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Foreign tourist arrivals in Türkiye's Antalya tops 10 million

STORY: Foreign tourist arrivals in Türkiye's Antalya tops 10 million DATELINE: Aug. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: ANTANYA, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists arriving at Antalya, Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: More than 10 million foreign tourists have already arrived by air this year in Antalya, a major tourist destination on Türkiye's southern Mediterranean coast, according to data from local culture and tourism authorities on Friday. The number of foreign visitors between Jan. 1 and Aug. 22 increased by 20 percent from a year earlier, the local culture and tourism authorities said, adding that from Aug. 1 to Aug. 22, around 1.88 million foreign tourists entered the city, marking a 10 percent increase compared with the same period of last year. In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the global travel and tourism industry, Antalya welcomed a record 15.6 million foreign tourists. Antalya is keen on attracting more tourists throughout the whole year by

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Italy marks traditional Ferragosto holiday amid record numbers of tourists

STORY: Italy marks traditional Ferragosto holiday amid record numbers of tourists DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists in Rome STORYLINE: Italy's traditional Ferragosto holiday, the official peak of the summer holiday season, kicked off Tuesday amid record numbers of tourists. The Italian tourism sector is recovering from its low point during the COVID-19 pandemic. Media reports said that international tourist arrivals this year are expected to surpass an all-time record of around 96 million in 2019. In addition, statistics showed that due to the slow economic growth and high inflation, more Italians are choosing to stay in Italy for their holidays rather than traveling abroad. The most recent data from Italy's National Institute of Statistics showed the Italian economy contracted by 0.3 percent in the second quarter, while prices were 5.9 percent higher in July than they were a year earlier. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporti

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Vandalism at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 19 Kyodo - Police officers investigate in front of a worship hall of the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2019, after a man threw black ink on a curtain hung on the hall. Police arrested the man, believed to be a Chinese national, at the scene on suspicion of property damage.

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Vandalism at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 19 Kyodo - Police officers investigate in front of a worship hall of the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2019, after a man threw black ink on a curtain hung on the hall. Police arrested the man, believed to be a Chinese national, at the scene on suspicion of property damage.

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China helps S. Korean kimchi factory tide over COVID-19 pandemic

STORY: China helps S. Korean kimchi factory tide over COVID-19 pandemic DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:43 LOCATION: LIANYUNGANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of kimchi products, street views in China and China-South Korean exchanges 2. SOUNDBITE (Korean): OM DONG HYEON, General Manager of DAESANG (Lianyungang) Food Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: Kimchi is a traditional fermented Korean side dish. And it is also what bonds Om Dong Hyeon with China for almost two decades. SOUNDBITE (Korean): OM DONG HYEON, General Manager of DAESANG (Lianyungang) Food Co., Ltd. "My name is Om Dong Hyeon. I was born in Chuncheon city, Gangwon Province of South Korea. In 2003, I came to China for the first time when my company established the affiliated factory in Miyun district of Beijing. Before I came to China, I didn't know much about the country. I just knew that China is a developing country. After moving here, what impressed me most was how fast China was changing and developing. At the end of 2019, I r

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Xinhua Headlines: Decade-long eco-conservation regreens China's old industrial base

(220819) -- SHENYANG, Aug. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 7, 2019 shows a view of the Dingxiang ecological scenic area in Panjin City of northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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Xinhua Headlines: Decade-long eco-conservation regreens China's old industrial base

(220819) -- SHENYANG, Aug. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Several red-crowned cranes are pictured at a breeding center for crane species in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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2nd Confucius Institute inaugurated in Nepal

STORY: 2nd Confucius Institute inaugurated in Nepal DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the inauguration ceremony STORYLINE: The Confucius Institute at Tribhuvan University, the second of its kind in Nepal, was inaugurated on Tuesday in the Nepali capital Kathmandu, with the stakeholders pledging more resources to make it a better platform for cooperation. Though initiated in 2019, the university's institute hit a two-year hiatus from 2020 to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Liu Yueming, the Chinese director of the institute. Addressing the inauguration ceremony via video link, Nepali Minister for Education, Science and Technology Devendra Paudel noted that the Nepali side has recognized the importance of the Chinese language and listed it as an optional course for students from grade nine to grade 12 starting this year. The minister believes that the learning of each other's languages and cultures helps elevate relation

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Foreign tourist arrivals in Myanmar up 22.9 pct on year in Q2

STORY: Foreign tourist arrivals in Myanmar up 22.9 pct on year in Q2 DATELINE: Aug. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:31 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of Yangon International Airport STORYLINE: Myanmar welcomed 42,315 foreign tourists between April and June, up 22.9 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism. The Southeast Asian country resumed the operations of international commercial flights in April, and the number of tourists visiting the country gradually increased, the ministry's figures showed. Myanmar's Ministry of Hotels and Tourism was working to revive its pandemic-hit tourism industry, drawing a strategic roadmap for Myanmar tourism recovery (2021-2025) that includes 18 strategies and 93 actions, Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism Htay Aung has said. Official data showed that more than 4.36 million tourists visited Myanmar in 2019 before the COVID-19 outbreak occurred in the country. The number of tourists who visited Myanmar signific

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Zimbabwe Defence Forces celebrates 42nd anniversary

STORY: Zimbabwe Defence Forces celebrates 42nd anniversary DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:00 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. wide of the stadium, a stand-alone banner, and various of President Mnangagwa inspecting the defence forces parade 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, President of Zimbabwe 3. various of an army official, people singing, and diplomatic officials 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, President of Zimbabwe 5. various of defence forces marching, more people and a soldier marching next to an army truck STORYLINE: The Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF) celebrated its 42nd anniversary on Tuesday with President Emmerson Mnangagwa hailing the forces for their role in defending and promoting development in the country. The huge national celebrations at the National Sports Stadium were the first physical gathering since 2019 after the government suspended large outdoor gatherings due to COVID-19. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, President of Zim

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CORRECTED: Vandalism at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo

Police officers investigate in front of a worship hall of the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2019, after a man threw black ink on a curtain hung on the hall. Police arrested the man, believed to be a Chinese national, at the scene on suspicion of property damage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Documents of former chief aide to Emperor Hirohito

Photo taken Aug. 19, 2019, in Tokyo shows journals and notebooks of Michiji Tajima, who headed Japan's imperial household office from 1948 to 1953. The documents detailing exchanges between him and Emperor Hirohito, posthumously known as Emperor Showa, show that the emperor wanted to express regret and remorse over World War II in a speech in 1952 but was stopped from doing so by then Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Documents of former chief aide to Emperor Hirohito

Photo taken Aug. 19, 2019, in Tokyo shows journals and notebooks of Michiji Tajima, who headed Japan's imperial household office from 1948 to 1953. The documents detailing exchanges between him and Emperor Hirohito, posthumously known as Emperor Showa, show that the emperor wanted to express regret and remorse over World War II in a speech in 1952 but was stopped from doing so by then Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Vandalism at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo

Police officers investigate in front of a worship hall of the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2019, after a man threw black ink on a curtain hung on the hall. Police arrested the man, believed to be a Chinese national, at the scene on suspicion of property damage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby World Cup games in Kamaishi

Rugby fans in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, fly big catch flags, following a tradition in the fishing town, during an opening event for the Kamaishi Unosumai Memorial Stadium on Aug. 19, 2018. The stadium will host two games during the Rugby World Cup in 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby World Cup games in Kamaishi

Buses are parked near the Kamaishi Unosumai Memorial Stadium during an opening event on Aug. 19, 2018, in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, for the venue of two games at the Rugby World Cup in 2019. ==Kyodo

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Rugby World Cup games in Kamaishi

An opening event takes place at the Kamaishi Unosumai Memorial Stadium in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 19, 2018, one of the host venues of the Rugby World Cup in 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Rikako Ikee, who revealed in February 2019 she had leukemia, poses for a photo following an online press conference, held on Aug. 29, 2020, after she returned to competitive swimming in the women's 50-meter freestyle at an event in Tokyo. The 20-year-old Japanese swam her first race in nearly 19 months and clocked 26.32 seconds to place fifth overall at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. (Pool photo)

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Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Rikako Ikee, who revealed in February 2019 she had leukemia, poses for a photo following an online press conference, held on Aug. 29, 2020, after she returned to competitive swimming in the women's 50-meter freestyle at an event in Tokyo. The 20-year-old Japanese swam her first race in nearly 19 months and clocked 26.32 seconds to place fifth overall at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. (Pool photo)

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Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Rikako Ikee, who revealed in February 2019 she had leukemia, reacts after returning to competitive swimming on Aug. 29, 2020, in the women's 50-meter freestyle at an event in Tokyo. The 20-year-old Japanese swam her first race in nearly 19 months and clocked 26.32 seconds to place fifth overall at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. (Pool photo)

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Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Rikako Ikee, who revealed in February 2019 she had leukemia, reacts after returning to competitive swimming on Aug. 29, 2020, in the women's 50-meter freestyle at an event in Tokyo. The 20-year-old Japanese swam her first race in nearly 19 months and clocked 26.32 seconds to place fifth overall at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. (Pool photo)

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Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Rikako Ikee, who revealed in February 2019 she had leukemia, swims in the women's 50-meter freestyle at an event in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2020, marking her return to competitive swimming. The 20-year-old Japanese swam her first race in nearly 19 months and clocked 26.32 seconds to place fifth overall at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. (Pool photo)

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Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Rikako Ikee (C), who revealed in February 2019 she had leukemia, starts in the women's 50-meter freestyle at an event in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2020, marking her return to competitive swimming. The 20-year-old Japanese swam her first race in nearly 19 months and clocked 26.32 seconds to place fifth overall at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. (Pool photo)

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Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Rikako Ikee (C), who revealed in February 2019 she had leukemia, starts in the women's 50-meter freestyle at an event in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2020, marking her return to competitive swimming. The 20-year-old Japanese swam her first race in nearly 19 months and clocked 26.32 seconds to place fifth overall at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. (Pool photo)

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Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Rikako Ikee, who revealed in February 2019 she had leukemia, reacts after returning to competitive swimming on Aug. 29, 2020, in the women's 50-meter freestyle at an event in Tokyo. The 20-year-old Japanese swam her first race in nearly 19 months and clocked 26.32 seconds to place fifth overall at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. (Pool photo)

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Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Rikako Ikee, who revealed in February 2019 she had leukemia, reacts after returning to competitive swimming on Aug. 29, 2020, in the women's 50-meter freestyle at an event in Tokyo. The 20-year-old Japanese swam her first race in nearly 19 months and clocked 26.32 seconds to place fifth overall at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. (Pool photo)

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Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Rikako Ikee, who revealed in February 2019 she had leukemia, is pictured after returning to competitive swimming on Aug. 29, 2020, in the women's 50-meter freestyle at an event in Tokyo. The 20-year-old Japanese swam her first race in nearly 19 months and clocked 26.32 seconds to place fifth overall at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. (Pool photo)

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Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Rikako Ikee, who revealed in February 2019 she had leukemia, reacts after returning to competitive swimming on Aug. 29, 2020, in the women's 50-meter freestyle at an event in Tokyo. The 20-year-old Japanese swam her first race in nearly 19 months and clocked 26.32 seconds to place fifth overall at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. (Pool photo)

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Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Rikako Ikee, who revealed in February 2019 she had leukemia, reacts after returning to competitive swimming on Aug. 29, 2020, in the women's 50-meter freestyle at an event in Tokyo. The 20-year-old Japanese swam her first race in nearly 19 months and clocked 26.32 seconds to place fifth overall at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. (Pool photo)

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Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Rikako Ikee, who revealed in February 2019 she had leukemia, reacts after returning to competitive swimming on Aug. 29, 2020, in the women's 50-meter freestyle at an event in Tokyo. The 20-year-old Japanese swam her first race in nearly 19 months and clocked 26.32 seconds to place fifth overall at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. (Pool photo)

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Japanese playwright, critic Yamazaki dies at 86

File photo taken in March 2019 shows Japanese playwright and critic Masakazu Yamazaki, a recipient of the country's top cultural award. Yamazaki died of malignant mesothelioma on Aug. 19, 2020, at age 86.

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Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Rikako Ikee (C), who in February 2019 revealed she had leukemia, covers her eyes with her hands before swimming her first race in nearly 19 months at an event in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2020. The 20-year-old returned to competitive swimming in the women's 50-meter freestyle and clocked 26.32 seconds to place fifth overall at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.

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Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Rikako Ikee, who in February 2019 revealed she had leukemia, covers her eyes with her hands before swimming her first race in nearly 19 months at an event in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2020. The 20-year-old returned to competitive swimming in the women's 50-meter freestyle and clocked 26.32 seconds to place fifth overall at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.

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Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Rikako Ikee, who in February 2019 revealed she had leukemia, bows after swimming her first race in nearly 19 months at an event in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2020. The 20-year-old returned to competitive swimming in the women's 50-meter freestyle and clocked 26.32 seconds to place fifth overall at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.

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Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Rikako Ikee, who in February 2019 revealed she had leukemia, smiles before swimming her first race in nearly 19 months at an event in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2020. The 20-year-old returned to competitive swimming in the women's 50-meter freestyle and clocked 26.32 seconds to place fifth overall at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.

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Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Rikako Ikee, who in February 2019 revealed she had leukemia, warms up before swimming her first race in nearly 19 months at an event in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2020. The 20-year-old returned to competitive swimming in the women's 50-meter freestyle and clocked 26.32 seconds to place fifth overall at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.

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Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Rikako Ikee, who revealed in February 2019 she had leukemia, swims in the women's 50-meter freestyle at an event in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2020, marking her return to competitive swimming. The 20-year-old Japanese swam her first race in nearly 19 months and clocked 26.32 seconds to place fifth overall at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.

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Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Rikako Ikee (3rd lane), who revealed in February 2019 she had leukemia, starts in the women's 50-meter freestyle at an event in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2020, marking her return to competitive swimming. The 20-year-old Japanese swam her first race in nearly 19 months and clocked 26.32 seconds to place fifth overall at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.

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Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Rikako Ikee (3rd lane), who revealed in February 2019 she had leukemia, starts in the women's 50-meter freestyle at an event in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2020, marking her return to competitive swimming. The 20-year-old Japanese swam her first race in nearly 19 months and clocked 26.32 seconds to place fifth overall at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. (Pool photo)

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Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Rikako Ikee (C), who revealed in February 2019 she had leukemia, starts in the women's 50-meter freestyle at an event in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2020, marking her return to competitive swimming. The 20-year-old Japanese swam her first race in nearly 19 months and clocked 26.32 seconds to place fifth overall at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.

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Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Rikako Ikee (C), who revealed in February 2019 she had leukemia, starts in the women's 50-meter freestyle at an event in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2020, marking her return to competitive swimming. The 20-year-old Japanese swam her first race in nearly 19 months and clocked 26.32 seconds to place fifth overall at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.

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Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Rikako Ikee (C), who revealed in February 2019 she had leukemia, starts in the women's 50-meter freestyle at an event in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2020, marking her return to competitive swimming. The 20-year-old Japanese swam her first race in nearly 19 months and clocked 26.32 seconds to place fifth overall at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.

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Swimming: Ikee makes competitive comeback after leukemia treatment

Rikako Ikee, who revealed in February 2019 she had leukemia, reacts after returning to competitive swimming on Aug. 29, 2020, in the women's 50-meter freestyle at an event in Tokyo. The 20-year-old Japanese swam her first race in nearly 19 months and clocked 26.32 seconds to place fifth overall at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Photo taken Aug. 19, 2019, shows Takuya Kitade at Japan national team training. Kitade was named to the host country's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Aug. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kazuo Wada, ex-chairman of retail group Yaohan

Undated file photo shows Kazuo Wada, the former chairman of Japanese retail group Yaohan, which had outlets in 16 countries spanning Asia, North and South America, and Europe at its peak before falling into bankruptcy in 1997. Wada died on Aug. 19, 2019, of natural causes at age 90. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Yankees v Mariners

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (19) walks to the dugout after ending the fifth inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on Aug. 27, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hong Kong protest

People walk on a street in Hong Kong's major shopping district Mong Kok on Aug. 19, 2019. Protesters marched on the street the previous day against a now-suspended extradition bill and police use of force. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hong Kong protest

People walk on a street in a major commercial area in Hong Kong on Aug. 19, 2019. Protesters marched on the street the previous day against a now-suspended extradition bill and police use of force. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boycott of Japan-made products in Seoul

Photo taken Aug. 19, 2019, shows a notice in Korean about not selling Japanese products at a supermarket in Seoul. Anti-Japanese sentiment has grown in South Korea in response to Tokyo's trade policy shift against Seoul. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boycott of Japan-made products in Seoul

Photo taken Aug. 19, 2019, shows a notice in Korean about not selling Japanese products at a supermarket in Seoul. Anti-Japanese sentiment has grown in South Korea in response to Tokyo's trade policy shift against Seoul. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo