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Sumo: Grand champion Terunofuji retires after injury-plagued career

Photo taken on Nov. 14, 2021, shows Mongolian-born sumo grand champion Terunofuji performing a ring-entering ritual during the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan. The only current yokozuna, a 10-time tournament winner in the elite makuuchi division whose career has been marred by injury, has decided to retire, the Japan Sumo Association said on Jan. 17, 2025.

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CHINA-ANHUI-THAILAND-BANGKOK-MONORAIL TRAIN

(231214) -- WUHU, Dec. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 18, 2021 shows a monorail train running in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province. Manufactured by China's CRRC Puzhen Alstom Transportation Systems Limited and operated by Thai agencies, the monorail "Yellow Line" commenced commercial operations in July. The Pink Line began a public trial run on Nov. 21. Both monorail lines feature cost-effective driverless trains with lower construction costs compared to conventional subway systems. The China-made monorail trains provide ease of transport for people traveling between the suburbs and the center of Bangkok and inject new vitality into the development of the city. In recent years, Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, has stepped up efforts to build an industrial cluster of transportation. The CRRC Puzhen Alstom Transportation Systems Limited is a leading enterprise in the transportation industry of Wuhu, and its driverless, straddle-type monorail train has been put in use in several citi

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Türkiye recalls ambassador to Israel over Gaza's humanitarian crisis

STORY: Türkiye recalls ambassador to Israel over Gaza's humanitarian crisis SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 4, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish Foreign Ministry (shooting date: May. 4, 2021) 2. various of the statement of Turkish Foreign Ministry (shooting date: Nov. 4, 2023) 3. various of an old meeting of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan with his Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen in U.S. (shooting date: Sept. 22, 2023) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 4. various of Turkish Foreign Ministry (shooting date: May. 4, 2021) 5. various of an old meeting of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan with his Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen in U.S. (shooting date: Sept. 22, 2023) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 6. various of Turkish Foreign Ministry (shooting date: May. 4, 2021) STORYLINE: Türkiye said on Saturday it was recalling its ambassador to Israel, due to the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip caused by ongoing Israeli attacks. In a statem

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Profile: With popular mandate, Xi Jinping spearheads new drive to modernize China

(230314) -- BEIJING, March 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping casts his ballot at a polling station to elect deputies to the Xicheng district people's congress in Huairentang, Zhongnanhai electoral district in Xicheng District of Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 5, 2021. TO GO WITH "Profile: With popular mandate, Xi Jinping spearheads new drive to modernize China" (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

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Xinhua Headlines: High hopes on G20, APEC for stronger solidarity in stormy age

(221114) -- JAKARTA/HONG KONG, Nov. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member loads a cargo container of China Railway Express to a train in Malaszewicze, Poland, Oct. 15, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhou Nan)

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Xinhua Headlines: High hopes on G20, APEC for stronger solidarity in stormy age

(221114) -- JAKARTA/HONG KONG, Nov. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese experts work in a paddy field in the demonstration area of Nariou village in Burkina Faso, July 13, 2021. (Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: A decade of transformation turns China's financial market into larger global presence

(220704) -- BEIJING, July 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Nov. 14, 2021 shows an exterior view of the Beijing Stock Exchange in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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Xinhua Headlines: Foreign companies keen to expand business in China despite pandemic

(220316) -- GUANGZHOU, March 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial panoramic photo taken on Nov. 14, 2021 shows the scenery along the banks of the Pearl River in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-TRIAL SKIER (CN)

(220214) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torsongan Bullik (1st L) of the national cross-country skiing training team takes part in a training at a cross-country skiing resort in Wenquan county, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 21, 2021. Born in a herdsman's family in the pastoral area of Wenquan County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the 27-year-old Torsongan Bullik has many identities: shepherd, marathoner, cyclist and skier. He now works as a trial skier for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Long before the start of the cross-country skiing game of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the trail skiers had already buckled down on ski slopes to test skiing and its related training on a daily basis. "This is the Winter Olympic Games. The cross-country skiing track is the most important track to me," said Bullik. "I will make my best .....

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-TRIAL SKIER (CN)

(220214) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Nov. 25, 2021 shows the hometown of Torsongan Bullik in Zalmute Township, Wenquan County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Born in a herdsman's family in the pastoral area of Wenquan County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the 27-year-old Torsongan Bullik has many identities: shepherd, marathoner, cyclist and skier. He now works as a trial skier for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Long before the start of the cross-country skiing game of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the trail skiers had already buckled down on ski slopes to test skiing and its related training on a daily basis. "This is the Winter Olympic Games. The cross-country skiing track is the most important track to me," said Bullik. "I will make my best efforts to serve the athletes from all over the world an.....

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-TRIAL SKIER (CN)

(220214) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torsongan Bullik of the national cross-country skiing training team takes part in a training at a cross-country skiing resort in Wenquan county, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 21, 2021. Born in a herdsman's family in the pastoral area of Wenquan County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the 27-year-old Torsongan Bullik has many identities: shepherd, marathoner, cyclist and skier. He now works as a trial skier for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Long before the start of the cross-country skiing game of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the trail skiers had already buckled down on ski slopes to test skiing and its related training on a daily basis. "This is the Winter Olympic Games. The cross-country skiing track is the most important track to me," said Bullik. "I will make my best efforts .....

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-TRIAL SKIER (CN)

(220214) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torsongan Bullik (1st R) of the national cross-country skiing training team talks with his coaches at a cross-country skiing resort in Wenquan county, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 24, 2021. Born in a herdsman's family in the pastoral area of Wenquan County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the 27-year-old Torsongan Bullik has many identities: shepherd, marathoner, cyclist and skier. He now works as a trial skier for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Long before the start of the cross-country skiing game of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the trail skiers had already buckled down on ski slopes to test skiing and its related training on a daily basis. "This is the Winter Olympic Games. The cross-country skiing track is the most important track to me," said Bullik. "I will make my best ef.....

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-TRIAL SKIER (CN)

(220214) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Nov. 22, 2021 shows a cross-country skiing resort in Wenquan county, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Born in a herdsman's family in the pastoral area of Wenquan County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the 27-year-old Torsongan Bullik has many identities: shepherd, marathoner, cyclist and skier. He now works as a trial skier for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Long before the start of the cross-country skiing game of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the trail skiers had already buckled down on ski slopes to test skiing and its related training on a daily basis. "This is the Winter Olympic Games. The cross-country skiing track is the most important track to me," said Bullik. "I will make my best efforts to serve the athletes from all over the world and try to give them a .....

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(SP)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS-NATIONAL SKI JUMPING CENTER

(220119) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Jan. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- China's National Ski Jumping Center, also known as "Snow Ruyi", is located in Zhangjiakou, co-host city for 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, which will host competitions in Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined event, has a 'S-type' curve that resembles the shape of 'ruyi', a traditional Chinese ornamental object for luck. The National Ski Jumping Center has the longest ski jumping trail in the world and is the first ski jumping venue in line with international standards.From Dec. 3 to 5, 2021, "Snow Ruyi" hosted FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup and FIS Nordic Combined Continental Cup, as the test events for the Beijing 2022. There are only 15 days countdown to Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, China's National Ski Jumping Center gears up to welcome athletes from all over the world. Aerial photo taken on Nov. 14, 2020 shows the National Ski Jumpin.....

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CHINA-2021 FOREIGN TRADE-NEW RECORD(CN)

(220114) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Nov. 9, 2021 shows a view of the south square of the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), the main venue for the 4th China International Import Expo (CIIE), in east China's Shanghai. China's foreign trade moved up another notch in 2021, exceeding 6 trillion U.S. dollars for the first time, despite the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to weigh on global trade, official data showed Friday.The total trade in goods amounted to 6.05 trillion U.S. dollars, up 1.4 trillion U.S. dollars from a year ago, according to the General Administration of Customs (GAC).The trade volume in yuan terms expanded 21.4 percent year on year to 39.1 trillion yuan, with exports up 21.2 percent to 21.73 trillion yuan and imports up 21.5 percent to 17.37 trillion yuan. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-WORLD NEWS

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children are seen at a refugee camp near the Belarusian-Polish border in Belarus, Nov. 14, 2021. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-CHINA NEWS

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liang Zhaoman and his daughter are seen at a classroom in Ruili, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 14, 2021. Liang Zhaoman is a math teacher at a high school in Ruili. After a COVID-19 resurgence, Liang's wife, a doctor, was busy working at a local hospital, and neither his wife nor Liang had enough time to accompany their daughter. To take care of his daughter, Liang took her with him to his school and set her in the classroom during school hours. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

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Yearender: Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2021

(211230) -- BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Children are seen at a refugee camp near the Belarusian-Polish border in Belarus, Nov. 14, 2021. Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2021 Russia-West relations worsen again amid deep rifts Moscow suspended the operation of the Russian Permanent Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) from Nov. 1 in retaliation against the alliance's expulsion of Russian diplomats. Since the United States has long been sticking to the Cold War mentality and ganging up with its allies to press Moscow, Russia has clashed with Washington and some European countries over a series of issues, including Ukraine, cyber security and the so-called election intervention. The two sides reciprocally expelled diplomats several times. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, so far met twice in 2021, but the two sides.....

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Anti-government protest in Thailand

Anti-government protesters calling for reform of the monarchy gather in Bangkok, Thailand, on Nov. 14, 2021.

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Anti-government protest in Thailand

Anti-government protesters calling for reform of the monarchy march in Bangkok, Thailand, on Nov. 14, 2021.

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Boxing: Naoya Inoue

Japan's Naoya Inoue, the IBF and WBA bantamweight world champion, poses for a photo at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2021, before taking on the IBF's sixth-ranked challenger Aran Dipaen of Thailand on Dec. 14 in Tokyo.

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Football: Japan-Oman World Cup qualifier

Junya Ito (14) of Japan reacts after scoring a goal during the second half of a Group B football match against Oman on Nov. 16, 2021, at Muscat's Sultan Qaboos Stadium in the final group-phase round of Asian qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

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Auction of sei whale meat in western Japan

A box containing commercially hunted sei whale meat is unloaded from a whaling ship at a port in the Yamaguchi Prefecture city of Shimonoseki, western Japan, on Nov. 14, 2021. The season's first auction of the meat is set to be held at a wholesale market in the city on Nov. 16.

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Auction of sei whale meat in western Japan

A box containing commercially hunted sei whale meat is unloaded from a whaling ship at a port in the Yamaguchi Prefecture city of Shimonoseki, western Japan, on Nov. 14, 2021. The season's first auction of the meat is set to be held at a wholesale market in the city on Nov. 16.

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Football: Oman-Japan World Cup qualifier

Maya Yoshida (R) and Yuto Nagatomo (2nd from R) take part in Japan's training in Muscat, Oman, on Nov. 14, 2021, two days before a World Cup football qualifier against Oman.

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Football: Oman-Japan World Cup qualifier

Wataru Endo (front C) and his Japan teammates train in Muscat, Oman, on Nov. 14, 2021, two days before a World Cup football qualifier against Oman.

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Skateboarding: Street League

Brazil's Pamela Rosa (C) poses for a photo after winning the women's final of the season-ending Street League event on Nov. 14, 2021, in Jacksonville, Florida, alongside second-placed Brazilian Rayssa Leal (L) and third-placed Japanese Momiji Nishiya.

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Golf: Pelican Women's Championship

Nelly Korda of the United States holds the trophy after winning the Pelican Women's Championship following a four-way playoff at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida, on Nov. 14, 2021.

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Golf: Pelican Women's Championship

Nasa Hataoka of Japan is pictured after finishing her final round of the Pelican Women's Championship at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida, on Nov. 14, 2021.

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Golf: Pelican Women's Championship

Nelly Korda of the United States hits off the first tee during a four-way playoff at the Pelican Women's Championship at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida, on Nov. 14, 2021.

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Golf: Pelican Women's Championship

Nasa Hataoka of Japan putts on the 12th hole during the final round of the Pelican Women's Championship at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida, on Nov. 14, 2021.

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Golf: Pelican Women's Championship

Nasa Hataoka of Japan plays during the final round of the Pelican Women's Championship at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida, on Nov. 14, 2021.

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Golf: Pelican Women's Championship

Filipino-Japanese player Yuka Saso acknowledges the crowd after making a birdie on the 12th hole during the final round of the Pelican Women's Championship at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida, on Nov. 14, 2021.

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Golf: Pelican Women's Championship

Filipino-Japanese player Yuka Saso hits an approach shot on the 14th hole during the final round of the Pelican Women's Championship at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida, on Nov. 14, 2021.

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Golf: Pelican Women's Championship

Filipino-Japanese player Yuka Saso plays during the final round of the Pelican Women's Championship at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida, on Nov. 14, 2021.

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Speed skating: World Cup event in Poland

Japan's (from L) Shane Williamson, Masahito Obayashi and Seitaro Ichinohe compete en route to taking third place in the men's team pursuit at a speed skating World Cup round in Tomaszow Mazowiecki in Poland on Nov. 14, 2021.

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Speed skating: World Cup event in Poland

Miho Takagi of Japan competes en route to winning the women's 1,500-meter event at a speed skating World Cup round in Tomaszow Mazowiecki in Poland on Nov. 14, 2021.

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Speed skating: World Cup event in Poland

Miho Takagi of Japan competes en route to winning the women's 1,500-meter event at a speed skating World Cup round in Tomaszow Mazowiecki in Poland on Nov. 14, 2021.

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Speed skating: World Cup event in Poland

Miho Takagi of Japan acknowledges the crowd after winning the women's 1,500 meters at a speed skating World Cup round in Tomaszow Mazowiecki in Poland on Nov. 14, 2021.

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Former Japanese princess Mako, husband arrive in N.Y.

Former Japanese princess Mako Komuro is pictured after arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York with her husband Kei Komuro on Nov. 14, 2021, following a flight from Tokyo. The newly married couple will start a new life in the United States. (Pool photo)

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Former Japanese princess Mako, husband arrive in N.Y.

Former Japanese princess Mako Komuro (C, L) and her husband Kei Komuro (C, R) arrive at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Nov. 14, 2021, after a flight from Tokyo. The newly married couple will start a new life in the United States. (Pool photo)

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Former Japanese princess Mako, husband arrive in N.Y.

Former Japanese princess Mako Komuro (R) and her husband Kei Komuro (2nd from R) arrive at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Nov. 14, 2021, after a flight from Tokyo. The newly married couple will start a new life in the United States. (Pool photo)

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Golf: Ito-En Ladies in Japan

Japanese golfer Mone Inami hits off the eighth tee during the final round of the Ito-En Ladies at Great Island Club in the Chiba Prefecture town of Chonan, eastern Japan, on Nov. 14, 2021. The 22-year-old won the tournament by nine strokes for her 10th career victory on the Japan LPGA Tour.

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Golf: Ito-En Ladies in Japan

Lee Bo Mee of South Korea is pictured after completing her final round of the Ito-En Ladies golf tournament at Great Island Club in the Chiba Prefecture town of Chonan, eastern Japan, on Nov. 14, 2021.

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Golf: Ito-En Ladies in Japan

Mone Inami putts on the seventh hole during the final round of the Ito-En Ladies golf tournament at Great Island Club in the Chiba Prefecture town of Chonan, eastern Japan, on Nov. 14, 2021. The 22-year-old won the event by nine strokes for her 10th career victory on the Japan LPGA Tour.

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Golf: Ito-En Ladies in Japan

Lee Bo Mee of South Korea is pictured after completing her final round of the Ito-En Ladies golf tournament at Great Island Club in the Chiba Prefecture town of Chonan, eastern Japan, on Nov. 14, 2021.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Sadanoumi, wearing a ceremonial apron featuring Kumamon, the black bear mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture, enters the ring on the opening day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 14, 2021, at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan.

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Defense minister at air base in western Japan

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (front R) visits the Air Self-Defense Force's base in Hofu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Nov. 14, 2021. Japan will set up a second space operations unit there to monitor any threat via electromagnetic waves to its satellites within fiscal 2022, Kishi said.

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Figure skating: NHK Trophy exhibition gala

Japanese figure skater Kaori Sakamoto performs during the exhibition gala at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2021, after the NHK Trophy, the fourth event of the Grand Prix series.

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Figure skating: NHK Trophy exhibition gala

Japanese figure skater Kaori Sakamoto performs during the exhibition gala at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2021, after the NHK Trophy, the fourth event of the Grand Prix series.