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Nature in Guiana Highlands

CANAIMA, Venezuela - A tourist on a boat takes a picture of Angel Falls, the world's highest waterfall, dropping from a table mountain in the Guiana Highlands, southeastern Venezuela, on Sept. 15, 2012.

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Nature in Guiana Highlands

CANAIMA, Venezuela - Photo taken on Sept. 15, 2012, shows waterfalls on a table mountain in the Guiana Highlands, southeastern Venezuela.

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Tokyo in 1922, 2012

TOKYO, Japan - Combined aerial photos show an area of Tokyo's Ochanomizu district in 1922 (top) and Sept. 15, 2012, taken by Kyodo News helicopter, (bottom). In the 1922 photo can be seen the Kanda River crossing horizontally, Nikolai-do, the Russian Orthodox Church in the lower right, Yushima Seido sacred building in the upper right, the Ochanomizu Bridge in the center left and a flying biplane in the center. In the 2012 photo can be seen high-rise buildings, the Nikolai-do and Yushima Seido.

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Tokyo in 1922, 2012

TOKYO, Japan - Combined aerial photos show an area around Hibiya Park and Kasumigaseki district of government ministries and agencies in Tokyo in 1922 (top) and Sept. 15, 2012, taken by Kyodo News helicopter (bottom). In the 2012 photo are trees having grown to cover the paths and high-rise buildings, including that of the Metropolitan Police Department (upper L).

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Syrian refugee camp in Turkey

ANTAKYA, Turkey - A Turkish soldier stands guard at a Syrian refugee camp in the suburbs of Antakya, southern Turkey, on Sept. 15, 2012.

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Kiyotake inspires Nuremberg victory

MONCHENGLADBACH, Germany - Japan midfielder Hiroshi Kiyotake (L) of Nuremberg competes for the ball during a game against Borussia Monchengladbach in the German Bundesliga in Monchengladbach, Germany, on Sept. 15, 2012. Kiyotake put in a man-of-the-match performance in Nuremberg's 3-2 away win over Borussia, setting up two goals and scoring the winner.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - Photo shows a Japanese supermarket in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, that was attacked by anti-Japan demonstrators on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - Photo shows a gatehouse of a factory of Japanese electronics maker Panasonic Corp. in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, that was attacked by anti-Japan demonstrators on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Japanese join beach cleaning in U.S. West Coast

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Members of a Japanese family join beach cleaning activities in San Francisco on Sept. 15, 2012. Significant amounts of debris generated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan have washed up on U.S. West Coast beaches.

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TPP talks

LEESBURG, United States - Barbara Weisel (2nd from R), assistant U.S. trade representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific at the Office of the United States Trade Representative, speaks at a press conference after talks on the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership pact, in Leesburg, Virginia, on Sept. 15, 2012.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - Photo shows a factory of Japanese electronics maker Panasonic Corp. in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, that was attacked by anti-Japan demonstrators on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Powerful typhoon approaching Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Naha Airport in Okinawa Prefecture is crowded with passengers on Sept. 15, 2012, as most flights have been canceled due to the approach of the season's 16th typhoon.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

CHANGSHA, China - Photo shows Japanese supermarket Heiwado in Changsha, Hunan Province, after its windows were broken by anti-Japan demonstrators on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

CHANGSHA, China - A woman holding a Chinese flag stands inside a Japanese-made car calling for the car not to be attacked in Hunan Province on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - Anti-Japan demonstrators throw plastic bottles toward the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protest in China

BEIJING, China - A man holds a portrait of Communist China's founder Mao Zedong during an anti-Japanese demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2012.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - Photo shows a Japanese restaurant in Suzhou in Jiangsu Province being trashed by anti-Japan demonstrators on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Powerful typhoon approaching Okinawa

YONABARU, Japan - Photo shows waves encroaching on a road in the town of Yonabaru, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2012, as the season's 16th typhoon draws near.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

CHANGSHA, China - Photo shows a Japanese-made police car overturned by anti-Japan demonstrators in Changsha in Hunan Province on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Powerful typhoon approaching Okinawa

YONABARU, Japan - Photo shows waves encroaching on a road in the town of Yonabaru, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2012, as the season's 16th typhoon draws near.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - A protestor attacks the window of a Japanese restaurant with a golf club in Suzhou in Jiangsu Province on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protest in China

SUZHOU, China - Anti-Japanese demonstrators attack a Japanese restaurant in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, on Sept. 15, 2012. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

CHANGSHA, China - Photo shows Japanese supermarket Heiwado in Changsha, Hunan Province, after its windows were broken by anti-Japan demonstrators on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protest in China

SUZHOU, China - Anti-Japanese demonstrators attack a Japanese restaurant in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, on Sept. 15, 2012. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - Anti-Japan demonstrators overturn a Japanese-made car in Suzhou in Jiangsu Province on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - An anti-Japan demonstrator tosses a television from a Japanese restaurant in Suzhou in Jiangsu Province as protestors rampage through the restaurant on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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LDP leader candidates in discussions

TOKYO, Japan - Five candidates running in the upcoming presidential election of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party -- (from L) Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, former Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura, LDP Secretary General Nobuteru Ishihara and former economic and fiscal policy minister Yoshimasa Hayashi -- hold discussions at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2012.

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Anti-Japan protest in China

XIAN, China - Police officers run after participants of an anti-Japanese demonstration in Xian, Shaanxi Province, on Sept. 15, 2012. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - Anti-Japan demonstrators overturn a Japanese-made car in Suzhou in Jiangsu Province on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - Armed police stand in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2012, against a backdrop of plastic bottles hurled by demonstrators. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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LDP leader candidates in discussions

TOKYO, Japan - Five candidates running in the upcoming presidential election of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party -- (from L) Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, former Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura, LDP Secretary General Nobuteru Ishihara and former economic and fiscal policy minister Yoshimasa Hayashi -- join hands prior to their discussions at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2012.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

CHANGSHA, China - Anti-Japan demonstrators hold up a defaced picture of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda in Changsha in Hunan Province on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - Anti-Japanese demonstrators and armed police face off on either side of barricades in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - A man climbs atop barricades during a demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2012, in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands. Similar rallies were staged the same day across China.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - Anti-Japanese demonstrators try climbing over barricades in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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1st post-quake S. Korean tour group to Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - South Korean tourists are served fruit after arriving at Fukushima Airport on Sept. 15, 2012, aboard a chartered flight. They are members of the first group of South Korean tourists to use the airport since the 2011 nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant triggered by the massive earthquake and tsunami in March that year.

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1st post-quake S. Korean tour group to Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - South Korean tourists arrive at Fukushima Airport on Sept. 15, 2012, aboard a chartered flight. They are members of the first group of South Korean tourists to use the airport since the 2011 nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant triggered by the massive earthquake and tsunami in March that year.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SHANGHAI, China - Demonstrators gather in front of the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai on Sept. 15, 2012, in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands. Similar rallies were staged the same day across China.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - People participate in an anti-Japan demonstration in Suzhou in Jiangsu Province on Sept. 15, 2012, in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands. Similar rallies were staged the same day across China.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - Demonstrators march in Suzhou in Jiangsu Province on Sept. 15, 2012, in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands. Similar rallies were staged the same day across China.

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China's next leader Xi Jinping reappears in public

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping. China's official media said Xi, the country's leader-in-waiting, reappeared in public on Sept. 15, 2012, after his absence from scheduled public events earlier in the month set off rumors about his health.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

XIAN, China - Demonstrators march in Xian in Shaanxi Province on Sept. 15, 2012, in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands. Similar rallies were staged the same day across China.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

XIAN, China - Demonstrators march in Xian in Shaanxi Province on Sept. 15, 2012, in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands. Similar rallies were staged the same day across China.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

XIAN, China - Demonstrators march in Xian in Shaanxi Province on Sept. 15, 2012, in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands. Similar rallies were staged the same day across China.

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Antiwar activist who torched Hinomaru flag

NAHA, Japan - File photo shows Shoichi Chibana, an antiwar activist in the village of Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture, taking part in a mass protest rally over history textbooks at a Ginowan park in the prefecture on Sept. 29, 2007. The 64-year-old former village assemblyman, who was convicted of torching the Hinomaru flag at a national athletic meet in 1987, has vowed in an interview with Kyodo News to keep fighting to achieve peace in Okinawa ahead of the 40th anniversary on May 15, 2012, of the island's reversion to Japanese sovereignty from U.S. control.