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Chinese film opens 2023 Asian Film Festival Barcelona

STORY: Chinese film opens 2023 Asian Film Festival Barcelona DATELINE: Oct. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of posters of the Chinese film "Yangzi's Confusion" 2. various of the 2023 Asian Film Festival Barcelona 3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): MENENE GRAS, Director of the Asian Film Festival Barcelona STORYLINE: The 2023 Chinese film "Yangzi's Confusion" by debutant filmmaker Li Jue opened the 11th edition of the Asian Film Festival Barcelona (AFFBCN) on Wednesday. The inaugural film tells the story of the ten-year-old Yangzi, who discovered that her mother gave up the custody of Yangzi after divorce, causing tension between the two. Running until Nov. 5, the festival boasts over a hundred films from 25 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between China and Spain, some 22 films in this year's festival are from China, five more than in 2022. Twelve of the Chinese films are feature-leng

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT PRODUCTION (CN)

(230615) -- FUZHOU, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Craftsmen make a dragon boat in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, Fuzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 12, 2023. With the approaching of Dragon Boat Festival, craftsmen in Fangzhuang Village of Minhou County, Fuzhou City of southeast China's Fujian Province, have become increasingly busy. The village's four large dragon boat factories are working tirelessly to fulfill their orders for the upcoming festival. Each year, over 200 dragon boats are sold from here to various parts of China and countries like Japan, Singapore and the United States. Fangzhuang has a rich history of shipbuilding dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Later generations saw the business opportunities presented by dragon boats and began designing and manufacturing traditional Fuzhou-style dragon boats themselves. During its heyday in the 1970s, there were twelve shipyards in the village with hundreds of employees. Making a dragon boat requires several steps incl

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT PRODUCTION (CN)

(230615) -- FUZHOU, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fang Shaohuang, a local intangible cultural heritage inheritor, checks a traditional dragon boat in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, Fuzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 23, 2023. With the approaching of Dragon Boat Festival, craftsmen in Fangzhuang Village of Minhou County, Fuzhou City of southeast China's Fujian Province, have become increasingly busy. The village's four large dragon boat factories are working tirelessly to fulfill their orders for the upcoming festival. Each year, over 200 dragon boats are sold from here to various parts of China and countries like Japan, Singapore and the United States. Fangzhuang has a rich history of shipbuilding dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Later generations saw the business opportunities presented by dragon boats and began designing and manufacturing traditional Fuzhou-style dragon boats themselves. During its heyday in the 1970s, there were twelve shipyards in the village with hundre

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT PRODUCTION (CN)

(230615) -- FUZHOU, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Craftsmen make a dragon boat in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, Fuzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 23, 2023. With the approaching of Dragon Boat Festival, craftsmen in Fangzhuang Village of Minhou County, Fuzhou City of southeast China's Fujian Province, have become increasingly busy. The village's four large dragon boat factories are working tirelessly to fulfill their orders for the upcoming festival. Each year, over 200 dragon boats are sold from here to various parts of China and countries like Japan, Singapore and the United States. Fangzhuang has a rich history of shipbuilding dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Later generations saw the business opportunities presented by dragon boats and began designing and manufacturing traditional Fuzhou-style dragon boats themselves. During its heyday in the 1970s, there were twelve shipyards in the village with hundreds of employees. Making a dragon boat requires several steps inclu

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT PRODUCTION (CN)

(230615) -- FUZHOU, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A craftsman paints a dragon boat in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, Fuzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 23, 2023. With the approaching of Dragon Boat Festival, craftsmen in Fangzhuang Village of Minhou County, Fuzhou City of southeast China's Fujian Province, have become increasingly busy. The village's four large dragon boat factories are working tirelessly to fulfill their orders for the upcoming festival. Each year, over 200 dragon boats are sold from here to various parts of China and countries like Japan, Singapore and the United States. Fangzhuang has a rich history of shipbuilding dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Later generations saw the business opportunities presented by dragon boats and began designing and manufacturing traditional Fuzhou-style dragon boats themselves. During its heyday in the 1970s, there were twelve shipyards in the village with hundreds of employees. Making a dragon boat requires several steps i

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT PRODUCTION (CN)

(230615) -- FUZHOU, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Craftsmen make a dragon boat in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, Fuzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 12, 2023. With the approaching of Dragon Boat Festival, craftsmen in Fangzhuang Village of Minhou County, Fuzhou City of southeast China's Fujian Province, have become increasingly busy. The village's four large dragon boat factories are working tirelessly to fulfill their orders for the upcoming festival. Each year, over 200 dragon boats are sold from here to various parts of China and countries like Japan, Singapore and the United States. Fangzhuang has a rich history of shipbuilding dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Later generations saw the business opportunities presented by dragon boats and began designing and manufacturing traditional Fuzhou-style dragon boats themselves. During its heyday in the 1970s, there were twelve shipyards in the village with hundreds of employees. Making a dragon boat requires several steps incl

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT PRODUCTION (CN)

(230615) -- FUZHOU, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 12, 2023 shows a dragon boat being loaded onto a truck in Minhou County, Fuzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province. With the approaching of Dragon Boat Festival, craftsmen in Fangzhuang Village of Minhou County, Fuzhou City of southeast China's Fujian Province, have become increasingly busy. The village's four large dragon boat factories are working tirelessly to fulfill their orders for the upcoming festival. Each year, over 200 dragon boats are sold from here to various parts of China and countries like Japan, Singapore and the United States. Fangzhuang has a rich history of shipbuilding dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Later generations saw the business opportunities presented by dragon boats and began designing and manufacturing traditional Fuzhou-style dragon boats themselves. During its heyday in the 1970s, there were twelve shipyards in the village with hundreds of employees. Making a dragon boat requ

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT PRODUCTION (CN)

(230615) -- FUZHOU, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A craftsman carries a newly-carved dragon boat head in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, Fuzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 12, 2023. With the approaching of Dragon Boat Festival, craftsmen in Fangzhuang Village of Minhou County, Fuzhou City of southeast China's Fujian Province, have become increasingly busy. The village's four large dragon boat factories are working tirelessly to fulfill their orders for the upcoming festival. Each year, over 200 dragon boats are sold from here to various parts of China and countries like Japan, Singapore and the United States. Fangzhuang has a rich history of shipbuilding dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Later generations saw the business opportunities presented by dragon boats and began designing and manufacturing traditional Fuzhou-style dragon boats themselves. During its heyday in the 1970s, there were twelve shipyards in the village with hundreds of employees. Making a dragon boat requ

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT PRODUCTION (CN)

(230615) -- FUZHOU, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A craftswoman carves a part of a dragon boat in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, Fuzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 12, 2023. With the approaching of Dragon Boat Festival, craftsmen in Fangzhuang Village of Minhou County, Fuzhou City of southeast China's Fujian Province, have become increasingly busy. The village's four large dragon boat factories are working tirelessly to fulfill their orders for the upcoming festival. Each year, over 200 dragon boats are sold from here to various parts of China and countries like Japan, Singapore and the United States. Fangzhuang has a rich history of shipbuilding dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Later generations saw the business opportunities presented by dragon boats and began designing and manufacturing traditional Fuzhou-style dragon boats themselves. During its heyday in the 1970s, there were twelve shipyards in the village with hundreds of employees. Making a dragon boat requires se

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT PRODUCTION (CN)

(230615) -- FUZHOU, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Craftsmen make a dragon boat in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, Fuzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 12, 2023. With the approaching of Dragon Boat Festival, craftsmen in Fangzhuang Village of Minhou County, Fuzhou City of southeast China's Fujian Province, have become increasingly busy. The village's four large dragon boat factories are working tirelessly to fulfill their orders for the upcoming festival. Each year, over 200 dragon boats are sold from here to various parts of China and countries like Japan, Singapore and the United States. Fangzhuang has a rich history of shipbuilding dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Later generations saw the business opportunities presented by dragon boats and began designing and manufacturing traditional Fuzhou-style dragon boats themselves. During its heyday in the 1970s, there were twelve shipyards in the village with hundreds of employees. Making a dragon boat requires several steps incl

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT PRODUCTION (CN)

(230615) -- FUZHOU, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fang Shaohuang, a local intangible cultural heritage inheritor, checks a traditional dragon boat in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, Fuzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 23, 2023. With the approaching of Dragon Boat Festival, craftsmen in Fangzhuang Village of Minhou County, Fuzhou City of southeast China's Fujian Province, have become increasingly busy. The village's four large dragon boat factories are working tirelessly to fulfill their orders for the upcoming festival. Each year, over 200 dragon boats are sold from here to various parts of China and countries like Japan, Singapore and the United States. Fangzhuang has a rich history of shipbuilding dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Later generations saw the business opportunities presented by dragon boats and began designing and manufacturing traditional Fuzhou-style dragon boats themselves. During its heyday in the 1970s, there were twelve shipyards in the village with hundre

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT PRODUCTION (CN)

(230615) -- FUZHOU, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A craftsman makes dragon boats in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, Fuzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 12, 2023. With the approaching of Dragon Boat Festival, craftsmen in Fangzhuang Village of Minhou County, Fuzhou City of southeast China's Fujian Province, have become increasingly busy. The village's four large dragon boat factories are working tirelessly to fulfill their orders for the upcoming festival. Each year, over 200 dragon boats are sold from here to various parts of China and countries like Japan, Singapore and the United States. Fangzhuang has a rich history of shipbuilding dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Later generations saw the business opportunities presented by dragon boats and began designing and manufacturing traditional Fuzhou-style dragon boats themselves. During its heyday in the 1970s, there were twelve shipyards in the village with hundreds of employees. Making a dragon boat requires several steps in

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT PRODUCTION (CN)

(230615) -- FUZHOU, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers transport a dragon boat in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, Fuzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 12, 2023. With the approaching of Dragon Boat Festival, craftsmen in Fangzhuang Village of Minhou County, Fuzhou City of southeast China's Fujian Province, have become increasingly busy. The village's four large dragon boat factories are working tirelessly to fulfill their orders for the upcoming festival. Each year, over 200 dragon boats are sold from here to various parts of China and countries like Japan, Singapore and the United States. Fangzhuang has a rich history of shipbuilding dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Later generations saw the business opportunities presented by dragon boats and began designing and manufacturing traditional Fuzhou-style dragon boats themselves. During its heyday in the 1970s, there were twelve shipyards in the village with hundreds of employees. Making a dragon boat requires several steps

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT PRODUCTION (CN)

(230615) -- FUZHOU, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A craftsman paints a dragon boat head in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, Fuzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 12, 2023. With the approaching of Dragon Boat Festival, craftsmen in Fangzhuang Village of Minhou County, Fuzhou City of southeast China's Fujian Province, have become increasingly busy. The village's four large dragon boat factories are working tirelessly to fulfill their orders for the upcoming festival. Each year, over 200 dragon boats are sold from here to various parts of China and countries like Japan, Singapore and the United States. Fangzhuang has a rich history of shipbuilding dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Later generations saw the business opportunities presented by dragon boats and began designing and manufacturing traditional Fuzhou-style dragon boats themselves. During its heyday in the 1970s, there were twelve shipyards in the village with hundreds of employees. Making a dragon boat requires several s

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT PRODUCTION (CN)

(230615) -- FUZHOU, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Craftsmen make a dragon boat in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, Fuzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 12, 2023. With the approaching of Dragon Boat Festival, craftsmen in Fangzhuang Village of Minhou County, Fuzhou City of southeast China's Fujian Province, have become increasingly busy. The village's four large dragon boat factories are working tirelessly to fulfill their orders for the upcoming festival. Each year, over 200 dragon boats are sold from here to various parts of China and countries like Japan, Singapore and the United States. Fangzhuang has a rich history of shipbuilding dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Later generations saw the business opportunities presented by dragon boats and began designing and manufacturing traditional Fuzhou-style dragon boats themselves. During its heyday in the 1970s, there were twelve shipyards in the village with hundreds of employees. Making a dragon boat requires several steps incl

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT PRODUCTION (CN)

(230615) -- FUZHOU, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Craftmen repair a traditional dragon boat head in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, Fuzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 12, 2023. With the approaching of Dragon Boat Festival, craftsmen in Fangzhuang Village of Minhou County, Fuzhou City of southeast China's Fujian Province, have become increasingly busy. The village's four large dragon boat factories are working tirelessly to fulfill their orders for the upcoming festival. Each year, over 200 dragon boats are sold from here to various parts of China and countries like Japan, Singapore and the United States. Fangzhuang has a rich history of shipbuilding dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Later generations saw the business opportunities presented by dragon boats and began designing and manufacturing traditional Fuzhou-style dragon boats themselves. During its heyday in the 1970s, there were twelve shipyards in the village with hundreds of employees. Making a dragon boat requires

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TPP free trade talks in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Akira Amari (L), the Japanese minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, and Lim Jock Seng, Brunei's second minister for foreign affairs and trade, shake hands before their meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan on Aug. 22, 2013. Twelve Pacific Rim countries began the 19th round of negotiations for creating a regional free trade pact the same day in Brunei.

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TPP free trade talks in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Akira Amari (L), the Japanese minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, and Malaysia's International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed shake hands before their meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan on Aug. 22, 2013. Twelve Pacific Rim countries began the 19th round of negotiations for creating a regional free trade pact the same day in Brunei.

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TPP free trade talks in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Akira Amari (L), the Japanese minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, and other participants of the 19th round of negotiations for creating a regional free trade pact visit the palace of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei (R) in Bandar Seri Begawan on Aug. 22, 2013. Twelve Pacific Rim countries began the talks the same day.

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TPP free trade talks in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei (R) and Akira Amari (L), the Japanese minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, shake hands at the sultan's palace in Bandar Seri Begawan on Aug. 22, 2013. Twelve Pacific Rim countries began the 19th round of negotiations for creating a regional free trade pact the same day in Brunei.

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TPP free trade talks in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Akira Amari, the Japanese minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, holds a press conference in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on Aug. 22, 2013. Twelve Pacific Rim countries began the 19th round of negotiations for creating a regional free trade pact the same day in Brunei.

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Japanese, U.S. lawmakers hold official exchange meeting

WASHINGTON, United States - Twelve Japanese (R side) and as many U.S. (L side) lawmakers hold the first meeting under a newly-created official Japan-U.S. parliamentarians' exchange organization in Washington on June 17. The organization was set up to help promote relations between the two countries.

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Japan hosts int'l fleet review

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (far L) inspects an international fleet review from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Izumo in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2022. Twelve countries took part in the international fleet review, being held in Japan for the first time since 2002.

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Japan hosts int'l fleet review

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (far L) inspects an international fleet review from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Izumo in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2022. Twelve countries took part in the international fleet review, being held in Japan for the first time since 2002.

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Japan hosts int'l fleet review

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) inspects an international fleet review from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Izumo in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2022. Twelve countries took part in the international fleet review, being held in Japan for the first time since 2002.

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Japan hosts int'l fleet review

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's P1 patrol aircraft takes part in an international fleet review in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2022. Twelve countries took part in the international fleet review, being held in Japan for the first time since 2002.

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Japan hosts int'l fleet review

Photo taken by a Kyodo News reporter aboard a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter shows vessels taking part in an international fleet review in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2022. Twelve countries took part in the international fleet review, being held in Japan for the first time since 2002.

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Japan hosts int'l fleet review

Photo taken by a Kyodo News reporter aboard a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter shows vessels taking part in an international fleet review in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2022, including the MSD destroyer Shiranui (L, front) and a Korean Navy vessel (L, back). Twelve countries took part in the international fleet review, being held in Japan for the first time since 2002.

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Japan hosts int'l fleet review

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (top, C) delivers a speech to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel during an international fleet review in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2022. Twelve countries took part in the international fleet review, being held in Japan for the first time since 2002.

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Japan hosts int'l fleet review

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) delivers a speech to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel during an international fleet review in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2022. Twelve countries took part in the international fleet review, being held in Japan for the first time since 2002.

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Japan hosts int'l fleet review

Photo taken by a Kyodo News reporter aboard a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter shows vessels taking part in an international fleet review in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2022. Twelve countries took part in the international fleet review, being held in Japan for the first time since 2002.

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Japan hosts int'l fleet review

Photo taken by a Kyodo News reporter aboard a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter shows vessels taking part in an international fleet review in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2022, including the MSD destroyer Izumo (R) and a Korean Navy vessel (L, front). Twelve countries took part in the international fleet review, being held in Japan for the first time since 2002.

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Japan hosts int'l fleet review

Photo shows a Korean Navy replenishment vessel taking part in an international fleet review in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Nov. 6, 2022. Twelve countries took part in the international fleet review, being held in Japan for the first time since 2002.

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Japan hosts int'l fleet review

Photo shows vessels taking part in an international fleet review in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2022, including the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Asahi (far R). Twelve countries took part in the international fleet review, being held in Japan for the first time since 2002.

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Japan hosts int'l fleet review

Photo taken by a Kyodo News reporter aboard a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter shows vessels taking part in an international fleet review in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2022, including the MSD destroyer Izumo (front). Twelve countries took part in the international fleet review, being held in Japan for the first time since 2002.

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Japan hosts int'l fleet review

Photo taken by a Kyodo News reporter aboard a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter shows vessels taking part in an international fleet review in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2022, including the MSD destroyer Asahi (front). Twelve countries took part in the international fleet review, being held in Japan for the first time since 2002.

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Japan hosts int'l fleet review

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) boards the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Izumo to inspect an international fleet review in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Nov. 6, 2022. Twelve countries took part in the international fleet review, being held in Japan for the first time since 2002.

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Japan hosts int'l fleet review

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) boards the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Izumo to inspect an international fleet review in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Nov. 6, 2022. Twelve countries took part in the international fleet review, being held in Japan for the first time since 2002.

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Japan hosts int'l fleet review

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) boards the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Izumo to inspect an international fleet review in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Nov. 6, 2022. Twelve countries took part in the international fleet review, being held in Japan for the first time since 2002.

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Japanese, U.S. lawmakers hold official exchange meeting

WASHINGTON, United States - Twelve Japanese (R side) and as many U.S. (L side) lawmakers hold the first meeting under a newly-created official Japan-U.S. parliamentarians' exchange organization in Washington on June 17. The organization was set up to help promote relations between the two countries. (Kyodo)

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Japan ministers discuss TPP ahead of Hawaii meetings

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) and members of his Cabinet meet at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 24, 2015, to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership initiative. Twelve Pacific Rim countries, including Japan and the United States, will hold a four-day ministerial meeting from July 28 on Maui island in Hawaii, preceded by a chief negotiators' gathering from July 24, on setting up the world's largest regional free trade zone. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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EUDARDO PEDROZA

Twelve jockeys from ten countries took place in the Leram European Jockey Cup, at the Chuchle Arena Prague, Czech Republic, September 28, 2019. His biggest star was one of the world's best jockeys, Belgian native Christophe Soumillon, who also won the final ranking and the Cup for the winner. Dutch Adrie de Vries placed second and Eduardo Pedroza (pictured) from Panama was the third. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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EUDARDO PEDROZA

Twelve jockeys from ten countries took place in the Leram European Jockey Cup, at the Chuchle Arena Prague, Czech Republic, September 28, 2019. His biggest star was one of the world's best jockeys, Belgian native Christophe Soumillon, who also won the final ranking and the Cup for the winner. Dutch Adrie de Vries placed second and Eduardo Pedroza (pictured) from Panama was the third. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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EUDARDO PEDROZA

Twelve jockeys from ten countries took place in the Leram European Jockey Cup, at the Chuchle Arena Prague, Czech Republic, September 28, 2019. His biggest star was one of the world's best jockeys, Belgian native Christophe Soumillon, who also won the final ranking and the Cup for the winner. Dutch Adrie de Vries placed second and Eduardo Pedroza (pictured) from Panama was the third. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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EUDARDO PEDROZA

Twelve jockeys from ten countries took place in the Leram European Jockey Cup, at the Chuchle Arena Prague, Czech Republic, September 28, 2019. His biggest star was one of the world's best jockeys, Belgian native Christophe Soumillon, who also won the final ranking and the Cup for the winner. Dutch Adrie de Vries placed second and Eduardo Pedroza (pictured) from Panama was the third. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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CHRISTOPHE SOUMILLON

Twelve jockeys from ten countries took place in the Leram European Jockey Cup, at the Chuchle Arena Prague, Czech Republic, September 28, 2019. His biggest star was one of the world's best jockeys, Belgian native Christophe Soumillon, pictured, who also won the final ranking and the Cup for the winner. Dutch Adrie de Vries placed second and Eduardo Pedroza from Panama was the third. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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CHRISTOPHE SOUMILLON

Twelve jockeys from ten countries took place in the Leram European Jockey Cup, at the Chuchle Arena Prague, Czech Republic, September 28, 2019. His biggest star was one of the world's best jockeys, Belgian native Christophe Soumillon, pictured, who also won the final ranking and the Cup for the winner. Dutch Adrie de Vries placed second and Eduardo Pedroza from Panama was the third. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Leram European Jockey Cup, at the Chuchle Arena Prague

Twelve jockeys from ten countries took place in the Leram European Jockey Cup, at the Chuchle Arena Prague, Czech Republic, September 28, 2019. His biggest star was one of the world's best jockeys, Belgian native Christophe Soumillon, who also won the final ranking and the Cup for the winner. Dutch Adrie de Vries placed second and Eduardo Pedroza from Panama was the third. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Leram European Jockey Cup, at the Chuchle Arena Prague

Twelve jockeys from ten countries took place in the Leram European Jockey Cup, at the Chuchle Arena Prague, Czech Republic, September 28, 2019. His biggest star was one of the world's best jockeys, Belgian native Christophe Soumillon, who also won the final ranking and the Cup for the winner. Dutch Adrie de Vries placed second and Eduardo Pedroza from Panama was the third. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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CHRISTOPHE SOUMILLON

Twelve jockeys from ten countries took place in the Leram European Jockey Cup, at the Chuchle Arena Prague, Czech Republic, September 28, 2019. His biggest star was one of the world's best jockeys, Belgian native Christophe Soumillon, pictured, who also won the final ranking and the Cup for the winner. Dutch Adrie de Vries placed second and Eduardo Pedroza from Panama was the third. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)