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Unopened China-N. Korea border bridge

Photo taken Nov. 28, 2024, from the Chinese city of Dandong, shows the New Yalu River Bridge linking Dandong and North Korea's Sinuiju, which has yet to open even though construction was nearly completed in 2014.

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Ito-Yokado supermarket in Chengdu, China

CHENGDU, China - Seven & I Holdings Co.'s Ito-Yokado supermarket in the center of Chengdu, China, is visited by many customers in this file photo taken on Nov. 28, 2014. In the competitive retail market in Chengdu, Japanese stores are increasing sales partly due to their customer-oriented services.

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Japan, China hold 1st gov't meeting since leaders' summit

BEIJING, China - The eighth Japan-China Energy Conservation Forum is held in China's capital Beijing on Dec. 28, 2014. The forum is the first major governmental meeting since Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Nov. 10.

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Japan, China hold 1st gov't meeting since leaders' summit

BEIJING, China - Yosuke Takagi (L), senior vice minister of Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Xie Zhenhua, vice chairman of China's National Development and Reform Commission, attend the eighth Japan-China Energy Conservation Forum in China's capital Beijing on Dec. 28, 2014. The forum is the first major governmental meeting since Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Nov. 10.

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Japan, China hold 1st gov't meeting since leaders' summit

BEIJING, China - Hiroshi Amano, one of the three Japan-born scientists to win this year's Nobel Prize in Physics for inventing efficient blue light-emitting diodes, delivers a speech at the eighth Japan-China Energy Conservation Forum in China's capital Beijing on Dec. 28, 2014. The forum is the first major governmental meeting since Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Nov. 10.

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Staff of new island tourist facility show goods

FUKUOKA, Japan - Staff members of a new tourist facility on Iki island in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, show off products as seen in this file photo taken on Nov. 28, 2014. The "Umi-no-eki" or marine station not only sells local specialties and other items but also offers four hands-on programs including fishing and cooking.

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New tourist facility opened on southwest Japan island

FUKUOKA, Japan - A new tourist facility built on Iki island in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is operated mainly by young people as seen in this file photo taken on Nov. 28, 2014. The "Umi-no-eki" or marine station not only sells local specialties and other items but also offers four hands-on programs including fishing and cooking.

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Namibia holds 1st electronic election in Africa

WINDHOEK, Namibia - An election board official checks a voter's fingerprint at a polling station in the Namibian capital of Windhoek on Nov. 28, 2014. Namibians voted for their new president and parliament in Africa's first electronic election.

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Butter shortage felt at supermarkets

TOKYO, Japan - A major Tokyo supermarket puts up a notice limiting shoppers to one pack of butter each at a time on Nov. 28, 2014, due to unstable supply caused by the shortage of raw milk. But dairy firms have promised to increase their butter supply about 33% in December ahead of the Christmas shopping season.

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Campaigning for Dec. 14 general election begins

NASUSHIOBARA, Japan - Yoshimi Watanabe, former leader of the opposition Your Party, which disbanded on Nov. 28, 2014, makes a speech in Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture, on Dec. 2, the first day of official campaigning for the Dec. 14 lower house election.

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Japanese actor Bunta Sugawara dies at 81

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in November 2013 shows renowned Japanese actor, Bunta Sugawara, who died of liver cancer at 81 at a Tokyo hospital on Nov. 28, 2014. Sugawara starred in a number of films and TV dramas, including the 1973 film "Battle Without Honor and Humanity" (Jingi naki tatakai) depicting a gangster conflict. He also engaged in agriculture in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, in his later years.

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Renowned actor Bunta Sugawara dies at 81

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2011 shows popular actor Bunta Sugawara visiting the disaster-hit northeastern Japan town of Marumori to cheer up evacuees. Sugawara, who won fame portraying the cruelty of smalltime gangsters, died on Nov. 28, 2014, from liver cancer at a Tokyo hospital aged 81.

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Mura takes lead in NHK Trophy after men's short program

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Takahito Mura gives a performance at the NHK Trophy on Nov. 28, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka. Mura, who won Skate Canada, the second event on the ISU Grand Prix series, took the lead in the men's short program, scoring a personal best in the short skate with 86.28 points.

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Mura takes lead in NHK Trophy after men's short program

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Takahito Mura gives a performance at the NHK Trophy on Nov. 28, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka. Mura, who won Skate Canada, the second event on the ISU Grand Prix series, took the lead in the men's short program, scoring a personal best in the short skate with 86.28 points.

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Promotional event for Oita Pref. held in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - A cook serves sushi of Japanese amberjack for guests at an event in Bangkok, Thailand, on Nov. 28, 2014, held to promote foods and other items special to Oita Prefecture to lure more tourists to the southwestern Japanese prefecture.

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Hanyu 5th in NHK Trophy after men's short program

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu gives a performance at the NHK Trophy on Nov. 28, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka. Hanyu, who suffered an injury last month at the Cup of China, was fifth in the men's short program.

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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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Murakami 3rd in NHK Trophy after men's short program

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Daisuke Murakami gives a performance at the NHK Trophy on Nov. 28, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka. He was third in the men's short program.

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Hanyu 5th in NHK Trophy after men's short program

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu falls down during his performance at the NHK Trophy on Nov. 28, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka. Hanyu, who suffered an injury last month at the Cup of China, was fifth in the men's short program.

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Japanese, Chinese media compare notes in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Editors from Japanese media distributing news in Chinese and Chinese media distributing news in Japanese attend a forum, hosted by Kyodo News and China International Publishing Group, in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2014, to discuss ways to promote mutual understanding.

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Hanyu 5th in NHK Trophy after men's short program

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu gives a performance at the NHK Trophy on Nov. 28, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka. Hanyu, who suffered an injury last month at the Cup of China, was fifth in the men's short program.

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Japanese, Chinese media forum held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Editors from Japanese media distributing news in Chinese and Chinese media distributing news in Japanese attend a forum on the theme of exchange and dialogue in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2014. The media forum was hosted by Kyodo News and China International Publishing Group.

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Japanese 'manga' reading room opened at Peking University

BEIJING, China - The opening ceremony of a reading room for Japanese "manga" comics established at the School of Foreign Languages, Peking University in China by Japan's Meiji University and the Chinese university is held on Nov. 28, 2014.

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KMT mayoral candidate seeks voter support in Taipei

TAIEPI, Taiwan - Lian Shengwen of Taiwan's Kuomintang seeks support from voters at a market in Taipei in his abortive bid to become the mayor of the capital on Nov. 28, 2014. The ruling nationalist party suffered a massive defeat in the island's local elections the following day.

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Independent Ko elected Taipei mayor

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Independent candidate Ko Wen-je responds to reporters after KMT candidate Sean Lien conceded defeat in the Taipei mayoral election on Nov. 28, 2014. Ko will be the first mayor of the island capital to win the post on an independent ticket.

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Murakami 3rd in NHK Trophy after women's short program

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Kanako Murakami gives a performance at the NHK Trophy on Nov. 28, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka, Japan. She was third in the women's short program, trailing leader Gracie Gold of the United States by 3.78 points.

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Miyahara 4th in NHK Trophy after women's short program

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Satoko Miyahara gives a performance at the NHK Trophy on Nov. 28, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka, Japan. She finished fourth in the women's short program with 60.69.

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JETRO holds ceremony to open office in Chengdu, China

CHENGDU, China - Hiroyuki Ishige (2nd from L), chairman of the Japan External Trade Organization, claps together with others during a ceremony held in Chengdu on Nov. 28, 2014, to open its new office in the city in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan. The office is JETRO's eighth outlet in China.

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Japanese 'manga' reading room opened at Peking University

BEIJING, China - People browse the shelves of a new reading room for Japanese "manga" comics that opened at the School of Foreign Languages, Peking University in China by Japan's Meiji University and the Chinese university on Nov. 28, 2014.

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Filipino woman sues nursing care provider for unpaid wages

OSAKA, Japan - Chona Ishihara, a Filipino woman who used to work for a nursing care provider in western Japan, attends a press conference in Osaka, Japan, on Nov. 28, 2014, after filing a lawsuit to demand unpaid wages from her former employer. She said Juju Corp. imposed an excessive workload and she is seeking around 5.8 million yen in compensation.

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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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Murakami 3rd in NHK Trophy after women's short program

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Kanako Murakami gives a performance at the NHK Trophy on Nov. 28, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka, Japan. She was third in the women's short program, trailing leader Gracie Gold of the United States by 3.78 points.

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Miyahara 4th in NHK Trophy after women's short program

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Satoko Miyahara gives a performance at the NHK Trophy on Nov. 28, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka, Japan. She finished fourth in the women's short program with 60.69.

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Japan's shogi champ beaten by ex-chess king

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiharu Habu (L), champion of shogi or Japanese chess, faces off against former world chess champion Garry Kasparov from Russia during a special chess event in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2014. Habu, also known as an outstanding chess player in Japan, succumbed to Kasparov 0-2.

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Santa Claus arrives in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Santa Claus gives some sweets to a baby on Nov. 28, 2014, at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, after arriving from Finland. During his stay in Japan until Dec. 24, which is planned as part of a promotion for Finnish airline Finnair, Santa will visit nursery schools and attend Christmas events in various parts of the nation.

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Monks at Kyoto Buddhist temple hold ritual

KYOTO, Japan - Monks at the Higashi Honganji Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, hold a ritual on Nov. 28, 2014, chanting sutras in chorus while intensively rocking their upper bodies.

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Santa Claus arrives in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Santa Claus from Finland waves from inside a Finnair plane on Nov. 28, 2014, after arriving at Narita airport, east of Tokyo. During his stay in Japan until Dec. 24, which is planned as part of a promotion for the Finnish airline, Santa will visit nursery schools and attend Christmas events in various parts of the nation.

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Japan to use SDF aircraft in fight against Ebola

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 28, 2014, shows a man wearing a set of personal protective equipment at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo. Japan will fly Air Self-Defense Force transport aircraft to Ghana to supply Ebola-hit West Africa with 20,000 sets of the equipment, the government said the same day.

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Kabuki star Sakata stands on brand-new theater stage

KYOTO, Japan - Star kabuki actor Sakata Tojuro stands on a brand-new cypress stage at the Minamiza theater in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 28, 2014.

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Kyoto kabuki theater unveils brand-new stage, runway

KYOTO, Japan - The Minamiza kabuki theater in Kyoto, western Japan, opens a brand-new cypress stage and runway to the press on Nov. 28, 2014.

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Shinto ritual held to open new kabuki theater stage

KYOTO, Japan - A Shinto ritual is observed to mark the opening of a new cypress stage at the Minamiza kabuki theater in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 28, 2014.

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Santa Claus arrives in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Santa Claus speaks to reporters on Nov. 28, 2014, upon his arrival at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, from Finland aboard a Finnair plane. During his stay in Japan until Dec. 24, which is planned as part of a promotion for the Finnish airline, Santa will visit nursery schools and attend Christmas events in various parts of the nation.

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Myanmar's 1988 uprising leader speaks in Yangon

TOKYO, Japan - Min Ko Naing, the student leader of the 1988 prodemocracy movement in Myanmar, speaks at a press conference in Yangon in January 2012. He arrived in Japan for the first time on Nov. 28, 2014.

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Mozart's clavichord returns to Vienna

VIENNA, Austria - A musician plays the clavichord on which Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed some of his famous works, including "The Magic Flute," on Oct. 28, 2014, at the Mozarthaus in Vienna, the composer's residence from 1784 to 1787. The stringed keyboard instrument, which is usually kept at Mozart's birthplace in Salzburg, is on display in Vienna until Nov. 10.

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Cartoonist paints monk Shinran on folding screen

KYOTO, Japan - A painting by cartoonist Takehiko Inoue of Shinran, a famous 13th-century Buddhist monk, drawn on a "byobu" folding screen is shown to the press at a temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Oct. 28, 2014. It will go on display at Kyoto's Higashi Honganji temple from Nov. 1 along with the famed late woodblock print artist Shiko Munakata's paintings on "fusuma" sliding doors.

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Munakata's 50-year-old paintings on sliding doors shown

KYOTO, Japan - The famed late woodblock print artist Shiko Munakata's paintings on "fusuma" sliding doors are shown to the press on Oct. 28, 2014. The paintings, drawn some 50 years ago on 44 doors, will be displayed at Kyoto's Higashi Honganji temple on Nov. 1-3 for the first time.

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New E7 shinkansen bullet train

RIFU, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 28, 2013, shows a restroom on the new E7 Series shinkansen bullet train, due to debut on the Tokyo-Nagano route in the spring of 2014, when it was unveiled to the press by East Japan Railway Co. at the company's development base in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture.

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New E7 shinkansen bullet train

RIFU, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 28, 2013, shows the inside of the new E7 Series shinkansen bullet train, due to debut on the Tokyo-Nagano route in the spring of 2014, when it was unveiled to the press by East Japan Railway Co. at the company's development base in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture.

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New E7 shinkansen bullet train

RIFU, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 28, 2013, shows the inside of the new E7 Series shinkansen bullet train, due to debut on the Tokyo-Nagano route in the spring of 2014, when it was unveiled to the press by East Japan Railway Co. at the company's development base in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture.

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New E7 shinkansen bullet train

RIFU, Japan - East Japan Railway Co. unveils to the press its new E7 Series shinkansen bullet train, due to debut on the Tokyo-Nagano route in the spring of 2014, at the company's development base in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2013.