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Motor show in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Photo shows the booth of South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. at the Indonesia International Motor Show in Jakarta on Sept. 19, 2013.

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Motor show in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Photo shows the booth of India's Tata Motors Ltd. at the Indonesia International Motor Show in Jakarta on Sept. 19, 2013.

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Motor show in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Photo shows the booth of Japan's Nissan Motor Co. at the Indonesia International Motor Show in Jakarta on Sept. 19, 2013.

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Red Sox clinch playoff berth

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz embraces pitcher John Lackey (41) after beating the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 at Fenway Park in Boston on Sept. 19, 2013. At right is manager John Farrell. The Red Sox clinched their first playoff berth in four years.

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Red Sox clinch playoff berth

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox pitcher John Lackey (L) and catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia celebrate after beating the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 at Fenway Park in Boston on Sept. 19, 2013. The Red Sox clinched their first playoff berth in four years.

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Wrestling world championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Japan's Kaori Icho holds her gold medal after beating Soronzonbold Battsetseg of Mongolia in the 63-kilogram final of the wrestling world championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 19, 2013. Icho won her eighth world title and first in two years.

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Wrestling world championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Olympic champion Saori Yoshida of Japan kisses her gold medal after beating Sofia Mattson of Sweden in the 55-kilogram final of the wrestling world championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 19, 2013. Yoshida won her 11th consecutive title at the world championships.

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Wrestling world championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Japan's Kaori Icho kisses her gold medal after beating Soronzonbold Battsetseg of Mongolia in the 63-kilogram final of the wrestling world championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 19, 2013. Icho won her eighth world title and first in two years.

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Wrestling world championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Japan's Kaori Icho (R) and Soronzonbold Battsetseg of Mongolia compete in the 63-kilogram final of the wrestling world championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 19, 2013. Icho won her eighth world title and first in two years.

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Wrestling world championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Japan's Kaori Icho (R) and Soronzonbold Battsetseg of Mongolia compete in the 63-kilogram final of the wrestling world championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 19, 2013. Icho won her eighth world title and first in two years.

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Wrestling world championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Japan's Saori Yoshida (R) of the 55-kilogram class and Kaori Icho of the 65-kg division hold their gold medals after winning in the wrestling world championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 19, 2013.

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Haruki Murakami

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami. Ladbrokes Plc. of Britain, one of the world's largest bookmakers, make him this year's frontrunner for the Nobel Prize in Literature with odds of 4-1 as of Sept. 19, 2013.

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Wrestling world championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Olympic champion Saori Yoshida (L) of Japan and Sofia Mattson of Sweden compete in the 55-kilogram final of the wrestling world championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 19, 2013. Yoshida won her 11th consecutive title at the world championships.

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Wrestling world championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Olympic champion Saori Yoshida of Japan holds her gold medal after beating Sofia Mattson of Sweden in the 55-kilogram final of the wrestling world championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 19, 2013. Yoshida won her 11th consecutive title at the world championships.

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Abe visits Fukushima Daiichi plant

OKUMA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to workers at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Sept. 19, 2013. Abe urged TEPCO to scrap the Nos. 5 and 6 reactors at the crippled plant that avoided meltdowns during the 2011 nuclear crisis. (Pool photo)

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Wrestling world championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Olympic champion Saori Yoshida of Japan acknowledges applause from the crowd after beating Sofia Mattson of Sweden in the 55-kilogram final of the wrestling world championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 19, 2013. Yoshida won her 11th consecutive title at the world championships.

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Harvest moon over "miracle pine"

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 19, 2013, shows a harvest moon above the "miracle pine" in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, hit by the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake. The tree, which initially withstood the tsunami and later died, was reassembled for a monument after being dissected for anti-decay treatment.

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Wrestling world championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Olympic champion Saori Yoshida of Japan reacts after beating Sofia Mattson of Sweden in the 55-kilogram final of the wrestling world championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 19, 2013. Yoshida won her 11th consecutive title at the world championships.

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Indonesia auto show

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Daihatsu Motor Corp.'s NC-Y concept car is displayed as the 21st Indonesia International Motor Show 2013 opens in Jakarta on Sept. 19, 2013.

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New U.S. envoy to Japan

WASHINGTON, United States - Caroline Kennedy (C), the U.S. ambassador to Japan nominee, attends a hearing at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington on Sept. 19, 2013, for the chamber's confirmation of President Barack Obama's nomination. At right is committee Chairman Robert Menendez.

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Wrestling world championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Olympic champion Saori Yoshida (L) of Japan and Sofia Mattson of Sweden compete in the 55-kilogram final of the wrestling world championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 19, 2013. Yoshida won her 11th consecutive title at the world championships.

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Putin makes speech

VALDAI, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) speaks during a Valdai International Discussion Club meeting in Valdai, Russia, on Sept. 19, 2013.

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New U.S. envoy to Japan

WASHINGTON, United States - Caroline Kennedy (C), the U.S. ambassador to Japan nominee, attends a hearing at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington on Sept. 19, 2013, for the chamber's confirmation of President Barack Obama's nomination.

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New U.S. envoy to Japan

WASHINGTON, United States - Caroline Kennedy, the U.S. ambassador to Japan nominee, attends a hearing at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington on Sept. 19, 2013, for the chamber's confirmation of President Barack Obama's nomination.

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Harvest moon over Nagoya castle

NAGOYA, Japan - A harvest moon appears above Nagoya Castle in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 19, 2013.

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Indonesia auto show

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Suzuki Motor Corp.'s Karimun Wagon R is displayed as the 21st Indonesia International Motor Show 2013 opens in Jakarta on Sept. 19, 2013. The vehicle with 1000 cc engine capacity will be assembled at a plant in Cikarang, in the suburbs of Jakarta.

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Tokyo Game Show

CHIBA, Japan - Visitors at the Tokyo Game Show play the latest gaming devices at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba City, near Tokyo, on Sept. 19, 2013, the opening day of the four-day video game expo.

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Indonesia auto show

JAKARTA, Indonesia - The 21st Indonesia International Motor Show 2013 opens in Jakarta on Sept. 19, 2013.

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Abe visits Fukushima Daiichi plant

OKUMA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) speaks to reporters at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Sept. 19, 2013. Abe urged TEPCO to scrap the Nos. 5 and 6 reactors at the crippled plant that avoided meltdowns during the 2011 nuclear crisis. (Pool photo)

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Indonesia auto show

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Honda Motor Co. President Takanobu Ito (L) stands by the Mobilio, a seven-seater minivan to go on sale in January 2014, as the 21st Indonesia International Motor Show 2013 opens in Jakarta on Sept. 19, 2013.

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Indonesia auto show

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Mazda Motor Corp.'s Mazda6, called Atenza in Japan, is displayed as the 21st Indonesia International Motor Show 2013 opens in Jakarta on Sept. 19, 2013.

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Abe visits Fukushima Daiichi plant

OKUMA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) sees off workers going to check tanks containing radioactive wastewater at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Sept. 19, 2013. Abe urged TEPCO to scrap the Nos. 5 and 6 reactors at the crippled plant that avoided meltdowns during the 2011 nuclear crisis. (Pool photo)

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Abe visits Fukushima Daiichi plant

OKUMA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C), wearing a protective suit, inspects the area near a storage tank from which radioactive water was found to have leaked at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Sept. 19, 2013. Abe urged TEPCO to scrap the Nos. 5 and 6 reactors at the crippled plant that avoided meltdowns during the 2011 nuclear crisis. (Pool photo)

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Abe visits Fukushima Daiichi plant

OKUMA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd from R) inspects the area near a storage tank from which radioactive water was found to have leaked at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Sept. 19, 2013. Abe urged TEPCO to scrap the Nos. 5 and 6 reactors at the crippled plant that avoided meltdowns during the 2011 nuclear crisis. (Pool photo)

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NPB head Kato announces resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Professional Baseball Commissioner Ryozo Kato (back L) is pictured at the owners' meeting on Sept. 19, 2013. Kato announced his resignation at the meeting. He had come under fire in June, when it was revealed that NPB had secretly altered the baseball used by its two leagues.

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NPB head Kato announces resignation

TOKYO, Japan - A meeting of the professional baseball owners is held in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2013. Nippon Professional Baseball Commissioner Ryozo Kato (back, center L) announced his resignation at the meeting. He had come under fire in June, when it was revealed that NPB had secretly altered the baseball used by its two leagues.

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Ex-Nintendo President Yamauchi dies

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows former Nintendo Co. President Hiroshi Yamauchi. Yamauchi, known for his role in enhancing the company's global presence as a game console maker, died of pneumonia at a Kyoto hospital on Sept. 19, 2013, the company said. He was 85.

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NPB head Kato announces resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Professional Baseball Commissioner Ryozo Kato enters a room at a hotel in Tokyo to attend the owners' meeting on Sept. 19, 2013. Kato announced his resignation at the meeting. He had come under fire in June, when it was revealed that NPB had secretly altered the baseball used by its two leagues.

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Tokyo Game Show

CHIBA, Japan - Visitors at the Tokyo Game Show, one of the world's largest gaming events, play the Puzzle and Dragons game on Nintendo Co.'s portable device at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba City, near Tokyo, on Sept. 19, 2013, the opening day of the four-day video game expo.

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Tokyo Game Show

CHIBA, Japan - A visitor (L) at the Tokyo Game Show, one of the world's largest gaming events, plays the Puzzle and Dragons game on Nintendo Co.'s portable device at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba City, near Tokyo, on Sept. 19, 2013, the opening day of the four-day video game expo.

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Stickers in Japanese hotel rooms show direction of Mecca

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - A cleric from Indonesia places a sticker showing the direction of Mecca on the ceiling of a suite room at Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 19, 2013. The hotel began attaching the stickers the same day in all of its 576 guest rooms, a process that it expects to take around 10 days, to cater to Muslim guests.

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Tokyo Game Show

CHIBA, Japan - Sony Corp. unveils the new PlayStation 4 console at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba City, near Tokyo, on Sept. 19, 2013. The Tokyo Game Show, one of the world's largest gaming events, began the same day at the venue.

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Tokyo Game Show

CHIBA, Japan - Game industry officials cut the tape to open the Tokyo Game Show, one of the world's largest gaming events, at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba City, near Tokyo, on Sept. 19, 2013. A record 352 exhibitors, including 162 from abroad, are showcasing game titles and devices at the four-day video game expo.

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NPB head Kato intends to resign

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Nippon Professional Baseball Commissioner Ryozo Kato. Kato, 72, intends to resign, sources close to the matter said Sept. 19, 2013. He came under fire earlier in the year after the Japanese league secretly altered its ball.

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Tokyo Game Show

CHIBA, Japan - The Tokyo Game Show, one of the world's largest gaming events, begins at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba City, near Tokyo, on Sept. 19, 2013. A record 352 exhibitors, including 162 from abroad, are showcasing game titles and devices at the four-day video game expo.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show a coastal area in the town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 19, 2011 (L), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 6, 2013 (R) with a breakwater under construction.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the downtown area of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on March 19, 2011 (top), soon after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 6, 2013 (bottom).