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Crown prince, princess visit Fukushima

KORIYAMA, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (R front) and Crown Princess Masako (R back) are seen off by Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato at JR Koriyama Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Sept. 22, 2013. The royal couple took a day trip to Koriyama in the prefecture to visit people affected by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Crown prince, princess visit Fukushima

KORIYAMA, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (L front) and Crown Princess Masako (2nd from L) visit a facility that measures the radiation levels of produce in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Sept. 22, 2013, during a day trip to the city to visit people affected by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Crown prince, princess visit Fukushima

KORIYAMA, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (R) and Crown Princess Masako talk to children at an indoor playground in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Sept. 22, 2013, during a day trip to the city to visit people affected by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo)

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Crown prince, princess visit Fukushima

KORIYAMA, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and Crown Princess Masako wave to people greeting them after their arrival in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Sept. 22, 2013. The royal couple took a day trip to the city to visit people affected by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in the town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 22, 2011 (top), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 6, 2013 (bottom). Work has begun to add soil to areas where houses and commercial facilities are to be reconstructed.

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 22, 2011 (L), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 3, 2012 (R). Many of the buildings damaged by the tsunami have been removed.

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Japan raises strong yen at G-20 finance meeting

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi (C) and Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa (L) hold a press conference after attending a finance meeting of the Group of 20 developed and emerging economies in Washington on Sept. 22, 2011. Azumi said he had raised concerns about the negative impact of the yen's recent appreciation on Japan's economic recovery at the meeting but participants did not discuss the issue at length.

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Memorial concert for March disaster victims in Havana

HAVANA, Cuba - Keisuke Wakao (R), an oboist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Masuo Nishibayashi (L), Japanese ambassador to Cuba, take part in a memorial concert for the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan at a church in the Cuban capital of Havana on Sept. 22, 2011.

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Facebook founder Zuckerberg

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Facebook founder and chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg speaks during a press conference in San Francisco on Sept. 22, 2011.

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Japan, Mexico revise trade pact

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Japanese Ambassador to Mexico Shuichiro Megata (L) and Mexico's Secretary of Economy Bruno Ferrari shake hands after signing a revised bilateral economic partnership agreement in Mexico City on Sept. 22, 2011.

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U.S. Embassy reopens in Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya - The Stars and Stripes is raised during a ceremony to mark the reopening of the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, on Sept. 22, 2011. The embassy had been closed since February due to the unrest in the country.

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Facebook founder Zuckerberg

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Facebook founder and chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg speaks during a press conference in San Francisco on Sept. 22, 2011.

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PM Noda delivers speech at U.N. meeting

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda delivers a speech at a U.N. high-level meeting on nuclear power safety and security at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2011. Noda expressed confidence in bringing the ongoing nuclear crisis at a Fukushima plant under control in the not too distant future. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Antinuclear rally in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Members of Japanese and U.S. citizens' groups stage a rally on Sept. 22, 2011, in front of the U.N. headquarters in New York calling for the suspension of nuclear power plants. Around 30 people called on participants at a U.N. high-level meeting on nuclear safety and security to end the promotion of nuclear power, saying they do not want to face any further nuclear disasters, in reference to the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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Nippon Steel, Sumitomo Metal to merge

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Steel Corp. President Shoji Muneoka (L) and Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. President Hiroshi Tomono shake hands at a hotel in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2011. The two companies announced they have agreed to merge on Oct. 1, 2012, creating the world's second-largest steelmaker.

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Gemba, Yang agree to seek Noda's visit to China

NEW YORK, United States - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba shake hands at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2011. The foreign ministers agreed during their meeting that the two countries will work to arrange a visit by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda to Beijing by the end of the year. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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PM Noda delivers speech at U.N. meeting

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda delivers a speech at a U.N. high-level meeting on nuclear power safety and security at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2011. Noda expressed confidence in bringing the ongoing nuclear crisis at a Fukushima plant under control in the not too distant future. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Unauthorized autobiography of Assange

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows the front cover of a book titled ''Julian Assange: The Unauthorized Autobiography,'' which was put on sale by a British publisher on Sept. 22, 2011. The Australian founder of whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks has not authorized publication.

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Typhoon aftermath in Miyagi Pref.

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A woman carrying a girl on her back walks on a flooded street in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 22, 2011, after Typhoon Roke battered the area. The northeastern Japan city was previously devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Kisenosato beats Hakuho

TOKYO, Japan - Sekiwake Kisenosato (L) throws down yokozuna Hakuho at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2011, the 12th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua delivers a speech in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2011. Cheng said the Chinese military is not strong enough yet, disputing the view that China poses a threat to Japan and other countries.

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PM Noda delivers speech at U.N. meeting

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda delivers a speech at a U.N. high-level meeting on nuclear power safety and security at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2011. Noda vowed to disclose all information related to the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant and share the lessons learned about nuclear safety with the international community. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Air-propelled vehicle developed by Toyota group

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 22, 2011, shows the engine of a prototype three-wheel vehicle developed by Toyota Industries Corp., a Toyota Motor Corp. group company. The vehicle named Ku:Rin is powered by compressed air without using any fossil fuel or electricity.

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Trade minister Edano in Jakarta

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese trade minister Yukio Edano (L) gives a press conference in Jakarta on Sept. 22, 2011, after attending a ministerial meeting on Japanese investment in Indonesia. Edano promised Japan will help Indonesia to construct a harbor and an airport in Jakarta.

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BMW's new 1 series

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a new BMW 1 series hatchback model with improved fuel efficiency unveiled by BMW Japan Corp. in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2011.

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Air-propelled vehicle developed by Toyota group

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 22, 2011, shows a prototype three-wheel vehicle developed by Toyota Industries Corp., a Toyota Motor Corp. group company. The vehicle named Ku:Rin is powered by compressed air without using any fossil fuel or electricity.

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Doraemon cartoonist's museum

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 22, 2011, shows the reproduced atelier of late Fujiko F. Fujio, the creator of the ''Doraemon'' cartoon series, at Fujiko F. Fujio Museum in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. The three-story museum, featuring around 50,000 of his original drawings, is scheduled to open to the general public on Sept. 3.

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Museum for Doraemon cartoonist in Kawasaki

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the inside of Fujiko F. Fujio Museum, dedicated to the legacy of the creator of the ''Doraemon'' cartoon series, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 22, 2011. The three-story museum, featuring around 50,000 of Fujiko F. Fujio's original drawings, is scheduled to open to the general public on Sept. 3.

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Kan at U.N. antipoverty summit

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan delivers a speech during a summit of the U.N. Millennium Development Goals at the world body's headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2010. Kan said Japan will offer a total of $8.5 billion over five years from 2011 in health and education aid. (Pool photo)

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Kan at U.N. antipoverty summit

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan wraps up his speech during a summit on the U.N. Millennium Development Goals at the world body's headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2010. Kan said Japan will offer a total of $8.5 billion over five years from 2011 in health and education aid. (Pool photo)