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OSAKA, Japan - An Okinawa Rail, a critically endangered, flightless bird found only in northern Okinawa, is suspended inside its cage to maintain upright posture, a measure to help in its rehabilitation after its spinal cord was damaged, at a facility run by a nonprofit group protecting wild animals in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2013. The bird, believed to have been hit by a car and found immobile on a road in the summer of 2011, has since been recovering and now undergoes walking training at the facility.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the "miracle pine" in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 27, 2011 (L), soon after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and a restored pine at the same location about two and a half years later on Sept. 6, 2013 (R). 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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DPJ lawmaker Saito to leave DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Sept. 21, 2008, shows House of Representatives member Yasunori Saito of the Democratic Party of Japan. Saito said Dec. 27, 2011, in his blog that he will leave the ruling party to protest DPJ leader and Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's intention to raise the consumption tax and join talks on a U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement.

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Actor Kagawa to pursue Kabuki career

TOKYO, Japan - Actor Teruyuki Kagawa (2nd from L) poses with his son Masaaki Kagawa (L), father and Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke III (seated), cousin and Kabuki actor Ichikawa Kamejiro II (2nd from R) and uncle and Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danshiro IV in a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 27, 2011. Teruyuki Kagawa announced in the press conference that he and his son will make their debuts as Kabuki actors in June 2012, as the popular Japanese TV and movie actor has reconciled with his father, from whom he was separated soon after his birth.

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Actor Kagawa to pursue Kabuki career

TOKYO, Japan - Actor Teruyuki Kagawa (L) attends a press conference with his cousin and Kabuki actor Ichikawa Kamejiro II (C) and Kagawa's father and Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke III at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 27, 2011. Kagawa announced in the press conference that he and his son will make their debuts as Kabuki actors in June 2012, as the popular Japanese TV and movie actor has reconciled with his father, from whom he was separated soon after his birth.

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Bhutan PM Thinley visits Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Bhutan's Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley (L) receives pears as a gift from Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato at the Fukushima prefectural office on the afternoon of Sept. 27, 2011.

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Shanghai subway accident

SHANGHAI, China - Police officers seal off an area near the site of a collision between two subway trains in Shanghai on Sept. 27, 2011. The accident earlier in the day left at least 260 people injured, but there were no fatalities, according to subway and city officials.

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Xinhua Pres. Li at World Media Summit

BEIJING, China - Li Congjun (C), president of China's state-run Xinhua News Agency, gives a speech during the World Media Summit Presidium Meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 27, 2011.

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Amazon Japan Pres. Cheung, Sendai Mayor Okuyama

SENDAI, Japan - Jasper Cheung (L), president of Amazon Japan K.K., shakes hands with Sendai Mayor Emiko Okuyama at the Sendai city office on the afternoon of Sept. 27, 2011. The Japanese unit of U.S.-based Internet commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. said the same day it will open a call center in the capital of Miyagi Prefecture, which was hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, in March 2012.

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Honda launches Brio hatchback in India

NEW DELHI, India - Takashi Nagai, president of Honda Siel Cars India Ltd., poses with the Brio hatchback in New Delhi on Sept. 27, 2011. The subsidiary of Japan's Honda Motor Co. began sales of the vehicle in India the same day.

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F-2 fighter final delivery ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - A ceremony is held at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s factory in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2011, marking the company's final delivery of the F-2 fighter plane to Japan's Defense Ministry. The fighter was jointly developed by Japan and the United States.

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China Pres. Hu, N. Korea Premier Choe

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with North Korean Premier Choe Yong Rim at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 27, 2011. (Pool photo)

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Shanghai subway accident

SHANGHAI, China - Passengers injured in a collision between two subway trains in Shanghai are treated at a hospital in the city on Sept. 27, 2011. The accident earlier in the day left at least 260 people injured, but there were no fatalities, according to subway and city officials.

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Sharapova meets Fukushima students in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova (C) poses for photos with students from Fukushima Prefecture at Ariake Tennis Forest Park during the Pan Pacific Open tennis championships in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2011. The students hit by the March quake and tsunami were invited to watch the tennis event.

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F-2 fighter final delivery ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Omiya (far R, front), president of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., and other people attend a ceremony at the company's factory in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2011, marking the company's final delivery of the F-2 fighter plane to Japan's Defense Ministry. The fighter was jointly developed by Japan and the United States.

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Japan-China-S. Korea cooperation secretariat

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Masatoshi Muto (far L) and South Korean foreign minister Kim Sung Hwan (2nd from L) clap hands together with other delegates of Japan, China or South Korea at the opening ceremony of the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat in Seoul on Sept. 27, 2011. The secretariat has been established for the efficient promotion and management of cooperative projects among the three countries.

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Key chain containing radioactive material

CHIBA, Japan - Photo shows a key chain confiscated by the Chiba prefectural police which contains a glow-in-the-dark material that emits radiation around 12 times greater than the legal limit. Police said on Sept. 27, 2011, they sent papers to prosecutors in April concerning a 15-year-old boy suspected of violating laws meant to prevent radiation hazards. The boy allegedly sold the key chains via the Internet at prices ranging from 3,000 to 10,000 yen after purchasing 30 of them online for 1,000 yen each from July to October 2010.

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Childproof disposable lighters

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows disposable lighters with childproof mechanisms. From Sept. 27, 2011, selling disposable lighters without such mechanisms will be banned in Japan after a series of fires caused by children playing with lighters.