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Japan sake-brewing added to UNESCO intangible heritage

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki meets the press in the prefectural capital Naha on Dec. 5, 2024, a day after traditional knowledge and skills used in the production of Japanese distilled spirits, including awamori produced in the southern Japan prefecture, were approved for addition to the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's Intangible Cultural Heritage list during its intergovernmental committee meeting in Asuncion, Paraguay.

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Japan sake-brewing added to UNESCO intangible heritage

Sake brewers from the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto toast in the small hours of Dec. 5, 2024, in the city of Kumamoto, after traditional knowledge and skills of Japanese sake-brewing using "koji" mold was approved for addition to the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's Intangible Cultural Heritage list during its intergovernmental committee meeting the previous day in Asuncion, Paraguay.

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Japan sake-brewing added to UNESCO intangible heritage

Takehiro Kano (C), ambassador to the permanent delegation of Japan to the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, is congratulated by his counterparts after traditional knowledge and skills of Japanese sake-brewing using "koji" mold was approved for addition to the Intangible Cultural Heritage list during an intergovernmental committee meeting in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Dec. 4, 2024.

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Japan sake-brewing added to UNESCO intangible heritage

Sake brewers from the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto toast in the small hours of Dec. 5, 2024, in the city of Kumamoto, after traditional knowledge and skills of Japanese sake-brewing using "koji" mold was approved for addition to the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's Intangible Cultural Heritage list during an intergovernmental committee meeting in Asuncion, Paraguay.

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Japan sake-brewing added to UNESCO intangible heritage

Takehiro Kano (front, R), ambassador to the permanent delegation of Japan to the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and other members of the delegation celebrate after traditional knowledge and skills of Japanese sake-brewing using "koji" mold was approved for addition to the Intangible Cultural Heritage list during an intergovernmental committee meeting in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Dec. 4, 2024.

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Japan sake-brewing added to UNESCO intangible heritage

Takehiro Kano (front), ambassador to the permanent delegation of Japan to the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, speaks after traditional knowledge and skills of Japanese sake-brewing using "koji" mold was approved for addition to the Intangible Cultural Heritage list during an intergovernmental committee meeting in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Dec. 4, 2024.

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Paraguay: Fire Burns Dozens Of Homes In Asuncion 3

A fire erupted in the capital Asuncion near the Ricardo Brugada neighborhood, located on the banks of Paraguay River, on Sunday, August 25. At least 37 homes were burned, according to reports. A large plume of smoke was seen from several kilometers away.

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Paraguay: Fire Burns Dozens Of Homes In Asuncion 6

A fire erupted in the capital Asuncion near the Ricardo Brugada neighborhood, located on the banks of Paraguay River, on Sunday, August 25. At least 37 homes were burned, according to reports. A large plume of smoke was seen from several kilometers away.

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Paraguay: Fire Burns Dozens Of Homes In Asuncion 4

A fire erupted in the capital Asuncion near the Ricardo Brugada neighborhood, located on the banks of Paraguay River, on Sunday, August 25. At least 37 homes were burned, according to reports. A large plume of smoke was seen from several kilometers away.

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Paraguay: Fire Burns Dozens Of Homes In Asuncion 5

A fire erupted in the capital Asuncion near the Ricardo Brugada neighborhood, located on the banks of Paraguay River, on Sunday, August 25. At least 37 homes were burned, according to reports. A large plume of smoke was seen from several kilometers away.

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Paraguay: Fire Burns Dozens Of Homes In Asuncion 2

A fire erupted in the capital Asuncion near the Ricardo Brugada neighborhood, located on the banks of Paraguay River, on Sunday, August 25. At least 37 homes were burned, according to reports. A large plume of smoke was seen from several kilometers away.

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Paraguay: Fire Burns Dozens Of Homes In Asuncion

A fire erupted in the capital Asuncion near the Ricardo Brugada neighborhood, located on the banks of Paraguay River, on Sunday, August 25. At least 37 homes were burned, according to reports. A large plume of smoke was seen from several kilometers away.

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Japan PM Kishida in Paraguay

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Paraguayan President Santiago Pena (R) attend a business forum in Asuncion, Paraguay, on May 3, 2024.

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Japan PM Kishida in Paraguay

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a business forum in Asuncion, Paraguay, on May 3, 2024.

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Japan PM Kishida in Paraguay

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C, L) and Paraguayan President Santiago Pena (C, R) hold talks in Asuncion, Paraguay, on May 3, 2024.

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Kishida-Pena talks in Paraguay

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Paraguayan President Santiago Pena hold talks in Asuncion, Paraguay, on May 3, 2024.

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Kishida-Pena talks in Paraguay

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) is greeted by Paraguayan President Santiago Pena ahead of their talks in Asuncion, Paraguay, on May 3, 2024.

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Kishida-Pena talks in Paraguay

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) shakes hands with Paraguayan President Santiago Pena in Asuncion, Paraguay, on May 3, 2024.

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Kishida-Pena talks in Paraguay

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) shakes hands with Paraguayan President Santiago Pena in Asuncion, Paraguay, on May 3, 2024.

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Kishida-Pena talks in Paraguay

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Paraguayan President Santiago Pena hold a joint press conference following their talks in Asuncion, Paraguay, on May 3, 2024.

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PARAGUAY-GENERAL ELECTIONS

(230501) -- ASUNCION, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 30, 2023 shows a polling station in Asuncion, capital of Paraguay. Paraguay held general elections on Sunday. (Photo by Paulo Lopes/Xinhua)

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PARAGUAY-GENERAL ELECTIONS

(230501) -- ASUNCION, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 30, 2023 shows a polling station in Asuncion, capital of Paraguay. Paraguay held general elections on Sunday. (Photo by Paulo Lopes/Xinhua)

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PARAGUAY-GENERAL ELECTIONS

(230501) -- ASUNCION, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 30, 2023 shows a polling station in Asuncion, capital of Paraguay. Paraguay held general elections on Sunday. (Photo by Paulo Lopes/Xinhua)

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PARAGUAY-GENERAL ELECTIONS

(230501) -- ASUNCION, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ruling Colorado Party candidate Santiago Pena is seen at a polling station in Asuncion, capital of Paraguay, on April 30, 2023. Paraguay held general elections on Sunday. Paraguay's top electoral court said on Sunday that Santiago Pena has won the presidential election. (Photo by Paulo Lopes/Xinhua)

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PARAGUAY-GENERAL ELECTIONS

(230501) -- ASUNCION, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 30, 2023 shows a polling station in Asuncion, capital of Paraguay. Paraguay held general elections on Sunday. (Photo by Paulo Lopes/Xinhua)

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PARAGUAY-GENERAL ELECTIONS

(230501) -- ASUNCION, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ruling Colorado Party candidate Santiago Pena is seen at a polling station in Asuncion, capital of Paraguay, on April 30, 2023. Paraguay held general elections on Sunday. Paraguay's top electoral court said on Sunday that Santiago Pena has won the presidential election. (Photo by Paulo Lopes/Xinhua)

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PARAGUAY-GENERAL ELECTIONS

(230501) -- ASUNCION, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 30, 2023 shows a polling station in Asuncion, capital of Paraguay. Paraguay held general elections on Sunday. (Photo by Paulo Lopes/Xinhua)

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PARAGUAY-GENERAL ELECTIONS

(230501) -- ASUNCION, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 30, 2023 shows a polling station in Asuncion, capital of Paraguay. Paraguay held general elections on Sunday. (Photo by Paulo Lopes/Xinhua)

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Paraguay election

ASUNCION, Paraguay - Paraguayan presidential candidate Horacio Cartes of the Colorado Party speaks during an interview in Asuncion on April 17, 2013.

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Paraguay advance to q'finals beating Japan

ASUNCION, Paraguay - Citizens in Asuncion celebrate Paraguay's victory over Japan in a World Cup second-round match in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Paraguay advanced to the quarterfinals.

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Paraguay advance to q'finals beating Japan

ASUNCION, Paraguay - Citizens in Asuncion riding motor vehicles celebrate Paraguay's victory over Japan in a World Cup second-round match in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Paraguay advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time.

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Paraguay advance to q'finals beating Japan

ASUNCION, Paraguay - People watch a World Cup second-round match against Japan at a food court in Asuncion on June 29, 2010. Paraguay won and advanced to the quarterfinals of the soccer tournament for the first time.

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Paraguay advance to q'finals beating Japan

ASUNCION, Paraguay - People watch a World Cup second-round match against Japan in a public viewing place in Asuncion on June 29, 2010. Paraguay won and advanced to the quarterfinals of the soccer tournament for the first time.

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Paraguay advance to q'finals beating Japan

ASUNCION, Paraguay - Paraguay fans look forward to a World Cup second-round match against Japan at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Paraguay won and advanced to the quarterfinals of the soccer tournament for the first time.

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Paraguay advance to q'finals beating Japan

ASUNCION, Paraguay - Boys head to a public viewing place in Asuncion to see a World Cup second-round match against Japan on June 29, 2010. Paraguay won and advanced to the quarterfinals of the soccer tournament for the first time.

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Freed Japanese in Paraguay meet press

ASUNCION, Paraguay - Hirokazu Ota (R), a Japanese businessman based in Paraguay, and his secretary Sawako Yamaguchi (L) speak to the press at the Japanese Embassy in Asuncion on April 21, on the ordeal they faced after they were kidnapped and detained for almost 20 days. Ota, 62, was released April 20 after a $138,000 ransom was paid to the kidnappers. Yamaguchi, 37, had been released earlier. Ota and Yamaguchi are members of the Unification Church, which owns over 600,000 hectares of land in Paraguay.

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Armed group frees Japanese businessman, 2 others in Paraguay

TOKYO, Japan - Senior Vice Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya announces at a press conference in Tokyo on April 20 that a Japanese businessman kidnapped in Paraguay earlier this month along with his Japanese secretary and two Paraguayans has been released safely. The kidnappers, who had released the secretary on April 10, freed Hirokazu Ota, 62, at Ciudad del Este -- about 300 kilometers from Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay -- along with the two locals.

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Paraguay kidnappers warn police over investigation in letter

ASUNCION, Paraguay - A letter written in the name of a Paraguayan woman, Nancy Gimenez, kidnapped last week in Paraguay along with her boyfriend and two Japanese people, one of whom has been released, has been sent asking local police to suspend their investigation, saying the hostages fear for their safety, according to a copy of the letter made available April 10.

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Prince Akishino in Paraguay

ASUNCION, Paraguay - Japanese Prince Akishino (L in back), now on a four-day tour of Paraguay to mark the 70th anniversary of Japanese immigration to the country, visited a Japanese school in Asuncion on Nov. 3.

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Prince Akishino in Paraguay

ASUNCION, Paraguay - Japanese Prince Akishino (L) visited a facility for mentally retarded children near Asuncion on Nov. 3 during a four-day tour of Paraguay to mark the 70th anniversary of Japanese immigration to the country.

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Prince Akishino speaks to 1st Japanese immigrants to Paraguay

ASUNCION, Paraguay - Japan's Prince Akishino (L) speaks to first-generation Japanese immigrants to Paraguay at a community hall in the city of La Colmena on Nov. 2. The Japanese immigrants established their first settlements in Paraguay 70 years ago.

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Japan's Prince Akishino in Paraguay

ASUNCION, Paraguay - Japan's Prince Akishino (L) is greeted by Paraguay's President Nicanor Duarte at the government palace in Asuncion on Nov. 1. Prince Akishino, Emperor Akihito's second son, arrived in Paraguay for a visit marking the 70th anniversary of Japanese immigration to the country.

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Japan's Prince Akishino in Paraguay

ASUNCION, Paraguay - Japan's Prince Akishino (2nd from R) visits the Hero's Pantheon in Asuncion on Nov. 1. Prince Akishino, Emperor Akihito's second son, arrived in Paraguay for a visit marking the 70th anniversary of Japanese immigration to the country.

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Real Madrid ready for Toyota Cup

KAWASAKI, Japan - Zinedine Zidane (front) and Luis Figo of Real Madrid practice on a pitch in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, on Nov. 30, one day after they arrived in Tokyo to play against Olimpia Asuncion of Paraguay in the Toyota Cup on Dec. 3.

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(3)Real Madrid arrive in Japan for Toyota Cup

NARITA, Japan - Real Madrid's Fernando Hierro (L) and Zinedine Zidane smile at a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Nov. 29. Europe's strongest soccer club arrived in Japan earlier in the day to play against Olimpia Asuncion of Paraguay for the Toyota Cup on Dec. 3.

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(2)Real Madrid arrive in Japan for Toyota Cup

NARITA, Japan - Zinedine Zidane of Real Madrid arrives at Narita airport on Nov. 29 to play against Olimpia Asuncion of Paraguay for the Toyota Cup on Dec. 3.

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(1)Real Madrid arrive in Japan for Toyota Cup

NARITA, Japan - Roberto Carlos (L) and Ronaldo of Europe's strongest soccer club Real Madrid arrive at Narita airport near Tokyo on Nov. 29 to play against Olimpia Asuncion of Paraguay for the Toyota Cup on Dec. 3.

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Benitez on the attack in Copa America tourney

Striker Miguel Benitez (L) gets around Japanese defender Yutaka Akita in the first half of Paraguay's 4-0 triumph over Japan in the Copa America tournament in Asuncion on July 2.

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(1)Real Madrid arrives in Japan for Toyota Cup

NARITA, Japan - Roberto Carlos (L) and Ronaldo of Europe's strongest soccer club Real Madrid arrive at Narita airport near Tokyo on Nov. 29 to play against Olimpia Asuncion of Paraguay for the Toyota Cup final on Dec. 3. (Kyodo)

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(3)Real Madrid arrive in Japan for Toyota Cup

NARITA, Japan - Real Madrid's Fernando Hierro (L) and Zinedine Zidane smile at a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Nov. 29. Europe's strongest soccer club arrived in Japan earlier in the day to play against Olimpia Asuncion of Paraguay for the Toyota Cup on Dec. 3. (Kyodo)