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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji makes Xuan brushes in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 20, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit the Xuan brush. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji (R) checks the finished Xuan brushes with his father She Zhengjun in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 20, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit the Xua

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji makes a Xuan brush in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 20, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit the Xuan brush. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji checks a finished Xuan brush in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 20, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit the Xuan brush. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji checks the finished Xuan brushes in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 20, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit the Xuan brush. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji makes Xuan brushes in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 20, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit the Xuan brush. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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Türkiye nabs 304 suspects over links to IS

STORY: Türkiye nabs 304 suspects over links to IS SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 22, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of police operations STORYLINE: Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Turkish police on Friday arrested 304 people over their suspected links to the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in an operation that targeted 32 cities. In a post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, Yerlikaya said 86 out of the 304 suspects were detained in Istanbul and 20 in the western city of Izmir in the operation codenamed HEROES-34. Türkiye designated the IS as a terrorist organization in 2013. The group has claimed responsibility for a number of deadly attacks in Türkiye, leading Turkish authorities to launch military operations against the group both at home and abroad. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara. (XHTV)

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(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-LONGSHENG-HONGYAO PEOPLE-FOLK COSTUMES (CN)

(231220) -- LONGSHENG, Dec. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers wearing folk costumes of Hongyao people walk in a terraced field in Dazhai Village of Longji Town, Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 26, 2013. People of Hongyao, a branch of the Yao ethnic group, live in Longsheng County of Guangxi for generations. Themed the color of red and featured delicate making techniques, the folk costumes of Hongyao people stand as a characteristic of the branch of Yao ethnic group age after age. During the annual "drying clothes" festival which falls on the 6th day of the 6th month of the Chinese traditional lunar calendar, Hongyao people in Dazhai Village of Longji Town present and dry their folk costumes outside their dwellings, forming a unique landscape. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

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(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-LONGSHENG-HONGYAO PEOPLE-FOLK COSTUMES (CN)

(231220) -- LONGSHENG, Dec. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers wearing folk costumes of Hongyao people walk in a terraced field in Dazhai Village of Longji Town, Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 24, 2013. People of Hongyao, a branch of the Yao ethnic group, live in Longsheng County of Guangxi for generations. Themed the color of red and featured delicate making techniques, the folk costumes of Hongyao people stand as a characteristic of the branch of Yao ethnic group age after age. During the annual "drying clothes" festival which falls on the 6th day of the 6th month of the Chinese traditional lunar calendar, Hongyao people in Dazhai Village of Longji Town present and dry their folk costumes outside their dwellings, forming a unique landscape. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

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(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-LONGSHENG-HONGYAO PEOPLE-FOLK COSTUMES (CN)

(231220) -- LONGSHENG, Dec. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers wearing folk costumes of Hongyao people walk in a terraced field in Dazhai Village of Longji Town, Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 26, 2013. People of Hongyao, a branch of the Yao ethnic group, live in Longsheng County of Guangxi for generations. Themed the color of red and featured delicate making techniques, the folk costumes of Hongyao people stand as a characteristic of the branch of Yao ethnic group age after age. During the annual "drying clothes" festival which falls on the 6th day of the 6th month of the Chinese traditional lunar calendar, Hongyao people in Dazhai Village of Longji Town present and dry their folk costumes outside their dwellings, forming a unique landscape. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

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Confucius Institute fosters cultural, academic exchanges in Tanzania

STORY: Confucius Institute fosters cultural, academic exchanges in Tanzania SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 19, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: Dar es Salaam CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): HUA HONGLI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG XIAOZHEN, Chinese director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HAMIDA ALAWI, Student at the University of Dar es Salaam 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ALDIN MUTEMBEI, Director, Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): HUA HONGLI, Xinhua correspondent "Now I'm standing in front of the Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania." The Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam was established in 2013 under an agreement between the University of Dar es Salaam, the Chinese International Education Foundation, and Zhejiang Normal Univer

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Suspicious loan to Tokyo Gov. Inose

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose leaves the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on Dec. 17, 2013. Inose was grilled for 20 hours over four days the past two weeks by a committee session of the assembly about a 50 million yen loan he received from the scandal-hit Tokushukai hospital organization.

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Japan's average gasoline price falls to 1-year low

TOKYO, Japan - A display at a gas station in Tokyo shows regular gasoline priced at 147 yen per liter on Dec. 3, 2014. The retail price of regular gasoline in Japan had dropped 20 weeks in a row to the lowest level in one year, the government's Agency for Natural Resources and Energy said the same day, with the average price dropping 0.90 yen from Nov. 25 to 157.40 yen per liter as of Dec. 1, its lowest level since Dec. 2, 2013.

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British document on Senkakus

LONDON, United Kingdom - Photo taken on Dec. 20, 2013, shows a file at the National Archives in London containing documents from the early 1970s expressing British uncertainty over Japan's claim to the Senkaku Islands.

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Conventional mobile phones

TOKYO, Japan - A customer examines products at a conventional mobile phone corner at a large electric appliance shop in Tokyo's Akihabara area on Dec. 20, 2013. Such phones have remained popular in Japan despite the dominance of smartphones.

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New island merges with neighbor island

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from an airplane on Dec. 26, 2013, shows Nishinoshima Island (back), an uninhabited island in the Ogasawara chain around 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo, and a new islet that grew and merged with it. The Japan Coast Guard confirmed the formation of the new islet on Nov. 20, 2013, following an undersea volcanic eruption.

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New island merges with neighbor island

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from an airplane on Dec. 26, 2013, shows Nishinoshima Island (back), an uninhabited island in the Ogasawara chain around 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo, and a new islet that grew and merged with it. The Japan Coast Guard confirmed the formation of the new islet on Nov. 20, 2013, following an undersea volcanic eruption.

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New islet merges with neighboring island

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from an airplane on Dec. 26, 2013, shows Nishinoshima Island (R), an uninhabited island in the Ogasawara chain around 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo, and a new islet that grew and merged with it. The Japan Coast Guard confirmed the formation of the new islet on Nov. 20, 2013, following an undersea volcanic eruption.

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Mizuho Bank president

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Bank President Yasuhiro Sato holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2013. Earlier in the day, the Financial Services Agency ordered the megabank to suspend some of its affiliated loans between Jan. 20 and Feb. 19 over the lender's involvement in transactions with "antisocial forces."

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Mizuho Bank president

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Bank President Yasuhiro Sato bows during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2013. Earlier in the day, the Financial Services Agency ordered the megabank to suspend some of its affiliated loans between Jan. 20 and Feb. 19 over the lender's involvement in transactions with "antisocial forces."

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Christmas in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria - A chorus is performed to celebrate Christmas at a church in a Christian area of Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 20, 2013, amid the civil war raging there.

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Christmas in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria - A man stands by a Christmas tree at a church in a Christian area in the suburbs of Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 20, 2013, amid the civil war raging there.

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17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

WASHINGTON, United States - Atlas, a humanoid robot by Boston Dynamics which was recently acquired by Google, walks on blocks at the DARPA Robotics Challenge in Homestead, Florida, on Dec. 20, 2013. Seventeen robots are taking part in the two-day contest hosted by U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to prove their performance abilities in an unpredictable disaster situation.

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17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

WASHINGTON, United States - Schaft, a humanoid robot developed by Japanese venture company Schaft Inc., attaches a hose to a hydrant at the DARPA Robotics Challenge in Homestead, Florida, on Dec. 20, 2013. Seventeen robots are taking part in the two-day contest hosted by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to prove their performance abilities in an unpredictable disaster situation.

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17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

WASHINGTON, United States - Hubo, a humanoid robot built by a team of universities led by Drexel University of the United States, drives a vehicle at the DARPA Robotics Challenge in Homestead, Florida, on Dec. 20, 2013. Seventeen robots are taking part in the two-day contest hosted by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to prove their performance abilities in an unpredictable disaster situation.

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17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

WASHINGTON, United States - Robosimian, a humanoid robot developed by the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, walks on a slope at the DARPA Robotics Challenge in Homestead, Florida, on Dec. 20, 2013. Seventeen robots are taking part in the two-day contest hosted by U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to prove their performance abilities in an unpredictable disaster situation.

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17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

WASHINGTON, United States - Schaft, a humanoid robot developed by Japanese venture company Schaft Inc., opens a door to walk through it at the DARPA Robotics Challenge in Homestead, Florida, on Dec. 20, 2013. Seventeen robots are taking part in the two-day contest hosted by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to prove their performance abilities in an unpredictable disaster situation.

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17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

WASHINGTON, United States - Valkryie, a humanoid robot of the NASA Johnson Space Center, competes in the DARPA Robotics Challenge in Homestead, Florida, on Dec. 20, 2013. Seventeen robots are taking part in the two-day contest hosted by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to prove their performance abilities in an unpredictable disaster situation.

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Japan's new island growing

HACHIJO ISLAND, Japan - Photo taken from an airplane on Dec. 20, 2013, shows a new island, formed as a result of an undersea volcanic eruption, near Nishinoshima Island, an uninhabited islet in the Ogasawara islet chain some 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo.

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Japan's new island growing

HACHIJO ISLAND, Japan - Upper photo shows Nishinoshima Island (back), an uninhabited islet in the Ogasawara islet chain some 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo, and a new island formed nearby as a result of an undersea volcanic eruption, on Nov. 21, 2013; the bottom photo shows the same two islands on Dec. 20, 2013. Volcanic geology experts say if the new island continues to grow, the two islands might merge by the end of the year.

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Evacuees from Fukushima disaster

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 20, 2013, shows temporary housing in the city of Fukushima for evacuees from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster. The government adopted new policies the same day to accelerate recovery from the disaster, featuring more financial aid for plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. and support for evacuees seeking to start new lives elsewhere.

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Japan's new island growing

HACHIJO ISLAND, Japan - Photo taken from an airplane on Dec. 20, 2013, shows Nishinoshima Island (back), an uninhabited islet in the Ogasawara islet chain some 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo, and a new island formed nearby as a result of an undersea volcanic eruption.

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China, U.S. hold bilateral commerce, trade talks

BEIJING, China - U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman (L) shakes with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang (2nd from R) while U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker (2nd from L) shakes hands with Chinese Agriculture Minister Han Changfu (R) at a meeting of the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Dec. 20, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan's new island growing

HACHIJO ISLAND, Japan - Photo taken from an airplane on Dec. 20, 2013, shows a new island, formed as a result of an undersea volcanic eruption, near Nishinoshima Island, an uninhabited islet in the Ogasawara islet chain some 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo.

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Evacuees from Fukushima disaster

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 20, 2013, shows a lounge, part of a temporary housing complex in the city of Fukushima for evacuees from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster. The government adopted new policies the same day to accelerate recovery from the disaster, featuring more financial aid for plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. and support for evacuees seeking to start new lives elsewhere.

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Japan achieves goal of 10 mil. foreign visitors

NARITA, Japan - A couple from Thailand, one of whom was the 10 millionth foreign visitor to Japan in 2013, are greeted by Hello Kitty wearing kimono at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2013.

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China, U.S. hold bilateral commerce, trade talks

BEIJING, China - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker (L) shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang at a meeting of the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Dec. 20, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Accord on cooperation for wage hikes

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromasa Yonekura, chief of Japan's biggest business lobby Keidanren, answers a reporter's question after a meeting between representatives of the government, corporate executives and labor unions at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2013.

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Chinese envoy in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua arrives at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo for talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on Dec. 20, 2013.

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Japan achieves goal of 10 mil. foreign visitors

NARITA, Japan - Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Akihiro Ota (4th from L) and other officials attend an event at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2013, to celebrate Japan achieving of its target of drawing 10 million foreign visitors in 2013.

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Ishimoto designs guest room in hot spa hotel

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Japanese textile designer Fujio Ishimoto speaks in a guestroom of his design at Takaraso Hotel in the Dogo Onsen hot spring resort in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, on Dec. 20, 2013. The room was designed in the image of a grass field.

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Hot spa hotel's guestroom designed by artist Kusama

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Takaraso Hotel in the Dogo Onsen hot spring resort in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, displays a guest room designed by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama on Dec. 20, 2013.

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BOJ chief

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a press conference at the central bank's head office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2013. The BOJ decided earlier in the day to maintain its ultraloose monetary policy and left unchanged its assessment of the domestic economy, stating it is "recovering moderately."

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Protests in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai antigovernment protesters demonstrate in Bangkok on Dec. 20, 2013.

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Japanese envoy in China

BEIJING, China - Japanese Ambassador to China Masato Kitera holds a press conference at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Dec. 20, 2013.

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Accord on cooperation for wage hikes

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a meeting of representatives of the government, corporate executives and labor unions at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2013.

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Accord on cooperation for wage hikes

TOKYO, Japan - Representatives of the government, corporate executives and labor unions gather for a meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2013. They struck a written accord later that day to cooperate in seeking to raise worker salaries in Japan.

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Egyptian foreign minister

TOKYO, Japan - Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy speaks in an interview with Japanese media in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2013.

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Protests in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai antigovernment protesters demonstrate in Bangkok on Dec. 20, 2013.

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Protests in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Former Thai Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, leader of antigovernment protests, is pictured during a demonstration in Bangkok on Dec. 20, 2013.