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Japan beat France for historic win

PARIS, France - Shinji Kagawa (R bottom) scores during the second half of a game against France at the Stade de France, near Paris, on Oct. 12, 2012. Japan defeated France 1-0, their first win over Les Bleus in six attempts.

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Japan beat France for historic win

PARIS, France - Shinji Kagawa celebrates after scoring during the second half of a game against France at the Stade de France, near Paris, on Oct. 12, 2012. Japan defeated France 1-0, their first win over Les Bleus in six attempts.

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Japan beat France for historic win

PARIS, France - Shinji Kagawa celebrates after scoring during the second half of a game against France at the Stade de France, near Paris, on Oct. 12, 2012. Japan defeated France 1-0, their first win over Les Bleus in six attempts.

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Japan beat France for historic win

PARIS, France - Shinji Kagawa (2nd from R) scores during the second half of a game against France at the Stade de France, near Paris, on Oct. 12, 2012. Japan defeated France 1-0, their first win over Les Bleus in six attempts.

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Murofushi wins bronze in Olympic hammer throw

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Koji Murofushi performs in the third of his six attempts in the men's hammer throw final at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 5, 2012, marking 78.71 meters. He won bronze in the men's hammer throw at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Murofushi wins bronze in Olympic hammer throw

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Koji Murofushi performs in the third of his six attempts in the men's hammer throw final at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 5, 2012, marking 78.71 meters. He won bronze in the men's hammer throw at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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U.S., China approve attempts to resume 6-party talks soon

BEIJING, China - Stephen Bosworth, U.S. President Barack Obama's special envoy on North Korea, answers questions from reporters at a Beijing hotel on Feb. 24, 2010. The United States and China agreed Wednesday to boost diplomatic drives to resume the stalled six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program ''as soon as we can,'' said Bosworth.

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Leap-over-the-wall event held at Mie shrine

KUWANA, Japan - A leap-over-the-wall event is held at Dado Shrine in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, on May 4 to augur this year's harvest and business trend. Photo shows a young man mounted on a horse trying to leap over the 2-meter earthen wall. Six male participants made two attempts each and this time four out of the six youths successfully got over the wall for a total of six times altogether, indicating good business for the year.

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Leap-over-the-wall event held at Mie shrine

KUWANA, Japan - A leap-over-the-wall event is held at Dado Shrine in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, on May 4 to augur this year's harvest and business trend. Photo shows a young man mounted on a horse trying to leap over the 2-meter earthen wall. Six male participants made two attempts each and this time four out of the six youths successfully got over the wall for a total of six times altogether, indicating good business for the year. (Kyodo)