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(240307) -- HARBIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Shumei writes before dawn at home in Beilin District of Suihua City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 24, 2019. Jiang Shumei, 87, an illiterate granny who learned how to read at age 60, has painted more than 300 paintings and published 6 books, realizing a stunning transformation in her twilight years. Born in Juye County of China's Shandong Province in 1937, Jiang lives in Suihua City of China's Heilongjiang Province currently. In 1996, Jiang's husband died in a traffic accident. In order to relieve Jiang's grief, her daughter Zhang Ailing started teaching Jiang to read. Since 2012, Jiang has begun writing with Zhang's help and encouragement. "I never thought I could be a writer," Jiang said. The sufferings she had experienced in life became the inspiration for her stories. Jiang's compositions was posted on the Internet by her daughter who is also a writer, then she got the opportunity to publish a book. Since April 2013, Jiang's art

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Town landscape before and after 2011 disaster

SENDAI, Japan - A long conveyer belt to carry earth and sand from the mountains for ground-level-raising purposes is seen from a Kyodo News helicopter in the photo below taken on Sept. 1, 2014, in the 2011 tsunami-devastated city of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in contrast with the above picture of the same place photographed on March 6, 2013.

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Cross stands on ruins of Hara Castle

NAGASAKI, Japan - A man walks around a cross standing on the premises of the Hara Castle remains in Minamishimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, as seen in this photo taken on Sept. 6, 2013. The site is part of the churches and Christian heritage sites in Nagasaki and Kumamoto prefectures endorsed by a Japanese government panel as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site candidate.

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Japan Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France plays a shot against fellow Frenchman Gael Monfils during a first-round Japan Open tennis match in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2013. Tsonga won 6-3, 7-6(8).

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Fresh vegetables keep Mos Burger a popular chain

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 6, 2013, shows Hideyuki Sato, chief leader of the agribusiness group at Tokyo-based Mos Food Services Inc., the operator of Mos Burger hamburger restaurants. Sato procures vegetables to be used for hamburgers directly from farmers across Japan.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic reacts after beating Angelique Kerber of Germany in the final of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2013. Kvitova won 6-2, 0-6, 6-3.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic returns a shot against Angelique Kerber of Germany in the final of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2013. Kvitova won 6-2, 0-6, 6-3.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic holds the trophy after beating Angelique Kerber of Germany in the final of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2013. Kvitova won 6-2, 0-6, 6-3.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Angelique Kerber of Germany returns a shot against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in the final of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2013. Kvitova won 6-2, 0-6, 6-3.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Angelique Kerber of Germany reacts after beating Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in the semifinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2013. Kerber won 6-4, 7-6 (5) and advanced to the final with Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark plays a shot against Angelique Kerber of Germany in the semifinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2013. Kerber won 6-4, 7-6 (5) and advanced to the final with Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Angelique Kerber of Germany plays a shot against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in the semifinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2013. Kerber won 6-4, 7-6 (5) and advanced to the final with Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic acknowledges the applause after beating Venus Williams of the United States in the semifinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2013. Kvitova won 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2) and advanced to the final with Angelique Kerber of Germany.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic reacts after beating Venus Williams of the United States in the semifinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2013. Kvitova won 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2) and advanced to the final with Angelique Kerber of Germany.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic plays a shot against Venus Williams of the United States in the semifinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2013. Kvitova won 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2) and advanced to the final with Angelique Kerber of Germany.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Venus Williams of the United States plays a shot against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in the semifinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2013. Kvitova won 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2) and advanced to the final with Angelique Kerber of Germany.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic (R) and Venus Williams of the United States shake hands after the semifinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2013. Kvitova won 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2) and advanced to the final with Angelique Kerber of Germany.

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TEPCO files for safety assessments of 2 idled reactors

TOKYO, Japan - Takafumi Anegawa (R), managing executive officer of Tokyo Electric Power Co., submits applications for state safety assessments of the Nos. 6 and 7 nuclear reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa power plant in Niigata Prefecture to an official of the Nuclear Regulation Authority in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2013. TEPCO joined moves by four other utilities in Japan seeking to reactivate atomic power plants to improve their business conditions.

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TEPCO files for safety assessments of 2 idled reactors

TOKYO, Japan - Takafumi Anegawa, managing executive officer of Tokyo Electric Power Co., speaks with reporters after submitting applications for state safety assessments of the Nos. 6 and 7 nuclear reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa power plant in Niigata Prefecture to the Nuclear Regulation Authority in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2013. TEPCO joined moves by four other utilities in Japan seeking to reactivate atomic power plants to improve their business conditions.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Angelique Kerber of Germany plays against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the quarterfinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2013. Kerber won 6-4, 6-4.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark plays against Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2013. Wozniacki won 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark celebrates after defeating Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2013.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic plays against Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia in the quarterfinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2013. Kvitova won 6-4, 6-1.

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Reactors at Niigata nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2013 shows buildings containing the No. 6 reactor (C) and the No. 7 reactor (R) at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture. Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida said Sept. 26, 2013, that he basically approves TEPCO's plan to apply for a safety assessment of the two idled reactors, a key step toward resuming their operation. To the left is the No. 5 reactor building.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Venus Williams of the United States reacts after defeating Eugenie Bouchard of Canada in the quarterfinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2013. Williams won 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Eugenie Bouchard of Canada plays against Venus Williams of the United States in their quarterfinal match at the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2013. Williams won 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Venus Williams of the United States plays a backhand to Eugenie Bouchard of Canada during their quarterfinal match at the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2013. Williams won 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic reacts after defeating Madison Keys of the United States in a third-round singles match at the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2013. Kvitova won 6-2, 6-2 and advanced to the quarterfinals.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic plays a shot in a third-round singles match against Madison Keys of the United States at the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2013. Kvitova won 6-2, 6-2 and advanced to the quarterfinals.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland plays a shot in a third-round singles match against Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia at the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2013. Radwanska won 6-3, 6-4 and advanced to the quarterfinals.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark plays a shot in a third-round singles match against Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia at the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2013. Wozniacki won 6-1, 6-1 and advanced to the quarterfinals.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark plays a shot in a third-round singles match against Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia at the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2013. Wozniacki won 6-1, 6-1 and advanced to the quarterfinals.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Venus Williams of the United States plays a shot in a third-round singles match against Simona Halep of Romania at the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2013. Williams won 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 and advanced to the quarterfinals.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Eugenie Bouchard of Canada presents a ball to the gallery after winning a third-round singles match against Jelena Jankovic of Serbia at the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2013. Bouchard won 7-5, 6-2 and advanced to the quarterfinals.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Eugenie Bouchard (R) of Canada and Jelena Jankovic of Serbia shake hands after a third-round singles match at the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2013. Bouchard won 7-5, 6-2 and advanced to the quarterfinals.

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Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Eugenie Bouchard of Canada plays a shot in a third-round singles match against Jelena Jankovic of Serbia at the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2013. Bouchard won 7-5, 6-2 and advanced to the quarterfinals.

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Car rams group of children walking to school

YAWATA, Japan - Children riding bicycles on Sept. 24, 2013, pass the site where a car that morning plowed into five children walking to school in Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture. A 6-year-old boy suffered serious head injuries while four others -- aged 6, 9, 10 and 11 -- sustained light injuries.

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Morita advances to Toray Pan Pacific Open 2nd round

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Ayumi Morita acknowledges the crowd after beating Britain's Laura Robson 7-6(4), 6-3 in a first-round singles match at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Sept. 23, 2013.

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Morita advances to Toray Pan Pacific Open 2nd round

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Ayumi Morita plays a backhand to Britain's Laura Robson in a first-round singles match at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Sept. 23, 2013. Morita advanced to the second round with a 7-6(4), 6-3 victory.

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Venus Williams at Pan Pacific Open

TOKYO, Japan - Venus Williams of the United States plays a shot in a first-round singles match against Germany's Mona Barthel at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2013. Williams won 6-3, 6-1.

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Abe visits Fukushima Daiichi plant

OKUMA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to workers at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Sept. 19, 2013. Abe urged TEPCO to scrap the Nos. 5 and 6 reactors at the crippled plant that avoided meltdowns during the 2011 nuclear crisis. (Pool photo)

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Abe visits Fukushima Daiichi plant

OKUMA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) speaks to reporters at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Sept. 19, 2013. Abe urged TEPCO to scrap the Nos. 5 and 6 reactors at the crippled plant that avoided meltdowns during the 2011 nuclear crisis. (Pool photo)

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Abe visits Fukushima Daiichi plant

OKUMA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) sees off workers going to check tanks containing radioactive wastewater at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Sept. 19, 2013. Abe urged TEPCO to scrap the Nos. 5 and 6 reactors at the crippled plant that avoided meltdowns during the 2011 nuclear crisis. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in August 2013 shows (from L bottom) the Nos. 4, 3, 2, 1, 5 and 6 reactor buildings at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. 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. The utility is moving ahead with decommissioning of the Nos. 1 to 4 units.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in August 2013 shows (from L bottom) the Nos. 4, 3, 2, 1, 5 and 6 reactor buildings at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. 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. The utility is moving ahead with decommissioning of the Nos. 1 to 4 units.

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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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Abe visits Fukushima Daiichi plant

OKUMA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C), wearing a protective suit, inspects the area near a storage tank from which radioactive water was found to have leaked at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Sept. 19, 2013. Abe urged TEPCO to scrap the Nos. 5 and 6 reactors at the crippled plant that avoided meltdowns during the 2011 nuclear crisis. (Pool photo)

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Abe visits Fukushima Daiichi plant

OKUMA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd from R) inspects the area near a storage tank from which radioactive water was found to have leaked at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Sept. 19, 2013. Abe urged TEPCO to scrap the Nos. 5 and 6 reactors at the crippled plant that avoided meltdowns during the 2011 nuclear crisis. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 5 (L) and No. 6 reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2013. The two reactors are on the northern part of the crippled plant.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 5 (L) and No. 6 reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2013. The two reactors are on the northern part of the crippled plant.