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In this photo taken on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, Katsuto Momii, new president of public broadcaster NHK, holds a news conference at the start of his three-year term in Tokyo. Japan's top government spokesman Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga defended Momii for his remarks that the use of women as military prostitutes was common worldwide during World War II. NHK chairman Momii told a news conference Saturday to mark his appointment that "comfort women" existed in any country at war, not just Japan. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT

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In this photo taken on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, Katsuto Momii, new president of public broadcaster NHK, holds a news conference at the start of his three-year term in Tokyo. Japan's top government spokesman Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga defended Momii for his remarks that the use of women as military prostitutes was common worldwide during World War II. NHK chairman Momii told a news conference Saturday to mark his appointment that "comfort women" existed in any country at war, not just Japan. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT

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Ryo Ishikawa, of Japan, drives on 4th hole of the South Course at Torrey Pines during the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

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Japan's Kanako Murakami performs during the ladies free skating of the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)