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Putin-Kim talks in Pyongyang

People walk by a gymnasium in Pyongyang on June 20, 2024, showing pictures of Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a day after the two held talks in the North Korean capital.

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N. Korean women glued to pro wrestling match

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Young North Korean women enjoy watching professional wrestling at a Pyongyang gymnasium on Aug. 31, 2014.

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N. Korean women flee from pro wrestling 'brawl'

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean women watching a professional wrestling match in traditional costume at ringside seats flee from a "brawl" outside the ring as Bob Sapp (R) and his opponent come near before a capacity crowd at a Pyongyang gymnasium on Aug. 31, 2014.

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Pyongyang girls cheer for 'Antonio' Inoki

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean girls cheer Japanese upper house member and former professional wrestler Kanji "Antonio" Inoki (far L), who co-hosted a pro wrestling event in Pyongyang, upon entering a gymnasium in the capital city on Aug. 30, 2014.

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N. Korean fans cheer pro wrestler

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean spectators at a professional wrestling match cheer as a wrestler reacts at a packed Pyongyang gymnasium on Aug. 31, 2014.

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N. Koreans enjoy 2nd day of pro wrestling exhibition

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A woman snaps a picture of a pro wrestling match during the final day of an event co-organized by Japanese Diet member Antonio Inoki at a gymnasium in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Aug. 31, 2014.

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N. Koreans enjoy 2nd day of pro wrestling exhibition

PYONGYANG, North Korea - U.S. fighter Bob Sapp (R) pursues his opponent outside the ring during the final day of an event co-organized by Japanese Diet member Antonio Inoki at a gymnasium in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Aug. 31, 2014.

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N. Koreans enjoy 2nd day of pro wrestling exhibition

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreas cheer for a wrestler during the final day of a pro wrestling event at a gymnasium in Pyongyang on Aug. 31, 2014. It was co-organized by Japanese Diet member Antonio Inoki.

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N. Koreans enjoy 2nd day of pro wrestling exhibition

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A crowd of nearly 20,000 North Koreans gather at a gymnasium in Pyongyang on Aug. 31, 2014, to attend the final day of a pro wrestling event co-organized by Japanese Diet member Antonio Inoki.

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N. Korea, Japanese lawmaker stage 2-day combat sports event

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People watch a pro wrestling match at the Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Gymnasium in North Korea's capital Pyongyang on Aug. 30, 2014, as the two-day combat sports event begins. The event, with 21 fighters from Japan, Brazil, China, France and the United States participating, is expected to attract about a total of 40,000 spectators, mostly North Koreans.

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N. Korea, Japanese lawmaker stage 2-day combat sports event

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People watch a pro wrestling match at the Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Gymnasium in North Korea's capital Pyongyang on Aug. 30, 2014, as the two-day combat sports event begins. The event, with 21 fighters from Japan, Brazil, China, France and the United States participating, is expected to attract about a total of 40,000 spectators, mostly North Koreans.

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N. Korea, Japanese lawmaker stage 2-day combat sports event

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People applaud as a professional wrestler appears at the Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Gymnasium in North Korea's capital Pyongyang on Aug. 30, 2014, on the first day of the two-day combat sports event. The event, with 21 fighters from Japan, Brazil, China, France and the United States participating, is expected to attract about a total of 40,000 spectators, mostly North Koreans.

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N. Korea, Japanese lawmaker stage 2-day combat sports event

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Tourists from Japan take photos at the Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Gymnasium in North Korea's capital Pyongyang on Aug. 30, 2014, before the start of a combat sports event. The two-day event, with 21 fighters from Japan, Brazil, China, France and the United States participating, is expected to attract about a total of 40,000 spectators, mostly North Koreans.

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N. Korea, Japanese lawmaker stage 2-day combat sports event

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People gather at the Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Gymnasium in North Korea's capital Pyongyang on Aug. 30, 2014, to watch a combat sports event. The two-day event, with 21 fighters from Japan, Brazil, China, France and the United States participating, is expected to attract about a total of 40,000 spectators, mostly North Koreans.

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N. Korea, Japanese lawmaker stage 2-day combat sports event

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Antonio Inoki, a Japanese wrestler-turned-lawmaker, acknowledges the crowd at the Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Gymnasium in North Korea's capital Pyongyang on Aug. 30, 2014, before the start of a combat sports event.

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Venue of wrestling event in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken Aug. 29, 2014, shows the Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Gymnasium in Pyongyang. Japanese wrestler-turned-parliamentarian Antonio Inoki, currently visiting North Korea, will co-host the "International Pro Wrestling Festival" at the gymnasium on Aug. 30-31.

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Member of N. Korea's all-female Moranbong Band on stage

TOKYO, Japan - A member of North Korea's all-female Moranbong Band sings during its performance on Oct. 14, 2013, at Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Gymnasium in Pyongyang.

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Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - During a rehearsal on March 7, 2013 for a public event, students line up in front of a signboard that praises North Korea's third nuclear test, hung at the Pyongyang Gymnasium in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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100th day since Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People offer flowers in front of a portrait of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at Pyongyang Gymnasium in Pyongyang on March 25, 2012, the 100th day since his death.

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Tokuyama out-points Cho to win WBC super-flyweight belt

OSAKA, Japan - Challenger Masamori Tokuyama reacts after winning a points decision over South Korea's Cho In Joo to capture the World Boxing Council (WBC) super-flyweight title on Aug. 27. Tokuyama, a pro-Pyongyang Korean resident of Japan whose real name is Hong Chang Soo, took the WBC belt on a unanimous decision at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in the first-ever world title fight between a North and South Korean.

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Night scene of Pyongyang

File photo taken Feb. 19, 2014, shows a night scene of Pyongyang gymnasium in North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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100th day since Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People offer flowers in front of a portrait of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at Pyongyang Gymnasium in Pyongyang on March 25, 2012, the 100th day since his death. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean women flee from pro wrestling 'brawl'

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean women watching a professional wrestling match in traditional costume at ringside seats flee from a "brawl" outside the ring as Bob Sapp (R) and his opponent come near before a capacity crowd at a Pyongyang gymnasium on Aug. 31, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Pyongyang girls cheer for 'Antonio' Inoki

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean girls cheer Japanese upper house member and former professional wrestler Kanji "Antonio" Inoki (far L), who co-hosted a pro wrestling event in Pyongyang, upon entering a gymnasium in the capital city on Aug. 30, 2014.(Kyodo)

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N. Koreans enjoy 2nd day of pro wrestling exhibition

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A crowd of nearly 20,000 North Koreans gather at a gymnasium in Pyongyang on Aug. 31, 2014, to attend the final day of a pro wrestling event co-organized by Japanese Diet member Antonio Inoki. (Kyodo)

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N. Koreans enjoy 2nd day of pro wrestling exhibition

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A woman snaps a picture of a pro wrestling match during the final day of an event co-organized by Japanese Diet member Antonio Inoki at a gymnasium in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Aug. 31, 2014. (Kyodo)

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N. Koreans enjoy 2nd day of pro wrestling exhibition

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreas cheer for a wrestler during the final day of a pro wrestling event at a gymnasium in Pyongyang on Aug. 31, 2014. It was co-organized by Japanese Diet member Antonio Inoki. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea, Japanese lawmaker stage 2-day combat sports event

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People watch a pro wrestling match at the Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Gymnasium in North Korea's capital Pyongyang on Aug. 30, 2014, as the two-day combat sports event begins. The event, with 21 fighters from Japan, Brazil, China, France and the United States participating, is expected to attract about a total of 40,000 spectators, mostly North Koreans. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea, Japanese lawmaker stage 2-day combat sports event

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Antonio Inoki, a Japanese wrestler-turned-lawmaker, acknowledges the crowd at the Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Gymnasium in North Korea's capital Pyongyang on Aug. 30, 2014, before the start of a combat sports event. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea, Japanese lawmaker stage 2-day combat sports event

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People applaud as a professional wrestler appears at the Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Gymnasium in North Korea's capital Pyongyang on Aug. 30, 2014, on the first day of the two-day combat sports event. The event, with 21 fighters from Japan, Brazil, China, France and the United States participating, is expected to attract about a total of 40,000 spectators, mostly North Koreans. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea, Japanese lawmaker stage 2-day combat sports event

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People gather at the Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Gymnasium in North Korea's capital Pyongyang on Aug. 30, 2014, to watch a combat sports event. The two-day event, with 21 fighters from Japan, Brazil, China, France and the United States participating, is expected to attract about a total of 40,000 spectators, mostly North Koreans. (Kyodo)

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Venue of wrestling event in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken Aug. 29, 2014, shows the Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Gymnasium in Pyongyang. Japanese wrestler-turned-parliamentarian Antonio Inoki, currently visiting North Korea, will co-host the "International Pro Wrestling Festival" at the gymnasium on Aug. 30-31. (Kyodo)

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1,100 S. Koreans use new overland route to visit N. Korea

SEOUL, Japan - A bus carrying South Koreans passes through a gate on the South Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone en route to Pyongyang via a new overland route through the DMZ on Oct. 6. Some 1,100 South Koreans used the route to attend a ceremony marking the opening of a gymnasium in Pyongyang. (Yonhap-Kyodo)

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Tokuyama out-points Cho to win WBC super-flyweight belt

OSAKA, Japan - Challenger Masamori Tokuyama reacts after winning a points decision over South Korea's Cho In Joo to capture the World Boxing Council (WBC) super-flyweight title on Aug. 27. Tokuyama, a pro-Pyongyang Korean resident of Japan whose real name is Hong Chang Soo, took the WBC belt on a unanimous decision at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in the first-ever world title fight between a North and South Korean.