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Japanese snowboarder Eri Yanetani

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Japanese snowboarder Eri Yanetani is pictured competing in a women's parallel slalom race at a World Cup meet in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy on Dec. 16, 2017.

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Train wire problems affect 220,000 passengers in Japan

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Dec. 16 Kyodo - People are forced to get off a train stopped in Kawasaki after overhead wire problems on the JR Keihin Tohoku line in this photo taken Dec. 16, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter. The problem caused major train delays, affecting an estimated 220,000 passengers, mainly in the Tokyo-Yokohama area.

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Protest against U.S. military aircraft in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan, Dec. 16 Kyodo - People gather in Nago, Japan, on Dec. 15, 2017, to protest against U.S. military aircraft. Earlier in the week, a metal-framed window fell from a U.S. military transport helicopter onto the playground of an elementary school in the city in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Train wire problems affect 220,000 passengers in Japan

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Dec. 16 Kyodo - People are forced to get off a train stopped in Kawasaki after overhead wire problems on the JR Keihin Tohoku line in this photo taken Dec. 16, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter. The problem caused major train delays, affecting an estimated 220,000 passengers, mainly in the Tokyo-Yokohama area.

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Japanese astronaut Kanai

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai speaks to reporters before boarding a Soyuz spacecraft at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 16, 2017.

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Zoo starts crowdfunding campaign to protect endangered bird

TOYAMA, Japan, Dec. 16 Kyodo - A file photo taken July 6, 2017, shows a male wild rock ptarmigan.

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY-FREIGHT SERVICE

(220705) -- NAIROBI, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Dec. 16, 2017 shows the inland container depot in Nairobi, Kenya. According to data from Afristar, the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has transported more than 1.7 million TEUs of containers in the last five years. In addition, the Mombasa-Nairobi SGR runs 16 freight trains daily. (Xinhua/Lyu Shuai)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY-FREIGHT SERVICE

(220705) -- NAIROBI, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The first freight train of the Nairobi-Naivasha Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) arrives at the Naivasha Inland Container Depot in Kenya, on Dec. 17, 2019. The 120km Nairobi-Naivasha railway is an extension of the Chinese-built modern railway that connects Kenya's coastal port city Mombasa to the capital Nairobi. The Mombasa-Nairobi SGR, mainly financed by China and constructed by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), which began construction in 2014 and finished in 2017. According to data from Afristar, the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has transported more than 1.7 million TEUs of containers in the last five years. In addition, the Mombasa-Nairobi SGR runs 16 freight trains daily. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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1st delivery of MRJs to ANA to be postponed, reason due later

File photo taken Nov. 11, 2015, shows the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan's first domestically produced passenger jet, flying near Nagoya airport. The first delivery of MRJ to ANA Holdings Inc. will be postponed from the scheduled second quarter of 2017, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said on Dec. 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's ruling bloc adopts sales tax hike exemption

Liberal Democratic Party tax panel chief Yoichi Miyazawa and his Komeito party counterpart Tetsuo Saito attend a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2015. The two ruling parties formally adopted tax reform policies for fiscal 2016 including the exemption of all food items except those served at restaurants from the planned consumption tax hike in April 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ruling bloc adopts sales tax hike exemption, other tax reform plans

Liberal Democratic Party tax panel chief Yoichi Miyazawa and his Komeito party counterpart Tetsuo Saito attend a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2015. The two ruling parties formally adopted tax reform policies for fiscal 2016, including the exemption of all food items except those served at restaurants from the planned consumption tax hike in April 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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City of Mosul in Iraq

Photo taken on Dec. 16, 2017 shows the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, now in ruins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese snowboarder Eri Yanetani

Japanese snowboarder Eri Yanetani is pictured competing in a women's parallel slalom race at a World Cup meet in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy on Dec. 16, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Waasland-Beveren's Morioka

Ryota Morioka (R) of Waasland-Beveren shields the ball against Killian Overmeire of Lokeren during the first half of a Belgian first-division football match on Dec. 16, 2017. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese astronaut Kanai

Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai speaks to reporters before boarding a Soyuz spacecraft at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 16, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Dortmund's Kagawa

Shinji Kagawa (L) of Borussia Dortmund controls the ball against Stefan Posch of Hoffenheim during the first half of a German Bundesliga football match in Dortmund on Dec. 16, 2017. Dortmund won 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Train wire problems affect 220,000 passengers in Japan

People are forced to get off a train stopped in Kawasaki after overhead wire problems on the JR Keihin Tohoku line in this photo taken Dec. 16, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter. The problem caused major train delays, affecting an estimated 220,000 passengers, mainly in the Tokyo-Yokohama area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Train wire problems affect 220,000 passengers in Japan

People are forced to get off a train stopped in Yokohama after overhead wire problems on the JR Keihin Tohoku line in this photo taken Dec. 16, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter. The problem caused major train delays, affecting an estimated 220,000 passengers, mainly in the Tokyo-Yokohama area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pope preaches harmony in Bangladesh

Pope Francis (2nd from R) blesses a Rohingya girl during an inter-religious meeting at Archbishop Palace in Dhaka on Dec. 1, 2017. The meeting included 16 Rohingya Muslims who were brought to Dhaka from Cox's Bazar refugee camps. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes in Tokyo: then and now

Combination photo taken from a building rooftop shows a shinkansen bullet train running in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line on Dec. 21, 1964 (top), and the same location on June 16, 2017 (below). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Otani makes partial 18-man list for WBC

Nippon Ham Fighters slugging right-hander Shohei Otani pitches at the speed of 165 kilometers per hour in this file photo taken in Sapporo Dome on Oct. 16, 2016. Otani is among the 18 players who were named to the Japan team for the World Baseball Classic in March 2017 as the organizers released the partial list on Dec. 20, 2016 ahead of the final 28-man squad announcement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Imperial Palace lit up

The Imperial Palace in Tokyo is lit up on a trial basis on Dec. 16, 2016. Part of the palace will be lit up from Dec. 23, the birthday of Emperor Akihito, to Jan. 8, 2017, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Imperial Palace lit up

The Imperial Palace in Tokyo is lit up on a trial basis on Dec. 16, 2016. Part of the palace will be lit up from Dec. 23, the birthday of Emperor Akihito, to Jan. 8, 2017, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New head of Japan's LDP Suga

Photo taken Dec. 27, 2017, shows Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga attending a press conference in Tokyo. Suga won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election on Sept. 14, 2020, and is set to be appointed prime minister by parliament on Sept. 16.

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Pine that survived 2011 disaster in Fukushima

A man stands beside a pine that survived the 2011 devastating earthquake and tsunami in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 16, 2017. The pine, a symbol of the city's reconstruction from the March 11, 2011 disaster in northeastern Japan, will be felled on Dec. 27 as it has suffered decay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pine that survived 2011 disaster in Fukushima

A man stands beside a pine that survived the 2011 devastating earthquake and tsunami in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 16, 2017. The pine, a symbol of the city's reconstruction from the March 11, 2011 disaster in northeastern Japan, will be felled on Dec. 27 as it has suffered decay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bullet train crack

The undercarriage of a shinkansen bullet train car is dismantled in the small hours of Dec. 16, 2017 in Nagoya following the discovery of a crack last week. The crack was found at the bottom of a steel frame installed on Car. No 13 of the Nozomi No. 34 bound for Tokyo from Hakata, when it stopped at Nagoya station after the crew had noticed a burning smell and heard an abnormal sound on Dec. 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bullet train crack

The undercarriage of a shinkansen bullet train car is dismantled in the small hours of Dec. 16, 2017 in Nagoya following the discovery of a crack last week. The crack was found at the bottom of a steel frame installed on Car. No 13 of the Nozomi No. 34 bound for Tokyo from Hakata, when it stopped at Nagoya station after the crew had noticed a burning smell and heard an abnormal sound on Dec. 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR West apologizes for crack found in bullet train

Norihiko Yoshie (R), vice president of train operator West Japan Railway Co., speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 19, 2017, about a 16-centimeter-long crack that was found in an undercarriage of a running shinkansen bullet train on Dec. 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR West apologizes for crack found in bullet train

Norihiko Yoshie (R), vice president of train operator West Japan Railway Co., bows in apology after a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 19, 2017. A 16-centimeter-long crack was found in an undercarriage of a running shinkansen bullet train on Dec. 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Mainz's Muto

Yoshinori Muto (L) of Mainz tries to fend off Milos Veljkovic of Werder Bremen during the second half of a German Bundesliga football match at Weser Stadium in Bremen on Dec. 16, 2017. The match ended in a 2-2 draw. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Southampton's Yoshida

Maya Yoshida of Southampton is set to pass the ball during the first half a Premier League football match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in London on Dec. 16, 2017. Chelsea won 1-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Southampton's Yoshida

Maya Yoshida of Southampton follows the ball during the second half a Premier League football match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in London on Dec. 16, 2017. Chelsea won 1-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Gent's Kubo

Gent's Yuya Kubo dribbles during the second half of a Belgian first-division football match away to Standard Liege in Liege on Dec. 16, 2017. The match ended in a 0-0 draw. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Gent's Kubo

Gent's Yuya Kubo is challenged by Konstantinos Laifis of Standard Liege during the second half of a Belgian first-division football match in Liege on Dec. 16, 2017. The match ended in a 0-0 draw. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Waasland-Beveren's Morioka

Ryota Morioka of Waasland-Beveren dribbles the ball during the first half of a Belgian first-division football match away to Lokeren on Dec. 16, 2017. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Salzburg's Minamino

Takumi Minamino of Salzburg dribbles the ball during the team's 0-0 draw against LASK in Austrian Bundesliga football at Red Bull Arena in Salzburg on Dec. 16, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich

Takuma Asano (L) of Stuttgart and David Alaba of Bayern Munich vie for the ball during the second half of a German Bundesliga football match at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart on Dec. 16, 2017. Bayern Munich won 1-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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LDP's Ishiba in Sendai

Shigeru Ishiba, former secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, delivers a speech at a party meeting in Sendai on Dec. 16, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese dance festival in Bangkok

A traditional Japanese dance festival is held in Bangkok on Dec. 16, 2017, with "Koya-kun," a mascot for Japan's Mt. Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, dancing with local people. About 10,000 people enjoyed the event, sponsored by local Japanese residents to mark the 130th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Thailand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese dance festival in Bangkok

A traditional Japanese dance festival is held in Bangkok on Dec. 16, 2017, with Thai dancers demonstrating a local dance. About 10,000 people enjoyed the event, sponsored by local Japanese residents to mark the 130th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Thailand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese dance festival in Bangkok

A traditional Japanese dance festival is held in Bangkok on Dec. 16, 2017, with Japanese dancers from Okinawa Prefecture demonstrating a local dance. About 10,000 people enjoyed the event, sponsored by local Japanese residents to mark the 130th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Thailand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese dance festival in Bangkok

A traditional Japanese dance festival is held in Bangkok on Dec. 16, 2017, with Japanese dancers demonstrating the Awa Odori dance. About 10,000 people enjoyed the event, sponsored by local Japanese residents to mark the 130th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Thailand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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International symposium on abduction issue

Tomas Ojea Quintana, U.N. special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in North Korea, delivers a speech at an international symposium on North Korea's abduction of Japanese nationals in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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International symposium on abduction issue

Katsunobu Kato, Japan's minister for the abduction issue, speaks at the outset of an international symposium on North Korea's abduction of Japanese nationals in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo-Beijing forum

Jiang Jianguo, director of the China State Council Information Office, delivers a speech on the opening day of the 13th Tokyo-Beijing Forum in Beijing on Dec. 16, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ski jumping: Japan wins World Cup event

Japanese ski jumpers celebrate their win in the inaugural women's World Cup team event in Hinterzarten, Germany, on Dec. 16, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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EAFF E-1 Football Championship

Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic gives a hand signal during the first half of a match against South Korea in the E-1 Football Championship on Dec. 16, 2017, in Chofu, Tokyo. South Korea beat Japan 4-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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EAFF E-1 Football Championship

Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic traps the ball during a match against South Korea in the E-1 Football Championship in Chofu, Tokyo, on Dec. 16, 2017. South Korea beat Japan 4-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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EAFF E-1 Football Championship

South Korean players celebrate a fourth goal for their side against Japan during the second half of a match in the E-1 Football Championship at Ajinomoto Stadium in Chofu, Tokyo, on Dec. 16, 2017. South Korea beat Japan 4-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo