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SOUTH SUDAN-CHINA-RICE DONATION

(230512) -- JUBA, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Manase Lomole Waya, chairperson of the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (R, front) and Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan Ma Qiang (L, front) sign documents during the handover ceremony in Juba, capital of South Sudan, May 11, 2032. South Sudan on Thursday received nearly 2,400 metric tons of rice from the Chinese government to help respond to the humanitarian crisis caused by the conflict in neighboring Sudan. TO GO WITH "China donates rice to help South Sudan's humanitarian response" (Photo by Denis Elamu/Xinhua)

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Harvesting of 20th Century pearl underway in Tottori

TOTTORI, Japan - Takashi Yamamoto, a 30-year veteran in the pear-growing business, checks out the 20th Century pear at his farm in Yurihama, Tottori Prefecture on Aug. 22. The pearl harvesting season in Tottori, the largest 20th Century pear-growing region in Japan, begins Aug. 22 and continues through mid-September. About 2,400 farmers in Tottori grow 20th Century pear on 790 hectares of pear farm. The harvest of 20th century pear in Tottori this year is projected at 9,500 tons worth a total of 2.85 billion yen.

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Live-fire ground force drill near Mt. Fuji

GOTEMBA, Japan - The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force holds an annual live-fire demonstration at Higashi Fuji Maneuver Area near Mt. Fuji, southwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 29, 2010. About 2,400 GSFD members took part in the drill using around 44 tons of live ammunition as some 28,000 spectators looked on.

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Live-fire ground force drill near Mt. Fuji

GOTEMBA, Japan - An 89-type tank of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force fires an antitank shell during an annual live-fire demonstration at Higashi Fuji Maneuver Area near Mt. Fuji, southwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 29, 2010. About 2,400 GSFD members took part in the drill using around 44 tons of live ammunition as some 28,000 spectators looked on.

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Live-fire ground force drill near Mt. Fuji

GOTEMBA, Japan - A group of 74-type tanks of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force march during an annual live-fire demonstration at Higashi Fuji Maneuver Area near Mt. Fuji, southwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 29, 2010. About 2,400 GSFD members took part in the drill using around 44 tons of live ammunition as some 28,000 spectators looked on.

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Live-fire ground force drill near Mt. Fuji

GOTEMBA, Japan - A Ground Self-Defense Force member fires an antitank shell from an armored vehicle during an annual live-fire demonstration at Higashi Fuji Maneuver Area near Mt. Fuji, southwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 29, 2010. About 2,400 GSFD members took part in the drill using around 44 tons of live ammunition as some 28,000 spectators looked on.

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Matsutake imports from China fall on illegal pesticide residue

OSAKA, Japan - Imports of matsutake mushrooms from China are declining sharply, leading to an increase in those from South Korea (photographed at a shop in Kobe) and other suppliers, as they were found to have illegal quantities of pesticide residue. Japanese consumed some 2,500 tons of matsutake mushrooms in 2001, of which imports accounted for 2,400 tons, including 1,530 tons from China.

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Harvesting of 20th Century pearl underway in Tottori

TOTTORI, Japan - Takashi Yamamoto, a 30-year veteran in the pear-growing business, checks out the 20th Century pear at his farm in Yurihama, Tottori Prefecture on Aug. 22. The pearl harvesting season in Tottori, the largest 20th Century pear-growing region in Japan, begins Aug. 22 and continues through mid-September. About 2,400 farmers in Tottori grow 20th Century pear on 790 hectares of pear farm. The harvest of 20th century pear in Tottori this year is projected at 9,500 tons worth a total of 2.85 billion yen. (Kyodo)

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Matsutake imports from China fall on illegal pesticide residue

OSAKA, Japan - Imports of matsutake mushrooms from China are declining sharply, leading to an increase in those from South Korea (photographed at a shop in Kobe) and other suppliers, as they were found to have illegal quantities of pesticide residue. Japanese consumed some 2,500 tons of matsutake mushrooms in 2001, of which imports accounted for 2,400 tons, including 1,530 tons from China. (Kyodo)

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Live-fire ground force drill near Mt. Fuji

GOTEMBA, Japan - The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force holds an annual live-fire demonstration at Higashi Fuji Maneuver Area near Mt. Fuji, southwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 29, 2010. About 2,400 GSFD members took part in the drill using around 44 tons of live ammunition as some 28,000 spectators looked on. (Kyodo)

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Live-fire ground force drill near Mt. Fuji

GOTEMBA, Japan - An 89-type tank of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force fires an antitank shell during an annual live-fire demonstration at Higashi Fuji Maneuver Area near Mt. Fuji, southwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 29, 2010. About 2,400 GSFD members took part in the drill using around 44 tons of live ammunition as some 28,000 spectators looked on. (Kyodo)

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Live-fire ground force drill near Mt. Fuji

GOTEMBA, Japan - A Ground Self-Defense Force member fires an antitank shell from an armored vehicle during an annual live-fire demonstration at Higashi Fuji Maneuver Area near Mt. Fuji, southwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 29, 2010. About 2,400 GSFD members took part in the drill using around 44 tons of live ammunition as some 28,000 spectators looked on. (Kyodo)

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Live-fire ground force drill near Mt. Fuji

GOTEMBA, Japan - A group of 74-type tanks of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force march during an annual live-fire demonstration at Higashi Fuji Maneuver Area near Mt. Fuji, southwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 29, 2010. About 2,400 GSFD members took part in the drill using around 44 tons of live ammunition as some 28,000 spectators looked on. (Kyodo)