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US: Super Typhoon Bavi Slams Guam, Northern Marianas 2

Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday, July 6, passing directly over Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands around 8 a.m. local time, with sustained winds over 150 mph. Guam and nearby islands also reported major damage from the storm.

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Angelina Jolie met Pope Francis during a private audience at the Vatican on January 8, 2015. The 39-year-old appeared thrilled as she shook hands with the pope after a screening of her new film and second directorial effort, ‘Unbroken’. - Pope Francis will celebrate his 10th anniversary of pontificate on March 13. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis visited Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at his residence, the former Convent Mater Ecclesiae, in the Vatican on June 30, 2015 . - Pope Francis will celebrate his 10th anniversary of pontificate on March 13. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by Vatican Media (EV) /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Crime syndicate Yamaguchi-gumi's headquarters in western Japan

KOBE, Japan, April 10 Kyodo - A car enters the headquarters of Yamaguchi-gumi, one of Japan's largest crime syndicates, in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan, on Sept. 1, 2015, after a regular meeting with executives from affiliate gang groups across the country. The Yamaguchi-gumi "excommunicated" or "insulated" the leaders of 13 affiliates at the meeting after they showed signs of defecting in August of that year. (Kyodo)

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lianqin (L, down) and Li Xinwei attend a class at the Hongyazi junior middle school in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2023. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmother who is elderly and sickly have fallen on the shoulders of Zhang. In April 2015, Li received cochlear

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lianqin (R) and Li Xinwei discusses the essay assignment at home in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 7, 2023. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmother who is elderly and sickly have fallen on the shoulders of Zhang. In April 2015, Li received cochlear implantation in Sh

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Xinwei's English teacher tutors her during a class break at the Hongyazi junior middle school in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2023. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmother who is elderly and sickly have fallen on the shoulders of Zhang. In April 2015, Li received c

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Xinwei and Zhang Lianqin have dinner at home in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 7, 2023. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmother who is elderly and sickly have fallen on the shoulders of Zhang. In April 2015, Li received cochlear implantation in Shenyang, capital city of

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lianqin checks on the vegetables she nurtured in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 7, 2023. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmother who is elderly and sickly have fallen on the shoulders of Zhang. In April 2015, Li received cochlear implantation in Shenyang, capital cit

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lianqin (L) and Li Xinwei attend a class at the Hongyazi junior middle school in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2023. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmother who is elderly and sickly have fallen on the shoulders of Zhang. In April 2015, Li received cochlear implant

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Xinwei writes answers on the blackboard at the Hongyazi junior middle school in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2023. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmother who is elderly and sickly have fallen on the shoulders of Zhang. In April 2015, Li received cochlear implantat

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lianqin prepares dinner for Li Xinwei at home in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 7, 2023. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmother who is elderly and sickly have fallen on the shoulders of Zhang. In April 2015, Li received cochlear implantation in Shenyang, capital cit

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lianqin (L) and Li Xinwei attend a class at the Hongyazi junior middle school in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2023. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmother who is elderly and sickly have fallen on the shoulders of Zhang. In April 2015, Li received cochlear implant

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lianqin (1st L) and Li Xinwei attend a class at the Hongyazi junior middle school in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2023. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmother who is elderly and sickly have fallen on the shoulders of Zhang. In April 2015, Li received cochlear i

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lianqin (R) and Li Xinwei discusses the essay assignment at home in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 7, 2023. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmother who is elderly and sickly have fallen on the shoulders of Zhang. In April 2015, Li received cochlear implantation in Sh

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This undated file photo shows Zhang Lianqin and Li Xinwei attending a class at a primary school in Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmother who is elderly and sickly have fallen on the shoulders of Zhang. In April 2015, Li received cochlear implantation in Shenyang, c

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lianqin and Li Xinwei attend a class at the Hongyazi junior middle school in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2023. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmother who is elderly and sickly have fallen on the shoulders of Zhang. In April 2015, Li received cochlear implantat

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Univ. of Tokyo holds entrance ceremony

TOKYO, April 13 Kyodo - Makoto Gonokami, president of the University of Tokyo, addresses an entrance ceremony of Japan's most prestigious university at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on April 13, 2015.

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Univ. of Tokyo holds entrance ceremony

TOKYO, April 13 Kyodo - The University of Tokyo, Japan's most prestigious university, holds an entrance ceremony at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on April 13, 2015.

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Hikone city mascot Hikonyan turns nine

OTSU, Japan, April 13 Kyodo - Hikonyan (C), a mascot character of the western Japanese city of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, receives a birthday cake during a celebration ceremony for its ninth birthday at Hikone Castle on April 13, 2015.

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USJ draws 10 mil. visitors since April

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 13, 2015, shows a new attraction based on the Harry Potter film series at Universal Studios Japan in the western Japan city of Osaka. USJ has attracted more than 10 million visitors since last April, reflecting the popularity of the attraction.

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USJ draws 10 mil. visitors since April

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 13, 2015, shows a new attraction based on the Harry Potter film series at Universal Studios Japan in the western Japan city of Osaka. USJ has attracted more than 10 million visitors since last April, reflecting the popularity of the attraction.

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Japan verified as achieving elimination of measles

A one-year-old baby receives the measles and rubella vaccine in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo on April 13, 2015. The World Health Organization declared in March that Japan has been verified as having achieved measles elimination. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Numerous photos found in quake debris await owners in northern Japan

At least 2 million photos recovered from among debris left by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and ensuing tsunami are kept in files on shelves at a social welfare office in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on April 13, 2015, awaiting their owners. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dewi Sukarno visits flower exhibition in Pyongyang

Dewi Sukarno, widow of former Indonesian President Sukarno, visits an exhibition of "Kimilsungia," a flower of the orchid family named after North Korea founder Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang on April 13, 2015, ahead of the 103rd birth anniversary of the state founder on April 15. The Indonesian president named the flower and presented Kim with the flower during Kim's visit to Indonesia in 1965. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giants' Aoki steals base

San Francisco Giants outfielder Norichika Aoki steals second base during the second inning in a game against the Colorado Rockies in San Francisco on April 13, 2015. The Rockies won 2-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea unveils revamped 150,000-seat stadium

File photo taken April 13, 2015, shows May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, which North Korea unveiled to Kyodo News, the first among foreign media. The 150,000-seat multipurpose stadium, which for many years served as the venue for the Arirang mass games, has been remodeled to enable it to host more international sports events, and now has a soccer pitch with artificial turf, surrounded by a running track covered by new rubber mats. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe vows efforts to popularize fuel cell vehicles

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) fills a fuel cell vehicle with hydrogen during the opening ceremony for a hydrogen station set up in Tokyo's Minato Ward by Iwatani Corp. on April 13, 2015. During the ceremony, Abe vowed efforts to popularize fuel cell vehicles, including implementing a government plan to install 100 hydrogen stations for commercial use across the country in fiscal 2015. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giants' Aoki extends hitting streak to 8 games

San Francisco Giants outfielder Norichika Aoki singles to left field during the fourth inning of a 2-0 loss to the Colorado Rockies in San Francisco on April 13, 2015. Aoki has had at least one hit in eight games in a row. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe vows efforts to popularize fuel cell vehicles

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) fills a fuel cell vehicle with hydrogen during the opening ceremony for a hydrogen station set up in Tokyo's Minato Ward by Iwatani Corp. on April 13, 2015. During the ceremony, Abe vowed efforts to popularize fuel cell vehicles, including implementing a government plan to install 100 hydrogen stations for commercial use across the country in fiscal 2015. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea unveils revamped 150,000-seat stadium

File photo taken April 13, 2015, shows May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, which North Korea unveiled to Kyodo News, the first among foreign media. The 150,000-seat multipurpose stadium, which for many years served as the venue for the Arirang mass games, has been remodeled to enable it to host more international sports events, and now has a soccer pitch with artificial turf, surrounded by a running track covered by new rubber mats. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea unveils revamped 150,000-seat stadium

File photo taken April 13, 2015, shows May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, which North Korea unveiled to Kyodo News, the first among foreign media. The 150,000-seat multipurpose stadium, which for many years served as the venue for the Arirang mass games, has been remodeled to enable it to host more international sports events, and now has a soccer pitch with artificial turf, surrounded by a running track covered by new rubber mats. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Masuda wins N.Y. ballet competition for 2nd straight year

Japanese ballet dancer Itsuku Masuda celebrates as he won the top prize for the second year in a row at the New York finals of the 2016 Youth America Grand Prix competition on April 29. Masuda, 13, from the city of Kyoto, came first in the males aged 12 to 14 division, following his victory in 2015 in the 9 to 11-year-old division. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Darvish throws live batting practice

Undated photo shows Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish. Darvish threw a live batting practice session in Arlington, Texas, on April 13, 2016, his first since undergoing Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery in March 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train sees over 10 mil. passengers

West Japan Railway Co. holds a ceremony at JR Toyama Station in the central Japan prefecture of Toyama on April 13, 2016, after the number of passengers using the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line linking Tokyo with the Hokuriku region on the Sea of Japan coast topped 10 million since its opening in March 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train sees over 10 mil. passengers

A shinkansen bullet train arrives at JR Toyama Station in the central Japan city of Toyama on April 13, 2016. West Japan Railway Co. said the same day that the number of passengers using the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line linking Tokyo with the Hokuriku region on the Sea of Japan coast has topped 10 million since its opening in March 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train sees over 10 mil. passengers

File photo taken in March 2015 shows a Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train running Kanazawa, Japan. The number of passengers using the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line linking Tokyo with the Hokuriku region on the Sea of Japan coast has topped 10 million since its opening in March 2015, West Japan Railway Co. said on April 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan blacklists spun-off gang for tighter control

Photo taken Dec. 13, 2015, shows Kunio Inoue, head of the Japanese crime syndicate Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi. The group that split from Japan's largest gang, the Yamaguchi-gumi, was added to the list of "designated crime syndicates" on April 7, 2016 to put it under tighter control, Hyogo Prefecture's public safety commission said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ueda, scholar of ancient Japanese history, dies at 88

File photo shows Masaaki Ueda, a scholar of ancient Japanese history, speaking during an interview in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture on April 28, 2015. Ueda, who contributed to the establishment of an academic society for Asian history, died at age 88 at his home in the western Japanese prefecture on March 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to launch antiterrorism intelligence unit Dec. 8

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga (3rd from L) speaks during a meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2015, to adopt a set of measures to reinforce Japan's antiterrorism capabilities. Among them is a decision to bring forward the launch of an International Counterterrorism Intelligence Collection Unit to Dec. 8, from April as earlier planned, in the wake of the deadly Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Stationery store owner shows Meiji era postcards

Kazuto Kakegawa, the owner of a time-honored stationery store in Komoro, Nagano Prefecture, holds picture postcards of the Meiji era over a century ago on July 13, 2015. They were found at the store's warehouse around three years ago and started to be sold in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Satellite developed by Japan, Singapore students to be launched

Yayoi Murakami, 21, a Kyushu Institute of Technology student, speaks at a press conference in the southwestern Japan city of Kitakyushu on July 13, 2015, about a small satellite being developed jointly by the Japanese university and Singapore's Nanyang Technological University. The satellite will be carried to the International Space Station by a rocket planned for launch during the fiscal year starting April 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Satellite developed by Japan, Singapore students to be launched

Yayoi Murakami, 21, a Kyushu Institute of Technology student, speaks at a press conference in the southwestern Japan city of Kitakyushu on July 13, 2015, about a small satellite being developed jointly by the Japanese university and Singapore's Nanyang Technological University. The satellite will be carried to the International Space Station by a rocket planned for launch during the fiscal year starting April 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okama crater of Mt. Zao, northeastern Japan

The Okama crater of Mt. Zao in northeastern Japan is seen on April 13, 2015. The Japan Meteorological Agency's Sendai Regional Headquarters on June 16, 2015, lifted a volcanic warning, in place since April, for the mountain straddling Miyagi and Yamagata prefectures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nepalese wait for post-quake medical checkups under tent

Nepalese citizens wait for examination by Japanese Self-Defense Force medical staff members on May 13, 2015, under a tent erected in a Kathmandu park following a massive earthquake in late April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Photo exhibition on abductee Megumi Yokota begins

A photo exhibition on Megumi Yokota, who was abducted to North Korea in 1977 at age 13, begins on April 24, 2015, in Kawasaki, near Tokyo. The exhibition, displaying around 40 photos taken before her abduction, runs through April 26. Her parents live in the city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Numerous photos found in quake debris await owners in northern Japan

At least 2 million photos recovered from among debris left by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and ensuing tsunami are kept in files on shelves at a social welfare office in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on April 13, 2015, awaiting their owners. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dewi Sukarno visits flower exhibition in Pyongyang

Dewi Sukarno (L), widow of former Indonesian President Sukarno, visits an exhibition of "Kimilsungia," a flower of the orchid family named after North Korea founder Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang on April 13, 2015, ahead of the 103rd birth anniversary of the state founder on April 15. The Indonesian president named the flower and presented Kim with the flower during Kim's visit to Indonesia in 1965. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bolivian Vice President Garcia welcomes U.S.-Cuba rapprochement

Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia speaks during an interview in Tokyo on April 13, 2015, in which he welcomed the historic rapprochement between the United States and Cuba. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo