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Freestyle skiing

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 9 Kyodo - Photo taken Dec. 21, 2017, shows Mikael Kingsbury of Canada competing in the men's moguls at a freestyle skiing World Cup event in Zhangjiakou, China. Kingsbury won the gold medal.

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Freestyle skiing

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 9 Kyodo - Photo taken Dec. 21, 2017, shows Mikael Kingsbury of Canada competing in the men's moguls at a freestyle skiing World Cup event in Zhangjiakou, China. Kingsbury won the gold medal.

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Yokohama waterfront

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - File photo taken on Dec. 23, 2017, shows an aerial view of the Minato Mirai 21 waterfront area in Yokohama, near Tokyo.

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Yokohama waterfront

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - File photo taken on Dec. 23, 2017, shows an aerial view of the Minato Mirai 21 waterfront area in Yokohama, near Tokyo.

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Figure skating: Women's SP at Japanese national c'ships

CHOFU, Japan, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Japanese figure skater Wakaba Higuchi performs in the women's short program at the national championships at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chofu, Tokyo, on Dec. 21, 2017. Higuchi placed fourth.

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Bullet train crack

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Nozomi No. 34, a shinkansen bullet train in which a crack was found in the undercarriage of one of its cars, is hooked up to another shinkansen at JR Nagoya Station on Dec. 15, 2017 prior to being moved to a repair facility. The train in question was stopped at the station in central Japan on Dec. 11 after an abnormal sound was detected.

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Football: World Cup venue Luzhniki Stadium in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - File photo taken in November 2017 shows Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: official match ball for World Cup in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - File photo taken in Moscow on Nov. 11, 2017, shows an official match ball for the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: World Cup venue in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - File photo taken on Nov. 26, 2017, shows Kazan Arena in Kazan, Russia, a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: World Cup venue Luzhniki Stadium in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - File photo taken on Nov. 11, 2017 shows Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: World Cup venue Luzhniki Stadium in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - File photo taken in November 2017 shows Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: World Cup venue in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - File photo taken on Nov. 10, 2017, shows Spartak Stadium in Moscow, a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: World Cup venue in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - File photo taken on Nov. 26, 2017, shows Kazan Arena in Kazan, Russia, a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: Russia ahead of 2018 World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - A football-themed mural appears on the wall of a building near Spartak Stadium in Moscow in this photo taken on Nov. 10, 2017. The stadium is a venue of the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: Russia ahead of 2018 World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - A Russian spectator watches a football friendly between Russia and Argentina at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Nov. 11, 2017. The stadium is a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: Russia ahead of 2018 World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - A ceremony to unveil a subway train decorated with a 2018 football World Cup motif is held in Moscow on Nov. 28, 2017.

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Football: Russia ahead of 2018 World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Volunteers work at a volunteer training center in Moscow on Nov. 7, 2017, ahead of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: World Cup venue in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow is lit up in the colors of the Russian flag on Nov. 8, 2017. The stadium is a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: Russia ahead of 2018 World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Russian spectators cheer for the country during a football friendly against Argentina at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Nov. 11, 2017. The stadium is a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: Russia ahead of 2018 World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Russian matryoshka dolls of star football players are sold at a souvenir shop in Moscow on Nov. 9, 2017, ahead of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: Russia ahead of 2018 World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Photo taken with a 360-degree camera shows Russian spectators cheering for the country during a football friendly against Argentina at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Nov. 11, 2017. The stadium is a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Shopping with bitcoin

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Photo taken in late July 2017 shows a counter that accepts bitcoin payment at electric retailer Bic Camera's Yurakucho store.

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Shopping with bitcoin

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Photo taken in late July 2017 shows a smartphone displaying a barcode at electric retailer Bic Camera's Yurakucho store in Tokyo. Customers can pay in bitcoin by having their smartphones read the barcode.

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Shopping with Bitcoin

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 21 Kyodo - A cashier holds a tablet displaying a barcode used for payment by bitcoin at the annex of department store Marui's Shinjuku outlet in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2017.

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Shopping with Bitcoin

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 21 Kyodo - A casher counter panel sign accepting bitcoin payment is shown in this photo taken on Aug. 1, 2017, at Chinese restaurant Heichinrou in Tokyo's Hibiya district.

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Shopping with bitcoin

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 21 Kyodo - An employee holds a smartphone (R) displaying a barcode at electric retailer Bic Camera's Yurakucho store in Tokyo on April 7, 2017. Customers can pay there in bitcoin by having their smartphones read the barcode.

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Shopping with Bitcoin

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 21 Kyodo - An employee holds a smartphone (R) displaying a barcode at electric retailer Bic Camera's Yurakucho store in Tokyo on April 7, 2017. Customers can pay there in bitcoin by having their smartphones read the barcode.

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Aoki signs on for WBC

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Norichika Aoki, who joined the Houston Astros from the Seattle Mariners after the 2016 season, meets with reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2016, after Japan added the outfielder to its roster for the World Baseball Classic in March 2017.

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Kao acquires luxury U.S. hair products brand Oribe Hair Care

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Photo taken in February 2015 shows Kao Corp.'s head office in Tokyo. The company said on Dec. 21, 2017 that it has reached a deal to buy U.S. luxury hair care brand Oribe Hair Care LLC.

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Freestyle skiing

Photo taken Dec. 21, 2017, shows Mikael Kingsbury of Canada competing in the men's moguls at a freestyle skiing World Cup event in Zhangjiakou, China. Kingsbury won the gold medal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Freestyle skiing

Photo taken Dec. 21, 2017, shows Mikael Kingsbury of Canada competing in the men's moguls at a freestyle skiing World Cup event in Zhangjiakou, China. Kingsbury won the gold medal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yokohama waterfront

File photo taken on Dec. 23, 2017, shows an aerial view of the Minato Mirai 21 waterfront area in Yokohama, near Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yokohama waterfront

File photo taken on Dec. 23, 2017, shows an aerial view of the Minato Mirai 21 waterfront area in Yokohama, near Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rural doctor leads global campaign for universal health coverage

Yoshitake Yokokura, president of the Japan Medical Association, calls for universal health coverage as president of the World Medical Association in an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kao acquires luxury U.S. hair products brand Oribe Hair Care

Photo taken in February 2015 shows Kao Corp.'s head office in Tokyo. The company said on Dec. 21, 2017 that it has reached a deal to buy U.S. luxury hair care brand Oribe Hair Care LLC. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kin of Japanese abductees

Sakie Yokota (L) and Shigeo Iizuka attend a parliamentary committee hearing as representatives of families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea, at the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2017. (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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Taka Island near Genkai nuclear power plant

The Takashima Hizen Ohashi bridge, seen in this photo taken on Dec. 21, 2017, is the only road out of Nagasaki Prefecture's Taka Island (background), linking it to the city of Karatsu in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, which is near Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai nuclear power plant. But this means in the event of a nuclear disaster at the plant, residents fleeing the island by car will be heading toward the plant instead of away from it. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2022 Beijing Winter Olympics venue

People snowboard down a hill at Genting Resort Secret Garden in Zhangjiakou, China, on Dec. 21, 2017. The skiing and snowboarding resort will host events at the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2022 Beijing Winter Olympics venue

People snowboard down a hill at Genting Resort Secret Garden in Zhangjiakou, China, on Dec. 21, 2017. The skiing and snowboarding resort will host events at the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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High-speed railway in Thailand

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha (C) and Chinese officials pose on Dec. 21, 2017 for a photo at a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of Thailand's first high-speed railway. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Decrease in tourists to Bethlehem

Visitors stand before a Christmas tree in front of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Palestine, on Dec. 21, 2017. While the space is usually busy before Christmas, a backlash after U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital has led to a decrease in tourists to surrounding areas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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North Korea sanctions

Photo shows traffic on a street in Pyongyang, North Korea on Dec. 21, 2017, a day after the United Nations Security Council resolved to place further sanctions on the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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North Korea sanctions

A man buys food at a supermarket in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Dec. 21, 2017. The United Nations Security Council a day later resolved to place further sanctions on the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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High-speed railway to Pyeongchang venues

A high-speed train arrives at Gangneung Station in South Korea's Gangwon Province on Dec. 21, 2017, the first day of its operation. The newly built railway links Seoul and the area of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics venues. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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High-speed railway to Pyeongchang venues

South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak Yon makes a speech during an opening ceremony held at Gangneung Station in South Korea's Gangwon Province on Dec. 21, 2017, a day before the start of high-speed train operations. The newly built railway links Seoul and the area of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics venues. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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High-speed railway to Pyeongchang venues

An opening ceremony is held at Gangneung Station in South Korea's Gangwon Province on Dec. 21, 2017, a day before the start of high-speed train operations. The newly built railway links Seoul and the area of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics venues. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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High-speed railway to Pyeongchang venues

An opening ceremony is held at Gangneung Station in South Korea's Gangwon Province on Dec. 21, 2017, a day before the start of high-speed train operations. The newly built railway links Seoul and the area of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics venues. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Monterrey vs Pachuca at Copa MX final

Keisuke Honda (R) of Pachuca and Celso Ortiz of Monterrey vie for the ball during the first half of the Copa MX final in Monterrey, Mexico, on Dec. 21, 2017. Monterrey won 1-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Monterrey vs Pachuca at Copa MX final

Keisuke Honda (L) of Pachuca competes for the ball during the first half of a 1-0 loss to Monterrey in the Copa MX final in Monterry, Mexico, on Dec. 21, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo