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Gate of Nikko Toshogu shrine

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 24, 2012, shows the Yomeimon gate of Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture. The famed gate will undergo a six-year restoration starting in the spring of 2013.

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Red-brick Tokyo Station building reopens

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 24, 2012, shows a dome ceiling of the red-brick Tokyo Station building. The station building opened Oct. 1, 2012, after five years' restoration work to return the landmark to its original look in 1914.

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Red-brick Tokyo Station building reopens

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 24, 2012, shows the red-brick Tokyo Station building. The station building opened Oct. 1, 2012, after five years' restoration work to return the landmark to its original look dating back to 1914.

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Tokyo Station Hotel reopens

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 24, 2012, shows a suite room in the Tokyo Station Hotel. The upscale hotel reopened on Oct. 3, 2012, after having been closed for six and a half years, in the renovated red-brick Tokyo Station building.

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Red-brick Tokyo Station building reopens

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 24, 2012, shows the red-brick Tokyo Station building. The station building opened Oct. 1, 2012, after five years' restoration work to return the landmark to its original look dating back to 1914.

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Tokyo Station Hotel reopens

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 24, 2012, shows the view of Tokyo Station from a suite room in the Tokyo Station Hotel. The upscale hotel reopened on Oct. 3, 2012, after having been closed for six and a half years, in the renovated red-brick Tokyo Station building.

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Ichiro doubles in Yankees' win over Twins

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki smacks a double during the first inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Sept. 24, 2012. The Yankees won 6-3.

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Ichiro doubles in Yankees' win over Twins

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki smacks a double during the first inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Sept. 24, 2012. The Yankees won 6-3.

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PM Noda arrives in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is greeted after arriving in New York on Sept. 24, 2012, to attend the annual gathering of the U.N. General Assembly.

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PM Noda arrives in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda arrives in New York on Sept. 24, 2012, to attend the annual gathering of the U.N. General Assembly.

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PM Noda arrives in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda arrives in New York on Sept. 24, 2012, to attend the annual gathering of the U.N. General Assembly.

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Japan, China to hold talks

BEIJING, China - Vice Foreign Minister Chikao Kawai arrives at Beijing airport on Sept. 24, 2012, for vice ministerial talks between Japan and China in the Chinese capital, in a bid to mend bilateral ties following Japan's nationalization of the Senkaku Islands claimed by China.

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N. Korea trade fair

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Visitors examine computers at an international trade fair in Pyongyang on Sept. 24, 2012.

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N. Korea trade fair

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Visitors examine electronic devices at a North Korean company's booth at an international trade fair in Pyongyang on Sept. 24, 2012.

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Taiwan boats leave for Senkakus

TAIPEI, Taiwan - About 60 fishing boats leave Yilan County in Taiwan on Sept. 24, 2012, for a cluster of Japan-administered islands in the East China Sea to assert Taiwanese fishermen's trawling rights in the rich fishing grounds.

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U.S. envoy on N. Korea human rights

SEOUL, South Korea - Robert King, U.S. envoy on human rights in North Korea, answers reporters' questions in Seoul on Sept. 24, 2012.

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Toyota's eQ electric vehicle

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s new eQ compact electric vehicle unveiled in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2012.

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Noda heads to N.Y.

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda leaves Tokyo's Haneda airport for New York on Sept. 24, 2012. Noda plans to attend the annual gathering of the U.N. General Assembly, during which he will call for territorial disputes to be settled on the basis of the principle of the rule of law.

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Hosono tapped as DPJ policy chief

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's nuclear minister Goshi Hosono answers reporters' questions at the head office of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2012, after being tapped by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda as the DPJ's policy chief.

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Audi hybrid vehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Audi A6 hybrid car in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2012. Audi Japan began selling the Audi A6 in Japan, the automaker's first launch of a hybrid vehicle in the Japanese market.

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Chinese ships enter Japan's territorial waters near Senkakus

YORON, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows a Chinese marine surveillance vessel (3rd from L) and Japan Coast Guard patrol ships near Uotsuri Island (in the background), part of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, on Sept. 24, 2012. Three Chinese vessels intruded into Japanese waters near the Senkakus for the first since Sept. 18, according to the Japan Coast Guard.

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Crane topples at dam construction site

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a mobile crane hanging from the top of Toppu Dam's construction site in Shintotsugawa, Hokkaido. The photo was taken on Sept. 24, 2012.

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Chinese ships enter Japan's territorial waters near Senkakus

YORON, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows a Chinese marine surveillance vessel (C) and Japan Coast Guard patrol ships near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, on Sept. 24, 2012. Three Chinese vessels intruded into Japanese waters near the Senkakus for the first since Sept. 18, according to the Japan Coast Guard.

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New Tokyo Station shown to press ahead of grand opening

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the new red-brick Tokyo Station building on Sept. 24, 2012, when the inside of the station was shown to the press with its five-year renovation almost complete ahead of its grand opening on Oct. 1. The main building has two domes which have been restored to their original appearance in 1914.

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Chinese ships enter Japan's territorial waters near Senkakus

YORON, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows a Chinese marine surveillance vessel (R) and Japan Coast Guard patrol ships near Uotsuri Island (in the background), part of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, on Sept. 24, 2012. Three Chinese vessels intruded into Japanese waters near the Senkakus for the first since Sept. 18, according to the Japan Coast Guard.

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Chinese ships enter Japan's territorial waters near Senkakus

YORON, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows a Chinese marine surveillance vessel (front) and a Japan Coast Guard patrol ship near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, on Sept. 24, 2012. Three Chinese vessels intruded into Japanese waters near the Senkakus for the first since Sept. 18, according to the Japan Coast Guard.

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Chinese ships enter Japan's territorial waters near Senkakus

YORON, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows a Chinese marine surveillance vessel (C) and Japan Coast Guard patrol ships near Uotsuri Island (in the background), part of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, on Sept. 24, 2012. Three Chinese vessels intruded into Japanese waters near the Senkakus for the first since Sept. 18, according to the Japan Coast Guard.

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New Tokyo Station shown to press ahead of grand opening

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a service counter for foreign tourists at Tokyo Station on Sept. 24, 2012, when the new red-brick station building was shown to the press with its five-year renovation almost complete ahead of its grand opening on Oct. 1. The main building has two domes which have been restored to their original appearance in 1914. The counter, which retains a part of the original red brick wall, will provide travel services in English, Korean and Chinese.

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Park apologizes for suffering under father's rule

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean ruling party presidential candidate Park Geun Hye bows during a press conference at her Saenuri Party's headquarters in Seoul on Sept. 24, 2012, in an apology to citizens who suffered under her late father's dictatorial rule in the 1960s and 1970s. The 60-year-old Park is the daughter of Park Chung Hee, a former general, who ruled the nation with an iron fist until he was shot dead by his intelligence chief in 1979.

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Chinese ships enter Japan's territorial waters near Senkakus

YORON, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows a Chinese marine surveillance vessel (front) and a Japan Coast Guard patrol ship near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, on Sept. 24, 2012. Three Chinese vessels intruded into Japanese waters near the Senkakus for the first since Sept. 18, according to the Japan Coast Guard.

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New Tokyo Station shown to press ahead of grand opening

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a spiral staircase at the Tokyo Station Hotel, located inside the Tokyo Station, on Sept. 24, 2012, when the new red-brick station building was shown to the press with its five-year renovation almost complete ahead of its grand opening on Oct. 1. The main building has two domes which have been restored to their original appearance in 1914.

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New Tokyo Station shown to press ahead of grand opening

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the stationmaster's office at Tokyo Station on Sept. 24, 2012, when the new red-brick station building was shown to the press with its five-year renovation almost complete ahead of its grand opening on Oct. 1. The main building has two domes which have been restored to their original appearance in 1914.

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New Tokyo Station shown to press ahead of grand opening

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the new red-brick Tokyo Station building on Sept. 24, 2012, when the inside of the station was shown to the press with its five-year renovation almost complete ahead of its grand opening on Oct. 1. The main building has two domes which have been restored to their original appearance in 1914.

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Ex-Chongqing police chief sentenced to 15 yrs in prison

CHENGDU, China - Police officers stand guard in front of the Chengdu City Intermediate People's Court in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, on Sept. 24, 2012. The court the same day sentenced to 15 years in prison former Chongqing vice mayor and police chief Wang Lijun, who exposed the murder of a British businessman by the wife of former Chongqing party boss Bo Xilai, triggering Bo's downfall, according to official media.

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New Tokyo Station shown to press ahead of grand opening

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the inside of the southern dome of the new red-brick Tokyo Station building on Sept. 24, 2012, when it was shown to the press with its five-year renovation almost complete ahead of its grand opening on Oct. 1. The main building has two domes which have been restored to their original appearance in 1914.

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Harumafuji to be promoted

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Harumafuji holds a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2012, a day after winning the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. The Yokozuna Deliberation Council, a powerful advisory body to the Japan Sumo Association, unanimously recommended the same day promoting Harumafuji to the sport's highest rank of yokozuna.

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Harumafuji to be promoted

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Harumafuji poses for photos in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2012, a day after winning the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. The Yokozuna Deliberation Council, a powerful advisory body to the Japan Sumo Association, unanimously recommended the same day promoting Harumafuji to the sport's highest rank of yokozuna.

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Chinese ships enter Japan's territorial waters near Senkakus

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Sept. 2, 2012, shows Kuba Island, one of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Three Chinese surveillance vessels entered Japan's territorial waters near the disputed islands in the early hours of Sept. 24, 2012, the Japan Coast Guard said.

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Japanese rhythmic team qualifies for London Olympics

MONTPELLIER, France - Members of the Japanese rhythmic gymnastics team perform with the ribbon and hoop at the world championships in France on Sept. 24, 2011. The team qualified for the 2012 London Olympics after earning fifth place in the all-around event at the championships.

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Japanese rhythmic team qualifies for London Olympics

MONTPELLIER, France - Members of the Japanese rhythmic gymnastics team perform with the ribbon and hoop at the world championships in France on Sept. 24, 2011. The team qualified for the 2012 London Olympics after earning fifth place in the all-around event at the championships.

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Japanese rhythmic team qualifies for London Olympics

MONTPELLIER, France - Members of the Japanese rhythmic gymnastics team react after qualifying for the 2012 London Olympics by earning fifth place in the all-around event at the world championships in France on Sept. 24, 2011.