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(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xia Jiangbo (C) interacts with students during the school sports day in a primary school in Shiquan County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Nov. 3, 2022. Xia is a deputy to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and a trainer of a sports administration center in Shiquan County. Xia won two gold medals at the London 2012 Summer Paralympics. She has claimed 35 gold medals and broken the world record four times. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of Japan's 10 major political parties pose for photos after a debate in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2012, on the Nico Nico Douga webcast site ahead of the Dec. 16, 2012, general election.

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Japan general election

OTSU, Japan - Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada answers reporters' questions at the prefectural hall in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Nov. 29, 2012. She formed a new party, Nippon Mirai no To (Japan Future Party), the previous day ahead of the Dec. 16, 2012, general election, calling for phasing out Japan's reliance on nuclear power within 10 years.

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Demonstration in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Workers march in a major street in a demonstration demanding better labor conditions in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Nov. 22, 2012. Local police said more than 10,000 people took part.

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Atlantic bluefin tuna

AGADIR, Morocco - The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, an international body managing fishery resources in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic, decides at its annual conference in Agadir, Morocco, on Nov. 19, 2012, to expand the bluefin tuna catch quota to 13,400 tons in 2013 from the current 12,900 tons, the first expansion in 10 years.

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Tuna conference

AGADIR, Morocco - Photo shows the venue of an annual conference of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas in Agadir, Morocco, on Nov. 18, 2012. The international body managing fishery resources in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic decided on Nov. 19 at the conference to expand the bluefin tuna catch quota to 13,400 tons in 2013 from the current 12,900 tons, the first expansion in 10 years.

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Actress Mitsuko Mori dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2009 shows Japanese veteran actress Mitsuko Mori (L) receiving the People's Honor Award from Prime Minister Taro Aso at the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Mori died of heart failure at age 92 on Nov. 10, 2012, at a Tokyo hospital. Mori is known for playing the lead role in the long-running play "Horoki" and was also awarded the Order of Culture.

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Actress Mitsuko Mori dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in August 2005 shows Mitsuko Mori, a Japanese veteran award-winning actress. Mori died of heart failure at age 92 on Nov. 10, 2012, at a Tokyo hospital. Mori is known for playing the lead role in the long-running play "Horoki" and was awarded the Order of Culture and the People's Honor Award.

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China air show

BEIJING, China - A Chinese Wu Zhi-10 armed helicopter makes a demonstration flight during an international air show in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, on Nov. 11, 2012.

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Ishikawa becomes youngest to register 10 JGTO victories

GOTEMBA, Japan - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa plays a shot during the final round of the Taiheiyo Masters at Taiheiyo Club's Gotemba Course in Shizuoka Prefecture on Nov. 11, 2012. Ishikawa, who is 21 years, 1 month, won the tournament with a total of 15-under 273, to become the youngest player to register 10 victories on the JGTO tour.

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Ishikawa becomes youngest to register 10 JGTO victories

GOTEMBA, Japan - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa speaks after winning the Taiheiyo Masters with a total of 15-under 273 at Taiheiyo Club's Gotemba Course in Shizuoka Prefecture on Nov. 11, 2012. Ishikawa, who is 21 years, 1 month, became the youngest player to register 10 victories on the JGTO tour.

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Ishikawa becomes youngest to register 10 JGTO victories

GOTEMBA, Japan - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa holds the victor's trophy after winning the Taiheiyo Masters with a total of 15-under 273 at Taiheiyo Club's Gotemba Course in Shizuoka Prefecture on Nov. 11, 2012. Ishikawa, who is 21 years, 1 month, became the youngest player to register 10 victories on the JGTO tour.

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Ishikawa becomes youngest to register 10 JGTO victories

GOTEMBA, Japan - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa holds up the winning ball after securing victory in the Taiheiyo Masters with a total of 15-under 273 at Taiheiyo Club's Gotemba Course in Shizuoka Prefecture on Nov. 11, 2012. Ishikawa, who is 21 years, 1 month, became the youngest player to register 10 victories on the JGTO tour.

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Cullen scores his first goal of season for Venlo

VENLO, Netherlands - Japan striker Robert Cullen (front) of VVV Venlo plays in a game against Willem II in the Dutch First Division in Venlo, Netherlands, on Nov. 10, 2012. Cullen scored his first goal of the season for Venlo in his team's 4-1 win.

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Chan wins Cup of Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Patrick Chan of Canada performs in the men's free program of the Cup of Russia in Moscow on Nov. 10, 2012. Two-time world champion Chan won the cup with a total of 262.35 points.

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Cullen scores his 1st goal of season for Venlo

VENLO, Netherlands - Japan striker Robert Cullen rejoices after scoring his first goal of the season for VVV Venlo during a game against Willem II in the Dutch First Division in Venlo, Netherlands, on Nov. 10, 2012. Venlo won 4-1.

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Oda finishes 5th at Cup of Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Nobunari Oda performs in the men's free program of the Cup of Russia in Moscow on Nov. 10, 2012. Oda finished fifth with a total of 217.92 points.

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Kozuka finishes 2nd at Cup of Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Takahiko Kozuka performs in the men's free program of the Cup of Russia in Moscow on Nov. 10, 2012. Kozuka finished second with a total of 229.99 points to book a spot in the Grand Prix Final.

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Korpi wins Cup of Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Kiira Korpi of Finland performs in the women's free program of the Cup of Russia in Moscow on Nov. 10, 2012. Korpi came from behind to win the cup with a score of 177.19.

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Kozuka finishes 2nd at Cup of Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Takahiko Kozuka performs in the men's free program of the Cup of Russia in Moscow on Nov. 10, 2012. Kozuka finished second with a total of 229.99 points to book a spot in the Grand Prix Final.

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Murakami finishes 4th at Cup of Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Kanako Murakami performs in the women's free program of the Cup of Russia in Moscow on Nov. 10, 2012. Murakami finished fourth with a total of 166.34 points.

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Oda finishes 5th at Cup of Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Nobunari Oda performs in the men's free program of the Cup of Russia in Moscow on Nov. 10, 2012. Oda finished fifth with a total of 217.92 points.

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Murakami finishes 4th at Cup of Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Kanako Murakami performs in the women's free program of the Cup of Russia in Moscow on Nov. 10, 2012. Murakami finished fourth with a total of 166.34 points.

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Toyota chief in Jakarta

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda holds a press conference in Jakarta after meeting with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Nov. 10, 2012.

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Yingluck, Lee

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (R) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak attend a joint press conference in Bangkok on Nov. 10, 2012.

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Noda on TPP talks

FUKUOKA, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks with reporters in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 10, 2012. Noda said he will stipulate Japan's participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks in his Democratic Party of Japan's manifesto for the next general election.

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Bodies of 3 Japanese returned from China

NARITA, Japan - Airport workers bow to containers holding the bodies of three Japanese travelers -- Yoko Ogawa, 62, Kuniko Watanabe, 68, and Shunichiro Yanai, 76 -- at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Nov. 10, 2012. The bodies of the three, who died in heavy snows during a trekking tour near the Great Wall outside Beijing, were transferred to a funeral hall in Tokyo after arriving at the airport.

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Japan and five Central Asian countries

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (C) speaks during a meeting with his counterparts from five Central Asian countries -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan -- in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2012.

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Japan and five Central Asian countries

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba holds a press conference after a meeting with his counterparts from five Central Asian countries -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan -- in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2012.

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Japan and five Central Asian countries

TOKYO, Japan - The foreign ministers of Japan and five Central Asian countries -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan -- gather in Tokyo for a meeting on Nov. 10, 2012.

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Crown prince's family in Hayama

HAYAMA, Japan - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (L), his wife Crown Princess Masako (R) and their daughter Princess Aiko, 10, wave to visitors at a park near the Imperial Villa in the seaside resort town of Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 7, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Crown prince's family in Hayama

HAYAMA, Japan - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (L), his wife Crown Princess Masako (R) and their daughter Princess Aiko, 10, feed carp at a park near the Imperial Villa in the seaside resort town of Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 7, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Honda's new N-ONE minivehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 1, 2012, in Tokyo's Minato Ward shows Honda Motor Co.'s all-new N-ONE minivehicle. The automaker said the same day it will try to sell 10,000 units of the minivehicle every month in Japan.

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Honda's new N-ONE minivehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 1, 2012, in Tokyo's Minato Ward shows Honda Motor Co.'s all-new N-ONE minivehicle. The automaker said the same day it will try to sell 10,000 units of the minivehicle every month in Japan.

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Maiko prepare for Gion dancing

KYOTO, Japan - Maiko, or apprentice geisha, attend a photo shoot in Kyoto on Aug. 31, 2012, when a kimono fitting session for the "Gion Odori" dance event took place. The "Gion Odori" will be performed in Kyoto from Nov. 1 to 10, 2012.

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Maiko prepare for Gion dancing

KYOTO, Japan - Maiko, or apprentice geisha, attend a photo shoot in Kyoto on Aug. 31, 2012, when a kimono fitting session for the "Gion Odori" dance event took place. The "Gion Odori" will be performed in Kyoto from Nov. 1 to 10, 2012.

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Aoki signs 2-year deal with Brewers

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2011, shows Japanese outfielder Norichika Aoki. The Milwaukee Brewers said Jan. 17, 2012, that the 30-year-old three-time Central League batting title winner has signed a two-year contract with the major league team.

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Japan defeats Kenya at women's volleyball World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Saori Kimura (R) spikes the ball during the second set of a women's World Cup match against Kenya in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2011. Japan won the match 25-11, 25-10, 25-9, allowing the country to stay in the hunt for a berth at the 2012 London Olympics.

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S. Koreans in Japan start voter registration

TOKYO, Japan - South Koreans living in Japan apply for voter registration for elections in their country at the South Korean Embassy's consular division in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Nov. 13, 2011, as a legal revision in 2009 has enabled expatriates 19 years old or older to cast ballots. The registration process began the same day at 10 diplomatic missions in Japan ahead of the general election scheduled in April 2012.

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1st airplane of Peach Aviation arrives at Kansai airport

OSAKA, Japan - The first aircraft of Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. arrives at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on Nov. 10, 2011, prior to the launch of its services in March 2012.

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Japan denies 2012 deadline for U.S. military realignment

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe speaks at a press conference on Nov. 10. The top government spokesman dismissed the revelation that Japan and the United States have set a goal of implementing all agreed U.S. military realignment plans in Okinawa by 2012. ''There is no fact of a 2012 deadline,'' Abe said, referring to the revelation made by U.S. Defense Deputy Undersecretary for Asian and Pacific Affairs Richard Lawless in an interview on Nov. 8.

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How an American views China after living here for 10 years

STORY: How an American views China after living here for 10 years DATELINE: Nov. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:26 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Daniel E. Johnson reading a book 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZHENG BOFEI, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DANIEL E. JOHNSON, Foreign teacher at Yunnan Normal University 4. various of Daniel E. Johnson talking with the reporter STORYLINE: Daniel E. Johnson is an American who has been teaching in China's Yunnan for years. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZHENG BOFEI, Xinhua correspondent "So Daniel in which year did you come to China?" SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DANIEL E. JOHNSON, American teacher at Yunnan Normal University "I came in 2012." SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ZHENG BOFEI, Xinhua correspondent "So which subject are you teaching right now?" SOUNDBITE 4 (English): DANIEL E. JOHNSON, American teacher at Yunnan Normal University "I'm teaching two subjects. I'm teaching English speaking and English writing. When I came to China, it fel

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Japan denies 2012 deadline for U.S. military realignment

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe speaks at a press conference on Nov. 10. The top government spokesman dismissed the revelation that Japan and the United States have set a goal of implementing all agreed U.S. military realignment plans in Okinawa by 2012. ''There is no fact of a 2012 deadline,'' Abe said, referring to the revelation made by U.S. Defense Deputy Undersecretary for Asian and Pacific Affairs Richard Lawless in an interview on Nov. 8. (Kyodo)

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Japan denies 2012 deadline for U.S. military realignment

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe speaks at a press conference on Nov. 10. The top government spokesman dismissed the revelation that Japan and the United States have set a goal of implementing all agreed U.S. military realignment plans in Okinawa by 2012. ''There is no fact of a 2012 deadline,'' Abe said, referring to the revelation made by U.S. Defense Deputy Undersecretary for Asian and Pacific Affairs Richard Lawless in an interview on Nov. 8. (Kyodo)

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S. Koreans in Japan start voter registration

TOKYO, Japan - South Koreans living in Japan apply for voter registration for elections in their country at the South Korean Embassy's consular division in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Nov. 13, 2011, as a legal revision in 2009 has enabled expatriates 19 years old or older to cast ballots. The registration process began the same day at 10 diplomatic missions in Japan ahead of the general election scheduled in April 2012. (Kyodo)

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Palau Uyghurs

KOROR, Palau - Ahmat Abdulahad, 41, one of the six Uyghurs moved to Palau in Nov. 2009 from Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba talks to Kyodo News in their first residence in this island nation on March 10, 2012. The Uyghurs, who were released after being found to be non-combatants by the United States government but refused to return to their home province in China for fear of persecution, are urging the U.S. to fulfill soon its promise of finding them a permanent country of residence. (Kyodo)

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Aoki signs 2-year deal with Brewers

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2011, shows Japanese outfielder Norichika Aoki. The Milwaukee Brewers said Jan. 17, 2012, that the 30-year-old three-time Central League batting title winner has signed a two-year contract with the major league team. (Kyodo)

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Japan defeats Kenya at women's volleyball World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Saori Kimura (R) spikes the ball during the second set of a women's World Cup match against Kenya in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2011. Japan won the match 25-11, 25-10, 25-9, allowing the country to stay in the hunt for a berth at the 2012 London Olympics. (Kyodo)

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1st airplane of Peach Aviation arrives at Kansai airport

OSAKA, Japan - The first aircraft of Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. arrives at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on Nov. 10, 2011, prior to the launch of its services in March 2012. (Kyodo)