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(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guillaume Large (front) practices Taichi with French students in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationship could g

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(SP)CHINA-HENAN-TAICHI-FRENCH ENTUSIAST

(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ziqiang (L) instructs Guillaume Large in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationship could get better and bette

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(SP)CHINA-HENAN-TAICHI-FRENCH ENTUSIAST

(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A student performs Taichi in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationship could get better and better," Guillaume Lar

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(SP)CHINA-HENAN-TAICHI-FRENCH ENTUSIAST

(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guillaume Large (2nd R) watches a Taichi performance in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationship could get better

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(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ziqiang (front R) instructs Guillaume Large (front L) in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationship could get

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(SP)CHINA-HENAN-TAICHI-FRENCH ENTUSIAST

(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guillaume Large practices Taichi in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationship could get better and better," Guilla

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(SP)CHINA-HENAN-TAICHI-FRENCH ENTUSIAST

(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guillaume Large (front L) practices Taichi with Chen Ziqiang (front R) in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationshi

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(SP)CHINA-HENAN-TAICHI-FRENCH ENTUSIAST

(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A French student takes a video of the Taichi performance in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationship could get be

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(SP)CHINA-HENAN-TAICHI-FRENCH ENTUSIAST

(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guillaume Large drinks water after a training session of Taichi in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationship could

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(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ziqiang (L) instructs Guillaume Large in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationship could get better and bette

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(SP)CHINA-HENAN-TAICHI-FRENCH ENTUSIAST

(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guillaume Large (front R) practices Taichi with Chen Ziqiang in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationship could ge

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(SP)CHINA-HENAN-TAICHI-FRENCH ENTUSIAST

(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guillaume Large (front L) practices Taichi with Chen Ziqiang (front R) in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationshi

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(SP)CHINA-HENAN-TAICHI-FRENCH ENTUSIAST

(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guillaume Large (front L) and Chen Ziqiang (front R) practice Taichi in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationship

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(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A French student practices stone-lift in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationship could get better and better," G

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Kate Barry Commits Suicide

Photographer Kate Barry, daughter of actress and singer Jane Birkin, died today, december 11, 2013, around 18:30 after falling from the fourth floor of her Paris apartment. Kate Barry was the daughter of Jane Birkin and British composer John Barry, best known for writing the soundtrack of many James Bond, who died in 2011. She was the half-sister of actresses Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon. File photo : Singer Jane Birkin and her daughter photographer Kate Barry pose together during the launch party for La Redoute's new fashion collection presentation, held at the Couvent des Recollets, in Paris, France, on May 23, 2007. Photo by Nicolas Khayat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMEROON-FOUMBAN-ROYAL PALACE OF BAMOUN-MUSEUM

(230518) -- YAOUNDE, May 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 12, 2023 shows a statue of a cavalry in front of the royal palace of Bamoun in Foumban, West region, Cameroon. The royal palace of Bamoun displays about 4,000 exhibits including thrones, weapons, wood carvings, paintings and manuscripts, showing the history and culture of the kingdom for more than 600 years. With a unique design inspired by the Bamoun symbol of "two-headed snake, spider and double gong," the museum built a new exhibition hall next to the royal palace in 2013. (Xinhua/Kepseu)

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CAMEROON-FOUMBAN-ROYAL PALACE OF BAMOUN-MUSEUM

(230518) -- YAOUNDE, May 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 12, 2023 shows the new exhibition hall of the royal palace of Bamoun in Foumban, West region, Cameroon. The royal palace of Bamoun displays about 4,000 exhibits including thrones, weapons, wood carvings, paintings and manuscripts, showing the history and culture of the kingdom for more than 600 years. With a unique design inspired by the Bamoun symbol of "two-headed snake, spider and double gong," the museum built a new exhibition hall next to the royal palace in 2013. (Xinhua/Kepseu)

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CAMEROON-FOUMBAN-ROYAL PALACE OF BAMOUN-MUSEUM

(230518) -- YAOUNDE, May 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man walks past the royal palace of Bamoun in Foumban, West region, Cameroon, April 12, 2023. The royal palace of Bamoun displays about 4,000 exhibits including thrones, weapons, wood carvings, paintings and manuscripts, showing the history and culture of the kingdom for more than 600 years. With a unique design inspired by the Bamoun symbol of "two-headed snake, spider and double gong," the museum built a new exhibition hall next to the royal palace in 2013. (Xinhua/Kepseu)

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CAMEROON-FOUMBAN-ROYAL PALACE OF BAMOUN-MUSEUM

(230518) -- YAOUNDE, May 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 12, 2023 shows the new exhibition hall of the royal palace of Bamoun in Foumban, West region, Cameroon. The royal palace of Bamoun displays about 4,000 exhibits including thrones, weapons, wood carvings, paintings and manuscripts, showing the history and culture of the kingdom for more than 600 years. With a unique design inspired by the Bamoun symbol of "two-headed snake, spider and double gong," the museum built a new exhibition hall next to the royal palace in 2013. (Xinhua/Kepseu)

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CAMEROON-FOUMBAN-ROYAL PALACE OF BAMOUN-MUSEUM

(230518) -- YAOUNDE, May 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 12, 2023 shows outfits and masks in the royal palace of Bamoun, Foumban, West region, Cameroon. The royal palace of Bamoun displays about 4,000 exhibits including thrones, weapons, wood carvings, paintings and manuscripts, showing the history and culture of the kingdom for more than 600 years. With a unique design inspired by the Bamoun symbol of "two-headed snake, spider and double gong," the museum built a new exhibition hall next to the royal palace in 2013. (Xinhua/Kepseu)

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CAMEROON-FOUMBAN-ROYAL PALACE OF BAMOUN-MUSEUM

(230518) -- YAOUNDE, May 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A guide introduces Bamoun kings in the royal palace of Bamoun, Foumban, West region, Cameroon, April 12, 2023. The royal palace of Bamoun displays about 4,000 exhibits including thrones, weapons, wood carvings, paintings and manuscripts, showing the history and culture of the kingdom for more than 600 years. With a unique design inspired by the Bamoun symbol of "two-headed snake, spider and double gong," the museum built a new exhibition hall next to the royal palace in 2013. (Xinhua/Kepseu)

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Detroit files for bankruptcy

TOKYO, Japan - A May 2010 file photo shows unused land in Detroit, Michigan. The city filed the largest-ever municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history on July 18, 2013, marking a dark new chapter for the Motor City, once the engine room of the country's economy.

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Lexus IS sedan

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo shows the hybrid model of Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus IS luxury sedan. Toyota Motor said on June 18, 2013, it has sold around 7,600 of the remodeled Lexus IS luxury sedans in Japan since the May 16, 2013, launch, nearly 10 times the initial sales target of 800 vehicles a month.

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Moscow file photo

MOSCOW, Russia - File photo shows the mausoleum of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on May 18, 2013.

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Moscow file photo

MOSCOW, Russia - File photo shows Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on May 18, 2013.

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Mayor's meeting with former sex slaves canceled

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows Kim Bok Dong, 87, a South Korean woman who was forced to serve as a wartime sex slave, during a press conference in Okinawa Prefecture on May 18, 2013. Kim and another such woman canceled a scheduled meeting with Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto on May 24, saying it is "worthless." Hashimoto has been under fire over his claim that sexual servitude was "necessary to maintain discipline" in the Japanese military.

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Yokohama achieves zero-waiting list for nursery schools

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Children play on May 18, 2013, in a sandbox of a nursery school which opened in April under the elevated railway tracks in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. The Yokohama city office said on May 20 it had reduced the number of children waiting to enroll in nursery schools to zero as of April 1.

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UNESCO head

KABUL, Afghanistan - UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 18, 2013.

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North Korea launches 3 short-range missiles

BEIJING, China - Photo taken May 18, 2013, from Dandong in Liaoning Province, China, shows North Korean soldiers standing guard on a ship in Sinuiju, North Korea. North Korea launched three short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan the same day, the South Korean Defense Ministry said.

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Lennon's guitar

NEW YORK, United States - Photo shows a guitar used in the 1960s by former Beatles John Lennon and George Harrison, which was sold for $408,000 at auction in New York on May 18, 2013.

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World wrestling body's new head

MOSCOW, Russia - Nenad Lalovic of Serbia speaks during a press conference in Moscow on May 18, 2013, after being elected president of the International Wrestling Federation (FILA) at an extraordinary congress of wrestling's international governing body.

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North Korea launches 3 short-range missiles

BEIJING, China - A security officer stands guard in front of the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on May 18, 2013. North Korea launched three short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan the same day, the South Korean Defense Ministry said.

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Abe aide Iijima

BEIJING, China - Isao Iijima, an adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is pictured at Beijing airport before leaving for Japan on May 18, 2013, following a four-day visit to North Korea. He arrived in Tokyo the same day.

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Japan-Africa natural resources meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (front C) holds a press conference with ministers and representatives from 15 African countries in charge of resource issues after a Japan-Africa ministerial meeting regarding natural resources development closed in Tokyo on May 18, 2013.

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M6.0 quake jolts northeastern Japan

SHIOGAMA, Japan - Photo taken in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 18, 2013, shows a road that was flooded due to a damaged water pipe, after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 jolted northeastern Japan and surrounding areas the same day.

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Japan-Africa natural resources meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Attendees of a Japan-Africa ministerial meeting regarding natural resources development pose for photos after the meeting closed in Tokyo on May 18, 2013. Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (front C) chaired the meeting with South African Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu (front, 2nd from R).

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Fox family in Hokkaido

TAKIKAWA, Japan - Photo shows a northern fox and cubs on a river bank in Takikawa, Hokkaido, on May 18, 2013.

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Japan-Africa natural resources meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks at a press conference after a Japan-Africa ministerial meeting regarding natural resources development closed in Tokyo on May 18, 2013.

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Sanja festival in Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - Portable shrines pass through Kaminari gate of Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on May 18, 2013, during the annual Sanja Matsuri, one of Japan's biggest festivals.

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Fox family in Hokkaido

TAKIKAWA, Japan - Photo shows a northern fox and cubs on a river bank in Takikawa, Hokkaido, on May 18, 2013.

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Gwangju incident anniversary

GWANGJU, South Korea - A ceremony is held at the May 18 National Cemetery in Gwangju, South Korea, on May 18, 2013, to mark the 33rd anniversary of a pro-democracy uprising in the southern city.

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Sanja festival in Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - A portable shrine is carried in the Sensoji temple precinct in Tokyo's Asakusa district on May 18, 2013, during the annual Sanja Matsuri, one of Japan's biggest festivals.

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Sanja festival in Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - A portable shrine is carried in the Sensoji temple precinct in Tokyo's Asakusa district on May 18, 2013, during the annual Sanja Matsuri, one of Japan's biggest festivals.

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Abe aide Iijima

BEIJING, China - Isao Iijima, an adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is pictured at Beijing airport before leaving for Japan on May 18, 2013, following a four-day visit to North Korea. He arrived in Tokyo the same day.

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Abe aide Iijima

BEIJING, China - Isao Iijima, an adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is pictured at Beijing airport before leaving for Japan on May 18, 2013, following a four-day visit to North Korea. He arrived in Tokyo the same day.

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Dialogue on East Asia low carbon growth partnership

TOKYO, Japan - The Second East Asia Low Carbon Growth Partnership Dialogue is held in Tokyo on May 18, 2013, attended by ministers from 18 member countries of the East Asia Summit.

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Dialogue on East Asia low carbon growth partnership

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (front L) speaks as co-chair at the Second East Asia Low Carbon Growth Partnership Dialogue in Tokyo on May 18, 2013. To the right is co-chair Mok Mareth, environment minister of Cambodia.

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Abe aide Iijima

BEIJING, China - Isao Iijima, an adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is pictured at Beijing airport before leaving for Japan on May 18, 2013, following a four-day visit to North Korea. He arrived in Tokyo the same day.

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Japan-Africa natural resources meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (front, 2nd from R) speaks at a Japan-Africa ministerial meeting for natural resources development in Tokyo on May 18, 2013.

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Japan-Africa natural resources meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (2nd from R) speaks at a Japan-Africa ministerial meeting for natural resources development in Tokyo on May 18, 2013.