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Japanese girl wins award at Russia's top music school

MOSCOW, Russia - Photo shows Kanon Matsuda, a 16-year-old Japanese girl, who studies the piano at the Gnessin Moscow Special School of Music. Matsuda was given the best student award on Feb. 15, 2013, becoming the first foreigner to win the honor at the institution that has trained gifted children since the late 19th century.

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Japanese girl wins award at Russia's top music school

MOSCOW, Russia - Kanon Matsuda, a 16-year-old Japanese girl, plays the piano during a ceremony at the Gnessin Moscow Special School of Music, Russia's top music school, on Feb. 15, 2013. Matsuda was given the best student award, becoming the first foreigner to win the honor at the institution that has trained gifted children since the late 19th century.

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CSKA Moscow beat Anji

MOSCOW, Russia - CSKA Moscow midfielder Keisuke Honda from Japan looks for options against Anji during the first half of a Premier League match in Moscow on Aug. 15, 2010. CSKA Moscow won 4-0.

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Russia using N. Koreans, other foreign workers on disputed islands

MOSCOW, Russia - A North Korean man works at a construction site in a photo taken on Aug. 7 in Kunashiri Island, one of the disputed Russian-held islands off Hokkaido. Russia has been increasingly using North Korean and other foreign workers in development projects on the disputed islands, apparently for the cheap labor costs.

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Football: World Cup final

MOSCOW, Russia, July 16 Kyodo - Olivier Giroud raises the World Cup trophy as he celebrates with other France players, including Kylian Mbappe (10), after beating Croatia 4-2 to win the country's second World Cup title at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on July 15, 2018.

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Football: Mbappe at World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia, July 25 Kyodo - Kylian Mbappe (10) and other France players walk toward the winner's podium as they are congratulated by Croatia players after their victory in the World Cup final at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on July 15, 2018.

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Football: France wins World Cup title

MOSCOW, Russia, July 25 Kyodo - Olivier Giroud (C) raises the World Cup trophy as he celebrates with other France players, including Kylian Mbappe (10), after beating Croatia 4-2 to win the country's second World Cup title at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on July 15, 2018.

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Football: Croatia vs England at World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia, July 19 Kyodo - Croatia players acknowledge their supporters after defeating England 2-1 at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on July 11, 2018 to reach their first World Cup final.

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Football: France's Mbappe at World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia, July 31 Kyodo - Kylian Mbappe (10) of France dribbles the ball while being marked by Andreas Christensen of Denmark during the second half of a World Cup Group C match at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on June 26, 2018.

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Football: Argentina vs Iceland at World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia, June 17 Kyodo - Lionel Messi (R) of Argentina takes a free kick during the second half of a World Cup group stage match against Iceland at Spartak Stadium in Moscow on June 16, 2018.

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Football: Russia vs Saudi Arabia at World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia, June 15 Kyodo - Artem Dzyuba (2nd from L) of Russia reacts after scoring his side's third goal against Saudi Arabia during the second half of the World Cup opener in Moscow on June 14, 2018. Russia won 5-0.

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Football: World Cup venue Luzhniki Stadium in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - File photo taken in November 2017 shows Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: official match ball for World Cup in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - File photo taken in Moscow on Nov. 11, 2017, shows an official match ball for the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: World Cup venue in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - File photo taken on Nov. 26, 2017, shows Kazan Arena in Kazan, Russia, a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: World Cup venue Luzhniki Stadium in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - File photo taken on Nov. 11, 2017 shows Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: World Cup venue Luzhniki Stadium in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - File photo taken in November 2017 shows Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: World Cup venue in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - File photo taken on Nov. 10, 2017, shows Spartak Stadium in Moscow, a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: World Cup venue in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - File photo taken on Nov. 26, 2017, shows Kazan Arena in Kazan, Russia, a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: Russia ahead of 2018 World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - A football-themed mural appears on the wall of a building near Spartak Stadium in Moscow in this photo taken on Nov. 10, 2017. The stadium is a venue of the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: Russia ahead of 2018 World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - A Russian spectator watches a football friendly between Russia and Argentina at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Nov. 11, 2017. The stadium is a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: Russia ahead of 2018 World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - A ceremony to unveil a subway train decorated with a 2018 football World Cup motif is held in Moscow on Nov. 28, 2017.

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Football: Russia ahead of 2018 World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Volunteers work at a volunteer training center in Moscow on Nov. 7, 2017, ahead of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: World Cup venue in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow is lit up in the colors of the Russian flag on Nov. 8, 2017. The stadium is a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: Russia ahead of 2018 World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Russian spectators cheer for the country during a football friendly against Argentina at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Nov. 11, 2017. The stadium is a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: Russia ahead of 2018 World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Russian matryoshka dolls of star football players are sold at a souvenir shop in Moscow on Nov. 9, 2017, ahead of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: Russia ahead of 2018 World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Photo taken with a 360-degree camera shows Russian spectators cheering for the country during a football friendly against Argentina at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Nov. 11, 2017. The stadium is a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Soccer: World Cup draw+

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 6 Kyodo - The soccer World Cup trophy is displayed at the venue of the draw held at the Kremlin in Moscow on Dec. 1, 2017, for the 2018 finals in Russia.

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Soccer: World Cup draw+

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 6 Kyodo - Photo taken on Nov. 29, 2017 shows a building at the Kremlin in Moscow where the draw was held on Dec. 1 for the 2018 soccer World Cup finals in Russia

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Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Japan's reigning Winter Olympic men's figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu, pictured during official practice at the Rostelecom Cup Grand Prix event in Moscow on Oct. 20, 2017, performs his ritual of touching the ice when he leaves the rink.

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Japan, Russia diplomats hold talks to prepare for Abe-Putin summit

MOSCOW, Russia, Oct. 13 Kyodo - Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama (L) and Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov shake hands in Moscow on Oct. 13, 2016. The two diplomats held talks to prepare for a meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Vladimir Putin in December, at which a decades-old territorial row is set to be high on the agenda.

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Ruble crash leaves Moscow store shelves empty

MOSCOW, Russia - Shelves for TVs at a large store in Moscow are almost empty on Dec. 20, 2014, in the aftermath of a buying spree caused by the Russian ruble's plunge against the U.S. dollar and other foreign currencies.

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Russian Pres. Putin speaks at annual year-end news conference

MOSCOW, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin holds an annual year-end news conference before over 1,200 journalists in Moscow, Russia, on Dec. 18, 2014.

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Japanese cosmetics makers hold event in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - A Russian woman (R) tries a Japanese cosmetic product on Nov. 27, 2014, at the Japanese Embassy in Moscow. Pola Inc. and Kanebo Cosmetics Inc., Japanese cosmetics makers already operating in Russia, jointly held an event at the embassy to introduce their products under the Japanese government's "Cool Japan Initiative" to boost popularity of Japanese products and culture overseas.

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Japanese cosmetics makers hold event in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - A Russian woman (R) is briefed by a representative of a Japanese cosmetics maker on its products on Nov. 27, 2014, at the Japanese Embassy in Moscow. Pola Inc. and Kanebo Cosmetics Inc., Japanese cosmetics makers already operating in Russia, jointly held an event at the embassy to introduce their products under the Japanese government's "Cool Japan Initiative" to boost popularity of Japanese products and culture overseas.

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Medal award ceremony for Cup of Russia figure skating

MOSCOW, Russia - (From L) Silver medalist Anna Pogorilaya of Russia, gold medalist Rika Hongo of Japan and Alaine Chartrand of Canada pose with their medals for the previous day's Cup of Russia ISU Grand Prix figure skating event in Moscow on Nov. 16, 2014.

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WHO meet in Moscow eyes cut in tobacco-induced diseases

MOSCOW, Russia - The sixth meeting of parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is under way in Moscow on Oct. 17, 2014, with ways of reducing tobacco-induced diseases high on the agenda.

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'No Smoking' sign at Moscow restaurant

MOSCOW, Russia - A "No Smoking" mark is in place at a restaurant in Moscow on Oct. 18, 2014, where the sixth meeting of parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is under way. The conference adopted a guideline for each nation to raise tobacco tax for healthcare purposes.

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Russian media to face limited foreign ownership

MOSCOW, Russia - The Russian business daily Vedomosti is one of the companies expected to be affected by a set of amendments to the law to limit the share of foreign participation in the charter capital of the Russian mass media to 20 percent or less from the present below 50 percent. Photo shows the building housing Vedomosti in Moscow.

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Putin meets Mori, receives Abe's letter

MOSCOW, Russia - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori speaks to reporters at a Moscow hotel early on Sept. 11, 2014, after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and handing him a letter from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Mori said that Putin told him dialogue with Japan "will continue and must continue."

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Ex-PM Mori in Moscow seeking improved ties with Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori says in a speech in Moscow on Sept. 9, 2014, that concluding a peace treaty with Russia by resolving a territorial dispute over Russian-held islands off the northern tip of the Japanese archipelago would be conducive to enhancing Japan's relations with China and to stabilizing the situation on the Korean Peninsula.

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Tokyo, Moscow to resume exchanges of visits by their chiefs

MOSCOW, Russia - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe speaks to reporters in Moscow on Sept. 7, 2014, after meeting with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. Masuzoe said he and Sobyanin agreed to resume exchanges of visits by the leaders of the two capitals, which have had no such exchanges in 20 years.

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Russian lower house speaker meets Japanese reporters

MOSCOW, Russia - Sergei Naryshkin, chairman of the State Duma or the lower house of the Russian parliament, meets reporters from Kyodo News and other Japanese media organizations on May 29, 2014, ahead of his visit to Japan from June 2.

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30th anniv. of death of writer Katsuno commemorated

MOSCOW, Russia - Akiko Inada, daughter of writer and victim of Stalin's purges Kinmasa Katsuno, talks about her late father in Moscow on April 29, 2014. An exhibition to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Katsuno's death has opened in Moscow.

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Russian-occupied Ukrainian naval base in Crimea

MOSCOW, Russia - At the largest Ukrainian naval base on the Crimean Peninsula, former Ukrainian soldiers who have switched allegiance to the Russian military are seen on guard inside the gate while those who remain loyal to the Ukrainian side stand outside the Russian-occupied base on March 24, 2014.

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Japan official in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) and Shotaro Yachi (R), who heads the secretariat of Japan's National Security Council, hold talks in Moscow on March 12, 2014. The Japanese official was in Russia to discuss the crisis in Ukraine.

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Japan's green tea sellers seek opportunities in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Kenichi Nakamura (L), president of tea producer Nakamuraen Co. in Yame, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, explains his company's green tea products at Russia's largest food trade fair in Moscow on Feb. 12, 2014. Japanese tea sellers are hoping to expand their market share in Russia amid the rising popularity of green tea there.

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Japan's green tea sellers seek opportunities in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - The Kyushu Economic Federation based in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, showcases a variety of Japanese green teas at its booth at Russia's largest food trade fair in Moscow on Feb. 12, 2014. Japanese tea sellers are hoping to expand their market share in Russia amid the rising popularity of green tea there.

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Russian newspapers on Putin-Abe meeting

MOSCOW, Russia - Photo shows the Feb. 10, 2014, editions of Russian newspapers reporting on the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Sochi on Feb. 8. Putin took his dog Yume, a present from the governor of Akita Prefecture in northeastern Japan, to the meeting.

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Louis Vuitton suitcase at Red Square

MOSCOW, Russia - Photo shows a pavilion featuring a Louis Vuitton suitcase at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 24, 2013.

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Robot actress

MOSCOW, Russia - A scene is shown to Russian journalists at a theater in Moscow on Oct. 3, 2013, where a robot (L) will play the role of the youngest sister in Russian author Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters. The android called Jeminoid F was jointly developed by the play's Japanese director Oriza Hirata and Japanese robot scientist Hiroshi Ishiguro.