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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis celebrates marriage for 20 couples during a nuptial Mass in St. Peter's Basilica , Vatican on Sept. 14, 2014, including some who already have kids , a sin under Catholic Church teaching. The ages of the newlyweds range from 25 to 56, and among them there are those who are already living together, those who already have children, those who met in church. It is quite rare for a pope to celebrate public weddings. John Paul II did it twice, in 1994 and 2000, while Benedict XVI never officiated the sacrament during his papacy. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Russian woman holds letter to Japanese pen pal

KUSHIRO, Japan - Galina Burisovna Danilinichuk holds a letter to her Japanese pen pal Tadaaki Iwasaki, a resident of Sapporo in northern Japan, in this file photo taken Sept. 14, 2014, on Etorofu, one of the four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido. She has been attending the grave of the Iwasaki family since they met around 10 years ago during her visa-free visit to Sapporo.

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N. Korea media mentions leader Kim's activities

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The country's state media reported Kims's activities for the first time in 40 days on Oct. 14, 2014, saying he visited a residential district for scientists, amid a flurry of speculation about his health. Kim had not been seen in public since attending a concert with his wife in Pyongyang on Sept. 3.

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Students deepen friendship on Russian-held island

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese and Russian junior and senior high school students dance at a gymnasium on Etorofu Island, one of the four Russian-controlled islands claimed by Japan off Hokkaido, on Sept 14, 2014. The Japanese students visited the island through the non-visa exchange program.

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Xbox One put on sale in China, 1st game console in 14 years

BEIJING, China - A retail store clerk tries Xbox One put on sale by Microsoft Crop. of the U.S. on Sept. 29, 2014, in Beijing, the first foreign game console in 14 years officially launched in China.

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Yokozuna Hakuho clinches 31st title at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia waves to the crowd at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 28, 2014, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament with a 14-1 record.

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Yokozuna Hakuho clinches 31st title at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia, surrounded by supporters, poses with the Emperor's Cup after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament with a 14-1 record at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 28, 2014.

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Yokozuna Hakuho clinches 31st title at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia, surrounded by supporters, poses with the Emperor's Cup after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament with a 14-1 record at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 28, 2014.

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Yokozuna Hakuho clinches 31st title at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (back) brings down compatriot yokozuna Kakuryu on the final day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 28, 2014. Hakuho won his 31st career championship with a 14-1 record.

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Yokozuna Hakuho clinches 31st title at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mogolia (L) receives the Emperor's Cup from Kitanoumi, chairman of the Japan Sumo Association, at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 28, 2014, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament with a 14-1 record.

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Yokozuna Hakuho clinches 31st title at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mogolia (L) receives the Emperor's Cup from Kitanoumi, chairman of the Japan Sumo Association, at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 28, 2014, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament with a 14-1 record.

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Yokozuna Hakuho clinches 31st title at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (front) brings down compatriot yokozuna Kakuryu on the final day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 28, 2014. Hakuho won his 31st career championship with a 14-1 record.

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Standoff between police, H.K. students

HONG KONG, China - Their eyes covered with food wrap to protect against pepper-spray, students stage a sit-in outside government headquarters in Hong Kong on Sept. 27, 2014. A standoff between police and Hong Kong students protesting what they see as Beijing's move to undermine democracy in the territory's leadership election ended later in the day after a 14-hour sit-in and clashes, with at least 29 people injured and 13 people arrested.

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Standoff between police, H.K. students

HONG KONG, China - Flanked by riot police, students stage a sit-in outside government headquarters in Hong Kong on Sept. 27, 2014. A standoff between police and Hong Kong students protesting what they see as Beijing's move to undermine democracy in the territory's leadership election ended later in the day after a 14-hour sit-in and clashes, with at least 29 people injured and 13 people arrested.

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Central Japan volcano Mt. Ontake erupts

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows columns of smoke rising from Mt. Ontake, a volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan, at 2:14 p.m. on Sept. 27, 2014. The volcano erupted shortly before noon the same day, with about 10 hikers injured.

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Central Japan volcano Mt. Ontake erupts

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows columns of smoke rising from Mt. Ontake, a volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan, at 2:14 p.m. on Sept. 27, 2014. The volcano erupted shortly before noon the same day, with about 10 hikers injured.

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Standoff between police, H.K. students

HONG KONG, China - Students (R side) scuffle with police officers outside government headquarters in Hong Kong before dawn on Sept. 27, 2014. A standoff between police and Hong Kong students protesting what they see as Beijing's move to undermine democracy in the territory's leadership election ended later in the day after a 14-hour sit-in and clashes, with at least 29 people injured and 13 people arrested.

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Kyodo News to release news photo books on postwar Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Kyodo News will publish "The Chronicle," a 14-volume series of news photos tracing Japan's 70-year postwar history. The covers of the first (L) and fourth volumes are displayed in this photo taken on Sept. 24, 2014.

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Yamaguchi, former film star known as Li Xianglan, dies at 94

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in 1974 shows Yoshiko Yamaguchi, a China-born Japanese singer and actress who became a House of Councillors member that year. Yamaguchi, who appeared in several films under the name of Li Xianglan, died of heart failure on Sept. 7, 2014, aged 94, her office said Sept. 14.

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Japan-Kuwait Asian Games soccer match before sparse audience

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan and Kuwait play a soccer game at the sparsely crowed Incheon Football Stadium during the 2014 Asian Games in the South Korean city on Sept. 14, 2014. Japan won 4-1 in the men's preliminary soccer competition.

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Century-old store in Ehime village reopens after 20yr hiatus

MATSUYAMA, Japan - The inside of Fukuda Hyakkaten, a general store that had served a mountainous community in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, for about 90 years before going out of business some 20 years ago, is shown on Sept. 14, 2014. It reopened under new owner Futoshi Kuroda (L, standing), with a cafe area.

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Century-old store in Ehime village reopens after 20yr hiatus

MATSUYAMA, Japan - People sit outside of Fukuda Hyakkaten, a general store that had served a mountainous community in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, for about 90 years before going out of business some 20 years ago, on Sept. 14, 2014. It reopened in the same traditional Japanese house built more than 100 years ago.

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Nagasaki island shrine draws tourists

FUKUOKA, Japan - A causeway that appears only during low tide leading to Kojima Shrine, a Shinto site on an islet off Iki Island in Nagasaki Prefecture, is seen on Sept. 14, 2014. The site, likened to France's Mont Saint-Michel abbey, is attracting more visitors.

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Nagasaki island shrine draws tourists

FUKUOKA, Japan - A causeway that appears only during low tide leading to Kojima Shrine, a Shinto site on an islet off Iki Island in Nagasaki Prefecture, is seen on Sept. 14, 2014. The site, likened to France's Mont Saint-Michel abbey, is attracting more visitors.

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Former East German car keeps loyal fans

COTTBUS, Germany - Enthusiasts of Trabant, a former East German car also known as Trabi, hit the road in Cottbus, Germany, on Sept. 14, 2014. Despite its outdated functionality, the automobile still enjoys popularity for its nostalgia-inducing classy appearance.

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Former East German car keeps loyal fans

COTTBUS, Germany - An enthusiast of Trabant, a former East German car also known as Trabi, poses with his vehicle in Cottbus, Germany, on Sept. 14, 2014. Despite its outdated functionality, the automobile still enjoys popularity for its nostalgia-inducing classy appearance.

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Honda on target again as Milan edge Parma in 9-goal thriller

PARMA, Italy - AC Milan's Keisuke Honda (10) struggles for a ball during a Serie A match against Parma in Parma, Italy, on Sept. 14, 2014. AC Milan edged Parma 5-4.

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Honda on target again as Milan edge Parma in 9-goal thriller

PARMA, Italy - AC Milan's Keisuke Honda scores with a header in the first half of a Serie A match against Parma in Parma, Italy, on Sept. 14, 2014. AC Milan edged Parma 5-4.

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Nagatomo contributes to Inter's 7-0 win over Sassuolo

MILAN, Italy - Inter Milan's Yuto Nagatomo (front) competes for the ball in a Serie A match against Sassuolo in Milan on Sept. 14, 2014. Inter won 7-0 at home.

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People dance together at Japan-S. Korea exchange event

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese and South Korean participants enjoy dancing together in the climax of the 10th Japan-South Korea Cultural Exchange Event in Seoul on Sept. 14, 2014, despite soured political relations between the two countries.

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Mika Miyazato scores ace in Evian Championship

EVIAN, France - Japan's Mika Miyazato (R) exchanges high fives with her caddy after she scored a hole-in-one on the 16th hole in the final round of the Evian Championship at Evian Resort Golf Club, southeastern France, on Sept. 14, 2014. She finished at 1-over 72 to end up with a tie for 36th with a 5-over 289.

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Wahlstrom attends Arab disaster risk reduction confab

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt - Margareta Wahlstrom (4th from front R), the United Nations special representative of the secretary-general for Disaster Risk Reduction, poses for a photo during the Arab Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Egypt's Sharm El Sheikh on Sept. 14, 2014.

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State minister Kiuchi speaks at Arab disaster confab

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt - Japan's State Minister for Foreign Affairs Minoru Kiuchi delivers a speech at the Arab Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on Sept. 14, 2014.

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Fertility network head interviewed in Paris

PARIS, France - Mariam Kukunashvili, director and founder of New Life Global Network headquartered in Georgia, speaks in an interview in Paris on Sept. 14, 2014. According to Kukunashvili, a 24-year-old Japanese man who she introduced surrogate mothers to wanted to father 10 to 15 babies every year for as long as he lived.

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People from tsunami-hit city perform drumming in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - A group of Japanese drum players performs a "Hikamidaiko" style of drumming originating in Rikuzentakata, a northeastern Japan city hard hit by the 2011 tsunami, during this year's Japan-South Korea cultural exchange event in Seoul on Sept. 14, 2014.

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Int'l meet on child abuse opens in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - The International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect opens at the Nagoya Congress Center in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 14, 2014, to discuss ways of preventing such crimes through symposiums divided into 45 panels.

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Traditional Japanese festival performed in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan's "Akita Kanto" festival featuring the hoisting of many lantern-bearing bamboo poles is performed in hope of a good harvest during the Japan-South Korea Cultural Exchange Event in Seoul on Sept. 14, 2014.

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N. Korea sentences U.S. tourist to 6 years hard labor

PYONGYANG, North Korea - American Matthew Todd Miller (R) appears at a courtroom of the Supreme Court of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North Korea's official name, on Sept. 14, 2014. Miller, 24, was sentenced to six years hard labor for "acts hostile to the DPRK," the country's official Korean Central News Agency reported. He was detained in April upon his entry into North Korea as a tourist after tearing up his tourist visa and demanding political asylum, according to KCNA.

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N. Korea sentences U.S. tourist to 6 years hard labor

PYONGYANG, North Korea - American Matthew Todd Miller is seen after being sentenced to six years hard labor at the Supreme Court of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North Korea's official name, on Sept. 14, 2014. Miller, 24, was sentenced to six years hard labor for "acts hostile to the DPRK," the country's official Korean Central News Agency reported. He was detained in April upon his entry into North Korea as a tourist after tearing up his tourist visa and demanding political asylum, according to KCNA.

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N. Korea sentences U.S. tourist to 6 years hard labor

PYONGYANG, North Korea - American Matthew Todd Miller (C) is seen after being sentenced to six years hard labor at the Supreme Court of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North Korea's official name, on Sept. 14, 2014. Miller, 24, was sentenced to six years hard labor for "acts hostile to the DPRK," the country's official Korean Central News Agency reported. He was detained in April upon his entry into North Korea as a tourist after tearing up his tourist visa and demanding political asylum, according to KCNA.

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Musical performance in place of sports festival

IWAKI, Japan - Kindergarten and junior high school students from Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, dance and sing along with U.S. volunteers from the Young Americans group on Sept. 14, 2014, in Iwaki in the same prefecture in an alternative to an annual sports festival. The children -- who live in temporary housing following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster -- are too few in number to hold the usual school athletic meet.

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Thousands in H.K. protest Beijing's decree on political reform

HONG KONG, China - Thousands of people march in Hong Kong on Sept. 14, 2014, to protest against a political reform framework for the territory designated by Beijing in August that the democracy camp says has crushed all hope for a democratic leadership election in 2017.

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Musical performance in place of sports festival

IWAKI, Japan - Kindergarten and junior high school students from Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, dance and sing along with U.S. volunteers from the Young Americans group on Sept. 14, 2014, in Iwaki in the same prefecture in an alternative to an annual sports festival. The children -- who live in temporary housing following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster -- are too few in number to hold the usual school athletic meet.

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Musical performance in place of sports festival

IWAKI, Japan - Kindergarten and junior high school students from Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, dance and sing along with U.S. volunteers from the Young Americans group on Sept. 14, 2014, in Iwaki in the same prefecture in an alternative to an annual sports festival. The children -- who live in temporary housing following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster -- are too few in number to hold the usual school athletic meet.

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Yamaguchi, former film star known as Li Xianglan, dies at 94

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in 1949 shows Yoshiko Yamaguchi, a China-born Japanese singer and actress who appeared in several films under the name of Li Xianglan. Yamaguchi, who later became a House of Councillors member, died of heart failure on Sept. 7, 2014, aged 94, her office said Sept. 14.

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Yamaguchi, former film star known as Li Xianglan, dies at 94

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 1954 shows Yoshiko Yamaguchi (R), a China-born Japanese singer and actress who appeared in several films under the name of Li Xianglan, and American sculptor Isamu Noguchi, who was Yamaguchi's husband at the time, upon their arrival at Tokyo's Haneda airport. Yamaguchi, who later became a House of Councillors member, died of heart failure on Sept. 7, 2014, aged 94, her office said Sept. 14.

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S. Korean foreign minister meets Japan envoy for 1st time

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se (L) shakes hands with Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koro Bessho in Seoul on Sept. 14, 2014. The South Korean foreign minister held a meeting with the Japanese ambassador for the first time since assuming the post in February 2013.

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S. Korean foreign minister meets Japan envoy for 1st time

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se (L) holds talks with Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koro Bessho in Seoul on Sept. 14, 2014. The South Korean foreign minister held a meeting with the Japanese ambassador for the first time since assuming the post in February 2013.

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S. Korean Foreign Minister Yun meets Japan envoy for 1st time

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se (R, front row) and Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koro Bessho (sitting next to Yun) attend a cultural exchange event in Seoul on Sept. 14, 2014. They also held talks at the venue of the event, marking the first time that the South Korean foreign minister has held a meeting with the Japanese ambassador since assuming the post in February 2013.

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S. Korean Foreign Minister Yun meets Japan envoy for 1st time

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se (R) and Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koro Bessho attend a cultural exchange event in Seoul on Sept. 14, 2014. They also held talks at the venue of the event, marking the first time that the South Korean foreign minister has held a meeting with the Japanese ambassador since assuming the post in February 2013.