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Municipalities' role in hosting sports events evident in Hangzhou Asian Games: Iranian official

STORY: Municipalities' role in hosting sports events evident in Hangzhou Asian Games: Iranian official SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 6, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the honoring ceremony STORYLINE: A senior Iranian sports official was impressed by the fact that municipalities shoulder the responsibility to host large scale sports competition in China. Secretary-General of Iran's National Olympic Committee (NOC) Seyed Manaf Hashemi said on Monday that the Hangzhou Asian Games very well demonstrated the role of municipalities and the urban management sector in hosting sports events. Hashemi said an interesting fact that attracted his attention during the Hangzhou Asian Games was that municipalities and mayors were the real hosts of the competitions as they shouldered the main responsibilities and made considerable efforts to hold the event. Hashemi made the remarks at a ceremony here to honor the Iranian medalists of the Hangzhou Asian Games.

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2 female ministers resign

TOKYO, Japan - Composite photo shows Justice Minister Midori Matsushima (R) and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi announcing their resignations due to money scandals, at press conferences in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2014. Matsushima distributed paper fans to voters in her electoral district, while Obuchi's political groups are suspected of having partially shouldered her supporters' expenses for theater outings, both possible violations of the election law.

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2 female ministers resign

TOKYO, Japan - Composite photo shows Justice Minister Midori Matsushima (L) and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi during press conferences in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2014, at which they announced their resignations due to money scandals. Matsushima distributed paper fans to voters in her electoral district, while Obuchi's political groups are suspected of having partially shouldered her supporters' expenses for theater outings, both possible violations of the election law.

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Japan, U.S. sign new burden-sharing agreement with moderate cut

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura shake hands at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 25 after signing a new three-year accord from next April on host-nation support for U.S. forces, including a moderate cut of 800 million yen in the utilities fees shouldered by Japan.

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Kameda defends WBA light flyweight title against Landaeta

TOKYO, Japan - Champion Koki Kameda of Japan is shouldered by his father Shiro after he beat challenger Juan Landaeta of Venezuela in the WBA light flyweight title match in Tokyo on Dec. 20. Kameda defended his title with a 3-0 decision.

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Kameda wins WBA light flyweight crown in split decision

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Koki Kameda is shouldered by his father Shiro as they celebrate the boxer's victory over Venezuelan Juan Landaeta in a match for the vacant WBA light flyweight title at Yokohama Arena on Aug. 2.

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Ex-diplomat recognizes existence of secret pact on Okinawa's return

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Bunroku Yoshino, who negotiated with the U.S. government for Okinawa's return to Japan as director general of the ministry's American Bureau, speaks during an interview at his home in Yokohama on FEb. 8. Yoshino, 87, acknowledged that Japan had secretly shouldered $4 million in costs for Okinawa's reversion to Japan from U.S. occupation in 1972.

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CAMBODIA-WHITE-SHOULDERED IBIS-POPULATION

(220823) -- PHNOM PENH, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Undated file photo shows a white-shouldered Ibis in a wildlife sanctuary in Cambodia. Cambodia has recorded the highest-ever number of critically endangered white-shouldered Ibis in the Sambo Wildlife Sanctuary in northeastern Kratie province, Neth Pheaktra, secretary of state and spokesman for the Ministry of Environment, said on Tuesday. (MoE/WWF-Cambodia/Handout via Xinhua)

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Ex-diplomat recognizes existence of secret pact on Okinawa's ret

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Bunroku Yoshino, who negotiated with the U.S. government for Okinawa's return to Japan as director general of the ministry's American Bureau, speaks during an interview at his home in Yokohama on FEb. 8. Yoshino, 87, acknowledged that Japan had secretly shouldered $4 million in costs for Okinawa's reversion to Japan from U.S. occupation in 1972. (Kyodo)

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Kameda wins WBA light flyweight crown in split decision

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Koki Kameda is shouldered by his father Shiro as they celebrate the boxer's victory over Venezuelan Juan Landaeta in a match for the vacant WBA light flyweight title at Yokohama Arena on Aug. 2. (Kyodo)

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Kameda defends WBA light flyweight title against Landaeta

TOKYO, Japan - Champion Koki Kameda of Japan is shouldered by his father Shiro after he beat challenger Juan Landaeta of Venezuela in the WBA light flyweight title match in Tokyo on Dec. 20. Kameda defended his title with a 3-0 decision. (Kyodo)

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Japan, U.S. sign new burden-sharing agreement with moderate cut

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura shake hands at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 25 after signing a new three-year accord from next April on host-nation support for U.S. forces, including a moderate cut of 800 million yen in the utilities fees shouldered by Japan. (Kyodo)

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Discount blitz launched for flights to Sendai to revive tourism

Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai introduces a poster promoting the launch of a discount campaign for visitors traveling to Sendai by air from Fukuoka, Chubu Centrair and Hiroshima airports between Sept. 5 and Dec. 19 at a news conference in the prefectural government office on July 6, 2015. Discounts of up to 10,000 yen, to be shouldered by the northeastern Japan prefecture, will be applied to flight tickets when purchased together with accommodation reservations via websites or over the counter at travel agents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawa gov. meets with Shiga gov.

Takeshi Onaga (R), governor of Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa, shakes hands with Shiga Gov. Taizo Mikazuki at the prefectural office in Naha, Okinawa capital, on June 8, 2015. Mikazuki expressed concern for people in Okinawa as they have shouldered excessive military burdens since the Pacific War. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2 female ministers resign

TOKYO, Japan - Composite photo shows Justice Minister Midori Matsushima (R) and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi announcing their resignations due to money scandals, at press conferences in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2014. Matsushima distributed paper fans to voters in her electoral district, while Obuchi's political groups are suspected of having partially shouldered her supporters' expenses for theater outings, both possible violations of the election law. (Kyodo)