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OSAKA, Japan - A feral red-eared slider is seen near a pond and a turtle statue on the premises of an old shrine in the city of Osaka on Sept. 15, 2013. The turtle, originally from North America, was imported to Japan beginning in the 1960s for sale at pet shops and by festival vendors.

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Red Sox honors Yankees' Rivera

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox closer Koji Uehara (L front) presents the pitching rubber from the visitors' bullpen to New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera as a gift during a ceremony to honor Rivera before his last regular-season game at Fenway Park in Boston on Sept. 15, 2013.

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Wrestling chief

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Nenad Lalovic, president of the international wrestling federation FILA, speaks during a press conference in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 15, 2013, the day before the start of wrestling's world championships.

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U.S, Japan ministers in Vienna

VIENNA, Austria - Ichita Yamamoto (L), Japan's Cabinet minister in charge of science and technology policy, and U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz head to their talks in Vienna on Sept. 15, 2013. They were in the Austrian capital to take part in the annual general conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

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Pettersen wins Evian golf event

EVIAN, France - Norwegian golfer Suzann Pettersen holds the trophy after winning the weather-shortened Evian Championship in France on Sept. 15, 2013.

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Orfevre wins Prix Foy

PARIS, France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe runner-up Orfevre wins the Prix Foy at Longchamp racecourse in Paris on Sept. 15, 2013.

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Orfevre wins Prix Foy

PARIS, France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe runner-up Orfevre wins the Prix Foy at Longchamp racecourse in Paris on Sept. 15, 2013.

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Orfevre wins Prix Foy

PARIS, France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe runner-up Orfevre wins the Prix Foy at Longchamp racecourse in Paris on Sept. 15, 2013.

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Kizuna wins Prix Niel

PARIS, France - Japanese Derby winner Kizuna (8), jockeyed by Yutaka Take, wins the Prix Niel at Longchamp racecourse in Paris on Sept. 15, 2013.

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Kizuna wins Prix Niel

PARIS, France - Japanese Derby winner Kizuna (8), jockeyed by Yutaka Take, wins the Prix Niel at Longchamp racecourse in Paris on Sept. 15, 2013.

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Balentien breaks Japan home run record

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows outfielder Wladimir Balentien holds a board after hitting his 57th home run of the season during the third inning of a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2013. Balentien hit his 56th home run during the first inning of the game to break the Japanese single-season record that stood for 49 years. The Swallows won 9-0.

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French minister in China

BEIJING, China - French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (L) and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shake hands before their meeting in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Japan returns to Davis Cup World Group

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Go Soeda plays against Alejandro Falla of Colombia in a Davis Cup World Group play-off at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2013. Soeda won 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 to seal the third point as Japan beat Colombia 3-2 to return to the World Group.

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Japan returns to Davis Cup World Group

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Go Soeda celebrates after defeating Alejandro Falla of Colombia in a Davis Cup World Group play-off at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2013. Soeda won 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 to seal the third point as Japan beat Colombia 3-2 to return to the World Group.

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Balentien breaks Japan's home run record

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows outfielder Wladimir Balentien acknowledges spectators after hitting his 56th home run of the season during the first inning of a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2013, breaking the Japanese single-season record that stood for 49 years. He hit his 57th home run in the third inning as the Swallows won 9-0.

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Balentien breaks Japan home run record

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows outfielder Wladimir Balentien celebrates after hitting his 56th home run of the season during the first inning of a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2013, breaking the Japanese single-season record that stood for 49 years. He hit his 57th home run in the third inning as the Swallows won 9-0.

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Balentien breaks Japan home run record

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows outfielder Wladimir Balentien hits his 56th home run of the season during the first inning of a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2013, breaking the Japanese single-season record that stood for 49 years. He hit his 57th home run in the third inning as the Swallows won 9-0.

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Autumn sumo 1st day

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Harumafuji (R) forces komusubi Tochiozan out of the ring on Sept. 15, 2013, the opening day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.

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Balentien breaks Japan's home run record

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows outfielder Wladimir Balentien holds a board after hitting his 56th home run of the season during the first inning of a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2013, breaking the Japanese single-season record that stood for 49 years. He hit his 57th home run in the third inning as the Swallows won 9-0.

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Balentien breaks Japan home run record

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows outfielder Wladimir Balentien celebrates after hitting his 56th home run of the season during the first inning of a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2013, breaking the Japanese single-season record that stood for 49 years. He hit his 57th home run in the third inning as the Swallows won 9-0.

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Autumn sumo 1st day

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (back) forces komusubi Takayasu out of the ring on Sept. 15, 2013, the opening day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.

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Typhoon Man-yi

NAGOYA, Japan - High waves batter a breakwater in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2013, as Man-yi, the 18th typhoon of the year, approaches.

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Typhoon Man-yi

NAGOYA, Japan - High waves batter a breakwater in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2013, as Man-yi, the 18th typhoon of the year, approaches.

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China-ASEAN talks

SUZHOU, China - Sihasak Phuangketkeow (L), permanent secretary of the Thai Foreign Ministry, and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin hold a press conference after a series of talks between China and the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Suzhou, China, on Sept. 15, 2013.

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Typhoon Man-yi

SHIZUOKA, Japan - High waves batter the shore in the city of Shizuoka's Shimizu Ward on Sept. 15, 2013, as Man-yi, the 18th typhoon of the year, approaches.

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Cambodian opposition holds mass protest

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Sam Rainsy (front C), leader of the main opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, marches with supporters in Phnom Penh on Sept. 15, 2013. Thousands of supporters of the opposition party protested against the official results of the July 28 general election, which gave victory to the ruling Cambodian People's Party of Prime Minister Hun Sen amid allegations of electoral fraud.

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Lee Bo Mee wins JLPGA C'ship

ENIWA, Japan - South Korea's Lee Bo Mee holds the victor's trophy after winning the Japan LPGA Championship at Eniwa Country Club in Hokkaido on Sept. 15, 2013. Lee defeated Japan's Mamiko Higa in a playoff after the final round of the four-day major was canceled due to inclement weather.

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Japan returns to Davis Cup World Group

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kei Nishikori celebrates after defeating Santiago Giraldo of Colombia in a Davis Cup World Group play-off at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2013. Nishikori won 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. Japan beat Colombia 3-2 to return to the World Group.

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Japan returns to Davis Cup World Group

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays against Santiago Giraldo of Colombia in a Davis Cup World Group play-off at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2013. Nishikori won 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. Japan beat Colombia 3-2 to return to the World Group.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show (from R front) the No. 4, No. 3, No. 2 and No. 1 reactor buildings at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 15, 2011 (top), about nine months after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years after the disaster on Sept. 6, 2013 (bottom).