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(231107) -- ALATAW PASS, Nov. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 29, 2023 shows a foreign truck entering the customs of the Alataw Pass in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Located in the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bortala in Xinjiang, the Alataw Pass borders Kazakhstan. Since 2011 when the first China-Europe freight train passed through it, the pass has handled more than 30,000 trains to Central Asia or Europe. (Xinhua/Liu Hongxia)

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Many Tunisians joining Islamic State

TUNIS, Tunisia - A man walks into a mosque in a town located north of the Tunisian capital Tunis on Nov. 27, 2014. Many Tunisians, including a 29-year-old man who was a frequent visitor to the mosque, have joined the Islamic State militant group since the 2011 revolution.

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BoSox's Uehara teaches grade school players in Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Pitcher Koji Uehara (C) of the Boston Red Sox gives a tip to an elementary school children during a baseball class held in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 29, 2014. The city is in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku ravaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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BoSox's Uehara, Yomiuri's Takahashi hold class in Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Pitcher Koji Uehara (R) of the Boston Red Sox and Yomiuri Giants outfielder Yoshinobu Takahashi hold a baseball class for children on Nov. 29, 2014, in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture. The city is in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku ravaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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BoSox's Uehara instructs children in Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Pitcher Koji Uehara (C) of the Boston Red Sox gives a lesson to a young baseball player during a baseball class held in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 29, 2014. The city is in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku ravaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Tokyo Sky Tree to be completed on Feb. 29

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 22, 2011, shows Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. Construction of the world's tallest free-standing tower scheduled to open in May 2012 will be completed on Feb. 29, 2012, its operator said Feb. 7.

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Ex-Pakistani diplomat Wazir

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Former Pakistani diplomat Ayaz Wazir speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Islamabad on Nov. 29, 2011. Wazir served as director general of the Afghanistan bureau at the Pakistani Foreign Ministry.

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Election-related clashes in Kinshasa

KINSHASA, Congo - Members of security forces stay alert near a polling station in Kinshasa, the capital of Congo, on Nov. 29, 2011, after election-related clashes between civilian mobs and the security forces. Congo held presidential and parliamentary elections the previous day.

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Elections in Congo

KINSHASA, Congo - A senior member of a major opposition party (L) shows ballots for the presidential election in Kinshasa, the capital of Congo, on Nov. 29, 2011, a day after the election. He accused of fraud in the election.

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Election-related clashes in Kinshasa

KINSHASA, Congo - People around a polling station in Kinshasa, the capital of Congo, on Nov. 29, 2011, speak about attacks by security forces after election-related clashes between civilians and security forces. Congo held the presidential and parliamentary elections the previous day.

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U.S. experts return from N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Joel Wit, former U.S. Department of State official in charge of North Korean affairs, is surrounded by reporters upon arrival at Beijing international airport from Pyongyang on Dec. 3, 2011. Wit, a visiting scholar at the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and other U.S. experts on Korean affairs entered North Korea on Nov. 29, 2011.

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Vienna ranks top in quality of living survey

VIENNA, Austria - Photo shows a district of Vienna. Consulting group Mercer said Nov. 29, 2011, that the Austrian capital has topped its 2011 quality of living survey for the third straight year.

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Ex-Olympus head Woodford interviewed by U.S. investigators

NEW YORK, United States - Former Olympus Corp. President Michael Woodford (L) is pictured on his way to the U.S. Attorney's Office in New York on Nov. 29, 2011. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and other U.S. investigators later interviewed him there as part of their probe related to the Japanese firm's coverup of investment losses.

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Ex-Olympus head Woodford interviewed by U.S. investigators

NEW YORK, United States - Former Olympus Corp. President Michael Woodford is pictured in New York on Nov. 29, 2011, after being interviewed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other U.S. investigators as part of their probe related to the Japanese firm's coverup of investment losses.

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Tokyo remains No. 1 city with most 3-star Michelin restaurants

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows ''Michelin Guide Tokyo Yokohama Shonan 2012'' unveiled in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2011. In the latest edition, Tokyo remains for the third consecutive year the city with the most three-star restaurants among the cities covered by the Michelin Guide, with 16 such restaurants in Tokyo now, up by two from the previous year, according to the travel guide publisher.

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Tokyo remains No. 1 city with most 3-star Michelin restaurants

TOKYO, Japan - Bernard Delmas, president of Nihon Michelin Tire Co., a Tokyo-based unit of French tire maker Michelin, holds Photo ''Michelin Guide Tokyo Yokohama Shonan 2012'' unveiled in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2011. In the latest edition, Tokyo remains for the third consecutive year the city with the most three-star restaurants among the cities covered by the Michelin Guide, with 16 such restaurants in Tokyo now, up by two from the previous year, according to the travel guide publisher.

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Princess Mako does 1st duty as attendant to guests

ICHIKAWA, Japan - (From L front) Prince Akishino, his wife Princess Kiko and their daughter Princess Mako release ducks during a hands-on duck hunting event at the Shinhama Imperial Wild Duck Preserve in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, on Nov. 29, 2011. Princess Mako, 20, fulfilled her first duty as an attendant to foreign guests since becoming an adult member of Japan's imperial family the previous month.

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Toyota to launch Prius plug-in hybrid in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. unveils the new Prius PHV in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2011. The Japanese automaker said it has started accepting orders for the Prius plug-in hybrid which will go on sale from Jan. 30.

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Okinawa defense official removed from post

TOKYO, Japan - Satoshi Tanaka (C), chief of the Defense Ministry's Okinawa Defense Bureau, is surrounded by reporters as he arrived at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2011. The government decided to remove him from the post after he came under fire for making an indiscreet comment in connection with the government's plan to relocate a key U.S. base in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Toy poodles qualified to work as police dogs

TOTTORI, Japan - Photo shows toy poodles in the city of Tottori, western Japan, which were qualified to work as police dogs on Nov. 29, 2011. The dogs will be employed in crime investigations and search operations for a year from January 2012.

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China's 1st aircraft carrier

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in August 2011 shows China's first aircraft carrier returning to Dalian port in Liaoning Province from its first sea trial. The vessel, a former Soviet aircraft carrier that has been refitted for the Chinese military, left the port for its second test voyage on Nov. 29, 2011, according to China's Defense Ministry.

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DPJ lawmaker Katsumata

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows House of Representatives member Koichiro Katsumata of the Democratic Party of Japan. Katsumata's political fund management body logged in a report an expense of 23,100 yen on merchandise from the Italian luxury brand Giorgio Armani as an expense for political activities. The 2010 income and expenditure report on political funds was publically disclosed by the Kanagawa prefectural election management committee on Nov. 29, 2011, and Katsumata's office said it will correct the report.

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War-displaced man visits Japan to find relatives

TOKYO, Japan - Du Chunquan (R), who was recently recognized as one of the Japanese children left behind in China in the aftermath of World War II, arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 29, 2011, for a temporary visit to find his relatives.

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Emperor resumes official duties

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito holds onto Empress Michiko's arm as the couple leaves the venue of an annual memorial service for firefighters who died on duty across the nation, held in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2011. It was the 77-year-old emperor's first official engagement after being hospitalized for 19 days this month for bronchial pneumonia.

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Emperor resumes official duties

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko offer flowers at an annual memorial service for firefighters who died on duty across the nation, held in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2011. It was the 77-year-old emperor's first official engagement after being hospitalized for 19 days this month for bronchial pneumonia.

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Asada returns home after winning Rostelecom Cup

NARITA, Japan - Japanese figure skater Mao Asada receives flowers upon arrival at Narita international airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Nov. 29, 2011, after winning the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Nov. 26.

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Emperor to resume official duties

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken July 16, 2011, in Tokyo shows Japanese Emperor Akihito. The Imperial Household Agency said on Nov. 28 that the emperor, who was discharged from hospital Nov. 24, will resume his official duties Nov. 29. The 77-year-old emperor was admitted to the University of Tokyo Hospital on Nov. 6 to receive treatment for bronchial pneumonia.

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Beaujolais Nouveau wine in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The year's first shipment of Beaujolais Nouveau wine arrives from Paris at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2011, ahead of its annual release on Nov. 17.

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Shosoin repository at Todaiji temple

NARA, Japan - Officials of the Imperial Household Agency and other messengers attend the annual ritual to open the doors of the treasure house in Shosoin repository at Todaiji temple in the city of Nara on Oct. 4, 2011. Treasures including the artifacts that belonged to Emperor Shomu in the Nara Period will be examined and cleaned by the time of a ceremony to close the doors on Dec. 1. Sixty-three items from the repository will be displayed at the 63rd annual exhibition to be held from Oct. 29 to Nov. 14 at Nara National Museum.

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Japan eyes tsunami summit of global high school students

Toshihiro Nikai (far L), chairman of the General Council of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, attends a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 29, 2016, to commemorate the designation of Nov. 5 as World Tsunami Awareness Day. Nikai said during his speech in the meeting that Japan is planning to hold a summit of high school students from the 2011 tsunami and earthquake disaster that damaged the northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan eyes tsunami summit of global high school students

Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the General Council of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, addresses a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 29, 2016, to commemorate the designation of Nov. 5 as World Tsunami Awareness Day. Nikai said Japan is planning to hold a summit of high school students from around the world to discuss lessons learned from the 2011 tsunami and earthquake disaster that damaged the northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mother recalls loss of son in 2011 northeastern Japan tsunami

Yukari Okawa, who lost her second son in the 2011 tsunami triggered by a devastating earthquake in the northeastern Japanese region of Tohoku, recounts her experience during an event held on Nov. 29, 2015, in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, to remember the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tsunami survivor recounts ordeal in northeastern Japan

Tetsuya Tadano (C), a graduate of Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, recalls his experience to remember the 2011 tsunami triggered by a devastating earthquake during an event on Nov. 29, 2015, in Natori, another city in the northeastern Japanese prefecture. A total of 84 people of the school, including students, were killed in the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Young helpers enliven Fukushima community hit by nuclear crisis

Naoko Watanabe (front R), a member of a team supporting reconstruction in Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture, shows a group of college student volunteers from Tokyo around the northeastern Japanese city in this file photo taken on Nov. 29, 2014. The team assists residents who have moved back or plan to return to Tamura following the lifting last April of a government evacuation advisory issued after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Sky Tree to be completed on Feb. 29

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 22, 2011, shows Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. Construction of the world's tallest free-standing tower scheduled to open in May 2012 will be completed on Feb. 29, 2012, its operator said Feb. 7. (Kyodo)

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BoSox's Uehara, Yomiuri's Takahashi hold class in Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Pitcher Koji Uehara (R) of the Boston Red Sox and Yomiuri Giants outfielder Yoshinobu Takahashi hold a baseball class for children on Nov. 29, 2014, in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture. The city is in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku ravaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Pakistani diplomat Wazir

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Former Pakistani diplomat Ayaz Wazir speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Islamabad on Nov. 29, 2011. Wazir served as director general of the Afghanistan bureau at the Pakistani Foreign Ministry. (Kyodo)

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Election-related clashes in Kinshasa

KINSHASA, Congo - People around a polling station in Kinshasa, the capital of Congo, on Nov. 29, 2011, speak about attacks by security forces after election-related clashes between civilians and security forces. Congo held the presidential and parliamentary elections the previous day. (Kyodo)

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Election-related clashes in Kinshasa

KINSHASA, Congo - Members of security forces stay alert near a polling station in Kinshasa, the capital of Congo, on Nov. 29, 2011, after election-related clashes between civilian mobs and the security forces. Congo held presidential and parliamentary elections the previous day. (Kyodo)

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Elections in Congo

KINSHASA, Congo - A senior member of a major opposition party (L) shows ballots for the presidential election in Kinshasa, the capital of Congo, on Nov. 29, 2011, a day after the election. He accused of fraud in the election. (Kyodo)

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U.S. experts return from N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Joel Wit, former U.S. Department of State official in charge of North Korean affairs, is surrounded by reporters upon arrival at Beijing international airport from Pyongyang on Dec. 3, 2011. Wit, a visiting scholar at the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and other U.S. experts on Korean affairs entered North Korea on Nov. 29, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Vienna ranks top in quality of living survey

VIENNA, Austria - Photo shows a district of Vienna. Consulting group Mercer said Nov. 29, 2011, that the Austrian capital has topped its 2011 quality of living survey for the third straight year. (Kyodo)

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Okinawa defense official removed from post

TOKYO, Japan - Satoshi Tanaka (C), chief of the Defense Ministry's Okinawa Defense Bureau, is surrounded by reporters as he arrived at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2011. The government decided to remove him from the post after he came under fire for making an indiscreet comment in connection with the government's plan to relocate a key U.S. base in Okinawa Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Olympus head Woodford interviewed by U.S. investigators

NEW YORK, United States - Former Olympus Corp. President Michael Woodford is pictured in New York on Nov. 29, 2011, after being interviewed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other U.S. investigators as part of their probe related to the Japanese firm's coverup of investment losses. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo remains No. 1 city with most 3-star Michelin restaurants

TOKYO, Japan - Bernard Delmas, president of Nihon Michelin Tire Co., a Tokyo-based unit of French tire maker Michelin, holds Photo ''Michelin Guide Tokyo Yokohama Shonan 2012'' unveiled in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2011. In the latest edition, Tokyo remains for the third consecutive year the city with the most three-star restaurants among the cities covered by the Michelin Guide, with 16 such restaurants in Tokyo now, up by two from the previous year, according to the travel guide publisher. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Olympus head Woodford interviewed by U.S. investigators

NEW YORK, United States - Former Olympus Corp. President Michael Woodford (L) is pictured on his way to the U.S. Attorney's Office in New York on Nov. 29, 2011. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and other U.S. investigators later interviewed him there as part of their probe related to the Japanese firm's coverup of investment losses. (Kyodo)

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Toy poodles qualified to work as police dogs

TOTTORI, Japan - Photo shows toy poodles in the city of Tottori, western Japan, which were qualified to work as police dogs on Nov. 29, 2011. The dogs will be employed in crime investigations and search operations for a year from January 2012. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo remains No. 1 city with most 3-star Michelin restaurants

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows ''Michelin Guide Tokyo Yokohama Shonan 2012'' unveiled in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2011. In the latest edition, Tokyo remains for the third consecutive year the city with the most three-star restaurants among the cities covered by the Michelin Guide, with 16 such restaurants in Tokyo now, up by two from the previous year, according to the travel guide publisher. (Kyodo)

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Princess Mako does 1st duty as attendant to guests

ICHIKAWA, Japan - (From L front) Prince Akishino, his wife Princess Kiko and their daughter Princess Mako release ducks during a hands-on duck hunting event at the Shinhama Imperial Wild Duck Preserve in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, on Nov. 29, 2011. Princess Mako, 20, fulfilled her first duty as an attendant to foreign guests since becoming an adult member of Japan's imperial family the previous month. (Kyodo)

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DPJ lawmaker Katsumata

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows House of Representatives member Koichiro Katsumata of the Democratic Party of Japan. Katsumata's political fund management body logged in a report an expense of 23,100 yen on merchandise from the Italian luxury brand Giorgio Armani as an expense for political activities. The 2010 income and expenditure report on political funds was publically disclosed by the Kanagawa prefectural election management committee on Nov. 29, 2011, and Katsumata's office said it will correct the report. (Kyodo)