Japan

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (second from right, with a red helmet) is briefed about a chemical dam by Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant chief Akira Ono (second from left) as the lawmaker inspects an area along the coast between the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors during his tour of the tsunami-crippled plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Japan Pool)

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Syria was expected to be among the topics during the bilateral meeting between President Obama and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the G-20 Summit on Thursday. (Associated Press)

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Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic reacts during a first round match against Misaki Doi, of Japan, at the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie throws out a ceremonial first pitch before the Little League World Series Championship baseball game between Chula Vista, Calif., and Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, in South Williamsport, Pa. Tokyo, Japan, won 6-4. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Chula Vista, Calif.'s Grant Holman reacts after striking out to Tokyo, Japan's Kazuki Ishida during the second inning of the Little League World Series Championship baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, in South Williamsport, Pa. Tokyo, Japan won 6-4. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Tokyo, Japan players celebrate after winning the Little League World Series Championship baseball game against Chula Vista, Calif., Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, in South Williamsport, Pa. Tokyo, Japan won 6-4. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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New York Yankees' Ichiro Suzuki tips his helmet after connecting for his 4,000th career hit in Japan and the major leagues, in the first inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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Egyptians living in Japan shout slogans during a demonstration in front of Egypt Embassy in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2013. About 150 Egyptians living in Japan gathered for the protest against the military-backed interim government led crackdowns on supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi. (Associated Press)

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Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso is surrounded by reporters at the ministry in Tokyo Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. Aso, who is also the finance minister, has retracted a comment he made Monday, July 29, in Tokyo suggesting Japan should follow the Nazi example of how to change the country’s constitution, following complaints from neighboring countries and human rights activists. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)