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Japan beat N. Korea in 4-nation round-robin soccer tournament

SHENYANG, China - Japan U-22 players celebrate their 2-1 victory over North Korea in a four-nation round-robin soccer tournament in Shenyang on Aug. 1.

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Japan beat N. Korea in 4-nation round-robin soccer tournament

SHENYANG, China - Japan U-22 midfielder Tsukasa Umesaki celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the first half of a match against North Korea in a four-nation round-robin soccer tournament in Shenyang on Aug. 1. Japan won 2-1.

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Japan roll Swiss to win Euro tourney

KLAGENFURT, Austria - Japan forward Seiichiro Maki (R) celebrates after scoring his side's second goal in the 68th minute of an international friendly against Switzerland at Woerthersee Stadium in Klagenfurt, Austria, on Sept. 11. Japan beat Switzerland 4-3 to win a four-nation friendly tournament.

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Japan roll Swiss to win Euro tourney

KLAGENFURT, Austria - Japan forward Kisho Yano (2nd from R) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring the winner during injury time of an international friendly against Switzerland at Woerthersee Stadium in Klagenfurt, Austria, on Sept. 11. Japan beat Switzerland 4-3 to win a four-nation friendly tournament.

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Japan roll Swiss to win Euro tourney

KLAGENFURT, Austria - Japan midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura scores from the penalty spot in the 78th minute of an international friendly against Switzerland at Woerthersee Stadium in Klagenfurt, Austria, on Sept. 11. Japan beat Switzerland 4-3 to win a four-nation friendly tournament.

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Japan roll Swiss to win Euro tourney

KLAGENFURT, Austria - Japan forward Seiichiro Maki (12) celebrates after scoring his side's second goal in the 68th minute of an international friendly against Switzerland at Woerthersee Stadium in Klagenfurt, Austria, on Sept. 11. Japan beat Switzerland 4-3 to win a four-nation friendly tournament.

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U.S. President Obama leaves S. Korea for Malaysia

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he walks to Air Force One at Osan Air Base in South Korea on April 26, 2014, to leave for Malaysia, the third leg of his four-nation Asian tour.

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Obama in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama (front R) bows before being seated at a meeting with Japanese Emperor Akihito (front C) and Empress Michiko at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 24, 2014. Obama arrived in Tokyo the previous evening for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Obama in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (C), Empress Michiko (R) and U.S. President Barack Obama head for their meeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 24, 2014. Obama arrived in Tokyo the previous evening for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Obama in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (C), Empress Michiko (R) and U.S. President Barack Obama head for their meeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 24, 2014. Obama arrived in Tokyo the previous evening for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour. (Pool photo)

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Obama in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (R) escort U.S. President Barack Obama at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 24, 2014. Obama arrived in Tokyo the previous evening for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour. (Pool photo)

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Obama in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A motorcade carrying U.S. President Barack Obama and his entourage crosses the Nijubashi bridge of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 24, 2014. Obama arrived in Tokyo the previous evening for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour.

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Obama in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (C), Empress Michiko (R) and U.S. President Barack Obama head for their meeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 24, 2014. Obama arrived in Tokyo the previous evening for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour. (Pool photo)

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Obama in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (front L) chats with U.S. President Barack Obama at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 24, 2014. Obama arrived in Tokyo the previous evening for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Obama in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (front C) and Empress Michiko (L) meet with U.S. President Barack Obama at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 24, 2014. Obama arrived in Tokyo the previous evening for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Obama in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (R) greet visiting U.S. President Barack Obama at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 24, 2014. Obama arrived in Tokyo the previous evening for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour. (Pool photo)

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Obama in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front) and U.S. President Barack Obama leave Sukiyabashi Jiro sushi restaurant after having dinner in Tokyo's Ginza district on April 23, 2014. Obama arrived in Tokyo earlier in the day for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour. (Pool photo)

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Obama in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama give a wave as they leave Sukiyabashi Jiro sushi restaurant after having dinner in Tokyo's Ginza district on April 23, 2014. Obama arrived in Tokyo earlier in the day for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour. (Pool photo)

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Obama in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama leave Sukiyabashi Jiro sushi restaurant after having dinner in Tokyo's Ginza district on April 23, 2014. Obama arrived in Tokyo earlier in the day for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour. (Pool photo)

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Obama in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama give a wave as they leave Sukiyabashi Jiro sushi restaurant after having dinner in Tokyo's Ginza district on April 23, 2014. Obama arrived in Tokyo earlier in the day for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour. (Pool photo)

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Obama in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People photograph a motorcade carrying U.S. President Barack Obama and his entourages after Obama had dinner with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a sushi restaurant in Tokyo's Ginza district on April 23, 2014. Obama arrived in Tokyo earlier in the day for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour.

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Obama in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People try to get a glimpse of U.S. President Barack Obama from the windows of a building in Tokyo's Ginza district on April 23, 2014. Obama had dinner that night with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a sushi restaurant in the district after arriving in Tokyo earlier in the day for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour.

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U.S. President Obama in Tokyo for 3-day state visit

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands in front of Sukiyabashi Jiro sushi restaurant in Tokyo's Ginza district on April 23, 2014, before dinner there. Obama arrived in Tokyo earlier in the day for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour. (Pool photo by Tokyo Shimbun)

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Obama in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama are pictured after they had dinner at a sushi restaurant in Tokyo's Ginza district on April 23, 2014. Obama arrived in Tokyo earlier in the day for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour.

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U.S. President Obama in Tokyo for 3-day state visit

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands in front of Sukiyabashi Jiro sushi restaurant in Tokyo's Ginza district on April 23, 2014, before dinner there. Obama arrived in Tokyo earlier in the day for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour. (Pool photo by Tokyo Shimbun)

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Obama arrives in Tokyo for 3-day state visit

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama waves in Tokyo's Ginza district on April 23, 2014, as he arrives at Sukiyabashi Jiro sushi restaurant for dinner with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Obama arrived in Tokyo earlier in the day for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour.

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Obama arrives in Tokyo for 3-day state visit to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) is greeted by U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (C) at Tokyo's Haneda International Airport on April 23, 2014, as he arrives for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour.

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Obama arrives in Tokyo for 3-day state visit to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he arrives at Tokyo's Haneda International Airport on April 23, 2014, for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour.

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Obama arrives in Tokyo for 3-day state visit to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he arrives at Tokyo's Haneda International Airport on April 23, 2014, for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour.

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Obama arrives in Tokyo for 3-day state visit to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he arrives at Tokyo's Haneda International Airport on April 23, 2014, for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour.

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Wen leaves Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao waves as he departs Tokyo's Haneda airport June 1, 2010, wrapping up a three-day visit to Japan. Wen is on a four-nation trip to South Korea, Japan, Mongolia and Myanmar. (Pool photo)

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Okada hoping to bring 1st E. Asian c'ship title to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japan soccer coach Takeshi Okada speaks about the four-nation East Asian championship tournament during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2010. Okada said, ''Japan have never won this tournament before so we definitely want the title this time.''

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China vice president arrives in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (C) walks on the red carpet in Seoul on Dec. 16, 2009. Xi visited South Korea as the second leg of a four-nation trip following Japan.

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China vice president arrives in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (R) arrives at Seoul airport Dec. 16, 2009. Xi visited South Korea as the second leg of a four-nation trip following Japan.

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China's Xi talks of ties with Japan

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping speaks to reporters at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 12, 2009. Xi voiced hopes of developing ''friendly, neighborly ties'' with Japan prior to his visit to the country as the first leg of a four-nation trip. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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China's Xi talks of ties with Japan

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping speaks to reporters at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 12, 2009. Xi voiced hopes of developing ''friendly, neighborly ties'' with Japan prior to his visit to the country as the first leg of a four-nation trip. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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North Korean Prime Minister Kim Yong Il in Hanoi

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dun (R) and North Korean Prime Minister Kim Yong Il pose for photographers after a meeting in Hanoi on Oct. 27. Kim is currently on a four-nation tour of Southeast Asia that also includes stops in Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia, according to North Korean media.

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Abe wraps up four-nation visit to Europe

PARIS, France - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a news conference at his hotel in Paris on Jan. 13 in wrapping up a five-day, four-nation European trip. Abe also visited London, Berlin and Brussels during the trip (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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Abe wraps up four-nation visit to Europe

PARIS, France - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe emerges from a news conference he gave at his hotel in Paris on Jan. 13 in wrapping up a five-day, four-nation European trip. Abe also visited London, Berlin and Brussels during the trip (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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Abe wraps up four-nation visit to Europe

PARIS, France - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a news conference at his hotel in Paris on Jan. 13 before wrapping up a five-day, four-nation European trip. Abe also visited London, Berlin and Brussels during the trip (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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Abe meets with Barroso

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso pose for a photo prior to their talks at the EC headquarters in Brussels on Jan. 11. Abe is Brussels on the third leg of his four-nation European trip. (Pool photo)

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Abe meets with Barroso

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso walk to a conference room at the EC headquarters in Brussels for talks on Jan. 11. Abe is Brussels on the third leg of his four-nation European trip. (Pool photo)

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Abe visits Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Merkel

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C), accompanied by German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L), reviews a German guard of honor in an official welcome ceremony in Berlin on Jan. 10. Abe arrived in Berlin, the second stop of a four-nation visit, earlier in the day.

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Bush in Japan on 1st leg of 4-nation Asia tour

OSAKA, Japan - U.S. President George W. Bush, accompanied by first lady Laura Bush, arrives at Osaka International Airport in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, on Nov. 15 on the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour through Nov. 21 that will also take him to South Korea, China and Mongolia.

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Koizumi returns home from trip to S. Asia, Europe

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 3 after a four-nation visit to India, Pakistan, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

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Koizumi favors U.N. reform by majority vote

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks at a press conference in Amsterdam on May 2 after ending his four-nation trip, which also took him to India, Pakistan and Luxembourg.

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Emperor Akihito talks with Austrian President Thomas Klestil

VIENNA, Austria - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) talks with Austrian President Thomas Klestil at the presidential office in Vienna on July 15. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrived in Vienna on July 13 on the third leg of their two-week, four-nation European tour.

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Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko view paintings in Austria

VIENNA, Austria - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko tour a gallery at the Belvedere, an Austrian palace, in Vienna on July 14 to view famous late 19th-century paintings. Austrian President Thomas Klestil and his wife Loeffler guided them. The couple arrived in Vienna on July 13 on the third leg of their two-week, four nation European tour.

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Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko in Vienna

VIENNA, Austria - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (2nd from R) tour the Schoenburn Palace in Vienna on July 13 after arriving there on the third leg of their two-week, four nation European tour. Austrian President Thomas Klestil and his wife Loeffler guided them.

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Japanese emperor, empress arrive in Vienna

VIENNA, Austria - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrive in Vienna on July 13 to start their visit to Austria, the third leg of their two-week, four-nation European tour. They visited the Czech Republic and Poland before arriving in Vienna. They will later visit Hungary before returning to Tokyo on July 20.