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CHINA-PLA NAVY-ESCORT MISSION-15 YEARS (CN)

(231228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vessels of the 23rd escort mission fleet dispatched by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy are in replenishment operation during their voyage on April 25, 2016. Since December 2008, China has been dispatching naval ships to carry out vessel protection operations in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia. Over the past 15 years, 45 consecutive fleets, 150 vessels and 35,000 personnel of the PLA Navy have joined the efforts, escorting more than 7,200 Chinese and foreign vessels, including 12 World Food Program ships. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Chinese navy's 15-year quest for peace in Gulf of Aden, waters off Somalia" (Photo by Qian Hong/Xinhua)

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SOUTH KOREA-JEJU ISLAND-HAENYEO CULTURE

(231217) -- JEJU ISLAND, Dec. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Haenyeo museum in Jeju Island, South Korea, Dec. 15, 2023. Haenyeo refers to female divers who dive into the sea to gather various shellfish and seaweed without using any underwater diving equipment. The Culture of Jeju Haenyeo was inscribed in 2016 on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. (Photo by Yang Chang/Xinhua)

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SOUTH KOREA-JEJU ISLAND-HAENYEO CULTURE

(231217) -- JEJU ISLAND, Dec. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Haenyeo poses for photos in Jeju Island, South Korea, Dec. 15, 2023. Haenyeo refers to female divers who dive into the sea to gather various shellfish and seaweed without using any underwater diving equipment. The Culture of Jeju Haenyeo was inscribed in 2016 on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. (Photo by Yang Chang/Xinhua)

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SOUTH KOREA-JEJU ISLAND-HAENYEO CULTURE

(231217) -- JEJU ISLAND, Dec. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist visits the Haenyeo museum in Jeju Island, South Korea, Dec. 15, 2023. Haenyeo refers to female divers who dive into the sea to gather various shellfish and seaweed without using any underwater diving equipment. The Culture of Jeju Haenyeo was inscribed in 2016 on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. (Photo by Yang Chang/Xinhua)

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SOUTH KOREA-JEJU ISLAND-HAENYEO CULTURE

(231217) -- JEJU ISLAND, Dec. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tour guide introduces the history of Haenyeo at the Haenyeo museum in Jeju Island, South Korea, Dec. 15, 2023. Haenyeo refers to female divers who dive into the sea to gather various shellfish and seaweed without using any underwater diving equipment. The Culture of Jeju Haenyeo was inscribed in 2016 on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. (Photo by Yang Chang/Xinhua)

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SOUTH KOREA-JEJU ISLAND-HAENYEO CULTURE

(231217) -- JEJU ISLAND, Dec. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 15, 2023 shows the tools used by Haenyeo in Jeju Island, South Korea. Haenyeo refers to female divers who dive into the sea to gather various shellfish and seaweed without using any underwater diving equipment. The Culture of Jeju Haenyeo was inscribed in 2016 on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. (Photo by Yang Chang/Xinhua)

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American expat embraces life with possibilities in China's Dongguan

STORY: American expat embraces life with possibilities in China's Dongguan SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 11, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: DONGGUAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kymmberli Stowe working and participating in activities 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese & English): KYMMBERLI STOWE, Psychological counselor at QSI International School of Dongguan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KYMMBERLI STOWE, Psychological counselor at QSI International School of Dongguan 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): KYMMBERLI STOWE, Psychological counselor at QSI International School of Dongguan STORYLINE: Kymmberli Stowe, an American who has lived in China since 2016, has embraced a vibrant and diverse lifestyle in the city of Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese & English): KYMMBERLI STOWE, Psychological counselor at QSI International School of Dongguan "Hello everyone, I'm Dr. Kymmberli Stowe. I come from America. I came to China with my dog who's also known as Xiaomeili." Sto

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China-Vietnam cross-border medical aid channel offers lifeline to patients

STORY: China-Vietnam cross-border medical aid channel offers lifeline to patients SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 13, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the border 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUANG DEJIN, Director of People's Hospital of Dongxing City, Guangxi 3. various of patients 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Tang's brother 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): TANG WEI, Officer at a local immigration inspection station 6. various of medical personnel STORYLINE: A cross-border medical aid channel between China and Vietnam has offered a lifeline to patients from the two countries. Opening in 2016 and named after a boundary stone, the "1369" rescue passage in Dongxing City, south China's Guangxi facilitates customs services for people in need of urgent medical assistance in Vietnam. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUANG DEJIN, Director of People's Hospital of Dongxing City, Guangxi "Time is critical for saving lives. Every minute and every second are important. T

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Former mining land in central China restored to protect biodiversity

STORY: Former mining land in central China restored to protect biodiversity DATELINE: Dec. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:15 LOCATION: ZHENGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xiaoqinling National Nature Reserve 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHAO TIE'AN, Xiaoqinling National Nature Reserve STORYLINE: The biodiversity conservation progress at Xiaoqinling National Nature Reserve in central China has recently been listed as an outstanding case for biodiversity by China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment. Xiaoqinling National Nature Reserve is located at the easternmost end of the Qinling Mountains in central China's Henan Province. It has a total area of 15,160 hectares and a forest coverage rate of 81.2 percent. The nature reserve was once the second largest gold producing area in China. More than 40 years of gold mining had caused serious damage to the environment. Thanks to great efforts made by local governments in restoring ecology since 2016, the area has once again become home of national prot

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No-confidence motion against Cabinet voted down

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 15 Kyodo - A vote is held in a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo in the early hours of Dec. 15, 2016, on a no-confidence motion against the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, submitted by opposition parties to obstruct the enactment of a bill allowing casino gambling in Japan. The motion was voted down.

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Akie Abe

TOKYO, Japan, April 17 Kyodo - Akie Abe, the wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in this photo taken Dec. 15, 2016, lays flowers at a gravestone in Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture, for Russian soldiers who died in the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese war.

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Hamas threatens to end prisoner exchange talks with Israel

STORY: Hamas threatens to end prisoner exchange talks with Israel DATELINE: Dec. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hamas rally in Gaza STORYLINE: A senior leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Wednesday threatened to permanently end the prisoner exchange talks with Israel in response to the latter's continuous delay in them. Yahya Sinwar, Hamas' leader in the Gaza Strip, made the threat during a rally organized in Gaza city to mark the 35th anniversary of the establishment of the movement. Tens of thousands of Hamas supporters attended the rally. Sinwar said Hamas will give Israel a limited time to complete an exchange deal, otherwise, they will permanently close the case of the four soldiers they hold and find another way to free their prisoners. In 2016, Hamas' armed wing al-Qassam Brigades announced that it was holding four Israeli soldiers without specifying their fate, while Israel says two of them were already killed. Isr

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Document authorizing H-bomb test released by N. Korean media

An image, released by North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency on Jan. 6, 2016, shows a document signed Dec. 15, 2015 by the country's leader Kim Jong Un authorizing the test of a hydrogen bomb. On Jan. 6, North Korea announced it successfully conducted its first hydrogen bomb test. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Noh to be performed to mark 5th anniv. of disaster

Photo taken Dec. 15, 2015, at the National Noh Theater in Tokyo shows the rehearsal of a Noh program, which is based on a legend from the northeastern Japan city of Natori, heavily hit by the 2011 deadly earthquake and tsunami. The program will be performed in March 2016 to mark the 5th anniversary of the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Civil group seeks abolition of security laws

Nahoko Hishiyama (C), a member of a civil group campaigning for the abolition of Japan's security laws, seeks signatures for a petition on Dec. 15, 2015, in Tokyo's Shinjuku district. The group, along with other like-minded organizations, aims to collect 20 million signatures by May 2016 to terminate the laws, which allow Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense by using force to defend allies under attack. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sapporo workshop making 100 monkey kites

Mitsuo Tanaka, representative of a kite craft studio, is making 100 kites, each in the shape of a monkey -- the animal representing the year 2016 -- wearing colorful kimono, at his studio in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Dec. 15, 2015. The kites, made of bamboo frames and washi paper, will be connected to make 100 meter-long chain-like kites to fly in the skies in the New Year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sapporo workshop making 100 monkey kites

Mitsuo Tanaka, representative of a kite craft studio, is making 100 kites, each in the shape of a monkey -- the animal representing the year 2016 -- wearing colorful kimono, at his studio in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Dec. 15, 2015. The kites, made of bamboo frames and washi paper, will be connected to make 100 meter-long chain-like kites to fly in the skies in the New Year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan firm aims to be a top car seat maker

An employee of auto parts manufacturer Bride attaches carbon fiber to a mold to craft the base of a car seat at a business partner firm in Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 15, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan firm aims to be a top car seat maker

Mineo Takase, president of auto parts manufacturer Bride, sits on a car seat made by his company at a business partner firm in Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 15, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan firm aims to be a top car seat maker

An employee irons out wrinkles to add the final touch to a car seat at the head office of auto parts manufacturer Bride in Tokai, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 15, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan seeks "white-hat" hackers against cyberattacks

Photo taken Dec. 15, 2016 in Chiba, east of Tokyo, shows an orientation session being held at Chiba University for students taking part in a bug-hunting contest, launched as part of the state-run university's curriculum to enhance people's awareness of computer security. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Japanese movies may set ties with China in motion in 2017

Japanese film director Yoji Yamada (C in front row) meets cast members of the Chinese remake of his comedy "What a Wonderful Family!" in Beijing on Dec. 15, 2016, and celebrates with them the conclusion of shooting. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Japanese movies may set ties with China in motion in 2017

Japanese film director Yoji Yamada voices his hope that culture will play a bigger role in improving ties between Japan and China in an interview in Beijing on Dec. 15, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Japanese movies may set ties with China in motion in 2017

Japanese film director Yoji Yamada (front) is seen on Dec. 15, 2016, after a Chinese studio finished shooting a remake of his comedy "What a Wonderful Family!" in Beijing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian food served at schools on day of Abe-Putin summit

Borscht and pirozhki, famous Russian cuisines, are provided for school lunch at all 16 elementary and junior high schools in Nagato, Japan, on Dec. 15, 2016. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the small city later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Duterte continues to enjoy high satisfaction ratings

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, seen in this undated photo, continues to enjoy a high satisfaction rating of 77 percent among Filipinos almost six months since his election, despite his controversial remarks and policies that have ruffled feathers domestically and abroad, an opinion poll showed on Dec. 15, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian food served at schools on day of Abe-Putin summit

Borscht and pirozhki, famous Russian cuisines, are provided for school lunch at all 16 elementary and junior high schools in Nagato, Japan, on Dec. 15, 2016. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the small city later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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4 pro-democracy lawmakers appear at disqualification hearing in H.K.

Four pro-democracy lawmakers, (from L) Leung Kwok-hung, Nathan Law, Edward Yiu and Lau Siu-lai, facing a disqualification lawsuit filed by the Beijing-backed Hong Kong leader, appear at Hong Kong's High Court on Dec. 15, 2016. They vowed to fight against what they called a political coup aiming to dismember the pro-democracy camp in the legislature. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Honda withdraws from Junior Grand Prix Final

Marin Honda of Japan works out during a Junior Grand Prix Final practice session in Marseille, France, in this photo taken Dec. 7, 2016. The 15-year-old reigning world junior champion withdrew from the competition on Dec. 8, the first day of the event, as she was diagnosed with the flu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Badminton: Takahashi, Matsumoto finish 2nd at Super Series Finals

Japan's Rio Olympic gold-winning pair Misaki Matsutomo (front) and Ayaka Takahashi play against China's Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan in the women's doubles final at the Dubai World Superseries Finals on Dec. 18, 2016. The Chinese pair won 21-15, 13-21, 21-17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Yamaha Jubilo defeat Kobe Kobelco Steelers

Chikara Ito of Yamaha Jubilo scores a try in the first half of a Japan Rugby Top League match against Kobe Kobelco Steelers in Kobe, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2016. Yamaha won 33-15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Yamaha Jubilo defeat Kobe Kobelco Steelers

Chikara Ito of Yamaha Jubilo scores a try in the first half of a Japan Rugby Top League match against Kobe Kobelco Steelers in Kobe, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2016. Yamaha won 33-15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Putin meet at hot spring resort, territorial row in focus

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a hot spring resort hotel in Nagato, in Abe's home prefecture of Yamaguchi in western Japan, on Dec. 15, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Putin meet at hot spring resort, territorial row in focus

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a hot spring resort hotel in Nagato, in Abe's home prefecture of Yamaguchi in western Japan, on Dec. 15, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Real Madrid beat Club America 2-0 in Club World Cup semifinals

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo (R) scores his side's second goal past Club America goalkeeper Moises Munoz during the second half of their FIFA Club World Cup semifinal match at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 15, 2016. Real Madrid won 2-0 to face Japan's Kashima Antlers in the final on Dec. 18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Real Madrid beat Club America 2-0 in Club World Cup semifinals

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoreing his side's second goal during the second half of a FIFA Club World Cup semifinal match against Club America at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 15, 2016, with Club America goalkeeper Moises Munoz on his knees. Real Madrid won 2-0 to face Japan's Kashima Antlers in the final on Dec. 18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Putin arrives in Japan for summit with Abe

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) is welcomed by Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (3rd from R) after arriving at Yamaguchi Ube airport in western Japan on Dec. 15, 2016. Putin is scheduled to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Real Madrid beat Club America 2-0 in Club World Cup semifinals

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo scores his side's second goal during the second half of a FIFA Club World Cup semifinal match against Club America at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 15, 2016. Real Madrid won 2-0 and will play Japan's Kashima Antlers in the final on Dec. 18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fujifilm to buy Takeda's chemical research unit for 155 bil. yen

Shigetaka Komori (L), chief executive officer of Fujifilm Holdings Corp., announces a plan to purchase Wako Pure Chemical Industries Ltd., the chemical research unit of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2016. Fuji will buy the Osaka-based Wako, Japan's top reagent maker, for roughly 154.7 billion yen ($1.3 billion) to enhance its pharmaceutical and regenerative medicine business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Putin arrives in Japan for summit with Abe

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives at Yamaguchi Ube airport in western Japan on Dec. 15, 2016, for talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe to host Putin in home town

Police officers stand guard in Nagato, Japan, on Dec. 15, 2016 around the venue of summit talks between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe to host Putin in home town

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at Yamaguchi Ube airport in his home prefecture of Yamaguchi on Dec. 15, 2016, for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe to host Putin in home town

Souvenir products featuring Japan-Russia summit talks are sold at a store in Nagato, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's home town in Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Dec. 15, 2016. Abe is scheduled to meet with President Vladimir Putin later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crash-landing of U.S. military Osprey aircraft off Okinawa

The wreckage of an MV-22 Osprey aircraft is visible in waters near the coast of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 15, 2016, after it crash-landed two days earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe to host Putin in home town

Akie Abe (2nd from L), the wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, lays flowers at a tombstone for Russian soldiers killed in the Russo-Japanese war in 1904 to 1905 in Nagato, western Japan, on Dec. 15, 2016. The prime minister is scheduled to host summit talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in his home town. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crash-landing of U.S. military Osprey aircraft off Okinawa

U.S. military personnel recover the wreckage of an MV-22 Osprey aircraft in waters near the coast of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 15, 2016, after it crash-landed two days earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crash-landing of U.S. military Osprey aircraft off Okinawa

U.S. military personnel recover the wreckage of an MV-22 Osprey aircraft in waters near the coast of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 15, 2016, after it crash-landed two days earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea vows to boost nuclear capacities despite thaw with South

File photo taken Dec. 17, 2016, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and Choe Ryong Hae, vice chairman of the Workers' Party, attending a memorial service in Pyongyang to mark the fifth anniversary of the death of the country's second leader Kim Jong Il. Choe expressed eagerness on Feb. 15, 2018, to bolster North Korea's nuclear capabilities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dioroma of Kumamoto Castle

Art director Toshio Miike stands against a scale model of pre-disaster Kumamoto Castle, set up in Contemporary Art Museum Kumamoto under his supervision, on Dec. 15, 2017. Numerous structures were heavily damaged in two earthquakes that hit Kumamoto in April 2016, including Kumamoto Castle, one of the three premier castles in Japan and designated an Important Cultural Property. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dioroma of Kumamoto Castle

Art director Toshio Miike explains on Dec. 15, 2017, a diorama replicating the pre-disaster landscape of the castle city Kumamoto, set up in Contemporary Art Museum Kumamoto under his supervision. Numerous structures were heavily damaged in two earthquakes that hit Kumamoto in April 2016, including Kumamoto Castle, one of the three premier castles in Japan and designated an Important Cultural Property. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo