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(230815) -- HELSINKI, Aug. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Olli Pohjanvirta, CEO of Nurminen Logistics, poses for a photo during an interview in Helsinki, Finland, on Aug. 15, 2023. The Finnish enterprise Nurminen Logistics had already recognized China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as a significant opportunity for collaboration back in 2015 when it decided to participate in the initiative, said Olli Pohjanvirta. (Photo by Matti Matikainen/Xinhua)

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FINLAND-HELSINKI-BRI-LOGISTICS COMPANY

(230815) -- HELSINKI, Aug. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Olli Pohjanvirta, CEO of Nurminen Logistics, poses for a photo during an interview in Helsinki, Finland, on Aug. 15, 2023. The Finnish enterprise Nurminen Logistics had already recognized China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as a significant opportunity for collaboration back in 2015 when it decided to participate in the initiative, said Olli Pohjanvirta. (Photo by Matti Matikainen/Xinhua)

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FINLAND-HELSINKI-BRI-LOGISTICS COMPANY

(230815) -- HELSINKI, Aug. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Olli Pohjanvirta, CEO of Nurminen Logistics, poses for a photo during an interview in Helsinki, Finland, on Aug. 15, 2023. The Finnish enterprise Nurminen Logistics had already recognized China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as a significant opportunity for collaboration back in 2015 when it decided to participate in the initiative, said Olli Pohjanvirta. (Photo by Matti Matikainen/Xinhua)

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FINLAND-HELSINKI-BRI-LOGISTICS COMPANY

(230815) -- HELSINKI, Aug. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Olli Pohjanvirta, CEO of Nurminen Logistics, poses for a photo during an interview in Helsinki, Finland, on Aug. 15, 2023. The Finnish enterprise Nurminen Logistics had already recognized China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as a significant opportunity for collaboration back in 2015 when it decided to participate in the initiative, said Olli Pohjanvirta. (Photo by Matti Matikainen/Xinhua)

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Japan marks 70th anniversary of its surrender in WWII

TOKYO, Aug. 15 Kyodo - Relatives of Japan's war dead observe a minute of silence during a ceremony at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2015, the 70th anniversary of the country's surrender in World War II.

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Poster for Yamagata int'l film festival 2015 unveiled

YAMAGATA, Japan - Kiho Tsuruoka of Tohoku University of Art and Design holds a publicity poster she designed for the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2015 in Yamagata, northwestern Japan, on Aug. 18, 2014. The festival will be held on Oct. 8-15 next year.

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Nagaoka fireworks for war remembrance at Pearl Harbor

HONOLULU, United States - Photo taken Aug. 11, 2014, shows a plate at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, explaining Japan's attack on the harbor in 1941 bringing the United States' direct participation in World War II. Sister cities Honolulu and Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture have announced a plan to hold a firework display using fireworks from the Japanese city, which has a century-old fireworks tradition, at Pearl Harbor on Aug. 15, 2015, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of the Pacific War. Aug. 15 is the day Japan surrendered in 1945.

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Nagaoka fireworks for war remembrance at Pearl Harbor

HONOLULU, United States - Tourists view Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on Aug. 11, 2014. Sister cities Honolulu and Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture have announced a plan to hold a firework display using fireworks from the Japanese city, which has a century-old fireworks tradition, at Pearl Harbor on Aug. 15, 2015, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of the Pacific War. Aug. 15 is the day Japan surrendered in 1945.

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Japanese city commemorates Pearl Harbor victims with fireworks

Fireworks resembling white chrysanthemum flowers, which are often presented at memorial services in Japan to honor the dead, explode over Japan's Nagaoka city on Dec. 8, 2015, the 74th anniversary of Japan's Pearl Harbor attack, to commemorate the victims of the air raids and other victims of World War II. Nagaoka, the hometown of Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, the architect of the 1941 attack in Hawaii, was heavily damaged in air raids by the United States in August 1945. Overcoming the painful pasts, Nagaoka and Honolulu became sister cities, and the Japanese city famous for its fireworks has been conducting a memorial firework event every Dec. 8 since 2011. Nagaoka's fireworks were also displayed over Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on Aug. 15, 2015, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of war in the Pacific. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyushu Electric to reactivate Sendai No. 2 reactor

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 11, 2015, shows the No. 2 reactor of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant in southwestern Japan. The utility will reactivate the unit on Oct. 15, following the restart of the No. 1 reactor in August under the nation's stricter safety regulations introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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No. 2 reactor at Sendai plant to be reactivated Oct. 15

File photo taken in August 2015 shows the No. 2 reactor (front) of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant in southwestern Japan. The utility reported to the Nuclear Regulation Authority on Oct. 2 that it will reactivate the unit on Oct. 15. The No. 1 reactor (rear) was reactivated on Aug. 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mejia drives in 8 as Lions storm past Eagles

Ernesto Mejia hits a grand slam in the third inning of the Seibu Lions' 15-3 rout of the Rakuten Eagles at Kobo Stadium Miyagi in Sendai, Japan, on Aug. 31, 2015. Mejia also hit a solo home run in the eighth and went 4-for-5 with eight RBIs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Yankees' Tanaka goes 7 innings to earn 10th win

New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches during a game against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field in Atlanta on Aug. 28, 2015. The team's 15-4 win against the Braves made Tanaka the fourth Japanese pitcher to earn 10-plus wins in each of his first two seasons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Yankees' Tanaka goes 7 innings to earn 10th win

New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches during a game against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field in Atlanta on Aug. 28, 2015. The team's 15-4 win against the Braves made Tanaka the fourth Japanese pitcher to earn 10-plus wins in each of his first two seasons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wearable device to be launched in September

Photo taken in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2015, shows a woman with a wearable device that enables her to talk on the phone without using her hands. The device, which connects with a mobile phone via near field communication, is expected to be used by construction and medical workers. Advanced Media Inc. will start selling the device on Sept. 15 for 33,000 yen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Young soccer players from N. Korea, Brazil greet one another in Pyongyang

North Korean and Brazilian soccer players shake hands before the opening game of an international under-15 tournament in Pyongyang on Aug. 21, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean player fires shot in under-15 game vs. Brazil in Pyongyang

A North Korean player (C) fires a shot in the opening game against Brazil of an international under-15 tournament in Pyongyang on Aug. 21, 2015. North Korea won 3-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Old festival revived in tsunami-hit area

A float glows with some 400 lit candles in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 15, 2015, the day when residents of the area devastated by the 2011 killer tsunami revived a traditional festival after a 43-year hiatus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Old festival revived in tsunami-hit area

A float glows with some 400 lit candles in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 15, 2015, the day when residents of the area devastated by the 2011 killer tsunami revived a traditional festival after a 43-year hiatus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yankees place Sabathia on DL, knee injury could be season-ending

New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia (R) watches a game from the dugout at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 24, 2015. The Yankees said the same day they have placed Sabathia on the 15-day disabled list with inflammation in his right knee. He could miss the rest of the season, according to manager Joe Girardi. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tottori Pref. office begins leasing EVs to citizens

Deputy Tottori Gov. Akio Hayashi rides a single-seat, super-compact electric vehicle on the premises of the prefectural government building in the city of Tottori, western Japan, on Aug. 18, 2015. The local government began the same day to lease five EVs of the Coms model manufactured by a Toyota Motor Corp. subsidiary to local people for 200 yen per 15 minutes in a demonstration project aimed at promoting the use of environmentally friendly cars. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tottori Pref. deputy governor tries out EV

Deputy Tottori Gov. Akio Hayashi examines a single-seat, super-compact electric vehicle on the premises of the prefectural government building in the city of Tottori, western Japan, on Aug. 18, 2015. The government began the same day to lease five EVs of the Coms model manufactured by a Toyota Motor Corp. subsidiary to local people for 200 yen per 15 minutes in a demonstration project aimed at promoting the use of environmentally friendly cars. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukushima complex occupied with contaminated water tanks

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 15 (19), 2015, shows the premises of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in northeastern Japan, which is occupied by tanks to store contaminated water. Disposal of contaminated waste is a major challenge in decommissioning nuclear power plants, including Fukushima Daiichi. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Alert level remains high for Sakurajima

Photo taken Aug. 21, 2015, shows Sakurajima volcano on Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu and reporters. The alert level for the volcano has remained at 4 on a 5-point scale since Aug. 15, although the possibility of a major eruption has fallen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thousands of lanterns light up night at Todaiji

Some 2,500 lanterns are lit at Todaiji, a Buddhist temple in Japan's ancient capital of Nara, on Aug. 15, 2015, during an "Obon" memorial service. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Harmonica man Teramura performs at peace concert in Osaka

Harmonica player Yasuo Teramura performs at a peace concert held in Osaka on Aug. 15, 2015, the 70th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Face of great Buddha statue seen through open window at Todaiji

The face of the great Buddha statue is seen through an open window on Aug. 15, 2015, during an "Obon" memorial service at Todaiji, a Buddhist temple in Japan's ancient capital of Nara. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woman bows before paper lanterns during "Obon" service at Todaiji

A woman puts her palms together and bows in front of paper lanterns lit for an "Obon" memorial service at Todaiji, a Buddhist temple in Japan's ancient capital of Nara, on Aug. 15, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Harmonica man Teramura performs at peace concert in Osaka

Harmonica player Yasuo Teramura performs at a peace concert held in Osaka on Aug. 15, 2015, the 70th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Spirit boat" procession held in Nagasaki to mourn deceased

People carry a decorated boat during the traditional "Shoro Nagashi" (Spirit Boat Procession) summer festival in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 15, 2015, to commemorate victims of World War II and the 1945 atomic bombings. The day marked the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Spirit boat" procession held in Nagasaki to mourn deceased

People carrying decorated boats are poised to depart from near Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 15, 2015, during the traditional "Shoro Nagashi" (Spirit Boat Procession) summer festival designed to commemorate victims of World War II and the 1945 atomic bombings. The day marked the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Road blocked near blast site in Tianjin

Chinese public security officials block a road that leads to the site of deadly explosions Aug. 12 in the major port city of Tianjin in northeastern China, on Aug. 15, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Armed police with gas masks ready to work at blast site

Armed policemen wearing gas masks head to work in the major port city of Tianjin in northeastern China, on Aug. 15, 2015, after deadly explosions Aug. 12. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Charlotte the monkey rambunctious as ever at Japanese zoo

The baby monkey named in May after Britain's new-born princess Charlotte clings to her mother's back at Mount Takasaki Wild Monkey Park in Oita on Aug. 9, 2015. The macaque monkey, who is 3 months old and about 15 centimeters tall, has become a sensation with park visitors as she messes around with the other monkeys in the troop, making lovable gestures and funny faces. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Smoke rises over China blast site

Smoke is still visible near the site of massive explosions Aug. 12 in the major port city of Tianjin in northeastern China, on Aug. 15, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People visit new building at Unit 731 Museum

Visitors look at exhibits at a newly opened building of Unit 731 Museum in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, in northeastern China, on Aug. 15, 2015. The Imperial Japanese Army's biological warfare unit was headquartered at the site during World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Memorial ceremony for war dead held in Philippines

People lay flowers at a cenotaph during a ceremony on the island of Luzon, the Philippines, to commemorate the Japanese war dead of World War II in the Philippines on Aug. 15, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Costume characters hand out leafets for "yokai" monster knowledge exam

Costume characters "Salaryman Yamada" and "Kitaro" distribute pamphlets for the upcoming examination for "yokai" monster knowledge certification in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 15, 2015. The exam will be held on Oct. 25 in Sakaiminato, the hometown of Shigeru Mizuki, author of the "GeGeGe no Kitaro" ghost comic series, as well as in Chofu, a western Tokyo suburb. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New building opens at Unit 731 Museum in China

A new building is opened at Unit 731 Museum in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, in northeastern China, on Aug. 15, 2015. The Imperial Japanese Army's biological warfare unit was headquartered at the site during World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tsunami-swept items await reunions with owners

Items carrying owners' names which were washed away by the March 2011 tsunami are displayed in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 15, 2015, in an event to return them to their owners. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Weatherman briefs press on raising alert level for volcanic eruptions

Sadayuki Kitagawa, director of the Japan Meteorological Agency's Volcano Division, briefs reporters in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2015, on raising the level of alert for volcanic eruptions on Mt. Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, from 3 to 4 requiring residents to prepare to evacuate. The JMA said there is a very high chance of a large-scale eruption occurring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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101-year-old Japanese war veteran recounts WWII experience

Taku Kawarai, 101, a former Imperial Japanese Army soldier, tells of his World War II experience at a gathering in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Aug. 15, 2015. He stressed the need never to repeat the mistake of launching a war. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Costume character calls for taking "yokai" monster knowledge exam

A bespectacled "Salaryman Yamada" costume character promotes an examination on Aug. 15, 2015, for "yokai" monster knowledge certification scheduled for Oct. 25. The exam, for which registration started the same day, will be held in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, the hometown of Shigeru Mizuki, author of the "GeGeGe no Kitaro" ghost comic series, as well as in Chofu, a western Tokyo suburb. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fireworks light up Pyongyang night skies

Fireworks light up Pyongyang night skies on Aug. 15, 2015, the 70th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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101-year-old Japanese war veteran recounts WWII experience

Taku Kawarai, 101, a former Imperial Japanese Army soldier, recounts his World War II experience at a gathering in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Aug. 15, 2015. He arrived there in a wheelchair. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean women in traditional clothes in Pyongyang

North Korean women in colorful traditional clothes walk on a Pyongyang street on Aug. 15, 2015, the 70th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Level-4 warning issued for Mt. Sakurajima in Kagoshima Pref.

The Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, is seen on Aug. 15, 2015. The volcanic alert level for the mountain was raised to level 4 the same day, meaning persons in affected areas should prepare to evacuate. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Prime Minister Abe marks 70th anniversary of end to WWII

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bows after offering flowers for the war dead at the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2015, the 70th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Koreans dance to mark 70th anniv. of liberation from Japanese rule

Men and women take part in an event at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on the evening of Aug. 15, 2015, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Korean Peninsula's liberation from Japanese colonial rule. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Koreans dance in Pyongyang

Dressed-up North Korean men and women dance in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on the evening of Aug. 15, 2015, the 70th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo