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SoftBank Hawks, Yakult Swallows play in Game 2 of Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Oct. 25 Kyodo - Yakult Swallows' Yasuhiro Ogawa starts in Game 2 of the best-of-seven Japan Series against SoftBank Hawks at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 25, 2015.

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Van den Hurk, Lee lead Hawks to Game 2 win

FUKUOKA, Oct. 26 Kyodo - Yakult Swallows manager Mitsuru Manaka (C) is seen in the dugout during the ninth inning of a 4-0 loss to the SoftBank Hawks in Game 2 of the Japan Series at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 25, 2015. The Hawks led the best-of-seven series two games to none.

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Iran says U.S. wants to return to nuke deal without paying "costs"

STORY: Iran says U.S. wants to return to nuke deal without paying "costs" DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said at a press conference Monday that the United States wants to return to the 2015 nuclear deal without paying the "costs." The U.S. behavior is "hypocritical" and "officially lying," he said, adding that the U.S. side has repeatedly sent messages through different channels and emphasized their readiness to return to the agreement. It is clear that the United States wants to return to the agreement, but does not want to pay the costs of returning to the deal, said Kanaani. He advised the U.S. government to behave "reasonably" and remain committed to their commitments in the past indirect nuclear negotiations. Iran signed the nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with world powers in July 2015, agreeing to c

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BELARUS-MINSK-INDUSTRIAL PARK

(220107) -- MINSK, Jan. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 2, 2015 shows the site of the "Great Stone", an industrial park 25 km away from Minsk, capital of Belarus. TO GO WITH: "Feature: How "Great Stone" is built in Belarus" (Industrial Park Development Company CJSC/Handout via Xinhua)

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Photo of Paris attack suspect released

Photo released by the Greek government shows Ahmad Almohammad, one of the dead suspects in the Paris terrorist attacks that took place on Nov. 13, 2015. The 25-year-old had a Syrian passport and reached the Greek island of Leros on Oct. 3 from Turkey on a boat carrying about 200 refugees, according to Greek Migration Minister Yannis Mouzalas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Photo of Paris attack suspect released

Photo released by the Greek government shows Ahmad Almohammad, one of the dead suspects in the Paris terrorist attacks that took place on Nov. 13, 2015. The 25-year-old had a Syrian passport and reached the Greek island of Leros on Oct. 3 from Turkey on a boat carrying about 200 refugees, according to Greek Migration Minister Yannis Mouzalas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nakadai, leading Japanese actor, to receive Order of Culture

Tatsuya Nakadai, one of Japan's leading actors, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2015, after he was chosen as a recipient of the 2015 Order of Culture, Japan's top award for contributions to the development of culture. He will receive the award from Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace on the Cultural Day national holiday on Nov. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nakadai, leading Japanese actor, to receive Order of Culture

Tatsuya Nakadai, one of Japan's leading actors, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2015, after he was chosen as a recipient of the 2015 Order of Culture, Japan's top award for contributions to the development of culture. He will receive the award from Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace on the Cultural Day national holiday on Nov. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Poland's next Prime Minister Szydlo

Photo taken Oct. 25, 2015, in Warsaw shows Beata Szydlo, vice president of Poland's Law and Justice conservative opposition party. Szydlo, 52, is set to become the country's next prime minister after the party, which is opposed to mass immigration, won a landslide victory in the elections for both houses of the parliament on Oct. 25. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Poland's conservative party wins, ready for regime change

Beata Szydlo (C), an executive member of Poland's conservative opposition Law and Justice party, celebrates the party's election victory with party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski (L) in Warsaw on Oct. 25, 2015. It is likely that the party, which is euroskeptic and opposed to mass immigration, will take power in the first change of government in eight years, and that Szydlo will assume the premiership. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Doi captures 1st tour title in Luxembourg Open

Japan's Misaki Doi kisses her trophy after beating Mona Barthel of Germany 6-4, 6(7)-7, 6-0 in the final of the Luxembourg Open, taking her first tour title, in the western European country on Oct. 25, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SoftBank Hawks, Yakult Swallows play in Game 2 of Japan Series

SoftBank Hawks starter Rick Vandenhurk pitches against the Yakult Swallows in Game 2 of the best-of-seven Japan Series at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 25, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese PM Abe visits theatre in Uzbek capital

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (center R) and his wife Akie (center L) leave the Alisher Navoi Opera and Ballet Theatre in Tashkent after viewing a concert on Oct. 25, 2015, during Abe's five-nation tour of Central Asia. Several hundred Japanese prisoners of war were transferred to the Uzbek capital and took part in the finishing stages of the theatre's construction work in 1945-47. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Season's first snow falls in Hokkaido

The Clock Tower, a popular tourist spot in Sapporo, the capital city of Japan's northernmost prefecture Hokkaido, is coated by this season's first snow on Oct. 25, 2015. According to a local meteorological observatory, the first snow is three days earlier than in an average year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Kaya in qualifying round of world gymnastics c'ships

Japan's Kazuma Kaya performs on the pommel horse during the men's qualification at the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 25, 2015. Japan will aim to win the men's team title for the first time in 37 years in the final on Oct. 28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Tanaka in qualifying round of world gymnastics c'ships

Japan's Yusuke Tanaka performs on the horizontal bar during the men's qualification at the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 25, 2015. The 2014 all-around world bronze medalist will aim to secure a podium finish in the final on Oct. 30. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Shirai in qualifying round of world gymnastics c'ships

Japan's Kenzo Shirai performs on the floor exercise during the men's qualification at the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 25, 2015. Japan will aim to win the men's team title for the first time in 37 years in the final on Oct. 28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea's Lee Ji Hee wins NOBUTA Masters GC golf tournament

Lee Ji Hee of South Korea poses with the winner's trophy after winning the NOBUTA Group Masters GC Ladies golf tournament at Master Golf Club in Miki, Hyogo Prefecture, on Oct. 25, 2015. Lee won the event with a nine-under 279. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wallabies top Pumas to set up RWC final clash with All Blacks

Adam Ashley-Cooper grabs the ball in a lineout in Australia's 29-15 win over Argentina in their semifinal game of the Rugby World Cup at Twickenham Stadium in London on Oct. 25, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wallabies top Pumas to set up RWC final clash with All Blacks

Soccer legend Diego Maradona cheers for Argentina during their semifinal game against Australia at Twickenham Stadium in London on Oct. 25, 2015. Australia won 29-15 to set up an Oct. 31 clash with New Zealand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Kato in qualifying round of world gymnastics c'ships

Japan's Ryohei Kato performs on the parallel bars during the men's qualification at the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 25, 2015. Japan will aim to win the men's team title for the first time in 37 years in the final on Oct. 28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wallabies top Pumas to set up RWC final clash with All Blacks

Marcelo Bosch of Argentina (C) runs with the ball against Australia in the Rugby World Cup semifinals at Twickenham Stadium in London on Oct. 25, 2015. Australia won 29-15 to set up an Oct. 31 clash with New Zealand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'Tsunotuki' bullfighting in Niigata Prefecture

Two bulls clash during a traditional "Tsunotsuki" bullfighting event in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 25, 2015. A total of 24 bulls took part in the event, in which they fight each other until one gets too tired to continue. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Uchimura in qualifying round of world gymnastics c'ships

Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs on the vault during the men's qualification at the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 25, 2015. The five-time all-around world champion will aim to break his own record with a sixth straight crown in the final on Oct. 30. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese PM Abe meets Uzbekistan's Pres. Karimov

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov attend a joint news conference near the Uzbek capital Tashkent on Oct. 25, 2015, after their talks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SoftBank Hawks, Yakult Swallows play in Game 2 of Japan Series

SoftBank Hawks' Akira Nakamura hits a homer over the right fence off Yakult Swallows' Ryo Akiyoshi in the sixth inning of Game 2 in the best-of-seven Japan Series at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 25, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Charity dance festival held in Japan for children in quake-hit Nepal

Japanese students and Nepalese children living in Japan dance with other participants to a traditional Nepali song "Resham Firiri" during the "Dance Expo Futatabi (again) Nepal" charity festival at a junior high school in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Oct. 25, 2015, the six-month anniversary of the deadly April quake in Nepal. The event was suggested by a students' dance group based in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, which has been engaged in aid activities for victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan in March 2011, under the motto "Do not forget the earthquake." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wallabies top Pumas to set up RWC final clash with All Blacks

Adam Ashley-Cooper runs with the ball on his way to scoring his third try in Australia's 29-15 win over Argentina during their Rugby World Cup semifinal at Twickenham Stadium in London on Oct. 25, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SoftBank Hawks, Yakult Swallows play in Game 2 of Japan Series

SoftBank Hawks' Lee Dae Ho hits a two-run homer over the left fence in the fourth inning of Game 2 of the best-of-seven Japan Series against the Yakult Swallows at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 25, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese PM Abe meets Uzbekistan's Pres. Karimov

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L), accompanied by Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov, views a guard of honor during a welcoming ceremony near the Uzbek capital Tashkent on Oct. 25, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5th favorite Kitasan Black captures this year's Kikka-sho

Saburo Kitajima (C), a well-known Japanese "enka" singer, flanked by trainer Hisashi Shimizu (L) and jockey Hiroshi Kitamura, celebrates after his horse Kitasan Black (at back) wins the Kikka-sho, the last race of the Japanese Triple Crown, at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Oct. 25, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese PM Abe meets Uzbekistan's Pres. Karimov

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov shake hands ahead of their talks near the Uzbek capital Tashkent on Oct. 25, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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7 people taken to hospital after brawls near Turkish Embassy in Tokyo

Riot police stand guard in front of the Turkish Embassy in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2015, after a series of brawls apparently involving Turks and Kurds broke out nearby. At least seven people were taken to hospital after the fighting. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese PM Abe meets Uzbekistan's Pres. Karimov

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov (R) hold talks near the Uzbek capital Tashkent on Oct. 25, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ANA launches Narita-Brussels flight

Osamu Shinobe (C), president of All Nippon Airways Co., and other officials cut the tape during a ceremony to launch a service between Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, and the Belgian capital Brussels at the airport on Oct. 25, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea's Lee Ji Hee wins NOBUTA Masters GC golf tournament

Lee Ji Hee of South Korea (back) is congratulated by her compatriot Jeon Mi Jeong after her victory in the NOBUTA Group Masters GC Ladies golf tournament at Master Golf Club in Miki, Hyogo Prefecture, on Oct. 25, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ANA launches Narita-Brussels flight

Osamu Shinobe, president of All Nippon Airways Co., speaks during a ceremony to launch a service between Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, and the Belgian capital Brussels at the airport on Oct. 25, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Brave Blossoms in Rugby World Cup

Members of Japan's national rugby team visit Warwick Castle in Warwick, England, on Sept. 25, 2015. The Brave Blossoms attended a welcome reception that day at the medieval castle in the central England town where they are having a training camp ahead of their next Rugby World Cup match against Samoa on Oct. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Brave Blossoms welcomed in Warwick

Members of Japan's national rugby team pose for a photo in front of Warwick Castle in Warwick, England, on Sept. 25, 2015. The Brave Blossoms attended a welcome reception at the medieval castle in the central England town where they will have a training camp ahead of their next Rugby World Cup match against Samoa on Oct. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Centenarian doctor opposes new Japan security legislation

Shigeaki Hinohara, a renowned Japanese doctor, holds a press conference at Tokyo's St. Luke's International Hospital where he serves as honorary president, on Sept. 25, 2015, ahead of his 104th birthday on Oct. 4. Hinohara said he is "absolutely opposed" to controversial security legislation enacted recently to expand the role of the Self-Defense Forces overseas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Brave Blossoms welcomed in Warwick

Japan fullback Ayumu Goromaru kicks a ball in front of Warwick Castle in Warwick, England, on Sept. 25, 2015. The Brave Blossoms attended a welcome reception at the medieval castle in the central England town where they will have a training camp ahead of their next Rugby World Cup match against Samoa on Oct. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Centenarian doctor opposes new Japan security legislation

Shigeaki Hinohara, a renowned Japanese doctor, holds a press conference at Tokyo's St. Luke's International Hospital where he serves as honorary president, on Sept. 25, 2015, ahead of his 104th birthday on Oct. 4. Hinohara said he is "absolutely opposed" to controversial security legislation enacted recently to expand the role of the Self-Defense Forces overseas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Centenarian doctor opposes new Japan security legislation

Shigeaki Hinohara, a renowned Japanese doctor, gestures during a press conference at Tokyo's St. Luke's International Hospital where he serves as honorary president, on Sept. 25, 2015, ahead of his 104th birthday on Oct. 4. Hinohara said he is "absolutely opposed" to controversial security legislation enacted recently to expand the role of the Self-Defense Forces overseas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jones to step down as Japan coach after Rugby World Cup

Japan rugby coach Eddie Jones speaks to reporters in Miyazaki, southern Japan, where the nation's team is in camp ahead of the World Cup, on Aug. 25, 2015. The Japan Rugby Football Union said the same day that Jones will step down after the Rugby World Cup scheduled to be held in England from Sept. 18 to Oct. 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Costume characters hand out leafets for "yokai" monster knowledge exam

Costume characters "Salaryman Yamada" and "Kitaro" distribute pamphlets for the upcoming examination for "yokai" monster knowledge certification in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 15, 2015. The exam will be held on Oct. 25 in Sakaiminato, the hometown of Shigeru Mizuki, author of the "GeGeGe no Kitaro" ghost comic series, as well as in Chofu, a western Tokyo suburb. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Costume character calls for taking "yokai" monster knowledge exam

A bespectacled "Salaryman Yamada" costume character promotes an examination on Aug. 15, 2015, for "yokai" monster knowledge certification scheduled for Oct. 25. The exam, for which registration started the same day, will be held in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, the hometown of Shigeru Mizuki, author of the "GeGeGe no Kitaro" ghost comic series, as well as in Chofu, a western Tokyo suburb. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former comedian to bring additional excitement through painting

Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui (R) and comedian-turned-painter Jimmy Onishi pose with a painting, done by Onishi with the aim of promoting the 2015 Osaka Marathon, at a press conference in Osaka on June 12, 2015. The 5th event, in which around 30,000 runners have participated each time previously, will be held on Oct. 25. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Actress Baisho talks about late actor Takakura

Actress Chieko Baisho talks about memories of the late actor Ken Takakura at an event of the Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 25, 2015. She co-starred with Takakura in several films. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Intense effort helped pave way for Hawks-Swallows clash

Conditioning coach Atsushi Toriida of the Pacific League's SoftBank Hawks talks at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 25, 2015, about changes to the team's fitness program under manager Kimiyasu Kudo. Toriida formerly worked for the Washington Nationals organization. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man in news: Amateur "shogi" Japanese chess player wins pro tourney

Satoshi Inaba, a 30-year-old amateur "shogi" Japanese chess player, ponders what move to make next at a match during a tourney in Kakogawa in the western Japanese prefecture of Hyogo on Oct. 25, 2015. He became the first amateur player to win a professional shogi tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo