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Ig Nobel prize

CAMBRIDGE, United States - Japanese researchers Kazutaka Kurihara (C) and Koji Tsukada (R) speak during an award ceremony at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Sept. 20, 2012. They won the spoof Ig Nobel acoustic prize for developing the SpeechJammer, a device that confuses and stifles a person speaking by sending the speaker a delayed recording of their own voice.

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Ig Nobel prize

CAMBRIDGE, United States - Japanese researchers Koji Tsukada (L) and Kazutaka Kurihara (C) receive the spoof Ig Nobel acoustic prize for developing the SpeechJammer, a device that confuses and stifles a person speaking by sending the speaker a delayed recording of their own voice, during an award ceremony at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Sept. 20, 2012.

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Suu Kyi in Washington DC

WASHINGTON, United States - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (R) gives an address at American University in Washington D.C. on Sept. 20, 2012.

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Nagatomo injury-time equalizer salvages draw for Inter

MILAN, Italy - Japan defender Yuto Nagatomo (R) of Inter Milan shoots an injury-time equalizer during a Europa League Group H game against Rubin Kazan at the San Siro stadium in Milan on Sept. 20, 2012. The last-gasp volley in the 84th minute salvaged a 2-2 home draw for Inter Milan.

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Nagatomo injury-time equalizer salvages draw for Inter

MILAN, Italy - Japan defender Yuto Nagatomo (L) of Inter Milan shoots an injury-time equalizer during a Europa League Group H game against Rubin Kazan at the San Siro stadium in Milan on Sept. 20, 2012. The last-gasp volley in the 84th minute salvaged a 2-2 home draw for Inter Milan.

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Suu Kyi in Washington DC

WASHINGTON, United States - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (R) gives an address at American University in Washington D.C. on Sept. 20, 2012.

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Fujii, Kakiiwa to break up as doubles pair

TOKYO, Japan - London Olympic silver medalists Mizuki Fujii (L) and Reika Kakiiwa hold a press conference at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2012, after their defeat in the second round of the women's doubles at the Yonex Japan Open. They said at the press conference they will break up their partnership at the end of 2012.

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Ancient Egypt tomb

CAIRO, Egypt - The Serapeum, an ancient stone tomb of an Apis bull, is unveiled in Saqqara, Egypt, on Sept. 20, 2012.

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Ancient Egypt sarcophagus

CAIRO, Egypt - Photo shows inside the Serapeum, an ancient granite sarcophagus of an Apis bull, unveiled in Saqqara, Egypt, on Sept. 20, 2012.

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Tokyo Game Show

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Game Show 2012 kicks off at the Makuhari Messe convention center in the city of Chiba, near Tokyo, on Sept. 20, 2012. The four-day video game software and hardware expo is one of the world's top gaming industry events.

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Demonstration in India

NEW DELHI, India - Protesters demonstrate in New Delhi on Sept. 20, 2012, against the government's relaxing of foreign direct investment in India and rising fuel prices.

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Maeda promotes Tokyo film festival

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Atsuko Maeda, a former member of the all-girl pop group AKB48, speaks on Sept. 20, 2012, during a press conference in Tokyo where lineups for the Tokyo International Film Festival were introduced, after being appointed as TIFF ambassador to promote the film festival, which is to be held Oct. 20 to 28.

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Maeda promotes Tokyo film festival

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Atsuko Maeda, a former member of the all-girl pop group AKB48, takes the stage Sept. 20, 2012, during a press conference in Tokyo where lineups for the Tokyo International Film Festival were introduced, after being appointed as TIFF ambassador to promote the film festival, which is to be held Oct. 20 to 28.

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Maeda promotes Tokyo film festival

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Atsuko Maeda, a former member of the all-girl pop group AKB48, waves on Sept. 20, 2012, during a press conference in Tokyo where lineups for the Tokyo International Film Festival were introduced, after being appointed as TIFF ambassador to promote the film festival, which is to be held Oct. 20 to 28.

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Miura named to provisional Futsal World Cup squad

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kazuyoshi Miura, who plays for J-League second division side Yokohama FC, gives a press conference in Yokohama on Sept. 20, 2012. The former Japan striker was named the same day for a provisional national squad of 16 for the Futsal World Cup.

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Sony's new Walkman series

TOKYO, Japan - Singer Kana Nishino holds Sony Corp.'s "F" series Walkman in Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2012. Nishino met the press to announce the sale of the "F" series Walkman featuring high-quality sound in Japan on Oct. 20.

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Baby wallaby at Yokohama zoo

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A baby swamp wallaby is shown to public at the Kanazawa Zoo in Yokohama on Sept. 20, 2012. The male baby "Pyonkichi" is raised by the zoo staff in a cloth sack as he was found to have fallen twice from his mother's pouch.

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Emperor, empress visit Saitama museum

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko visit Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore in the city of Saitama on Sept. 20, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Kansai Electric to incur record April-Sept. net loss

OSAKA, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. President Makoto Yagi speaks during a press conference at the utility's head office in Osaka on Sept. 20, 2012. Yagi announced the utility may incur a record group net loss of 125 billion yen for the April-September half year as most of its nuclear reactors remained idle.

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Protest in Hiroshima against new U.S. nuke test

HIROSHIMA, Japan - People stage a sit-in protest in front of the cenotaph for the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Sept. 20, 2012. They were protesting against a U.S. experiment from April to June using plutonium to examine the capabilities of nuclear weapons.

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Tokyo Game Show

TOKYO, Japan - Nintendo Co.'s Wii U video game console is displayed as the Tokyo Game Show 2012 kicked off in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Sept. 20, 2012. The four-day video game software and hardware expo is one of the world's top gaming industry events.

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Miura named to provisional Futsal World Cup squad

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kazuyoshi Miura, who plays for J-League second division side Yokohama FC, trains in Yokohama on Sept. 20, 2012. The former Japan striker was named the same day for a provisional national squad of 16 for the Futsal World Cup.

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Tokyo Game Show

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Game Show 2012 kicks off in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Sept. 20, 2012. The four-day video game software and hardware expo is one of the world's top gaming industry events.

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Japanese school resumes in China

BEIJING, China - Students arrive at a Japanese school in Beijing on Sept. 20, 2012, as classes resumed the same day after anti-Japan demonstrations subsided.

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Tokyo Game Show

TOKYO, Japan - Konami Digital Entertainment Co. displays the first smart phone title of its action game "Metal Gear Solid" series as the Tokyo Game Show 2012 kicked off in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Sept. 20, 2012. The four-day video game software and hardware expo is one of the world's top gaming industry events. Developers unveiled an increased number of titles for smart phones, at a time when sales of console games are slowing.

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Suu Kyi in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Myanmar prodemocracy leader and icon Aung San Suu Kyi speaks in Washington on Sept. 20, 2012, after receiving the highest civilian honor awarded by the U.S. Congress.

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Shiseido to sell 1 million yen skin cream

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a special version of La Creme, an ultrarich skin cream in a crystal container to be sold by Shiseido Co. for 1.05 million yen ($13,200) apiece to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the launch of its top-end cosmetics line, Cle de peau BEAUTE. The Japanese cosmetics producer will accept reservations for only three units of the luxury cream between Aug. 30 and Sept. 20, 2012.

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Princess Diana's dresses

LONDON, Britain - Dresses worn by Princess Diana are on display at Kensington Palace in London on March 20, 2012. Five dresses including three never before put on public display in Britain -- the black long dress (front) is among them -- will be shown to the public from March 26 through Sept. 2 as the palace reopens to public after restoration.

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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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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.