Japan's Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera inspects the Ground Self-Defense Force's new year military exercise in Funabashi, east of Tokyo January 13, 2013. Some 300 troops and 20 aircraft took part in the exercise. [Photo/Agencies]
After a series of myriad eye-catching culture products released by the Palace Museum, it has put its creativity on display again by promoting "dog coats" during an innovation competition in Beijing.
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