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Twin actors starred in NHK drama series

FUKUOKA, Japan, July 18 Kyodo - Japanese twin actors Mana Mikura (L) and Kana Mikura, both playing starring roles in public broadcaster NHK's television drama series "Futarikko," visit the ACROS Fukuoka multi-purpose hall in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on March 8, 1997, for the recording of a TV commercial related to the Asian Development Bank.(Kyodo)

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MOTORI - Formula 1 - FORMULA 1 LOUIS VUITTON AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 2025 - Race

Jacques Villeneuve (CAN) F1 1997 World Champion during the Race - Formula 1 Louis Vuitton Australian Grand Prix 2025; Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia, from March 14 to 16 2025

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Animator Miyazaki

keyword: "Princess Mononoke", STUDIO GHIBLI INC., Hayao Miyazaki, Yuriko Ishida, Yōji Matsuda=March 10, 1997,Tokyo (Kyodo)

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Yuriko Ishida

Yuriko Ishida, actress =photo taken on March 04, 1997(Kyodo)

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - Madrid

Ten people hold a banner during a demonstration for 25N, on November 25, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). This march has been called by the Madrid Forum Against Violence Against Women (Foro 25N), which has organized it every year since 1997 on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, under the slogan 'Citizen Unity and response to institutional violence'. The aim of this march is to call for the "unity" of society against male violence and to demand that the public authorities act "more effectively and in a more decisive manner". November 25 was chosen in 1999 by the UN to commemorate the assassination in the Dominican Republic in 1960 of the Mirabal sisters, political activists who opposed the dictatorship of the then dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - Madrid

Several people hold signs during a demonstration for 25N, November 25, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). This march has been called by the Madrid Forum Against Violence Against Women (Foro 25N), which has organized it every year since 1997 on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, under the slogan 'Citizen Unity and response to institutional violence'. The aim of this march is to call for the "unity" of society against male violence and to demand that the public authorities act "more effectively and in a more decisive manner". November 25 was chosen in 1999 by the UN to commemorate the assassination in the Dominican Republic in 1960 of the Mirabal sisters, political activists who opposed the dictatorship of the then dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - Madrid

Several people hold signs during a demonstration for 25N, November 25, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). This march has been called by the Madrid Forum Against Violence Against Women (Foro 25N), which has organized it every year since 1997 on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, under the slogan 'Citizen Unity and response to institutional violence'. The aim of this march is to call for the "unity" of society against male violence and to demand that the public authorities act "more effectively and in a more decisive manner". November 25 was chosen in 1999 by the UN to commemorate the assassination in the Dominican Republic in 1960 of the Mirabal sisters, political activists who opposed the dictatorship of the then dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - Madrid

Hundreds of people during a demonstration for 25N, November 25, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). This march has been called by the Madrid Forum Against Violence against Women (Foro 25N), which convenes it every year since 1997 on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, under the slogan 'Citizen Unity and response to institutional'. The aim of this march is to call for the "unity" of society against male violence and to demand that the public authorities act "more effectively and in a more decisive manner". November 25 was chosen in 1999 by the UN to commemorate the assassination in the Dominican Republic in 1960 of the Mirabal sisters, political activists who opposed the dictatorship of the then dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - Madrid

Hundreds of people during a demonstration for 25N, November 25, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). This march has been called by the Madrid Forum Against Violence against Women (Foro 25N), which convenes it every year since 1997 on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, under the slogan 'Citizen Unity and response to institutional'. The aim of this march is to call for the "unity" of society against male violence and to demand that the public authorities act "more effectively and in a more decisive manner". November 25 was chosen in 1999 by the UN to commemorate the assassination in the Dominican Republic in 1960 of the Mirabal sisters, political activists who opposed the dictatorship of the then dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - Madrid

Hundreds of people during a demonstration for 25N, November 25, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). This march has been called by the Madrid Forum Against Violence against Women (Foro 25N), which convenes it every year since 1997 on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, under the slogan 'Citizen Unity and response to institutional'. The aim of this march is to call for the "unity" of society against male violence and to demand that the public authorities act "more effectively and in a more decisive manner". November 25 was chosen in 1999 by the UN to commemorate the assassination in the Dominican Republic in 1960 of the Mirabal sisters, political activists who opposed the dictatorship of the then dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - Madrid

(I-2D) Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska, PSOE City Council spokesperson Reyes Maroto, and Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities Diana Morant during a demonstration for 25N, November 25, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). This march has been called by the Madrid Forum Against Violence against Women (Foro 25N), which has organized it every year since 1997 on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, under the slogan 'Citizen Unity and response to institutional violence'. The aim of this march is to call for the "unity" of society against male violence and to demand that the public authorities act "more effectively and in a more decisive manner". November 25 was chosen in 1999 by the UN to commemorate the assassination in the Dominican Republic in 1960 of the Mirabal sisters, political activists who opposed the dictatorship of the then dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - Madrid

(L-R) The Minister of Equality, Ana Redondo, the President of Congress, Francina Armengol, the Minister of Education, Vocational Training and Sports and Government Spokesperson, Pilar Alegría, and the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, during a demonstration for 25N, on November 25, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). This march has been called by the Foro de Madrid Contra la Violencia a las Mujeres (Foro 25N), which organizes it every year since 1997 on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, under the slogan 'Unidad Ciudadana y respuesta a la institucional' (Citizen Unity and response to institutional violence). The aim of this march is to call for the "unity" of society against male violence and to demand that the public authorities act "more effectively and in a more decisive manner". November 25 was chosen in 1999 by the UN to commemorate the assassination in the Dominican Republic in 1960 of the Mirabal sisters, political activists who opposed the dicta

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - Madrid

Dozens of people carry signs with the names of women murdered by male violence during a demonstration for 25N, November 25, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). This march has been called by the Madrid Forum Against Violence Against Women (Foro 25N), which has organized it every year since 1997 on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, under the slogan 'Citizen Unity and response to institutional violence'. The aim of this march is to call for the "unity" of society against male violence and to demand that the public authorities act "more effectively and in a more decisive manner". November 25 was chosen in 1999 by the UN to commemorate the assassination in the Dominican Republic in 1960 of the Mirabal sisters, political activists who opposed the dictatorship of the then dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - Madrid

Ten people hold a banner during a demonstration for 25N, on November 25, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). This march has been called by the Madrid Forum Against Violence Against Women (Foro 25N), which has organized it every year since 1997 on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, under the slogan 'Citizen Unity and response to institutional violence'. The aim of this march is to call for the "unity" of society against male violence and to demand that the public authorities act "more effectively and in a more decisive manner". November 25 was chosen in 1999 by the UN to commemorate the assassination in the Dominican Republic in 1960 of the Mirabal sisters, political activists who opposed the dictatorship of the then dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - Madrid

Hundreds of people during a demonstration for 25N, November 25, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). This march has been called by the Madrid Forum Against Violence against Women (Foro 25N), which convenes it every year since 1997 on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, under the slogan 'Citizen Unity and response to institutional'. The aim of this march is to call for the "unity" of society against male violence and to demand that the public authorities act "more effectively and in a more decisive manner". November 25 was chosen in 1999 by the UN to commemorate the assassination in the Dominican Republic in 1960 of the Mirabal sisters, political activists who opposed the dictatorship of the then dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - Madrid

Dozens of people carry signs with the names of women murdered by male violence during a demonstration for 25N, November 25, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). This march has been called by the Madrid Forum Against Violence Against Women (Foro 25N), which has organized it every year since 1997 on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, under the slogan 'Citizen Unity and response to institutional violence'. The aim of this march is to call for the "unity" of society against male violence and to demand that the public authorities act "more effectively and in a more decisive manner". November 25 was chosen in 1999 by the UN to commemorate the assassination in the Dominican Republic in 1960 of the Mirabal sisters, political activists who opposed the dictatorship of the then dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - Madrid

Dozens of people carry signs with the names of women murdered by male violence during a demonstration for 25N, November 25, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). This march has been called by the Madrid Forum Against Violence Against Women (Foro 25N), which has organized it every year since 1997 on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, under the slogan 'Citizen Unity and response to institutional violence'. The aim of this march is to call for the "unity" of society against male violence and to demand that the public authorities act "more effectively and in a more decisive manner". November 25 was chosen in 1999 by the UN to commemorate the assassination in the Dominican Republic in 1960 of the Mirabal sisters, political activists who opposed the dictatorship of the then dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - Madrid

Dozens of people carry signs with the names of women murdered by male violence during a demonstration for 25N, November 25, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). This march has been called by the Madrid Forum Against Violence Against Women (Foro 25N), which has organized it every year since 1997 on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, under the slogan 'Citizen Unity and response to institutional violence'. The aim of this march is to call for the "unity" of society against male violence and to demand that the public authorities act "more effectively and in a more decisive manner". November 25 was chosen in 1999 by the UN to commemorate the assassination in the Dominican Republic in 1960 of the Mirabal sisters, political activists who opposed the dictatorship of the then dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Day against Violence against Women - Madrid

A woman holds a sign during a demonstration for 25N, November 25, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. This march has been called by the Foro de Madrid Contra la Violencia a las Mujeres (Foro 25N), which organizes it every year since 1997 on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, under the slogan 'Unidad Ciudadana y respuesta a la institucional' (Citizen unity and response to institutional violence). The aim of this march is to call for the "unity" of society against male violence and to demand that the public authorities act "more effectively and in a more decisive manner". November 25 was chosen in 1999 by the UN to commemorate the assassination in the Dominican Republic in 1960 of the Mirabal sisters, political activists who opposed the dictatorship of the then dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press /ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Day against Violence against Women - Madrid

The Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities, Diana Morant, during a demonstration for 25N, on November 25, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. This march has been called by the Foro de Madrid Contra la Violencia a las Mujeres (Foro 25N), which has organized it every year since 1997 on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, under the slogan 'Citizen Unity and response to institutional violence'. The aim of this march is to call for the "unity" of society against male violence and to demand that the public authorities act "more effectively and in a more decisive manner". November 25 was chosen in 1999 by the UN to commemorate the assassination in the Dominican Republic in 1960 of the Mirabal sisters, political activists who opposed the dictatorship of the then dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press /ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Day against Violence against Women - Madrid

The Secretary for Equality of the PSOE, Andrea Fernández (left), and the Minister for Equality, Ana Redondo (right), during a demonstration for 25N, on November 25, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. This march has been called by the Madrid Forum Against Violence Against Women (Foro 25N), which has organized it every year since 1997 on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, under the slogan 'Citizen Unity and response to institutional violence'. The aim of this march is to call for the "unity" of society against male violence and to demand that the public authorities act "more effectively and in a more decisive manner". November 25 was chosen in 1999 by the UN to commemorate the assassination in the Dominican Republic in 1960 of the Mirabal sisters, political activists who opposed the dictatorship of the then dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press /ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Day against Violence against Women - Madrid

Hundreds of people during a demonstration for 25N, November 25, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. This march has been called by the Madrid Forum Against Violence against Women (Foro 25N), which convenes it every year since 1997 on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, under the slogan 'Citizen Unity and response to institutional'. The aim of this march is to call for the "unity" of society against male violence and to demand that the public authorities act "more effectively and in a more decisive manner". November 25 was chosen in 1999 by the UN to commemorate the assassination in the Dominican Republic in 1960 of the Mirabal sisters, political activists who opposed the dictatorship of the then dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press /ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Day against Violence against Women - Madrid

Dozens of people during a demonstration for 25N, November 25, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. This march has been called by the Madrid Forum Against Violence against Women (Foro 25N), which convenes it every year since 1997 on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, under the slogan 'Citizen Unity and response to institutional'. The aim of this march is to call for the "unity" of society against male violence and to demand that the public authorities act "more effectively and in a more decisive manner". November 25 was chosen in 1999 by the UN to commemorate the assassination in the Dominican Republic in 1960 of the Mirabal sisters, political activists who opposed the dictatorship of the then dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press /ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Day against Violence against Women - Madrid

(L-R) The Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities, Diana Morant, the Secretary for Equality of the PSOE, Andrea Fernandez, and the Minister for Equality, Ana Redondo, during a demonstration for 25N, on November 25, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. This march has been called by the Foro de Madrid Contra la Violencia a las Mujeres (Foro 25N), which organizes it every year since 1997 on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, under the slogan 'Unidad Ciudadana y respuesta a la institucional' (Citizen Unity and response to institutional violence). The aim of this march is to call for the "unity" of society against male violence and to demand that the public authorities act "more effectively and in a more decisive manner". November 25 was chosen in 1999 by the UN to commemorate the assassination in the Dominican Republic in 1960 of the Mirabal sisters, political activists who opposed the dictatorship of the then dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. Photo by Jesús Hellín /

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International Day against Violence against Women - Madrid

Dozens of people carry signs with the names of women murdered by male violence during a demonstration for 25N, November 25, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. This march has been called by the Madrid Forum Against Violence Against Women (Foro 25N), which has organized it every year since 1997 on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, under the slogan 'Citizen Unity and response to institutional violence'. The aim of this march is to call for the "unity" of society against male violence and to demand that the public authorities act "more effectively and in a more decisive manner". November 25 was chosen in 1999 by the UN to commemorate the assassination in the Dominican Republic in 1960 of the Mirabal sisters, political activists who opposed the dictatorship of the then dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press /ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Day against Violence against Women - Madrid

Dozens of people carry signs with the names of women murdered by male violence during a demonstration for 25N, November 25, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. This march has been called by the Madrid Forum Against Violence Against Women (Foro 25N), which has organized it every year since 1997 on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, under the slogan 'Citizen Unity and response to institutional violence'. The aim of this march is to call for the "unity" of society against male violence and to demand that the public authorities act "more effectively and in a more decisive manner". November 25 was chosen in 1999 by the UN to commemorate the assassination in the Dominican Republic in 1960 of the Mirabal sisters, political activists who opposed the dictatorship of the then dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press /ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Day against Violence against Women - Madrid

Several people carry signs with the names of women murdered by male violence during a demonstration for 25N, on November 25, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. This march has been called by the Madrid Forum Against Violence Against Women (Foro 25N), which has organized it every year since 1997 on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, under the slogan 'Citizen Unity and response to institutional violence'. The aim of this march is to call for the "unity" of society against male violence and to demand that the public authorities act "more effectively and in a more decisive manner". November 25 was chosen in 1999 by the UN to commemorate the assassination in the Dominican Republic in 1960 of the Mirabal sisters, political activists who opposed the dictatorship of the then dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press /ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Day against Violence against Women - Madrid

The Secretary for Equality of the PSOE, Andrea Fernández (left), and the Minister for Equality, Ana Redondo (right), during a demonstration for 25N, on November 25, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. This march has been called by the Madrid Forum Against Violence Against Women (Foro 25N), which has organized it every year since 1997 on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, under the slogan 'Citizen Unity and response to institutional violence'. The aim of this march is to call for the "unity" of society against male violence and to demand that the public authorities act "more effectively and in a more decisive manner". November 25 was chosen in 1999 by the UN to commemorate the assassination in the Dominican Republic in 1960 of the Mirabal sisters, political activists who opposed the dictatorship of the then dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press /ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Day against Violence against Women - Madrid

A poster pasted on a vehicle during a demonstration for 25N, on November 25, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. This march has been called by the Foro de Madrid Contra la Violencia a las Mujeres (Foro 25N), which organizes it every year since 1997 on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, under the slogan 'Unidad Ciudadana y respuesta a la institucional' (Citizen unity and response to institutional violence). The aim of this march is to call for the "unity" of society against male violence and to demand that the public authorities act "more effectively and in a more decisive manner". November 25 was chosen in 1999 by the UN to commemorate the assassination in the Dominican Republic in 1960 of the Mirabal sisters, political activists who opposed the dictatorship of the then dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taiwanese businessman enjoys work and life in Fuzhou

STORY: Taiwanese businessman enjoys work and life in Fuzhou DATELINE: March 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) CHEN YITING, General manager of Fuzhou Fuhua Textile Printing and Dyeing Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese) CHEN YITING, General manager of Fuzhou Fuhua Textile Printing and Dyeing Co., Ltd. "I'm Chen Yiting. I come from Taiwan. This is my 'base camp.' I got to know Fuzhou because of my father, who was among the earliest batch of Taiwanese businessmen to invest in Fuzhou. My father came to Fuzhou in 1990 and established Fuzhou Fuhua Textile Printing and Dyeing Co., Ltd. And then, I followed in his footsteps and came to Fuzhou in 1997. The Chinese mainland has abundant resources, like labor resources and a broad market. These conditions are very favorable. In the early days, the procedures for investment and establishing factories in Fuzhou were extremely complicated. But now, with the optimization of the business environment he

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Nagano-Kanazawa bullet train to start operation on March 14

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsuro Tomita, president of East Japan Railway Co., announces the plan to start bullet train operations connecting Nagano and Kanazawa on March 14 next year during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2014. The new Hokuriku Shinkansen Line will be an extension of the Tokyo-Nagano route launched in October 1997.

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Actor Keizo Kanie dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 1997 shows Japanese actor Keizo Kanie. Kanie, known for his supporting role in a number of movies and TV series, has died from stomach cancer at a hospital in Tokyo, a talent agency representing the actor said April 4, 2014. He was 69 years old.

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Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, shows Comet Hale-Bopp over a lenticular cloud above Mt. Fuji on March 19, 1997. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on June 22, 2013, decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the World Heritage List.

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E. Timor guerrilla fighter's son

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Alex Freitas Daitula, the son of the late East Timorese guerrilla leader David Alex Daitula, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Dili, the capital of East Timor, in March 2012. Being one of the most respected guerrilla leaders during the 24-year Indonesian rule of East Timor, Daitula died in 1997 after being captured by the Indonesian military.

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James Cameron in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Film director James Cameron speaks at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on March 30, 2012, to promote the 3D version of the 1997 hit movie ''Titanic,'' ahead of its release in Japan in early April.

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Anti-nuclear scientist

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 1997 shows Jinzaburo Takagi, an anti-nuclear scientist who died in 2000. A short paper penned 16 years ago by Takagi is drawing attention on the Internet for having warned about the dangers posed by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, which was crippled by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, and other old atomic plants.

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Monument for poet Miyazawa survives tsunami

TANOHATA, Japan - A monument engraved with a poem by well-known writer Kenji Miyazawa stands amid rubble in the village of Tanohata, Iwate Prefecture, on April 22, 2011. The monument was erected in 1997 in front of Sanriku Railway Co.'s Shimanokoshi Station, which was washed away by the March 11 tsunami.

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New shinkansen train

TOKYO, Japan - The new Hayabusa bullet train leaves JR Tokyo Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line on March 5, 2011. The green train, which debuted the same day, is the first new model deployed by the service's operator, East Japan Railway Co., since December 1997. It can travel at speeds of up to 300 kilometers per hour and it has the longest nose of any shinkansen at 15 meters.

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Yokota to retire as head of abductee families' group

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Yokota (file photo), who heads a group of Japanese families of victims of North Korea's abductions, plans to step down from the post due to waning physical strength. Yokota, 74, became the head of the Association of the Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea when it was formed on March 25, 1997, and has led the campaign, together with his wife Sakie, 71, to seek the return of abductees, including their daughter Megumi, who was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977 at the age of 13.

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People mark H.K. handover anniversary with pro-democracy march

HONG KONG, China - People turned out July 1 for pro-democracy demonstrations that have become a key event to mark the eighth anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China on July 1, 1997.

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Kobe serial murderer released on parole from reformatory

KOBE, Japan - Masami Hori, a lawyer for the parents of Ayaka Yamashita, a child victim of a serial murder case in Kobe in 1997, reads out the parents' statement to reporters in Kobe on March 10 after the murderer was released on parole. The man killed 10-year-old Ayaka and 11-year-old Jun Hase, and injured three others at the age of 14.

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Recruit scandal-tainted Fujinami expresses intent to retire

TOKYO, Japan - Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Takao Fujinami (file photo) on July 26 expressed his intention not to seek reelection as a House of Representatives member, citing health reasons. In March 1997, the Tokyo High Court sentenced Fujinami to three years in prison, suspended for four years, for accepting more than 40 million yen worth of bribes from Recruit Co.

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NCP officials hold final talks to resolve Matsunami scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Scandal-tainted Kenshiro Matsunami (C), a House of Representatives member from the New Conservative Party (NCP), heads for a party meeting on April 21 at the Diet to explain his conduct. Matsunami admitted Tuesday he had allowed a construction firm with ties to gangsters to pay 2.75 million yen in salaries to his secretaries between March 1997 and February 1998.

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Lawmaker let gangster-linked firm pay secretaries

TOKYO, Japan - House of Representatives member Kenshiro Matsunami is surrounded by reporters in the Diet on April 15 following a revelation that he allowed a construction firm that had links to gangsters pay 2.75 million yen in salaries to his secretaries between March 1997 and February 1998.

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300 march in Tokyo demanding Japan stick to Kyoto pact

TOKYO, Japan - About 300 people march through crowded streets of Shibuya and Harajuku in downtown Tokyo on June 9 in a demonstration urging the Japanese government to stick to the floundering 1997 Kyoto Protocol on curbing global warming. The Stop Global Warming! Family Parade organized by 13 mostly environmental groups, called on the Diet and the government to ratify and implement the Kyoto pact even without U.S. participation.

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Noted Japanese painter Uemura dies at 98

OSAKA, Japan - Noted Japanese-style painter Shoko Uemura (file photo taken in April 1997) died of heart failure at a Kyoto hospital in the early morning of March 11. He was 98. Uemura was elected to the Japan Arts Academy in 1981 and awarded the Order of Culture in 1984.

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Foreign Minister Kono speaks on Matsuo's arrest

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yohei Kono speaks before reporters at the Foreign Ministry on March 10 on the arrest of former logistics chief Katsutoshi Matsuo on suspicion of fraud by swindling the government out of 42 million yen in secret state funds since 1997. Matsuo, 55, received a total of 988 million yen from the Cabinet Secretariat's discretionary funds for diplomatic activities and allegedly pocketed the 42 million yen by padding expenses such as hotel bills for premiers' overseas trips, police said.

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Sacked diplomat Matsuo gets 7 years, 6 months for fraud

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Ministry official Katsutoshi Matsuo (file photo) was sentenced March 12 to seven years and six months in prison for embezzling 500 million yen from a secret government fund from 1997 to 1999.

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Fishermen demand halt to Isahaya Bay reclamation project

TOKYO, Japan - Fishermen from Fukuoka Prefecture hand over to Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshio Yatsu at the ministry in Tokyo on March 1 a petition signed by 122,000 people, demanding the government halt a state-run land reclamation project and open water gates in Isahaya Bay. They believe the project and the 1997 closure of the water gates have caused this year's poor seaweed crops.

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Japan's largest bookstore to debut in Tokyo's Ikebukuro

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Junkudo Co.'s newly expanded outlet in Ikebukuro, central Tokyo, which re-opens March 1 to become Japan's largest bookstore with a total floor space of 6,600 square meters and a stock of 1.5 million books. The store, first opened in 1997 with a floor space of 3,300 square meters, has tables and chairs on each floor for use by customers.