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Huge carp streamer in eastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a carp streamer, about 100 meters long and weighing around 330 kilograms, flying over the Tone River in the Saitama Prefecture city of Kazo, eastern Japan, on May 3, 2023, ahead of Children's Day on May 5.

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Huge carp streamer in eastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a carp streamer, about 100 meters long and weighing around 330 kilograms, flying over the Tone River in the Saitama Prefecture city of Kazo, eastern Japan, on May 3, 2023, ahead of Children's Day on May 5.

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CHINA-YUNNAN-MANGSHI-COUNTER-NARCOTICS POLICE(CN)

(230716) -- MANGSHI, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yin Mingyan attends a training session in Mangshi City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 13, 2023. Yin Mingyan is the deputy head of a law-enforcing team under a border management bureau in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Back in 1997 when she was still in high school, she lost her brother Yin Mingzhi, a counter-narcotics officer who was seriously wouded and killed while arresting drug traffickers. She joined the military upon graduation in 1998, and soon decided to fit in her brother's shoes and became a counter-narcotics officer. She has been involved in more than 100 drug-related cases since then, resulting in the arrest of at least 230 suspects and the seizure of over 400 kilograms of drugs. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-MANGSHI-COUNTER-NARCOTICS POLICE(CN)

(230716) -- MANGSHI, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yin Mingyan attends a training session in Mangshi City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 13, 2023. Yin Mingyan is the deputy head of a law-enforcing team under a border management bureau in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Back in 1997 when she was still in high school, she lost her brother Yin Mingzhi, a counter-narcotics officer who was seriously wouded and killed while arresting drug traffickers. She joined the military upon graduation in 1998, and soon decided to fit in her brother's shoes and became a counter-narcotics officer. She has been involved in more than 100 drug-related cases since then, resulting in the arrest of at least 230 suspects and the seizure of over 400 kilograms of drugs. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-MANGSHI-COUNTER-NARCOTICS POLICE(CN)

(230716) -- MANGSHI, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yin Mingyan shows samples of crystal meth in Mangshi City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 13, 2023. Yin Mingyan is the deputy head of a law-enforcing team under a border management bureau in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Back in 1997 when she was still in high school, she lost her brother Yin Mingzhi, a counter-narcotics officer who was seriously wouded and killed while arresting drug traffickers. She joined the military upon graduation in 1998, and soon decided to fit in her brother's shoes and became a counter-narcotics officer. She has been involved in more than 100 drug-related cases since then, resulting in the arrest of at least 230 suspects and the seizure of over 400 kilograms of drugs. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-MANGSHI-COUNTER-NARCOTICS POLICE(CN)

(230716) -- MANGSHI, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yin Mingyan attends a training session in Mangshi City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 13, 2023. Yin Mingyan is the deputy head of a law-enforcing team under a border management bureau in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Back in 1997 when she was still in high school, she lost her brother Yin Mingzhi, a counter-narcotics officer who was seriously wouded and killed while arresting drug traffickers. She joined the military upon graduation in 1998, and soon decided to fit in her brother's shoes and became a counter-narcotics officer. She has been involved in more than 100 drug-related cases since then, resulting in the arrest of at least 230 suspects and the seizure of over 400 kilograms of drugs. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-MANGSHI-COUNTER-NARCOTICS POLICE(CN)

(230716) -- MANGSHI, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yin Mingyan mourns her older brother Yin Mingzhi at a martyrs cemetery in Longchuan County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 12, 2023. Yin Mingyan is the deputy head of a law-enforcing team under a border management bureau in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Back in 1997 when she was still in high school, she lost her brother Yin Mingzhi, a counter-narcotics officer who was seriously wouded and killed while arresting drug traffickers. She joined the military upon graduation in 1998, and soon decided to fit in her brother's shoes and became a counter-narcotics officer. She has been involved in more than 100 drug-related cases since then, resulting in the arrest of at least 230 suspects and the seizure of over 400 kilograms of drugs. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-MANGSHI-COUNTER-NARCOTICS POLICE(CN)

(230716) -- MANGSHI, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yin Mingyan works with her colleague at a logistics center in Mangshi City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 12, 2023. Yin Mingyan is the deputy head of a law-enforcing team under a border management bureau in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Back in 1997 when she was still in high school, she lost her brother Yin Mingzhi, a counter-narcotics officer who was seriously wouded and killed while arresting drug traffickers. She joined the military upon graduation in 1998, and soon decided to fit in her brother's shoes and became a counter-narcotics officer. She has been involved in more than 100 drug-related cases since then, resulting in the arrest of at least 230 suspects and the seizure of over 400 kilograms of drugs. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-MANGSHI-COUNTER-NARCOTICS POLICE(CN)

(230716) -- MANGSHI, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yin Mingyan works with her colleague at a logistics center in Mangshi City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 12, 2023. Yin Mingyan is the deputy head of a law-enforcing team under a border management bureau in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Back in 1997 when she was still in high school, she lost her brother Yin Mingzhi, a counter-narcotics officer who was seriously wouded and killed while arresting drug traffickers. She joined the military upon graduation in 1998, and soon decided to fit in her brother's shoes and became a counter-narcotics officer. She has been involved in more than 100 drug-related cases since then, resulting in the arrest of at least 230 suspects and the seizure of over 400 kilograms of drugs. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-MANGSHI-COUNTER-NARCOTICS POLICE(CN)

(230716) -- MANGSHI, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yin Mingyan mourns her older brother Yin Mingzhi at a martyrs cemetery in Longchuan County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 12, 2023. Yin Mingyan is the deputy head of a law-enforcing team under a border management bureau in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Back in 1997 when she was still in high school, she lost her brother Yin Mingzhi, a counter-narcotics officer who was seriously wouded and killed while arresting drug traffickers. She joined the military upon graduation in 1998, and soon decided to fit in her brother's shoes and became a counter-narcotics officer. She has been involved in more than 100 drug-related cases since then, resulting in the arrest of at least 230 suspects and the seizure of over 400 kilograms of drugs. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-MANGSHI-COUNTER-NARCOTICS POLICE(CN)

(230716) -- MANGSHI, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yin Mingyan attends a training session in Mangshi City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 13, 2023. Yin Mingyan is the deputy head of a law-enforcing team under a border management bureau in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Back in 1997 when she was still in high school, she lost her brother Yin Mingzhi, a counter-narcotics officer who was seriously wouded and killed while arresting drug traffickers. She joined the military upon graduation in 1998, and soon decided to fit in her brother's shoes and became a counter-narcotics officer. She has been involved in more than 100 drug-related cases since then, resulting in the arrest of at least 230 suspects and the seizure of over 400 kilograms of drugs. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-MANGSHI-COUNTER-NARCOTICS POLICE(CN)

(230716) -- MANGSHI, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yin Mingyan mourns her older brother Yin Mingzhi at a martyrs cemetery in Longchuan County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 12, 2023. Yin Mingyan is the deputy head of a law-enforcing team under a border management bureau in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Back in 1997 when she was still in high school, she lost her brother Yin Mingzhi, a counter-narcotics officer who was seriously wouded and killed while arresting drug traffickers. She joined the military upon graduation in 1998, and soon decided to fit in her brother's shoes and became a counter-narcotics officer. She has been involved in more than 100 drug-related cases since then, resulting in the arrest of at least 230 suspects and the seizure of over 400 kilograms of drugs. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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Huge carp streamer in eastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a carp streamer, about 100 meters long and weighing around 330 kilograms, flying over the Tone River in the Saitama Prefecture city of Kazo, eastern Japan, on May 3, 2023, ahead of Children's Day on May 5.

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Huge carp streamer in eastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a carp streamer, about 100 meters long and weighing around 330 kilograms, flying over the Tone River in the Saitama Prefecture city of Kazo, eastern Japan, on May 3, 2023, ahead of Children's Day on May 5.

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Seiko Epson to debut cheaper projectors with built-in DVD players

TOKYO, Japan - A new model of Seiko Epson home-use, large-screen projector with a built-in DVD player displayed in Tokyo on Sept. 4. The cheapest model, with an 80-inch screen and 3.8 kilograms in weight, will cost less than 100,000 yen.

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Japanese man starts walk across Africa with 2-wheeled cart

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt - Masahito Yoshida, a 33-year-old Japanese man, begins walking across Africa with a two-wheeled cart, leaving Alexandria, northern Egypt, on Sept. 7, 2014. Yoshida, who completed a cart-pulling walk through three continents in 2013, embarked on an 11,000-kilometer walk to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, pulling up to 100 kilograms of luggage including water, food, cooking utensils and a tent in his cart.

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Gold statue of Kumamon

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a pure gold statue of Kumamon, the popular black bear mascot of Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto, unveiled by Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K., and the real mascot, at the company's flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza district on May 1, 2014. The statue, with a price tag of 100 million yen, weighs roughly 10 kilograms and stands around 17 centimeters tall.

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Gold statue of Kumamon

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a pure gold statue of Kumamon, the popular black bear mascot of Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto, unveiled by Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. at its flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza district on May 1, 2014. The statue, with a price tag of 100 million yen, weighs roughly 10 kilograms and stands around 17 centimeters tall.

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Gold statue of Kumamon

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a pure gold statue of Kumamon, the popular black bear mascot of Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto, unveiled by Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K., and the real mascot, at the company's flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza district on May 1, 2014. The statue, with a price tag of 100 million yen, weighs roughly 10 kilograms and stands around 17 centimeters tall.

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Yokozuna Hakuho donates rice to Sumo Training School

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (C) and future sumo wrestlers pose at the Sumo Training School on April 17, 2014, following the grand champion's donation of 100 kilograms of rice in a bag printed with his title and name as the rice brand.

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Jumbo carp streamer unveiled in Saitama Pref.

KAZO, Japan - A fourth-generation jumbo carp streamer is unveiled at a ceremony in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, on March 21, 2014. The 100-meter long streamer, made of polyester and weighing 330 kilograms, will replace the third-generation one made in 2003 and "swim" the skies every May in conjunction with the annual boy's festival.

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10 kg gold calendar

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a calendar made of 10 kilograms of gold in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Dec. 3, 2013, which Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. began selling priced at 100 million yen the same day.

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100-kg Canadian gold coin

SAPPORO, Japan - A gold coin weighing 100 kilograms is exhibited at a Hokkaido hotel on Nov. 16, 2012, to mark the 30th anniversary of the sale of Canadian gold coins in Japan.

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100-kg Canadian gold coin

SAPPORO, Japan - A gold coin weighing 100 kilograms is exhibited at a Hokkaido hotel on Nov. 16, 2012, to mark the 30th anniversary of the sale of Canadian gold coins in Japan.

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Pet pig walking

KOCHI, Japan - Pet pig Katsuo walks along the Kagami River in the city of Kochi, western Japan, on Oct. 25, 2012. The male pig that was bought from a breeder about two years ago and has grown to around 100 kilograms is taken to walk several times a day.

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Anai crashes out of judo competition at London

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Takamasa Anai (bottom) suffers a shock second-round defeat at the hands of Czech Lukas Krpalek (top) in the men's judo 100 kilograms at the London Olympics on Aug. 2, 2012.

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Anai crashes out of judo competition at London

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Takamasa Anai (front) pictured after suffering a shock second-round defeat at the hands of Czech Lukas Krpalek in the men's judo 100 kilograms at the London Olympics on Aug. 2, 2012.

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Jumbo carp streamer hoisted in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture

TOKYO, Japan - A jumbo carp streamer, measuring 100 meters in length and weighing 350 kilograms, is hoisted on a bank of the Tone River in the city of Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, on May 3, 2010, as 100,000 people look on. The city has the highest output in Japan of carp streamers, which are hoisted to celebrate Children's Day on May 5.

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Jumbo carp streamer hoisted in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture

TOKYO, Japan - A jumbo carp streamer, measuring 100 meters in length and weighing 350 kilograms, is hoisted on a bank of the Tone River in the city of Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, on May 3, 2010, as 100,000 people look on. The city has the highest output in Japan of carp streamers, which are hoisted to celebrate Children's Day on May 5.

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Jumbo carp streamer hoisted in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture

TOKYO, Japan - A jumbo carp streamer, measuring 100 meters in length and weighing 350 kilograms, is hoisted on a bank of the Tone River in the city of Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, on May 3, 2010, as 100,000 people look on. The city has the highest output in Japan of carp streamers, which are hoisted to celebrate Children's Day on May 5.

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Jumbo carp streamer hoisted in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture

TOKYO, Japan - A jumbo carp streamer, measuring 100 meters in length and weighing 350 kilograms, is hoisted on a bank of the Tone River in the city of Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, on May 3, 2010, as 100,000 people look on. The city has the highest output in Japan of carp streamers, which are hoisted to celebrate Children's Day on May 5.

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Ishii wins national title, Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - Satoshi Ishii holds up his trophy after winning his first title in two years at the national judo championship at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on April 29. Ishii booked a place for the Beijing Olympics at over 100 kilograms.

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Ishii wins national judo title, Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - Satoshi Ishii (L) tackles archrival Keiji Suzuki in the final of the open-weight national judo championship at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on April 29. Ishii won his first title in two years and booked a place for the Beijing Olympics at over 100 kilograms.

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Japanese women win 3 wrestling golds

DOHA, Qatar - Saori Yoshida (red jersey) overpowers Olga Smirnova of Kazakhstan in the 55 kilograms to successfully defend her title, one of three wrestling golds Japan's women won at the Asian Games on Dec. 11. The victory extended Yoshida's her winning streak to 100 consecutive matches.

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Robot capable of holding up humans developed

NAGOYA, Japan - RIKEN shows off a robot capable of holding up humans at a press preview in Nagoya on March 13. The robot, measuring 158 centimeters high and weighing about 100 kilograms, has five touch sensors as well as optic and auditory sensors. RIKEN said it will enhance the robot for use in nursing in the future.

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Mitsubishi Heavy to take orders for Wakamaru robot in Sept.

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Aug. 29 it will accept orders from Sept. 16 to Oct. 31 for the Wakamaru humanoid robot (in photo) for use at home. Mitsubishi said it plans to sell 100 of the robot at a price of 1.58 million yen each, including consumption tax, initially for residents of Tokyo's 23 wards. It will select buyers by lot if too many people place orders. Wakamaru, 1-meter high and 30 kilograms in weight, is powered by rechargeable batteries and moves on wheels. It can work as a ''secretary,'' taking note of the owner's schedule and announcing appointments. It can also serve as a ''watchdog'' by alerting the home owner in the event of a break-in, the company said.

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World's largest gold coins to go on sale Oct. 7

TOKYO, Japan - A woman poses with the world's largest gold coin created by the Austrian Mint at the Austrian Embassy in Tokyo on Oct. 6. The face value of the coin, weighing about 31 kilograms and measuring about 37 centimeters in diameter, is set at 100,000 euros (about $122,870 or 13.5 million yen).

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Shinohara dropped by Russian

MUNICH, Germany - Two-time world champion Shinichi Shinohara (L) of Japan reacts July 26 at Olympic Hall in Munich after being defeated by Russian Alexandre Mikhaylin at his fourth match at 100 kilograms in the world judo championships. Mikhaylin, 21, tossed Shinohara just 14 seconds into the heavyweight quarterfinal.

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Plasma device to dispose of medical waste

NAGOYA, Japan - A man looks at a plasma-based device to dispose of dangerous medical waste which Chubu Electric Power Co. unveiled March 29. The utility will install the device at a Nagoya hospital and test it for one year from April. Data gathered will allow the firm to decide whether to manufacture the device commercially. The device measuring 3.1 by 6.3 by 6.8 meters, dispose of 100 kilograms of medical waste such as needle-tipped syringes and plastic intravenous drip bags in eight hours, producing one-50th the amount of dioxin allowed by new government regulations to take effect from December 2002

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Japanese firm develops ultralight helicopter

NAGANO, Japan - Engineering System Co., a Japanese venture company based in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, has developed this ultralight helicopter for solo rides and is planning to market the machine in December. The ''GEN H-4'' can carry a pilot weighing up to 100 kilograms and travel at speeds of up to 100 kilometers per hour and to heights of about 1,500 meters.

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Kenya wildlife rangers participate in continental challenge

STORY: Kenya wildlife rangers participate in continental challenge DATELINE: Sept. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:30 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the marathon 2. SOUNDBITE (English): SAMWEL LEKIMARORO, Head Ranger, LEWA conservancy 3. various of the marathon STORYLINE: Over 100 ranger teams across Africa have participated in 2022 Wildlife Ranger Challenge, a multi-million dollar fundraising initiative, culminating in a 21-km half marathon on Saturday. In Kenya, the event took place at the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in the northern part of the country with two teams, each having 4 participants. The rangers did the 21-kilometer run carrying a weight of 22 kilograms each across the rough terrain. Other major challenges included sit-ups, push-ups and quizzes. The main purpose of the challenge is to showcase the different challenges rangers go through as they carry out their daily duties and also to raise money for conservation. SOUNDBITE (English): SAMWEL LEKIMARORO, Head Ranger, LEWA

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Ishii wins national judo title, Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - Satoshi Ishii (L) tackles archrival Keiji Suzuki in the final of the open-weight national judo championship at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on April 29. Ishii won his first title in two years and booked a place for the Beijing Olympics at over 100 kilograms. (Kyodo)

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Ishii wins national title, Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - Satoshi Ishii holds up his trophy after winning his first title in two years at the national judo championship at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on April 29. Ishii booked a place for the Beijing Olympics at over 100 kilograms. (Kyodo)

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Jumbo carp streamer hoisted ahead of Children's Day in Japan

A jumbo carp streamer, 100 meters long and weighing 330 kilograms, blows in the wind in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, on May 3, 2016. Around 115,000 people flocked to the city, known in Japan as one of the largest producers of carp streamers, to watch the banner decorate the landscape in honor of Children's Day on May 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jumbo carp streamer hoisted ahead of Children's Day in Japan

A crane hoists a jumbo carp streamer, 100 meters long and weighing 330 kilograms, in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, on May 3, 2016. Around 115,000 people flocked to the city, known as one of the largest producers of carp streamers, to watch the banner decorate the landscape in honor of Children's Day on May 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police raid Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi office over drug smuggling

Police officers raid the head office of crime syndicate Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi in Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 8, 2016, in connection with the arrest of five members of the group on March 2 for allegedly smuggling about 100 kilograms of stimulant drugs with a street value of some 7 billion yen ($62 million) into Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Star Wars-themed calendar made out of pure gold

Photo taken Dec. 3, 2015, in Tokyo shows the front and back sides of a Star Wars-themed calendar created out of 10 kilograms of pure gold to be sold for 100 million yen. Created by a jewelry shop ahead of the Dec. 18 release of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," the front side (R) shows the 2016 calendar while the backside features Kylo Ren, the new villain introduced in the film. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jumbo carp streamer flies over Tone River

A crane hoists a jumbo carp streamer, 100 meters long and weighing 330 kilograms, over the Tone River in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, on May 3, 2015. About 115,000 people flocked to the area to see the carp streamer. The city is known in Japan as one of the largest producers of carp streamers, which are traditionally flown in Japan to celebrate Children's Day on May 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jumbo carp streamer flies over Tone River

A jumbo carp streamer, 100 meters long and weighing 330 kilograms, blows in the wind over the Tone River in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, on May 3, 2015. About 115,000 people flocked to the area to see the carp streamer. The city is known in Japan as one of the largest producers of carp streamers, which are traditionally flown in Japan to celebrate Children's Day on May 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jumbo carp streamer flies over Tone River

A jumbo carp streamer, 100 meters long and weighing 330 kilograms, blows in the wind over the Tone River in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, on May 3, 2015. About 115,000 people flocked to the area to see the carp streamer. The city is known in Japan as one of the largest producers of carp streamers, which are traditionally flown in Japan to celebrate Children's Day on May 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo