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Nuclear fuel unloaded in Fukui Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Plutonium-uranium mixed oxide, or MOX, fuel is unloaded from a ship in the town of Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, in June 2010, to be transported to the Takahama nuclear power plant operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. Japan held 30.1 tons of fissile plutonium at home and abroad as of the end of 2010, down 0.9 ton from a year earlier for the second consecutive yearly decline, the government said Sept. 20, 2011.

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Angels' Matsui vs. Rangers

ANAHEIM, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels pinch-hits a run-scoring infield single in the seventh inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 20, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-1 in the Angels' 7-4 victory over the Rangers.

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Angels' Matsui vs. Rangers

ANAHEIM, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels runs through first base after pinch-hitting a run-scoring infield single in the seventh inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 20, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-1 in the Angels' 7-4 victory over the Rangers.

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CSKA Moscow's Honda vs. Sibir

MOSCOW, Russia - CSKA Moscow midfielder Keisuke Honda (back L) controls the ball in a game against FC Sibir Novosibirsk in Moscow on Sept. 20, 2010. CSKA won 1-0.

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CSKA Moscow's Honda vs. Sibir

MOSCOW, Russia - CSKA Moscow attacker Keisuke Honda (L) dribbles the ball in a game against FC Sibir Novosibirsk in Moscow on Sept. 20, 2010. CSKA won 1-0.

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Uchiyama defends super featherweight title

SAITAMA, Japan - Takashi Uchiyama of Japan reacts after knocking down Roy Mukhlis of Indonesia during the fifth round of a WBA super featherweight title match at Saitama Super Arena north of Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2010. Uchiyama defended the title by technical knockout.

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Intensified Japan-China territorial row

SHANGHAI, China - A Chinese man mounts a self-style protest rally near the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai on Sept. 20, 2010. Bilateral tensions have run high since Japan detained the skipper of a Chinese boat near the disputed Senkaku Islands, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, in the East China Sea.

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Intensified Japan-China territorial row

BEIJING, China - Chinese police officers make rounds near the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 20, 2010. Bilateral tensions have run high since Japan detained the skipper of a Chinese boat near the disputed Senkaku Islands, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, in the East China Sea.

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Intensified Japan-China territorial row

BEIJING, China - Chinese police officers make rounds near the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 20, 2010. Bilateral tensions have run high since Japan detained the skipper of a Chinese boat near the disputed Senkaku Islands, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, in the East China Sea.

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Nissan's Ghosn in China

ZHENGZHOU, China - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn speaks at a press conference in Zhengzhou in China's Henan Province on Sept. 20, 2010. Ghosn said the Japanese automaker will double its annual production capacity in China to 1.2 million units by 2012.

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CSKA Moscow's Honda vs. Sibir

MOSCOW, Russia - CSKA Moscow attacker Keisuke Honda (R) keeps the ball away from a FC Sibir Novosibirsk player in Moscow on Sept. 20, 2010. CSKA won 1-0.

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Uchiyama defends super featherweight title

SAITAMA, Japan - Takashi Uchiyama (L) of Japan fights Roy Mukhlis of Indonesia during the third round of a WBA super featherweight title match at Saitama Super Arena north of Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2010. Uchiyama defended the title by technical knockout.

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Miyazaki Gov. Higashikokubaru may not seek 2nd term

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru speaks to reporters at Miyazaki airport Sept. 20, 2010. The comedian-turned politician said he has yet to decide to seek a second four-year term in the December gubernatorial election.

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Japan's oldest person, 113-yr-old Hasegawa

SAGA, Japan - Chiyono Hasegawa, a 113-year-old woman, smiles after receiving congratulations on being Japan's oldest person, at a nursing care home in Saga Prefecture on Sept. 20, 2010, Respect-for-the-Aged Day.

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Uchiyama defends super featherweight title

SAITAMA, Japan - Takashi Uchiyama (R) of Japan knocks down Roy Mukhlis of Indonesia during the fifth round of a WBA super featherweight title match at Saitama Super Arena north of Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2010. Uchiyama defended the title by technical knockout.

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Uchiyama defends super featherweight title

SAITAMA, Japan - Takashi Uchiyama (L) of Japan fights Roy Mukhlis of Indonesia during the fourth round of a WBA super featherweight title match at Saitama Super Arena north of Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2010. Uchiyama defended the title by technical knockout.

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Uchiyama defends super featherweight title

SAITAMA, Japan - Takashi Uchiyama of Japan celebrates after he defended his WBA super featherweight title by beating Roy Mukhlis of Indonesia at Saitama Super Arena north of Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2010. Uchiyama defended the title for the second time.

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Hakuho unbeaten

TOKYO, Japan - Unbeaten grand champion Hakuho tosses rank-and-filer Tokusegawa to the dirt on the ninth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 20, 2010.

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Intensified Japan-China territorial row

BEIJING, China - China's tough stance over a territorial row with Japan makes headlines in the Sept. 20, 2010, issues of major Chinese newspapers. The media called for countermeasures against Japan over its detention of the skipper of a Chinese boat near the disputed Senkaku Islands, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, in the East China Sea.

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Japanese 56-leaf clover enters Guinness Book of Records

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2009 shows a 56-leaf clover bred by since-deceased farmer Shigeo Obara of Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan. His family said Sept. 20, 2010, that the clover has entered the Guinness Book of Records as a new world record.

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Nissan's Ghosn in China

ZHENGZHOU, China - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn addresses a ceremony for the completion of a new factory in Zhengzhou in China's Henan Province on Sept. 20, 2010. Ghosn said the Japanese automaker will double its annual production capacity in China to 1.2 million units by 2012.