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Father of woman abducted by N. Korea dies at 96 without reunion

Akihiro Arimoto, whose daughter Keiko was taken to North Korea in 1983 at age 23, celebrates her 60th birthday at their home in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 12, 2020, with a birthday cake in front of her photo. Arimoto, who strenuously fought for her return and that of the other abductees, died of natural causes aged 96 without seeing her, his family said on Feb. 17, 2025.

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US: Brush Fire Erupts In Del Mar Heights, San Diego 3

A brush fire erupted in the Del Mar Heights neighborhood in San Diego on Tuesday morning, June 25. The fire near Mira Montana Drive off Del Mar Heights Road prompted the mandatory evacuation of 2,500 residents from the area. The fire's forward progress was stopped by about 5:30 p.m. and all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted by 7:20 p.m.

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COTE D'IVOIRE-ABIDJAN-ABIDJAN PORT-EXPANSION PROJECT

(240112) -- ABIDJAN, Jan. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A cargo ship is seen at a wharf of the expansion project of the Abidjan Port in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, on Jan. 11, 2024. The expansion project of the Abidjan Port in Cote d'Ivoire, undertaken by China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), started construction in 2015 and was put into use in 2020. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-ABIDJAN-ABIDJAN PORT-EXPANSION PROJECT

(240112) -- ABIDJAN, Jan. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A cargo ship is seen at a wharf of the expansion project of the Abidjan Port in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, on Jan. 11, 2024. The expansion project of the Abidjan Port in Cote d'Ivoire, undertaken by China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), started construction in 2015 and was put into use in 2020. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-ABIDJAN-ABIDJAN PORT-EXPANSION PROJECT

(240112) -- ABIDJAN, Jan. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 10, 2024 shows vehicles transferring containers at a wharf of the expansion project of the Abidjan Port in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. The expansion project of the Abidjan Port in Cote d'Ivoire, undertaken by China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), started construction in 2015 and was put into use in 2020. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-ABIDJAN-ABIDJAN PORT-EXPANSION PROJECT

(240112) -- ABIDJAN, Jan. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A cargo ship is seen at a wharf of the expansion project of the Abidjan Port in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, on Jan. 10, 2024. The expansion project of the Abidjan Port in Cote d'Ivoire, undertaken by China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), started construction in 2015 and was put into use in 2020. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-ABIDJAN-ABIDJAN PORT-EXPANSION PROJECT

(240112) -- ABIDJAN, Jan. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2024 shows vehicles at a wharf of the expansion project of the Abidjan Port in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. The expansion project of the Abidjan Port in Cote d'Ivoire, undertaken by China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), started construction in 2015 and was put into use in 2020. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-ABIDJAN-ABIDJAN PORT-EXPANSION PROJECT

(240112) -- ABIDJAN, Jan. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 11, 2024 shows a wharf of the expansion project of the Abidjan Port in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. The expansion project of the Abidjan Port in Cote d'Ivoire, undertaken by China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), started construction in 2015 and was put into use in 2020. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-ABIDJAN-ABIDJAN PORT-EXPANSION PROJECT

(240112) -- ABIDJAN, Jan. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 11, 2024 shows a wharf of the expansion project of the Abidjan Port in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. The expansion project of the Abidjan Port in Cote d'Ivoire, undertaken by China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), started construction in 2015 and was put into use in 2020. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-ABIDJAN-ABIDJAN PORT-EXPANSION PROJECT

(240112) -- ABIDJAN, Jan. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 11, 2024 shows a wharf of the expansion project of the Abidjan Port in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. The expansion project of the Abidjan Port in Cote d'Ivoire, undertaken by China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), started construction in 2015 and was put into use in 2020. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-ABIDJAN-ABIDJAN PORT-EXPANSION PROJECT

(240112) -- ABIDJAN, Jan. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2024 shows a view of a wharf of the expansion project of the Abidjan Port in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. The expansion project of the Abidjan Port in Cote d'Ivoire, undertaken by China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), started construction in 2015 and was put into use in 2020. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-ABIDJAN-ABIDJAN PORT-EXPANSION PROJECT

(240112) -- ABIDJAN, Jan. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Employees work at a wharf of the expansion project of the Abidjan Port in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, on Jan. 11, 2024. The expansion project of the Abidjan Port in Cote d'Ivoire, undertaken by China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), started construction in 2015 and was put into use in 2020. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-SANYA-MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION-FRONT-LINE WORKER (CN)

(230607) -- SANYA, June 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Fengguo works underwater at a marine ranch in the sea area of Wuzhizhou Island in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 12, 2020. Wang Fengguo is a staff member of the Wuzhizhou Island tourist resort in Sanya, whose main job responsibilities include removing marine waste and coral predators, carrying out artificial reef installation and coral transplantation, and helping with scientific researches at the marine ranch in the sea area of Wuzhizhou Island. As a front-line worker committed to marine environmental protection for over ten years, Wang has witnessed significant progress of marine ecosystem restoration at this China's first tropical marine ranch. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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Haneda Airport Garden opens

Haneda Airport Garden, a 12-story commercial complex connected to the international terminal at Tokyo's Haneda airport, opens on Jan. 31, 2023. The complex was scheduled to open in April 2020 but was delayed due to COVID.

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Haneda Airport Garden opens

Haneda Airport Garden, a 12-story commercial complex connected to the international terminal at Tokyo's Haneda airport, opens on Jan. 31, 2023. The complex was scheduled to open in April 2020 but was delayed due to COVID.

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Beijing Daxing airport to resume int'l passenger flights

STORY: Beijing Daxing airport to resume int'l passenger flights DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: TRANSPORTATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Beijing Daxing International Airport STORYLINE: Beijing Daxing International Airport is to resume the operation of international passenger flights from Jan. 17. The airport suspended international passenger flights in March 2020. International passenger transfers at the airport will also be resumed, with the adoption of a 144-hour visa-free policy for the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Rehearsals have been carried out at the airport in preparation for the resumption of flights. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)

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Xinhua Headlines: China aims to build world's largest national park system

(230112) -- BEIJING, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 15, 2020 shows a government-funded resettlement community where residents of Gaofeng Village in the core area of Hainan national park were relocated in 2017, in Baisha Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

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Xinhua Headlines: China aims to build world's largest national park system

(230112) -- BEIJING, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers who are employed as environmental protection workers collect garbage in Madoi County, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 19, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Flower Carpet 2022 at the Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium, Aug. 12, 2022. The Flower Carpet 2020 is postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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Human letters formed to mark "2020 Days to Go"

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows on Jan. 12, 2015, Japan's Coming-of-Age Day, new adults forming human letters in front of the Tokyo metropolitan government office building to show 2,020 days to go before the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

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Human letters formed to mark "2020 Days to Go"

TOKYO, Japan - On Jan. 12, 2015, Japan's Coming-of-Age Day, new adults form human letters in front of the Tokyo metropolitan government office building to show 2,020 days to go before the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

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New adults form '2020' with 2020 days to go before Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - About 500 new 20-year-olds create the number "2020" at a square in front of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building during a coming-of-age ceremony on Jan. 12, 2015, which marked 2,020 days to go before the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020.

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Rome's 2020 Olympics bid

ROME, Italy - Members of the city of Rome's committee bidding to host the 2020 Summer Olympics give a press conference in Rome on Jan. 12, 2012, to unveil its 9.8 billion-euro plan for the event, submitted to the Italian government the same day.

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Nagasaki gives up bid to host Olympics

NAGASAKI, Japan - Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue speaks at a meeting of representatives of the city assembly at the municipal office in Nagasaki on Jan. 12, 2010. Taue told the meeting that the city has given up its bid to co-host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games with Hiroshima.

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Shanghai-Budapest direct passenger flights resume

STORY: Shanghai-Budapest direct passenger flights resume DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of passengers queuing for check-in 2. various of passengers queuing for boarding 3. various of the flight crew celebrating with a special cake 4. various of flight departure STORYLINE: Direct passenger flights by China Eastern Airlines have resumed between China's Shanghai and Budapest in Hungary. A passenger plane that took off from Shanghai landed in Budapest on Friday. According to the Budapest office of China Eastern Airlines, the direct flights are scheduled to fly once a week on Fridays from Nov. 11. They will fly twice a week on Wednesdays and Fridays from Dec. 21, and three flights per week on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays from Jan. 15, 2023. The direct flights from Shanghai to Budapest were launched in June 2019 and were suspended in February 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The resumed route is the second non-stop passenger r

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-WORLD CUP-STADIUM

(220812) -- DOHA, Aug. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 30, 2020 shows the aerial view of Al Bayt Stadium which will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup matches in Doha, Qatar. (Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: New roads, railways improve lives of local Tibetans

(220703) -- LHASA, July 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Train attendant Goin'gyi Chadron talks with passengers aboard the train of the Lhasa-Xigaze Railway in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2020. (Xinhua/Chogo)

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CHINA-SHANXI-WANGFENG-POSTMEN-FATHER AND SON (CN)

(220118) -- SHANXI, Jan. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wan Yuntian delivers packages in Wangfeng Village of Wangfeng Township in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Jan. 12, 2022. Located in a remote mountainous area in Wanbailin District of Taiyuan, Wangfeng Township had long suffered from poor transport infrastructure. In 1985, Wang Shouqiu became a postman of China Post serving Wangfeng Township, and held his post until a position transfer in 2020 due to his bad health condition. From the time of delivery on foot to delivery by mail van, Wang Shouqiu had earned respect and trust from local villagers with more than 30 years of earnest work. Bearing duty in mind, he recommended his son, Wang Yuntian, to take over his work. Wang Yuntian was once reluctant to follow his father's advice. Wang Shouqiu told him that for villagers, especially the elderly in Wangfeng Township, mail is the onl.....

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CHINA-SHANXI-WANGFENG-POSTMEN-FATHER AND SON (CN)

(220118) -- SHANXI, Jan. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wan Yuntian drives a mail van to deliver packages in Wangfeng Township of Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Jan. 12, 2022. Located in a remote mountainous area in Wanbailin District of Taiyuan, Wangfeng Township had long suffered from poor transport infrastructure. In 1985, Wang Shouqiu became a postman of China Post serving Wangfeng Township, and held his post until a position transfer in 2020 due to his bad health condition. From the time of delivery on foot to delivery by mail van, Wang Shouqiu had earned respect and trust from local villagers with more than 30 years of earnest work. Bearing duty in mind, he recommended his son, Wang Yuntian, to take over his work. Wang Yuntian was once reluctant to follow his father's advice. Wang Shouqiu told him that for villagers, especially the elderly in Wangfeng Township, mail is the onl.....

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BRITAIN-LONDON-BORIS JOHNSON-PMQ-APOLOGY

(220113) -- LONDON, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street for Prime Minister's Questions in London, Britain, Jan. 12, 2022. Boris Johnson apologized on Wednesday for attending a Downing Street garden party during the country's first lockdown in 2020. During the weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons (lower house of the British Parliament), Johnson admitted that he attended the gathering in the back garden of 10 Downing Street on May 20, 2020. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-BORIS JOHNSON-PMQ-APOLOGY

(220113) -- LONDON, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (C) is seen on a screen as he attends the weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions in London, Britain, Jan. 12, 2022. Boris Johnson apologized on Wednesday for attending a Downing Street garden party during the country's first lockdown in 2020. During the weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons (lower house of the British Parliament), Johnson admitted that he attended the gathering in the back garden of 10 Downing Street on May 20, 2020. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-BORIS JOHNSON-PMQ-APOLOGY

(220113) -- LONDON, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) leaves 10 Downing Street for Prime Minister's Questions in London, Britain, Jan. 12, 2022. Boris Johnson apologized on Wednesday for attending a Downing Street garden party during the country's first lockdown in 2020. During the weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons (lower house of the British Parliament), Johnson admitted that he attended the gathering in the back garden of 10 Downing Street on May 20, 2020. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-BORIS JOHNSON-PMQ-APOLOGY

(220113) -- LONDON, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (C) is seen on a screen as he attends the weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions in London, Britain, Jan. 12, 2022. Boris Johnson apologized on Wednesday for attending a Downing Street garden party during the country's first lockdown in 2020. During the weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons (lower house of the British Parliament), Johnson admitted that he attended the gathering in the back garden of 10 Downing Street on May 20, 2020. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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UAE-DUBAI-EXPO 2020-CHINA-QIPAO-GALA

(220112) -- DUBAI, Jan. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A qipao gala is held during Expo 2020 Dubai in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates on Jan. 10, 2022. A fashion gala featuring qipao, a traditional Chinese dress for women, was held on Monday in Expo 2020 Dubai as a part of the celebrations for the National Day of China Pavilion. Co-organized by China Arts and Entertainment Group and Miss Model of the World International Organization, the qipao gala aims to show the world the charm of Chinese traditional costumes. (Xinhua)

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UAE-DUBAI-EXPO 2020-CHINA-QIPAO-GALA

(220112) -- DUBAI, Jan. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A qipao gala is held during Expo 2020 Dubai in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates on Jan. 10, 2022. A fashion gala featuring qipao, a traditional Chinese dress for women, was held on Monday in Expo 2020 Dubai as a part of the celebrations for the National Day of China Pavilion. Co-organized by China Arts and Entertainment Group and Miss Model of the World International Organization, the qipao gala aims to show the world the charm of Chinese traditional costumes. (Xinhua)

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UAE-DUBAI-EXPO 2020-CHINA-QIPAO-GALA

(220112) -- DUBAI, Jan. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A qipao gala is held during Expo 2020 Dubai in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates on Jan. 10, 2022. A fashion gala featuring qipao, a traditional Chinese dress for women, was held on Monday in Expo 2020 Dubai as a part of the celebrations for the National Day of China Pavilion. Co-organized by China Arts and Entertainment Group and Miss Model of the World International Organization, the qipao gala aims to show the world the charm of Chinese traditional costumes. (Xinhua)

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(SP)XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-SPORT

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Players of Italy celebrate with fans in Rome, Italy, July 12, 2021. Italy won the final against England at the UEFA EURO 2020 in London on July 11. Italy beat England 3-2 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-CHINA NEWS

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows medical staff Zhou Guohong giving a cheer-up gesture to colleagues at the temporary hospital converted from Wuhan Sports Center to combat the COVID-19 pandemic on Feb. 12, 2020 (L) and Zhou posing for a photo in front of cherry trees in Wuhan University during a free exclusive tour provided by the university for medical workers across China who had assisted Wuhan with the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 13, 2021, in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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Yearender: Xinhua's top 10 China news events in 2021

(211229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Workers assemble new energy vehicles at an automobile company in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2021. Xinhua's top 10 China news events in 2021 1. China's GDP has grown past the 100-trillion-yuan threshold China's gross domestic product (GDP) exceeded the 100-trillion-yuan (about 15.42 trillion U.S. dollars) threshold in 2020, official data released on Jan. 18, 2021 show. This marks a great step forward for China's economic, technological and comprehensive strength and is of symbolic significance to completing the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects and embarking on a new journey to fully build a modern socialist China. (Photo by Li Hanchi/Xinhua)

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Nagasaki gives up bid to host Olympics

NAGASAKI, Japan - Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue speaks at a meeting of representatives of the city assembly at the municipal office in Nagasaki on Jan. 12, 2010. Taue told the meeting that the city has given up its bid to co-host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games with Hiroshima. (Kyodo)

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Human letters formed to mark "2020 Days to Go"

TOKYO, Japan - On Jan. 12, 2015, Japan's Coming-of-Age Day, new adults form human letters in front of the Tokyo metropolitan government office building to show 2,020 days to go before the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. (Kyodo)

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Rome's 2020 Olympics bid

ROME, Italy - Members of the city of Rome's committee bidding to host the 2020 Summer Olympics give a press conference in Rome on Jan. 12, 2012, to unveil its 9.8 billion-euro plan for the event, submitted to the Italian government the same day. (Kyodo)

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