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Tree-felling rite in central Japan

Woodcutters take part in a tree-felling rite in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, on June 5, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, in central Japan. Two Japanese cypress trees being cut will be transported to the Shinto shrine on June 9-10 for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" with a history of about 1,300 years, starting in 2033.

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Tree-felling rite in central Japan

Woodcutters take part in a tree-felling rite in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, on June 5, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, in central Japan. Two Japanese cypress trees being cut will be transported to the Shinto shrine on June 9-10 for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" with a history of about 1,300 years, starting in 2033.

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Tree-felling rite in central Japan

Woodcutters take part in a tree-felling rite in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, on June 5, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, in central Japan. Two Japanese cypress trees being cut will be transported to the Shinto shrine on June 9-10 for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" with a history of about 1,300 years, starting in 2033.

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Tree-felling rite in central Japan

Woodcutters take part in a tree-felling rite in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, on June 5, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, in central Japan. Two Japanese cypress trees being cut will be transported to the Shinto shrine on June 9-10 for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" with a history of about 1,300 years, starting in 2033.

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7 soldiers killed in terrorist attack in NW Pakistan

STORY: 7 soldiers killed in terrorist attack in NW Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: June 9/10, 2024 DATELINE: June 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the mourning and funeral STORYLINE: Seven soldiers were killed when terrorists targeted security forces in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an army statement said on Sunday. The Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani military, said that an improvised explosive device exploded near a vehicle of the security forces in Lakki Marwat district of the province, killing seven army personnel, including a senior officer. A clearance operation was being carried out to eliminate any terrorists found in the area, the statement said. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Islamabad. (XHTV)

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Japanese sumo wrestlers in Hawaii

HONOLULU, United States - Ozeki Kaio (front) charges during a sightseeing tour of Oahu island on June 7. A delegation of sumo wrestlers arrived in Honolulu earlier in the day to take part in a sumo exhibition tournament, the first in 14 years. The two-day exhibition meet involving wrestlers in the top makuuchi division will be held June 9-10.

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Japanese sumo wrestlers in Hawaii

HONOLULU, United States - Newly promoted yokozuna Hakuho (R) and ozeki Kaio take a sightseeing tour of Oahu island shortly after arriving in Honolulu to take part in a sumo exhibition tournament in Hawaii, the first in 14 years. The two-day exhibition meet involving wrestlers in the top makuuchi division will be held June 9-10.

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(1)Sumo in China

BEIJING, China - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Kitanoumi speaks to reporters at a hotel in Beijing on June 3 about the upcoming sumo exhibition tour in China, with yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu of Mongolia sitting nearby. The exhibition bouts will be held in Beijing on June 5-6 and in Shanghai on June 9-10.

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Japanese sumo wrestlers in Hawaii

HONOLULU, United States - Newly promoted yokozuna Hakuho (R) and ozeki Kaio take a sightseeing tour of Oahu island shortly after arriving in Honolulu to take part in a sumo exhibition tournament in Hawaii, the first in 14 years. The two-day exhibition meet involving wrestlers in the top makuuchi division will be held June 9-10. (Kyodo)

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(1)Sumo in China

BEIJING, China - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Kitanoumi speaks to reporters at a hotel in Beijing on June 3 about the upcoming sumo exhibition tour in China, with yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu of Mongolia sitting nearby. The exhibition bouts will be held in Beijing on June 5-6 and in Shanghai on June 9-10. (Kyodo)