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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HYBRID RICE SEED BREEDING-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230830) -- CENGONG, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows (from L to R) Chen Liangdong leveling the field on April 6, 2023, transplanting rice seedlings on May 29, 2023, holding a bamboo pole to pollinate the rice for seed production on Aug. 1, 2023, and showcasing harvested rice seeds on Aug. 26, 2023, in a hybrid rice seed breeding base in Xinchang Village of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. As autumn arrives, the rice fields turn golden. Chen Liangdong has invited a professional harvesting team from Henan Province to harvest the hybrid rice seeds on his farm. Looking at the abundant rice seeds, he was overjoyed. Chen, who is 61, is a major producer of hybrid rice seeds in Cengong County. He used to work as a construction worker in the county for many years. In 2012, Chen returned to his village and took over the idle land of the villagers to produce hybrid rice seeds. From spring to autumn, he is busy with tilling, sowing, mulching, transp

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HYBRID RICE SEED BREEDING-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230830) -- CENGONG, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Liangdong and his daughter-in-law load harvested rice seeds onto a truck in Xinchang Village of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 26, 2023. As autumn arrives, the rice fields turn golden. Chen Liangdong has invited a professional harvesting team from Henan Province to harvest the hybrid rice seeds on his farm. Looking at the abundant rice seeds, he was overjoyed. Chen, who is 61, is a major producer of hybrid rice seeds in Cengong County. He used to work as a construction worker in the county for many years. In 2012, Chen returned to his village and took over the idle land of the villagers to produce hybrid rice seeds. From spring to autumn, he is busy with tilling, sowing, mulching, transplanting, fertilizing, pollinating, and other tasks. Every year, he provides jobs for more than 100 households in the surrounding villages. Cengong County is a national rice seed production county with 47 years o

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HYBRID RICE SEED BREEDING-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230830) -- CENGONG, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Liangdong checks on the growth of seeds at a hybrid rice seeds field in Cengong County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 26, 2023. As autumn arrives, the rice fields turn golden. Chen Liangdong has invited a professional harvesting team from Henan Province to harvest the hybrid rice seeds on his farm. Looking at the abundant rice seeds, he was overjoyed. Chen, who is 61, is a major producer of hybrid rice seeds in Cengong County. He used to work as a construction worker in the county for many years. In 2012, Chen returned to his village and took over the idle land of the villagers to produce hybrid rice seeds. From spring to autumn, he is busy with tilling, sowing, mulching, transplanting, fertilizing, pollinating, and other tasks. Every year, he provides jobs for more than 100 households in the surrounding villages. Cengong County is a national rice seed production county with 47 years of hist

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HYBRID RICE SEED BREEDING-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230830) -- CENGONG, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Liangdong loads harvested rice seeds onto a truck in Cengong County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 26, 2023. As autumn arrives, the rice fields turn golden. Chen Liangdong has invited a professional harvesting team from Henan Province to harvest the hybrid rice seeds on his farm. Looking at the abundant rice seeds, he was overjoyed. Chen, who is 61, is a major producer of hybrid rice seeds in Cengong County. He used to work as a construction worker in the county for many years. In 2012, Chen returned to his village and took over the idle land of the villagers to produce hybrid rice seeds. From spring to autumn, he is busy with tilling, sowing, mulching, transplanting, fertilizing, pollinating, and other tasks. Every year, he provides jobs for more than 100 households in the surrounding villages. Cengong County is a national rice seed production county with 47 years of history in hybrid rice

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HYBRID RICE SEED BREEDING-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230830) -- CENGONG, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Liangdong arranges harvested hybrid rice seeds at a processing workshop in Cengong County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 26, 2023. As autumn arrives, the rice fields turn golden. Chen Liangdong has invited a professional harvesting team from Henan Province to harvest the hybrid rice seeds on his farm. Looking at the abundant rice seeds, he was overjoyed. Chen, who is 61, is a major producer of hybrid rice seeds in Cengong County. He used to work as a construction worker in the county for many years. In 2012, Chen returned to his village and took over the idle land of the villagers to produce hybrid rice seeds. From spring to autumn, he is busy with tilling, sowing, mulching, transplanting, fertilizing, pollinating, and other tasks. Every year, he provides jobs for more than 100 households in the surrounding villages. Cengong County is a national rice seed production county with 47 years of h

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HYBRID RICE SEED BREEDING-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230830) -- CENGONG, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Liangdong (L) checks on the drying condition of hybrid rice seeds at a processing workshop in Cengong County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 26, 2023. As autumn arrives, the rice fields turn golden. Chen Liangdong has invited a professional harvesting team from Henan Province to harvest the hybrid rice seeds on his farm. Looking at the abundant rice seeds, he was overjoyed. Chen, who is 61, is a major producer of hybrid rice seeds in Cengong County. He used to work as a construction worker in the county for many years. In 2012, Chen returned to his village and took over the idle land of the villagers to produce hybrid rice seeds. From spring to autumn, he is busy with tilling, sowing, mulching, transplanting, fertilizing, pollinating, and other tasks. Every year, he provides jobs for more than 100 households in the surrounding villages. Cengong County is a national rice seed production county

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HYBRID RICE SEED BREEDING-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230830) -- CENGONG, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 26, 2023 shows harvesters working in a hybrid rice seeds field in Cengong County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. As autumn arrives, the rice fields turn golden. Chen Liangdong has invited a professional harvesting team from Henan Province to harvest the hybrid rice seeds on his farm. Looking at the abundant rice seeds, he was overjoyed. Chen, who is 61, is a major producer of hybrid rice seeds in Cengong County. He used to work as a construction worker in the county for many years. In 2012, Chen returned to his village and took over the idle land of the villagers to produce hybrid rice seeds. From spring to autumn, he is busy with tilling, sowing, mulching, transplanting, fertilizing, pollinating, and other tasks. Every year, he provides jobs for more than 100 households in the surrounding villages. Cengong County is a national rice seed production county with 47 years o

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HYBRID RICE SEED BREEDING-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230830) -- CENGONG, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Liangdong checks on the drying condition of hybrid rice seeds at a processing workshop in Cengong County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 26, 2023. As autumn arrives, the rice fields turn golden. Chen Liangdong has invited a professional harvesting team from Henan Province to harvest the hybrid rice seeds on his farm. Looking at the abundant rice seeds, he was overjoyed. Chen, who is 61, is a major producer of hybrid rice seeds in Cengong County. He used to work as a construction worker in the county for many years. In 2012, Chen returned to his village and took over the idle land of the villagers to produce hybrid rice seeds. From spring to autumn, he is busy with tilling, sowing, mulching, transplanting, fertilizing, pollinating, and other tasks. Every year, he provides jobs for more than 100 households in the surrounding villages. Cengong County is a national rice seed production county wit

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HYBRID RICE SEED BREEDING-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230830) -- CENGONG, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Liangdong talks with a harvester driver in a hybrid rice seeds field in Cengong County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 26, 2023. As autumn arrives, the rice fields turn golden. Chen Liangdong has invited a professional harvesting team from Henan Province to harvest the hybrid rice seeds on his farm. Looking at the abundant rice seeds, he was overjoyed. Chen, who is 61, is a major producer of hybrid rice seeds in Cengong County. He used to work as a construction worker in the county for many years. In 2012, Chen returned to his village and took over the idle land of the villagers to produce hybrid rice seeds. From spring to autumn, he is busy with tilling, sowing, mulching, transplanting, fertilizing, pollinating, and other tasks. Every year, he provides jobs for more than 100 households in the surrounding villages. Cengong County is a national rice seed production county with 47 years of hist

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HYBRID RICE SEED BREEDING-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230830) -- CENGONG, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Liangdong presents harvested rice seeds in a hybrid rice seed breeding base in Cengong County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 26, 2023. As autumn arrives, the rice fields turn golden. Chen Liangdong has invited a professional harvesting team from Henan Province to harvest the hybrid rice seeds on his farm. Looking at the abundant rice seeds, he was overjoyed. Chen, who is 61, is a major producer of hybrid rice seeds in Cengong County. He used to work as a construction worker in the county for many years. In 2012, Chen returned to his village and took over the idle land of the villagers to produce hybrid rice seeds. From spring to autumn, he is busy with tilling, sowing, mulching, transplanting, fertilizing, pollinating, and other tasks. Every year, he provides jobs for more than 100 households in the surrounding villages. Cengong County is a national rice seed production county with 47 years

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HYBRID RICE SEED BREEDING-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230830) -- CENGONG, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Chen Liangdong showcasing germinated rice seeds on April 6, 2023 (upper L), transplanting rice seedlings on May 29, 2023 (upper R), inspecting rice pollination on Aug. 1, 2023 (lower L) and displaying harvested rice seeds on Aug. 26, 2023 in Cengong County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. As autumn arrives, the rice fields turn golden. Chen Liangdong has invited a professional harvesting team from Henan Province to harvest the hybrid rice seeds on his farm. Looking at the abundant rice seeds, he was overjoyed. Chen, who is 61, is a major producer of hybrid rice seeds in Cengong County. He used to work as a construction worker in the county for many years. In 2012, Chen returned to his village and took over the idle land of the villagers to produce hybrid rice seeds. From spring to autumn, he is busy with tilling, sowing, mulching, transplanting, fertilizing, pollinating, and other

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Eagles ace Tanaka

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles ace Masahiro Tanaka holds the certificates in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2013, that Guinness World Records issued recognizing his record-breaking season. The 25-year-old Tanaka went 24-0 this season and, coupled with his 28-game winning streak that began on Aug. 26, 2012 plus two wins in the postseason, had a 30-game winning streak.

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Japan pavilion wins top award at Venice architecture exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 26, 2012, shows the Japan pavilion at the 13th Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition. The pavilion, which focuses on the process of designing "Home for All" places where survivors of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan gather to eat, drink and talk, won the Golden Lion top prize on Aug. 29, 2012. The model of the "Home for All" can be seen in the center.

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Body of journalist returns to her parents' home

TSURU, Japan - Koji Yamamoto, father of Japanese journalist Mika Yamamoto, who was killed in Syria while covering the civil war there, speaks in front of his home in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2012, after her body was carried there. The police conducted an autopsy earlier that day at a university hospital in Tokyo. Yamamoto, 45, an award-winning journalist, was shot dead Aug. 20 in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo during a clash believed to have been between rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

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Suzuki chairman holds talks with Haryana chief minister

NEW DELHI, India - Suzuki Motor Corp. Chairman Osamu Suzuki answers a reporter's question at a press conference in New Delhi on Aug. 26, 2012. Suzuki met the same day with Bhupinder Singh Hooda, chief minister of India's northern state of Haryana, where a Suzuki car plant was wracked by violence the previous month following a labor dispute.

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Young Nadeshiko beat Switzerland

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Hikaru Naomoto (8) scores her team's fourth goal on penalty kick during the second half of their Under-20 Women's World Cup Group A final game against Switzerland at National Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2012. Japan won 4-0, setting up a quarterfinal match with South Korea.

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Young Nadeshiko beat Switzerland

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Asuka Nishikawa (L back) scores her team's third goal during the second half of their Under-20 Women's World Cup Group A final game against Switzerland at National Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2012. Japan won 4-0, setting up a quarterfinal match with South Korea.

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Body of journalist returns to her parents' home

TSURU, Japan - A casket containing the body of Mika Yamamoto, a Japanese journalist killed in Syria while covering the civil war there, is carried into her parents' home in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, after police conducted an autopsy on Aug. 26, 2012 at a university hospital in Tokyo. Yamamoto, 45, an award-winning journalist, was shot dead Aug. 20 in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo during a clash believed to have been between rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

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Young Nadeshiko beat Switzerland

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Yoko Tanaka scores her and her team's second goal on a free kick during the second half of their Under-20 Women's World Cup Group A final game against Switzerland at National Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2012. Japan won 4-0, setting up a quarterfinal match with South Korea.

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Young Nadeshiko beat Switzerland

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photos show Japan's Yoko Tanaka scoring her team's first goal on a free kick with her right foot during the first half (L) and the second on a free kick with her left during the second half (R) of an Under-20 Women's World Cup Group A final game against Switzerland at National Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2012. Japan won 4-0, setting up a quarterfinal match with South Korea.

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Anti-Japan protests occur in 4 China cities

HAIKOU, China - A police officer on a motorbike escorts anti-Japan protestors in Haikou in China's Hainan Province on Aug. 26, 2012. Anti-Japan protesters massed in four Chinese cities the same day, asserting Beijing's claim to sovereignty over the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Marking the second straight weekend of anti-Japan protest events in China, the demonstrations took place in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, in Haikou, Hainan Province, in Dongguan in Guangdong Province and in Yangquan in Shanxi Province.

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Young Nadeshiko beat Switzerland

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Yoko Tanaka scores her team's first goal on a free kick during the first half of their Under-20 Women's World Cup Group A final game against Switzerland at National Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2012. Japan won 4-0, setting up a quarterfinal match with South Korea.

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Young Nadeshiko beat Switzerland

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Yoko Tanaka scores her team's first goal on a free kick during the first half of their Under-20 Women's World Cup Group A final game against Switzerland at National Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2012. Japan won 4-0, setting up a quarterfinal match with South Korea.

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Police conduct autopsy on journalist killed in Syria

TOKYO, Japan - A car carrying the body of Mika Yamamoto, a Japanese journalist killed in Syria while covering the civil war there, leaves a university hospital in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward after police conducted an autopsy on Aug. 26, 2012. Yamamoto, 45, an award-winning journalist, was shot dead Aug. 20 in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo during a clash believed to have been between rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

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Powerful typhoon to rip through Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Strong winds blow along Kokusai Street, one of the busiest streets of Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2012. One of the most powerful typhoons in many years, packing gusts of up to 252 kilometers per hour, was slowly moving on course to rip through Okinawa's main island, with the Japan Meteorological Agency warning it could bring record rain and wind to the region.

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Powerful typhoon to rip through Okinawa

YOMITAN, Japan - A tree is knocked down due to strong winds in Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2012. One of the most powerful typhoons in many years, packing gusts of up to 252 kilometers per hour, was slowly moving on course to rip through Okinawa's main island, with the Japan Meteorological Agency warning it could bring record rain and wind to the region.

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Powerful typhoon to rip through Okinawa

YOMITAN, Japan - A tree is knocked down due to strong winds in Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2012. One of the most powerful typhoons in many years, packing gusts of up to 252 kilometers per hour, was slowly moving on course to rip through Okinawa's main island, with the Japan Meteorological Agency warning it could bring record rain and wind to the region.

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Anti-Japan protests occur in 4 China cities

DONGGUAN, China - Police officers overpower an anti-Japan protester in Dongguan in China's Guangdong Province on Aug. 26, 2012. Anti-Japan protesters massed in four Chinese cities the same day, asserting Beijing's claim to sovereignty over the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Marking the second straight weekend of anti-Japan protest events in China, the demonstrations took place in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, in Haikou, Hainan Province, in Dongguan in Guangdong Province and in Yangquan in Shanxi Province.

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Anti-Japan protests occur in 4 China cities

DONGGUAN, China - Anti-Japan protestors yell at police officers in Dongguan in China's Guangdong Province on Aug. 26, 2012. Anti-Japan protesters massed in four Chinese cities the same day, asserting Beijing's claim to sovereignty over the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Marking the second straight weekend of anti-Japan protest events in China, the demonstrations took place in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, in Haikou, Hainan Province, in Dongguan in Guangdong Province and in Yangquan in Shanxi Province.

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Anti-Japan protests occur in 4 China cities

DONGGUAN, China - Anti-Japan protesters clash with police officers in Dongguan in China's Guangdong Province on Aug. 26, 2012. Anti-Japan protesters massed in four Chinese cities the same day, asserting Beijing's claim to sovereignty over the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Marking the second straight weekend of anti-Japan protest events in China, the demonstrations took place in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, in Haikou, Hainan Province, in Dongguan in Guangdong Province and in Yangquan in Shanxi Province.

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Powerful typhoon to rip through Okinawa

YOMITAN, Japan - A wave breaks along a cape in Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2012. One of the most powerful typhoons in many years, packing gusts of up to 252 kilometers per hour, was slowly moving on course to rip through Okinawa's main island, with the Japan Meteorological Agency warning it could bring record rain and wind to the region.

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Live-fire drill for defending remote isles

GOTEMBA, Japan - Japan's Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces conduct Aug. 26, 2012, a major annual artillery live-fire drill in Shizuoka Prefecture. The GSDF's fire power exercise at the East Fuji training area, which was open to the public for viewing, mobilized troops from the MSDF and ASDF working together in an integrated operation that for the first time featured a scenario -- driving out enemy troops from a remote island that has come under attack.

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Anti-Japan protests occur in 4 China cities

DONGGUAN, China - Anti-Japan protestors set fire to Japanese flags in Dongguan in China's Guangdong Province on Aug. 26, 2012. Anti-Japan protesters massed in four Chinese cities the same day, asserting Beijing's claim to sovereignty over the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Marking the second straight weekend of anti-Japan protest events in China, the demonstrations took place in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, in Haikou, Hainan Province, in Dongguan in Guangdong Province and in Yangquan in Shanxi Province.

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Anti-Japan protests occur in 4 China cities

DONGGUAN, China - An anti-Japan protestor sets fire to a Japanese flag in Dongguan in China's Guangdong Province on Aug. 26, 2012. Anti-Japan protesters massed in four Chinese cities the same day, asserting Beijing's claim to sovereignty over the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Marking the second straight weekend of anti-Japan protest events in China, the demonstrations took place in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, in Haikou, Hainan Province, in Dongguan in Guangdong Province and in Yangquan in Shanxi Province.

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Anti-Japan protests occur in 4 China cities

ZHUJI, China - Photo shows anti-Japan protestors in Zhuji in China's Zhejiang Province on Aug. 26, 2012. Anti-Japan protesters massed in four Chinese cities the same day, asserting Beijing's claim to sovereignty over the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Marking the second straight weekend of anti-Japan protest events in China, the demonstrations took place in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, in Haikou, Haainan Province, in Dongguan in Guangdong Province and in Yangquan in Shanxi Province.

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Anti-Japan protests occur in 4 China cities

DONGGUAN, China - Anti-Japan protestors hold a banner that reads, "Boycott Japanese products," in Dongguan in China's Guangdong Province on Aug. 26, 2012. Anti-Japan protesters massed in four Chinese cities the same day, asserting Beijing's claim to sovereignty over the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Marking the second straight weekend of anti-Japan protest events in China, the demonstrations took place in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, in Haikou, Hainan Province, in Dongguan in Guangdong Province and in Yangquan in Shanxi Province.

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Anti-Japan protests occur in 4 China cities

ZHUJI, China - Photo shows anti-Japan protestors in Zhuji in China's Zhejiang Province on Aug. 26, 2012. Anti-Japan protesters massed in four Chinese cities the same day, asserting Beijing's claim to sovereignty over the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Marking the second straight weekend of anti-Japan protest events in China, the demonstrations took place in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, in Haikou, Haainan Province, in Dongguan in Guangdong Province and in Yangquan in Shanxi Province.

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Anti-Japan protests occur in 4 China cities

HAIKOU, China - Photo shows anti-Japan protestors in Haikou in China's Hainan Province on Aug. 26, 2012. Anti-Japan protesters massed in four Chinese cities the same day, asserting Beijing's claim to sovereignty over the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Marking the second straight weekend of anti-Japan protest events in China, the demonstrations took place in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, in Haikou, Hainan Province, in Dongguan in Guangdong Province and in Yangquan in Shanxi Province.

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Live-fire drill for defending remote isles

GOTEMBA, Japan - Japan's Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces conduct Aug. 26, 2012, a major annual artillery live-fire drill in Shizuoka Prefecture. The GSDF's fire power exercise at the East Fuji training area, which was open to the public for viewing, mobilized troops from the MSDF and ASDF working together in an integrated operation that for the first time featured a scenario -- driving out enemy troops from a remote island that has come under attack.

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Live-fire drill for defending remote isles

GOTEMBA, Japan - Japan's Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces conduct Aug. 26, 2012, a major annual artillery live-fire drill in Shizuoka Prefecture. The GSDF's fire power exercise at the East Fuji training area, which was open to the public for viewing, mobilized troops from the MSDF and ASDF working together in an integrated operation that for the first time featured a scenario -- driving out enemy troops from a remote island that has come under attack.

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Live-fire drill for defending remote isles

GOTEMBA, Japan - Japan's Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces conduct Aug. 26, 2012, a major annual artillery live-fire drill in Shizuoka Prefecture. The GSDF's fire power exercise at the East Fuji training area, which was open to the public for viewing, mobilized troops from the MSDF and ASDF working together in an integrated operation that for the first time featured a scenario -- driving out enemy troops from a remote island that has come under attack.

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IPPNW congress opens in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A world congress of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, or IPPNW, opens in Hiroshima on Aug. 24, 2012. The congress will run through Aug. 26.

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Japan whips S. Korea to win women's volleyball bronze

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Saori Kimura (L) plays the ball during the second set of the women's volleyball bronze medal match against South Korea at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 11, 2012. Japan beat South Korea 25-22, 26-24, 25-21, and claimed their first medal in the sport since taking the bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. At front left is South Korea's Kim Yeon Koung and at front right is Jung Dae Young.

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Japan whips S. Korea to win women's volleyball bronze

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Saori Kimura (back) spikes the ball during the second set of women's volleyball bronze medal match against South Korea at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 11, 2012. Japan beat South Korea 25-22, 26-24, 25-21, claiming their first medal in the sport since taking the bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

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Japan whips S. Korea to win women's volleyball bronze

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Saori Sakoda spikes the ball during the second set of the women's volleyball bronze medal match against South Korea at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 11, 2012. Japan beat South Korea 25-22, 26-24, 25-21, claiming their first volleyball medal since taking the bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. At front is South Korea's Yang Hyo Jin.

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Japan whips S. Korea to win women's volleyball bronze

LONDON, Britain - Members and staff of the Japanese team celebrate after beating South Korea in straight sets 25-22, 26-24, 25-21 in the women's volleyball bronze medal match at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 11, 2012. Japan claimed their first medal since taking the bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

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Japan whips S. Korea to win women's volleyball bronze

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yukiko Ebata (L) hugs Saori Sakoda after beating South Korea in straight sets 25-22, 26-24, 25-21 in the women's volleyball bronze medal match at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 11, 2012. Japan claimed their first medal since taking the bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

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Japan whips S. Korea to win women's volleyball bronze

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Saori Kimura (C) and her teammates hug each other after they beat South Korea in straight sets 25-22, 26-24, 25-21 in the women's volleyball bronze medal match at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 11, 2012. Japan claimed their first in the sport medal since taking the bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

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Japan whips S. Korea to win women's volleyball bronze

LONDON, Britain - Japan's coach Masayoshi Manabe (R) hugs Japan's Yoshie Takeshita after the team beat South Korea in straight sets 25-22, 26-24, 25-21 in the women's volleyball bronze medal match at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 11, 2012. Japan claimed their first medal since taking the bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

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Japan whips S. Korea to win women's volleyball bronze

LONDON, Britain - Members and staff of the Japanese team celebrate after beating South Korea in straight sets 25-22, 26-24, 25-21 in the women's volleyball bronze medal match at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 11, 2012. Japan claimed their first medal since taking the bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.