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U.S.-WASHINGTON D. C.-SENATE-REPUBLICAN LEADER-ANNOUNCEMENT-STEPPING DOWN AT YEAR-END

(240229) -- WASHINGTON D. C., Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is pictured outside the Senate Chamber of the Capitol building in Washington D. C., the United States, Feb. 28, 2024. Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving leader in the U.S. Senate history, announced Wednesday that he will step down from the position at the end of the year. McConnell, 82, has served as GOP leader since 2007. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON D. C.-SENATE-REPUBLICAN LEADER-ANNOUNCEMENT-STEPPING DOWN AT YEAR-END

(240229) -- WASHINGTON D. C., Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is pictured outside the Senate Chamber of the Capitol building in Washington D. C., the United States, Feb. 28, 2024. Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving leader in the U.S. Senate history, announced Wednesday that he will step down from the position at the end of the year. McConnell, 82, has served as GOP leader since 2007. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON D. C.-SENATE-REPUBLICAN LEADER-ANNOUNCEMENT-STEPPING DOWN AT YEAR-END

(240229) -- WASHINGTON D. C., Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is pictured outside the Senate Chamber of the Capitol building in Washington D. C., the United States, Feb. 28, 2024. Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving leader in the U.S. Senate history, announced Wednesday that he will step down from the position at the end of the year. McConnell, 82, has served as GOP leader since 2007. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON D. C.-SENATE-REPUBLICAN LEADER-ANNOUNCEMENT-STEPPING DOWN AT YEAR-END

(240229) -- WASHINGTON D. C., Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is pictured outside the Senate Chamber of the Capitol building in Washington D. C., the United States, Feb. 28, 2024. Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving leader in the U.S. Senate history, announced Wednesday that he will step down from the position at the end of the year. McConnell, 82, has served as GOP leader since 2007. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240117) -- BEIJING, Jan. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tents housing the homeless are seen amidst a snowfall in Washington, D.C., the United States, Jan. 15, 2024. The Washington, D. C. and its surrounding areas greeted the first snowfall of 2024 on Monday, which led to the delay and cancellation of part flights, traffic accidents and suspension of school classes. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-SNOWFALL

(240116) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tents housing the homeless are seen amidst a snowfall in Washington, D.C., the United States, Jan. 15, 2023. The Washington, D. C. and its surrounding areas greeted the first snowfall of 2024 on Monday, which led to the delay and cancellation of part flights, traffic accidents and suspension of school classes. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-SNOWFALL

(240116) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man runs at the National Mall during a snowfall in Washington, D.C., the United States, Jan. 15, 2023. The Washington, D. C. and its surrounding areas greeted the first snowfall of 2024 on Monday, which led to the delay and cancellation of part flights, traffic accidents and suspension of school classes. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-SNOWFALL

(240116) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tents housing the homeless are seen amidst a snowfall in Washington, D.C., the United States, Jan. 15, 2023. The Washington, D. C. and its surrounding areas greeted the first snowfall of 2024 on Monday, which led to the delay and cancellation of part flights, traffic accidents and suspension of school classes. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-SNOWFALL

(240116) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The White House is seen during a snowfall in Washington, D.C., the United States, Jan. 15, 2023. The Washington, D. C. and its surrounding areas greeted the first snowfall of 2024 on Monday, which led to the delay and cancellation of part flights, traffic accidents and suspension of school classes. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-SNOWFALL

(240116) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People walk at the National Mall during a snowfall in Washington, D.C., the United States, Jan. 15, 2023. The Washington, D. C. and its surrounding areas greeted the first snowfall of 2024 on Monday, which led to the delay and cancellation of part flights, traffic accidents and suspension of school classes. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-SNOWFALL

(240116) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man runs at the National Mall during a snowfall in Washington, D.C., the United States, Jan. 15, 2023. The Washington, D. C. and its surrounding areas greeted the first snowfall of 2024 on Monday, which led to the delay and cancellation of part flights, traffic accidents and suspension of school classes. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-SNOWFALL

(240116) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The Capitol Building is seen in the distance during a snowfall in Washington, D.C., the United States, Jan. 15, 2023. The Washington, D. C. and its surrounding areas greeted the first snowfall of 2024 on Monday, which led to the delay and cancellation of part flights, traffic accidents and suspension of school classes. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-SNOWFALL

(240116) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The White House is seen during a snowfall in Washington, D.C., the United States, Jan. 15, 2023. The Washington, D. C. and its surrounding areas greeted the first snowfall of 2024 on Monday, which led to the delay and cancellation of part flights, traffic accidents and suspension of school classes. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-SNOWFALL

(240116) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People walk at the National Mall during a snowfall in Washington, D.C., the United States, Jan. 15, 2023. The Washington, D. C. and its surrounding areas greeted the first snowfall of 2024 on Monday, which led to the delay and cancellation of part flights, traffic accidents and suspension of school classes. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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Ise Udon

Ise udon, a local dish of Ise City, Mie Prefecture,Japan

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Matsusaka beef

The scene of grilling Matsusaka beef and Matsusaka meat, a specialty of Mie Prefecture in Japan.

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Matsusaka beef

The scene of grilling Matsusaka beef and Matsusaka meat, a specialty of Mie Prefecture in Japan.

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A scene of eels being grilled

A scene of eels roasting on a shichirin

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Matsusaka beef

The scene of grilling Matsusaka beef and Matsusaka meat, a specialty of Mie Prefecture in Japan.

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Matsusaka beef

The scene of grilling Matsusaka beef and Matsusaka meat, a specialty of Mie Prefecture in Japan.

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Ise Udon

Ise udon, a local dish of Ise City, Mie Prefecture,Japan

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A bowl of eel

A bowl of eel and rice (Una don) a specialty of Tsu City, Mie Prefecture, Japan

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Rock Oysters

Oysters available during the summer season in Toba City, Mie Prefecture,Japan

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Cultivation of aosa seaweed

Mie Prefecture is the largest producer of aosa seaweed in Japan

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Seafood bowl

Seafood bowl in Owase City, Mie Prefecture, Japan

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Cultivation of aosa seaweed

Mie Prefecture is the largest producer of aosa seaweed in Japan

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Seafood bowl

Seafood bowl in Owase City, Mie Prefecture, Japan

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Green tea and Japanese sweets

Japanese sweets made with plums and green tea

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Seafood bowl

Seafood bowl in Owase City, Mie Prefecture, Japan

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Oysters

Oysters in Toba City, Mie Prefecture,Japan

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Oysters

Oysters in Toba City, Mie Prefecture,Japan

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Kumano Fireworks Festival

A fireworks display held in Kumano City, Mie Prefecture, home to a World Heritage Site.

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Kumano Fireworks Festival

A fireworks display held in Kumano City, Mie Prefecture, home to a World Heritage Site.

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Kumano Fireworks Festival

A fireworks display held in Kumano City, Mie Prefecture, home to a World Heritage Site.

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Fireworks festival in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture

A fireworks display held in Tsu City, the capital of Mie Prefecture, Japan.

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Kumano Fireworks Festival

A fireworks display held in Kumano City, Mie Prefecture, home to a World Heritage Site.

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Fireworks festival in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture

A fireworks display held in Tsu City, the capital of Mie Prefecture, Japan.

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Fireworks festival in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture

A fireworks display held in Tsu City, the capital of Mie Prefecture, Japan.

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Kumano Fireworks Festival

A fireworks display held in Kumano City, Mie Prefecture, home to a World Heritage Site.

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Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

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Fireworks festival in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture

A fireworks display held in Tsu City, the capital of Mie Prefecture, Japan.

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Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

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Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

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Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

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Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

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Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

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Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

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Yoshinoya marks opening of 1st N.Y. outlet

NEW YORK, United States - Shuji Abe, president of Yoshinoya D&C Co., operator of Japan's Yoshinoya fast-food restaurant chain, addresses a ceremony at a New York hotel Dec. 17 marking the opening of its first outlet in the city. The New York shop is Yoshinoya's 1,000th store in the world.

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Yoshinoya incurs net loss of 108 mil. yen in Sept.-Nov. qtr

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Abe, president of restaurant chain operator Yoshinoya D&C Co., announces Dec. 27 that the company fell into the red, with a group net loss of 108 million yen, in the September-November period as a result of Japan's continued import ban on American beef. (Kyodo)

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(2)Yoshinoya serves gyudon on anniversary of suspension

TOKYO, Japan - A woman customer takes a picture of a friend eating a ''gyudon'' beef-on-rice dish in Tokyo's Yurakucho district Feb. 11 as Yoshinoya D&C Co. revived its popular gyudon dishes for one day on the first anniversary of the dishes being pulled off the menu due to Japan's ban on American beef imports over mad cow disease. (Kyodo)