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Japanese defense academy graduation ceremony

Students toss their hats into the air at the National Defense Academy's graduation ceremony in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 26, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japanese defense academy graduation ceremony

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a commencement address at a graduation ceremony at the National Defense Academy in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 26, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japanese defense academy graduation ceremony

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a commencement address at a graduation ceremony at the National Defense Academy in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 26, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Preserving China's Shui script, a unique pictographic writing system

STORY: Preserving China's Shui script, a unique pictographic writing system DATELINE: March 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:08:21 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of museum in southwest China's Guizhou 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YAO QINJUN, Shui script master in Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GE MINGYI, Director of the Archives of Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province 4. various of Shui script documents 5. various of museum staff repairing Shui script documents STORYLINE: The Shui script is the unique pictographic writing system used by the Shui people in southwest China to keep records of their culture. Migrating to settle in the mountains of southern Guizhou around the 3rd century BC, Shui people have coined over 2,000 characters of Shui script, also known as the "living fossil of pictograph." The Shui script is one of the few pictographic writing systems still in use. In 2006, it was listed as

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Former prisoner tells his Xinjiang story to UN rights body

STORY: Former prisoner tells his Xinjiang story to UN rights body DATELINE: March 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of UN-related footage 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): NAIBIJIANG TURUPU, Head of Xinjiang Babilu Trading Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: A former prisoner in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Wednesday told his story to the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council. Naibijiang Turupu, head of Xinjiang Babilu Trading Co., Ltd., told the UN rights body that in the prison where he served the sentence, there had never been mistreatment of prisoners. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): NAIBIJIANG TURUPU, Head of Xinjiang Babilu Trading Co., Ltd. "My name is Naibijiang Turupu. I am the head of a private company in Cele County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang. I was once sentenced for my criminal offences. In the prison where I served my sentence, there had never been mistreatment of prisoners, such as beating, abuse, discrimination, violence or torture.

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CHINA-YUNNAN-ATMOSPHERIC BACKGROUND STATION (CN)

(230323) -- KUNMING, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff member Peng Xiaoqing works at Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, on March 9, 2023. Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station, located in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province with an altitude of over 3,500 meters, is one of the seven atmospheric background stations in China. At present, a total of six staff members of the station record atmospheric monitoring data here day after day. The atmospheric background station has carried out more than 30 kinds of observation projects such as greenhouse gases, reactive gases and aerosols. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-ATMOSPHERIC BACKGROUND STATION (CN)

(230323) -- KUNMING, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members Peng Xiaoqing (R), Yin Yuemiao (C) and Li Xiaoli work at Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, on March 9, 2023. Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station, located in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province with an altitude of over 3,500 meters, is one of the seven atmospheric background stations in China. At present, a total of six staff members of the station record atmospheric monitoring data here day after day. The atmospheric background station has carried out more than 30 kinds of observation projects such as greenhouse gases, reactive gases and aerosols. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-ATMOSPHERIC BACKGROUND STATION (CN)

(230323) -- KUNMING, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members Peng Xiaoqing (L), Li Xiaoli (C) and Yin Yuemiao work at Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, on March 9, 2023. Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station, located in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province with an altitude of over 3,500 meters, is one of the seven atmospheric background stations in China. At present, a total of six staff members of the station record atmospheric monitoring data here day after day. The atmospheric background station has carried out more than 30 kinds of observation projects such as greenhouse gases, reactive gases and aerosols. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-ATMOSPHERIC BACKGROUND STATION (CN)

(230323) -- KUNMING, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows staff members Peng Xiaoqing (C), Li Xiaoli (L) and Yin Yuemiao working at Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, on March 9, 2023. Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station, located in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province with an altitude of over 3,500 meters, is one of the seven atmospheric background stations in China. At present, a total of six staff members of the station record atmospheric monitoring data here day after day. The atmospheric background station has carried out more than 30 kinds of observation projects such as greenhouse gases, reactive gases and aerosols. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-ATMOSPHERIC BACKGROUND STATION (CN)

(230323) -- KUNMING, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members Peng Xiaoqing (R), Yin Yuemiao (C) and Li Xiaoli work at Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, on March 9, 2023. Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station, located in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province with an altitude of over 3,500 meters, is one of the seven atmospheric background stations in China. At present, a total of six staff members of the station record atmospheric monitoring data here day after day. The atmospheric background station has carried out more than 30 kinds of observation projects such as greenhouse gases, reactive gases and aerosols. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-ATMOSPHERIC BACKGROUND STATION (CN)

(230323) -- KUNMING, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows a view of Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, on March 9, 2023. Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station, located in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province with an altitude of over 3,500 meters, is one of the seven atmospheric background stations in China. At present, a total of six staff members of the station record atmospheric monitoring data here day after day. The atmospheric background station has carried out more than 30 kinds of observation projects such as greenhouse gases, reactive gases and aerosols. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-ATMOSPHERIC BACKGROUND STATION (CN)

(230323) -- KUNMING, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members Peng Xiaoqing (front), Li Xiaoli (R) and Yin Yuemiao work at Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 9, 2023. Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station, located in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province with an altitude of over 3,500 meters, is one of the seven atmospheric background stations in China. At present, a total of six staff members of the station record atmospheric monitoring data here day after day. The atmospheric background station has carried out more than 30 kinds of observation projects such as greenhouse gases, reactive gases and aerosols. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-ATMOSPHERIC BACKGROUND STATION (CN)

(230323) -- KUNMING, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows staff member Peng Xiaoqing working at Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, on March 9, 2023. Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station, located in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province with an altitude of over 3,500 meters, is one of the seven atmospheric background stations in China. At present, a total of six staff members of the station record atmospheric monitoring data here day after day. The atmospheric background station has carried out more than 30 kinds of observation projects such as greenhouse gases, reactive gases and aerosols. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-ATMOSPHERIC BACKGROUND STATION (CN)

(230323) -- KUNMING, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff member Peng Xiaoqing works at Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, on March 9, 2023. Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station, located in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province with an altitude of over 3,500 meters, is one of the seven atmospheric background stations in China. At present, a total of six staff members of the station record atmospheric monitoring data here day after day. The atmospheric background station has carried out more than 30 kinds of observation projects such as greenhouse gases, reactive gases and aerosols. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-ATMOSPHERIC BACKGROUND STATION (CN)

(230323) -- KUNMING, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members Yin Yuemiao (C), Peng Xiaoqing (L) and Li Xiaoli conduct inspection of reactive gases at Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, on March 9, 2023. Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station, located in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province with an altitude of over 3,500 meters, is one of the seven atmospheric background stations in China. At present, a total of six staff members of the station record atmospheric monitoring data here day after day. The atmospheric background station has carried out more than 30 kinds of observation projects such as greenhouse gases, reactive gases and aerosols. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-ATMOSPHERIC BACKGROUND STATION (CN)

(230323) -- KUNMING, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff member Peng Xiaoqing works at Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 9, 2023. Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station, located in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province with an altitude of over 3,500 meters, is one of the seven atmospheric background stations in China. At present, a total of six staff members of the station record atmospheric monitoring data here day after day. The atmospheric background station has carried out more than 30 kinds of observation projects such as greenhouse gases, reactive gases and aerosols. (Xinhua/Wang Changshan)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-ATMOSPHERIC BACKGROUND STATION (CN)

(230323) -- KUNMING, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows staff member Peng Xiaoqing working at Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, on March 9, 2023. Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station, located in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province with an altitude of over 3,500 meters, is one of the seven atmospheric background stations in China. At present, a total of six staff members of the station record atmospheric monitoring data here day after day. The atmospheric background station has carried out more than 30 kinds of observation projects such as greenhouse gases, reactive gases and aerosols. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-ATMOSPHERIC BACKGROUND STATION (CN)

(230323) -- KUNMING, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members Yin Yuemiao (R), Peng Xiaoqing (C) and Li Xiaoli go to work at Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, on March 9, 2023. Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station, located in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province with an altitude of over 3,500 meters, is one of the seven atmospheric background stations in China. At present, a total of six staff members of the station record atmospheric monitoring data here day after day. The atmospheric background station has carried out more than 30 kinds of observation projects such as greenhouse gases, reactive gases and aerosols. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-ATMOSPHERIC BACKGROUND STATION (CN)

(230323) -- KUNMING, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members Peng Xiaoqing (R), Yin Yuemiao (C) and Li Xiaoli work at Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, on March 9, 2023. Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station, located in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province with an altitude of over 3,500 meters, is one of the seven atmospheric background stations in China. At present, a total of six staff members of the station record atmospheric monitoring data here day after day. The atmospheric background station has carried out more than 30 kinds of observation projects such as greenhouse gases, reactive gases and aerosols. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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Baseball: Japan's WBC team returns home

Fans gather at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on March 23, 2023, to give a heroes' welcome to members of Japan's national baseball team, the newly crowned World Baseball Classic champions.

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Baseball: Japan's WBC team returns home

Hideki Kuriyama (2nd from L), manager of Japan's national baseball team, arrives with his squad and acknowledges fans at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on March 23, 2023, after they won the World Baseball Classic in Miami, Florida.

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Baseball: Japan's WBC team returns home

Hideki Kuriyama (front), manager of Japan's national baseball team, arrives with his squad and acknowledges fans at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on March 23, 2023, after they won the World Baseball Classic in Miami, Florida.

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Baseball: Japan's WBC team returns home

Fans gather at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on March 23, 2023, to give a heroes' welcome to members of Japan's national baseball team, the newly crowned World Baseball Classic champions.

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Baseball: Japan's WBC team returns home

Members of Japan's national baseball team arrive at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on March 23, 2023, after winning the World Baseball Classic for the third time.

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Baseball: Japan's WBC team returns home

Fans gather at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on March 23, 2023, to give a heroes' welcome to members of Japan's national baseball team, the newly crowned World Baseball Classic champions.

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Kumamoto airport renovation

Photo taken on March 23, 2023, shows the exterior of a new terminal building at Kumamoto airport in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on the day of its opening. The building was designed in the image of the Kumamoto Castle.

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Kumamoto airport renovation

Passengers walk through a new terminal building at Kumamoto airport in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 23, 2023, on the day of its opening.

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Weeping cherry tree in Japan shrine

Photo taken on March 22, 2023, shows a weeping cherry tree in bloom at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan.

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Xinhua Headlines: China uses technological innovations to strengthen water resources protection

(230322) -- XINING, March 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 20, 2021 shows rangers patrolling in the Sanjiangyuan National Park in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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World Baseball Classic

Japan supporters celebrate at a public viewing site in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 22, 2023, after Japan defeated the United States 3-2 in the World Baseball Classic final in Miami, Florida.

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World Baseball Classic

Japan outfielder Lars Nootbaar's grandfather, Tatsuji Enokida (front row, 3rd from L), and grandmother, Kazuko (front row, 2nd from L), watch the Japan-U.S. World Baseball Classic final on television in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 22, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Japan outfielder Lars Nootbaar's grandfather, Tatsuji Enokida (front R), and grandmother, Kazuko (front C), watch the Japan-U.S. World Baseball Classic final on television in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 22, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Japan supporters cheer at a public viewing site in the Iwate Prefecture city of Hanamaki, northeastern Japan, on March 22, 2023, while watching the Japan-U.S. World Baseball Classic final in Miami, Florida.

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#CHINA-CHUNFEN-SPRING-FARMING (CN)

(230321) -- QIANNAN, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on March 21, 2023 shows villagers picking spring tea leaves at a tea garden in Fuquan of Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Chunfen, or spring equinox, is an important date for Chinese farmers. Not only is it one of the 24 solar terms on the Chinese lunar calendar that reflect changes in the seasons, but it also signals the start of one of the year's busiest farming periods. This year, Chunfen falls on March 21, and farms across the country are already a hive of activity. (Photo by Yi Shengwu/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-CHUNFEN-SPRING-FARMING (CN)

(230321) -- CONGJIANG, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers deal with pepper seedlings in Congjiang County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 21, 2023. Chunfen, or spring equinox, is an important date for Chinese farmers. Not only is it one of the 24 solar terms on the Chinese lunar calendar that reflect changes in the seasons, but it also signals the start of one of the year's busiest farming periods. This year, Chunfen falls on March 21, and farms across the country are already a hive of activity. (Photo by Luo Jinglai/Xinhua)

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Anti-nuclear power rally in Tokyo

A rally against nuclear power plants is held in Tokyo on March 21, 2023, with about 4,700 people from across the nation marching in the Shibuya area for the annual event that started after the March 2011 nuclear crisis in Fukushima Prefecture.

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Anti-nuclear power rally in Tokyo

A rally against nuclear power plants is held in Tokyo on March 21, 2023, with about 4,700 people from across the nation marching in the Shibuya area for the annual event that started after the March 2011 nuclear crisis in Fukushima Prefecture.

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Anti-nuclear power rally in Tokyo

A rally against nuclear power plants is held in Tokyo on March 21, 2023, with about 4,700 people from across the nation marching in the Shibuya area for the annual event that started after the March 2011 nuclear crisis in Fukushima Prefecture.

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U.S. military aircraft Osprey in Okinawa

A U.S. military Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft takes off from U.S. military port facilities in Naha in Okinawa Prefecture to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan in the southern Japan island prefecture on March 20, 2023.

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U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey in Okinawa

File photo taken March 20, 2023, shows a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft parked at U.S. military port facilities in Naha in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan.

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U.S. military aircraft Osprey in Okinawa

A U.S. military Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft takes off from U.S. military port facilities in Naha in Okinawa Prefecture to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan in the southern Japan island prefecture on March 20, 2023.

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Fujii wins 6th shogi title

Shogi player Sota Fujii attends a press conference in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Nikko, eastern Japan, on March 20, 2023, a day after clinching the Kio title to become the second player in the history of the shogi board game to hold six major titles.

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Fujii wins 6th shogi title

Shogi player Sota Fujii holds a "sextuple crown" card during a press conference in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Nikko, eastern Japan, on March 20, 2023, a day after clinching the Kio title to become the second player in the history of the shogi board game to hold six major titles.

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Fujii wins 6th shogi title

Shogi player Sota Fujii holds a "sextuple crown" card during a press conference in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Nikko, eastern Japan, on March 20, 2023, a day after clinching the Kio title to become the second player in the history of the shogi board game to hold six major titles.

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Fujii wins 6th shogi title

Shogi player Sota Fujii holds a "sextuple crown" card during a press conference in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Nikko, eastern Japan, on March 20, 2023, a day after clinching the Kio title to become the second player in the history of the shogi board game to hold six major titles.

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Fujii wins 6th shogi title

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii poses at a hotel in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Nikko, eastern Japan, on March 19, 2023, after clinching the Kio title by beating Akira Watanabe 3-1 in a best-of-five series. Fujii became only the second player in the history of the shogi board game to hold six major titles after Yoshiharu Habu.

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Fujii wins 6th shogi title

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii reviews his match against Akira Watanabe after beating the defending champion 3-1 in a best-of-five series for the Kio title at a hotel in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Nikko, eastern Japan, on March 19, 2023. Clinching the Kio, Fujii, 20, now holds six out of shogi's eight major titles, making him the second player in shogi history to do so after Yoshiharu Habu.

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Fujii gets 6th shogi title

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (R) reviews his match against Akira Watanabe after beating the defending champion 3-1 in a best-of-five series for the Kio title at a hotel in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Nikko, eastern Japan, on March 19, 2023. Clinching the Kio, Fujii, 20, now holds six out of shogi's eight major titles, making him the second player in shogi history to do so after Yoshiharu Habu.

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Celebration in Fujii's hometown

People in shogi player Sota Fujii's hometown Seto in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, celebrate after the 20-year old won his sixth shogi title Kio by beating Akira Watanabe 3-1 in the best-of-five series in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Nikko, eastern Japan, on March 19, 2023. Clinching the Kio, Fujii now holds six out of shogi's eight major titles, making him the second player in shogi history to do so after Yoshiharu Habu.

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Celebration in Fujii's hometown

People in shogi player Sota Fujii's hometown Seto in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, celebrate after the 20-year old won his sixth shogi title Kio by beating Akira Watanabe 3-1 in the best-of-five series in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Nikko, eastern Japan, on March 19, 2023. Clinching the Kio, Fujii now holds six out of shogi's eight major titles, making him the second player in shogi history to do so after Yoshiharu Habu.