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(230915) -- LUSAKA, Sept. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 21, 2016 shows the New Kapiri Mposhi Station of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway in Zambia. The Tanzania-Zambia Railway runs from Dar es Salaam in Tanzania to New Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia. Zambia is a mining powerhouse in southern Africa, and is one of the largest copper producers on the continent. The country is also rich in tourism resources, attracting tourists worldwide. (Xinhua/Peng Lijun)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-JINJIANG RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers collect water plants on the Xinglong lake in Tianfu new area, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 21, 2022. Jinjiang River traverses the central part of Chengdu, contributing to the fame and glamor of Chengdu's many historic and cultural events. It has two main streams called Fuhe River and Nanhe River. Starting from Dujiangyan, the 150-km river goes outbound from Shuangliu District. In February of 2016, local government of Chengdu implemented ten regulations on water control. In 2017, the city started a program on water ecology management and building a greenway along Jinjiang River. As a result, the water quality of Jinjiang River has been improved a lot. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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Athletes prepare for 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 2 Kyodo - Japanese wheelchair basketball player Renshi Chokai, a 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympian, trains in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Sept. 21, 2017, to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

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Japan moves step closer to scrapping trouble-prone Monju reactor

NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 21 Kyodo - Photo taken Sept. 21, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the reactor building of the Monju fast-breeder unit in the Sea of Japan coastal city of Tsuruga. The government decided that day to rethink its policy on the plutonium-burning reactor that has hardly operated over the past 20 years despite its intended key role in Japan's nuclear fuel recycling policy.

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BOJ to wrap up "comprehensive assessment" amid easing speculation

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 21 Kyodo - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2016. The BOJ will wrap up its two-day Policy Board meeting later in the day and complete a "comprehensive assessment" of its monetary easing steps. (Pool photo)

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New Komeito chief Yamaguchi secures 4th term until 2016

TOKYO, Japan - Natsuo Yamaguchi (L), head of the New Komeito party, the junior partner in the ruling coalition, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands during a Komeito party convention in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2014, after Yamaguchi secured a fourth two-year term as party leader until September 2016.

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Baseball: Ohtani pitching in Japan

Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Shohei Ohtani reacts after center fielder Daikan Yoh made a spectacular catch of a fly ball hit by Kenta Imamiya in the seventh inning of a game against the SoftBank Hawks on Sept. 21, 2016, at Yahuoku Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan.

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AKB48 to perform almost daily at Osaka theme park

Members of the Japanese all-girl pop group AKB48 take part in a promotional event at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, western Japan, on June 2, 2016. USJ announced the same day that AKB48 will perform almost every day at the theme park from July 21 to Sept. 4, as part of events to commemorate its 15th anniversary. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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AKB48 to perform almost daily at Osaka theme park

Members of the Japanese all-girl pop group AKB48 pose for a photo at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, western Japan, on June 2, 2016. USJ announced the same day that AKB48 will perform almost every day at the theme park from July 21 to Sept. 4, as part of events to commemorate its 15th anniversary. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan succumbs to 3rd defeat at volleyball World Cup

Nicole Fawcett (14) and Tetori Dixon (21) of the United States attempt to block Saori Kimura's spike in the first set of a round-robin match against Japan at the volleyball World Cup in Nagoya on Sept. 5, 2015. The United States won in four sets to rise to an 8-2 record, while Japan's third loss guaranteed that the host nation would not make a top-two finish required for automatic qualification for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletes prepare for 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

Japanese wheelchair basketball player Renshi Chokai, a 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympian, trains in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Sept. 21, 2017, to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Innovation preserves Taipei's Japanese architectural heritage

Photo taken Sept. 21, 2016, in Taipei shows the No. 1 Granary, which was constructed as an emergency food storage facility during the end of World War II in case of a possible invasion, and was designated in 2006 a historic structure. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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H.K. court rejects sentencing reviews on student protest leaders

Photo taken Sept. 21, 2016, outside a Hong Kong court house shows three student leaders -- (from L) Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow. The court rejected giving harsher penalties on the three, who were spared prison term for their roles in an illegal rally that triggered the 79-day occupation of key districts of the city in 2014, upon requests by the justice department for the trio's alleged lack of "genuine remorse." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan moves step closer to scrapping trouble-prone Monju reactor

Photo taken Sept. 21, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the reactor building of the Monju fast-breeder unit in the Sea of Japan coastal city of Tsuruga. The government decided that day to rethink its policy on the plutonium-burning reactor that has hardly operated over the past 20 years despite its intended key role in Japan's nuclear fuel recycling policy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan moves step closer to scrapping trouble-prone Monju reactor

Photo taken Sept. 21, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the reactor building of the Monju fast-breeder unit in the Sea of Japan coastal city of Tsuruga. The government decided that day to rethink its policy on the plutonium-burning reactor that has hardly operated over the past 20 years despite its intended key role in Japan's nuclear fuel recycling policy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BOJ enters new policy phase, adopts 10-yr bond yield as target

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2016, after the central bank decided at its Policy Board meeting to modify the framework of its bond-buying program to keep the yield of bellwether 10-year Japanese government debt around zero percent. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BOJ enters new policy phase, adopts 10-yr bond yield as target

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2016, after the central bank decided at its Policy Board meeting to modify the framework of its bond-buying program to keep the yield of bellwether 10-year Japanese government debt around zero percent. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BOJ enters new policy phase, adopts 10-yr bond yield as target

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2016, after the central bank decided at its Policy Board meeting to modify the framework of its bond-buying program to keep the yield of bellwether 10-year Japanese government debt around zero percent. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BOJ enters new policy phase, adopts 10-yr bond yield as target

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2016, after the central bank decided at its Policy Board meeting to modify the framework of its bond-buying program to keep the yield of bellwether 10-year Japanese government debt around zero percent. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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VW begins selling revamped "Beetle" in Japan

Photo taken Sept. 21, 2016, in Tokyo shows the partially revamped "the Beetle" vehicle made by Volkswagen. The new model is equipped with the system that detects driver's fatigue level, and is available in eight colors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gov't to discuss fate of Monju reactor

Photo taken Sept. 10, 2016, shows the reactor building of the Monju fast-breeder unit in the Sea of Japan coastal city of Tsuruga. The government will discuss on Sept. 21 whether to rethink its pursuit of the costly and trouble-plagued reactor that was tasked with playing a key role in Japan's nuclear fuel recycling policy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Badminton: Takahashi, Matsutomo claim 2nd Japan Open title

Japan's Ayaka Takahashi (L) and Misaki Matsutomo, who won the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic women's badminton doubles, celebrate after defeating South Korea's Kim Ha Na and Kong Hee Yong 21-18, 21-16 in the Japan Open women's doubles final at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Sept. 24, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese, U.S. governments meet for discussions over Monju reactor

Representatives from the Japanese and U.S. governments meet in Vienna on Sept. 25, 2016, for discussions to potentially scrap the Monju fast-breeder unit in the Sea of Japan coastal city of Tsuruga. The Japanese government decided Sept. 21 to rethink its policy on the plutonium-burning reactor, which has hardly been in operation over the past 20 years despite its intended key role in Japan's nuclear fuel recycling policy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahashi, Matsutomo fall in rematch of Rio final

Rio Olympics silver medalists Christinna Pedersen (L in front) and Kamilla Rytter Juhl of Denmark (R in front) celebrate after gaining a point against gold medalists Misaki Matsutomo (L in back) and Ayaka Takahashi of Japan during the women's doubles final at the Yonex Open badminton tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2016. The Danish pair got their revenge with a 19-21, 21-18, 21-12 win. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahashi, Matsutomo fall in rematch of Rio final

Rio Olympics gold medalists Ayaka Takahashi (back) and Misaki Matsutomo of Japan play against silver medalists Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl of Denmark during the women's doubles final at the Yonex Open badminton tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2016. The Danish pair got their revenge with a 19-21, 21-18, 21-12 win. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rio gold medal pair advances to Yonex Open Japan final

Rio de Janeiro Olympics gold medal pair of Ayaka Takahashi (front) and Misaki Matsutomo face off against compatriots Shiho Tanaka and Koharu Yonemoto during a Yonex Open Japan semifinal in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2016. Takahashi and Matsutomo won 21-14, 21-19 to advance to the final against Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl of Denmark, in a reply of the Rio women's doubles final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rio gold medal pair advances to Yonex Open Japan final

Rio de Janeiro Olympics gold medal pair of Ayaka Takahashi (L) and Misaki Matsutomo face off against compatriots Shiho Tanaka and Koharu Yonemoto during a Yonex Open Japan semifinal in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2016. Takahashi and Matsutomo won 21-14, 21-19 to advance to the final against Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl of Denmark, in a reply of the Rio women's doubles final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rio gold medal pair advances to Yonex Open Japan final

Rio de Janeiro Olympics gold medal pair of Ayaka Takahashi (L) and Misaki Matsutomo face off against compatriots Shiho Tanaka and Koharu Yonemoto during a Yonex Open Japan semifinal in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2016. Takahashi and Matsutomo won 21-14, 21-19 to advance to the final against Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl of Denmark, in a reply of the Rio women's doubles final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamaguchi ousts Okuhara at Yonex Open Japan

Rio Olympics bronze medalist Nozomi Okuhara (back) faces off against Akane Yamaguchi at the Yonex Open Japan in Tokyo on Sept. 23, 2016. Yamaguchi won 21-11, 23-21 to reach the semifinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamaguchi ousts Okuhara at Yonex Open Japan

Rio Olympics bronze medalist Nozomi Okuhara (front) faces off against Akane Yamaguchi at the Yonex Open Japan in Tokyo on Sept. 23, 2016. Yamaguchi won 21-11, 23-21 to reach the semifinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahashi, Matsutomo reach Yonex Open Japan semis

Rio Olympic women's doubles badminton champions Ayaka Takahashi (R) and Misaki Matsutomo react after beating Rawinda Prajongjai and Jongkolphan Kititharakul of Thailand 21-11, 21-8 during a quarterfinal of the Yonex Japan Open in Tokyo on Sept. 23, 2016, to reach the last four. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahashi, Matsutomo reach Yonex Open Japan semis

Rio Olympic women's doubles badminton champions Ayaka Takahashi (R on front) and Misaki Matsutomo defeat Thailand's Rawinda Prajongjai and Jongkolphan Kititharakul 21-11, 21-8 during a quarterfinal of the Yonex Japan Open in Tokyo on Sept. 23, 2016, to reach the last four. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahashi, Matsutomo reach Yonex Open Japan semis

Rio Olympic women's doubles badminton champions Ayaka Takahashi (R) and Misaki Matsutomo face off against Rawinda Prajongjai and Jongkolphan Kititharakul of Thailand during a quarterfinal of the Yonex Japan Open in Tokyo on Sept. 23, 2016. The Japanese pair won 21-11, 21-8 to reach the last four. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahashi, Matsutomo reach Yonex Open Japan semis

Rio Olympic women's doubles badminton champions Ayaka Takahashi (R) and Misaki Matsutomo face off against Rawinda Prajongjai and Jongkolphan Kititharakul of Thailand during a quarterfinal of the Yonex Japan Open in Tokyo on Sept. 23, 2016. The Japanese pair won 21-11, 21-8 to reach the last four. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahashi, Matsutomo reach Yonex Open Japan semis

Rio Olympic women's doubles badminton champions Ayaka Takahashi (R) and Misaki Matsutomo face off against Rawinda Prajongjai and Jongkolphan Kititharakul of Thailand during a quarterfinal of the Yonex Japan Open in Tokyo on Sept. 23, 2016. The Japanese pair won 21-11, 21-8 to reach the last four. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamaguchi ousts Okuhara at Yonex Open Japan

Rio Olympics bronze medalist Nozomi Okuhara (L) congratulates Akane Yamaguchi after the latter prevails 21-11, 23-21 in their match at the Yonex Open Japan in Tokyo on Sept. 23, 2016, to reach the semifinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe attends Japanese cuisine reception in New York

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) tries Japanese food as David Bouley (R), renowned New York chef and Japanese cuisine goodwill ambassador, and others look on, during a reception themed on Japanese cuisine in New York on Sept. 21, 2016. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe attends Japanese cuisine reception in New York

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and his wife Akie attend a reception themed on Japanese cuisine in New York on Sept. 21, 2016. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe attends Japanese cuisine reception in New York

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and his wife Akie attend a reception themed on Japanese cuisine in New York on Sept. 21, 2016. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yankees ace Tanaka allows 4 homers in an inning against Rays

New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka stands on the mound as Tampa Bay Rays' Corey Dickerson rounds base after hitting a solo homer in the third inning of their game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 21, 2016. Tanaka gave up four home runs in the third inning but picked up his 14th victory of the season as the Yankees won 11-5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yankees ace Tanaka allows 4 homers in an inning against Rays

New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 21, 2016. Tanaka gave up four home runs in the third inning but picked up his 14th victory of the season as the Yankees won 11-5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yankees ace Tanaka allows 4 homers in an inning against Rays

New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 21, 2016. Tanaka gave up four home runs in the third inning but picked up his 14th victory of the season as the Yankees won 11-5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Biden agree to maintain communication over Japan-Russia talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden shake hands in New York on Sept. 21, 2016, as they meet on the margins of the U.N. General Assembly. They agreed that Japan and the U.S. will maintain close communication over Japan's dialogue with Russia on ways to advance a decades-old territorial dispute. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Biden agree to maintain communication over Japan-Russia talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden meet in New York on Sept. 21, 2016, on the margins of the U.N. General Assembly. Abe and Biden agreed that Japan and the U.S. will maintain close communication over Japan's dialogue with Russia on ways to advance a decades-old territorial dispute. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kishida eyes visit to Russia ahead of Putin's Japan trip

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters after his talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in New York on Sept. 21, 2016. They agreed to step up preparations for a planned visit to Japan by President Vladimir Putin in December, with Kishida eyeing a visit to Russia possibly in late October. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kishida eyes visit to Russia ahead of Putin's Japan trip

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (R) hold talks in New York on Sept. 21, 2016. They agreed to step up preparations for a planned visit to Japan by President Vladimir Putin in December, with Kishida eyeing a visit to Russia possibly in late October. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe willing to visit Iran, vows to boost economic ties

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hold talks in New York on Sept. 21, 2016, on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe willing to visit Iran, vows to boost economic ties

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shake hands ahead of their talks in New York on Sept. 21, 2016. They met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe willing to visit Iran, vows to boost economic ties

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shake hands ahead of their talks in New York on Sept. 21, 2016. They met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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UNSC holds high-level meeting on Syria

The United Nations Security Council holds a high-level meeting on Syria at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 21, 2016. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo