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Industry minister Obuchi offers resignation

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on Sept. 7, 2014, shows Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi giving an address at the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant shortly after assuming her post. She submitted her resignation to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Oct. 20 over political funds scandal.

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3 more bodies found on Mt. Ontake

OTAKI, Japan - Self-Defense Forces personnel and firefighters are covered in ashes as they walk in the village of Otaki in Nagano Prefecture after searching for missing climbers on Mt. Ontake in central Japan on Oct. 7, 2014. Three more bodies were found that day, bringing the official death toll to 54, as the search resumed for the first time in three days following the eruption on Sept. 27 of the 3,067-meter volcano.

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3 more bodies found on Mt. Ontake

OTAKI, Japan - A Self-Defense Forces personnel is covered in ashes in the village of Otaki in Nagano Prefecture after searching for missing climbers on Mt. Ontake in central Japan on Oct. 7, 2014. Three more bodies were found that day, bringing the official death toll to 54, as the search resumed for the first time in three days following the eruption on Sept. 27 of the 3,067-meter volcano.

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3 more bodies found on Mt. Ontake

TOKYO, Japan - Self-Defense Forces personnel and firefighters search for missing climbers near the top of Mt. Ontake in central Japan in this photo taken Oct. 7, 2014, from a Kyodo News helicopter. Three more bodies were found that day, bringing the official death toll to 54, as the search resumed for the first time in three days following the eruption on Sept. 27 of the 3,067-meter volcano.

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3 more bodies found on Mt. Ontake

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Self-Defense Forces personnel combing through ashes to search for missing climbers on Mt. Ontake in central Japan on Oct. 7, 2014. Three more bodies were found that day, bringing the official death toll to 54, as the search resumed for the first time in three days following the eruption on Sept. 27 of the 3,067-meter volcano.

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Mt. Ontake eruption deals blow to local tourism

NAGANO, Japan - JR Kisofukushima Station in Kiso, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, at the foot of Mt. Ontake appears deserted on Oct. 7, 2014. The number of visitors has plummeted following the volcano's deadly eruption on Sept. 27.

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Yamaguchi, former film star known as Li Xianglan, dies at 94

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in 1974 shows Yoshiko Yamaguchi, a China-born Japanese singer and actress who became a House of Councillors member that year. Yamaguchi, who appeared in several films under the name of Li Xianglan, died of heart failure on Sept. 7, 2014, aged 94, her office said Sept. 14.

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Herd of sheep for trafficking in Turkish border area

KILIS, Turkey - A herd of sheep brought from Syria to a border area near the southern Turkish city of Kilis for trafficking is pictured on Sept. 7, 2014.

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Yamaguchi, former film star known as Li Xianglan, dies at 94

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in 1949 shows Yoshiko Yamaguchi, a China-born Japanese singer and actress who appeared in several films under the name of Li Xianglan. Yamaguchi, who later became a House of Councillors member, died of heart failure on Sept. 7, 2014, aged 94, her office said Sept. 14.

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Yamaguchi, former film star known as Li Xianglan, dies at 94

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 1954 shows Yoshiko Yamaguchi (R), a China-born Japanese singer and actress who appeared in several films under the name of Li Xianglan, and American sculptor Isamu Noguchi, who was Yamaguchi's husband at the time, upon their arrival at Tokyo's Haneda airport. Yamaguchi, who later became a House of Councillors member, died of heart failure on Sept. 7, 2014, aged 94, her office said Sept. 14.

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Yamaguchi, former film star known as Li Xianglan, dies at 94

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in February 2005 shows Yoshiko Yamaguchi, a China-born Japanese singer and actress who became a House of Councillors member in 1974. Yamaguchi, who appeared in several films under the name of Li Xianglan, died of heart failure on Sept. 7, 2014, aged 94, her office said Sept. 14.

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Temporary homes for quake victims stand on reinforced hill

YAMADA, Japan - Temporary homes built for evacuees from the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 stand on a rise of land, reinforced to avoid slides and fend off tsunami, in Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 7, 2014.

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Temporary homes for quake victims stand below enhanced slope

YAMADA, Japan - Temporary homes built for evacuees from the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 stand below a slope, reinforced to avoid slides, in Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Sept. 7, 2014.

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Contrast of cemetery before and after 2011 quake

ONAGAWA, Japan - A cemetery damaged by a tsunami-swept train car (above) is photographed on April 7, 2011, in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The cemetery was restored later, as shown in the photo below taken on Sept. 10, 2014, with a railway station building under construction in the background.

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Iraqi town recovering slowly amid protracted conflict

ERBIL, Iraq - A worker clears debris from a damaged store in Makhmour, northern Iraq, on Sept. 7, 2014. The town was briefly occupied by the militant Islamic State group until U.S. air raids drove out the Sunni extremists.

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S. Williams wins U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - American Serena Williams returns a shot to Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 7, 2014. Williams won 6-3, 6-3, to capture her third U.S. Open final in a row and sixth overall.

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Nishikori gets ready for U.S. Open final

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori (C) hits a serve during a practice session in New York on Sept. 7, 2014, ahead of the U.S. Open men's singles final, as his coaches Michael Chang (L) and Dante Bottini look on. Nishikori, who became the first man from Asia to reach a Grand Slam singles final, will play Marin Cilic of Croatia the following day.

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S. Williams wins U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - American Serena Williams returns a shot to Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 7, 2014. Williams won 6-3, 6-3, to capture her third U.S. Open final in a row and sixth overall.

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Williams wins U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Serena Williams (R) of the United States and Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki pose for photos after Williams defeated Wozniacki in the U.S. Open women's singles final in New York on Sept. 7, 2014. Williams won 6-3, 6-3, to capture her third U.S. Open final in a row and sixth overall.

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Yankees captain Jeter's retirement ceremony held

NEW YORK, United States - A retirement ceremony for New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter is held at New York's Yankee Stadium on Sept. 7, 2014, attended by many people, including Japan's former Yankee Hideki Matsui.

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Japanese man starts walk across Africa with 2-wheeled cart

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt - Masahito Yoshida, a 33-year-old Japanese man, begins walking across Africa with a two-wheeled cart, leaving Alexandria, northern Egypt, on Sept. 7, 2014. Yoshida, who completed a cart-pulling walk through three continents in 2013, embarked on an 11,000-kilometer walk to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, pulling up to 100 kilograms of luggage including water, food, cooking utensils and a tent in his cart.

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Matsui, Torre attend Jeter's retirement ceremony

NEW YORK, United States - Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui (L) of Japan and ex-manager Joe Torre (C) are among the guests at a retirement ceremony for Yankees captain Derek Jeter held at New York's Yankee Stadium on Sept. 7, 2014.

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Jeter responds to fans' cheers at retirement ceremony

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter acknowledges cheers from fans at New York's Yankee Stadium during his retirement ceremony on Sept. 7, 2014. Clapping behind him on the left is former basketball superstar Michael Jordan.

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Guests for Jeter's retirement ceremony in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Guests attend a retirement ceremony for New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter (2nd from L) at New York's Yankee Stadium on Sept. 7, 2014, with former Japanese teammate Hideki Matsui standing on the far right.

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S. Williams wins U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Serena Williams of the United States holds up the trophy after defeating Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki in the U.S. Open women's singles final in New York on Sept. 7, 2014. Williams won 6-3, 6-3, to capture her third U.S. Open final in a row and sixth overall.

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Abe in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) shakes hands with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa after signing a joint statement at the presidential office in Colombo on Sept. 7, 2014.

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Tokyo, Moscow to resume exchanges of visits by their chiefs

MOSCOW, Russia - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe speaks to reporters in Moscow on Sept. 7, 2014, after meeting with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. Masuzoe said he and Sobyanin agreed to resume exchanges of visits by the leaders of the two capitals, which have had no such exchanges in 20 years.

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Abe in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa chat ahead of their joint press conference at the presidential office in Colombo on Sept. 7, 2014.

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New industry minister Obuchi visits Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - New industry minister Yuko Obuchi (center R), wearing a protective suit, visits the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Sept. 7, 2014, days after assuming her ministerial post. (Pool photo)

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New industry minister Obuchi visits Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - New industry minister Yuko Obuchi, on her first visit to the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after assuming her post, speaks before Tokyo Electric Power Co. workers dealing with reactor decommissioning and the buildup of radioactive water at the site, on Sept. 7, 2014. (Pool photo)

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New industry minister Obuchi visits Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - New industry minister Yuko Obuchi (C), wearing a protective suit, visits the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Sept. 7, 2014, days after assuming her ministerial post. (Pool photo)

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New industry minister Obuchi visits Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - New industry minister Yuko Obuchi (C), on her first visit to the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after assuming her post, shakes hands with Tokyo Electric Power Co. workers dealing with reactor decommissioning and the buildup of radioactive water at the site, on Sept. 7, 2014. (Pool photo)

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New industry minister Obuchi visits Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - New industry minister Yuko Obuchi (C), on her first visit to the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after assuming her post, shakes hands with Tokyo Electric Power Co. workers dealing with reactor decommissioning and the buildup of radioactive water at the site, on Sept. 7, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Global Hawk displayed at air fest at Misawa base

AOMORI, Japan - Aviation enthusiasts see a U.S. Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance aircraft on display at the 2014 Air Festival at the Air Self-Defense Force's Misawa base in Aomori Prefecture on Sept. 7, 2014, for the first such display at an air festival in Japan.

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Abe arrives in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (center L) and his wife Akie (next to him) are welcomed by Sri Lankan children after arriving at Colombo's international airport on Sept. 7, 2014.

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New industry minister Obuchi visits Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - New industry minister Yuko Obuchi (far L), on her first visit to the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after assuming her post, speaks before Tokyo Electric Power Co. workers dealing with reactor decommissioning and the buildup of radioactive water at the site, on Sept. 7, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Research whaling begins in northern Japan coastal areas

KUSHIRO, Japan - A minke whale is unloaded in Kushiro port in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 7, 2014. Japan plans to catch up to 51 minke whales in waters off Kushiro in the seasonal hunting of the species for research purposes, which began the same day and will be conducted through the end of October to survey the impact on coastal fishing by checking the contents of the whales' stomachs.

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New industry minister Obuchi visits Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - New industry minister Yuko Obuchi, on her first visit to the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after assuming her post, speaks before Tokyo Electric Power Co. workers dealing with reactor decommissioning and the buildup of radioactive water at the site, on Sept. 7, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Abe arrives in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) watches a dance performance to welcome him after arriving at Colombo's international airport on Sept. 7, 2014.

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Mother, children eat red snow crab meat

YONAGO, Japan - A mother and her children eat the season's first red snow crab meat on Sept. 7, 2014, at the port city of Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on the Sea of Japan.

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'Research whaling' starts in seas off Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - A minke whale caught for the purpose of "scientific research" is landed at the port of Kushiro in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Sept. 7, 2014.

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Daikin to sell new air purifier in Sept.

OSAKA, Japan - Dikin Industries Ltd. unveils in Osaka on Aug. 7, 2014, a new sensor-mounted air purifier capable of detecting PM2.5 pollutants ahead of its launch in September.