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Okinawa governor gives "kariyushi" shirt to Japan PM Ishiba

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki meets the press after giving Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba a formal "kariyushi" Okinawan shirt at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 20, 2025. During the meeting, Ishiba apologized for controversial remarks made by Shoji Nishida, a hawkish lawmaker from Ishiba's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in which he claimed that exhibits at a war memorial in Okinawa distorted the history of one of the fiercest World War II battles.

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Okinawa governor gives "kariyushi" shirt to Japan PM Ishiba

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki meets the press after giving Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba a formal "kariyushi" Okinawan shirt at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 20, 2025. During the meeting, Ishiba apologized for controversial remarks made by Shoji Nishida, a hawkish lawmaker from Ishiba's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in which he claimed that exhibits at a war memorial in Okinawa distorted the history of one of the fiercest World War II battles.

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Japan PM Ishiba meets Okinawa governor

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) speaks with Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 20, 2025, after the governor presented a formal "kariyushi" Okinawan shirt to the premier. During the meeting, Ishiba apologized for controversial remarks made by Shoji Nishida, a hawkish lawmaker from Ishiba's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in which he claimed that exhibits at a war memorial in Okinawa distorted the history of one of the fiercest World War II battles.

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U.S. perception, views toward China seriously distorted: FM

STORY: China firmly opposes any form of hegemonism, power politics: FM DATELINE: March 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) QIN GANG, Chinese Foreign Minister STORYLINE: The U.S. perception and views toward China are seriously distorted, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said Tuesday. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)

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U.S. overreaction to Chinese airship has "grave impact" on bilateral ties: Chinese FM spokesperson

STORY: U.S. overreaction to Chinese airship has "grave impact" on bilateral ties: Chinese FM spokesperson DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: While commenting on the U.S. using force against a Chinese civilian unmanned airship that entered the U.S. airspace caused by force majeure, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Wednesday that it was "a clear overreaction," and had a grave impact on the efforts and progress made by China and the U.S. in stabilizing bilateral relations. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "The entry of a Chinese civilian unmanned airship into the U.S. airspace is purely an unintended, unexpected and isolated event caused by force majeure. The facts are clear and shall not be distorted or misrepresented. Despite that, the U.S. still decided to use force against the civilian airship even as it was

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Solar eclipse

OSAKA, Japan - A child looks at a solar eclipse in Kaizuka, Osaka Prefecture, on May 21, 2012, as patches of sunshine through leaves of a tree are reflected on a wall. The shape of the sunshine patches was distorted due to the eclipse. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan.

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Solar eclipse

OSAKA, Japan - A boy takes a photo of patches of sunshine on the ground beneath the leaves of a tree in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, on May 21, 2012. The shape of the sunshine patches was distorted due to a solar eclipse. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan.

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Tokyo Tower repairs

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Tower in the capital's Minato Ward undergoes work on Feb. 28, 2012, to repair its top part that was distorted by the March 2011 quake.

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Korean civic groups call for boycott of Japanese products

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of South Korean civic groups call for a boycott of Japanese products in protest over the Japanese government's adoption of what they see as ''distorted'' history textbooks outside the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on April 7.

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Devil (2010)

Bojana Novakovic & Logan Marshall-Green Film: Devil (2010) Director: Drew Dowdle, John Erick Dowdle 16 September 2010 Date: 16 September 2010

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Struggle for Earthquake Prediction

The JMA collects information in the struggle for earthquake prediction. The Earthquake Research Institute of the University of Tokyo built a new observatory. 　 A building about to collapse after the Tokachi-oki earthquake A distorted railroad track JMA data collection Field survey of Matsudai, where earthquakes continue to occur World's first records collected from observation equipment Professor giving a presentation at an academic conference, *Date of shooting unknown, Release date: May 17, 1968,

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Korean civic groups call for boycott of Japanese products

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of South Korean civic groups call for a boycott of Japanese products in protest over the Japanese government's adoption of what they see as ''distorted'' history textbooks outside the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on April 7. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Tower repairs

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Tower in the capital's Minato Ward undergoes work on Feb. 28, 2012, to repair its top part that was distorted by the March 2011 quake. (Kyodo)

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Solar eclipse

OSAKA, Japan - A child looks at a solar eclipse in Kaizuka, Osaka Prefecture, on May 21, 2012, as patches of sunshine through leaves of a tree are reflected on a wall. The shape of the sunshine patches was distorted due to the eclipse. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan. (Kyodo)

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Solar eclipse

OSAKA, Japan - A boy takes a photo of patches of sunshine on the ground beneath the leaves of a tree in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, on May 21, 2012. The shape of the sunshine patches was distorted due to a solar eclipse. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan. (Kyodo)

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Fukushima Daiichi

TOKYO, Japan - Handout photo shows distorted frames of the building housing the No. 3 react of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on the morning of March 27, 2011. Efforts have been under way to restore the crippled plant since the March 11 quake and tsunami disaster. (Photo taken and supplied by the Ground Self-Defense Force)(Kyodo)