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Japan make 5 changes to face Samoa in Rugby World Cup

GLOUCESTER, England, Oct. 2 Kyodo - Japan's Ryu Koliniasi Holani is pictured in Gloucester, England on Sept. 22, 2015. Holani was named as one of the squad's starting lineup to face Samoa in a Rugby World Cup Pool B match on Oct. 3, substituting for Amanaki Lelei Mafi, who was injured in the game against Scotland on Sept. 23.

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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Shakira speaks at U.N. headquarters

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 Kyodo - International pop star Shakira, a United Nations Children's Fund goodwill ambassador, speaks at a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2015. She urged global leaders to come together to demand a just end to the humanitarian crisis in Syria after talking about the necessity to invest heavily in early childhood development.

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Japan, Russia agree to resume talks to move forward isles' row

MOSCOW, Sept. 22 Kyodo - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov shake hands in Moscow on Sept. 21, 2015, after a joint news conference following their talks.

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Princess Kako makes speech using sign language

YONAGO, Japan, Sept. 22 Kyodo - Princess Kako, the 20-year-old second daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, uses a sign as she makes a speech at a national sign language performance event for high school students in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, in western Japan on Sept. 22, 2015.

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Group of rare bird species spotted in China's Yunnan

STORY: Group of rare bird species spotted in China's Yunnan DATELINE: Sept. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. pics of the 22 blossom-headed parakeets 2. various of blossom-headed parakeets STORYLINE: A total of 22 blossom-headed parakeets were recently spotted in Ruili, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The rare bird species mainly lives in China's Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi and other provinces. It has been put under second-class national protection. Some bird experts had thought that blossom-headed parakeet might have disappeared in China years ago, until seven of them were spotted in Yunnan in 2015. Experts said that the pictures of 22 parakeets may prove that the number of the bird species has increased in China. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kunming, China. (XHTV)

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Rugby: Michael Leitch

Michael Leitch, who captained Japan at the 2015 and 2019 Rugby World Cups, gives an online interview on Sept. 22, 2021.

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Expert talks about China's airstrip construction in South China Sea

Gregory Poling, director of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, an interactive multimedia website operated by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, talks about China's third airstrip construction in the South China Sea during an interview in Washington on Sept. 22, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iwakuma cruises to 9th win as Mariners thrash Royals 11-2

Seattle Mariners starter Hisashi Iwakuma smiles after the fifth inning against the Kansas City Royals on Sept. 22, 2015, in Kansas City, Missouri. He earned the 9th win of the season as the Mariners won 11-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iwakuma cruises to 9th win as Mariners thrash Royals 11-2

Hisashi Iwakuma of the Seattle Mariners pitches against the Kansas City Royals on Sept. 22, 2015, in Kansas City, Missouri, racking up his ninth win of the season against four losses. He scattered three hits and a walk over seven innings with 10 strikeouts as the Mariners won 11-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tsunami in Chile reaches as high as 6 to 7 meters

Takashi Tomita (R), a senior official of Japan's Port and Airport Research Institute, ascertains on Sept. 22, 2015, the height of a tsunami caused by a powerful earthquake that struck off the coast of central Chile, in Coquimbo, Chile. He found it reached as high as 6 to 7 meters, higher than previously estimated, in the central Chilean port city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Proposal to erect "comfort women" memorial in San Francisco approved

Chinese- and Korean-Americans celebrate on Sept. 22, 2015, as the San Francisco Board of Supervisors votes unanimously to establish a memorial dedicated to "comfort women" who were forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. trade chief mum over next ministerial Pacific deal talks

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman speaks at a think tank event in Washington on Sept. 22, 2015. Froman reiterated that the quality of a Trans-Pacific Partnership deal should take priority over the time frame. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamanaka makes 9th defense of WBC bantamweight title

WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka of Japan (R) takes a punch to the face from challenger Anselmo Moreno of Panama during the eighth round of their title match at Ota Ward Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2015. Yamanaka beat Moreno, a former WBA bantamweight champion, by a decision to make the ninth defense of his title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea responds to Mongolia's proposal for talks with Japan

Mongolian Foreign Minister Lundeg Purevsuren speaks at a press conference in Ulan Bator on Sept. 22, 2015. Purevsuren said that the North Korean response to a letter sent by Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj contained a reference to the issue of Pyongyang's past abductions of Japanese nationals, as well as a proposal to use Mongolia's capital as the venue for official talks with Japan on the issue. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamanaka makes 9th defense of WBC bantamweight title

WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka of Japan (L) fights challenger Anselmo Moreno of Panama in the fourth round of their title match at Ota Ward Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2015. Yamanaka beat Moreno, a former WBA bantamweight champion, by a decision to make the ninth defense of his title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamanaka makes 9th defense of WBC bantamweight title

WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka of Japan (L) punches challenger Anselmo Moreno of Panama during the seventh round of their title match at Ota Ward Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2015. Yamanaka beat Moreno, a former WBA bantamweight champion, by a decision to make the ninth defense of his title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kakuryu faces second defeat of Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Kakuryu (L) is forced out of the ring by his compatriot sekiwake Myogiryu on the 10th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 22, 2015, suffering his second loss in the 15-day event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamanaka makes 9th defense of WBC bantamweight title

WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka of Japan (L) acknowledges challenger Anselmo Moreno of Panama following their title match at Ota Ward Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2015, after Yamanaka won by a decision to secure the ninth successful defense of his title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamanaka makes 9th defense of WBC bantamweight title

WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka of Japan celebrates the ninth successful defense of his title at Ota Ward Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2015, after defeating Anselmo Moreno of Panama by a decision. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Russia hold governmental economic meeting in Moscow

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at the Japan-Russia Intergovernmental Committee on Trade and Economic Issues in Moscow on Sept. 22, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Terunofuji remains undefeated in Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Mongolian ozeki Terunofuji throws down his compatriot, the fifth-ranked maegashira Tamawashi, on the 10th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 22, 2015, remaining undefeated in the 15-day competition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamanaka makes 9th defense of WBC bantamweight title

WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka of Japan (R) delivers a punch to challenger Anselmo Moreno of Panama during the first round of their title match at Ota Ward Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2015. Yamanaka beat Moreno, a former WBA bantamweight champion, by a decision to make the ninth defense of his title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Belgian theater to back down from Tokyo Olympics logo suit

Belgian designer Olivier Debie, who filed a plagiarism lawsuit along with The Theatre de Liege of Belgium against the 2020 Tokyo Olympics logo, speaks to reporters in Liege, Belgium, on Sept. 22, 2015, a day after a lawyer for the theater said it will withdraw from the suit. Debie said he will continue with the action. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Russia hold governmental economic meeting in Moscow

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov shake hands at the beginning of the Japan-Russia Intergovernmental Committee on Trade and Economic Issues in Moscow on Sept. 22, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese PM Abe plays golf

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) enjoys the company of his friends and secretaries at a golf course in the village of Narusawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 21, 2015 during Japan's Silver Week holiday season. Following the enactment of contentious security legislation, Abe is taking a short break at his villa in the village until Sept. 22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese PM Abe plays golf

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) hits a shot at a golf course in the village of Narusawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 21, 2015 during Japan's Silver Week holiday season. Following the enactment of contentious security legislation, Abe is taking a short break at his villa in the village until Sept. 22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan enacts legislation for major shift in postwar security policy

A man faces the Diet building in Tokyo to protest the enactment of legislation aimed at expanding the role of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces overseas at 2:22 a.m. on Sept. 19, 2015. The placard bears an antiwar message. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese FM Wang at China-U.S. relations forum

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi talks about Sino-American relations at a forum in Beijing on Sept. 16, 2015, prior to President Xi Jinping's visit to the United States starting on Sept. 22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mudslide destroys solar panels

Solar panels lie collapsed in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai on Sept. 11, 2015, after a mudslide triggered by heavy rain. Three people were reported killed in the heavy rain pounding the Japanese archipelago, with more than 22 people unaccounted for. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Eastern Japan hit by heavy rain, floods

People stay at an elementary school after evacuating flooded areas in the northeastern Japanese city of Osaki on Sept. 11, 2015. Three people were reported killed in the heavy rain pounding the Japanese archipelago, while more than 22 people remained unaccounted for. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mudslide destroys solar panels

Solar panels lie collapsed in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai on Sept. 11, 2015, after a mudslide triggered by heavy rain. Three people were reported killed in the heavy rain pounding the Japanese archipelago, with more than 22 people unaccounted for. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swallows' Yamada wins player of month award again

Yakult Swallows second baseman Tetsuto Yamada poses for photos in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2015, as he was named the Central League player of the month for August. Leading his league with nine home runs and 22 RBIs, Yamada won the award for the second straight month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan beat Cambodia 3-0 in World Cup qualifier

Maya Yoshida (22) scores Japan's second goal during the second half of a 2018 World Cup soccer qualifier against Cambodia at Saitama Stadium in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Sept. 3, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan beat Cambodia 3-0 in World Cup qualifier

Maya Yoshida (22) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring Japan's second goal during the second half of a 2018 World Cup soccer qualifier against Cambodia at Saitama Stadium in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Sept. 3, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese military rehearses for WWII 70th anniversary parade

Chinese armed police urge visitors to leave Tiananmen Square on Aug. 22, 2015, ahead of a rehearsal for a military parade set for Sept. 3 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of China's victory in its war against Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese military prepares for WWII 70th anniversary parade

Decorations resembling the Great Wall are in place at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Aug. 22, 2015, as the Chinese military prepares for a military parade set for Sept. 3 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of China's victory in its war against Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese military rehearses for WWII 70th anniversary parade

A military vehicle is seen parked in Beijing on Aug. 22, 2015, as Chinese troops prepare to rehearse for a military parade set for Sept. 3 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of China's victory in its war against Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China prepares for WWII 70th anniversary parade in Beijing

Seats are lined up in Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Aug. 22, 2015, in preparation for a military parade set for Sept. 3 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of China's victory in its war against Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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