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(221228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Sept. 15, 2019 shows team Spain celebrate during the awarding ceremony after the final match between Spain and Argentina at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in Beijing, capital of China. Spain overtook the United States to become the new No. 1 team in the FIBA men's world rankings released on November 18. Spain is only the second team to top the rankings since 2010, ending a 12-year run of the United States holding the top position. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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Key chain containing radioactive material

CHIBA, Japan - Photo shows a key chain confiscated by the Chiba prefectural police which contains a glow-in-the-dark material that emits radiation around 12 times greater than the legal limit. Police said on Sept. 27, 2011, they sent papers to prosecutors in April concerning a 15-year-old boy suspected of violating laws meant to prevent radiation hazards. The boy allegedly sold the key chains via the Internet at prices ranging from 3,000 to 10,000 yen after purchasing 30 of them online for 1,000 yen each from July to October 2010.

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Hiroshima Peace Watch reset

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Peace Watch in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, which has been counting the days from the most recent nuclear test, is reset to 28 days on Oct. 13, 2010. The United States declared that it conducted a subcritical nuclear test on Sept. 15 in a Nevada underground test site.

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Hakuho a day after winning autumn sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho holds a photo of the legendary Futabayama, who went on a 69-bout tear from 1936-1939, at a press conference at his stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Sept. 27, 2010, a day after winning the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament with a perfect 15-0 record and extending his winning streak to 62 bouts.

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Hakuho a day after winning autumn sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho meets the press at his stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Sept. 27, 2010, after winning the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament with a perfect 15-0 record and extending his winning streak to 62 bouts.

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Hakuho a day after winning autumn sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho holds a photo of the legendary Futabayama, who went on a 69-bout tear from 1936-1939, at a press conference at his stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Sept. 27, 2010, a day after winning the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament with a perfect 15-0 record and extending his winning streak to 62 bouts.

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Hakuho gets 16th Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (C) holds the Emperor's Cup after logging a perfect 15-0 record at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2010.

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Hakuho gets 16th Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (C) holds the Emperor's Cup after logging a perfect 15-0 record at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2010.

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Hakuho gets 16th Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (C) holds the Emperor's Cup after logging a perfect 15-0 record at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2010.

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Hakuho brushes aside Harumafuji for perfect autumn meet

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) beats countryman Harumafuji to finish with a 15-0 record a day after securing his 16th Emperor's Cup at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2010.

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Hakuho gets 16th Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma after finishing with a perfect 15-0 record at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2010.

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Hakuho finishes with perfect 15-0 record at autumn meet

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) receives the prime minister's cup from Prime Minister Naoto Kan after finishing with a perfect 15-0 record at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2010.

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Hakuho extends winning streak to 60

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (R) defeats Estonian ozeki Baruto with an overarm throw in the day's final bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 24, 2010. Hakuho recorded his 60th consecutive victory and improved to 13-0 at the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Hakuho brushes aside Harumafuji for perfect autumn meet

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) beats countryman Harumafuji to finish with a 15-0 record a day after securing his 16th Emperor's Cup at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2010.

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Hakuho extends winning streak to 60

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho smiles after winning his 60th consecutive bout by defeating Estonian ozeki Baruto in the day's final bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 24, 2010. Hakuho improved to 13-0 at the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Hakuho extends winning streak to 60

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho leaves the ring with his winner's prize money after defeating Estonian ozeki Baruto in the day's final bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 24, 2010. Hakuho recorded his 60th consecutive victory and improved to 13-0 at the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Hakuho extends winning streak to 60

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) wrestles with Estonian ozeki Baruto in the day's final bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 24, 2010. Hakuho recorded his 60th consecutive victory and improved to 13-0 at the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Baruto defeated by Kakuryu

TOKYO, Japan - Estonian Ozeki Baruto, facing camera, gets an outer leg trip from Mongolian komusubi Kakuryu on Sept. 22, 2010, the 11th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan gymnasium. Baruto suffered his third loss while Kakuryu improved to 7 wins out of 11 at the 15-day meet.

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Acquitted welfare official returns to work

TOKYO, Japan - Senior welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki (L) receives the letter of appointment from Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Ritsuo Hosokawa at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2010. Muraki was acquitted of a postal abuse charge and reinstated to the ministry after 15 months.

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Acquitted welfare official returns to work

TOKYO, Japan - Senior welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki (front) is welcomed by her coworkers upon her arrival at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2010. Muraki was acquitted of a postal abuse charge and reinstated to the ministry after 15 months.

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F-15 at Futenma airbase in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Two F-15 fighter jets (Back) from the U.S. Air Force's Kadena Air Base land at U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station, both in Okinawa Prefecture, on Sept. 22, 2010. The Air Force said F-15s at Kadena base are likely to use Futenma from October as Kadena's runways are expected to undergo repairs.

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F-15 at Futenma airbase in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - An F-15 fighter jet, usually stationed at the U.S. Air Force's Kadena Air Base, takes off from the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station, both in Okinawa Prefecture, on Sept. 22, 2010. The Air Force said F-15s at Kadena base are likely to use Futenma from October as Kadena's runways are expected to undergo repairs.

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Acquitted welfare official returns to work

TOKYO, Japan - Senior welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki (C) is welcomed by her coworkers upon her arrival at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2010. Muraki was acquitted of a postal abuse charge and reinstated to the ministry after 15 months.

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Acquitted welfare official returns to work

TOKYO, Japan - Senior welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki (C) is welcomed by her coworkers upon her arrival at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2010. Muraki was acquitted of a postal abuse charge and reinstated to the ministry after 15 months.

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Kotooshu beats Kaio

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu throws down ozeki Kaio on the 10th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 21, 2010, making it nine wins out of 10 in the 15-day meet.

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New int'l terminal at Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 15, 2010, shows the building to be used as a new international terminal at Tokyo's Haneda airport starting Oct. 21.

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Matsui triples against Indians

CLEVELAND, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a run-scoring triple to center in the second inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians on Sept. 15, 2010, at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. Matsui went 1-for-3 as his team won 7-0.

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Matsui triples against Indians

CLEVELAND, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a run-scoring triple to center in the second inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians on Sept. 15, 2010, at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. Matsui went 1-for-3 as his team won 7-0.

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Guarding Senkakus

NAHA, Japan - Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel aboard a P-3C patrol airplane examine ships from above the East China Sea around the disputed Senkaku Islands, called Diaoyu in China, on Sept. 15, 2010. Tension between Japan and China has tightened over the territorial row.

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Ichiro still 11 hits away from 200 mark

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki grounds out to pitcher in the first inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox on Sept. 15, 2010. Ichiro was held hitless in four at-bats to remain 11 hits shy of his 10th consecutive 200-hit season in the major leagues in his team's 5-1 loss.

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Okinawa Gov. Nakaima to run again in gubernatorial election

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima says he is planning to run in the gubernatorial election in November at a meeting with his supporters in Naha on Sept. 15, 2010. Nakaima pledged to find a way to lighten the burden on the people of Okinawa of hosting the majority of U.S. military bases in Japan.

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Guarding Senkakus

NAHA, Japan - Photo shows Uotsuri Island of the disputed Senkaku Islands, called Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's P-3C patrol airplane on Sept. 15, 2010. Tension between Japan and China has heightened over the territorial row.

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PM Kan after meeting with Ozawa

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks to reporters after meeting with Ichiro Ozawa, a former secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan who challenged him in the party's leadership election, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2010. Attention is focused on whether Kan will offer Ozawa and his allies any key posts in the government or the party.

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N. Korea's 'ssirum' winner gets bull

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Ri Jo Won rides on a grand bull weighing nearly a ton he was awarded after winning an unrestricted-weight national ''ssirum,'' or Korean wrestling tournament, in Pyongyang on Sept. 15, 2010.

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Armitage says China testing Japan over territorial row

TOKYO, Japan - Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage speaks in a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2010. Armitage said China's handling of a recent bilateral row over a ship collision case seems to be a way of ''testing'' Japan.

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N. Korea's 'ssirum' winner gets bull

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Ri Jo Won (back) wins in the unrestricted weight class of a national ''ssirum,'' or Korean wrestling tournament, in Pyongyang on Sept. 15, 2010.

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Mitsuoka Motor to manufacture cars in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Mitsuoka Motor Co. President Akio Mitsuoka (2nd L) stands beside a new model Galue IV in Bangkok on Sept. 15, 2010. The automaker established a joint venture with Thai auto seller Yontrakit to produce cars, including the new sedan, from October 2010.

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Worker android unveiled in Tsukuba

TSUKUBA, Japan - New android ''HRP-4,'' created to be a future component of the labor force, is unveiled in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2010. The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and Kawada Industries Inc. jointly created the robot.

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Astronaut Noguchi reports his stay in space

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi (R) speaks to the public in Kyoto about his time at the International Space Station on Sept. 15, 2010. Noguchi, who returned to Earth in June, said he was able to relax by taking care of plants which grew even in space.

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Bosworth arrives in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Stephen Bosworth (C), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, and Sung Kim, Washington's chief delegate to the six-way talks, arrive at a hotel in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2010. Bosworth is scheduled to hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and Wu Dawei, China's special representative for Korean Peninsula affairs, during his stay in Beijing through the following day.

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Sony unveils new Walkman

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. unveils its new models of Walkman portable digital music players which are equipped with noise canceling function in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2010. The new series will hit the market from October 2010.

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Bosworth arrives in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Stephen Bosworth (L), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, arrives at Beijing international airport on Sept. 15, 2010. Bosworth is scheduled to hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and Wu Dawei, China's special representative for Korean Peninsula affairs, during his stay through the following day.

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Ozeki Kotooshu beats Tochinoshin

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu forces Georgian No. 2 maegashira Tochinoshin out of the ring in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2010.

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Yokozuna Hakuho wins 51st match in a row

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) beats Homasho by overarm throw in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2010, extending his winning streak to 51 bouts.

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Bear captured alive in Kanazawa suburb

KANAZAWA, Japan - A male Asiatic black bear is captured alive in a suburb of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, after being sedated by a tranquilizer gun on Sept. 15, 2010.

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PM Kan meets with Ozawa

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan heads for a meeting with Ichiro Ozawa, a former secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan who challenged Kan in the party's leadership election, at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2010. Attention is focused on whether Kan will offer Ozawa and his allies any key posts in the government or the party.

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Costa Rican envoy Castro in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Costa Rican Foreign Minister Rene Castro speaks during an interview at a hotel in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2010. Castro said Costa Rica is aiming for effectively zero CO2 emissions by 2021 with the help of Japanese technological assistance and aid.

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Chinese fishing boat returns home after collision

JINJIANG, China - A Chinese fishing boat, which collided with Japan Coast Guard vessels off the disputed Senkaku Islands, returns to its home port in Shenhu Zhen in China's Fujian Province on Sept. 15, 2010.

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Best Japanese garden

YONAGO, Japan - Visitors view the Adachi Museum of Art garden in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2010. U.S. magazine Journal of Japanese Gardening has picked the site as the best Japanese garden.

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Screens depicting 19th century Korean delegation unveiled

FUKUYAMA, Japan - A screen depicting Korean delegation members interacting with their Japanese hosts is unveiled to the media at the former Taichoro reception hall, which used to accommodate senior members of Korean delegations, in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2010. The screen is believed to have been made during the Bunka period (1804-1818).