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New Year greeting event at Japan's Imperial Palace

People cross a bridge at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2026, for a New Year greeting event at which Japanese Emperor Naruhito and other imperial family members will appear on the palace's balcony.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

A bridge is seen with a broken railing after the river it spans rose following heavy rain in the northeastern Japanese city of Semboku, Akita Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2025.

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE, MAINE ET LOIRE - 49 - ORIENTAL PARK OF MAULEVRIER. THESE RED BRIDGE AND PORTAL EVOKE A JAPANESE GARDEN (AERIAL VIEW) Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sightseeing train in northern Japan

A steam train crosses a bridge in Kushiro on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Jan. 16, 2025, as journalists and municipal officials get a preview of the winter sightseeing train two days before it goes into service for the general public.

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New Year greeting event at Japan's Imperial Palace

People cross a bridge at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2025, for a New Year greeting event at which Japanese Emperor Naruhito and other imperial family members will appear on the palace's balcony.

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New Year greeting event at Japan's Imperial Palace

People cross a bridge at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2025, for a New Year greeting event at which Japanese Emperor Naruhito and other imperial family members will appear on the palace's balcony.

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(FOCUS) CHINA-BEIJING-RESISTANCE WAR AGAINST JAPANESE AGGRESSION-87TH ANNIVERSARY (CN)

(240707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People visit an exhibition at the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing, capital of China, July 7, 2024. Sunday marks the 87th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression. The historic Lugou Bridge Incident took place 87 years ago at the Lugou Bridge outside Wanping Town on July 7, 1937. The incident is recognized as the start of Japan's full-scale invasion of China, and China's whole-nation resistance against the Japanese invaders. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Chenlin)

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(FOCUS) CHINA-BEIJING-RESISTANCE WAR AGAINST JAPANESE AGGRESSION-87TH ANNIVERSARY (CN)

(240707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 4, 2024 shows a view of the Lugou Bridge in Beijing, capital of China. Sunday marks the 87th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression. The historic Lugou Bridge Incident took place 87 years ago at the Lugou Bridge outside Wanping Town on July 7, 1937. The incident is recognized as the start of Japan's full-scale invasion of China, and China's whole-nation resistance against the Japanese invaders. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Chenlin)

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(FOCUS) CHINA-BEIJING-RESISTANCE WAR AGAINST JAPANESE AGGRESSION-87TH ANNIVERSARY (CN)

(240707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 4, 2024 shows shell craters on the wall of Wanping Town in Beijing, capital of China. Sunday marks the 87th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression. The historic Lugou Bridge Incident took place 87 years ago at the Lugou Bridge outside Wanping Town on July 7, 1937. The incident is recognized as the start of Japan's full-scale invasion of China, and China's whole-nation resistance against the Japanese invaders. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Chenlin)

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(FOCUS) CHINA-BEIJING-RESISTANCE WAR AGAINST JAPANESE AGGRESSION-87TH ANNIVERSARY (CN)

(240707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 5, 2024 shows the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing, capital of China. Sunday marks the 87th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression. The historic Lugou Bridge Incident took place 87 years ago at the Lugou Bridge outside Wanping Town on July 7, 1937. The incident is recognized as the start of Japan's full-scale invasion of China, and China's whole-nation resistance against the Japanese invaders. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Chenlin)

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(FOCUS) CHINA-BEIJING-RESISTANCE WAR AGAINST JAPANESE AGGRESSION-87TH ANNIVERSARY (CN)

(240707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 4, 2024 shows the Lugou Bridge and Wanping Town in Beijing, capital of China. Sunday marks the 87th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression. The historic Lugou Bridge Incident took place 87 years ago at the Lugou Bridge outside Wanping Town on July 7, 1937. The incident is recognized as the start of Japan's full-scale invasion of China, and China's whole-nation resistance against the Japanese invaders. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Chenlin)

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(FOCUS) CHINA-BEIJING-RESISTANCE WAR AGAINST JAPANESE AGGRESSION-87TH ANNIVERSARY (CN)

(240707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 5, 2024 shows a gate of Wanping Town in Beijing, capital of China. Sunday marks the 87th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression. The historic Lugou Bridge Incident took place 87 years ago at the Lugou Bridge outside Wanping Town on July 7, 1937. The incident is recognized as the start of Japan's full-scale invasion of China, and China's whole-nation resistance against the Japanese invaders. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Chenlin)

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(FOCUS) CHINA-BEIJING-RESISTANCE WAR AGAINST JAPANESE AGGRESSION-87TH ANNIVERSARY (CN)

(240707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists visit the Lugou Bridge in Beijing, capital of China, July 4, 2024. Sunday marks the 87th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression. The historic Lugou Bridge Incident took place 87 years ago at the Lugou Bridge outside Wanping Town on July 7, 1937. The incident is recognized as the start of Japan's full-scale invasion of China, and China's whole-nation resistance against the Japanese invaders. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Chenlin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-MA YING-JEOU-TAIWAN YOUTH-VISIT (CN)

(240408) -- BEIJING, April 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ma Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, and members of a delegation of young people from Taiwan visit the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing, capital of China, April 8, 2024. Ma and a Taiwan youth delegation visited the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the Lugou Bridge in Beijing on Monday. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-MA YING-JEOU-TAIWAN YOUTH-VISIT (CN)

(240408) -- BEIJING, April 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ma Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, and members of a delegation of young people from Taiwan visit the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing, capital of China, April 8, 2024. Ma and a Taiwan youth delegation visited the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the Lugou Bridge in Beijing on Monday. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-MA YING-JEOU-TAIWAN YOUTH-VISIT (CN)

(240408) -- BEIJING, April 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ma Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, and members of a delegation of young people from Taiwan visit the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing, capital of China, April 8, 2024. Ma and a Taiwan youth delegation visited the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the Lugou Bridge in Beijing on Monday. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-MA YING-JEOU-TAIWAN YOUTH-VISIT (CN)

(240408) -- BEIJING, April 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of a delegation of young people from Taiwan led by Ma Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, visit the Lugou Bridge in Beijing, capital of China, April 8, 2024. Ma and a Taiwan youth delegation visited the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the Lugou Bridge in Beijing on Monday. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-MA YING-JEOU-TAIWAN YOUTH-VISIT (CN)

(240408) -- BEIJING, April 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zheng Fulai, a witness of the "July 7 Incident," tells history to Ma Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, and members of a delegation of young people from Taiwan, on the Lugou Bridge in Beijing, capital of China, April 8, 2024. Ma and a Taiwan youth delegation visited the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the Lugou Bridge in Beijing on Monday. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-MA YING-JEOU-TAIWAN YOUTH-VISIT (CN)

(240408) -- BEIJING, April 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ma Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, and members of a delegation of young people from Taiwan visit the bullet-riddled wall of Wanping town that witnessed the beginning of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, in Beijing, capital of China, April 8, 2024. Ma and a Taiwan youth delegation visited the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the Lugou Bridge in Beijing on Monday. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

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Wrecked Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall (now the A-bomb Dome) and Aioi Bridge

The wrecked Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall (right) and Aioi Bridge (left), which was the target of the atomic bomb. The wreckage of Japanese Red Cross Society Hiroshima Branch's building can be seen between the Industrial Promotion Hall and the bridge. The ruined Industrial Promotion Hall became known as the “A-bomb Dome" after the war. Yoshito Matsushige, who took this photograph, recalled, "I think it was the first. (Distance from hypocenter 150meters) Photo taken in September 1945, by Yoshito Matsushige, Chugoku Shimbun. **Editorial use only, Commercial use not possible**, Credit: Chugoku Shimbun/Kyodo News Images

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Museum in SW China witnesses people-to-people friendship between China and U.S.

STORY: Museum in SW China witnesses people-to-people friendship between China and U.S. DATELINE: Sept. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:03 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Stilwell Museum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHN EASTERBROOK, Joseph Stilwell's grandson 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): TAO YAN, Curator of the Stilwell Museum in Chongqing 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HU HUIFANG, Visitor 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JOHN EASTERBROOK, Joseph Stilwell's grandson STORYLINE: The Stilwell Museum, named after the late U.S. General Joseph Stilwell, is located in southwest China's Chongqing. It is the only museum in China that is named after a foreign military officer. At the museum, a special exhibition is held to commemorate the 140th birth anniversary of the U.S. general, who provided support to the Chinese people in their resistance against Japanese aggression. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHN EASTERBROOK, Joseph Stilwell's grandson "On the fifth anniversary of the Lugou Bridge Incident, he sai

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#CHINA-YUNNAN-TENGCHONG-STILWELL ROAD (CN)

(230901) -- KUNMING, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 11, 2023 shows a bridge across the Binlang River in the northern section of the Stilwell Road in Houqiao Township of Tengchong, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Linking the northeastern Indian town of Ledo and Yunnan's provincial capital Kunming via Tengchong, the 1,726-km-long Stilwell Road was named after American WWII General Joseph Stilwell. Dubbed a "lifeline for the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression," more than 50,000 tonnes of supplies were transported to battlefields in China during the war by the Stilwell Road. Stilwell was a former U.S. general who helped the Chinese government and people during the fight against Japanese aggression. During his 42-year military service, Stilwell made five visits to China and resided in the country for 12 years. While serving in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, he provided support to the Chinese people in their resistance against Japanese aggression.

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#CHINA-YUNNAN-TENGCHONG-STILWELL ROAD (CN)

(230901) -- KUNMING, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 11, 2023 shows a bridge across the Binlang River in the northern section of the Stilwell Road in Houqiao Township of Tengchong, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Linking the northeastern Indian town of Ledo and Yunnan's provincial capital Kunming via Tengchong, the 1,726-km-long Stilwell Road was named after American WWII General Joseph Stilwell. Dubbed a "lifeline for the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression," more than 50,000 tonnes of supplies were transported to battlefields in China during the war by the Stilwell Road. Stilwell was a former U.S. general who helped the Chinese government and people during the fight against Japanese aggression. During his 42-year military service, Stilwell made five visits to China and resided in the country for 12 years. While serving in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, he provided support to the Chinese people in their resistance against Japanese aggression.

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CHINA-BEIJING-86TH ANNIVERSARY-CHINA'S RESISTANCE WAR AGAINST JAPANESE AGGRESSION-COMMEMORATIVE CEREMONY (CN)

(230707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students recite patriotic poems at a ceremony to mark the 86th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression in Beijing, capital of China, July 7, 2023. China on Friday commemorated the 86th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression. On July 7, 1937, Japanese soldiers attacked Chinese forces at the Lugou Bridge in Beijing. The incident is recognized as the start of Japan's full-scale invasion of China and China's whole-nation resistance against the Japanese invaders. A commemorative ceremony was held on Friday morning at the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, which is located near the Lugou Bridge. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-86TH ANNIVERSARY-CHINA'S RESISTANCE WAR AGAINST JAPANESE AGGRESSION-COMMEMORATIVE CEREMONY (CN)

(230707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students attend a ceremony to mark the 86th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression in Beijing, capital of China, July 7, 2023. China on Friday commemorated the 86th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression. On July 7, 1937, Japanese soldiers attacked Chinese forces at the Lugou Bridge in Beijing. The incident is recognized as the start of Japan's full-scale invasion of China and China's whole-nation resistance against the Japanese invaders. A commemorative ceremony was held on Friday morning at the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, which is located near the Lugou Bridge. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-86TH ANNIVERSARY-CHINA'S RESISTANCE WAR AGAINST JAPANESE AGGRESSION-COMMEMORATIVE CEREMONY (CN)

(230707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People attend a ceremony to mark the 86th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression in Beijing, capital of China, July 7, 2023. China on Friday commemorated the 86th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression. On July 7, 1937, Japanese soldiers attacked Chinese forces at the Lugou Bridge in Beijing. The incident is recognized as the start of Japan's full-scale invasion of China and China's whole-nation resistance against the Japanese invaders. A commemorative ceremony was held on Friday morning at the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, which is located near the Lugou Bridge. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-86TH ANNIVERSARY-CHINA'S RESISTANCE WAR AGAINST JAPANESE AGGRESSION-COMMEMORATIVE CEREMONY (CN)

(230707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students attend a ceremony to mark the 86th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression in Beijing, capital of China, July 7, 2023. China on Friday commemorated the 86th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression. On July 7, 1937, Japanese soldiers attacked Chinese forces at the Lugou Bridge in Beijing. The incident is recognized as the start of Japan's full-scale invasion of China and China's whole-nation resistance against the Japanese invaders. A commemorative ceremony was held on Friday morning at the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, which is located near the Lugou Bridge. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-86TH ANNIVERSARY-CHINA'S RESISTANCE WAR AGAINST JAPANESE AGGRESSION-COMMEMORATIVE CEREMONY (CN)

(230707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People queue to enter the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing, capital of China, July 7, 2023. China on Friday commemorated the 86th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression. On July 7, 1937, Japanese soldiers attacked Chinese forces at the Lugou Bridge in Beijing. The incident is recognized as the start of Japan's full-scale invasion of China and China's whole-nation resistance against the Japanese invaders. A commemorative ceremony was held on Friday morning at the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, which is located near the Lugou Bridge. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-86TH ANNIVERSARY-CHINA'S RESISTANCE WAR AGAINST JAPANESE AGGRESSION-COMMEMORATIVE CEREMONY (CN)

(230707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a chorus sing at a ceremony to mark the 86th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression in Beijing, capital of China, July 7, 2023. China on Friday commemorated the 86th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression. On July 7, 1937, Japanese soldiers attacked Chinese forces at the Lugou Bridge in Beijing. The incident is recognized as the start of Japan's full-scale invasion of China and China's whole-nation resistance against the Japanese invaders. A commemorative ceremony was held on Friday morning at the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, which is located near the Lugou Bridge. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-LUGOU BRIDGE-86TH ANNIVERSARY-CHINA'S RESISTANCE WAR AGAINST JAPANESE AGGRESSION (CN)

(230707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 6, 2023 shows a view of the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing, capital of China. A ceremony to mark the 86th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression was held Friday at the Museum of the War of the Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression near the Lugou Bridge, where the historic Lugou Bridge Incident took place 86 years ago on July 7, 1937. The incident is recognized as the start of Japan's full-scale invasion of China, and China's whole-nation resistance against the Japanese invaders. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-LUGOU BRIDGE-86TH ANNIVERSARY-CHINA'S RESISTANCE WAR AGAINST JAPANESE AGGRESSION (CN)

(230707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 7, 2023 shows a view of the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing, capital of China. A ceremony to mark the 86th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression was held Friday at the Museum of the War of the Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression near the Lugou Bridge, where the historic Lugou Bridge Incident took place 86 years ago on July 7, 1937. The incident is recognized as the start of Japan's full-scale invasion of China, and China's whole-nation resistance against the Japanese invaders. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-LUGOU BRIDGE-86TH ANNIVERSARY-CHINA'S RESISTANCE WAR AGAINST JAPANESE AGGRESSION (CN)

(230707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A child offers floral tribute to those who laid down their lives in fighting the Japanese aggression at the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing, capital of China, July 7, 2023. A ceremony to mark the 86th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression was held Friday at the Museum of the War of the Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression near the Lugou Bridge, where the historic Lugou Bridge Incident took place 86 years ago on July 7, 1937. The incident is recognized as the start of Japan's full-scale invasion of China, and China's whole-nation resistance against the Japanese invaders. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-LUGOU BRIDGE-86TH ANNIVERSARY-CHINA'S RESISTANCE WAR AGAINST JAPANESE AGGRESSION (CN)

(230707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 6, 2023 shows a view of the Lugou Bridge in Beijing, capital of China. A ceremony to mark the 86th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression was held Friday at the Museum of the War of the Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression near the Lugou Bridge, where the historic Lugou Bridge Incident took place 86 years ago on July 7, 1937. The incident is recognized as the start of Japan's full-scale invasion of China, and China's whole-nation resistance against the Japanese invaders. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-LUGOU BRIDGE-86TH ANNIVERSARY-CHINA'S RESISTANCE WAR AGAINST JAPANESE AGGRESSION (CN)

(230707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Lugou Bridge in Fengtai District of Beijing, capital of China, July 6, 2023. A ceremony to mark the 86th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression was held Friday at the Museum of the War of the Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression near the Lugou Bridge, where the historic Lugou Bridge Incident took place 86 years ago on July 7, 1937. The incident is recognized as the start of Japan's full-scale invasion of China, and China's whole-nation resistance against the Japanese invaders. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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Japan's Emperor marks 63rd birthday

Members of the Japanese public cross a bridge to enter the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for Emperor Naruhito's 63rd birthday celebration on Feb. 23, 2023.

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Hanoi opens new bridge built with Japanese aid

HANOI, Vietnam - Nguyen Sinh Hung (2nd from R), chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam, and Japanese infrastructure minister Akihiro Ota (2nd from L) unveil a nameplate for the Nhat Tan Bridge at its inauguration ceremony in Hanoi on Jan. 4, 2015. The bridge, crossing over the Red River and linking the Noi Bai International Airport to the city center, was completed with 54.1 billion yen in official loans from Japan.

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Japanese woman plays professional volleyball in Israel

KFAR SABA, Israel - Japanese professional volleyballer Satsuki Minami, seen in this photo taken on Nov. 17, 2014, plays as a setter for an Israeli team in Kfar Saba, central Israel. She hopes to serve as a bridge between Japan and Israel.

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Eyeglasses without nose pads win top online shopping award

TOKYO, Japan - Eyeglasses without nose pads, made by Japanese optical frame maker Bridge Corp. in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, are shown on Oct. 16, 2014. The novel frames, which use special supporting attachments at the temples instead of nose pads below the bridge, were selected by online shop 47CLUB as the best product with a clever design that impressed consumers.

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Camera-loaded flying device used to check bridge underside

TSUKUBA, Japan - The Japanese National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management demonstrates a test on Oct. 14, 2014, to examine the underside of a bridge with a camera-equipped flying device in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo.

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Chinese leaders attend 1st national observance of Japan's surrender

BEIJING, China - Police officers stand guard near the Marco Polo Bridge in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2014, as the Chinese government holds a ceremony at a museum near the bridge to mark China's World War II victory over Japan. Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top leaders attended the ceremony on the day, designated as the Victory Day of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

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Police guard venue for anti-Japan resistance war ceremony

BEIJING, China - Police officers stand guard at a venue for a ceremony near the Marco Polo Bridge on the outskirts of Beijing on Sept. 3, 2014, to commemorate victory in the war of resistance against Japanese aggression during World War II.

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Man sets himself on fire in central Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows police and fire department officials on a bridge girder near the South Exit of JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo after a man set himself on fire on June 29, 2014. The middle-aged man, wearing a suit, used a megaphone to voice his opposition to the Japanese government's planned security policy change before pouring what appeared to be gasoline on himself and setting light to it. Fire services extinguished the blaze but the man was seriously injured.

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Man sets himself on fire in central Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows police and fire department officials on a bridge girder near the South Exit of JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo after a man set himself on fire on June 29, 2014. The middle-aged man, wearing a suit, used a megaphone to voice his opposition to the Japanese government's planned security policy change before pouring what appeared to be gasoline on himself and setting light to it. Fire services extinguished the blaze but the man was seriously injured.

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Man sets himself on fire in central Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an area near the South Exit of JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo after a man set himself on fire on a bridge girder (left bottom) on June 29, 2014. The middle-aged man, wearing a suit, used a megaphone to voice his opposition to the Japanese government's planned security policy change before pouring what appeared to be gasoline on himself and setting light to it. Fire services extinguished the blaze but the man was seriously injured.

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Movements under way to restore lost scenery around Nihombashi bridge

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 24, 2014, shows Nobuo Yoshida (far L), president of Ibasen Co., and Kei Hashimoto (C), owner of Japanese restaurant Nihombashi Toyoda, standing with the Nihombashi bridge in the background in Tokyo's Chuo Ward.

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Japan, U.S. to meet again on remaining TPP gaps Mon. in Tokyo

NARITA, Japan - Akira Amari, Japanese minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks, speaks to reporters at Narita International Airport near Tokyo on April 19, 2014, after returning from three days of talks with U.S. Trade Representatives Michael Froman in Washington. They will hold a fresh round of talks on April 21 in Tokyo to try to bridge their differences over the TPP.

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Japan, U.S. discuss TPP

SINGAPORE, Singapore - U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman (R) and Yasutoshi Nishimura, a Japanese senior vice minister, shake hands before their meeting in Singapore on Dec. 8, 2013. Japan and the United States still need to bridge gaps on controversial issues in the ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, Nishimura said after the meeting.

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Japanese icebreaker departs for Antarctica

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Japanese icebreaker Shirase sailing near the Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo Bay on Nov. 8, 2013, shortly after its departure from Harumi Wharf for Antarctica on a mission to support the country's 55th expedition team to be deployed there.

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Japanese icebreaker departs for Antarctica

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Japanese icebreaker Shirase passing under the Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo Bay on Nov. 8, 2013, shortly after its departure from Harumi Wharf for Antarctica on a mission to support the country's 55th expedition team to be deployed there.

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Japanese icebreaker departs for Antarctica

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Japanese icebreaker Shirase passing under the Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo Bay on Nov. 8, 2013, shortly after its departure from Harumi Wharf for Antarctica on a mission to support the country's 55th expedition team to be deployed there.