Reuters' Pictures of the year 2006:Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe throws a ball at the first pitch ceremony of the opening game between U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Stars and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) All-Stars at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo November 3, 2006.  [Reuters]

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