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White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Secretary of State Marco Rubio confer during an event in the State Dining Room at the White House Oct. 8, 2025. Photo by Francis Chung/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jimmy Carter Dies Aged 100

United States President Jimmy Carter, right, meets senior officials including US Undersecretary of State for Management Benjamin H. Read; US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs David D. Newsom; and David Aaron, confer during a working weekend at Camp David, the presidential retreat near Thurmont, Maryland on Saturday, May 3, 1980. Mandatory Photo by Mary Anne Fackelman/White House via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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IAEA Head Visits Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant - Ukraine

Handout photo shows Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director-General confer with his IAEA Chief of Cabinet Jacek Bylica (left) as they pepare for their visit to Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), Ukraine, September 4, 2024. The head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said a cooling tower at Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant had been badly damaged in a fire last month and would probably have to be demolished. Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, made the comment on Wednesday during his fifth visit to the plant, which was seized by Russian forces soon after Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Moscow and Kyiv have regularly accused each other of attacking the plant and risking a nuclear accident. Photo by IAEA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Croatian sinologist hails University of Zagreb move to confer degrees in sinology

STORY: Croatian sinologist hails University of Zagreb move to confer degrees in sinology SHOOTING TIME: April 10, 2024 DATELINE: April 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: CULTURE/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Zagreb 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZVONIMIR STOPIC, Croatian sinologist 3. various of street views in Zagreb 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZVONIMIR STOPIC, Croatian sinologist STORYLINE: Zvonimir Stopic, a Croatian sinologist, has hailed the move by the University of Zagreb to elevate the minor in sinology to a major to become the first institution of higher education in Croatia to confer degrees in sinology. The university made the decision in late March. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZVONIMIR STOPIC, Croatian sinologist "The development of Croatia's sinology is at a crucial point. There is a good opportunity for a sinology department in Croatia to become one of the better in the regions, because we have enough people, we have enough knowledge, we have enough very specific k

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CROATIA-ZAGREB-UNIVERSITY-SINOLOGY-DEGREE

(240328) -- ZAGREB, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Qi Qianjin, Chinese ambassador to Croatia, addresses a launching ceremony at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia, March 27, 2024. The University of Zagreb has elevated the minor in sinology to a major to become the first institution of higher education in Croatia to confer degrees in sinology. (Xinhua/Li Xuejun)

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University of Zagreb to confer sinology major degrees

STORY: University of Zagreb to confer sinology major degrees SHOOTING TIME: March 27, 2024 DATELINE: March 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:17 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launching ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): QI QIANJIN, Chinese Ambassador to Croatia 3. various of the launching ceremony 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Croatian): DOMAGOJ TONCINIC, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Zagreb 5. various of the launching ceremony 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Croatian): IVANA BULJAN, Head of the Department of Sinology at the University of Zagreb 7. various of the launching ceremony STORYLINE: The University of Zagreb has elevated the minor in sinology to a major to become the first institution of higher education in Croatia to confer degrees in sinology. Qi Qianjin, Chinese ambassador to Croatia, and Tomislav Bolanca, vice rector of the university, attended a launching ceremony Wednesday at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the university. Addressing the

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House Committee Holds Biden Impeachment Inquiry Hearing - DC

United States Representative Jason Smith (Republican of Missouri), Chair, US House Committee on Ways and Means, left, and US Representative Jim Jordan (Republican of Ohio), Chair, US House Committee on the Judiciary, who is also a member of the US House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, confer prior to the hearing titled ‘Influence Peddling: Examining Joe Biden’s Abuse of Public Office’ in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Republicans Hold First Formal Biden Impeachment Hearing - Washington

United States Representative James Comer (Republican of Kentucky), Chair, US House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, right, gestures to boxes of evidence as he and US Representative Jamie Raskin (Democrat of Maryland), Ranking Member, US House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, confer prior to the committee hearing “The Basis for an Impeachment Inquiry of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, USA on Thursday, September 28, 2023. Photo by Ron SachsCNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Republicans Hold First Formal Biden Impeachment Hearing - Washington

From left to right: United States Representative James Comer (Republican of Kentucky), Chair, US House Committee on Oversight and Accountability; US Representative Jason Smith (Republican of Missouri), Chair, US House Committee on Ways and Means; and US Representative Jim Jordan (Republican of Ohio), Chair, US House Committee on the Judiciary, confer prior to the hearing “The Basis for an Impeachment Inquiry of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, USA on Thursday, September 28, 2023. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan PM Kishida at ceremony

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a ceremony held at his office in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2023, to confer awards to people who have made contributions in disaster prevention.

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Wheelchair tennis great Kunieda given People's Honor Award

Shingo Kunieda, a former Japanese professional wheelchair tennis player who won 28 Grand Slam titles and three Paralympic gold medals in the men's singles, speaks to reporters after attending a presentation ceremony for the government to confer on him the People's Honor Award on March 17, 2023, at the premier's office in Tokyo.

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Wheelchair tennis great Kunieda given People's Honor Award

Shingo Kunieda, a former Japanese professional wheelchair tennis player who won 28 Grand Slam titles and three Paralympic gold medals in the men's singles, receives a plaque from Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a presentation ceremony for the government to confer on him the People's Honor Award on March 17, 2023, at the premier's office in Tokyo.

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Wheelchair tennis great Kunieda given People's Honor Award

Shingo Kunieda, a former Japanese professional wheelchair tennis player who won 28 Grand Slam titles and three Paralympic gold medals in the men's singles, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pose for photos during a presentation ceremony for the government to confer on Kunieda the People's Honor Award on March 17, 2023, at the premier's office in Tokyo.

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Wheelchair tennis great Kunieda given People's Honor Award

Shingo Kunieda, a former Japanese professional wheelchair tennis player who won 28 Grand Slam titles and three Paralympic gold medals in the men's singles, poses with a plaque during a presentation ceremony for the government to confer on him the People's Honor Award on March 17, 2023, at the premier's office in Tokyo.

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Wheelchair tennis great Kunieda given People's Honor Award

Shingo Kunieda, a former Japanese professional wheelchair tennis player who won 28 Grand Slam titles and three Paralympic gold medals in the men's singles, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pose for photos during a presentation ceremony for the government to confer on Kunieda the People's Honor Award on March 17, 2023, at the premier's office in Tokyo.

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PM Abe meets S. Korean press

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) confer with a delegation consisting of members of the press from South Korea at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 17, 2014.

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Japan's national security chief leaves for Russia

NARITA, Japan - Shotaro Yachi (L front), Japan's top bureaucrat of its National Security Council, is seen at Narita airport near Tokyo on March 12, 2014, before leaving for Russia. Yachi will meet with Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the Security Council of Russia, and other officials to confer on the tensions in Ukraine.

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China, Mongolia foreign ministers confer in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) and his Mongolian counterpart Luvsanvandan Bold shake hands before their talks in Beijing on Jan. 16, 2014.

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Fukushima task force

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Members of an emergency task force at the Fukushima prefectural government office confer in front of a map with an arrow showing the wind direction, amid an escalating crisis at nuclear power plants crippled by the March 11 killer quake and tsunami in the prefecture.

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Okinawa people urge gov't to confer from unified position over Futemma

TOKYO, Japan - Mayor Yoichi Iha (L) of Ginowan in Okinawa Prefecture speaks during a news conference while Mayor Takeshi Onaga (R) of Naha, the capital of the prefecture, listens after they urged the central government to negotiate with the United States from a unified position over where a U.S. military airfield in the prefecture should be relocated.

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Aichi Expo officials meet in Nagoya to prepare

NAGOYA, Japan - Representatives from countries and international organizations participating in the 2005 Aichi World Exposition confer at a Nagoya hotel Nov. 18 in their first meeting to discuss the fair. The Aichi Expo will be held for six months from March 25, 2005.

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(1)Scenes from Iraq war

SAMAWAH, Iraq - U.S. soldiers taking part in the Iraq war confer in the suburbs of Samawah, southern Iraq on March 26.

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Premier Mori and LDP Secretary General Nonaka confer on election

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) and ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Secretary General Hiromu Nonaka confer at the LDP headquarters June 25, the day of the House of Representatives general election.

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Argentine president arrives for 4-day state visit

Argentine President Carlos Menem inspects a guard of honor at the Akasaka state guesthouse on Dec. 2 after his arrival in Tokyo on Dec. 1. During his four-day state visit to Japan, Menem will confer with Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi on strengthening bilateral ties. The president is visiting Japan for the 100th anniversary of a friendship, commerce and navigation treaty between the two nations.

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CHINA-BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS-PARALYMPICS-ROLE MODELS-GATHERING (CN)

(220408) -- BEIJING, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders confer awards on representatives of those who have made outstanding contributions to the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games and the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games at a gathering held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, April 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)

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CHINA-BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS-PARALYMPICS-ROLE MODELS-GATHERING (CN)

(220408) -- BEIJING, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders confer awards on representatives of those who have made outstanding contributions to the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games and the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games at a gathering held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, April 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)

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CHINA-BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS-PARALYMPICS-ROLE MODELS-GATHERING (CN)

(220408) -- BEIJING, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders confer awards on representatives of those who have made outstanding contributions to the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games and the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games at a gathering held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, April 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

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CHINA-BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS-PARALYMPICS-ROLE MODELS-GATHERING (CN)

(220408) -- BEIJING, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders confer awards on representatives of those who have made outstanding contributions to the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games and the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games at a gathering held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, April 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

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CHINA-BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS-PARALYMPICS-ROLE MODELS-GATHERING (CN)

(220408) -- BEIJING, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders confer awards on representatives of those who have made outstanding contributions to the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games and the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games at a gathering held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, April 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)

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Facebook Whistleblower Frances Hogan Testifies - Washington

Aides confer as former Facebook employee Frances Haugen listens to opening statements during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing entitled 'Protecting Kids Online: Testimony from a Facebook Whistleblower' on Capitol Hill October 5, 2021 in Washington, DC. Haugen left Facebook in May and provided internal company documents about Facebook to journalists and others, alleging that Facebook consistently chooses profit over safety. Photo by Drew Angerer/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dinner hosted by Denmark's Queen Margrethe II at the royal palace in Copenhagen

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika arrives for a dinner hosted by Denmark's Queen Margrethe II at the royal palace in Copenhagen, Denmark on December 17, 2009 on the sidelines of the COP15 UN Climate Change Conference. Photo by Eric Feferberg/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nancy Pelosi Holds A Press Conference For A Call For Climate Action - DC

United States Representative Kathy Castor (Democrat of Florida), right, offers remarks while Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (Democrat of California), left, and United States Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York), center, confer during a press conference to call for climate action outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nancy Pelosi Holds A Press Conference For A Call For Climate Action - DC

United States Representative Kathy Castor (Democrat of Florida), right, offers remarks while Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (Democrat of California), left, and United States Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York), center, confer during a press conference to call for climate action outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jerome Powell Hearing - Washington

Rep. Jim Jordan, left, R-OH and Rep. Steve Scalise, R-LA, confer during a House Coronavirus Subcommittee hearing on the Federal Reserves response the the Coronavirus Pandemic.On Capitol Hill, in Washington,Tuesday, June 22, 2021, Photo by Graeme Jennings/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deanne Criswell FEMA Administrator Confirmation Hearing - Washington

(L-R) Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) and committee chairman Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) confer as Deanne Criswell, nominee for administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill on March 25, 2021 in Washington, DC. If confirmed, Criswell will become the first woman to lead FEMA. Photo by Drew Angerer/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Angerer Drew/Pool/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Deanne Criswell FEMA Administrator Confirmation Hearing - Washington

(L-R) Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) and committee chairman Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) confer as Deanne Criswell, nominee for administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill on March 25, 2021 in Washington, DC. If confirmed, Criswell will become the first woman to lead FEMA. Photo by Drew Angerer/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Angerer Drew/Pool/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Violence Against Women Act Press Conf - Washington

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (Democrat of California) and United States Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee (Democrat of Texas) confer during a press conference regarding the Violence Against Women Act, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Lamkey Rod/CNP/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mentalist (2008)

Robin Tunney & Simon Baker Characters: Teresa Lisbon, Patrick Jane Television: The Mentalist (TV-Serie) Usa 2008-2015, 23 September 2008 'Seeing Red' -- Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) and Teresa Lisbon (Robin Tunney) confer at the crime scene on THE MENTALIST, scheduled to air Tuesday November 18 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Photo: Cliff Lipson/CBS

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The Mentalist (2008)

Robin Tunney & Simon Baker Characters: Teresa Lisbon, Patrick Jane Television: The Mentalist (TV-Serie) Usa 2008-2015, 23 September 2008 'Seeing Red' -- Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) and Teresa Lisbon (Robin Tunney) confer at the crime scene on THE MENTALIST, scheduled to air Tuesday November 18 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Photo: Cliff Lipson/CBS

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A Good Year (2006)

Ridley Scott & Russell Crowe Characters: & Max Skinner Film: A Good Year (USA/UK 2006) Director: Ridley Scott 09 September 2006 G-484 Director Ridley Scott and star Russell Crowe confer on the set of A GOOD YEAR. Date: 09 September 2006

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A Good Year (2006)

Ridley Scott & Russell Crowe Characters: & Max Skinner Film: A Good Year (USA/UK 2006) Director: Ridley Scott 09 September 2006 G-492 Director Ridley Scott and star Russell Crowe confer on the set of A GOOD YEAR. Date: 09 September 2006

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Tsing-Tao 1914

Brigadier-General N.W. Barnardiston and Major H.G.Pringle confer with a Japanese general following the landing at Tsing-Tao in September 1914 Date: September 1914

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WALTZES FROM VIENNA

WALTZES FROM VIENNA Actors JESSIE MATTHEWS and ESMOND KNIGHT who plays Strauss the Younger, confer with director ALFRED HITCHCOCK on the set Date: 1933

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NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM [US 2006]

Director, Shawn Levy and star Ben Stiller confer on the set of NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Date: 2006

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SINGIN' IN THE RAIN

SINGIN' IN THE RAIN [US 1952] Directors GENE KELLY, STANLEY DONEN confer on set Date: 1952

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Hank Aaron receives Japanese decoration

Japanese Consul General Takashi Shinozuka (L) and retired American baseball player Hank Aaron are pictured after a ceremony to confer the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette on Aaron at Shinozuka's official residence in Atlanta on Jan. 14, 2016. Aaron, 81, still in second place for most MLB career home runs with 755, was awarded for his contributions to exchanges between Japanese and American youth through baseball. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chief negotiators for launching AIIB meet in Singapore

Participants in a meeting of chief negotiators on the proposed Asian Infrastructure Improvement Bank confer at a Singapore hotel, the venue of the session, on May 20, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Polish president, first lady meet Japanese Imperial Couple

Visiting Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski (far L) and First Lady Anna Komorowska (3rd from R) confer with Japanese Emperor Akihito (3rd from L) and Empress Michiko (far R) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2015. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukushima task force

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Members of an emergency task force at the Fukushima prefectural government office confer in front of a map with an arrow showing the wind direction, amid an escalating crisis at nuclear power plants crippled by the March 11 killer quake and tsunami in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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PM Abe meets S. Korean press

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) confer with a delegation consisting of members of the press from South Korea at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 17, 2014. (Kyodo)