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Tragedy of 10-meter-tall breakwater put in sharp focus

SENDAI, Japan - A photograph of the 10-meter-tall coastal breakwater (L) in the Taro district of Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, taken on July 19, 2009, indicates the structure was not high enough prior to the 2011 quake-tsunami disaster as the other picture taken on Sept. 1, 2014, shows most of the nearby houses gone. Part of the breakwater will be kept to show what remained just after the devastating tsunami hit.

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Universities active in development of new foodstuffs

SAGA, Japan - Takahiro Ogawa of venture firm Nokendo grows the salty vegetable Barafu in Kanzaki, Saga Prefecture on Sept. 10, 2009.

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Asa makes it 10-for-10 at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu (R) muscles out Kisenosato in convincing fashion to improve to 10-0 at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2009.

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Matsui homers in Yankees rout of Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - New York Yankees designated hitter Hideki Matsui homers over the right-field fence in the fourth inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 19, 2009. Matsui went 1-for-3 with an RBI as the Yankees won 10-1.

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Sony unveils digital music player capable of displaying lyrics

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows one of 12 new models of Sony Corp.'s Walkman portable digital music player capable of displaying the lyrics of songs downloaded from online music libraries which it unveiled on Sept. 16, 2009, in Tokyo. Sony said purchasers of the new Walkman players, which will hit store shelves in Japan on or after Oct. 10, will be able to download songs from both the Mora and iTunes online digital music sites and lyrics from the ''kashipita'' site of SyncPower Corp., a new Sony ally.

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N.Y. Yankees' Matsui 2-for-4 against Toronto Blue Jays

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits an RBI single to center in the ninth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sept. 15, 2009. Matsui went 2-for-4 with one RBI but the Yankees lost to the Blue Jays 4-10.

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Hatoyama speaks to reporters

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama, president of the Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to reporters at DPJ headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Sept. 10, 2009. Hatoyama, who is set to become prime minister next week, said his administration will look into a purported secret Japan-U.S. pact on U.S. nuclear weapons.

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Hatoyama speaks to reporters

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama, president of the Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to reporters at DPJ headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Sept. 10, 2009. Hatoyama, who is set to become prime minister next week, said his administration will look into a purported secret Japan-U.S. pact on U.S. nuclear weapons.

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Hatoyama speaks to reporters

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama, president of the Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to reporters at DPJ headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Sept. 10, 2009. Hatoyama, who is set to become prime minister next week, said his administration will look into a purported secret Japan-U.S. pact on U.S. nuclear weapons.

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H-2B rocket on launch pad

TANEGASHIMA ISLAND, Japan - An H-2B rocket, the first of its kind, is set at its launch pad at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Sept. 10, 2009. The rocket is scheduled to lift off 2:01 a.m. on Sept. 11 to carry Japan's first unmanned cargo vehicle, the domestically made HTV single-use vehicle, to the International Space Station.

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Chinese soldiers practice for parade

BEIJING, China - Chinese soldiers practice marching in Beijing on Sept. 10, 2009, for the Oct. 1 military parade to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China.

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Chinese soldiers practice for parade

BEIJING, China - Chinese soldiers practice marching in Beijing on Sept. 10, 2009, near a countdown board for the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China on Oct. 1.

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H-2B rocket on launch pad

TANEGASHIMA ISLAND, Japan - An H-2B rocket, the first of its kind, is set at its launch pad at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Sept. 10, 2009. The rocket is scheduled to lift off 2:01 a.m. on Sept. 11 to carry Japan's first unmanned cargo vehicle, the domestically made HTV single-use vehicle, to the International Space Station.

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Japan's Ishikawa in Korea Open golf

CHEONAN, South Korea - Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa tees off on the 11th hole in the first round of the Korea Open golf tournament at Woo Jeong Hills Country Club on Sept. 10, 2009.

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Japan's Ishikawa in Korea Open golf

CHEONAN, South Korea - Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa hits out of a bunker on the seventh hole in the first round of the Korea Open golf tournament at Woo Jeong Hills Country Club on Sept. 10, 2009.

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DPJ's Okada, eco activists

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada (back row, C), secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, and Mizuho Fukushima (back row, 2nd from R), chief of the Social Democratic Party, pose for photographers in a House of Representatives building in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2009. Environmentalists in the group Make the Rule Campaign urged Okada and other DPJ lawmakers to follow up on a pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

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DPJ's Hatoyama, Okada in parliament

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama (R), president of the Democratic Party of Japan, and Katsuya Okada, secretary general of the party, head to a meeting with Japanese Communist Party chief Kazuo Shii in parliament on Sept. 10, 2009.

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Japan's Ishikawa in Korea Open golf

CHEONAN, South Korea - Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa reacts after hitting his approach shot on the fifth hole in the first round of the Korea Open golf tournament at Woo Jeong Hills Country Club on Sept. 10, 2009.

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N. Korea seeks 'fruitful ties' with Hatoyama gov't: Kim Yong Nam

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on Sept. 10, 2009.

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N. Korea No. 2 leader Kim Yong Nam

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on Sept. 10, 2009.

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N. Korea No. 2 leader Kim Yong Nam

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on Sept. 10, 2009.

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N. Korea seeks 'fruitful ties' with Hatoyama gov't: Kim Yong Nam

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on Sept. 10, 2009.

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H-2B rocket carrying cargo vehicle moved to launch pad

TANEGASHIMA ISLAND, Japan - An H-2B rocket, the first of its kind, is set at its launch pad from an assembly building at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Sept. 10, 2009. The rocket is scheduled to lift off 2:01 a.m. on Sept. 11 to carry Japan's first unmanned cargo vehicle, the domestically made HTV single-use vehicle, to the International Space Station.

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Ishikawa at 1 under after 1st round of Korea Open

CHEONAN, South Korea - Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa tees off on the first hole in the first round of the Korea Open golf tournament at Woo Jeong Hills Country Club on Sept. 10, 2009.

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Early-morning subway accident disrupts Tokyo commute

TOKYO, Japan - Commuters stand in long lines waiting for buses during the rush-hour on Sept. 9, 2009, outside Kasai-Nishi Station on the Tokyo Metro Co.'s Tozai Line after the commute in and around the Tokyo downtown area was disrupted by an accident at a station on the line. A railway maintenance train bumped into an unoccupied passenger train at 4:08 a.m. at Toyocho Station where the 10-car train was parked ahead of its service, but no one was injured in the collision.

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Early-morning subway accident disrupts Tokyo commute

TOKYO, Japan - Commuters stand in long lines waiting for buses during the rush-hour on Sept. 9, 2009, outside Kasai Station on the Tokyo Metro Co.'s Tozai Line after the commute in and around the Tokyo downtown area was disrupted by an accident at a station on the line. A railway maintenance train bumped into an unoccupied passenger train at 4:08 a.m. at Toyocho Station where the 10-car train was parked ahead of its service, but no one was injured in the collision.

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Golfer Ishikawa ready for Korea Open

SEOUL, South Korea - (From L) Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, Ryo Ishikawa of Japan and Danny Lee of New Zealand pose for photographers in Seoul on Sept. 8, 2009. The three will play in the Korea Open tournament starting in South Korea on Sept. 10.

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Golfer Ishikawa ready for Korea Open

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa speaks at a press conference in Seoul on Sept. 8, 2009. Ishikawa will play the Korea Open tournament starting in South Korea on Sept. 10.

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Yankees' Matsui in dugout

TORONTO, Canada - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui gestures in the dugout during a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 3, 2009. The Yankees won 10-5.

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Prison Break : Season 2 (2006)

Robin Tunney Characters: Veronica Donovan Television: Prison Break : Season 2 (TV-Serie) Usa 2005-2009, / 2. Staffel, Season 2 21 August 2006 PRISON BREAK: Robin Tunney as Veronica in PRISON BREAK, premiering Monday, Aug. 29 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and airing in its regular time period beginning Monday, Sept. 5 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.? Date: 21 August 2006

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Prison Break : Season 1 (2005)

Stacy Keach, Sarah Wayne Callies, Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller, Marshall Allman & Robin Tunney Characters: Warden Henry Pope,Dr. Sara Tancredi,Lincoln Burrows,Michael Scofield,LJ Burrows & Veronica Donovan Television: Prison Break : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2005-2009, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 29 August 2005 PRISON BREAK: Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller, fourth from L) is a desperate man with a plan to save the life of his brother, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell, third from L), who is on death row in PRISON BREAK in a special two-hour premiere Monday, Aug. 29 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and will air in its regular time period begining Monday, Sept. 5 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.? L-R: Stacy Keach, Sarah Wayne Callies, Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller, Marshall Allman, Robin Tunne Date: 29 August 2005

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Prison Break : Season 1 (2005)

Robert Knepper Characters: Theodore 'T-Bag' Bagwell Television: Prison Break : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2005-2009, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 29 August 2005 PRISON BREAK: Robert Knepper as T-Bag in PRISON BREAK, which has its special two-hour premiere Monday, Aug. 29 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and will air in its regular time period beginning Monday, Sept. 5 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FO Date: 29 August 2005

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Prison Break : Season 1 (2005)

Wentworth Miller & Dominic Purcell Characters: Michael Scofield & Lincoln Burrows Television: Prison Break : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2005-2009, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 29 August 2005 PRISON BREAK: Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller, R) is a desperate man with a plan to save his brother's life, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell, L) who is on death row in PRISON BREAK in a special two-hour premier Monday, Aug. 29 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and will air in its regular time period begining Monday, Sept. 5 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Date: 29 August 2005

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Prison Break : Season 1 (2005)

Wentworth Miller Characters: Michael Scofield Television: Prison Break : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2005-2009, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 29 August 2005 PRISON BREAK: Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) is a desperate man with a plan to save the life of his brother, who is on death row in PRISON BREAK, premiering with a special two-hour event Monday, Aug. 29 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and airing in its regular time period begining Monday, Sept. 5 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FO Date: 29 August 2005

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Prison Break : Season 1 (2005)

Wentworth Miller Characters: Michael Scofield Television: Prison Break : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2005-2009, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 29 August 2005 PRISON BREAK: Michael (Wentworh Miller) in the PRISON BREAK episode 'Cell Test' airing Monday, Sept. 5 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.? Date: 29 August 2005

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Prison Break : Season 1 (2005)

Sarah Wayne Callies Characters: Dr. Sara Tancredi Television: Prison Break : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2005-2009, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 29 August 2005 PRISON BREAK: Sarah Wayne Callies as Dr. Sara in PRISON BREAK, premiering Monday, Aug. 29 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and airing in its regular time period beginning Monday, Sept. 5 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Date: 29 August 2005

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Prison Break : Season 1 (2005)

Paul Adelstein Characters: Paul Kellerman Television: Prison Break : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2005-2009, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 29 August 2005 PRISON BREAK: Paul Adelstein as Agent Kellerman in PRISON BREAK, which has its special two-hour premiere Monday, Aug. 29 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and will air in its regular time period beginning Monday, Sept. 5 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FO Date: 29 August 2005

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Prison Break : Season 1 (2005)

Wentworth Miller Characters: Michael Scofield Television: Prison Break : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2005-2009, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 29 August 2005 PRISON BREAK: Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) is a desperate man with a plan to save the life of his brother, who is on death row in PRISON BREAK, premiering with a special two-hour event Monday, Aug. 29 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and airing in its regular time period begining Monday, Sept. 5 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.? Date: 29 August 2005

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Prison Break : Season 1 (2005)

Wentworth Miller & Dominic Purcell Characters: Michael Scofield & Lincoln Burrows Television: Prison Break : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2005-2009, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 29 August 2005 PRISON BREAK: Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller, L) is a desperate man with a plan to save the life of his brother, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell, R), who is on death row in PRISON BREAK, premiering Monday, Aug. 29 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and airing in its regular time period beginning Monday, Sept. 5 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Date: 29 August 2005

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Prison Break : Season 1 (2005)

Stacy Keach Characters: Warden Henry Pope Television: Prison Break : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2005-2009, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 29 August 2005 PRISON BREAK: Stacy Keach as Warden Pope in PRISON BREAK, which has its special two-hour premiere Monday, Aug. 29 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and will air in its regular time period beginning Monday, Sept. 5 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FO Date: 29 August 2005

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Prison Break : Season 1 (2005)

Wade Williams Characters: Brad Bellick Television: Prison Break : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2005-2009, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 29 August 2005 PRISON BREAK: Wade Williams as Officer Bellick in PRISON BREAK, which has its special two-hour premiere Monday, Aug. 29 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and will air in its regular time period beginning Monday, Sept. 5 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FO Date: 29 August 2005

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Prison Break : Season 1 (2005)

Peter Stormare Characters: John Abruzzi Television: Prison Break : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2005-2009, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 29 August 2005 PRISON BREAK: Peter Stormare as Abruzzi in PRISON BREAK, which has its special two-hour premiere Monday, Aug. 29 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and will air in its regular time period beginning Monday, Sept. 5 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FO Date: 29 August 2005

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Prison Break : Season 1 (2005)

Dominic Purcell & Wentworth Miller Characters: Lincoln Burrows & Michael Scofield Television: Prison Break : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2005-2009, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 29 August 2005 PRISON BREAK: Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller, R) is a desperate man with a plan to save his brother's life, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell, L) who is on death row in PRISON BREAK in a special two-hour premier Monday, Aug. 29 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and will air in its regular time period begining Monday, Sept. 5 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FO Date: 29 August 2005

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Prison Break : Season 1 (2005)

Wentworth Miller Characters: Michael Scofield Television: Prison Break : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2005-2009, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 29 August 2005 PRISON BREAK: Michael (Wentworh Miller) starts to set his plan into action in the PRISON BREAK episode 'Cute Poison' airing Monday, Sept. 12 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.? Date: 29 August 2005

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Prison Break : Season 1 (2005)

Wentworth Miller Characters: Michael Scofield Television: Prison Break : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2005-2009, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 29 August 2005 PRISON BREAK: Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) is a desperate man with a plan to save the life of his brother, who is on death row in PRISON BREAK, premiering with a special two-hour event Monday, Aug. 29 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and airing in its regular time period begining Monday, Sept. 5 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.? Date: 29 August 2005

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Early-morning subway accident disrupts Tokyo commute

TOKYO, Japan - Commuters stand in long lines waiting for buses during the rush-hour on Sept. 9, 2009, outside Kasai Station on the Tokyo Metro Co.'s Tozai Line after the commute in and around the Tokyo downtown area was disrupted by an accident at a station on the line. A railway maintenance train bumped into an unoccupied passenger train at 4:08 a.m. at Toyocho Station where the 10-car train was parked ahead of its service, but no one was injured in the collision. (Kyodo)

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Early-morning subway accident disrupts Tokyo commute

TOKYO, Japan - Commuters stand in long lines waiting for buses during the rush-hour on Sept. 9, 2009, outside Kasai-Nishi Station on the Tokyo Metro Co.'s Tozai Line after the commute in and around the Tokyo downtown area was disrupted by an accident at a station on the line. A railway maintenance train bumped into an unoccupied passenger train at 4:08 a.m. at Toyocho Station where the 10-car train was parked ahead of its service, but no one was injured in the collision. (Kyodo)

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Ex-welfare ass'n official held on suspicion of embezzlement

OSAKA, Japan - Sadao Sotome, a former senior official at a government-authorized welfare association supporting mentally handicapped people, hides his face while arriving at JR Shin-Osaka Station from Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Sept. 24, 2009. Sotome was later arrested on suspicion of pocketing about 10 million yen from the body's coffers. (Kyodo)

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Matsui homers in Yankees rout of Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - New York Yankees designated hitter Hideki Matsui homers over the right-field fence in the fourth inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 19, 2009. Matsui went 1-for-3 with an RBI as the Yankees won 10-1. (Kyodo)

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Sony unveils digital music player capable of displaying lyrics

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows one of 12 new models of Sony Corp.'s Walkman portable digital music player capable of displaying the lyrics of songs downloaded from online music libraries which it unveiled on Sept. 16, 2009, in Tokyo. Sony said purchasers of the new Walkman players, which will hit store shelves in Japan on or after Oct. 10, will be able to download songs from both the Mora and iTunes online digital music sites and lyrics from the ''kashipita'' site of SyncPower Corp., a new Sony ally. (Kyodo)