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French companies pin high hope on cooperation with China in EV production

STORY: French companies pin high hope on cooperation with China in EV production SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 22/23, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Renault Ruitz Plant 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): YANN PITOLLET, CEO of Nord France Invest 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): JEAN-LUC BOIS, Ruitz plant manager of Renault 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): YANN PITOLLET, CEO of Nord France Invest STORYLINE: The Hauts-de-France region, located in north France, is a long-standing industrial area and home to French leading automotive industry. Today, the region is embracing electrification and building a 100-kilometer-long "battery valley," where four mega factories have been established in recent years. With an advantage in the electric vehicle sector, some Chinese companies have cooperated with French enterprises. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): YANN PITOLLET, CEO of Nord France Invest "As early as 2018, we realized that the future of the automotive industry lay partly in electri

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CHINA-TIANJIN-BEIJING-ZHONGGUANCUN TECH TOWN (CN)

(240227) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows an aerial view of the Beijing-Tianjin Zhongguancun tech town in Tianjin, north China on Dec. 31, 2018 (top, file photo), and on Feb. 22, 2024 (bottom, aerial drone photo taken by Sun Fanyue). At the beginning of the new year, workers of Tianze Electric Power (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., located at the Beijing-Tianjin Zhongguancun tech town, are busy on the production lines. The company is a scientific and technological enterprise that develops and produces ultra-high voltage construction and connection installation tools. Its headquarters is in Beijing. After entering Beijing-Tianjin Zhongguancun tech town in 2019, the enterprise has developed rapidly. There are many enterprises like Tianze at the Beijing-Tianjin Zhongguancun tech town. As a key cooperation platform for Beijing and Tianjin to jointly implement the national strategy for the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, and the first asset-heavy project of Zhongguanc

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Learning Chinese best way to build cultural bridge, says Spanish student

STORY: Learning Chinese best way to build cultural bridge, says Spanish student SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 20, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Albert Estrada at the Confucius Institute of Barcelona 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): ALBERT ESTRADA, Student at the Confucius Institute of Barcelona 3. various of Albert Estrada at the Confucius Institute of Barcelona 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): ALBERT ESTRADA, Student at the Confucius Institute of Barcelona 5. various of the Confucius Institute of Barcelona 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Catalan): ALBERT ESTRADA, Student at the Confucius Institute of Barcelona STORYLINE: For Albert Estrada, a Chinese language learner in Barcelona, studying the language is one of the best ways to get closer to Chinese culture. On his first trip to China in 2018, Estrada was intrigued by everything in the country, which is thousands of kilometers away from Spain. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): ALBERT ESTRADA, Student at the Confucius I

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CHINA-QINGHAI-YUSHU-ANGSAI CANYON-RANGER (CN)

(230225) -- YUSHU, Feb. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gecho Chopee takes a rest while patrolling at the Angsai Canyon in Angsai Township of Zaduo County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 22, 2023. Gecho Chopee is an ecological ranger of Sanjiangyuan National Park. He is responsible for patrolling a section of the Angsai Canyon in Qinghai Province. The unique climatic and geographical conditions have created a diverse ecosystem in the Angsai Canyon and made it a good habitat for a number of rare species such as snow leopards, Tibetan blue bear, lynx and white-lipped deer. Before 2005, snow leopards were rarely seen at the Angsai Canyon. With the continuous efforts of environmental protection, there are more snow leopards in the canyon in recent years. The improvement of ecological environment brings snow leopards a better life, so does the herders' families. Starting from 2018, local government has provided each herder family here with an ecological ranger position

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CHINA-QINGHAI-YUSHU-ANGSAI CANYON-RANGER (CN)

(230225) -- YUSHU, Feb. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 22, 2023 shows a group of white-lipped deer at Angsai Canyon in Angsai Township of Zaduo County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province. Gecho Chopee is an ecological ranger of Sanjiangyuan National Park. He is responsible for patrolling a section of the Angsai Canyon in Qinghai Province. The unique climatic and geographical conditions have created a diverse ecosystem in the Angsai Canyon and made it a good habitat for a number of rare species such as snow leopards, Tibetan blue bear, lynx and white-lipped deer. Before 2005, snow leopards were rarely seen at the Angsai Canyon. With the continuous efforts of environmental protection, there are more snow leopards in the canyon in recent years. The improvement of ecological environment brings snow leopards a better life, so does the herders' families. Starting from 2018, local government has provided each herder family here with an ecological ranger p

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CHINA-QINGHAI-YUSHU-ANGSAI CANYON-RANGER (CN)

(230225) -- YUSHU, Feb. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gecho Chopee patrols at the Angsai Canyon in Angsai Township of Zaduo County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 22, 2023. Gecho Chopee is an ecological ranger of Sanjiangyuan National Park. He is responsible for patrolling a section of the Angsai Canyon in Qinghai Province. The unique climatic and geographical conditions have created a diverse ecosystem in the Angsai Canyon and made it a good habitat for a number of rare species such as snow leopards, Tibetan blue bear, lynx and white-lipped deer. Before 2005, snow leopards were rarely seen at the Angsai Canyon. With the continuous efforts of environmental protection, there are more snow leopards in the canyon in recent years. The improvement of ecological environment brings snow leopards a better life, so does the herders' families. Starting from 2018, local government has provided each herder family here with an ecological ranger position, which brings them a

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CHINA-QINGHAI-YUSHU-ANGSAI CANYON-RANGER (CN)

(230225) -- YUSHU, Feb. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows Gecho Chopee taking photos while patrolling at the Angsai Canyon in Angsai Township of Zaduo County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 22, 2023. Gecho Chopee is an ecological ranger of Sanjiangyuan National Park. He is responsible for patrolling a section of the Angsai Canyon in Qinghai Province. The unique climatic and geographical conditions have created a diverse ecosystem in the Angsai Canyon and made it a good habitat for a number of rare species such as snow leopards, Tibetan blue bear, lynx and white-lipped deer. Before 2005, snow leopards were rarely seen at the Angsai Canyon. With the continuous efforts of environmental protection, there are more snow leopards in the canyon in recent years. The improvement of ecological environment brings snow leopards a better life, so does the herders' families. Starting from 2018, local government has provided each herder family here with an e

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CHINA-QINGHAI-YUSHU-ANGSAI CANYON-RANGER (CN)

(230225) -- YUSHU, Feb. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gecho Chopee patrols at the Angsai Canyon in Angsai Township of Zaduo County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 22, 2023. Gecho Chopee is an ecological ranger of Sanjiangyuan National Park. He is responsible for patrolling a section of the Angsai Canyon in Qinghai Province. The unique climatic and geographical conditions have created a diverse ecosystem in the Angsai Canyon and made it a good habitat for a number of rare species such as snow leopards, Tibetan blue bear, lynx and white-lipped deer. Before 2005, snow leopards were rarely seen at the Angsai Canyon. With the continuous efforts of environmental protection, there are more snow leopards in the canyon in recent years. The improvement of ecological environment brings snow leopards a better life, so does the herders' families. Starting from 2018, local government has provided each herder family here with an ecological ranger position, which brings them a

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CHINA-QINGHAI-YUSHU-ANGSAI CANYON-RANGER (CN)

(230225) -- YUSHU, Feb. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gecho Chopee takes a rest while patrolling at the Angsai Canyon in Angsai Township of Zaduo County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 22, 2023. Gecho Chopee is an ecological ranger of Sanjiangyuan National Park. He is responsible for patrolling a section of the Angsai Canyon in Qinghai Province. The unique climatic and geographical conditions have created a diverse ecosystem in the Angsai Canyon and made it a good habitat for a number of rare species such as snow leopards, Tibetan blue bear, lynx and white-lipped deer. Before 2005, snow leopards were rarely seen at the Angsai Canyon. With the continuous efforts of environmental protection, there are more snow leopards in the canyon in recent years. The improvement of ecological environment brings snow leopards a better life, so does the herders' families. Starting from 2018, local government has provided each herder family here with an ecological ranger position

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CHINA-QINGHAI-YUSHU-ANGSAI CANYON-RANGER (CN)

(230225) -- YUSHU, Feb. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gecho Chopee takes photos while patrolling at the Angsai Canyon in Angsai Township of Zaduo County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 22, 2023. Gecho Chopee is an ecological ranger of Sanjiangyuan National Park. He is responsible for patrolling a section of the Angsai Canyon in Qinghai Province. The unique climatic and geographical conditions have created a diverse ecosystem in the Angsai Canyon and made it a good habitat for a number of rare species such as snow leopards, Tibetan blue bear, lynx and white-lipped deer. Before 2005, snow leopards were rarely seen at the Angsai Canyon. With the continuous efforts of environmental protection, there are more snow leopards in the canyon in recent years. The improvement of ecological environment brings snow leopards a better life, so does the herders' families. Starting from 2018, local government has provided each herder family here with an ecological ranger position

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CHINA-QINGHAI-YUSHU-ANGSAI CANYON-RANGER (CN)

(230225) -- YUSHU, Feb. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 22, 2023 shows a griffon vulture at Angsai Canyon in Angsai Township of Zaduo County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province. Gecho Chopee is an ecological ranger of Sanjiangyuan National Park. He is responsible for patrolling a section of the Angsai Canyon in Qinghai Province. The unique climatic and geographical conditions have created a diverse ecosystem in the Angsai Canyon and made it a good habitat for a number of rare species such as snow leopards, Tibetan blue bear, lynx and white-lipped deer. Before 2005, snow leopards were rarely seen at the Angsai Canyon. With the continuous efforts of environmental protection, there are more snow leopards in the canyon in recent years. The improvement of ecological environment brings snow leopards a better life, so does the herders' families. Starting from 2018, local government has provided each herder family here with an ecological ranger position, w

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CHINA-QINGHAI-YUSHU-ANGSAI CANYON-RANGER (CN)

(230225) -- YUSHU, Feb. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 22, 2023 shows a golden eagle at Angsai Canyon in Angsai Township of Zaduo County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province. Gecho Chopee is an ecological ranger of Sanjiangyuan National Park. He is responsible for patrolling a section of the Angsai Canyon in Qinghai Province. The unique climatic and geographical conditions have created a diverse ecosystem in the Angsai Canyon and made it a good habitat for a number of rare species such as snow leopards, Tibetan blue bear, lynx and white-lipped deer. Before 2005, snow leopards were rarely seen at the Angsai Canyon. With the continuous efforts of environmental protection, there are more snow leopards in the canyon in recent years. The improvement of ecological environment brings snow leopards a better life, so does the herders' families. Starting from 2018, local government has provided each herder family here with an ecological ranger position, whic

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CHINA-QINGHAI-YUSHU-ANGSAI CANYON-RANGER (CN)

(230225) -- YUSHU, Feb. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gecho Chopee (back) stays with his family in Angsai Township of Zaduo County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 22, 2023. Gecho Chopee is an ecological ranger of Sanjiangyuan National Park. He is responsible for patrolling a section of the Angsai Canyon in Qinghai Province. The unique climatic and geographical conditions have created a diverse ecosystem in the Angsai Canyon and made it a good habitat for a number of rare species such as snow leopards, Tibetan blue bear, lynx and white-lipped deer. Before 2005, snow leopards were rarely seen at the Angsai Canyon. With the continuous efforts of environmental protection, there are more snow leopards in the canyon in recent years. The improvement of ecological environment brings snow leopards a better life, so does the herders' families. Starting from 2018, local government has provided each herder family here with an ecological ranger position, which brings them a

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CHINA-QINGHAI-YUSHU-ANGSAI CANYON-RANGER (CN)

(230225) -- YUSHU, Feb. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gecho Chopee patrols at the Angsai Canyon in Angsai Township of Zaduo County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 22, 2023. Gecho Chopee is an ecological ranger of Sanjiangyuan National Park. He is responsible for patrolling a section of the Angsai Canyon in Qinghai Province. The unique climatic and geographical conditions have created a diverse ecosystem in the Angsai Canyon and made it a good habitat for a number of rare species such as snow leopards, Tibetan blue bear, lynx and white-lipped deer. Before 2005, snow leopards were rarely seen at the Angsai Canyon. With the continuous efforts of environmental protection, there are more snow leopards in the canyon in recent years. The improvement of ecological environment brings snow leopards a better life, so does the herders' families. Starting from 2018, local government has provided each herder family here with an ecological ranger position, which brings them a

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Youngsters in Namibian informal settlement hope to dance to a better future

STORY: Youngsters in Namibian informal settlement hope to dance to a better future DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:22 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of dance center 2. SOUNDBITE (English): WEST UARIJE, Professional dancer in Namibia STORYLINE: In a corrugated iron structure in Havana informal settlement on the outskirts of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, West Uarije, a professional dancer, is using his professional performance skills to help youngsters in the area dance to a better future. Uarije opened West Dance Center in 2018 after noticing a need for more conducive activities for children in the area, especially after school and during the holidays. SOUNDBITE (English): WEST UARIJE, Professional dancer in Namibia "The aim of the center is to make sure that we take care of the kids, or take them out of the street life or the bad community so that they cannot end up where some of our community members end up, like in jail, use drug and alcohol abuse or gender-based

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-ART-DANCERS

(230222) -- WINDHOEK, Feb. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- West Uarije, founder of West Dance Center, guides children on how to dance professionally in Windhoek, Namibia, on Feb. 21, 2023. West Uarije, a professional dancer, opened West Dance Center in 2018 in Havana informal settlement on the outskirts of Windhoek. He is using his professional performance skills to help youngsters in the area dance to a better future. (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/ Xinhua)

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-ART-DANCERS

(230222) -- WINDHOEK, Feb. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- West Uarije, founder of West Dance Center, guides children on how to dance professionally in Windhoek, Namibia, on Feb. 21, 2023. West Uarije, a professional dancer, opened West Dance Center in 2018 in Havana informal settlement on the outskirts of Windhoek. He is using his professional performance skills to help youngsters in the area dance to a better future. (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/ Xinhua)

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Baseball: Yankees' Tanaka and Acevedo

TAMPA, United States, Feb. 23 Kyodo - New York Yankees pitchers Domingo Acevedo (L) and Masahiro Tanaka head for practice at the team's spring training site in Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 22, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 22 Kyodo - Olympic figure skating silver medalist Shoma Uno of Japan speaks to the press after practice for the exhibition gala in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 22, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 22 Kyodo - Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu performs his short program at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 16, 2018.

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2018 Games organizing comm. head Kim at press conference

SOCHI, Russia - Kim Jin Sun, president of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, gives a press conference in Sochi on Feb. 22, 2014.

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CHINA-ANHUI-NPC DEPUTY-RURAL VITALIZATION (CN)

(220309) -- BEIJING, March 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer passes a strawberry she planted to Wang Mengmeng (R) in Wuwei Township of Dingyuan County, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 22, 2022. Wang Mengmeng, a village official in east China's Anhui Province since 2013 when she began serving in her post after graduating from university, led the village in developing specialty agriculture to cash in on the region's transport and location advantages. After taking on her duties as a deputy to the National People's Congress in 2018, Wang has carried out multiple surveys on the methods of rural vitalization. The suggestions Wang put forward at China's ongoing "two sessions" focus on the long-term development pattern of rural collective economy. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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CHINA-ANHUI-NPC DEPUTY-RURAL VITALIZATION (CN)

(220309) -- BEIJING, March 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Mengmeng (L) visits a farmer in Wuwei Township of Dingyuan County, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 22, 2022. Wang Mengmeng, a village official in east China's Anhui Province since 2013 when she began serving in her post after graduating from university, led the village in developing specialty agriculture to cash in on the region's transport and location advantages. After taking on her duties as a deputy to the National People's Congress in 2018, Wang has carried out multiple surveys on the methods of rural vitalization. The suggestions Wang put forward at China's ongoing "two sessions" focus on the long-term development pattern of rural collective economy. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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CHINA-ANHUI-NPC DEPUTY-RURAL VITALIZATION (CN)

(220309) -- BEIJING, March 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Mengmeng poses for a photo in a strawberry greenhouse in Wuwei Township of Dingyuan County, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 22, 2022. Wang Mengmeng, a village official in east China's Anhui Province since 2013 when she began serving in her post after graduating from university, led the village in developing specialty agriculture to cash in on the region's transport and location advantages. After taking on her duties as a deputy to the National People's Congress in 2018, Wang has carried out multiple surveys on the methods of rural vitalization. The suggestions Wang put forward at China's ongoing "two sessions" focus on the long-term development pattern of rural collective economy. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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CHINA-ANHUI-NPC DEPUTY-RURAL VITALIZATION (CN)

(220309) -- BEIJING, March 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Mengmeng (R) talks with a farmer in Wuwei Township of Dingyuan County, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 22, 2022. Wang Mengmeng, a village official in east China's Anhui Province since 2013 when she began serving in her post after graduating from university, led the village in developing specialty agriculture to cash in on the region's transport and location advantages. After taking on her duties as a deputy to the National People's Congress in 2018, Wang has carried out multiple surveys on the methods of rural vitalization. The suggestions Wang put forward at China's ongoing "two sessions" focus on the long-term development pattern of rural collective economy. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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CHINA-ANHUI-NPC DEPUTY-RURAL VITALIZATION (CN)

(220309) -- BEIJING, March 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Mengmeng works in her office in Dingyuan County, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 22, 2022. Wang Mengmeng, a village official in east China's Anhui Province since 2013 when she began serving in her post after graduating from university, led the village in developing specialty agriculture to cash in on the region's transport and location advantages. After taking on her duties as a deputy to the National People's Congress in 2018, Wang has carried out multiple surveys on the methods of rural vitalization. The suggestions Wang put forward at China's ongoing "two sessions" focus on the long-term development pattern of rural collective economy. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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Amnesty International Hong Kong

(From L) Amnesty International's East Asia Research Director Roseann Rife, Amnesty International Hong Kong Director Mabel Au and chairwoman Raees Baig release a report in Hong Kong on Feb. 22, 2018, highlighting Hong Kong's deteriorating rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression under tightened grips by the authorities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dangerous slide in Japan

Photo taken on Feb. 22, 2018, shows a slide at a park in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, branded by media as Japan's most dangerous slide. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukui's local specialty

Mamiko Imamura, who runs an inn in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, shows off local specialty food Echizen crab on Feb. 22, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukui's local specialty

Photo taken on Feb. 22, 2018 shows Fukui Prefecture's specialty food Echizen crab, now in season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Miss Universe Japan meets Japanese foreign minister

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (R) and Momoko Abe, Japanese representative in the 2017 Miss Universe pageant, pose for a photo at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 22, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Anna Gasser of Austria soars through the air en route to winning the women's snowboarding big air at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 22, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Marie-Philip Poulin (L) of Canada vies for the puck against Lee Stecklein (C) and Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson of the United States in the women's ice hockey final at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea on Feb. 22, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

(From top to bottom) Hideaki Nagai, Go Yamamoto, Yoshito Watabe and Akito Watabe of Japan soar through the air in the ski jumping leg of the Nordic combined team event at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 22, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean protest against Japan's annual event to promote island claim

Koichi Mizushima (C), minister at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, enters the head office of the South Korean foreign ministry in Seoul on Feb. 22, 2018, as the ministry summons him to protest an annual event held by a local Japanese municipality earlier in the day to highlight Japan's claim to sovereignty over a South Korean-administered group of islets, called Takeshima by Japan and Dokdo by South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Pyeongchang Winter Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu (R) of Japan fixes the collar of his compatriot and silver medalist Shoma Uno during practice in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 22, 2018, for the figure skating exhibition gala. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Pyeongchang Winter Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu (L) of Japan chats with his compatriot and silver medalist Shoma Uno during practice in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 22, 2018, for the figure skating exhibition gala. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Pyeongchang Winter Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu (top) of Japan is lifted by a fellow figure skater during practice in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 22, 2018, for the figure skating exhibition gala. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Breakdancing proposed for 2024 Paris Olympics

Ramu Kawai (3rd from R), the 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympics women's breakdancing gold medalist, and Shigeyuki Nakarai (2nd from R), who won bronze in the men's, pose with officials in Tokyo on Feb. 22, 2019, after the discipline was proposed for inclusion in the 2024 Paris Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Breakdancing proposed for 2024 Paris Olympics

Ramu Kawai (L), the 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympics women's breakdancing gold medalist, and Shigeyuki Nakarai, who won bronze in the men's, pose in Tokyo on Feb. 22, 2019, after the discipline was proposed for inclusion in the 2024 Paris Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Earthquake in Hokkaido

Photo taken Feb. 22, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a mountain area in Atsuma, Hokkaido, after an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.8 struck the northernmost main island of Japan the previous night. The area suffered multiple landslides when another earthquake hit the region in September 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Earthquake in Hokkaido

Photo taken Feb. 22, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a mountain area in Atsuma, Hokkaido, after an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.8 struck the northernmost main island of Japan the previous night. The area suffered multiple landslides when another earthquake hit the region in September 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Earthquake in Hokkaido

Photo taken Feb. 22, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a mountain area in Atsuma, Hokkaido, after an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.8 struck the northernmost main island of Japan the previous night. The area suffered multiple landslides when another earthquake hit the region in September 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Judo: Olympic bronze medalist Naohisa Takato

Photo taken on Feb. 22, 2018 shows men's judo 60-kg class Olympic bronze medalist Naohisa Takato at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Children take photos with men's Alpine slalom skiing athletes at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 22, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese lawmakers launch group to promote Ninja

Lawmakers of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party pose for a photo at the Diet building in Tokyo on Feb. 22, 2018, as they launch a group to stir interest abroad in Japanese culture through ninja, with the aim of stimulating tourism and the economy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Oil slick on Aomori Pref. lake

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel return from confirming the presence of two oil slicks on Lake Ogawara in Aomori Prefecture on Feb. 22, 2018, two days after a U.S. F-16 fighter jet dumped two fuel tanks into the lake after an engine fire. ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels poses for photos at the team's spring training site in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 22, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels takes batting practice at the team's spring training site in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 22, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels plays catch at the team's spring training site in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 22, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo