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Chinese-learning Iranian students keen to promote Chinese culture

STORY: Chinese-learning Iranian students keen to promote Chinese culture SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 28, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: CULTURE/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Chinese Culture Week held at the University of Tehran STORYLINE: The Chinese Culture Week, which is being held at the University of Tehran, aims to introduce Chinese culture to more Iranians. Held inside the lobby of the institute, which was established in 2009, the event displayed a range of artworks that contain different elements of Chinese culture, produced by Iranian professors and students at the university. Any visitor to the event would be amazed by the Chinese tea, food, and various artworks produced through Chinese knotting and traditional paper cutting -- all displayed by Iranian students learning Chinese. "Chinese knots are believed to bring good luck and act as charms that can ward off evil spirits," Zeinab Ghafourian, a 19-year-old sophomore studying Chinese at the Confuc

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Non-handicapped are drawn to wheelchair basketball

TOKYO, Japan - Junior high school students and members of the Tokyo Apache pro basketball team participate in a wheelchair basketball class at Narahara Junior High School in Tokyo's Hachioji city on Nov. 28, 2009.

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'Lolita Fashion Show' held in Rio De Janeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - ''Kawaii Ambassador'' Misako Aoki of Japan and young Brazilians wearing ''Lolita fashion'' costumes pose on stage at the Memorial Hall of the Brazilian Academy of Letters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Nov. 28, 2009, during the ''Lolita Fashion Show,'' hosted by the Japan Foundation. The show was held as part of events to introduce Japanese pop culture and youth lifestyle trends.

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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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Japan to 'return' 10 crested ibises to China

NIIGATA, Japan - Boxes containing 10 Japanese crested ibises, which were born to three ibises provided by China, are taken to a plane bound for Shanghai at Niigata airport on Nov. 28, 2009. The ibises are being sent to China based on a memorandum of understanding between Tokyo and Beijing that about half of the chicks born to the three ibises from China will be returned to the country.

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Japan launches rocket carrying intelligence-gathering satellite

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A Japanese H-2A rocket carrying an intelligence-gathering satellite to replace an earlier model lifts off from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Nov. 28, 2009. The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency said the new satellite, the third of its kind, was successfully put into orbit.

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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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Ishikawa ties for lead at Casio World Open

KOCHI, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa makes a chip-in birdie on the 12th hole of the third round of the Casio World Open golf tournament at Kochi Kuroshio Country Club in Kochi Prefecture on Nov. 28, 2009. The 18-year-old money leader moved into a share of the lead after the third round.

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Ceremonial horse-drawn carriage runs in imperial garden

TOKYO, Japan - A ceremonial horse-drawn carriage, which was used for special occasions such as the wedding parade of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in 1959, runs in the East Garden in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2009. The Imperial Household Agency ran the two carriages to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the emperor's enthronement.

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Japan launches rocket carrying intelligence-gathering satellite

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A Japanese H-2A rocket carrying an intelligence-gathering satellite to replace an earlier model lifts off from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Nov. 28, 2009. The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency said the new satellite, the third of its kind, was successfully put into orbit.

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Japan launches rocket carrying intelligence-gathering satellite

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A Japanese H-2A rocket carrying an intelligence-gathering satellite to replace an earlier model lifts off from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Nov. 28, 2009. The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency said the new satellite, the third of its kind, was successfully put into orbit.

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Overturned Japanese ferry inspected

MIHAMA, Japan - Employees of a ship clearance firm on Nov. 15, 2009, inspect the passenger and cargo ferry Ariake, which ran aground and overturned in the Sea of Kumano off the town of Mihama in Mie Prefecture in central Japan on Nov. 13. All 28 passengers and crew members were rescued.

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Overturned Japanese ferry inspected

MIHAMA, Japan - Inspectors of the transport ministry's transportation safety committee on Nov. 15, 2009, inspect the passenger and cargo ferry Ariake, which ran aground and overturned in the Sea of Kumano off the town of Mihama in Mie Prefecture in central Japan on Nov. 13. All 28 passengers and crew members were rescued.

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Ndereba of Kenya finishes 3rd in Yokohama Women's Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Olympic silver medalist Catherine Ndereba of Kenya crosses the finish line, placing third with 2:29:13 in the Yokohama Women's Marathon on Nov. 15, 2009, in Yokohama, just southwest of Tokyo. Ndereba followed Inga Abitova of Russia who finished in 2:27:18 and Japan's Kiyoko Shimahara in 2 hours, 28 minutes, 51 seconds.

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Japan's Shimahara finishes 2nd in Yokohama Women's Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Kiyoko Shimahara crosses the finish line, placing second in 2 hours, 28 minutes, 51 seconds in the Yokohama Women's Marathon on Nov. 15, 2009, in Yokohama, just southwest of Tokyo, following Inga Abitova of Russia who finished in 2:27:18. Olympic silver medalist Catherine Ndereba placed third in 2:29:13.

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Overturned Japanese ferry inspected

KUMANO, Japan - Transport ministry officials inspect on Nov. 14, 2009, the passenger and cargo ferry Ariake, which run aground and overturned in the Sea of Kumano off Mie Prefecture in central Japan the previous day. All 28 passengers and crew members were rescued.

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Overturned Japanese ferry inspected

KUMANO, Japan - Japan Coast Guard officials inspect on Nov. 14, 2009, the passenger and cargo ferry Ariake, which run aground and overturned in the Sea of Kumano off Mie Prefecture in central Japan the previous day. All 28 passengers and crew members were rescued.

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Japan ferry overturns off Mie Prefecture

KUMANO, Japan - The passenger and cargo ferry Ariake runs aground and overturns in the Sea of Kumano off Mie Prefecture in central Japan on Nov. 13, 2009. All 28 passengers and crew members were rescued.

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