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(SP)CHINA-HUNAN-ZHANGJIAJIE-DOWNHILL MOUNTAIN BIKING-TOURISM (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ye Zhengwu trains in a forest farm in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province, on Nov. 28, 2023. Zhangjiajie, located in the northwest of Hunan Province, is one of the World Natural Heritage sites in China. Its breathtaking natural landscapes have attracted tourists worldwide and have drawn extreme sports enthusiasts to prove their skills. Ye Zhengwu, a 25-year-old mountain biker, was born and raised in Zhangjiajie. He developed a passion for biking at a young age. In 2015, while studying in university, he first encountered downhill mountain biking and was deeply attracted to it. "As a child growing up in the mountains, I always love exploring mountains. Riding through the forests is a great pleasure for me," Ye said. According to him, the natural resources and challenging road conditions here are ideal for downhill mountain biking. "For me, it's truly a pleasure to engage in my favorite sport in my beloved hometown," said Ye. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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(SP)CHINA-HUNAN-ZHANGJIAJIE-DOWNHILL MOUNTAIN BIKING-TOURISM (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ye Zhengwu adjusts his helmet as he takes part in a training in a forest farm in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province, on Nov. 28, 2023. Zhangjiajie, located in the northwest of Hunan Province, is one of the World Natural Heritage sites in China. Its breathtaking natural landscapes have attracted tourists worldwide and have drawn extreme sports enthusiasts to prove their skills. Ye Zhengwu, a 25-year-old mountain biker, was born and raised in Zhangjiajie. He developed a passion for biking at a young age. In 2015, while studying in university, he first encountered downhill mountain biking and was deeply attracted to it. "As a child growing up in the mountains, I always love exploring mountains. Riding through the forests is a great pleasure for me," Ye said. According to him, the natural resources and challenging road conditions here are ideal for downhill mountain biking. "For me, it's truly a pleasure to engage in my favorite sport in my beloved hometown,

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(SP)CHINA-HUNAN-ZHANGJIAJIE-DOWNHILL MOUNTAIN BIKING-TOURISM (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ye Zhengwu adjusts his helmet as he takes part in a training in a forest farm in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province, on Nov. 28, 2023. Zhangjiajie, located in the northwest of Hunan Province, is one of the World Natural Heritage sites in China. Its breathtaking natural landscapes have attracted tourists worldwide and have drawn extreme sports enthusiasts to prove their skills. Ye Zhengwu, a 25-year-old mountain biker, was born and raised in Zhangjiajie. He developed a passion for biking at a young age. In 2015, while studying in university, he first encountered downhill mountain biking and was deeply attracted to it. "As a child growing up in the mountains, I always love exploring mountains. Riding through the forests is a great pleasure for me," Ye said. According to him, the natural resources and challenging road conditions here are ideal for downhill mountain biking. "For me, it's truly a pleasure to engage in my favorite sport in my beloved hometown,

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(SP)CHINA-HUNAN-ZHANGJIAJIE-DOWNHILL MOUNTAIN BIKING-TOURISM (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ye Zhengwu trains in a forest farm in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province, on Nov. 28, 2023. Zhangjiajie, located in the northwest of Hunan Province, is one of the World Natural Heritage sites in China. Its breathtaking natural landscapes have attracted tourists worldwide and have drawn extreme sports enthusiasts to prove their skills. Ye Zhengwu, a 25-year-old mountain biker, was born and raised in Zhangjiajie. He developed a passion for biking at a young age. In 2015, while studying in university, he first encountered downhill mountain biking and was deeply attracted to it. "As a child growing up in the mountains, I always love exploring mountains. Riding through the forests is a great pleasure for me," Ye said. According to him, the natural resources and challenging road conditions here are ideal for downhill mountain biking. "For me, it's truly a pleasure to engage in my favorite sport in my beloved hometown," said Ye. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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(SP)CHINA-HUNAN-ZHANGJIAJIE-DOWNHILL MOUNTAIN BIKING-TOURISM (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ye Zhengwu trains in a forest farm in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province, on Nov. 28, 2023. Zhangjiajie, located in the northwest of Hunan Province, is one of the World Natural Heritage sites in China. Its breathtaking natural landscapes have attracted tourists worldwide and have drawn extreme sports enthusiasts to prove their skills. Ye Zhengwu, a 25-year-old mountain biker, was born and raised in Zhangjiajie. He developed a passion for biking at a young age. In 2015, while studying in university, he first encountered downhill mountain biking and was deeply attracted to it. "As a child growing up in the mountains, I always love exploring mountains. Riding through the forests is a great pleasure for me," Ye said. According to him, the natural resources and challenging road conditions here are ideal for downhill mountain biking. "For me, it's truly a pleasure to engage in my favorite sport in my beloved hometown," said Ye. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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(SP)CHINA-HUNAN-ZHANGJIAJIE-DOWNHILL MOUNTAIN BIKING-TOURISM (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ye Zhengwu trains in a forest farm in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province, on Nov. 28, 2023. Zhangjiajie, located in the northwest of Hunan Province, is one of the World Natural Heritage sites in China. Its breathtaking natural landscapes have attracted tourists worldwide and have drawn extreme sports enthusiasts to prove their skills. Ye Zhengwu, a 25-year-old mountain biker, was born and raised in Zhangjiajie. He developed a passion for biking at a young age. In 2015, while studying in university, he first encountered downhill mountain biking and was deeply attracted to it. "As a child growing up in the mountains, I always love exploring mountains. Riding through the forests is a great pleasure for me," Ye said. According to him, the natural resources and challenging road conditions here are ideal for downhill mountain biking. "For me, it's truly a pleasure to engage in my favorite sport in my beloved hometown," said Ye. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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(SP)CHINA-HUNAN-ZHANGJIAJIE-DOWNHILL MOUNTAIN BIKING-TOURISM (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ye Zhengwu trains in a forest farm in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province, on Nov. 28, 2023. Zhangjiajie, located in the northwest of Hunan Province, is one of the World Natural Heritage sites in China. Its breathtaking natural landscapes have attracted tourists worldwide and have drawn extreme sports enthusiasts to prove their skills. Ye Zhengwu, a 25-year-old mountain biker, was born and raised in Zhangjiajie. He developed a passion for biking at a young age. In 2015, while studying in university, he first encountered downhill mountain biking and was deeply attracted to it. "As a child growing up in the mountains, I always love exploring mountains. Riding through the forests is a great pleasure for me," Ye said. According to him, the natural resources and challenging road conditions here are ideal for downhill mountain biking. "For me, it's truly a pleasure to engage in my favorite sport in my beloved hometown," said Ye. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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(SP)CHINA-HUNAN-ZHANGJIAJIE-DOWNHILL MOUNTAIN BIKING-TOURISM (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ye Zhengwu prepares to take part in a training in a forest farm in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province, on Nov. 28, 2023. Zhangjiajie, located in the northwest of Hunan Province, is one of the World Natural Heritage sites in China. Its breathtaking natural landscapes have attracted tourists worldwide and have drawn extreme sports enthusiasts to prove their skills. Ye Zhengwu, a 25-year-old mountain biker, was born and raised in Zhangjiajie. He developed a passion for biking at a young age. In 2015, while studying in university, he first encountered downhill mountain biking and was deeply attracted to it. "As a child growing up in the mountains, I always love exploring mountains. Riding through the forests is a great pleasure for me," Ye said. According to him, the natural resources and challenging road conditions here are ideal for downhill mountain biking. "For me, it's truly a pleasure to engage in my favorite sport in my beloved hometown," said Ye. (Xi

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(SP)CHINA-HUNAN-ZHANGJIAJIE-DOWNHILL MOUNTAIN BIKING-TOURISM (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ye Zhengwu trains in a forest farm in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province, on Nov. 28, 2023. Zhangjiajie, located in the northwest of Hunan Province, is one of the World Natural Heritage sites in China. Its breathtaking natural landscapes have attracted tourists worldwide and have drawn extreme sports enthusiasts to prove their skills. Ye Zhengwu, a 25-year-old mountain biker, was born and raised in Zhangjiajie. He developed a passion for biking at a young age. In 2015, while studying in university, he first encountered downhill mountain biking and was deeply attracted to it. "As a child growing up in the mountains, I always love exploring mountains. Riding through the forests is a great pleasure for me," Ye said. According to him, the natural resources and challenging road conditions here are ideal for downhill mountain biking. "For me, it's truly a pleasure to engage in my favorite sport in my beloved hometown," said Ye. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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(SP)CHINA-HUNAN-ZHANGJIAJIE-DOWNHILL MOUNTAIN BIKING-TOURISM (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ye Zhengwu trains in a forest farm in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province, on Nov. 28, 2023. Zhangjiajie, located in the northwest of Hunan Province, is one of the World Natural Heritage sites in China. Its breathtaking natural landscapes have attracted tourists worldwide and have drawn extreme sports enthusiasts to prove their skills. Ye Zhengwu, a 25-year-old mountain biker, was born and raised in Zhangjiajie. He developed a passion for biking at a young age. In 2015, while studying in university, he first encountered downhill mountain biking and was deeply attracted to it. "As a child growing up in the mountains, I always love exploring mountains. Riding through the forests is a great pleasure for me," Ye said. According to him, the natural resources and challenging road conditions here are ideal for downhill mountain biking. "For me, it's truly a pleasure to engage in my favorite sport in my beloved hometown," said Ye. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT (CN)

(231128) -- QINZHOU, Nov. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial combo photo shows the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Oct. 23, 2015 (above) and on Sept. 13, 2022. Started as a small fishing village in 1992, the Qinzhou Port of south China's Guangxi has been constructed into a modern international pivotal hub along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor after 30 years of development. An automated container terminal for sea-rail intermodal services has been constructed in Qinzhou Port, along with the industrial cluster thriving at the Qinzhou Port section of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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Rugby: Out with the old, in with the new as Joseph names 17 new caps

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 28 Kyodo - Japan head coach Jamie Joseph (R) and co-captain Harumichi Tatekawa pose for a photo at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2016. Joseph named a 32-man squad that contains 17 uncapped players and just 12 survivors from the 2015 Rugby World Cup for the first of their autumn test series -- against Argentina on Nov. 5 in Tokyo.

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Japan's Asada finishes 3rd at NHK Trophy women's figure skating

NAGANO, Japan, Nov. 29 Kyodo - Japan's Mao Asada kneels down on the rink after her performance at the women's free program of the NHK Trophy figure skating, the last event of the ISU Grand Prix Series, at Big Hat in Nagano, central Japan, on Nov. 28, 2015. The three-time world champion finished third.

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Tokyo woman named '2015 Miss Sake' at contest

KYOTO, Japan - Sachie Ogawa (far R) of Tokyo, "2015 Miss Sake," poses for photos with some other finalists, including runners-up Rie Hisada (far L) from Kyoto and Rieko Yataka (2nd from L) from Nagano prefectures at a contest held in Kyoto on Nov. 28, 2014. Ogawa will attend events both at home and abroad to promote sake for a year.

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Charity soccer match to mark 20th anniv. of Hanshin quake

KOBE, Japan - Active and retired Japanese professional football players announce a plan in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2014, to hold a charity match on Jan. 17, 2015, to mark the 20th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that hit the western Japan prefecture in 1995. From L: Kazuyoshi Miura, Takayuki Yoshida and Tsuneyasu Miyamoto.

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FRANCE-PARIS-RESTAURANT-LA LISTE 2023

(221129) -- PARIS, Nov. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Snack dishes are presented at the unveiling ceremony of LA LISTE 2023 world restaurant ranking at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris, France, Nov. 28, 2022. LA LISTE 2023, the latest update of a list of the best global restaurants, was unveiled here on Monday. Starting from 2015, LA LISTE has been handpicking the world's best restaurants based on the compilation of hundreds of guidebooks and publications plus millions of online reviews. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-RESTAURANT-LA LISTE 2023

(221129) -- PARIS, Nov. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Trophy plates are seen at the unveiling ceremony of LA LISTE 2023 world restaurant ranking at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris, France, Nov. 28, 2022. LA LISTE 2023, the latest update of a list of the best global restaurants, was unveiled here on Monday. Starting from 2015, LA LISTE has been handpicking the world's best restaurants based on the compilation of hundreds of guidebooks and publications plus millions of online reviews. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-RESTAURANT-LA LISTE 2023

(221129) -- PARIS, Nov. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Snack dishes are presented at the unveiling ceremony of LA LISTE 2023 world restaurant ranking at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris, France, Nov. 28, 2022. LA LISTE 2023, the latest update of a list of the best global restaurants, was unveiled here on Monday. Starting from 2015, LA LISTE has been handpicking the world's best restaurants based on the compilation of hundreds of guidebooks and publications plus millions of online reviews. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-RESTAURANT-LA LISTE 2023

(221129) -- PARIS, Nov. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member presents Chinese snack dishes at the unveiling ceremony of LA LISTE 2023 world restaurant ranking at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris, France, Nov. 28, 2022. LA LISTE 2023, the latest update of a list of the best global restaurants, was unveiled here on Monday. Starting from 2015, LA LISTE has been handpicking the world's best restaurants based on the compilation of hundreds of guidebooks and publications plus millions of online reviews. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-RESTAURANT-LA LISTE 2023

(221129) -- PARIS, Nov. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese snack dishes are presented at the unveiling ceremony of LA LISTE 2023 world restaurant ranking at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris, France, Nov. 28, 2022. LA LISTE 2023, the latest update of a list of the best global restaurants, was unveiled here on Monday. Starting from 2015, LA LISTE has been handpicking the world's best restaurants based on the compilation of hundreds of guidebooks and publications plus millions of online reviews. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-RESTAURANT-LA LISTE 2023

(221129) -- PARIS, Nov. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A winner holds his trophy plate at the unveiling ceremony of LA LISTE 2023 world restaurant ranking at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris, France, Nov. 28, 2022. LA LISTE 2023, the latest update of a list of the best global restaurants, was unveiled here on Monday. Starting from 2015, LA LISTE has been handpicking the world's best restaurants based on the compilation of hundreds of guidebooks and publications plus millions of online reviews. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-RESTAURANT-LA LISTE 2023

(221129) -- PARIS, Nov. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Snack dishes are presented at the unveiling ceremony of LA LISTE 2023 world restaurant ranking at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris, France, Nov. 28, 2022. LA LISTE 2023, the latest update of a list of the best global restaurants, was unveiled here on Monday. Starting from 2015, LA LISTE has been handpicking the world's best restaurants based on the compilation of hundreds of guidebooks and publications plus millions of online reviews. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-RESTAURANT-LA LISTE 2023

(221129) -- PARIS, Nov. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Guests taste cocktails made by Moutai, a famous Chinese liquor, at the unveiling ceremony of LA LISTE 2023 world restaurant ranking at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris, France, Nov. 28, 2022. LA LISTE 2023, the latest update of a list of the best global restaurants, was unveiled here on Monday. Starting from 2015, LA LISTE has been handpicking the world's best restaurants based on the compilation of hundreds of guidebooks and publications plus millions of online reviews. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-RESTAURANT-LA LISTE 2023

(221129) -- PARIS, Nov. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Snack dishes are presented at the unveiling ceremony of LA LISTE 2023 world restaurant ranking at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris, France, Nov. 28, 2022. LA LISTE 2023, the latest update of a list of the best global restaurants, was unveiled here on Monday. Starting from 2015, LA LISTE has been handpicking the world's best restaurants based on the compilation of hundreds of guidebooks and publications plus millions of online reviews. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-RESTAURANT-LA LISTE 2023

(221129) -- PARIS, Nov. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chefs present snack dishes at the unveiling ceremony of LA LISTE 2023 world restaurant ranking at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris, France, Nov. 28, 2022. LA LISTE 2023, the latest update of a list of the best global restaurants, was unveiled here on Monday. Starting from 2015, LA LISTE has been handpicking the world's best restaurants based on the compilation of hundreds of guidebooks and publications plus millions of online reviews. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-RESTAURANT-LA LISTE 2023

(221129) -- PARIS, Nov. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Snack dishes are presented at the unveiling ceremony of LA LISTE 2023 world restaurant ranking at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris, France, Nov. 28, 2022. LA LISTE 2023, the latest update of a list of the best global restaurants, was unveiled here on Monday. Starting from 2015, LA LISTE has been handpicking the world's best restaurants based on the compilation of hundreds of guidebooks and publications plus millions of online reviews. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-RESTAURANT-LA LISTE 2023

(221129) -- PARIS, Nov. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese snack dishes are presented at the unveiling ceremony of LA LISTE 2023 world restaurant ranking at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris, France, Nov. 28, 2022. LA LISTE 2023, the latest update of a list of the best global restaurants, was unveiled here on Monday. Starting from 2015, LA LISTE has been handpicking the world's best restaurants based on the compilation of hundreds of guidebooks and publications plus millions of online reviews. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-RESTAURANT-LA LISTE 2023

(221129) -- PARIS, Nov. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Snack dishes are presented at the unveiling ceremony of LA LISTE 2023 world restaurant ranking at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris, France, Nov. 28, 2022. LA LISTE 2023, the latest update of a list of the best global restaurants, was unveiled here on Monday. Starting from 2015, LA LISTE has been handpicking the world's best restaurants based on the compilation of hundreds of guidebooks and publications plus millions of online reviews. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-RESTAURANT-LA LISTE 2023

(221129) -- PARIS, Nov. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Guests taste cocktails at the unveiling ceremony of LA LISTE 2023 world restaurant ranking at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris, France, Nov. 28, 2022. LA LISTE 2023, the latest update of a list of the best global restaurants, was unveiled here on Monday. Starting from 2015, LA LISTE has been handpicking the world's best restaurants based on the compilation of hundreds of guidebooks and publications plus millions of online reviews. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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Train previously in service in Japan now runs in Myanmar

Photo taken Nov. 28, 2015, in Yangon shows a train, previously owned and operated by Central Japan Railway Co. The train, which still has Japanese signage such as "crew's cabin," is now in service in Myanmar. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Train previously in service in Japan now runs in Myanmar

Photo taken Nov. 28, 2015, in Yangon shows a train, previously owned and operated by Central Japan Railway Co. The train, which still has Japanese signage such as "crew's cabin," is now in service in Myanmar. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori seeded 7th for Australian Open

Photo taken Nov. 28, 2015, shows Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori. He is seeded seventh at the Australian Open beginning Jan. 18, 2016, according to organizers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panel on Monju holds 1st meeting

File photo taken Nov. 17, 2015, shows the building housing the Monju fast-breeder reactor on the Sea of Japan coast. The government held the first meeting on Dec. 28 of a panel to discuss the operation of Monju after the Nuclear Regulation Authority urged the science minister to appoint a new entity to run the trouble-prone reactor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Expectations high for new Olympic sports to be added for Tokyo Games

Ren Nakamura, a junior high school student, surfs in Kamakura, near Tokyo, on Nov. 28, 2015. Surfing is among the sports Tokyo 2020 organizers have proposed to the International Olympic Committee for addition for the Olympics in the Japanese capital in five years' time. The IOC will announce the additional sports for the Tokyo Games in August 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Expectations high for new Olympic sports to be added for Tokyo Games

Photo taken Nov. 28, 2015, shows surfers at Shichirigahama beach in Kamakura, near Tokyo. Surfing is among the sports Tokyo 2020 organizers have proposed to the International Olympic Committee for addition for the Olympics in the Japanese capital in five years' time. The IOC will announce the additional sports for the Tokyo Games in August 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Expectations high for new Olympic sports to be added for Tokyo Games

Composite picture of successive shots shows Miwa Oba, a high school student, doing "speed" sport climbing on Meiji University's campus in Tokyo's Suginami Ward on Nov. 28, 2015. Sport climbing is among the sports Tokyo 2020 organizers have proposed to the International Olympic Committee for addition for the Olympics in the Japanese capital in five years' time. The IOC will announce the additional sports for the Tokyo Games in August 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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AC Milan's Honda late substitute in Serie A game vs. Sampdoria

AC Milan's Keisuke Honda makes a pass after coming on in the 80th minute in a Serie A game at home against Sampdoria on Nov. 28, 2015. Milan won 4-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean student wins Japan-S. Korea speech contest

Participants of a Japan-South Korea cultural exchange speech contest pose for a group picture in Seoul on Nov. 28, 2015. Lee Hui Ju (2nd from L, front row), a 17-year-old student at Anyang Foreign Language High School in South Korea, won the top award with her Japanese speech about Kyoto where she studied for two years at a local junior high school. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese paper cutout artist holds exhibit, workshop in Shanghai

Japanese paper cutout artist Shu Kubo (center L) demonstrates his technique during a workshop at an art gallery in Shanghai on Nov. 28, 2015, where 72 pieces of his work are exhibited. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo hosts symposium on 2020 Olympics for regional assembly members

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government holds a symposium for local assembly members from across Japan in the Japanese capital on Nov. 28, 2015, to build momentum and support for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori, Kunieda play charity tennis for 2011 disaster in Japan

Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori (L) plays against compatriot Shingo Kunieda, the world's top wheelchair tennis player, in a charity match at Tokyo's Ariake Coliseum on Nov. 28, 2015. The event was held to help fund reconstruction in Japan's northeastern region, ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori, Cilic join charity tennis for 2011 disaster in Japan

Japanese tennis ace Kei Nishikori (R) and his opponent Marin Cilic of Croatia pose for photos at Tokyo's Ariake Coliseum on Nov. 28, 2015. They played a charity match to help fund reconstruction in Japan's northeastern region, ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori, Kunieda at charity tennis for 2011 quake

Japanese tennis ace Kei Nishikori (R) and compatriot Shingo Kunieda, the world's top wheelchair tennis player, pose for photos at Tokyo's Ariake Coliseum on Nov. 28, 2015, ahead of a charity match held to help fund reconstruction in Japan's northeastern region, ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori, Chang play charity tennis for 2011 disaster in Japan

Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori (L) and his coach Michael Chang play doubles in a charity match at Tokyo's Ariake Coliseum on Nov. 28, 2015, held to help fund reconstruction in Japan's northeastern region, ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Leicester's Okazaki held scoreless against Man U

Japan striker Shinji Okazaki (R) of Leicester City presses forward in the first half of an English Premier League game at home against Manchester United on Nov. 28, 2015. He failed to score in the game, which ended in a 1-1 draw. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hokkaido snapshot: Christmas tree lit up in northern Japan

The lights on a 20-meter-tall Christmas tree are turned on in Hakodate in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Nov, 28, 2015, to mark the start of the annual Hakodate Christmas Fantasy event in the port city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hokkaido snapshot: Star-shaped fort lit up in northern Japan

The Goryokaku fort in Hakodate in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido is illuminated on Nov. 28, 2015. The fort, a Hokkaido landmark designated by the central government as a special historical site, is lit up with some 2,000 light bulbs for the annual event running through Feb. 29, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3 southern Japan prefectures hold joint nuclear disaster drill

An official measures radiation levels on a vehicle in the southwestern Japanese city of Saga during a nuclear disaster drill on Nov. 28, 2015. Saga, Fukuoka and Nagasaki prefectures held the joint exercise to prepare for a possible severe accident at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s nuclear power plant in Genkai, Saga Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Classic cars parade in central Tokyo

A 1918 Franklin Series 9 car leads a parade of about 100 classic cars of U.S., European and Japanese make in central Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2015. The event was organized by the Toyota Automobile Museum in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Joint nuclear disaster drill held in southwestern Japan

An official measures radiation levels on an evacuee from Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, during a nuclear disaster drill on Nov. 28, 2015, in Saga City. Saga, Fukuoka and Nagasaki prefectures held the joint exercise to prepare for a possible severe accident at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s nuclear power plant in Genkai, Saga Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo