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Retired shogi player Hifumi Kato dies at 86

Retired pro shogi player Hifumi Kato (R) chats with young player Sota Fujii in Tokyo in November 2018. The former holder of the most prestigious Meijin title, Kato died of pneumonia on Jan. 22, 2026, aged 86. He had held the record for becoming the youngest pro shogi player at 14 years and seven months in 1954 until Fujii broke it at 14 years and two months in 2016, while he played to the age of 77 years and five months, the oldest on record.

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Retired shogi player Hifumi Kato dies at 86

Retired pro shogi player Hifumi Kato gives an interview in Tokyo in November 2018. The former holder of the most prestigious Meijin title, Kato died of pneumonia on Jan. 22, 2026, aged 86. He had held the record for becoming the youngest pro shogi player at 14 years and seven months in 1954 until Sota Fujii broke it at 14 years and two months in 2016, while he played to the age of 77 years and five months, the oldest on record.

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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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CHINA-YUNNAN-DEQEN-POWER SUPPLY (CN)

(230114) -- DEQEN, Jan. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken in Yubeng Village of Deqen County, southwest China's Yunnan Province shows sunlight shining on the Meili Snow Mountain on Jan. 9, 2023. Wangden, 34, is the associate director of the Yunnan branch of China Southern Power Grid's Yanmen power supply station in Deqen County. In 2015, he was assigned to take charge of maintenance tasks in Yubeng, a local village lying at the foot of snow-capped mountains. As Yubeng's longest-serving power supply worker, the man has witnessed tremendous changes in the village. In the past, Yubeng was virtually cut off from the outside world, with no electricity or communication signal. According to Wangden, power service personnel had to walk 18 kilometers over a mountain pass at an elevation of 3,700 meters to complete a single mission that would take 10 hours due to poor traffic. In 2018, a road was built, reducing the time it takes to enter Yubeng to 40 minutes, saving a significant amount of time spent on

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CHINA-YUNNAN-DEQEN-POWER SUPPLY (CN)

(230114) -- DEQEN, Jan. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wangden inspects power transmission lines in Yubeng Village of Deqen County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 9, 2023. Wangden, 34, is the associate director of the Yunnan branch of China Southern Power Grid's Yanmen power supply station in Deqen County. In 2015, he was assigned to take charge of maintenance tasks in Yubeng, a local village lying at the foot of snow-capped mountains. As Yubeng's longest-serving power supply worker, the man has witnessed tremendous changes in the village. In the past, Yubeng was virtually cut off from the outside world, with no electricity or communication signal. According to Wangden, power service personnel had to walk 18 kilometers over a mountain pass at an elevation of 3,700 meters to complete a single mission that would take 10 hours due to poor traffic. In 2018, a road was built, reducing the time it takes to enter Yubeng to 40 minutes, saving a significant amount of time spent on the way. The harsh natural env

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CHINA-YUNNAN-DEQEN-POWER SUPPLY (CN)

(230114) -- DEQEN, Jan. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 9, 2023 shows Wangden inspecting power transmission lines in Yubeng Village of Deqen County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Wangden, 34, is the associate director of the Yunnan branch of China Southern Power Grid's Yanmen power supply station in Deqen County. In 2015, he was assigned to take charge of maintenance tasks in Yubeng, a local village lying at the foot of snow-capped mountains. As Yubeng's longest-serving power supply worker, the man has witnessed tremendous changes in the village. In the past, Yubeng was virtually cut off from the outside world, with no electricity or communication signal. According to Wangden, power service personnel had to walk 18 kilometers over a mountain pass at an elevation of 3,700 meters to complete a single mission that would take 10 hours due to poor traffic. In 2018, a road was built, reducing the time it takes to enter Yubeng to 40 minutes, saving a significant amount of time spent on

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CHINA-YUNNAN-DEQEN-POWER SUPPLY (CN)

(230114) -- DEQEN, Jan. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wangden (L) and his colleague Zhang Jincheng inspect power transmission lines on a mountain in Deqen County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 9, 2023. Wangden, 34, is the associate director of the Yunnan branch of China Southern Power Grid's Yanmen power supply station in Deqen County. In 2015, he was assigned to take charge of maintenance tasks in Yubeng, a local village lying at the foot of snow-capped mountains. As Yubeng's longest-serving power supply worker, the man has witnessed tremendous changes in the village. In the past, Yubeng was virtually cut off from the outside world, with no electricity or communication signal. According to Wangden, power service personnel had to walk 18 kilometers over a mountain pass at an elevation of 3,700 meters to complete a single mission that would take 10 hours due to poor traffic. In 2018, a road was built, reducing the time it takes to enter Yubeng to 40 minutes, saving a significant amount of time spent on t

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CHINA-YUNNAN-DEQEN-POWER SUPPLY (CN)

(230114) -- DEQEN, Jan. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wangden prepares equipment before inspecting power lines in Yubeng Village of Deqen County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 8, 2023. Wangden, 34, is the associate director of the Yunnan branch of China Southern Power Grid's Yanmen power supply station in Deqen County. In 2015, he was assigned to take charge of maintenance tasks in Yubeng, a local village lying at the foot of snow-capped mountains. As Yubeng's longest-serving power supply worker, the man has witnessed tremendous changes in the village. In the past, Yubeng was virtually cut off from the outside world, with no electricity or communication signal. According to Wangden, power service personnel had to walk 18 kilometers over a mountain pass at an elevation of 3,700 meters to complete a single mission that would take 10 hours due to poor traffic. In 2018, a road was built, reducing the time it takes to enter Yubeng to 40 minutes, saving a significant amount of time spent on the way. The ha

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CHINA-YUNNAN-DEQEN-POWER SUPPLY (CN)

(230114) -- DEQEN, Jan. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wangden (R) and his colleague Zhang Jincheng use a drone to inspect power transmission lines in Deqen County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 10, 2023. Wangden, 34, is the associate director of the Yunnan branch of China Southern Power Grid's Yanmen power supply station in Deqen County. In 2015, he was assigned to take charge of maintenance tasks in Yubeng, a local village lying at the foot of snow-capped mountains. As Yubeng's longest-serving power supply worker, the man has witnessed tremendous changes in the village. In the past, Yubeng was virtually cut off from the outside world, with no electricity or communication signal. According to Wangden, power service personnel had to walk 18 kilometers over a mountain pass at an elevation of 3,700 meters to complete a single mission that would take 10 hours due to poor traffic. In 2018, a road was built, reducing the time it takes to enter Yubeng to 40 minutes, saving a significant amount of time spent on

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CHINA-YUNNAN-DEQEN-POWER SUPPLY (CN)

(230114) -- DEQEN, Jan. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wangden prepares equipment before inspecting power lines in Yubeng Village of Deqen County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 8, 2023. Wangden, 34, is the associate director of the Yunnan branch of China Southern Power Grid's Yanmen power supply station in Deqen County. In 2015, he was assigned to take charge of maintenance tasks in Yubeng, a local village lying at the foot of snow-capped mountains. As Yubeng's longest-serving power supply worker, the man has witnessed tremendous changes in the village. In the past, Yubeng was virtually cut off from the outside world, with no electricity or communication signal. According to Wangden, power service personnel had to walk 18 kilometers over a mountain pass at an elevation of 3,700 meters to complete a single mission that would take 10 hours due to poor traffic. In 2018, a road was built, reducing the time it takes to enter Yubeng to 40 minutes, saving a significant amount of time spent on the way. The ha

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CHINA-YUNNAN-DEQEN-POWER SUPPLY (CN)

(230114) -- DEQEN, Jan. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wangden (L) and his colleague Zhang Jincheng use a drone to inspect power transmission lines in Deqen County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 10, 2023. Wangden, 34, is the associate director of the Yunnan branch of China Southern Power Grid's Yanmen power supply station in Deqen County. In 2015, he was assigned to take charge of maintenance tasks in Yubeng, a local village lying at the foot of snow-capped mountains. As Yubeng's longest-serving power supply worker, the man has witnessed tremendous changes in the village. In the past, Yubeng was virtually cut off from the outside world, with no electricity or communication signal. According to Wangden, power service personnel had to walk 18 kilometers over a mountain pass at an elevation of 3,700 meters to complete a single mission that would take 10 hours due to poor traffic. In 2018, a road was built, reducing the time it takes to enter Yubeng to 40 minutes, saving a significant amount of time spent on

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CHINA-YUNNAN-DEQEN-POWER SUPPLY (CN)

(230114) -- DEQEN, Jan. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wangden (R) inspects power lines for a hotel with his colleague Zhang Jincheng in Yubeng Village of Deqen County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 9, 2023. Wangden, 34, is the associate director of the Yunnan branch of China Southern Power Grid's Yanmen power supply station in Deqen County. In 2015, he was assigned to take charge of maintenance tasks in Yubeng, a local village lying at the foot of snow-capped mountains. As Yubeng's longest-serving power supply worker, the man has witnessed tremendous changes in the village. In the past, Yubeng was virtually cut off from the outside world, with no electricity or communication signal. According to Wangden, power service personnel had to walk 18 kilometers over a mountain pass at an elevation of 3,700 meters to complete a single mission that would take 10 hours due to poor traffic. In 2018, a road was built, reducing the time it takes to enter Yubeng to 40 minutes, saving a significant amount of time spent

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CHINA-YUNNAN-DEQEN-POWER SUPPLY (CN)

(230114) -- DEQEN, Jan. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 9, 2023 shows Wangden driving to Yubeng Village to inspect power transmission lines in Deqen County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Wangden, 34, is the associate director of the Yunnan branch of China Southern Power Grid's Yanmen power supply station in Deqen County. In 2015, he was assigned to take charge of maintenance tasks in Yubeng, a local village lying at the foot of snow-capped mountains. As Yubeng's longest-serving power supply worker, the man has witnessed tremendous changes in the village. In the past, Yubeng was virtually cut off from the outside world, with no electricity or communication signal. According to Wangden, power service personnel had to walk 18 kilometers over a mountain pass at an elevation of 3,700 meters to complete a single mission that would take 10 hours due to poor traffic. In 2018, a road was built, reducing the time it takes to enter Yubeng to 40 minutes, saving a significant amount of time

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CHINA-YUNNAN-DEQEN-POWER SUPPLY (CN)

(230114) -- DEQEN, Jan. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wangden inspects power lines in Yubeng Village of Deqen County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 8, 2023. Wangden, 34, is the associate director of the Yunnan branch of China Southern Power Grid's Yanmen power supply station in Deqen County. In 2015, he was assigned to take charge of maintenance tasks in Yubeng, a local village lying at the foot of snow-capped mountains. As Yubeng's longest-serving power supply worker, the man has witnessed tremendous changes in the village. In the past, Yubeng was virtually cut off from the outside world, with no electricity or communication signal. According to Wangden, power service personnel had to walk 18 kilometers over a mountain pass at an elevation of 3,700 meters to complete a single mission that would take 10 hours due to poor traffic. In 2018, a road was built, reducing the time it takes to enter Yubeng to 40 minutes, saving a significant amount of time spent on the way. The harsh natural environment make

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Lula da Silva sworn in as president of Brazil

STORY: Lula da Silva sworn in as president of Brazil DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Brasilia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lula and Alckmin 2. various of Lula's supporters 3. various of Lula at the National Congress 4. various of Lula at Planalto Palace 5. various of attendees at Planalto Palace 6. various of Lula chairing the cabinet inauguration ceremony and signing a series of decrees. STORYLINE: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT) was sworn in as president of Brazil for a four-year term on Sunday. The inauguration of Lula da Silva and his Vice President Geraldo Alckmin took place at 3:00 p.m. local time (1800 GMT) during a plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies in Brasilia. This is Lula da Silva's third presidential term and his return to power comes after having spent more than a year in prison between 2018 and 2019, due to a controversial sentence that was later annulled by the Supreme Court. In October, Lula da Silva was elected president with

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Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo

NARITA, Japan, Jan. 14 Kyodo - Photo taken April 20, 2018, shows kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo (C) walking with his son Kangen Horikoshi in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo

NARITA, Japan, Jan. 14 Kyodo - Photo taken April 20, 2018, shows kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo performing in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo

NARITA, Japan, Jan. 14 Kyodo - Photo taken April 20, 2018, shows kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo performing in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo

NARITA, Japan, Jan. 14 Kyodo - Photo taken April 20, 2018, shows kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo delivering a speech alongside his son Kangen Horikoshi in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Golf: Sony Open in Hawaii final round

HONOLULU, United States, Jan. 14 Kyodo - Patton Kizzire of the United States celebrates after winning the Sony Open in Hawaii in a playoff at Waialae Country Club on Jan. 14, 2018.

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Australian filmmaker Genevieve Clay-Smith

Australian filmmaker Genevieve Clay-Smith poses at a studio in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2018, ahead of her filming "Shakespeare in Tokyo" for the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia in Tokyo. She has been holding film workshops for people with Down Syndrome and her latest film involves actors and crew members with the genetic disorder. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Australian filmmaker Genevieve Clay-Smith

Actor Gerard O'Dwyer (2nd from R) speaks during a film workshop for people with Down Syndrome held by Australian filmmaker Genevieve Clay-Smith (L) in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2018. O'Dwyer as well as Clay-Smith appear in her latest film "Shakespeare in Tokyo." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Australian filmmaker Genevieve Clay-Smith

Australian filmmaker Genevieve Clay-Smith (L) applies wound makeup to Kenta Abe, an office worker with Down Syndrome appearing in her film "Shakespeare in Tokyo" as an extra, during a workshop on Jan. 14, 2018, in Tokyo as they prepare for filming the work for the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Australian filmmaker Genevieve Clay-Smith

Australian filmmaker Genevieve Clay-Smith holds a workshop in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2018, for people with Down Syndrome helping in her film "Shakespeare in Tokyo" for the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"New Asahi" celebrate legacy of Japanese-Canadian baseball legends

Koichi Kaminishi (R) shakes hands with a youth baseball player of the new Vancouver Asahi on Jan. 14, 2018, in a suburb of Vancouver. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"New Asahi" celebrate legacy of Japanese-Canadian baseball legends

Koichi Kaminishi (2nd from L) poses for a photo with youth baseball players of the new Vancouver Asahi on Jan. 14, 2018, in a suburb of Vancouver. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo wrestler Kakuryu

Grand sumo champion Kakuryu (R) trains at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 5, 2018, in front of Yokozuna Deliberation Council members ahead of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament starting in Tokyo on Jan. 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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last farewell ceremony with legendary Slovak football forward Jozef Adamec

Last farewell ceremony with legendary Slovak football forward Jozef Adamec was held on January 4, 2019, in Trnava, Slovakia. Adamec, a silver medallist from the World Cup in Chile in 1962, died at the age of 76 years on December 24, 2018. After he ended his career of a professional player, Adamec was a successful football coach. In the Czechoslovak League, he played 383 matches and with 170 goals, he is the 10th in the Czechoslovak all-time top-scorers standings. He played 44 times in the Czechoslovak national football team, scoring 14 goals. He participated in the 1962 FIFA World Cup and the 1970 World Cup. On the photo is seen archbishop Jan Orosch. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

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PIERRE-ANTOINE GILLET, JAN SVANDRLIK

L-R PIERRE-ANTOINE GILLET (Tenerife) and JAN SVANDRLIK (Opava) in action during the Basketball Champions League group B match BK Opava vs Iberostar Tenerife in Opava, Czech Republic, November 14, 2018. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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Pierre-Antoine Gillet, Jan Svandrlik, Colton Iverson, Jakub Sirina

(L-R) Pierre-Antoine Gillet of Iberostar Tenerife, Jan Svandrlik of Opava, Colton Iverson of Iberostar Tenerife and Jakub Sirina of Opava in action during the Basketball Champions League group B match BK Opava vs Iberostar Tenerife in Opava, Czech Republic, November 14, 2018. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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Thaddus McFadden, Jan Svandrlik

Jan Svandrlik of Opava, right, and Thaddus McFadden of Iberostar Tenerife in action during the Basketball Champions League group B match BK Opava vs Iberostar Tenerife in Opava, Czech Republic, November 14, 2018. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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Amphibious assault ship WASP

File photo taken at Sasebo port in southwestern Japan on Jan. 14, 2019, shows the U.S. Navy's amphibious assault ship WASP. The vessel was deployed at the navy's Sasebo port in January 2018 for operations in the Asia-Pacific region and moved to Norfolk, Virginia, in September 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines cruise ship

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 14, 2019, shows cruise ship Nippon Maru operated by Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. in Tokyo Bay off Yokohama. The vessel was returning to Yokohama port following a collision with a U.S. Navy pier in Guam on Dec. 30, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines cruise ship

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 14, 2019, shows cruise ship Nippon Maru operated by Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. in Tokyo Bay off Yokohama. The vessel was returning to Yokohama port following a collision with a U.S. Navy pier in Guam on Dec. 30, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines cruise ship

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 14, 2019, shows cruise ship Nippon Maru operated by Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. in Tokyo Bay off Yokohama. The vessel was returning to Yokohama port following a collision with a U.S. Navy pier in Guam on Dec. 30, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China General Administration of Customs

A spokesman at China's General Administration of Customs holds a press conference in Beijing on Jan. 14, 2019. China's trade surplus with the United States surged 17.2 percent from a year earlier to a record high in 2018 amid an escalating trade dispute between the world's two largest economies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China General Administration of Customs

A spokesman (R) at China's General Administration of Customs holds a press conference in Beijing on Jan. 14, 2019. China's trade surplus with the United States surged 17.2 percent from a year earlier to a record high in 2018 amid an escalating trade dispute between the world's two largest economies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bamboo lanterns prepared for 24th anniv. of deadly western Japan quake

Students make bamboo lanterns on Dec. 14, 2018, in Kobe, western Japan, to be used on Jan. 17, 2019, for the 24th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that killed more than 6,000 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bamboo lanterns prepared for 24th anniv. of deadly western Japan quake

Students make bamboo lanterns on Dec. 14, 2018, in Kobe, western Japan, to be used on Jan. 17, 2019, for the 24th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that killed more than 6,000 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bamboo lanterns prepared for 24th anniv. of deadly western Japan quake

Students make bamboo lanterns on Dec. 14, 2018, in Kobe, western Japan, to be used on Jan. 17, 2019, for the 24th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that killed more than 6,000 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Centenarians in Japan hit record

Japan's oldest living female, Kane Tanaka (C), 115, is honored by Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima (L) in Fukuoka on Sept. 14, 2018. Tanaka was born on Jan. 2, 1903, the year the Wright brothers flew the world's first powered airplane. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Centenarians in Japan hit record

Japan's oldest living female, Kane Tanaka (C), 115, poses in Fukuoka on Sept. 14, 2018, with a certificate of honor given her by the city office. Tanaka was born on Jan. 2, 1903, the year the Wright brothers flew the world's first powered airplane. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vietnamese technical interns in Japan

Photo taken Jan. 14, 2018, shows Vietnamese technical intern trainees in Japan at a horticultural farmer's house in Aichi Prefecture where they work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Belgium vs England at World Cup

Jan Vertonghen (R) of Belgium is marked by Harry Kane (C) of England during a World Cup playoff for third place at Saint Petersburg Stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia, on July 14, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament final day

Tochinoshin (L) from Georgia pushes Endo towards the edge on the final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2018. Tochinoshin won to finish the tournament with a 14-1 record a day after clinching his first championship. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament final day

Tochinoshin (R) from Georgia and Endo wrestle on the final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2018. Tochinoshin finished the tournament with a 14-1 record a day after clinching his first championship. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Table Tennis: Japan young star Harimoto

Fourteen-year-old Tomokazu Harimoto reacts during a match against Jun Mizutani in the table tennis singles Japanese championship in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2018. The 14-year-old became Japan's youngest national. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-Canada foreign ministerial talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono shakes hands with his Canadian counterpart Chrystia Freeland prior to their meeting in Vancouver on Jan. 14, 2018. They were in the western Canadian city to attend a foreign ministerial meeting of 20 countries on Jan. 15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-Canada foreign ministerial talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono meets with his Canadian counterpart Chrystia Freeland in Vancouver on Jan. 14, 2018. They were in the western Canadian city to attend a foreign ministerial meeting of 20 countries on Jan. 15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-Canada foreign ministerial talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono meets with his Canadian counterpart Chrystia Freeland in Vancouver on Jan. 14, 2018. They were in the western Canadian city to attend a foreign ministerial meeting of 20 countries on Jan. 15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo