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HainanOutlook | A deep bond between a French scientist and Chinese white dolphins

(240605) -- HAIKOU, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese white dolphins are spotted in the waters of Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 2, 2024. Tracking Chinese white dolphins in the sea under the scorching sun is a common scene of the work for French scientist Agathe Serres. Now an expert in the study of Chinese white dolphins, Agathe came to China in 2016 to study for a doctorate before she secured a job as an assistant researcher at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Chinese white dolphins, dubbed "giant panda in the sea," are under first-class state protection in China. The major habitats for the species spread in south China's Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Highly sensitive to marine water quality, these smart guys are also viewed as a health indicator of the ecosystem they live in. Agathe's research interests are behavior and animal welfare of Chinese white dolphin, and she is actively offering suggestion

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HainanOutlook | A deep bond between a French scientist and Chinese white dolphins

(240605) -- HAIKOU, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese white dolphins are spotted in the waters of Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 2, 2024. Tracking Chinese white dolphins in the sea under the scorching sun is a common scene of the work for French scientist Agathe Serres. Now an expert in the study of Chinese white dolphins, Agathe came to China in 2016 to study for a doctorate before she secured a job as an assistant researcher at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Chinese white dolphins, dubbed "giant panda in the sea," are under first-class state protection in China. The major habitats for the species spread in south China's Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Highly sensitive to marine water quality, these smart guys are also viewed as a health indicator of the ecosystem they live in. Agathe's research interests are behavior and animal welfare of Chinese white dolphin, and she is actively offering suggestions on their p

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Museums spring up in rural China as nation rapidly modernizes

STORY: Museums spring up in rural China as nation rapidly modernizes SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 29, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of rural museums in Jilin Province 2. various of the sika deer museum 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LU JUNSEN, Sika deer museum in Changchun City 4. various of the museum of modern farming 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GAO JINGXIU, Museum of modern farming in Changchun City 6. various of the Mahu Opera museum 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WANG SONGLIN, Mahu Opera museum in Changchun City 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): HAO DAYONG, Director of the cultural heritage administration of Shuangyang District in Changchun City STORYLINE: Rural museums have been sprouting across northeast China's Jilin Province under local government support since 2016. Based on its diversified local cultures, Jilin has built a total of 91 rural museums in a move to boost rural revitalization, as well as enriching rural residents' life. S

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Iranian PE teacher embraces vibrant, diverse lifestyle in China's Shenzhen

STORY: Iranian PE teacher embraces vibrant, diverse lifestyle in China's Shenzhen SHOOTING TIME: April/June, 2023 DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Roohan Gandomi in China's Shenzhen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROOHAN GANDOMI, Iranian PE teacher in China's Shenzhen 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ROOHAN GANDOMI, Iranian PE teacher in China's Shenzhen 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ROOHAN GANDOMI, Iranian PE teacher in China's Shenzhen STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROOHAN GANDOMI, Iranian PE teacher in China's Shenzhen "My name is Roohan. I'm from Iran. I'm working as a PE teacher in an international school, but I'm not just only a PE teacher, I'm also a tennis player, boxer and singer. I came to Shenzhen in 2016. Living in Shenzhen in the last six, seven years was maybe my happiest and the best part of my life. I feel like I'm on a high-speed train and I need to move faster, and it helps me to upgrade myself, to develop myself. This is amazi

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Prolonged drought in Tanzania turns Maasai livestock keepers into hairdressers

STORY: Prolonged drought in Tanzania turns Maasai livestock keepers into hairdressers DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ray Lipasho Kimeshwa's shop in Dar es Salaam 2. SOUNDBITE: MWANAHAMISI SHAABAN, Dar es Salaam resident STORYLINE: The prolonged drought in Tanzania has forced Maasais to migrate to urban centers to do businesses like hairdressing and guarding houses. The Maasai are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting northern Tanzania and central and southern Kenya. Ray Lipasho Kimeshwa, a Maasai born in Tanzania's northern region of Manyara, once owned about 100 cattle between the 1990s and 2000s. But the drought caused by climate change killed some of his animals. In 2001, Kimeshwa migrated to the port city of Dar es Salaam to engage in the business of hairdressing. He teamed up with two other Maasais, who both arrived in Dar es Salaam in 2016 to do the hairdressing business. Kimeshwa said their customers are women fro

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Film and television production center in SW China boosts local film, TV industry

STORY: Film and television production center in SW China boosts local film, TV industry DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the film and television production center 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WU HONGHUI, Deputy General Manager of Guizhou Duyun Film and Television Operation Management Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: A film and television program production center, located in Duyun City, a mountainous area of southwest China's Guizhou Province has promoted the development of local film and TV industry. In recent years, the Qinhan Movie and TV Production Center has become one of the popular shooting centers for many well-known Chinese film and television works. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WU HONGHUI, Deputy General Manager of Guizhou Duyun Film and Television Operation Management Co., Ltd. "The construction of Qinhan Movie and TV Production Center started in 2016, and it was completed at the end of 2017. The center covers an area of 695 mu (46.3 hectares).

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China's broad consumer market brings opportunities: Iranian businessman

STORY: China's broad consumer market brings opportunities: Iranian businessman DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of city views in Chongqing 2. SOUNDBITE (English): BEHZAD, Iranian businessman 3. various of Behzad working 4. various of Iranian handicrafts STORYLINE: Behzad, an Iranian businessman, came to China and settled down in the city of Chongqing with his Chinese wife in 2016. He has been engaging in foreign trade and introducing Iranian handicrafts to China over the past six years. SOUNDBITE (English): BEHZAD, Iranian businessman "My name is Behzad. I'm 29. I have been in Chongqing, China since 2016. I have a Chinese wife and that is the main reason I came to China. I'm selling Iranian special handcrafts. This is a plate made of ceramic quality and all has been painted by hand by the artists. Each piece will take about 2 to 3 days to be painted completely. When I visited back home, I went to the market where people sell this st

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Chinese train driver on Jakarta-Bandung HSR helps promote ties

STORY: Chinese train driver on Jakarta-Bandung HSR helps promote ties DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the train driver working 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MU ZHEN, Chinese train driver 3. various of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) STORYLINE: Mu Zhen, 45, is a Chinese train driver who operates locomotives on the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) under construction. He participated in the comprehensive trial operation of Jakarta-Bandung HSR in November 2022. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MU ZHEN, Chinese train driver "I've been working as a train driver for 18 years since 2005. I became a high-speed train driver in 2016. Driving high-speed trains on the Chinese-built Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway makes me very excited and proud. I'm proud that China's high-speed technology has gone global. I'd like to make some contributions to the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway project. In the future, we will offer one-on-one training

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China's Olympic economy a "blue ocean" for sports goods manufacturers

STORY: China's Olympic economy a "blue ocean" for sports goods manufacturers DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:41 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): YE TING, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MING WENFANG, Operation Manager, Guangdong Yijia Optical Technology Co., Ltd. 3. STANDUP 2 (English): YE TING, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): YE TING, Xinhua correspondent "As winter sports are gaining popularity, the markets for winter sports equipment are expanding. According to the Ice and Snow Sports Development Program (2016-2025), the ice and snow industry scale is expected to reach 1 trillion yuan (147 billion U.S. dollars) by 2025. Today, I'll take you to a manufacturer to find out how the winter sports products market has boomed and evolved." Guangdong Province is China's manufacturing heartland. Many of the country's leading winter sports gear and clothing manufacturers are based here. Covering an area of 40,000 square meter

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U.S. sanctions add to agony of quake-stricken Syrians

STORY: U.S. sanctions add to agony of quake-stricken Syrians DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:52 LOCATION: ALEPPO, Syria CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Syria 2. STANDUP 1 (English): HUMMAM SHEIKH ALI, Xinhua reporter in Syria 3. STANDUP 2 (English): HUMMAM SHEIKH ALI, Xinhua reporter in Syria 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD HIJAZI, Chairman of the Aleppo Governorate Council 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): KAMAL JAFA, Political expert STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): HUMMAM SHEIKH ALI, Xinhua reporter in Syria "I'm currently in the capital Damascus, but on my way to the northern city of Aleppo, which was hit by a devastating earthquake a couple of days ago. Before the earthquake, Aleppo actually was a major battleground between the rebels and the Syrian government, but the situation there largely calmed down in 2016 when the government took control over the provincial capital of Aleppo. But still, destruction is still there. No major reconstruction process took place because of the U.S. sanctions on

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FSA to monitor effects of negative interest rate on banks: Aso

TOKYO, Feb. 2 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C), Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Nobuteru Ishihara (L) and Finance Minister Taro Aso attend a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2016. Aso later told a press conference that the government will monitor the effects of the Bank of Japan's negative interest policy on financial institutions.

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Giant panda Tian Bao to remain in Belgian zoo in 2022

STORY: Giant panda Tian Bao to remain in Belgian zoo in 2022 DATELINE: Feb. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:19 LOCATION: Brussels CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: STANDUP (English): HE XIYUE, Xinhua correspondent SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU YANG, Panda keeper at Pairi Daiza zoo SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NORA VERHOEYEN, Visitor at Pairi Daiza zoo SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIU YANG, Panda keeper at Pairi Daiza zoo SOUNDBITE 4 (English): NORA VERHOEYEN, visitor at Pairi Daiza zoo SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): LIU YANG, Panda keeper at Pairi Daiza zoo STORYLINE: Tian Bao, the very first giant panda born in 2016 in Belgium, will be able to stay at the Pairi Daiza zoo in Belgium in 2022, according to a press release published by the zoo recently. STANDUP (English): HE XIYUE, Xinhua correspondent "We are now at the Pairi Daiza Zoo in Belgium, and this is the territory of Tian Bao, the very first giant panda born in Belgium who has won the hearts of countless fans across Europe. As the zoo reopens recently after its winter time break, it re

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Disaster-hit prefectures see 23% fall in fishing industry workers

Oyster farmers work on Feb. 9, 2016, off Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture. Miyagi and two other prefectures in Japan's northeast hard-hit by the 2011 tsunami and nuclear disasters have seen a 23 percent fall in the membership of fishery cooperatives since the catastrophe, a Kyodo News survey showed March 2, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahama No. 4 reactor in cold shutdown

Photo taken Feb. 29, 2016, shows the No. 4 reactor of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama plant on the Sea of Japan coast that automatically shut down just three days after coming back online. The utility said March 2 the reactor has achieved cold shutdown. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sagan Tosu beat Avispa Fukuoka

Yohei Toyoda of Sagan Tosu (11) celebrates after scoring the opening goal in a 2-1 victory against Avispa Fukuoka during a J-League season opener in the southwestern Japan city of Tosu on Feb. 27, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ventforet Kofu beat Vissel Kobe

Cristiano Da Silva of Ventforet Kofu (10) scores an opening goal in a 2-0 victory against Vissel Kobe during a J-League season opener in the western Japan city of Kobe on Feb. 27, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Urawa Reds beat Kashiwa Reysol

Zlatan Ljubijankic of Urawa Reds (2nd from R) scores the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win against Kashiwa Reysol during a J-League season opener in Kashiwa, near Tokyo, on Feb. 27, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Albirex Niigata beat Shonan Bellmare

Members of Albirex Niigata celebrate a 2-1 win against Shonan Bellmare during a J-League season opener in Hiratsuka, near Tokyo, on Feb. 27, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe hits the golf course

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) enjoys a round of golf on Feb. 27, 2016, in Chigasaki, near Tokyo. It was his first game since Jan. 2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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A walk through a famous Rio de Janeiro favela

Children train at a judo club in Rio de Janeiro's Rocinha, one of the largest shantytowns in Latin America, on Feb. 2, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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A walk through a famous Rio de Janeiro favela

A girl looks out from her house in Rio de Janeiro's Rocinha, one of the largest shantytowns in Latin America, on Feb. 2, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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A walk through a famous Rio de Janeiro favela

People walk under tangled electric cables in Rio de Janeiro's Rocinha, one of the largest shantytowns in Latin America, on Feb. 2, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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A walk through a famous Rio de Janeiro favela

Children play street soccer in Rio de Janeiro's Rocinha, one of the largest shantytowns in Latin America, on Feb. 2, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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A walk through a famous Rio de Janeiro favela

Rio de Janeiro's Rocinha, one of the largest shantytowns in Latin America, is pictured on Feb. 2, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People queue up for Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train tickets

People line up outside JR Sapporo Station in Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, at around 2:20 a.m. on Feb. 26, 2016, to purchase tickets for the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train for March 26, the day the new service is launched connecting Hokkaido and Tokyo in four hours and two minutes. ==Kyodo

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Ex-baseball player Kiyohara sent to prosecutors

A car carrying former pro baseball player Kazuhiro Kiyohara leaves the Metropolitan Police Department in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2016, for the public prosecutors' office after he was served with a second arrest warrant two days earlier for alleged drug use. The 48-year-old former Seibu Lions and Yomiuri Giants slugger was initially arrested in a police raid on Feb. 2 on suspicion of possessing stimulant drugs at his Tokyo apartment. The latest arrest warrant alleges that Kiyohara used stimulant drugs from mid-January up until his arrest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-baseball player Kiyohara sent to prosecutors

A car carrying former pro baseball player Kazuhiro Kiyohara leaves the Metropolitan Police Department in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2016, for the public prosecutors' office after he was served with a second arrest warrant two days earlier for alleged drug use. The 48-year-old former Seibu Lions and Yomiuri Giants slugger was initially arrested in a police raid on Feb. 2 on suspicion of possessing stimulant drugs at his Tokyo apartment. The latest arrest warrant alleges that Kiyohara used stimulant drugs from mid-January up until his arrest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Urawa Reds beat Sydney FC in ACL Group H

Urawa Reds goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa (1) and teammates celebrate after beating Sydney FC 2-0 in their Group H opener in the Asian Champions League on Feb. 24, 2016, in Saitama, near Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shandong Luneng beat Sanfrecce Hiroshima in ACL opener

Midfielder Kohei Shimizu of Japan's Sanfrecche Hiroshima scores the opening goal during the second half of an Asian Champions League Group F opening game against China's Shandong Luneng in Hiroshima on Feb. 23, 2016. Shandong Luneng won 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jeonbuk Hyundai beat FC Tokyo in ACL opener

Players of Japan's FC Tokyo leave the field after losing to South Korea's Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2-1 in their Asian Champions League Group E opening game in Jeonju, South Korea, on Feb. 23, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jeonbuk Hyundai beat FC Tokyo in ACL opener

Striker Takuma Abe of Japan's FC Tokyo (R) scores during the second half of an Asian Champions League Group E opening game against South Korea's Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in Jeonju, South Korea, on Feb. 23, 2016. Jeonbuk Hyundai won 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shandong Luneng beat Sanfrecce Hiroshima in ACL opener

Defender Kazuhiko Chiba of Japan's Sanfrecche Hiroshima (5) heads the ball during the second half of an Asian Champions League Group F opening game against China's Shandong Luneng in Hiroshima on Feb. 23, 2016. Shandong Luneng won 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Hiroshima beat Gamba in season curtain-raiser

Gamba Osaka defender Daiki Niwa (2nd from R) reacts after being whistled for a hand ball in the second half of the Fuji Xerox Super Cup at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Feb. 20, 2016. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made it 2-0 from the spot on their way to a 3-1 victory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Nomura moves into tie for lead in Australia

Japan's Harukyo Nomura hits a shot on the 14th hole in the third round of the Women's Australian Open at the Grange Golf Club's West Course on Feb. 20, 2016. Nomura carded a 2-under 70 to tie for the lead with Danielle Kang of the United States and Jenny Shin of South Korea at 9 under. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Kagawa in UEFA Europa League match

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagawa (R) plays during the second half of the first leg of his team's round of 32 tie against Portugal's FC Porto in the UEFA Europa League in Dortmund, Germany, on Feb. 18, 2016. Dortmund won 2-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hamburger vs. Borussia in Bundesliga

Gotoku Sakai (L) of Hamburger SV vies for the ball with Fabian Johnson of Borussia Monchengladbach during the first half of a Bundesliga match in Hamburg, Germany, on Feb. 14, 2016. Hamburger won 3-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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AC Milan's Honda scores in Seria A match against Genoa

AC Milan's Keisuke Honda (3rd from L) is congratulated by teammates after scoring his first league goal of the season during the second half of a Serie A match against Genoa CFC in Milan on Feb. 14, 2016. AC Milan won 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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AC Milan vs. Genoa CFC

AC Milan's Keisuke Honda takes a shot during the second half of a Serie A match against Genoa CFC in Milan on Feb. 14, 2016. Honda scored his first league goal of the season as AC Milan won 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan into 2018 Winter Games ice hockey final qualifiers

Japanese ice hockey players celebrate after beating Ukraine 2-1 in Sapporo on Feb. 14, 2016, to advance to the final qualifiers for the Pyongchang Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan into 2018 Winter Games ice hockey final qualifiers

Daisuke Obara of Japan (L) scores his side's second goal during the third period of a game against Ukraine in Sapporo on Feb. 14, 2016. Japan won 2-1 to advance to the final qualifiers for the Pyongchang Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan into 2018 Winter Games ice hockey final qualifiers

Japanese ice hockey players celebrate after beating Ukraine 2-1 in Sapporo on Feb. 14, 2016, to advance to the final qualifiers for the Pyongchang Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Nishikori into Memphis semis, Nishioka eliminated

Japan's Kei Nishikori plays Kazakhstani Mikhail Kukushkin in a quarterfinal of the Memphis Open tennis tournament in Memphis, Tennessee, on Feb. 12, 2016. Nishikori won 6-2, 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Nishikori into Memphis semis, Nishioka eliminated

Japan's Kei Nishikori plays Kazakhstani Mikhail Kukushkin in a quarterfinal of the Memphis Open tennis tournament in Memphis, Tennessee, on Feb. 12, 2016. Nishikori won 6-2, 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori victorious in opener of title defense

Ryan Harrison of the United States (R) congratulates Japan's Kei Nishikori after their second-round match at the Memphis Open tennis tournament in Memphis, Tennessee, on Feb. 10, 2016. Nishikori, who had a bye in the first round, won 6-2, 7-5 to start his bid to win the tournament for the fourth straight year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori victorious in opener of title defense

Japan's Kei Nishikori hits a backhand during a second-round match against Ryan Harrison of the United States at the Memphis Open tennis tournament in Memphis, Tennessee, on Feb. 10, 2016. Nishikori, who had a bye in the first round, won 6-2, 7-5 to start his bid to win the tournament for the fourth straight year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Sakurajima volcano erupts again

An ash plume rises from the Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 8, 2016, during its second eruption of the year. The Japan Meteorological Agency raised its alert level for the volcano from 2 to 3 on a 5-point scale after the first massive eruption on Feb. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Sakurajima volcano erupts again

An ash plume rises from the Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 8, 2016, during its second eruption of the year. The Japan Meteorological Agency raised its alert level for the volcano from 2 to 3 on a 5-point scale after the first massive eruption on Feb. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of volcanic eruption in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 6, 2016, shows Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan. A massive volcanic eruption the day before caused the Japan Meteorological Agency to raise its alert level for the volcano from 2 to 3 on a 5-point scale. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Explosive" shopping by tourists over Lunar New Year holiday

Customers, mostly foreign tourists, crowd an outlet of discount store chain Don Quijote in the western Japan city of Osaka on Feb. 2, 2016. Japanese businesses have been anticipating "explosive" shopping sprees by the high number of foreign tourists coming to visit over the Lunar New Year holidays. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of volcanic eruption in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 6, 2016, shows Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan. A massive volcanic eruption the day before caused the Japan Meteorological Agency to raise its alert level for the volcano from 2 to 3 on a 5-point scale. The agency said that no data suggests the possibility of a further larger eruption occurring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo