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(230401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the aerial view of the Rongdong area on March 24, 2023 (up) and the construction site of it on Aug. 11, 2020 in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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Kin pray for 1985 JAL crash victims on eve of 32nd anniversary

UENO, Japan, Aug. 11 Kyodo - Relatives of the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash victims pay tribute to their loved ones on Aug. 11, 2017, on the eve of the 32nd anniversary of the disaster, by floating paper lanterns on a river in the mountainous village of Ueno in Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. On Aug. 12, 1985, Flight 123, en route from Tokyo to Osaka with 524 passengers and crew aboard, crashed into Osutaka Ridge in the village, killing all but four in the world's deadliest single-aircraft accident.

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Heat-not-burn tobacco

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 31 Kyodo - Photo taken on Aug. 11, 2017, in Tokyo shows Philip Morris International Inc.'s heat-not-burn tobacco products iQOS.

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Turkey's Guliyev wins men's 200 meters at world championships

LONDON, England, Aug. 11 Kyodo - Ramil Guliyev of Turkey competes in the men's 200-meter final at the world athletics championships at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 10, 2017. Guliyev won the race, claiming Turkey's first gold medal at a world meet.

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Heat-not-burn tobacco

Photo taken on Aug. 11, 2017, in Tokyo shows Philip Morris International Inc.'s heat-not-burn tobacco products iQOS. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Lotte's Wakui considering free agency: source

Hideaki Wakui of the Lotte Marines pitches against the Seibu Lions at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, Japan, on Aug. 12, 2017. Wakui could make himself available on the free agent market to pursue a long-held dream of playing in the major leagues, a club executive said on Oct. 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese armor returns to life in suburban British home

Craftsman Robert Soanes works on a shoulder guard from a suit of samurai armor at his workshop in Brighton, England on Aug. 11, 2017. Soanes is one of only a handful of western restorers of Japanese warrior armor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese armor returns to life in suburban British home

Craftsman Robert Soanes restores a decorative dragon fitting for a samurai helmet at his workshop in Brighton, England on Aug. 11, 2017. Soanes is one of only a handful of western restorers of Japanese warrior armor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese armor returns to life in suburban British home

Craftsman Robert Soanes works on a piece of armor at his workshop in Brighton, England on Aug. 11, 2017. Soanes is one of only a handful of western restorers of Japanese warrior armor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp seeks to expand global brand reach

Tai Jeng-wu, the first foreign president and chief executive officer of Japan's Sharp Corp., poses before a press conference in Taipei on Aug. 11, 2017, held to mark the first anniversary of his taking the helm of the electronics giant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Peace Prize Concert

Terumi Tanaka (C of front row) and Toshiki Fujimori (R of front row), survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, stand on the stage during the annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert held in the suburbs of Oslo on Dec. 11, 2017. Musicians invited to the concert played a piano that had survived the atomic bombing in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, in honor of this year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate, ICAN, an international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Peace Prize Concert

Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing in Hiroshima, claps at the annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert held in the suburbs of Oslo on Dec. 11, 2017. Musicians invited to the concert played a piano that survived the atomic bombing in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, in honor of this year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate, ICAN, an international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Peace Prize Concert

The annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert is held in the suburbs of Oslo on Dec. 11, 2017. Musicians invited to the concert played a piano that had survived the atomic bombing in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, in honor of this year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate, ICAN, an international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Otani announces desire to move to majors via posting system

Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters pitches against the SoftBank Hawks at Sapporo Dome on Aug. 31, 2017. Otani said on Nov. 11 that he will try to move to the major leagues through the posting system. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Single pilot solar plane holds test flights in Hokkaido

Photo taken Aug. 23, 2017, at Takikawa Sky Park in Takikawa in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido shows a single pilot solar plane. The SP-1, a small aircraft weighing 86 kilograms with a wingspan of about 18 meters and a fuselage about 9 meters in length, was jointly built by Japanese aircraft-maker Olympos and engineering students. The plane successfully flew at an 11-meter altitude during test flights. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Single pilot solar plane holds test flights in Hokkaido

A single pilot solar plane flies at Takikawa Sky Park in Takikawa in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, on Aug. 23, 2017. The SP-1, a small aircraft weighing 86 kilograms with a wingspan of about 18 meters and a fuselage about 9 meters in length, was jointly built by Japanese aircraft-maker Olympos and engineering students. The plane successfully flew at an 11-meter altitude during test flights. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Single pilot solar plane holds test flights in Hokkaido

A single pilot solar plane flies at Takikawa Sky Park in Takikawa in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, on Aug. 21, 2017. The SP-1, a small aircraft weighing 86 kilograms with a wingspan of about 18 meters and a fuselage about 9 meters in length, was jointly built by Japanese aircraft-maker Olympos and engineering students. The plane successfully flew at an 11-meter altitude during test flights. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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TPP negotiators meet in Sydney to advance trade pact after U.S. exit

Japanese chief Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiator Kazuyoshi Umemoto (far L) speaks in Sydney on Aug. 28, 2017, as the 11 remaining TPP countries begin three days of talks in the Australian city to advance the implementation of the regional free trade pact following the withdrawal of the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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TPP negotiators meet in Sydney to advance trade pact after U.S. exit

The chief negotiators from the 11 remaining Trans-Pacific Partnership countries begin three days of talks in Sydney on Aug. 28, 2017, to advance the implementation of the regional free trade pact following the withdrawal of the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Total solar eclipse observed across entire N. American continent

Combined photo shows a total solar eclipse observed in Madras, Oregon, (from top L to bottom R) between 9:09 a.m. and 11:34 a.m. on Aug. 21, 2017. It was the first total solar eclipse visible across the entire North American continent since 1918. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Goromaru marks return to Japan Top League

Ayumu Goromaru (L) runs with the ball in the second half of Yamaha Jubilo's 14-11 win over Toyota Verblitz at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 18, 2017. Goromaru marked his return to the Japan Rugby Top League with two conversions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kurdish soldiers in Syrian city of Raqqa

Kurdish female soldiers walk on a street in Raqqa, northern Syria, on Aug. 11, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Pyongyang

North Korean children play with electric toy vehicles in a children's park in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Aug. 11, 2017. North Korea has said it will develop a plan by mid-August to launch four missiles near the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ski jumping: Takanashi 2nd, Ito 3rd at summer Grand Prix meet

Germany's Katharina Althaus (C) is flanked by Japan's Sara Takanashi (L) and Yuki Ito after winning a summer Grand Prix ski jumping event in Courchevel, France, on Aug. 11, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ski jumping: Takanashi 2nd, Ito 3rd at summer Grand Prix meet

Japan's Yuki Ito competes in a summer Grand Prix ski jumping event in Courchevel, France, on Aug. 11, 2017. Ito finished third while her compatriot Sara Takanashi was second, behind winner Katharina Althaus from Germany. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Relatives commemorate victims on JAL jumbo crash anniversary

Masanori Takishita (R), 77, and his wife Fumiyo, 74, from Tokyo, climb a mountain in Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, toward Osutaka Ridge on Aug. 12, 2017, the 32nd anniversary of the world's deadliest single-aircraft accident that claimed the lives of 520 crew and passengers. Among the victims was their 11-year-old son Hiroshi, who was traveling alone aboard the Japan Airlines jetliner that crashed on the ridge in 1985. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Matsuyama tied for PGA C'ship lead after 2 rounds

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama watches the flight of his tee shot on the 15th hole during the second round of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Aug. 11, 2017. Matsuyama is tied at the top of the leaderboard with American Kevin Kisner, leading at a major after two rounds for the first time in his career. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Matsuyama tied for PGA C'ship lead after 2 rounds

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama acknowledges the gallery after birdieing the 14th hole during the second round of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Aug. 11, 2017. Matsuyama is tied at the top of the leaderboard with American Kevin Kisner, leading at a major after two rounds for the first time in his career. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Matsuyama tied for PGA C'ship lead after 2 rounds

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama hits a chip shot on the eighth hole during the second round of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Aug. 11, 2017. Matsuyama is tied at the top of the leaderboard with American Kevin Kisner, leading at a major after two rounds for the first time in his career. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Matsuyama tied for PGA C'ship lead after 2 rounds

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama tees off on the ninth hole during the second round of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Aug. 11, 2017. Matsuyama is tied at the top of the leaderboard with American Kevin Kisner, leading at a major after two rounds for the first time in his career. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan OKs U.S. flights of Ospreys in Japan after crash off Australia

A U.S. military Osprey aircraft flies on Aug. 11, 2017 to Misawa Air Base in northeastern Japan from the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2 dead, 2 missing in drowning accident in Fukuoka

Police officers search a beach in Koga, Fukuoka Prefecture on Aug. 11, 2017, after a drowning accident. Two people died and two others were missing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean court orders Japan firm to compensate ex-forced laborers

Kim Jae Rim (C), one of the South Korean plaintiffs in a suit against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., is pictured Aug. 11, 2017, after the Gwangju District Court ordered the Japanese company to pay Kim and three other victims of wartime forced labor a total of 470 million won (about $411,000) in compensation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kin pray for 1985 JAL crash victims on eve of 32nd anniversary

Relatives of the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash victims pay tribute to their loved ones on Aug. 11, 2017, on the eve of the 32nd anniversary of the disaster, by floating paper lanterns on a river in the mountainous village of Ueno in Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. On Aug. 12, 1985, Flight 123, en route from Tokyo to Osaka with 524 passengers and crew aboard, crashed into Osutaka Ridge in the village, killing all but four in the world's deadliest single-aircraft accident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kin pray for 1985 JAL crash victims on eve of 32nd anniversary

Relatives of the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash victims pay tribute to their loved ones on Aug. 11, 2017, on the eve of the 32nd anniversary of the disaster, by floating paper lanterns on a river in the mountainous village of Ueno in Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. On Aug. 12, 1985, Flight 123, en route from Tokyo to Osaka with 524 passengers and crew aboard, crashed into Osutaka Ridge in the village, killing all but four in the world's deadliest single-aircraft accident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi calls for best path to democracy at forum

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at the opening session of a forum on Myanmar's democratic transition, held in the capital Naypyitaw on Aug. 11, 2017. Suu Kyi called for "practical" ways to steer the country along the challenging path towards becoming a democratic nation after decades of military rule. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to extend missile shield after N. Korea threatens Guam

Photo taken Aug. 11, 2017, shows the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 system of missile interceptors, deployed on the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to extend missile shield after N. Korea threatens Guam

The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 system of missile interceptors is shown Aug. 11, 2017 on the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to extend missile shield after N. Korea threatens Guam

The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 system of missile interceptors (bottom R) is shown Aug. 11, 2017 on the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mitsubishi Motors unveils new MPV at motor show

Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp. unveils its new Xpander small multipurpose vehicle targeting the Southeast Asian market at the Indonesia international motor show in Jakarta on Aug. 10, 2017, the opening day of the 11-day event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Tanaka gets no-decision in Yankees' win over Jays

Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Aug. 9, 2017. Tanaka got a no-decision after allowing three runs, two earned, in four-plus innings in the Yankees' 11-5 victory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Tanaka gets no-decision in Yankees' win over Jays

Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Aug. 9, 2017. Tanaka got a no-decision after allowing three runs, two earned, in four-plus innings in the Yankees' 11-5 victory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Tanaka gets no-decision in Yankees' win over Jays

Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Aug. 9, 2017. Tanaka got a no-decision after allowing three runs, two earned, in four-plus innings in the Yankees' 11-5 victory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Tanaka gets no-decision in Yankees' win over Jays

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (2nd from L) is pictured on the mound after allowing a solo home run to Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays in the fifth inning at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Aug. 9, 2017. Tanaka got a no-decision after allowing three runs, two earned, in four-plus innings in the Yankees' 11-5 victory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to enhance GPS services with launch of 3rd satellite in Aug.

Japan's quasi-zenith satellite Michibiki No. 3 is unveiled at a facility of Mitsubishi Electric Corp. in Kamakura, southwest of Tokyo, on June 15, 2017. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. will be put it into orbit in Aug. 11 to enhance the precision of Japan's global positioning system, followed by another satellite to be launched later this year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo