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Maiden Cameroon-Asia Friendship Week concludes in Yaounde

STORY: Maiden Cameroon-Asia Friendship Week concludes in Yaounde SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 29, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: Yaounde CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: The first edition of the Cameroon-Asia Friendship Week concluded in Yaounde, the capital city of Cameroon, on Thursday. The event was attended by senior government officials from Cameroon and diplomats representing various Asian countries. "Its objective is to strengthen friendship, solidarity and cooperation between Cameroon and its Asian partners," said Cameroon's Foreign Minister Lejeune Mbella Mbella during the event's opening. He said that the initiative aims to enhance mutual understanding, expand people-to-people exchanges, and promote cultural cooperation between Cameroon and Asian nations. Minister of Economy, Planning and Regional Development Alamine Ousmane Mey emphasized Cameroon's "excellent" trade relations with Asian countries. "Between 2017 and 2022, Asian countries account

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Japanese dictionary

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2017, shows the current (L) and new editions of the best-selling Japanese dictionary "Kojien" at Iwanami Shoten, the publisher's bookstore, in Tokyo.

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2018 Asian Games preparation

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - Promotional banners for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia are seen in the center of Jakarta on Nov. 27, 2017.

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2018 Asian Games preparation

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - Photo taken Nov. 28, 2017, shows the site of an athletes' village under construction in Jakarta to be used for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.

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2018 Asian Games preparation

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - People take photos and videos at a bowling alley in Palembang in Indonesia's South Sumatra Province on Nov. 28, 2017.

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2018 Asian Games preparation

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - Photo taken Nov. 28, 2017, shows a room of an apartment building in an athletes' village in Palembang in the country's South Sumatra Province to be used for the 2018 Asian Games.

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2018 Asian Games preparation

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - A builder works on a scaffold at a shooting range in Palembang in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Nov. 28, 2017. The venue for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia undergoes renovation work.

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2018 Asian Games preparation

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - Erick Thohir, chairman of the organizing committee of the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, makes a speech in Jakarta on Nov. 27, 2017.

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2018 Asian Games preparation

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - Photo taken Nov. 28, 2017, shows the site of an athletes' village under construction in Jakarta to be used for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.

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2018 Asian Games preparation

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - A man takes a photo of the venue for bowling at the 2018 Asian Games, in Palembang in Indonesia's South Sumatra province, on Nov. 28, 2017. Renovation work is under way there for the event.

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2018 Asian Games preparation

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - People take a break under a giant bowling pin at a bowling alley in Palembang in Indonesia's South Sumatra Province on Nov. 28, 2017. The venue for the 2018 Asian Games undergoes renovation work.

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2018 Asian Games preparation

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - People ride past an installation in Jakarta on Nov. 27, 2017, to promote the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.

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2018 Asian Games preparation

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - People ride past an installation in Jakarta on Nov. 27, 2017, to promote the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.

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2018 Asian Games preparation

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - Photo taken Nov. 28, 2017, shows the interior of an apartment building in an athletes' village in Jakarta to be used for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.

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2018 Asian Games preparation

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - Photo taken Nov. 28, 2017, shows a room in an athletes' village in Jakarta to be used for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.

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2018 Asian Games preparation

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - Promotional banners for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia are seen in the center of Jakarta on Nov. 27, 2017.

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2018 Asian Games preparation

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - A cyclist passes a promotional banner in Jakarta on Nov. 27, 2017, for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.

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Soccer: Kawasaki edge Urawa to send title race down to final day

SAITAMA, Japan, Nov. 29 Kyodo - Kawasaki Frontale's Yu Kobayashi (11) scores in the first half of a J-League match against Urawa Reds at Saitama Stadium in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Nov. 29, 2017. Kawasaki won 1-0 to send the league title race down to the last round of matches on Dec. 2.

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Soccer: World Cup draw+

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 6 Kyodo - Photo taken on Nov. 29, 2017 shows a building at the Kremlin in Moscow where the draw was held on Dec. 1 for the 2018 soccer World Cup finals in Russia

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Sumo: Harumafuji career highlights

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 29 Kyodo - Harumafuji performs a ring-entering ritual at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka in November 2012, his first tournament since he was promoted to yokozuna. Harumafuji announced his retirement on Nov. 29, 2017, admitting to injuring fellow Mongolian wrestler Takanoiwa in a drunken assault in late October.

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Buzzword from cronyism scandal spawns hit bean paste bun

Minoru Inamoto, president of Heso Production, holds a box of "Sontaku Manju" buns in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 29, 2017. The bun takes its name from a buzzword associated with the cronyism allegations leveled at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. ==Kyodo

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SoftBank's investment In Uber Technologies

Brooks Entwistle, a senior official of Uber Technologies Inc., speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2017. Japan's SoftBank Group Corp. has agreed with Uber to acquire a 15 percent stake in the U.S. ride-hailing giant for $7.7 billion, SoftBank officials said on Dec. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Actress Haru chosen among best dressed celebrities in Japan

Japanese actress Haru speaks at an award ceremony in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2017, after being selected as among the best dressed celebrities in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Luxembourg's grand duke in Tokyo

Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) and Empress Michiko (3rd from R) attend a concert hosted by Luxembourg's Grand Duke Henri (R), along with his eldest daughter Princess Alexandra at the Akasaka Palace state guesthouse in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-envoy calls for U.S.-N. Korea talks over nuke issue

Robert Gallucci, who was the chief U.S. negotiator for a now-defunct 1994 nuclear freeze deal with North Korea, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Washington on Nov. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Luxembourg's grand duke in Tokyo

Japanese Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (R) are greeted by Luxembourg's Grand Duke Henri at the Akasaka Palace state guesthouse in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2017. The Imperial couple attended a concert hosted by Grand Duke Henri. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Luxembourg's grand duke in Tokyo

Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) and Empress Michiko (3rd from R) attend a concert hosted by Luxembourg's Grand Duke Henri (R), along with his eldest daughter Princess Alexandra at the Akasaka Palace state guesthouse in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo marks 1,000 days until 2020 Paralympics

Retired Japanese fencer Yuki Ota (L), the 2015 men's individual foil world champion, and Beatrice Vio, 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic wheelchair fencing champion, attend a countdown event at Tokyo Skytree tower on Nov. 29, 2017, marking 1,000 days until the opening of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pope meets top Myanmar Buddhist monk

Pope Francis (R) shakes hands with top Myanmar Buddhist monk, Bhaddanta Kumarabhivamsa, after their meeting in Yangon on Nov. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pope meets top Myanmar Buddhist monk

Pope Francis (R) and top Myanmar Buddhist monk, Bhaddanta Kumarabhivamsa, walk together into a meeting room in Yangon before their formal meeting on Nov. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo marks 1,000 days until 2020 Paralympics

X Japan metal band drummer and leader Yoshiki attends a countdown event at Tokyo Skytree tower on Nov. 29, 2017, marking 1,000 days until the opening of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo marks 1,000 days until 2020 Paralympics

X Japan metal band drummer and leader Yoshiki (C) attends a countdown event with athletes at Tokyo Skytree tower on Nov. 29, 2017, marking 1,000 days until the opening of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo marks 1,000 days until 2020 Paralympics

X Japan metal band drummer and leader Yoshiki (3rd from R) poses for photos with athletes during a countdown event at Tokyo Skytree tower on Nov. 29, 2017, marking 1,000 days until the opening of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo marks 1,000 days until 2020 Paralympics

Rio Paralympic freestyle swimming silver medalist Keiichi Kimura (front L) and Nagano Paralympic ice sledge speed racing gold medalist Miki Matheson (front R) pose for photos with elementary school students on Nov. 29, 2017, at an event in Tokyo marking 1,000 days until the opening of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo marks 1,000 days until 2020 Paralympics

A countdown event is held at Tokyo Skytree tower on Nov. 29, 2017, marking 1,000 days until the opening of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo marks 1,000 days until 2020 Paralympics

X Japan metal band drummer and leader Yoshiki (C) poses for photos with athletes during a countdown event at Tokyo Skytree tower on Nov. 29, 2017, marking 1,000 days until the opening of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo marks 1,000 days until 2020 Paralympics

A boy wearing an eye mask tries blind soccer in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2017, at an event marking 1,000 days until the opening of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo marks 1,000 days until 2020 Paralympics

A woman tries her hand at boccia in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2017, at an event marking 1,000 days until the opening of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo marks 1,000 days until 2020 Paralympics

Rio Paralympic freestyle swimming silver medalist Keiichi Kimura (front L) and Nagano Paralympic ice sledge speed racing gold medalist Miki Matheson (front R) pose for photos with elementary school students on Nov. 29, 2017, at an event in Tokyo marking 1,000 days until the opening of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China voices grave concern over latest N. Korean ICBM test

Combined photo shows Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. China said on Nov. 29, 2017, that it was gravely concerned by North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shogi prodigy reaches 50th professional win

Fifteen-year-old Sota Fujii, Japan' youngest professional shogi player, and 54-year-old player Shingo Hirafuji reflect on their match in Osaka on Nov. 21, 2017 after Fujii clinched his 50th career win earlier in the day. By beating the seventh-dan Hirafuji, Fujii, a fourth-dan player and a junior high school student aged 15 years and 4 months, became the youngest player to reach the 50th win. Since his pro debut in December 2016, the shogi prodigy set an all-time record with 29 consecutive professional wins in June 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Seibu gives nod to Makita's use of posting system

Kazuhisa Makita of the Seibu Lions pitches against the Orix Buffaloes at Hotto Motto Field in Kobe on May 29, 2016. The Lions said on Nov. 6, 2017 that they will approve the submarine right-hander's wish to make himself available to the U.S. market through the posting system. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trump to travel to Asia on Nov. 3-14: White House

U.S. President Donald Trump, seen in this file photo, will travel to Asia, including Japan, China and South Korea, from Nov. 3 to 14, 2017, the White House said on Sept. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan divided over revising Article 9 amid N. Korea threat: poll

Photo taken Nov. 3, 2016, shows demonstrators marching in Sapporo against amending the war-renouncing Article 9 of Japan's Constitution. Japanese citizens remain divided over whether to amend the article, but supporters of a change slightly outnumber opponents amid concern over North Korea and China's military buildup, a Kyodo News survey showed April 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese nonfiction writer Eidai Hayashi

Photo taken in Kitakyushu on Nov. 29, 2001, shows Japanese nonfiction writer Eidai Hayashi (1933-2017), known for his works on Koreans forcibly taken to Japan during its colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula, including those at coal mines in the Chikuho area of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka, where he was from. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Nissan SUVs

Photo taken on Nov. 29, 2017, shows new Nissan SUVs being released at a motor show in Los Angeles. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese ramen chain referred to prosecutors over foreigners' work

Photo taken Nov. 29, 2017, shows a ramen noodle shop operated by Ichiran in Osaka. Police said March 6, 2018, that they have referred to prosecutors the president and six officials of the Fukuoka-based chain for allegedly making foreign students work illegally at its Osaka stores in violation of the immigration law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marshall Islands commits to a "world without nuclear weapons" goal

Photo taken on Nov. 29, 2017 shows Lemeyo Abon, a survivor of radioactive fallout from a U.S. hydrogen bomb detonated on the Bikini Atoll, during an interview at her home in Majuro, Marshall Islands. Abon passed away on Feb. 19, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marshall Islands commits to a "world without nuclear weapons" goal

Photo taken on Nov. 29, 2017 shows Lemeyo Abon, a survivor of radioactive fallout from a U.S. hydrogen bomb detonated on the Bikini Atoll, during an interview at her home in Majuro, Marshall Islands. Abon passed away on Feb. 19, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Imperial Household Agency

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 29, 2017, shows the Imperial Palace (top) and the parliamentary building in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo