Japan

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Puerto Rico's Angel Pagan, left, Jesus Feliciano (13) and Alex Rios celebrate after beating Japan 3-1 in a semifinal game of the World Baseball Classic in San Francisco, Sunday, March 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

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Japanese architect Toyo Ito designed the Yatsushiro Municipal Museum in Yatsushiro-shi, Kumamoto, Japan. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Toyo Ito and Associates, Architects, Tomio Ohashi)

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Japan's designated hitter Shinnosuke Abe (10) celebrates with teammates Seiichi Uchikawa, right, and Atsunori Inaba after hitting s a three-run homer off Netherlands' pitcher Jonatan Isenia in the second inning of their World Baseball Classic second round game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Toru Takahashi)

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China's manager John Mclaren, center, celebrates with his players Li Lei, left, and Okamura Shu after their 5-2 win over Brazil in their World Baseball Classic first round game in Fukuoka, Japan, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

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The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano of Japan addresses the media during a news conference after a meeting of the IAEA board of governors at the International Center in Vienna Austria, Monday, March 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

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Japan's infielder Nobuhiro Matsuda hits an RBI single off Brazil's pitcher Kesley Kondo in the eighth inning of their World Baseball Classic first round game in Fukuoka, Japan, Saturday, March 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

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China’s surveillance ship Haijian 15 plies the waters of the East China Sea near islands that are the center of a dispute between China and Japan. (Xinhua news AGENCY via Associated Press)

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President Obama answers a reporter's question as he meets with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 22, 2013. (Associated Press)

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Chinese warships held what state-run media called a “high-intensity and saturation” drill close to areas controlled by Japan, Taiwan and U.S. troops based in Okinawa. Japan monitored the provocative maneuvers. (Associated Press)

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers his speech during a national rally marking the Northern Territories Day in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Japan reiterated its demand to Russia the return of the four-island chain, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Kuril Islands in Russia. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

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The distorted main lithium-ion battery of the All Nippon Airways' Boeing 787 that had to make an emergency landing is dismantled by investigators in Kyoto, Japan. (Japan Transport Safety Board via Associated Press)