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FILE- In this June 8, 2013 file photo, Paul McCartney performs during a concert at the Barclays Center, in New York. McCartney is canceling his entire Japan tour. The former Beatle got a virus last week and canceled several appearances, apologizing online to his fans. Now, his organizers say he is not well enough to do any of the concerts in Japan, including the one set for Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Nippon Budokan hall, where the Beatles performed during their first 1966 Japan tour. (Photo by Jason DeCrow/Invision/AP, File)

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Takuma Sato, of Japan, removes his earplugs after driving during practice for the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Monday, May 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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In this photo taken on May 16, 2014, April 28 issue of "Oishinbo", right, showing character with nosebleed after visiting Fukushima, is seen alongside May 19 issue, left. A popular manga comic is setting off a public debate in Japan about the health effects of radiation following the Fukushima nuclear disaster - so much so, that the publisher issued a special edition with criticism and input it had received on "Oishinbo," including views from medical expert Monday, May 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, CREDIT MANDATORY

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Fans leave National Stadium after the cancellation of Paul McCartney's concert in Tokyo, Sunday, May 18, 2014. McCartney has canceled his second concert in Japan, as well as the makeup performance for the one nixed a day earlier, and apologized to his fans for still being sick with a virus. The former Beatle said on his "Out There Japan Tour 2014" site that he wanted to perform Sunday against doctors' orders, but his team wouldn't allow it. The banner written in Japanese reads: "Paul McCartney." (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, CREDIT MANDATORY

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Fans take photos of themselves in front of a tour truck bearing an image of Paul McCartney after his concert was cancelled at Natinal Stadium, the site of his concert in Tokyo, Sunday, May 18, 2014. McCartney has canceled his second concert in Japan, as well as the makeup performance for the one nixed a day earlier, and apologized to his fans for still being sick with a virus. The former Beatle said on his "Out There Japan Tour 2014" site that he wanted to perform Sunday against doctors' orders, but his team wouldn't allow it. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, CREDIT MANDATORY