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Japan hands over air radar system to Philippines

SAN FERNANDO, Philippines, Dec. 20 Kyodo - Japan formally handed over an air surveillance radar system to the Philippines on Wednesday, the first export of a complete defense product since its long-held arms trade ban was eased in 2014. The system, which can detect approaching fighter jets and missiles, will help bolster the Southeast Asian country's defense amid China's growing aggressiveness in the South China Sea, according to Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro. Wednesday's handover of the first of the four radar systems is based on Japan's defense equipment and technology transfer deal with the Philippines in 2020. Japan had agreed to deliver four radars. (Kyodo)

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Japan hands over air radar system to Philippines

Photo taken on Dec. 20, 2023, shows a Japan-made air surveillance radar system at a former U.S. military base in San Fernando in the northern Philippine province of La Union. The system is the first export of a complete defense product since Japan's long-held arms trade ban was eased in 2014.

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Philippine defense minister Teodoro

Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro speaks during a handover ceremony on Dec. 20, 2023, for a Japan-made air surveillance radar system at a former U.S. military base in San Fernando in the northern Philippine province of La Union. The system is the first export of a complete defense product since Japan's long-held arms trade ban was eased in 2014.

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

(231220) -- LONGSHENG, Dec. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo taken on July 3, 2014 shows details of folk costumes of Hongyao people in Huangluo Village of Longji Town, Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. 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) -- A woman demonstrates wax printing technique of folk costumes of Hongyao people during the "drying clothes" festival in Dazhai Village of Longji Town, Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 2, 2014. 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) -- This photo taken on July 3, 2014 shows strips of cloth for making folk costumes of Hongyao people in Huangluo Village of Longji Town, Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. 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) -- A woman watches folk costumes of Hongyao people during the "drying clothes" festival in Dazhai Village of Longji Town, Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 2, 2014. 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) -- A woman demonstrates sewing technique of folk costumes of Hongyao people during the "drying clothes" festival in Dazhai Village of Longji Town, Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 2, 2014. 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) -- A woman is seen at a dwelling decked out with folk costumes of Hongyao people in Dazhai Village of Longji Town, Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 2, 2014. 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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Himalaya airlines starts Kathmandu-Shanghai flight

STORY: Himalaya airlines starts Kathmandu-Shanghai flight SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 2, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the inaugural ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (English): PRATAP BABU TIWARI, General manager of Tribhuvan International Airport 3. various of inaugural flight STORYLINE: Himalaya Airlines on Saturday launched its inaugural flight from the Nepali capital of Kathmandu to Shanghai, China's economic hub. The H9780 flight took off in the morning with 141 passengers aboard, and the H9781 flight is scheduled to return to Kathmandu with 95 passengers onboard in the evening. The airlines is operating a round trip from Kathmandu to Shanghai on an A320 plane every Saturday, while two flights have been scheduled per week from Dec. 20 to Jan. 27, 2024. The Kathmandu-based operator, a Nepal-China joint venture established in August 2014, resumed direct flights between Kathmandu and Beijing in June and started direct flights from Kath

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Traditional wax dyeing benefits villagers in SW China's Guizhou

STORY: Traditional wax dyeing benefits villagers in SW China's Guizhou DATELINE: Dec. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:02 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of wax dyeing 2. various of wax dyeing workshop 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG ERBAOLANG, Miao wax dyeing inheritor in Danzhai County 4. various of wax dyeing workshop 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG ERBAOLANG, Miao wax dyeing inheritor in Danzhai County STORYLINE: Wax dyeing is a craft inherited through generations among the Miao ethnic group in southwest China's Guizhou. In Danzhai County, a major cradle of the dyeing craft, many Miao women have mastered the art since childhood. Yang Erbaolang is one of them. After years of hard work, she has made the art a source of wealth for local people. In 2014, Yang and three other Miao women set up a cooperative and began to take orders in bulk. Their business has been booming in recent years. With the help of the local government, Yang's workshop moved into a 500-square-meter plant in the

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Italian chef for Expo 2015 cherishes ingredients

ROME, Italy - Noted Italian chef Gianfranco Vissani stresses the need for small-lot production of dishes by cherishing the quality of ingredients in an interview in Rome on Dec. 20, 2014. Vissani is in charge of cooking ingredients at Expo 2015 to be held in Milan from May 2015 under the theme of "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life."

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Fishing ship sinks in Sea of Japan

HAMADA, Japan - A patrol boat of the Japan Coast Guard searches for missing fishermen after the No. 1 Gempuku Maru, a fishing vessel, with a crew of 20 men, sank in the morning on Dec. 24, 2014, in a Sea of Japan area off the city of Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, in western Japan. Two fishermen died and three others remain missing, the Japan Coast Guard said. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter.

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Fishing ship sinks in Sea of Japan

HAMADA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an area in the Sea of Japan off the city of Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, in western Japan, where the No. 1 Gempuku Maru, a fishing vessel, with a crew of 20 men, sank in the morning on Dec. 24, 2014, with oil coating the sea area. Two fishermen died and three others remain missing, the Japan Coast Guard said.

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People lay flowers for victims in Sydney stand-off

SYDNEY, Australia - People lay flowers at a square on Dec. 20, 2014, near the site of a recent fatal hostage stand-off involving a gunman at a cafe in Sydney, Australia.

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Suica cards marking 100th yr of Tokyo Station

TOKYO, Japan - People demand an explanation from a staff worker (C) of JR Tokyo Station on Dec. 20, 2014, after East Japan Railway Co. decided to terminate sales of Suica train fare cards commemorating the 100th anniversary of the opening of the station due to safety concerns. More than 9,000 people had lined up before the start of the planned sales of 15,000 Suica cards, but the railway operator known as JR East halted the sales after selling 8,090 cards because the situation became chaotic at the station.

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Bartender serves drinks at famous Havana bar

HAVANA, Cuba - A bartender serves drinks at the Floridita, a famous bar in Havana, Cuba, on Dec. 20, 2014. The United States announced changes in its policy toward Cuba the same month to normalize relations between the two countries.

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San Franciscan poses at famous Havana bar

HAVANA, Cuba - An American traveler from San Francisco poses by a statue of Ernest Hemingway at the Floridita, a famous bar in Havana, Cuba, on Dec. 20, 2014. He entered Cuba via Mexico. The United States announced changes in its policy toward Cuba the same month to normalize relations between the two countries.

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Yoshida on target as Southampton snap losing streak

SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom - Southampton's Maya Yoshida from Japan (2nd from R) powers home his side's third goal during the second half of an English Premier League match against Everton in Southampton, England, on Dec. 20, 2014. Southampton snapped their losing streak with a 3-0 win.

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Milan's Honda in action against Roma

ROME, Italy - Japanese midfielder Keisuke Honda (R) of AC Milan chips in a cross past AS Roma defender Manolas Kostas in the first half of an Italian Serie A match in Rome on Dec. 20, 2014. The match ended in a scoreless draw.

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Real Madrid beat San Lorenzo in FIFA Club World Cup

MARRAKESH, Morocco - Real Madrid's James Rodriguez (R) and San Lorenzo's Nestor Ortigoza fight for the ball during the first half of the final match at the Club World Cup soccer tournament in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Dec. 20, 2014. Real Madrid won 2-0.

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Yoshida on target as Southampton snap losing streak

SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom - Southampton's Maya Yoshida from Japan (C) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring his side's third goal during the second half of an English Premier League match against Everton in Southampton, England, on Dec. 20, 2014. Southampton snapped their losing streak with a 3-0 win.

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Real Madrid beat San Lorenzo in FIFA Club World Cup

MARRAKESH, Morocco - Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo fights for the ball during the first half of the final match against San Lorenzo of Argentina at the Club World Cup soccer tournament in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Dec. 20, 2014. Real Madrid won 2-0.

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Real Madrid beat San Lorenzo in FIFA Club World Cup

MARRAKESH, Morocco - Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after winning the final match against San Lorenzo of Argentina at the Club World Cup soccer tournament in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Dec. 20, 2014. Real Madrid won 2-0.

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Real Madrid beat San Lorenzo in FIFA Club World Cup

MARRAKESH, Morocco - Real Madrid players celebrate with the trophy after winning the final match against San Lorenzo of Argentina at the Club World Cup soccer tournament in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Dec. 20, 2014. Real Madrid won 2-0.

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Real Madrid beat San Lorenzo in FIFA Club World Cup

MARRAKESH, Morocco - Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the first half of the final match against San Lorenzo of Argentina at the Club World Cup soccer tournament in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Dec. 20, 2014. Real Madrid won 2-0.

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Real Madrid beat San Lorenzo in FIFA Club World Cup

MARRAKESH, Morocco - Real Madrid players celebrate with the trophy after winning the final match against San Lorenzo of Argentina at the Club World Cup soccer tournament in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Dec. 20, 2014. Real Madrid won 2-0.

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'Bon' festival dance held in Bangkok for 1st time in 5 years

BANGKOK, Thailand - A gala "Bon" festival dance, hosted by the Japanese Association in Thailand, is held in Bangkok on Dec. 20, 2014, for the first time in five years with over 2,000 Japanese and Thais participating.

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All fuel removed from Fukushima Daiichi No. 4 unit pool

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Akira Ono, chief of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, answers questions from reporters on Dec. 20, 2014, after plant workers finished removing all fuel rods from the spent fuel pool of the No. 4 reactor building, a major step in decommissioning efforts. (Pool photo)

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All fuel removed from Fukushima Daiichi No. 4 unit pool

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 20, 2014, shows the buildings for Nos. 1-4 reactors (from R to L) of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the same day it has finished removing all fuel rods from the spent fuel pool of the No. 4 reactor building, a major step in decommissioning efforts.

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Pro-democracy march in Macao

MACAO, China - People in Macao, a special administrative region of China, march demanding universal suffrage for local leadership elections on Dec. 20, 2014, the 15th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule.

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All fuel removed from Fukushima Daiichi No. 4 unit pool

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Workers wipe water off a transport container for nuclear fuel rods after it is removed from the spent fuel pool of the No. 4 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Dec. 20, 2014. (Pool photo)(Image is partially modified for security reasons)

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All fuel removed from Fukushima Daiichi No. 4 unit pool

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 20, 2014, shows a transport container (C) for unused nuclear fuel rods being removed from the spent fuel pool of the No. 4 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the same day it has finished removing all fuel rods from the pool, a major step in decommissioning efforts. (Pool photo)(Image is partially modified for security reasons)

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Hauho conducts ring-entering rite for sumo legend

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho performs a ring-entering ceremony in front of the statue of the late grand champion Hitachiyama in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Dec. 20, 2014, to celebrate the 140th anniversary of the sumo legend's birth.

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All fuel removed from Fukushima Daiichi No. 4 unit pool

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A transport container for unused nuclear fuel rods is removed from the spent fuel pool of the No. 4 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Dec. 20, 2014. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the same day it has finished removing all fuel rods from the pool, a major step in decommissioning efforts. (Pool photo)(Image is partially modified for security reasons)

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Japan oil distributor Idemitsu mulls buying rival Showa Shell

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photo taken Dec. 20, 2014, in Tokyo's Chuo Ward shows the signboards of gas stations affiliated with Idemitsu Kosan Co. (R) and Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., respectively. Idemitsu, Japan's second-largest oil distributor, is considering acquiring fifth-ranked Showa Shell through a tender offer, sources familiar with the move said the same day.

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All fuel removed from Fukushima Daiichi No. 4 unit pool

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Nuclear fuel racks are empty in the spent fuel pool of the No. 4 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Dec. 20, 2014, after all fuel rods are removed from the pool. (Pool photo)

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NRA head inspects portable pumps at Sendai nuke plant

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shunichi Tanaka (far L)) and others inspect a depot storing portable pumps at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear power plant in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 20, 2014. The plant is first to meet the NRA's toughened regulations after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Ruble crash leaves Moscow store shelves empty

MOSCOW, Russia - Shelves for TVs at a large store in Moscow are almost empty on Dec. 20, 2014, in the aftermath of a buying spree caused by the Russian ruble's plunge against the U.S. dollar and other foreign currencies.

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Horse takes bath

HAKODATE, Japan - A racehorse takes a bath at a therapeutic bathhouse for horses, a facility of Hakodate Race Course in Hakodate, Hokkaido, in northern Japan, on Dec. 20, 2014. The facility accepts some 400 horses annually to treat their joint injuries and facilitate their recovery from fatigue.

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U.S.-Cuba rapprochement mood growing in Havana

HAVANA, Cuba - An event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the publication of Cuban social magazine "Temas" is held at a downtown hotel in Havana with some 20 U.S. officials included among about the 150 attendees on Dec. 19, 2014, mirroring the Dec. 17 announcement of the start of talks on normalizing bilateral ties severed in 1961.

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PM Abe holds camera at press photo exhibit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a camera on Dec. 20, 2014, in front of a photo on which he signed an autograph at the 2014 press photo exhibition held in Tokyo by the Tokyo Press Photographers Association.

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NRA head inspects Kyushu Electric's Sendai nuke plant

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shunichi Tanaka (2nd from R) and others inspect waterproof facilities in a seawater pumping area at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear power plant in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 20, 2014. The plant is the first to meet the NRA's toughened regulations after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Some 60 mascot characters join Christmas event

GIFU, Japan - Some 60 mascot characters from around Japan, including national mascot character contest winner "Gunma-chan" (2nd from L) representing Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, gather at Yanagase shopping street in the central Japanese prefecture of Gifu for a Christmas event on Dec. 20, 2014.

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'Yokai Watch' bullet train in Kyushu

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Kyushu Railway Co.'s Shinkansen bullet train featuring images of characters from "Yokai Watch," a huge-hit game and animation, leaves JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 20, 2014, while popular character Jibanyan sees it off. The special train is on operation until March 1 between Hakata and Kagoshimachuo stations in Kyushu.

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Horse takes bath

HAKODATE, Japan - A racehorse takes a bath at a therapeutic bathhouse for horses, a facility of Hakodate Race Course in Hakodate, Hokkaido, in northern Japan, on Dec. 20, 2014. The facility accepts some 400 horses annually to treat their joint injuries and facilitate their recovery from fatigue.

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Year-end cleaning at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - The "Susuharai" end of year cleanup ritual is conducted at Higashihonganji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 20, 2014.

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Elastic mascot character popular at Christmas event

GIFU, Japan - "Nebaaru-kun" (C), an "unauthorized" mascot character of Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, steals the show with its elastic body at a Christmas event joined by some 60 characters nationwide at Yanagase shopping street in the central Japanese prefecture of Gifu on Dec. 20, 2014.

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Penguins take walk

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - King penguins take a walk at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, in northern Japan on Dec. 20, 2014.

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PM Abe signs autographs at press photo exhibit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe signs autographs on photos on Dec. 20, 2014, at the 2014 press photo exhibition held in Tokyo by the Tokyo Press Photographers Association.