Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers his speech during a national rally to demand the return of Russian-held four islands floating off the northernmost main island of Hokkaido, in Tokyo, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, Japan has designated Feb. 7 as "Northern Territories Day. Abe and his Chinese counterpart appear not to be bothered by the international ruckus over Russia's law restricting gay rights. Unlike President Barack Obama, who pointedly declined to attend the Winter Olympics, the leaders of the world's second and third largest economies — where gay rights are not a hot-button political issue — are going to Sochi. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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