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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 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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Abe with young baseball players

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 11 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe takes a swing in a meeting with members of the Tokyo Kitasuna baseball team at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2017. The baseball team visited Abe after winning the Little League World Series title in August.

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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 - 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 - 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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Abe-Xi meeting in Vietnam in November 2017

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepare to hold talks in Danang, Vietnam, in this file photo taken Nov. 11, 2017.

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Abe-Xi meeting in Vietnam in November 2017

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands in Danang, Vietnam, in this file photo taken Nov. 11, 2017.

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Abe-Xi meeting in Vietnam in November 2017

DANANG, Vietnam, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands in Danang, Vietnam, in this file photo taken Nov. 11, 2017.

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Abe-Xi meeting in Vietnam in November 2017

DANANG, Vietnam, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) prepare to hold talks in Danang, Vietnam, in this file photo taken Nov. 11, 2017.

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Japan's defense buildup to come under scrutiny in 2018

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 27 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (on stage) makes a speech in front of senior Self-Defense Forces officials at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2017. As Japan seeks to beef up its defenses in response to North Korea's rapidly advancing nuclear and missile program, its long-held policy of sticking to a strictly self-defensive security posture will likely come under close scrutiny in 2018.

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Japan's defense buildup to come under scrutiny in 2018

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 27 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (L) receive a guard of honor at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2017. As Japan seeks to beef up its defenses in response to North Korea's rapidly advancing nuclear and missile program, its long-held policy of sticking to a strictly self-defensive security posture will likely come under close scrutiny in 2018.