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(230918) -- NANNING, Sept. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows an exhibitor displaying a laptop at the 8th China-ASEAN Expo (above, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Zhou Hua on Oct. 25, 2011) and visitors looking at a tablet at the 20th China-ASEAN Expo (below, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Lu Boan on Sept. 18, 2023) in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The 20th China-ASEAN Expo is held in Nanning from September 16-19, with nearly 2,000 enterprises attending. Since the first China-ASEAN Expo was held in 2004, the event has actively built a platform for ASEAN enterprises to enter the Chinese market. (Xinhua)

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Fukushima plant chief's testimony disclosed

TOKYO, Japan - Masao Yoshida (C), chief of the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, answers reporters' questions at the plant in November 2011. On Sept. 11, 2014, the government released documents containing testimony from Yoshida, who died in July 2013, and 18 other people during interviews with government investigators on the handling of the nuclear crisis at the plant.

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Fukushima plant chief's testimony disclosed

TOKYO, Japan - Masao Yoshida, chief of the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, answers reporters' questions at the plant in November 2011. On Sept. 11, 2014, the government released documents containing testimony from Yoshida, who died in July 2013, and 18 other people during interviews with government investigators on the handling of the nuclear crisis at the plant.

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Clearing stranded vessel

KESENNUMA, Japan - Work is under way to remove the Kyotoku Maru No. 18, a fishing boat washed ashore by a tsunami following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2013.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on Sept. 18, 2013, shows the Nos. 5 (back) and 6 reactor buildings at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the plant on Sept. 19 and urged TEPCO to scrap the Nos. 5 and 6 reactors at the crippled plant that avoided meltdowns during the 2011 nuclear crisis.

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Educator Hashimoto

TOKYO, Japan - A June 18, 2011, photo shows Takeshi Hashimoto, a legendary Japanese language teacher known for his slow reading lessons. He died on Sept. 11, 2013, at a hospital in Kobe, western Japan. He was 101.

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Fishing vessel washed ashore by 2011 tsunami

KESENNUMA, Japan - Work begins Sept. 9, 2013, to dismantle a 330-ton fishing vessel that was washed ashore by the March 2011 tsunami and has remained stranded in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, one of the hardest-hit cities in northeastern Japan. Although the stricken vessel, the Kyotoku Maru No. 18, had become a tourist attraction, a plan by the city government of Kesennuma to preserve it as a memorial met with resistance from local residents, who said it revived bitter memories of the calamity.

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Fishing vessel washed ashore by 2011 tsunami

KESENNUMA, Japan - Work begins Sept. 9, 2013, to dismantle a 330-ton fishing vessel that was washed ashore by the March 2011 tsunami and has remained stranded in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, one of the hardest-hit cities in northeastern Japan. Although the stricken vessel, the Kyotoku Maru No. 18, had become a tourist attraction, a plan by the city government of Kesennuma to preserve it as a memorial met with resistance from local residents, who said it revived bitter memories of the calamity.

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Fishing vessel washed ashore by 2011 tsunami

KESENNUMA, Japan - Work begins Sept. 9, 2013, to dismantle a 330-ton fishing vessel that was washed ashore by the March 2011 tsunami and has remained stranded in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, one of the hardest-hit cities in northeastern Japan. Although the stricken vessel, the Kyotoku Maru No. 18, had become a tourist attraction, a plan by the city government of Kesennuma to preserve it as a memorial met with resistance from local residents, who said it revived bitter memories of the calamity.

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Fishing vessel washed ashore by 2011 tsunami

KESENNUMA, Japan - Work begins Sept. 9, 2013, to dismantle a 330-ton fishing vessel that was washed ashore by the March 2011 tsunami and has remained stranded in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, one of the hardest-hit cities in northeastern Japan. Although the stricken vessel, the Kyotoku Maru No. 18, had become a tourist attraction, a plan by the city government of Kesennuma to preserve it as a memorial met with resistance from local residents, who said it revived bitter memories of the calamity.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the Shishiori area in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (L), the day after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 1, 2013 (R). Work began Sept. 9, 2013, to dismantle the fishing vessel Kyotoku Maru No. 18 (front in both) that was washed ashore by the tsunami and has remained stranded.

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China's economy grows 9.1% in July-Sept.

BEIJING, China - Sheng Laiyun, spokesman of China's National Bureau of Statistics, announces on Oct. 18, 2011, in Beijing that the Chinese economy grew 9.1 percent in the July-September quarter from a year earlier, down from 9.5 percent growth the preceding quarter. The growth rate has slowed for three consecutive quarters.

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100% Chocolate Cafe in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 29, 2011 shows the inside of 100% Chocolate Cafe, which offers chocolates, chocolate foods and chocolate drinks in the Kyobashi district, central Tokyo. It boasts 56 different kinds of gourmet chocolates made from 22 types of cacao beans from 18 countries, including strawberry, royal milk tea, lemon salt and black pepper chocolates.

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Debris from March disaster catches fire

NATORI, Japan - Firefighters stand around piles of smoldering debris in the Yuriage district in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 18, 2011. A series of fires, believed to be spontaneous combustion, have recently been observed at temporary storage places of debris created from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Quake in northeastern India

GANGTOK, India - Young monks stand by a concrete floor of the Enchey Gompa monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, which has been cracked due to an earthquake in Gangtok, in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim, on Sept. 20, 2011. The powerful earthquake jolted a mountainous region where the borders of India, Nepal and China meet on Sept. 18, 2011.

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Quake in northeastern India

GANGTOK, India - A man stands beside a Tibetan Buddhist lodging facility hit by an earthquake in Gangtok, in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim, on Sept. 20, 2011. The powerful earthquake jolted a mountainous region where the borders of India, Nepal and China meet on Sept. 18, 2011.

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Quake in northeastern India

GANGTOK, India - People walk on a road hit by a landslide that occurred due to an earthquake in Gangtok, in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim, on Sept. 20, 2011. The powerful earthquake jolted a mountainous region where the borders of India, Nepal and China meet on Sept. 18, 2011.

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Quake in northeastern India

GANGTOK, India - The walls of a state government office building show cracks caused by an earthquake in Gangtok, in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim, on Sept. 20, 2011. The powerful earthquake jolted a mountainous region where the borders of India, Nepal and China meet on Sept. 18, 2011.

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Rangers' Uehara vs. Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Koji Uehara of the Texas Rangers pitches in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 18, 2011. Uehara entered the game during the seventh inning and struck out Luis Rodriguez.

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Ishikawa to play at Presidents Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa. Ishikawa has been selected to play for the International squad in the Presidents Cup, organizers announced Sept. 18, 2011. The tournament pits a team from the United States against an International squad.

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Dortmund's Kagawa scores 1st goal in season

HANNOVER, Germany - Borussia Dortmund's Shinji Kagawa (L), Japanese midfielder, dribbles in the first half of a soccer game against Hannover in Hannover, Germany, on Sept. 18, 2011. Bundesliga champion Dortmund lost 2-1.

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March for sexual minorities in Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - Participants of the 15th Rainbow March Sapporo parade in Sapporo on the northernmost main Japanese island of Hokkaido on Sept. 18, 2011, calling for a society that does not discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender/transsexual people. About 800 people from across the nation took part in the annual event.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Rangers

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a single in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 18, 2011. Ichiro went 1-for-4 in a 3-0 loss by the Mariners.

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Dortmund's Kagawa scores 1st goal of season

HANNOVER, Germany - Borussia Dortmund's Shinji Kagawa, Japanese midfielder, celebrates after scoring his first goal of the season in a soccer game against Hannover in Hannover, Germany, on Sept. 18, 2011. Bundesliga champion Dortmund lost 2-1.

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Indians' Fukudome vs. Twins

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Cleveland Indians right fielder Kosuke Fukudome singles to left in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis on Sept. 18, 2011. Fukudome went 1-for-4 in a 6-5 win for the Indians.

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JR Hokkaido president found dead

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Naotoshi Nakajima, president of Hokkaido Railway Co., commonly known as JR Hokkaido. Nakajima went missing Sept. 12, 2011, after leaving suicide notes, and was found dead off the coast of Otaru, Hokkaido, on Sept. 18, 2011.

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Indy Japan car race

MOTEGI, Japan - The Indy Japan final is held at the Twin Ring Motegi automobile racing track in Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, on Sept. 18, 2011.

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Nishikori in Davis Cup World Group playoff

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kei Nishikori celebrates after defeating Vishnu Vardhan of India 7-5, 6-3, 6-3, in a Davis Cup World Group playoff at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2011.

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March for sexual minorities in Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - Participants of the 15th Rainbow March Sapporo parade in Sapporo on the northernmost main Japanese island of Hokkaido on Sept. 18, 2011, calling for a society that does not discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender/transsexual people. About 800 people from across the nation took part in the annual event.

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Indy Japan car race

MOTEGI, Japan - The Indy Japan final is held at the Twin Ring Motegi automobile racing track in Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, on Sept. 18, 2011.

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Nishikori in Davis Cup World Group playoff

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kei Nishikori returns the ball to Vishnu Vardhan of India in a Davis Cup World Group playoff at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2011. Nishikori won the match 7-5, 6-3, 6-3.

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Anti-Japan demonstration in China

SHENYANG, China - People gather at a bell bearing the slogan ''Do not forget the national disgrace,'' referring to the Sept. 18, 1931, incident that led to Japan's invasion of China, at the Sept. 18th History Museum in the city of Shenyang, northeastern China, on Sept. 18, 2011, the 80th anniversary of the incident.

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Indy Japan car race

MOTEGI, Japan - Scott Dixon of New Zealand celebrates on top of his car after winning the Indy Japan final at the Twin Ring Motegi automobile racing track in Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, on Sept. 18, 2011.

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Indy Japan car race

MOTEGI, Japan - The car driven by Scott Dixon of New Zealand (front) is pursued by that of Will Power of Australia during the Indy Japan final held at the Twin Ring Motegi automobile racing track in Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, on Sept. 18, 2011. Dixon won the race and Power finished second.

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Australia's Barnes wins ANA Open

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Australia's Kurt Barnes poses with the winner's trophy after his victory in the ANA Open at Sapporo Golf Club's Wattsu Course in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 18, 2011.

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Children at Yasugi loach festival

MATSUE, Japan - Children scoop loaches during a loach festival in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Sept. 18, 2011. The city known for ''Yasugibushi,'' a folk song and loach-scooping dance, is promoting itself since Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda took office after comparing himself to the fish.

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Anti-Japan demonstration in China

SHENYANG, China - A man (C) burns the Japanese flag near the site of a ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China, in the city of Shenyang, northeastern China, on Sept. 18, 2011.

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Anti-Japan demonstration in China

SHENYANG, China - A demonstrator drives a car, with a flag bearing a slogan protesting Japan's control of the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, around the site of a ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China, in the city of Shenyang, northeastern China, on Sept. 18, 2011.

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Anti-Japan demonstration in China

SHENYANG, China - A man in military uniform (R front) is pictured at the site of a ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China, in the city of Shenyang, northeastern China, on Sept. 18, 2011.

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World wrestling championships

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Wrestlers compete on Sept. 12, 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey, at the world wrestling championships, which began the same day and will run through Sept. 18.

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Half year after disaster

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - People observe a moment's silence at a park in tsunami-hit Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, in front of an around 120-meter-long ''rainbow,'' made of about 18,000 handkerchiefs from around the country bearing messages of encouragement, at 2:46 p.m. on Sept. 11, 2011, the time when a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck six months earlier, triggering a killer tsunami.

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6 months after Japan quake, tsunami

KESENNUMA, Japan - Photos of an area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, (from top) on March 15, June 3 and Sept. 1, 2011, show that the fishing boat Kyotoku Maru No. 18, which was washed ashore by the March 11 tsunami, is still stranded, while the debris in the area has been cleared away.

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Another reactor halted for checkup

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo news helicopter on May 18, 2011, shows the No. 2 reactor (L) of the Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture. Kyushu Electric Power Co. halted the reactor on Sept. 1 for a three-month scheduled checkup, leaving only 12 of Japan's 54 commercial reactors in operation.

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Nadeshiko Japan photo exhibition in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Ambassador to the United States Ichiro Fujisaki (L) and Lee Satterfield, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for professional and cultural exchanges, view a photo exhibition on the women's soccer World Cup final between Japan and the United States at the Japanese Embassy's Japan Information and Culture Center in Washington on Aug. 18, 2011. The exhibition featuring Japan's World Cup victory began the same day and runs through Sept. 30.

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Tohoku cycling event returns to public roads

Local residents wave fishing flags in support of the first Tour de Tohoku cycling event on public roads since 2019 held in Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 18, 2022. The road race, aimed at supporting recovery from the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster that hit the region, was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ==Kyodo

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Tohoku cycling event returns to public roads

Local residents wave fishing flags in support of the first Tour de Tohoku cycling event on public roads since 2019 held in Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 18, 2022. The road race, aimed at supporting recovery from the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster that hit the region, was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Tohoku cycling event returns to public roads

Tour de Tohoku competitors ride their bikes in Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 18, 2022. The annual cycling event aims to support recovery from the earthquake-tsunami disaster that hit the region in March 2011.

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Tsunami-swept parts of shrine gate return from U.S.

Staff of the Yokohama Customs in the port city southwest of Tokyo show on Sept. 18, 2015, a head board of a "torii" Shinto shrine gate washed to the U.S. Pacific coast by the 2011 tsunami from the shrine's gateway in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan. The board was recently sent back from the United States along with a similar part of another gate at the shrine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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6 months after Japan quake, tsunami

KESENNUMA, Japan - Photos of an area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, (from top) on March 15, June 3 and Sept. 1, 2011, show that the fishing boat Kyotoku Maru No. 18, which was washed ashore by the March 11 tsunami, is still stranded, while the debris in the area has been cleared away. (Kyodo)

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Debris from March disaster catches fire

NATORI, Japan - Firefighters stand around piles of smoldering debris in the Yuriage district in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 18, 2011. A series of fires, believed to be spontaneous combustion, have recently been observed at temporary storage places of debris created from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster. (Kyodo)