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2025 Nobel Prize in Literature awardee

A special section for Hungarian author Laszlo Krasznahorkai is earmarked at Books Kinokuniya's flagship store in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Oct. 9, 2025, shortly after he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025.

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2025 Nobel Prize in Literature awardee

A special section for Hungarian author Laszlo Krasznahorkai is earmarked at Books Kinokuniya's flagship store in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Oct. 9, 2025, shortly after he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025.

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Japan empress at medal ceremony

Japan's Empress Masako (R) confers a Florence Nightingale Medal on an awardee during an award ceremony in Tokyo on July 31, 2025.

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Japan's emperor at award ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (R) and Empress Masako talk with an awardee (L) after a commendation ceremony in Tokyo on April 26, 2024, held for people who have contributed to the promotion of greenery and forestry.

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Japan's emperor at award ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (R) and Empress Masako talk with an awardee (L) after a commendation ceremony in Tokyo on April 26, 2024, held for people who have contributed to the promotion of greenery and forestry.

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GERMANY-FRANKFURT-CHINA-GERMANY FRIENDSHIP-AWARDEE

(240131) -- FRANKFURT, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Dr. Norbert Egger, previously vice mayor of Mannheim, speaks during an interview in Frankfurt, Germany, Jan. 27, 2024. Dr. Norbert Egger was among nine Germans honored for contributing to Chinese-German friendship over recent decades at the Chinese Consulate General in Frankfurt Saturday. TO GO WITH "Feature: From icons to heirs: Celebrating China-Germany friendship in Frankfurt" (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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GERMANY-FRANKFURT-CHINA-GERMANY FRIENDSHIP-AWARDEE

(240131) -- FRANKFURT, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Thomas Rabe speaks during an interview in Frankfurt, Germany, Jan. 27, 2024. Thomas Rabe was among nine Germans honored for contributing to Chinese-German friendship over recent decades at the Chinese Consulate General in Frankfurt Saturday. TO GO WITH "Feature: From icons to heirs: Celebrating China-Germany friendship in Frankfurt" (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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GERMANY-FRANKFURT-CHINA-GERMANY FRIENDSHIP-AWARDEE

(240131) -- FRANKFURT, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Klaus Schlappner, the first foreign head coach of China Men's National Football Team, speaks during an event celebrating China-Germany friendship in Frankfurt, Germany, Jan. 27, 2024. Klaus Schlappner was among nine Germans honored for contributing to Chinese-German friendship over recent decades at the Chinese Consulate General in Frankfurt Saturday. TO GO WITH "Feature: From icons to heirs: Celebrating China-Germany friendship in Frankfurt" (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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Japan crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Princess Kiko chat with an awardee (L) after attending an award ceremony for 18 promising young researchers, including those studying at graduate schools, at the Japan Academy headquarters building in Tokyo on March 2, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Crown Princess Kiko at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko meets an awardee of a juvenile book report competition as she attends its award ceremony in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2023. (Pool photo)

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140 Ghanaian students receive Chinese ambassador scholarships

STORY: 140 Ghanaian students receive Chinese ambassador scholarships DATELINE: Sept. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the awarding ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LU KUN, Chinese Ambassador to Ghana 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOHNSON NYARKO BOAMPONG, UCC Vice Chancellor 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): HAMED DIZATU, UCC student and awardee STORYLINE: 140 Ghanaian students were awarded the Chinese ambassador scholarships Friday for their excellence in Chinese study. At the awarding ceremony held at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Chinese Ambassador to Ghana Lu Kun expressed hope that the scholarships will help Ghanaian students at all levels excel in their study of the Chinese language. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LU KUN, Chinese Ambassador to Ghana "As China becomes the second largest economy in the world, learning Chinese helps you not only better understand China but also share China's development and realize your dreams." Johnson Nyarko Boampong, the UCC

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Take becomes 1st jockey to win 300 graded races in Japan

Yutaka Take celebrates after winning the G3 Sirius Stakes aboard Awardee on Oct. 3, 2015, at Hanshin Racecourse in the western Japan city of Takarazuka. Take became the first jockey to win 300 graded races in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Take becomes 1st jockey to win 300 graded races in Japan

Yutaka Take (far L) aboard Awardee wins the G3 Sirius Stakes on Oct. 3, 2015, at Hanshin Racecourse in the western Japan city of Takarazuka. Take became the first jockey to win 300 graded races in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese fashion industry group names "Best Dresser" awardees

Photo taken at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2015, shows five recipients of this year's Best Dresser awards given by the Men's Fashion Unity industry group -- (from L) Naomichi Suzuki, mayor of Hokkaido's Yubari city; Hideo Sawada, chairman of travel agency H.I.S. Co.; comedian and Akutagawa literary award winner Naoki Matayoshi; actress Yo Yoshida; and actor Tori Matsuzaka. Another awardee, Charlotte Kate Fox, an American actress who won popularity after playing a heroine in a TV serial drama, was absent due to poor health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Nobel laureates Masukawa, Shimomura attend Pugwash confab

Osamu Shimomura (L), winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and Toshihide Masukawa, awardee of the 2008 Nobel Prize for Physics, attend a session of the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2015. The Pugwash Conference is the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize winner. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shogi sensation Fujii beaten in 1st match of "Osho" league

Shogi sensation Sota Fujii (R) reflects on his match against 99-time major title winner and national honor awardee Yoshiharu Habu after losing to him in the opening match of the "Osho" league in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2020. The 18-year-old, who holds two of shogi's eight major titles -- "Kisei" and "Oi" -- is vying to add "Osho" in the seven-man round-robin league. (Pool photo)

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Shogi sensation Fujii beaten in 1st match of "Osho" league

Shogi sensation Sota Fujii (R) reflects on his match against 99-time major title winner and national honor awardee Yoshiharu Habu after losing to him in the opening match of the "Osho" league in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2020. The 18-year-old, who holds two of shogi's eight major titles -- "Kisei" and "Oi" -- is vying to add "Osho" in the seven-man round-robin league. (Pool photo)

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Shogi sensation Fujii beaten in 1st match of "Osho" league

Shogi sensation Sota Fujii (R) reflects on his match against 99-time major title winner and national honor awardee Yoshiharu Habu after losing to him in the opening match of the "Osho" league in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2020. The 18-year-old, who holds two of shogi's eight major titles -- "Kisei" and "Oi" -- is vying to add "Osho" in the seven-man round-robin league. (Pool photo)

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Shogi sensation Fujii beaten in 1st match of "Osho" league

Shogi sensation Sota Fujii (L) reflects on his match against 99-time major title winner and national honor awardee Yoshiharu Habu after losing to him in the opening match of the "Osho" league in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2020. The 18-year-old, who holds two of shogi's eight major titles -- "Kisei" and "Oi" -- is vying to add "Osho" in the seven-man round-robin league. (Pool photo)

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Shogi sensation Fujii beaten in 1st match of "Osho" league

Shogi sensation Sota Fujii appears dejected after being beaten by 99-time major title winner and national honor awardee Yoshiharu Habu in the opening match of the "Osho" league in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2020. The 18-year-old, who holds two of shogi's eight major titles -- "Kisei" and "Oi" -- is vying to add "Osho" in the seven-man round-robin league. (Pool photo)