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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

(Facing camera, from L) Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko talk with a person affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake at a memorial museum in Futaba, a town in Fukushima Prefecture that co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 6, 2026. Fifteen years after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011, they are visiting the prefecture to see the recovery efforts firsthand.

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko arrive at a memorial museum in Futaba, a town in Fukushima Prefecture that co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 6, 2026. Fifteen years after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011, they are visiting the prefecture to see the recovery efforts firsthand.

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

People wave to Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko upon their arrival at the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum in Futaba, a Fukushima Prefecture town that co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 6, 2026. Fifteen years after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011, they are visiting the prefecture to see the recovery efforts firsthand.

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (L), Empress Masako (2nd from L) and their daughter Princess Aiko (3rd from L) talk with people affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake at a memorial museum in Futaba, a town in Fukushima Prefecture that co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 6, 2026. Fifteen years after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011, they are visiting the prefecture to see the recovery efforts firsthand.

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (C) and their daughter Princess Aiko bow at the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum in Futaba, a Fukushima Prefecture town that co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 6, 2026. Fifteen years after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011, they are visiting the prefecture to see the recovery efforts firsthand.

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (3rd from L), Empress Masako (2nd from L) and their daughter Princess Aiko arrive at the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum in Futaba, a Fukushima Prefecture town that co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 6, 2026. Fifteen years after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011, they are visiting the prefecture to see the recovery efforts firsthand.

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (2nd from L), Empress Masako (2nd from R) and their daughter Princess Aiko visit the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum in Futaba, a Fukushima Prefecture town that co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 6, 2026. Fifteen years after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011, they are visiting the prefecture to see the recovery efforts firsthand.

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (2nd from L), Empress Masako (2nd from R) and their daughter Princess Aiko visit the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum in Futaba, a Fukushima Prefecture town that co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 6, 2026. Fifteen years after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011, they are visiting the prefecture to see the recovery efforts firsthand.

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (back, L), Empress Masako (back, C) and their daughter Princess Aiko visit the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum in Futaba, a Fukushima Prefecture town that co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 6, 2026. Fifteen years after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011, they are visiting the prefecture to see the recovery efforts firsthand.

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (front, L), Empress Masako (front, C) and their daughter Princess Aiko visit the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum in Futaba, a Fukushima Prefecture town that co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 6, 2026. Fifteen years after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011, they are visiting the prefecture to see the recovery efforts firsthand.

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (C) and their daughter Princess Aiko lay flowers at the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum in Futaba, a Fukushima Prefecture town that co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 6, 2026. Fifteen years after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011, they are visiting the prefecture to see the recovery efforts firsthand.

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (C) and their daughter Princess Aiko lay flowers at the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum in Futaba, a Fukushima Prefecture town that co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 6, 2026. Fifteen years after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011, they are visiting the prefecture to see the recovery efforts firsthand.

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15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Candles are lit in a memorial event held in front of JR Futaba Station in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Futaba, which co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on March 11, 2026, the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Candles are lit in a memorial event held in front of JR Futaba Station in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Futaba, which co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on March 11, 2026, the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Candles are lit in a memorial event held in front of JR Futaba Station in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Futaba, which co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on March 11, 2026, the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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Fukushima soil used for yard of PM office

Photo taken on July 22, 2025, shows the front yard of the prime minister's office in Tokyo, containing soil generated during decontamination work near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The soil was moved recently from interim facilities to store such soil, set up in Fukushima plant co-hosts Okuma and Futaba towns in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, with the government attempting to allay the public's safety concerns about the soil.

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Fukushima soil used for yard of PM office

Photo taken on July 22, 2025, shows the front yard of the prime minister's office in Tokyo, containing soil generated during decontamination work near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The soil was moved recently from interim facilities to store such soil, set up in Fukushima plant co-hosts Okuma and Futaba towns in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, with the government attempting to allay the public's safety concerns about the soil.

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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Fireworks are launched in Futaba, a northeastern Japan town that co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 11, 2025, the 14th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, in memory of the victims and in hope the affected areas can be reconstructed.

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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

An off-limits area is seen behind a retractable fence in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Futaba, which co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on March 10, 2025, the eve of the 14th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that devastated northeastern Japan.

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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

An off-limits area is seen behind a retractable fence in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Futaba, which co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on March 10, 2025, the eve of the 14th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that devastated northeastern Japan.

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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Candles are lit during a memorial event held in front of JR Futaba Station in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Futaba, which co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on March 10, 2025, the eve of the 14th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that devastated northeastern Japan.

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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Candles are lit during a memorial event held in front of JR Futaba Station in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Futaba, which co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on March 10, 2025, the eve of the 14th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that devastated northeastern Japan.

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Sunrise in northeastern Japan

People watch the year's first sunrise on Jan. 1, 2025, in Futaba, a northeastern Japan town that co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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New housing completed in Fukushima town hit by nuclear disaster

Photo taken on June 1, 2024, shows municipal housing recently completed for evacuees in the northeastern Japan town of Futaba that co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. An evacuation order was partially lifted in August 2022, allowing residents to return to the town about 11 years and five months after the 2011 nuclear crisis.

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"Daruma" doll market in Fukushima town

A gigantic red "daruma" doll, a popular talisman of good luck, is displayed during a New Year daruma market in the northeastern Japan town of Futaba -- which co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant -- on Jan. 6, 2024. The market was held for the second time in Futaba since an evacuation order was partially lifted in August 2022 about 11 and a half years after the March 2011 nuclear crisis.

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"Daruma" doll market in Fukushima town

A gigantic red "daruma" doll, a popular talisman of good luck, is displayed during a New Year daruma market in the northeastern Japan town of Futaba -- which co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant -- on Jan. 6, 2024. The market was held for the second time in Futaba since an evacuation order was partially lifted in August 2022 about 11 and a half years after the March 2011 nuclear crisis.

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"Daruma" doll market in Fukushima town

People buy red "daruma" dolls, a popular talisman of good luck, during a New Year daruma market in the northeastern Japan town of Futaba -- which co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant -- on Jan. 6, 2024. The market was held for the second time in Futaba since an evacuation order was partially lifted in August 2022 about 11 and a half years after the March 2011 nuclear crisis.

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CHINA-BEIJING-ZHANG GUOQING-RUSSIA-MEETING (CN)

(231215) -- BEIJING, Dec. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, co-hosts the chairpersons' meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission for Cooperation of Northeast China and the Far East and Baikal Region of Russia, together with Yury Trutnev, Russian deputy prime minister and the presidential envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia, in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Tao)

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Asian Games: Reception to promote next co-hosts

Hideaki Omura, governor of Japan's Aichi Prefecture, speaks during a reception in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, which is hosting the Asian Games, on Oct. 7, 2023, as the central Japanese prefecture and its capital Nagoya will co-host the next Asian Games in 2026.

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Asian Games: Reception to promote next co-hosts

Hideaki Omura (C, L), governor of Japan's Aichi Prefecture, and Japanese Olympic Committee President Yasuhiro Yamashita (C, R) take part in a photo session during a reception in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, which is hosting the Asian Games, on Oct. 7, 2023, as the central Japanese prefecture and its capital Nagoya will co-host the next Asian Games in 2026.

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Asian Games: Reception to promote next co-hosts

Japanese Olympic Committee President Yasuhiro Yamashita speaks during a reception in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, which is hosting the Asian Games, on Oct. 7, 2023, as Japan's Aichi Prefecture and its capital Nagoya will co-host the next Asian Games in 2026.

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Sea otter in southwestern Japan

Sea otter Riro dunks a basketball during a show at Marine World in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 1, 2023, as Japan co-hosts the FIBA Basketball World Cup.

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Sea otter in southwestern Japan

Sea otter Riro dunks a basketball during a show at Marine World in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 1, 2023, as Japan co-hosts the FIBA Basketball World Cup.

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Protest against Fukushima water release

People protest against the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea in the northeastern Japanese town of Okuma, which co-hosts the plant with Futaba town, on Aug. 24, 2023.

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Protest against Fukushima water release

People protest against the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea in the northeastern Japanese town of Okuma, which co-hosts the plant with Futaba town, on Aug. 24, 2023.

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Football: FIFA Women's World Cup

Photo taken on July 20, 2023, shows Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, where the opening match of the FIFA Women's World Cup football tournament between co-hosts New Zealand and Norway will take place later the same day.

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Football: FIFA Women's World Cup

Photo taken on July 20, 2023, shows Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, where the opening match of the FIFA Women's World Cup football tournament between co-hosts New Zealand and Norway will take place later the same day.

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Australia announce 23-player squad for home Women's World Cup

STORY: Australia announce 23-player squad for home Women's World Cup DATELINE: July 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Australian national team in training 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TONY GUSTAVSSON, Head coach of Australia women's national team 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SAM KERR, Captain of Australia women's national team 4. various of the Australian national team at training base STORYLINE: Co-hosts Australia have announced their final 23-player squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson on Monday revealed the list of players he will take to the World Cup after cutting six from a provisional squad announced in June. Veteran forward Kyah Simon was among the surprise inclusions, making the final 23 despite tearing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in October. The 32-year-old, who missed the 2019 World Cup, has not played a competitive game since the injury. Gustavsson selected 15 players who were part of the 2019 cam

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Industrial complex in nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima town

Photo taken on April 22, 2023, shows a towel shop housed in an industrial complex that opened the same day in the northeastern Japan town of Futaba that co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, following the partial lifting of an evacuation order in August 2022.

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Industrial complex in nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima town

Photo taken on April 22, 2023, shows a cafe housed in an industrial complex that opened the same day in the northeastern Japan town of Futaba that co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, following the partial lifting of an evacuation order in August 2022.

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Industrial complex in nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima town

An industrial complex housing a twisted yarn factory, a towel shop and a cafe opens in the northeastern Japan town of Futaba that co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on April 22, 2023, following the partial lifting of an evacuation order in August 2022.

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CHINA-INDONESIA-HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE

(230405) -- BEIJING, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, co-hosts the Third Meeting of China-Indonesia High-level Dialogue Cooperation Mechanism with Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Indonesia's coordinator for cooperation with China and coordinating minister of maritime affairs and investment, in Beijing, capital of China, April 4, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

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12th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People hold a candlelight vigil in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Futaba, which co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on March 11, 2023, the 12th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated the country's northeast.

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Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway sees rising passenger flow in ski season

STORY: Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway sees rising passenger flow in ski season DATELINE: Jan. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of passengers 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG XIAOYONG, Head of Qinghe Railway Station in Beijing 3. various of ski gear check-in counter 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG XIAOYONG, Head of Qinghe Station in Beijing 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): MS. MENG, Tourist 6. various of travelers 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): MS. CHEN, Tourist 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): LI QIXUAN, Head of Chongli Railway Station in Zhangjiakou STORYLINE: A high-speed railway linking the two co-hosts of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, Beijing and Zhangjiakou in Hebei Province, has seen a rising number of passengers recently, as the country optimized its COVID-19 response. Many of the travelers are heading to ski resorts along the rail line, such as those in Yanqing District of Beijing and Chongli District of Zhangjiakou. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG XIAOYONG,

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Zico gets nod from JFA for Japan job

NARITA, Japan - Former Brazil star Zico arrives at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on July 20 to sign a contract with the Japan Football Association to take over as manager of Japan. He will replace Frenchman Philippe Troussier, who stepped down after leading co-hosts Japan to an unprecedented place in the last 16 in the World Cup.

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Ex-Japan soccer coach Troussier leaves Japan

NARITA, Japan - Philippe Troussier, who led Japan to their best-ever showing in the recently concluded World Cup soccer finals, is surrounded by reporters and soccer fans at Narita airport, northeast of Tokyo, on July 14 before leaving for Paris. Troussier's contract with the Japan Football Association expired at the end of the co-hosts' World Cup campaign.

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(1)World Cup pre-final event held on floating stage

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A World Cup pre-final event is held June 28 on a giant floating stage in Yokohama, the site of the June 30 final World Cup match, with live performances by local and international artists. The event on the ''Mega-Park Floating Stage,'' hosted by the Japanese World Cup organizing committee (JAWOC), comes after a similar event held before the May 31 opening of the World Cup soccer tournament by co-hosts South Korea. (World Cup 2002)

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(8)Supporters in Rifu

RIFU, Japan - Japan supporters take in the co-hosts' 1-0 defeat by Turkey in a second-round World Cup match at Miyagi Stadium on June 18. (World Cup 2002)

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(1)World Cup opening ceremony

SEOUL, South Korea - The national flags of South Korea and Japan, the co-hosts of the FIFA World Cup finals, are brought into the Seoul World Cup Stadium as the opening ceremony begins May 31. (World Cup 2002)

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Korean and Japanese supporters in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Fans from South Korea and Japan, co-hosts of the 2002 World Cup finals, pose outside the Seoul World Cup Stadium on May 31. (World Cup 2002)