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Japanese Princess Yuriko

Photo taken in 2009 shows Japan's Princess Yuriko. Emperor Naruhito's great-aunt, the oldest member of Japan's imperial family, died at a Tokyo hospital on Nov. 15, 2024, at the age of 101.

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Dutch economy shrinks for 3rd consecutive quarter

STORY: Dutch economy shrinks for 3rd consecutive quarter SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 15, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: THE HAGUE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in the Netherlands STORYLINE: The Dutch economy contracted in the third quarter of 2023, which already was the third quarterly shrinkage of the year, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) said on Tuesday. According to CBS, the gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.2 percent in the Q3 of 2023 compared to the previous quarter. The contraction was smaller than in the first two quarters of this year, when the economy shrank by 0.5 and 0.4 percent respectively. The last time the Dutch economy shrank three quarters in a row was during the financial crisis in 2008 and 2009. "Many jobs often disappear during a recession," CBS chief economist Peter Hein van Mulligen explained in a presentation. "That is not the case now. Many jobs were created, 31,000 to be precise compared to the previous quarter. The la

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Owada reelected as ICJ judge

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in February 2009 shows Hisashi Owada, the father of Japanese Crown Princess Masako and president of the International Court of Justice. Owada, who has been a member of the court since 2003, was reelected on Nov. 10, 2011, as a judge on the The Hague-based institution after the 15-member U.N. Security Council and the General Assembly voted to appoint him for a second nine-year term.

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Penguins cozy up in Antarctica

ANTARCTICA, Antarctica - An emperor penguin and an Adelie penguin cozy up on sea ice 70 kilometers from Japan's Showa Station in Antarctica on Dec. 15, 2009. The appearance of the bigger penguin among around 50 Adelie penguins excited members of a research expedition team and others aboard the Japanese icebreaker Shirase, which left a port in Australia on Nov. 29. (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho speaks to reporters

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho smiles during a press conference at a hotel in Fukuoka on Nov. 30, 2009, the day after he won the Emperor's Cup in the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament with a perfect 15-0 record.

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Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho wins Kyushu sumo tournament

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (L) receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association Chairman Musashigawa after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament with a perfect 15-0 record at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 29, 2009.

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Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho wins Kyushu sumo tournament

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (C in front), surrounded by his supporters, celebrates at a hotel in Fukuoka on Nov. 29, 2009, after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament with a perfect 15-0 record. At left is his stable master Miyagino.

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Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho wins Kyushu sumo tournament

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (L in front) celebrates with his wife Sayoko (R in front), their children and supporters at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 29, 2009, after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament with a perfect 15-0 record.

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Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho wins Kyushu sumo tournament

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (R) waves to sumo fans as he leaves Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 29, 2009, for a victory parade after winning the Emperor's Cup in the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament with a perfect 15-0 record.

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Mongolian ozeki Harumafuji beats Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Harumafuji sends Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu to the ground on the final day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 29, 2009.

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Hakuho guns down Asashoryu to finish perfect in Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho throws down compatriot yokozuna Asashoryu on the last day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 29, 2009. Hakuho wrapped up the tournament with a perfect 15-0 record to win the Emperor's Cup.

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Hakuho guns down Asashoryu to finish perfect in Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho throws down compatriot yokozuna Asashoryu on the last day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 29, 2009. Hakuho wrapped up the tournament with a perfect 15-0 record to win the Emperor's Cup.

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Hakuho beats Kotomitsuki to bag 12th title at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (R in front) celebrates with his supporters after capturing his 12th Emperor's Cup in the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 28, 2009, on the penultimate day of the 15-day competition. At left is his stable master Miyagino.

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Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu beaten by Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (R) is forced out of the ring by Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu on the 14th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 28, 2009, suffering his third loss.

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Mongolian ozeki Harumafuji beats Toyonoshima

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolia ozeki Harumafuji (R) throws down fifth-ranked maegashira Toyonoshima on the 12th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 28, 2009.

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Hakuho beats Kotomitsuki to bag 12th title at Kyushu basho

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (L) throws down ozeki Kotomitsuki on the 14th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 28, 2009. Hakuho captured his 12th Emperor's Cup with 14-0.

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Hakuho beats Kotomitsuki to bag 12th title at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho reacts after beating ozeki Kotomitsuki to capture his 12th Emperor's Cup on the 14th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 28, 2009. Hakuho also set a new record of 85 wins in a single year.

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Asashoryu suffers 2nd loss

FUKUOKA, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu (L) is pushed out of the ring by ozeki Kotomitsuki on the 13th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 27, 2009. The yokozuna suffered his second loss in the 15-day tournament.

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Unbeaten Hakuho beats Kotooshu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (top) tosses down ozeki Kotooshu on the 13th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 27, 2009. Hakuho extended his winning streak to 13 in the 15-day tournament.

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Unbeaten Hakuho beats Kotooshu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (top) tosses down ozeki Kotooshu on the 13th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 27, 2009. Hakuho extended his winning streak to 13 in the 15-day tournament.

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Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu suffers 3rd loss at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (R) is pushed out of the ring by No. 5 maegashira Toyonoshima on the 12th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 26, 2009, suffering his third loss.

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Hakuho takes sole lead as Asashoryu crashes in Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Harumafuji (L) sends his compatriot yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu to the ground on the 12th day of Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 26, 2009. Asashoryu suffered his first loss of the 15-day competition.

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Hakuho takes sole lead as Asashoryu crashes in Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (L) throws down ozeki Kaio on the 12th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 26, 2009, remaining unbeaten to move into sole possession of the lead.

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Hakuho takes sole lead as Asashoryu crashes in Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Harumafuji (R) sends his compatriot yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu to the ground on the 12th day of Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 26, 2009. Asashoryu suffered his first loss of the 15-day competition.

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Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu beats Baruto at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (L) forces sekiwake Baruto of Estonia out of the ring on the 11th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 25, 2009.

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Asashoryu beats Kaio

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (L) pushes ozeki Kaio out of the ring on the 11th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 25, 2009. The yokozuna remains unbeaten.

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Eco-friendly LEDs illuminate Tokyo's Christmas season

TOKYO, Japan - A 15-meter tall fir tree is decorated for the Christmas season with around 100,000 eco-friendly light emitting diodes at the foot of Tokyo Tower in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2009. People can get into the festive spirit when the lights blink to music on the hour against the backdrop of Tokyo Tower.

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Asashoryu sentences Chiyotaikai to fatal 8th defeat in Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu (R) lifts ozeki Chiyotaikai out to the ring to a fatal eighth loss on the 10th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 24, 2009. With the defeat, Chiyotaikai will now be demoted to sumo's third rank of sekiwake for the New Year meet in Tokyo in January, while Asashoryu retained his share of the lead with chief rival Hakuho with 10th win.

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Hakuho retains share of lead with rival Asashoryu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho (R) pushes maegashira Tochiozan out of the ring on the 10th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 24, 2009. Hakuho retained his share of the lead with chief rival Asashoryu with a 10th win.

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Abducted Japanese engineer freed in Yemen: Japan embassy

SANAA, Yemen - Japanese engineer Takeo Mashimo (C), 63, who was kidnapped by armed tribesmen Nov. 15, shakes hands with a Yemeni man during a press conference in the capital Sanaa on Nov. 23, 2009, after being freed. Mashimo and his Yemeni driver were seized while traveling to the town of Arhab, several dozen kilometers north of Sanaa.

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Family members of the abducted engineer feel relieved

TOKYO, Japan - Kyoko Mashimo (L) speaks to reporters in front of her house in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2009, after her husband Takeo, who had been kidnapped in Yemen on Nov. 15, was freed, with her son Gen standing next to her. Takeo Mashimo, a 63-year-old engineer, and his Yemeni driver were seized by armed tribesmen while traveling to the town of Arhab, several dozen kilometers north of the capital Sanaa.

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Abducted Japanese engineer freed in Yemen: Japan embassy

SANAA, Yemen - Japanese engineer Takeo Mashimo (R), 63, who was kidnapped by armed tribesmen on Nov. 15, shakes hands with a Japanese Embassy official during a press conference in the capital Sanaa on Nov. 23, 2009, after being freed. Mashimo and his Yemeni driver were seized while traveling to the town of Arhab, several dozen kilometers north of Sanaa.

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Abducted Japanese engineer freed in Yemen: Japan embassy

SANAA, Yemen - Japanese engineer Takeo Mashimo, 63, who was kidnapped by armed tribesmen Nov. 15, speaks to reporters in the capital Sanaa on Nov. 23, 2009, after being freed. Mashimo and his Yemeni driver were seized while traveling to the town of Arhab, several dozen kilometers north of Sanaa.

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Hakuho downs Chiyotaikai

FUKUOKA, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho pushes ozeki Chiyotaikai out of the ring to remain unbeaten on the ninth day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 23, 2009.

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Asashoryu beats Baruto

FUKUOKA, Japan - Unbeaten grand champion Asashoryu (bottom) turns over sekiwake Baruto on the ninth day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 23, 2009.

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Argentine dancers visit Japan's Buddhism spot

HASHIMOTO, Japan - Members of the Argentine dance company Udaondo walk through a complex of Buddhist buildings in Danjogaran in the Koyasan area in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Nov. 22, 2009. The dancers, aged between 15 and 24, visited Japan for a series of performances in the Kinki district.

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No change at the top as Asa, Hakuho breeze to victory in Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho sends komusubi Goeido to the ground at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 20, 2009, day six of the 15-day competition.

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No change at the top as Asa, Hakuho breeze to victory in Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu throws down second-ranked maegashira Kotoshogiku on the sixth day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 20, 2009.

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Japanese men tame Egypt in Grand Champions Cup

OSAKA, Japan - Kunihiro Shimizu of Japan spikes the ball against Egypt's Abdel Latif during the first set of a match in the men's volleyball World Grand Champions Cup at Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium in Osaka on Nov. 19, 2009. Japan won 25-15, 22-25, 25-21, 25-17.

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Japanese men tame Egypt in Grand Champions Cup

OSAKA, Japan - Tatsuya Fukuzawa spikes the ball during the second set of a match against Egypt in the men's volleyball World Grand Champions Cup at Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium in Osaka on Nov. 19, 2009. Japan won 25-15, 22-25, 25-21, 25-17.

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Asashoryu, Hakuho still on top at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu sends komusubi Kisenosato to the ground on the fifth day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 19, 2009.

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Darvish named Pacific League MVP

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters ace Yu Darvish is presented with flowers by a fan in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2009 after being named the Pacific League MVP for the second time in three years. He had a 15-5 record with a league-best 1.73 ERA in 23 starts.

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Yomiuri's Matsumoto becomes CL Rookie of Year

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants outfielder Tetsuya Matsumoto smiles during a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2009, after being named the Central League Rookie of the Year. Matsumoto hit .293 with no homers, 15 RBIs and 16 steals in 129 games.

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Darvish named Pacific League MVP

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters ace Yu Darvish speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2009 after being named the Pacific League MVP for the second time in three years. He had a 15-5 record with a league-best 1.73 ERA in 23 starts.

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Asashoryu, Hakuho keep rolling at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (R) forces No. 1 maegashira Aminishiki out of the ring on the third day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 17, 2009.

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Asashoryu, Hakuho keep rolling at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (R) pushes top-ranked maegashira Takekaze out of the ring in the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 17, 2009, day three of the 15-day competition.

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Asashoryu, Hakuho notch 2nd wins at Kyushu meet

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (R) pushes top-ranked maegashira Takezae out of the ring on the second day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 16, 2009.

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Asashoryu, Hakuho notch 2nd wins at Kyushu meet

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (R) forces No. 1 maegashira Aminishiki out of the ring in the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 16, 2009, day 2 of the 15-day competition.

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South Korea's Kim wins Skate America

LAKE PLACID, United States - South Korean world champion Kim Yu Na holds up her medal after winning the Skate America title in Lake Placid on Nov. 15, 2009. Kim came in second place after America's Rachael Flatt in the free program on the same day, but her record-breaking short program a day earlier won her the overall title.

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S. Korea's Kim wins Skate America

LAKE PLACID, United States - South Korea's Kim Yu Na performs a spiral during the women's free program of the Skate America competition in Lake Placid on Nov. 15, 2009. Kim won the title marking her second victory in this season's Grand Prix series.