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Kanji meaning 'new' picked to best characterize year 2009

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori (R), chief priest of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, and Akio Kioi, head of the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, pose for photos after Mori wrote the character ''shin'' on a large piece of ''washi'' Japanese paper on Dec. 11, 2009. The character, which means ''new'' in English, has been chosen as the single best kanji to symbolize the year 2009.

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Empress Michiko attends concert by Martha Argerich

TOKYO, Japan - Empress Michiko arrives at Kioi Hall in Tokyo on May 21 for a concert by Argentine pianist Martha Argerich. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Empress Michiko attends concert by Martha Argerich

TOKYO, Japan - Empress Michiko arrives at Kioi Hall in Tokyo on May 21 for a concert by Argentine pianist Martha Argerich. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Shiba Zojoji Temple

The main hall of Zojoji, built in 1605 after the relocation of the temple to Shiba from its original location at Edo Kaizuka (present-day Kioi-machi, Kanda Ward) in 1598. The temple was under the protection of the shogunate because it was the main temple of the Jodo sect of Buddhism in the Kanto area. Thus, the roof beam is embellished with the five gold hollyhock crests of the Tokugawa Shogunate. The building was destroyed by arson in December 1873. Although rebuilt in 1890, it burnt down again as a result of a bonfire lit by a homeless man in 1909. Although reconstructed in 1922, it was destroyed for a third time by American air raids in 1945. The present main hall was built in 1974.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐27‐0]

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Empress Michiko attends Mexican music festival in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Empress Michiko is welcomed with applause as she arrives at Kioi Hall in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2010, to attend a Mexican music festival. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Japan's Empress Michiko attends a violin concert

Japan's Empress Michiko attends a violin performance by Werner Hink held to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Austria and Japan. The concert was held at Kioi Hall in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2018, celebrating the anniversary which falls in 2019. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Empress Michiko attends a violin concert

Japan's Empress Michiko attends a violin performance by Werner Hink held to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Austria and Japan. The concert was held at Kioi Hall in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2018, celebrating the anniversary which falls in 2019. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kanji meaning 'new' picked to best characterize year 2009

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori (R), chief priest of Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto, and Akio Kioi, head of the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, pose for photos after Mori wrote the character ''shin'' on a large piece of ''washi'' Japanese paper on Dec. 11, 2009. The character, which means ''new'' in English, has been chosen as the single best kanji to symbolize the year 2009. (Kyodo)