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Figure skater Asada in good condition for Japan Open

YOKOHAMA, Sept. 11 Kyodo - Three-time women's world champion Mao Asada poses in a commercial film-making event in Yokohama southwest of Tokyo on Sept. 6, 2015. She said she is in good condition for the Oct. 3 Japan Open at Saitama Super Arena, north of Tokyo. It will be her first competition since sitting out the 2014-2015 season.

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PM Abe attends Diet session

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gives an answer during a debate at the House of Representatives Budget Committee on Oct. 6, 2014, in Tokyo. The two-month extraordinary Diet session started on Sept. 29, focusing on rejuvenating local economies and increasing women's participation in society.

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Nishioka captures men's singles tennis gold

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka bites his gold medal after beating Lu Yen-hsun of Taiwan 6-2, 6-2 in the men's singles tennis final of the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 30, 2014,.

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Nishioka captures men's singles tennis gold

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka returns a shot during the men's singles tennis final of the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 30, 2014. Nishioka beat Lu Yen-hsun of Taiwan 6-2, 6-2, becoming the first Japanese player in 40 years to win an Asian Games championship.

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Nishikori, Uchiyama reach quarterfinals at Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kei Nishikori returns a shot during the Japan Open first-round doubles at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2014. Nishikori, the U.S. Open finalist and new Malaysian Open champion, and partner Yasutaka Uchiyama beat Poland's Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Treat Huey of the Philippines 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals.

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Ferrer dumped out of Japan Open in 1st round

TOKYO, Japan - Spanish second seed David Ferrer (R) shakes hands with compatriot Marcel Granollers after their first-round match in the Japan Open in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2014. Ferrer took the first set at Ariake Colosseum but unseeded Granollers hit back to win 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in a little over two hours to claim his first victory in six meetings against Ferrer.

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Classic Japanese dancers practice for performance

KYOTO, Japan - "Maiko" apprentice geisha girls conduct a final practice in Kyoto, western Japan, on Sept. 27, 2014, ahead of performances by the Inoue school of "Kyomai" or Kyoto-style classic Japanese dance to be held on Oct. 1-6.

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Giants clinch 3rd straight CL pennant

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Fans of the Yomiuri Giants cheer its players after the team's 6-3 win over the DeNA BayStars at Yokohama Stadium on Sept. 26, 2014, to clinch their 45th league title. The victory also marked the Giants' third straight Central League pennant.

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Giants clinch 3rd straight CL pennant

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Players of the Yomiuri Giants celebrate after defeating the DeNA BayStars 6-3 at Yokohama Stadium on Sept. 26, 2014, to clinch their 45th league title. The victory also marked the Giants' third straight Central League pennant.

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Yankees Kuroda hugs retiring Jeter

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees' Hiroki Kuroda hugs retiring captain Derek Jeter who hit a game-winning single in the ninth inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sept. 25, 2014. The game, which the Yankees won 6-5, was Jeter's last home game of his career.

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Ex-Yankee Matsui sends message to retiring Jeter

NEW YORK, United States - Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui appears on the Yankee Stadium video board in New York to give a message to retiring captain Derek Jeter during the sixth inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles on Sept. 25, 2014. The game, which the Yankees won 6-5, was Jeter's last home game of his career.

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Yankees' Jeter gets shower from teammates

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter takes a Gatorade shower from his teammates after hitting a walk-off single in a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sept. 25, 2014. The game, which the Yankees won 6-5, was Jeter's last home game of his career.

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Police arrest man in Kobe after finding missing girl's body parts

KOBE, Japan - Pupils of an elementary school in Kobe, western Japan, are escorted by a police officer and school officials on their way home from school on Sept. 24, 2014, after the dismembered body of a 6-year-old girl, who was a pupil of the school and had been missing for nearly two weeks, was found the previous day. A 47-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the case.

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Beheaded body of 6-yr-old girl found in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 24, 2014, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the area in Japan's western city of Kobe, where the beheaded body of a missing 6-year-old girl, Mirei Ikuta, was found.

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Ivanovic wins Pan Pacific Open

TOKYO, Japan - Ana Ivanovic of Serbia holds up the winner's plate after beating Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 6-2, 7-6 in the Pan Pacific Open tennis final at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2014.

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Ivanovic wins Pan Pacific Open

TOKYO, Japan - Ana Ivanovic of Serbia returns the ball to Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark during the Pan Pacific Open tennis final at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2014. Ivanovic won 6-2, 7-6.

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Ivanovic wins Pan Pacific Open

TOKYO, Japan - Ana Ivanovic of Serbia celebrates after beating Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 6-2, 7-6 in the Pan Pacific Open tennis final at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2014.

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Ivanovic to play Wozniacki in Tokyo final

TOKYO, Japan - Serbian Ana Ivanovic returns a shot during a semifinal match against German Angelique Kerber at the Pan Pacific open in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 20, 2014. Ivanovic beat Kerber 7-5, 6-3 to reach the final.

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Wozniacki to play Ivanovic in Tokyo final

TOKYO, Japan - Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki holds up her fist after defeating Spaniard Garbine Muguruza 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 at the Pan Pacific open in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 20, 2014, to reach the final.

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Ivanovic to play Wozniacki in Tokyo final

TOKYO, Japan - Serbian Ana Ivanovic expresses joy after defeating German Angelique Kerber 7-5, 6-3 at the Pan Pacific open in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 20, 2014, to reach the final.

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Wozniacki to play Ivanovic in Tokyo final

TOKYO, Japan - Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki returns a shot during a semifinal match against Spaniard Garbine Muguruza at the Pan Pacific open in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 20, 2014. Wozniacki beat Muguruza 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 to reach the final.

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Disaster-hit Route 6 stretch in Fukushima opened to traffic

TOMIOKA, Japan - A police vehicle heads out on patrol on Sept. 15, 2014, on a closed stretch of National Route 6 running north to south along the coast in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, after being opened to traffic for the first time since the March 2011 nuclear disaster.

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Apple's new iPhone models go on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Two men show off their just purchased iPhone 6 (L) and iPhone 6 Plus in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Sept. 19, 2014, as Apple Inc. launched sales of the latest models of its popular smartphone in Japan.

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Apple's new iPhone models go on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Kaoru Kato (L), president of cellphone service provider NTT Docomo Inc., hands the latest model of Apple Inc.'s iPhone to a man, who was first in a queue of customers lining up to purchase the smartphone, in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on Sept. 19, 2014. Apple launched sales of the latest models of its popular smartphone, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the same day in Japan.

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Apple's new iPhone models go on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Two men smile as they show off their just purchased Apple Inc.'s iPhone 6 in the early morning on Sept. 19, 2014, in Tokyo. The company launched sales of the latest models of its popular smartphone, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the same day in Japan.

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Apple's new iPhone models go on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - People enter the Omotesando outlet of Apple Inc. in Tokyo in the early morning on Sept. 19, 2014, to purchase Apple's new iPhone models. The company launched sales of the latest models of its popular smartphone, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the same day in Japan.

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Apple's new iPhone models go on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Apple Inc.'s iPhone 6 (L) and iPhone 6 Plus at the Omotesando outlet of the company in Tokyo in the early morning on Sept. 19, 2014. The company launched sales of the latest models of its popular smartphone the same day in Japan.

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Apple's new iPhone models go on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A man (front) wearing a mask of Steve Jobs, the late co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc., lines up with other people in front of the Omotesando outlet of the company in Tokyo in the early morning on Sept. 19, 2014. The company launched sales of the latest models of its popular smartphone, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the same day in Japan.

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Apple's new iPhone models go on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - People donning fancy headwear line up in front of the Omotesando outlet of Apple Inc. in Tokyo in the early morning on Sept. 19, 2014. The company launched sales of the latest models of its popular smartphone, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the same day in Japan.

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Apple's new iPhone models go on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A man (front) wearing a mask of Steve Jobs, the late co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc., lines up with other people in front of the Omotesando outlet of the company in Tokyo in the early morning on Sept. 19, 2014. The company launched sales of the latest models of its popular smartphone, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the same day in Japan.

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Workers make Buko pies using coconut

LOS BANOS, Philippines - Workers produce Buko pies in Los Banos in the Philippine province of Laguna on Sept. 6, 2014. Buko pie using coconut meat, considered a specialty in the area, is gaining popularity in the country.

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Date-Krumm makes early exit in Pan Pacific Open

TOKYO, Japan - Kimiko Date-Krumm returns a shot to Belarusian Victoria Azarenka during the first round of the Pan Pacific Open on Sept. 16, 2014, at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo. Azarenka won 3-6, 6-0, 6-2.

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Nara crashes out in Ariake

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kurumi Nara returns a shot during the first round of the Pan Pacific Open on Sept. 16, 2014, against Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo. Suarez Navarro beat Nara to advance to the second round with a 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 victory.

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84-year-old Iraqi Christian wants to return home

ERBIL, Iraq - Kudir Salim, an 84-year-old former driver for a Japanese firm, and his 70-year-old wife live as refugees in part of a building under construction in Erbil, northern Iraq, on Sept. 6, 2014. Salim said they want to return to their home in the Christian town of Qaraqosh in northern Iraq as soon as possible.

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Persecuted Iraqi Christians camp outside church

ERBIL, Iraq - Many Christian refugees camp out on the premises of a Catholic church in Erbil in the Kurdish autonomous region, northern Iraq, on Sept. 6, 2014, to escape persecution from Islamic militants.

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Songwriter, novelist Yamaguchi dies at 77

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 1985 shows Yoko Yamaguchi attending a press conference after winning the Naoki Prize for popular literature. Yamaguchi, also a well-known songwriter, died of respiratory failure on Sept. 6, 2014, at the age of 77.

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Taro soup in giant pot served at northern Japan festa

YAMAGATA, Japan - Members of staff at an annual event to make taro and meat soup in a gigantic pot, 6 meters across, stir the soup with loading shovels in Yamagata, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 14, 2014. Approximately 30,000 bowls were served.

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Taro soup in giant pot served at northern Japan festa

YAMAGATA, Japan - Members of staff at an annual event to make taro and meat soup in a gigantic pot, 6 meters across, stir the soup with loading shovels in Yamagata, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 14, 2014. Approximately 30,000 bowls were served.

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Apple unveils two new iPhones

CUPERTINO, United States - Photo shows the iPhone 6 (L) and iPhone 6 Plus with screen sizes of 4.7 inches (about 12 centimeters) and 5.5 inches, respectively, unveiled by Apple Inc. on Sept. 9, 2014, in Cupertino, California. The new smartphones will be able to facilitate the company's new mobile payment system called Apple Pay. They will go on sale in 10 regions, including Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore on Sept. 19.

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Uniqlo operator to offer 100 mil. yen bonus to Nishikori

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori returns a shot during the U.S. Open men's singles final against Croatia's Marin Cilic in New York on Sept. 8, 2014. World No. 12 Cilic beat eighth-ranked Nishikori 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. Fast Retailing Co., operator of the Uniqlo clothing chain and a sponsor of Nishikori, has decided to pay a 100 million yen bonus to him following his historic run to the U.S. Open final, company officials said Sept. 9.

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Nishikori defeated in U.S. Open final

NEW YORK, United States - Croatia's Marin Cilic (front) holds the championship trophy as Japan's Kei Nishikori stands with the runner-up trophy following Cilic's 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 victory in the U.S. Open men's singles final in New York on Sept. 8, 2014.

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Cilic captures U.S. Open title

NEW YORK, United States - Croatia's Marin Cilic lifts the championship trophy after beating Japan's Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in the U.S. Open men's singles final in New York on Sept. 8, 2014.

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Nishikori defeated in U.S. Open final

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori smiles during a press conference after being defeated by Croatia's Marin Cilic in the U.S. Open men's singles final in New York on Sept. 8, 2014. World No. 12 Cilic beat eighth-ranked Nishikori 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.

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Nishikori defeated in U.S. Open final

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori returns a shot during the U.S. Open men's singles final against Croatia's Marin Cilic in New York on Sept. 8, 2014. World No. 12 Cilic beat eighth-ranked Nishikori 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.

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Nishikori defeated in U.S. Open final

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori looks down after being defeated by Croatia's Marin Cilic in the U.S. Open men's singles final in New York on Sept. 8, 2014. World No. 12 Cilic beat eighth-ranked Nishikori 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.

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Nishikori defeated in U.S. Open final

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori is pictured during a press conference after being defeated by Croatia's Marin Cilic in the U.S. Open men's singles final in New York on Sept. 8, 2014. World No. 12 Cilic beat eighth-ranked Nishikori 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.

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U.S. Open men's singles final

NEW YORK, United States - Photo shows spectators filling the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York during the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis tournament on Sept. 8, 2014. Croatia's Marin Cilic captured the final, defeating Japan's Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.

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Cilic captures U.S. Open title

NEW YORK, United States - Croatia's Marin Cilic (R) and Japan's Kei Nishikori shake hands after Cilic defeated Nishikori 6-3, 6-3, 6-3, in the U.S. Open men's singles final in New York on Sept. 8, 2014.

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Cilic captures U.S. Open title

NEW YORK, United States - Croatia's Marin Cilic (R) and Japan's Kei Nishikori pose for photos after Cilic defeated Nishikori 6-3, 6-3, 6-3, in the U.S. Open men's singles final in New York on Sept. 8, 2014.

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Nishikori defeated in U.S. Open final

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori holds the runner-up trophy after being defeated by Croatia's Marin Cilic in the U.S. Open men's singles final in New York on Sept. 8, 2014. World No. 12 Cilic beat eighth-ranked Nishikori 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.