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SWEDISH ROYAL STATE VISIT TO CANADA

MONTREAL , CANADA 20251120King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia pay a courtesy call on François Legault, Premier of Quebec, during the ongoing state visit on Thursday, November 20, 2025. Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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SWEDISH ROYAL STATE VISIT TO CANADA

MONTREAL , CANADA 20251120King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia pay a courtesy call on François Legault, Premier of Quebec, during the ongoing state visit on Thursday, November 20, 2025. Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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Anthropic CEO visits Japan PM

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) poses for a photo with Dario Amodei, CEO of U.S. artificial intelligence startup Anthropic PBC, during a courtesy call at her office in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2025.

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Basketball: Hachimura visits Nagoya mayor

Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura (L) poses for a photo with Nagoya Mayor Ichiro Hirosawa during a courtesy call at the city hall in Nagoya on Aug. 20, 2025. The newly built IG Arena in the central Japan city hosted Hachimura's three-day basketball camp for junior high and high school students from Aug. 18.

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Basketball: Hachimura visits Aichi gov.

Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura (L) shakes hands with Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura during a courtesy call on him at a prefectural guesthouse in Nagoya on Aug. 20, 2025. Hachimura visited the governor to brief him on his three-day basketball camp for junior high and high school students from Aug. 18.

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U.S. defense secretary in Manila

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (L) makes a courtesy call on Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Malacanang Palace in Manila on March 28, 2025.

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U.S. defense secretary in Manila

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth makes a courtesy call on Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Malacanang Palace in Manila on March 28, 2025.

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U.S. defense secretary in Manila

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (L) makes a courtesy call on Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Malacanang Palace in Manila on March 28, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba meets Dodgers' Sasaki in Tokyo

(from L) Los Angeles Dodgers owner and chairman Mark Walter, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and pitcher Roki Sasaki pose for a photo during a courtesy call at the premier's office in Tokyo on March 14, 2025. The team is in Tokyo for Major League Baseball's season-opening Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome.

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British envoy in quake-hit Wajima city

British Ambassador to Japan Julia Longbottom (R) makes a courtesy call on Aug. 22, 2024, on Wajima Mayor Shigeru Sakaguchi (front) during her visit to the Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by a strong earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1.

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British envoy in quake-hit Wajima city

British Ambassador to Japan Julia Longbottom makes a courtesy call on Aug. 22, 2024, on Wajima Mayor Shigeru Sakaguchi during her visit to the Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by a strong earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1.

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7 injured in explosion in northern Türkiye: report

STORY: 7 injured in explosion in northern Türkiye: report SHOOTING TIME: May 18, 2024 DATELINE: May 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the explosion site (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Seven people, including five police officers, were injured late Saturday due to an explosion in the northern Turkish province of Tokat, the state-run TRT broadcaster reported. The officers were responding to a call about the loud noise coming from a house in Karayaka town, the broadcaster said. After the police entered the house, an explosion occurred, it reported. "According to preliminary findings, it appears that the incident was caused by a family feud," Tokat Provincial Governor Numan Hatipoglu said on social media platform X. Two people were detained after the incident, the governor added. Specialized teams were reportedly dispatched to the scene to investigate the explosion. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara. (XHTV)

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Arab League calls for binding UN resolution on Gaza conflict

STORY: Arab League calls for binding UN resolution on Gaza conflict SHOOTING TIME: April 24, 2024 DATELINE: April 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo 2. various of the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, delivering a speech on extraordinary meeting (courtesy of AL) STORYLINE: The Council of the Arab League renewed on Wednesday its call for the UN Security Council to take a "binding resolution" that would put an end to the war in the Gaza Strip. At the request of the State of Palestine, the permanent delegates of the Arab League held an extraordinary meeting to discuss "the continuation of Israeli crimes in Gaza." The delegates also deliberated on repercussions from the American veto in the Security Council vote on Palestine's full United Nations membership. The League criticized the "inability of the international community" to put an end to the suffering of the Palestinians. Ahmed Ab

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Kenyan president urges leveraging technology to propel free trade in Africa

STORY: Kenyan president urges leveraging technology to propel free trade in Africa SHOOTING TIME: April 3, 2024 DATELINE: April 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:47 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: ECONOMY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Kenyan President William Ruto 2. various of conference participants 3. various of the AfCFTA secretariat 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President 5. various of conference participants 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WAMKELE MENE, AfCFTA Secretary General STORYLINE: Kenyan President William Ruto has called for the secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to promote technology as a key driver of free trade in Africa. Ruto made this call on Wednesday when he paid a courtesy visit to the AfCFTA secretariat in Accra, the capital of Ghana. He said that technology would accelerate the realization of the goals of AfCFTA and create prosperity that leaves nobody behind and shared prosperity that brings on board the majority of the people. SOUNDBITE 1 (English

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3 dead, 1 missing as fishing boat sinks off S Korea's southern coast

STORY: 3 dead, 1 missing as fishing boat sinks off S Korea's southern coast SHOOTING TIME: March 14, 2024 DATELINE: March 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of South Korean Coast Guard searching and rescuing crew members of the fishing boat (courtesy of Korea Coast Guard) STORYLINE: Three sailors were confirmed dead, and one other remained missing, as a fishing boat sank off South Korea's southern coast, Yonhap news agency said Thursday. The 139-ton trawler with 11 crew members on board, including four South Koreans, six Indonesians and one Vietnamese, sank in waters off an island in Tongyeong, about 330 km south of the capital Seoul. A distress call was sent to the coast guard at around 4:15 a.m. local time (1915 GMT Wednesday). Ten crew members were rescued by the coast guard and nearby boats, but three South Koreans, including a captain, were taken to a hospital unconscious before being confirmed dead. One South Korean sailor remained unaccoun

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PM Kishida shows off dish of tiger puffer fish sashimi

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) shows off a large dish of sashimi made from naturally bred tiger puffer fish at his office in Tokyo on Feb. 21, 2024, during a courtesy call from a Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture-based group dealing in the delicacy.

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Japan PM Kishida tastes tiger puffer fish

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) tastes sashimi made from naturally bred tiger puffer fish at his office in Tokyo on Feb. 21, 2024, along with Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, during a courtesy call from a Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture-based group dealing in the delicacy.

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Egyptian, Brazilian leaders discuss upgrading ties, call for ceasefire in Gaza

STORY: Egyptian, Brazilian leaders discuss upgrading ties, call for ceasefire in Gaza SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 15, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi welcoming Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and holding talks (Courtesy of the Egyptian Presidency) 2. various of Egyptian President and Brazilian President witnessing the signing of the agreement between the two countries (Courtesy of the Egyptian Presidency) 3. various of Egyptian President and Brazilian President jointly holding a press conference (Courtesy of the Egyptian Presidency) STORYLINE: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi held talks on Thursday with visiting Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Cairo, where they discussed upgrading bilateral relations as well as the ongoing Israeli war on the Gaza Strip. "During the talks, we agreed to develop the relations in various political, economic, cultural, industrial, and a

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JCG Commandant Admiral Shohei Ishii trooping the line

COURTESY CALL. Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan (left), Philippine Coast Guard Commandant, and Japanese counterpart Admiral Shohei Ishii (in white) troop the line at the PCG national headquarters in Port Area, Manila on Saturday (Nov. 4, 2023). Gavan recognized Japan as one of PCG's most generous and steadfast partners, specifically in upgrading its capabilities and achieving modernization. (PNA photo by Jess M. Escaros Jr.)

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ASEAN Secretary General Kao in Tokyo

Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) shakes hands with Kao Kim Hourn, secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, during his courtesy call at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2023.

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Egypt's Sisi announces running for upcoming presidential elections

STORY: Egypt's Sisi announces running for upcoming presidential elections DATELINE: Oct. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egyptian President Sisi announcing his candidacy (courtesy of Egyptian presidency) 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ABDEL-FATTAH AL-SISI, Egyptian President 3. various of Egyptian President Sisi announcing his candidacy (courtesy of Egyptian presidency) STORYLINE: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi announced on Monday that he will run for the upcoming presidential election slated for December this year. Sisi made the remarks while speaking at the three-day Story of the Homeland conference that ends on Monday in Egypt's New Administrative Capital. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ABDEL-FATTAH AL-SISI, Egyptian President "Just as I responded to the call of the Egyptians before, today I respond to their call once again, and I announce that I'm determined to nominate myself for a new presidential term. I call on Egyptians to participate in the elections to

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114 Cambodian athletes to compete in Hangzhou Asian Games

STORY: 114 Cambodian athletes to compete in Hangzhou Asian Games DATELINE: Sept. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:05 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. various of speech by Cambodia's Olympic chief Thong Khon 3. various of speech by Cambodian PM Hun Manet 4. SOUNDBITE (Khmer): KHUN CHANROSEKA, Soft tennis player STORYLINE: Cambodia's 189-member sports delegation, including 114 athletes, will attend the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province from September 23 to October 8, the country's Olympic chief said on Wednesday. Thong Khon, president of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia, said the delegation paid a courtesy call on Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Wednesday afternoon before leaving for the Games. "I believe that Cambodian athletes will be able to achieve good results in this second biggest sports event in the world after the Olympics," Khon, who will lead the delegation to attend the Games, told Xinhua. He said Cambodia

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Chinese naval training ship Qi Jiguang arrives in Brunei for goodwill visit

STORY: Chinese naval training ship Qi Jiguang arrives in Brunei for goodwill visit DATELINE: June 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: Bandar Seri Begawan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the naval ship arriving 2. various of people celebrating STORYLINE: Chinese naval training ship Qi Jiguang (Hull 83), which is on a cadet training and visit mission in far seas, arrived at Muara Port, Brunei on Monday, starting a three-day goodwill visit to the country. More than 400 people, including Chinese Ambassador to Brunei Xiao Jianguo, staff of the Chinese Embassy in Brunei, representatives of Chinese companies and local Chinese associations, as well as representatives of the Royal Brunei Navy, welcomed the ship Qi Jiguang at the port. During the visit to the Sultanate, the ship commanders will pay a courtesy call to the acting commander of the Royal Brunei Navy Haji Mohamad Sarif Pudin. The Chinese naval members will visit Brunei's naval training center, the Royal Brunei Armed Forces Museum, Univer

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Japan PM Kishida treated to watermelon

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida eats watermelon produced in Tottori Prefecture at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 30, 2023, as he is treated to the fruit during a courtesy call by officials of the western Japan prefecture division of the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations.

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Japan PM Kishida treated to watermelon

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida eats watermelon produced in Tottori Prefecture at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 30, 2023, as he is treated to the fruit during a courtesy call by officials of the western Japan prefecture division of the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations.

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U.S. defense chief in Philippines

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (R) shakes hands with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during a courtesy call at the presidential palace in Manila on Feb. 2, 2023.

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U.S. defense chief in Philippines

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (R) poses for a photo with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during a courtesy call at the presidential palace in Manila on Feb. 2, 2023.

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Traditional food of Spring Festival: Egg Dumpling

STORY: Traditional food of Spring Festival: Egg Dumpling DATELINE: Jan. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:30 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of making Egg Dumplings (courtesy of Songjiang Convergence Media Center) STORYLINE: Chinese dumplings are known around the world. Usually, the wrappers of dumplings are made from flour. In Shanghai's Songjiang District, people also make dumpling wrappers from eggs and call the dumplings Egg Dumplings. Some chefs even put rabbit-shaped seaweed on the dumplings to mark the Year of the Rabbit. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

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Japan PM Kishida treated to crabs

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida eats snow crab at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2022, as he is treated to the winter delicacy during a courtesy call by officials of the Ishikawa Prefecture of Fisheries Co-operative Associations.

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Japan PM Kishida treated to crabs

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida eats snow crab at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2022, as he is treated to the winter delicacy during a courtesy call by officials of the Ishikawa Prefecture of Fisheries Co-operative Associations.

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Japan, German police discuss security for G-8 summit in Hokkaido

TOKYO, Japan - Jorg Ziercke (L), president of Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office, shakes hands with Japan's National Police Agency head Iwao Uruma (R) at the agency in Tokyo on Aug. 13. Ziercke paid a courtesy call on Uruma after senior officials of the German police office and their Japanese counterparts discussed security measures for the Group of Eight summit to be held in July next year at the Lake Toya hot-spa resort area in Hokkaido.

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Japanese astronaut Yui calls on science minister

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui (L) pays a courtesy call on science minister Hakubun Shimomura at the latter's office in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2015, ahead of his trip to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in May.

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4 Asiad gold medalists pay courtesy call on sports minister

TOKYO, Japan - Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Hakubun Shimomura (C front) poses for photos with gold medalists from the Incheon Asian Games - Yuya Kamoto (far L) in gymnastics, Kosuke Hagino (3rd from L) in swimming, Saori Yoshida (3rd from R) in wrestling and Yuichi Hosoda (far R) in triathlon - at the ministry on Oct. 9, 2014.

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Japan PM Abe meets Asian coast guard officials

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (standing) receives a courtesy call from members of the Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2014.

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SpaceX CEO Musk meets PM Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) receives a courtesy call from Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2014. Musk presented Abe with a model of the company's rocket.

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Astronaut Wakata pays courtesy call on PM Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Astronaut Koichi Wakata (L), the first Japanese commander of the International Space Station, presents Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with an autographed panel during a courtesy call at his office in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2014. Wakata served as ISS commander in the last two months of his six-month mission from November 2013 during his fourth trip to space.

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Kyoto geisha pay courtesy calls in summer greeting custom

KYOTO, Japan - Geiko, Kyoto's term for geisha, and maiko, apprentice geisha, bow as they pay a courtesy call at a tea house in the Japanese ancient capital's Gion district for the "hassaku" summer tradition on Aug. 1, 2014. It is customary during the season for geiko and maiko in Japan's renowned geisha district to make the rounds to express their gratitude to tea house owners and others who have supported them.

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Astronaut Wakata pays courtesy call on science minister

TOKYO, Japan - Astronaut Koichi Wakata (L), the first Japanese captain of the International Space Station, presents Hakubun Shimomura, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, with a commemorative panel at the minister's office in Tokyo on July 28, 2014. Wakata completed a six-month mission at the station in May 2014.

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PM Abe meets CSIS head Hamre

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with John Hamre, president and CEO of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a U.S. think tank, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 15, 2014. Abe received the courtesy call from a delegation consisting of U.S. members of the U.S.-Japan Commission on the Future of the Alliance.

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Female racing drivers promote Tottori Pref. EV facilities

TOTTORI, Japan - Race car drivers Nanami Tsukamoto (R) and Urara Tachibana pay a courtesy call on Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai at the prefectural office in Tottori City on July 11, 2014. Their racing team started making a commercial video to publicize the western Japanese prefecture's charging facilities for electric vehicles.

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U.S. Cherry Blossom Queen pays courtesy call to Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shakes hands with U.S. Cherry Blossom Queen 2014 Rainey Sewell at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 26, 2014.

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Chinese envoy visits Tokyo governor

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua (L) shakes hands with Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe as the ambassador made a courtesy call on the governor at the metropolitan government offices on March 28, 2014.

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Actress Kimura visits farm minister to promote local dishes

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Yoshino Kimura (left) pays a courtesy call on agriculture minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Jan. 27, 2014, as part of a campaign to promote local specialties.

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Foreign 'cosplayers' visit Japan ministry

TOKYO, Japan - Costume players from China (far L back, front), Italy (2nd, 3rd from R, back) and Brazil (far R back, front) pose for photos with Kenta Wakabayashi (2nd from L, back), Japanese parliamentary vice foreign minister, when they paid a courtesy call on the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on July 31, 2013. They will compete at a cosplay championship to be held Aug. 3 in Nagoya, central Japan, which is part of the annual World Cosplay Summit.

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Foreign "cosplayers" visit Japan ministry

TOKYO, Japan - Costume players from Britain (2 women on L back), Russia (2 women on R back) and Indonesia (2 men at front) pose with Senior Vice Foreign Minister Ryuji Yamane (C) at the ministry in Tokyo on July 31, 2012. The three pairs from the countries, dressed in the costumes of their favorite characters from Japanese animation, "manga" comics and video games, paid a courtesy call at the Foreign Ministry, expressing their excitement about performing at the 10th World Cosplay Summit held in Nagoya, ahead of a contest Aug. 4 at the summit that will draw performers from Japan and 19 other countries.

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Japanese defense chief, U.S. ambassador

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's new Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka (L) holds talks with U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos at the ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2012. During their meeting, Roos, who paid a courtesy call on Tanaka, reaffirmed the importance of the bilateral alliance.

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Japanese crown prince meets German president

BERLIN, Germany - Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan (L) pays a courtesy call on German President Christian Wulff at the presidential palace in Berlin on June 22, 2011, during his official trip to Germany. The crown prince is the Japanese side's honorary head of events to commemorate the 150th anniversary of friendship between the two countries. (Pool Photo)

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Kan thanks World Cup team, says he hopes for election victory

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) receives Japan's national soccer team jersey autographed by all members of Japan's World Cup squad from Japan coach Takeshi Okada (L) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 6, 2010. Okada, along with the team's captain Makoto Hasebe (R), paid a courtesy call on the prime minister.

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Japan coach Okada visits PM Hatoyama

TOKYO, Japan -- Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L, front) is presented with an autographed soccer ball from Japan coach for the World Cup Takeshi Okada (R, front) during Okada's courtesy call on the prime minister together with members of his team (in back) at the prime minister's office on May 25, 2010.

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Japan coach Okada visits PM Hatoyama

TOKYO, Japan -- Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L, front) is presented with jerseys from Japan coach for the World Cup Takeshi Okada (R, front) during Okada's courtesy call on the prime minister together with members of his team (in back) at the prime minister's office on May 25, 2010.