Baseball fans observe a moment of silence for the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami before the start of a game between the Rakuten Golden Eagles, a Japanese professional team based in Sendai, northeastern Japan, and the Lotte Marines in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Tuesday, April 12, 2011.  The 2011 pro baseball regular season kicked off on Tuesday in Japan. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
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