Japan from Nov. 22.

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Mazda's 1st hybrid car

TOKYO, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. President Masamichi Kogai stands by a hybrid version of the Axela compact car during an event in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2013. The fully renovated Axela, known as the Mazda3 abroad, will be sold in Japan from Nov. 22.

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New combat vehicle

SAGAMIHARA, Japan - Japan's Defense Ministry shows reporters a prototype combat vehicle in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Oct. 9, 2013.

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Japan premier in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah shake hands before their meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on Oct. 9, 2013.

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Japan premier in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah meet in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on Oct. 9, 2013.

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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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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.