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Olympic scenes: Butterfly swimmers dive in

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 18 Kyodo - Swimmers dive into the pool in the men's 100-meter butterfly at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 11, 2016.

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Gymnastics: Japan's Teramoto 8th in women's all-around

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 11 Kyodo - Japanese gymnast Asuka Teramoto performs on the floor in the women's all-around final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 11, 2016. Teramoto finished eighth.

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Gymnastics: Biles wins women's all-around gold

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 11 Kyodo - Simone Biles of the United States performs on the floor in the women's gymnastics all-around final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 11, 2016. Simone won the gold medal.

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Scenes from Rio Olympics

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 11 Kyodo - Rio Olympic Mascot Vinicius wearing goggles appears at Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 8, 2016.

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Olympics: Japan's Kitai in equestrian dressage individual event

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 11 Kyodo - Japan's Yuko Kitai, riding Don Lorean, competes in the equestrian dressage individual grand prix at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 11, 2016.

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JOC's Takada visits Rio de Janeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Yuji Takada, who is in charge of the Japanese Olympic Committee's project on special measures for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, speaks in the Brazilian city on Aug. 11, 2014, after inspecting various sites.

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Mountain Day

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's House of Councillors holds a vote to enact legislation designating Aug. 11 a national holiday called Mountain Day from 2016 during a plenary session in Tokyo on May 23, 2014.

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-OUTDOOR SPORTS-PARAGLIDING

(220808) -- XINJIANG, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ruifeng practices paragliding in southern suburb of Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 11, 2022. Born in Xinjiang, 52-year-old Chen Ruifeng is a paragliding amateur. He says he feels like having his own wings when the paraglider opens. In 2016, Chen Ruifeng started to practice paragliding. Later on, he joined a local club and received his flying certificate after training. As an outdoor enthusiast, he also engages himself in trail running, mountaineering and ice climbing. In his opinions, the unique terrain of Xinjiang, such as mountains, steppes and rivers, has its own charms and thus makes here a heaven for outdoor activities. "As long as I can, I will fly higher and discover more the beauty of Xinjiang," Chen says. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-OUTDOOR SPORTS-PARAGLIDING

(220808) -- XINJIANG, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ruifeng takes a rest in southern suburb of Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 11, 2022. Born in Xinjiang, 52-year-old Chen Ruifeng is a paragliding amateur. He says he feels like having his own wings when the paraglider opens. In 2016, Chen Ruifeng started to practice paragliding. Later on, he joined a local club and received his flying certificate after training. As an outdoor enthusiast, he also engages himself in trail running, mountaineering and ice climbing. In his opinions, the unique terrain of Xinjiang, such as mountains, steppes and rivers, has its own charms and thus makes here a heaven for outdoor activities. "As long as I can, I will fly higher and discover more the beauty of Xinjiang," Chen says. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-OUTDOOR SPORTS-PARAGLIDING

(220808) -- XINJIANG, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ruifeng practices paragliding in southern suburb of Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 11, 2022. Born in Xinjiang, 52-year-old Chen Ruifeng is a paragliding amateur. He says he feels like having his own wings when the paraglider opens. In 2016, Chen Ruifeng started to practice paragliding. Later on, he joined a local club and received his flying certificate after training. As an outdoor enthusiast, he also engages himself in trail running, mountaineering and ice climbing. In his opinions, the unique terrain of Xinjiang, such as mountains, steppes and rivers, has its own charms and thus makes here a heaven for outdoor activities. "As long as I can, I will fly higher and discover more the beauty of Xinjiang," Chen says. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-OUTDOOR SPORTS-PARAGLIDING

(220808) -- XINJIANG, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ruifeng arranges his paraglider in southern suburb of Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 11, 2022. Born in Xinjiang, 52-year-old Chen Ruifeng is a paragliding amateur. He says he feels like having his own wings when the paraglider opens. In 2016, Chen Ruifeng started to practice paragliding. Later on, he joined a local club and received his flying certificate after training. As an outdoor enthusiast, he also engages himself in trail running, mountaineering and ice climbing. In his opinions, the unique terrain of Xinjiang, such as mountains, steppes and rivers, has its own charms and thus makes here a heaven for outdoor activities. "As long as I can, I will fly higher and discover more the beauty of Xinjiang," Chen says. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-OUTDOOR SPORTS-PARAGLIDING

(220808) -- XINJIANG, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ruifeng prepares before taking off in southern suburb of Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 11, 2022. Born in Xinjiang, 52-year-old Chen Ruifeng is a paragliding amateur. He says he feels like having his own wings when the paraglider opens. In 2016, Chen Ruifeng started to practice paragliding. Later on, he joined a local club and received his flying certificate after training. As an outdoor enthusiast, he also engages himself in trail running, mountaineering and ice climbing. In his opinions, the unique terrain of Xinjiang, such as mountains, steppes and rivers, has its own charms and thus makes here a heaven for outdoor activities. "As long as I can, I will fly higher and discover more the beauty of Xinjiang," Chen says. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-OUTDOOR SPORTS-PARAGLIDING

(220808) -- XINJIANG, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ruifeng practices paragliding in southern suburb of Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 11, 2022. Born in Xinjiang, 52-year-old Chen Ruifeng is a paragliding amateur. He says he feels like having his own wings when the paraglider opens. In 2016, Chen Ruifeng started to practice paragliding. Later on, he joined a local club and received his flying certificate after training. As an outdoor enthusiast, he also engages himself in trail running, mountaineering and ice climbing. In his opinions, the unique terrain of Xinjiang, such as mountains, steppes and rivers, has its own charms and thus makes here a heaven for outdoor activities. "As long as I can, I will fly higher and discover more the beauty of Xinjiang," Chen says. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-OUTDOOR SPORTS-PARAGLIDING

(220808) -- XINJIANG, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ruifeng practices paragliding in southern suburb of Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 11, 2022. Born in Xinjiang, 52-year-old Chen Ruifeng is a paragliding amateur. He says he feels like having his own wings when the paraglider opens. In 2016, Chen Ruifeng started to practice paragliding. Later on, he joined a local club and received his flying certificate after training. As an outdoor enthusiast, he also engages himself in trail running, mountaineering and ice climbing. In his opinions, the unique terrain of Xinjiang, such as mountains, steppes and rivers, has its own charms and thus makes here a heaven for outdoor activities. "As long as I can, I will fly higher and discover more the beauty of Xinjiang," Chen says. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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Peace Statue in Nagasaki is cleaned

Photo taken July 11, 2016, at the Peace Park in the southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki shows cleanup work being done on the Peace Statue ahead of the annual peace memorial ceremony on the Aug. 9 anniversary of the atomic bombing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Countdown to Rio de Janeiro Olympics begins

Supporters cheer for Brazil during an international volleyball tournament at the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro on June 11, 2016. The 17-day summer Games start in the Brazilian city on Aug. 5. (Photo taken with fish-eye lens)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3 Japanese gold medalists of world swimming c'ships in Russia

Japanese swimmers Natsumi Hoshi (L), Kanako Watanabe (C) and Daiya Seto show off their medals in Tokyo on Aug. 11, 2015, after returning from the world championships in Kazan, Russia. Japan bagged a record three gold medals ahead of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Princess Aiko goes to school for 1st time since late Sept.

Princess Aiko, the only child of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, arrives at the venue for a Mountain Day ceremony in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, in this file photo taken Aug. 11, 2016. The 14-year-old princess went to school on Nov. 8 after being absent for a month and a half due to health reasons, the Imperial Household Agency said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Princess Aiko goes to school for 1st time since late Sept.

Princess Aiko, the only child of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, arrives at the venue for a Mountain Day ceremony in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, in this file photo taken Aug. 11, 2016. The 14-year-old princess went to school on Nov. 8 after being absent for a month and a half due to health reasons, the Imperial Household Agency said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's 1st self-made jetliner MRJ to undergo test flights at U.S. airport

Photo taken on Aug. 4, 2015, shows Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake in the northwestern U.S. state of Washington, where the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan's first domestically produced commercial passenger jet, will undergo test flights from the spring of 2016. It made a successful maiden flight on Nov. 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hangar at U.S. airport for Japan's 1st self-developed jetliner MRJ

Photo taken on Aug. 4, 2015, shows a hangar at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake in the northwestern U.S. state of Washington, which is under construction for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan's first domestically produced commercial passenger jet. The MRJ is scheduled to undergo test flights there from the spring of 2016. It made a successful maiden flight on Nov. 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Farmer grows Japanese apples in northern Pakistani village

A Pakistani farmer stands in his orchard which grows a Japanese variety of apples in Mor Khun, a Hunza Valley village in the country's north, on Aug. 11, 2016. Cultivation of Japanese-variety apples began in the area in the late 2000s after Japanese diplomats in Pakistan brought saplings from a town in Nagano Prefecture, a leading apple-producing region in central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pakistani farmer grows Japanese apples

A Pakistani farmer (C) poses with his family members in his orchard which grows Japanese variety apples in Mor Khun, a Hunza Valley village in the country's north, on Aug. 11, 2016. Cultivation of Japanese variety apples began in the area in the late 2000s after Japanese diplomats in Pakistan brought saplings from a town in Nagano Prefecture, a leading apple-producing region in central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan's Irie finishes last in 200m backstroke final

Japan's Ryosuke Irie swims in the men's 200-meter backstroke final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 11, 2016. Irie finished eighth. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JOC's Takada visits Rio de Janeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Yuji Takada, who is in charge of the Japanese Olympic Committee's project on special measures for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, speaks in the Brazilian city on Aug. 11, 2014, after inspecting various sites. (Kyodo)

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Gymnastics: Simone Biles

Photo taken Aug. 11, 2016, shows Simone Biles of the United States performing her floor routine during the women's gymnastics individual all-around final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

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Gymnastics: Simone Biles

Photo taken Aug. 11, 2016, shows Simone Biles of the United States performing her floor routine during the women's gymnastics individual all-around final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming: Rio breaststroke gold medalist Kaneto to retire

Japanese swimmer Rie Kaneto is pictured in a file photo posing with her women's 200 meters breaststroke gold medal at the Rio Olympics on Aug. 11, 2016. Kaneto is retiring from competitive swimming. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming: Rio Olympic gold medalist Kaneto to retire

Rie Kaneto is pictured in a file photo swimming in the women's 200 meters breaststroke final at the Rio Olympics on Aug. 11, 2016. Kaneto, who won the gold medal, is retiring from competitive swimming. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N.Y. to mark 15th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks

Photo taken Aug. 31, 2016, shows the site where the World Trade Center's twin towers fell in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, in Manhattan, New York. New York will mark 15 years since the attacks with a ceremony at Ground Zero on Sept. 11, 2016, commemorating the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives in the coordinated acts of terror on U.S. soil. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo gov. unveils delay of Tsukiji market relocation to Toyosu

Photo taken Aug. 11, 2016, shows the historic Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announced on Aug. 31 the postponement of the planned November relocation of the market to the capital's Toyosu waterfront, citing concerns about soil contamination at the new site and mounting costs linked to the project. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Kisenosato in press conference

Ozeki Kisenosato holds a press conference at the Tagonoura stable in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2016, after the Japan Sumo Association announced him as the east ozeki for the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament beginning Sept. 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wada picks up 14th win as Hawks regain PL lead

Tsuyoshi Wada of the SoftBank Hawks pitches against the Lotte Marines at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Aug. 26, 2016. Wada picked up his 14th win of the season after allowing two runs in eight innings in the Hawks' 11-3 victory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yanagita homers, drives in 4 as Hawks regain PL lead

Yuki Yanagita hits a solo home run in the first inning of the SoftBank Hawks' 11-3 win over the Lotte Marines at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Aug. 26, 2016. Yanagita went 2-for-5 with four RBIs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wada gets 14th win as Hawks regain PL lead

Tsuyoshi Wada of the SoftBank Hawks pitches against the Lotte Marines at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Aug. 26, 2016. Wada picked up his 14th win of the season after allowing two runs in eight innings in the Hawks' 11-3 victory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kagoshima governor to request halt of Sendai reactors

File photo taken Aug. 11, 2016, shows the Nos. 1 and 2 reactors of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima. Satoshi Mitazono, the prefectural governor, will request the utility on Aug. 26 to halt the reactors and review its security measures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kagoshima governor to request halt of Sendai reactors

File photo taken Aug. 11, 2016, shows the Nos. 1 and 2 reactors of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima. Satoshi Mitazono, the prefectural governor, will request the utility on Aug. 26 to halt the reactors and review its security measures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean leadership aims to keep tight rein

Photo taken Aug. 11, 2016, shows a street in Pyongyang, where banners claim intensive enhancement of production amid stronger sanctions over its provocative acts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes from Rio Olympics

Brazil's Mayra Aguiar (C) smiles with her bronze medal for the women's 78-kg judo competition at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 11, 2016. ==Kyodo

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Scenes from Rio Olympics

Japan's Kenta Kazuno (L) and partner Ayane Kurihara hand over a shuttle during a mixed doubles badminton match against the Netherlands at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Aug. 11, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan's Miguchi competes in modern pentathlon

Tomoya Miguchi (11) of Japan competes in the shooting event of the men's modern pentathlon at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 20, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Journey of Japanese table tennis star Fukuhara

File photo from June 2000 shows Japanese table tennis player Ai Fukuhara competing in the Ogimura Cup tournament at Kobe Central Gymnasium at the age of 11. Fukuhara was part of the three-member Japanese team that won bronze in the team event at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 16, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: U.S. knocks Japan out of Rio basketball

Japan's Maki Takada (middle) goes up for a shot over Elena Delle Donne of the United States (11) during the third quarter of a women's basketball quarterfinal game at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 16, 2016. The United States won 110-64. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Spectators hoist flags

Spectators hoist up three flags at the rugby sevens venue of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 11, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Striking poses after medal ceremony

(From L) Women's 78-kilogram class judo medalists from Brazil, the United States and France pose for photos after the medal ceremony at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 11, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Face painted Union Jack

Photo shows women bringing together face-painted halves of a Union Jack during a rugby sevens match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 11, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Cosplayers at rugby sevens

Cosplayers pose during a rugby sevens match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 11, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Maori haka war dance

New Zealand rugby sevens players perform the traditional Maori haka war dance after beating Argentina in the men's 5-6 place match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 11, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan beats Argentina in women's volleyball

Japan's Haruka Miyashita taps the ball over the net as Argentina's Julieta Lazcano (11) tries to block during the third set of their preliminary-round match in women's volleyball at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 14, 2016. Japan won 3-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes from Rio Olympics

Audrey Tcheumeo of France with a bandage around her face competes in the women's 78-kilogram judo event at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 11, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo