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Djokovic wins U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Novak Djokovic of Serbia (R), the 2011 U.S. Open men's singles champion, and runner-up Rafael Nadal of Spain hold their trophies in New York on Sept. 12, 2011. The first-seeded Djokovic dethroned 2010 champion Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 in the final of the tennis tournament.

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Nadal in U.S. Open final

NEW YORK, United States - Rafael Nadal of Spain plays a shot against Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 12, 2011. Djokovic dethroned 2010 champion Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 to win his first career U.S. Open title and third Grand Slam title of 2011.

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Krumm, Morita lose in 1st round doubles at Pan Pac Open

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese pair Kimiko Date Krumm (front) and Ayumi Morita play against Gisela Dulko of Argentina and Flavia Pennetta of Italy in the women's doubles first round at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2010. Dulko and Pennetta won 6-2, 7-5.

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Kuroda plays against Rockies

DENVER, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda dives for the ball in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Sept. 28, 2010. Kuroda allowed six hits and five runs in 6-1/3 innings in the team's 9-7 win.

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Kuroda plays against Rockies

DENVER, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches in a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Sept. 28, 2010. Kuroda allowed six hits and five runs in 6-1/3 innings in the team's 9-7 win.

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Kuroda plays against Rockies

DENVER, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda dives for the ball in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Sept. 28, 2010. Kuroda allowed six hits and five runs in 6-1/3 innings in the team's 9-7 win.

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Tigers' Murton rewrites season hit record

KOSHIEN, Japan - Hanshin Tigers Matt Murton hits a single to right field in the sixth inning of a game against the Yomiuri Giants at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Sept. 28, 2010. Murton went 2-for-4 and rewrote the Central League record for the most hits in a season with 205 in a 5-7 loss.

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Tigers' Murton rewrites season hit record

KOSHIEN, Japan - Hanshin Tigers Matt Murton hits a single to right field in the sixth inning of a game against the Yomiuri Giants at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Sept. 28, 2010. Murton went 2-for-4 and rewrote the Central League record for the most hits in a season with 205 in a 5-7 loss.

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Date Krumm beats Sharapova at Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Maria Sharapova of Russia, a two-time winner of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis, plays a forehand return during her first-round match against former world No. 4 Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan at this year's tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2010. Date Krumm beat Sharapova 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 to advance to the second round.

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Date Krumm beats Sharapova at Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Former world No. 4 Kimiko Date Krumm (L) of Japan celebrates after beating Maria Sharapova of Russia, a two-time winner of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of this year's tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2010.

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Date Krumm beats Sharapova at Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Former world No. 4 Kimiko Date Krumm plays a forehand return during her first-round match against Maria Sharapova of Russia, a two-time winner of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis, at this year's tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2010. Date Krumm beat Sharapova 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 to advance to the second round.

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Date Krumm beats Sharapova at Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Former world No. 4 Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan celebrates after beating Maria Sharapova of Russia, a two-time winner of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of this year's tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2010.

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'Lion King' logs 7,000th performance

TOKYO, Japan - The musical ''The Lion King'' of Shiki Theatrical Co. held its 7,000th performance in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2010, attaining the mark in 11 years and nine months in Japan.

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Date Krumm loses at Korea Open

SEOUL, South Korea - Defending Champion Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan returns the ball to Agnes Szavay of Hungary in the women's singles quarterfinal of the Korea Open in Seoul on Sept. 24, 2010. Date Krumm lost 2-6, 7-6, 3-6.

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Baruto defeated by Kakuryu

TOKYO, Japan - Estonian Ozeki Baruto, facing camera, gets an outer leg trip from Mongolian komusubi Kakuryu on Sept. 22, 2010, the 11th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan gymnasium. Baruto suffered his third loss while Kakuryu improved to 7 wins out of 11 at the 15-day meet.

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Angels' Matsui vs. Rangers

ANAHEIM, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels pinch-hits a run-scoring infield single in the seventh inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 20, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-1 in the Angels' 7-4 victory over the Rangers.

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Angels' Matsui vs. Rangers

ANAHEIM, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels runs through first base after pinch-hitting a run-scoring infield single in the seventh inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 20, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-1 in the Angels' 7-4 victory over the Rangers.

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Chinese, HK citizens stage protests over isle dispute with Japan

HONG KONG, China - Demonstrators hold a banner demanding that Japan get out of the Senkaku Islands, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, during a rally in Hong Kong on Sept. 18, 2010. Protests were held in China the same day over Japan's control of the disputed islands, after a Chinese fishing boat collided with Japanese patrol boats off the islands on Sept. 7 and Japanese authorities detained the captain.

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Radiation rose at Niigata plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in May 2009 shows the No. 7 reactor of Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture. Radiation at about 2,100 times the normal level was detected in gaseous waste at the reactor on Sept. 16, 2010.

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'Indo-Pak Express' finish runners-up at U.S. Open doubles

NEW YORK, United States - Rohan Bopanna of India (L) and his partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan play in the men's doubles final of the U.S. Open in New York on Sept. 10, 2010. The pair dubbed the ''Indo-Pak Express'' lost to American twins Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6, 7-6 to finish the tournament as runners-up.

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'Indo-Pak Express' finish runners-up at U.S. Open doubles

NEW YORK, United States - Rohan Bopanna of India (R) and his partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan hold the runners-up trophy of the U.S. Open men's doubles in New York on Sept. 10, 2010. The pair dubbed the ''Indo-Pak Express'' lost to American twins Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6, 7-6 to finish the tournament as runners-up.

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Matsui triples against Indians

CLEVELAND, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a run-scoring triple to center in the second inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians on Sept. 15, 2010, at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. Matsui went 1-for-3 as his team won 7-0.

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Matsui triples against Indians

CLEVELAND, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a run-scoring triple to center in the second inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians on Sept. 15, 2010, at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. Matsui went 1-for-3 as his team won 7-0.

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14 Chinese fishermen held after Senkaku collision back home

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Chinese fishing crew members (front) on board a Chinese trawler involved in a collision with two Japanese patrol ships disembark from a Japan Coast Guard patrol boat at Ishigaki port in Okinawa Prefecture on Sept. 13, 2010 to return to China. The trawler involved in the collision near the disputed Senkaku Islands had been kept off Ishigaki harbor since the Sept. 7 collision.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a three-run homer during the eighth inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 11, 2010. The Angels won 7-4.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a three-run homer during the eighth inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 11, 2010. The Angels won 7-4.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a three-run homer during the eighth inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 11, 2010. The Angels won 7-4.

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Angels' Matsui vs. Mariners

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui blasts a homer during the fourth inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 11, 2010. The Angels won 7-4.

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Angels' Matsui vs. Mariners

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui blasts a homer during the fourth inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 11, 2010. The Angels won 7-4.

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Environment disputes over Japan bay

FUKUOKA, Japan - Fishermen line up their boats in Isahaya Bay in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 10, 2010, staging a ''sea rally'' to urge the government to reopen the gates on the dike (back). Fishermen, farmers and other residents around the bay have been split over whether to reopen the gates on the 7-kilometer-long dike, which the government closed in 1997 for farmland reclamation and disaster prevention.

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Nadal in U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Rafael Nadal of Spain returns a shot to compatriot Feliciano Lopez during a match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 7, 2010. Nadal won to advance to the quarterfinals.

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Schiavone in U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Francesca Schiavone of Italy plays a backhand during her quarterfinal against Venus Williams of the United States at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 7, 2010. Schiavone won to advance to the semifinals.

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Clijsters in U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Kim Clijsters of Belgium plays a backhand return to Samantha Stosur of Australia during a quarterfinal at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 7, 2010. Defending champion Clijsters made it into the semifinals.

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Williams advances to semifinals at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Venus Williams of the United States plays in a quarterfinals match against Francesca Schiavone of Italy at the U.S. Open on Sept. 7, 2010, in New York. Williams advanced to the semifinals.

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Paterson, Bloomberg say Ground Zero construction on schedule

NEW YORK, United States - New York State Governor David Paterson (2nd from L) and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (3rd from L) pose for photos during a news conference on the progress of construction at Ground Zero in New York City on Sept. 7, 2010, in New York. Paterson said construction at the former World Trade Center site is on schedule.

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Japan business leaders in China

BEIJING, China - Japan Business Federation Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura (R) and Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Fujio Cho, head of a Japanese business leaders delegation including Yonekura, attend a press conference in Beijing on Sept. 7, 2010.

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Japan beat Guatemala in friendly

OSAKA, Japan - Supporters celebrate as Japan forward Takayuki Morimoto (19) scores his second goal in the 20th minute of a friendly against Guatemala at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on Sept. 7, 2010. Japan won 2-1.

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Japan business leaders in China

BEIJING, China - Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Fujio Cho (R front), head of a Japanese business leaders delegation, speaks in a meeting with Chinese industry ministry officials in Beijing on Sept. 7, 2010. Delegation members urged China to review its rare earth export controls.

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GK Narazaki leaves nat'l team

OSAKA, Japan - Goalkeeper Seigo Narazaki (2nd from R) leaves the field with teammates after Japan beat Guatemala 2-1 in a friendly at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on Sept. 7, 2010. After the match Narazaki said he will end his international career.

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Japan vs Guatemala in friendly

OSAKA, Japan - Japan forward Takayuki Morimoto celebrates after scoring in the 20th minute of a soccer friendly against Guatemala at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on Sept. 7, 2010.

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Inquest into Ozawa's non-indictment

TOKYO, Japan - Ruling Democratic Party of Japan kingpin Ichiro Ozawa (R) shakes hands with his key supporter, former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2010. An independent judicial panel has reportedly launched its second review of whether decisions by prosecutors not to indict Ozawa over false financial reporting by his political fund management body were appropriate.

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Japan vs Guatemala in friendly

OSAKA, Japan - Japan forward Takayuki Morimoto (R) celebrates with teammate Shinji Kagawa after scoring in the 20th minute of a soccer friendly against Guatemala at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on Sept. 7, 2010.

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Japan beat Guatemala in friendly

OSAKA, Japan - Japan national team manager Alberto Zaccheroni watches a soccer friendly against Guatemala from the stands at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on Sept. 7, 2010. Japan won 2-1.

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Japan vs Guatemala in friendly

OSAKA, Japan - Japan forward Takayuki Morimoto (19) heads home Japan's first goal in the 12th minute of a soccer friendly against Guatemala at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on Sept. 7, 2010.

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Japan vs Guatemala in friendly

OSAKA, Japan - Japan forward Takayuki Morimoto (R) scores Japan's second goal in the 20th minute of a soccer friendly against Guatemala at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on Sept. 7, 2010.

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Japan vs Guatemala in friendly

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese players sing the national anthem before their soccer friendly against Guatemala at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on Sept. 7, 2010.

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Your Party marks 1st anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Your Party leader Yoshimi Watanabe speaks during a gathering in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2010, to mark the first anniversary of the party's launch. The opposition party made a major advance in the House of Councillors election.

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Japan vs Guatemala in friendly

OSAKA, Japan - Japan supporters cheer at a soccer friendly against Guatemala at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on Sept. 7, 2010.

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Your Party marks 1st anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Your Party leader Yoshimi Watanabe speaks during a gathering in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2010, to mark the first anniversary of the party's launch. The opposition party made a major advance in the House of Councillors election.

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Minke whale caught

KUSHIRO, Japan - A minke whale is landed at Kushiro port in Hokkaido following the start of research whaling in the area on Sept. 7, 2010.