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AKB48, sister groups at event in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - Japanese pop group AKB48 member Rie Kitahara shakes hands with a fan at a meet-the-fans event with its sister groups on July 29, 2014, in Shanghai, China. The event also aims to promote tourism and enhance exchanges among youth in Asia.

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Members of NGT48 attend press conference in Niigata

Rie Kitahara (C) and two other members of NGT48, a new sister group of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48, pose for photos at a press conference in Niigata on May 24, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NGT48 to have theater near Niigata Station

Rie Kitahara (R), captain of NGT48, speaks at a press conference in Niigata on May 24, 2015, about a project to build a theater near East Japan Railway Co.'s Niigata Station in the Japanese city for the new sister group of AKB48. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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AKB48, sister groups at event in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - Japanese pop group AKB48 member Rie Kitahara shakes hands with a fan at a meet-the-fans event with its sister groups on July 29, 2014, in Shanghai, China. The event also aims to promote tourism and enhance exchanges among youth in Asia. (Kyodo)