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When European leaders announced Friday a broad strategy to funnel money into failing banks and keep borrowing costs down for governments, stocks soared around the world, including Japan. (Associated Press)

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A demonstrator holds a slogan and a photo of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda during a rally in Tokyo on Sunday, July 1, 2012, to protest the restart of a reactor at the Ohi nuclear power plant. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

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Takuma Sato, right, of Japan, spins in the first turn under Dario Franchitti, of Scotland, on the final lap of IndyCar's Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Bill Friel)

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Dario Franchitti, of Scotland, leads teammate Scott Dixon, center, of New Zealand, and Takuma Sato, of Japan, into the first turn during IndyCar's Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 27, 2012. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (left), Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (center) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda pose for photographs ahead of the fifth trilateral summit among the three nations in Beijing on Sunday, May 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Petar Kujundzic, Pool)

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Tomari Nuclear Power Plant is located in northern Japan. Its No. 3 unit, Japan's last operating commercial nuclear reactor, went offline Saturday night for mandatory maintenance. The earthquake-triggered Fukushima nuclear plant crisis 14 months ago has prompted Japan to consider shifting to solar, hydro and wind power sources. (Associated Press)