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Pope Francis And Macron Meet - Ajaccio

Pope Francis and French President Emmanuel Macron arrive after their meeting for the Pope's departure ceremony at the Ajaccio airport, on the French island of Corsica, on December 15, 2024. Pope Francis visited Corsica, a stronghold of the Catholic faith with locals hotly anticipating the first-ever trip by a pontiff to the French Mediterranean island. His short trip, based around a congress on faith in the Mediterranean region, comes just a week after he snubbed the re-opening of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris five years after a devastating fire. Photo by Stef Bravin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UN meeting highlights need for sustainable lunar activities

STORY: UN meeting highlights need for sustainable lunar activities SHOOTING DATE: June 18, 2024 DATELINE: June 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Vienna CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the first United Nations Conference on Sustainable Lunar Activities STORYLINE: The UN's first-ever meeting on sustainable lunar activities was held in Vienna on Tuesday, attended by heads of space agencies, astronauts, scholars and industry representatives from around the world. With more lunar missions on the horizon in the next decade, the UN's Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) stressed the importance of sustainability in these missions at the first United Nations Conference on Sustainable Lunar Activities. Delegates discussed common approaches, priorities, and expectations for the peaceful, sustainable, and cooperative exploration of the moon. In particular, the conference brought together the state signatories to the International Lunar Research Station, a China-initiated scientifi

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AUSTRIA-VIENNA-UN-SUSTAINABLE LUNAR ACTIVITIES-CONFERENCE

(240618) -- VIENNA, June 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Delegates attend the UN Conference on Sustainable Lunar Activities in Vienna, Austria, on June 18, 2024. The United Nations' first-ever meeting on sustainable lunar activities was held here on Tuesday, attended by heads of space agencies from around the world, astronauts, scholars and industry representatives. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/He Canling)

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AUSTRIA-VIENNA-UN-SUSTAINABLE LUNAR ACTIVITIES-CONFERENCE

(240618) -- VIENNA, June 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Aarti Holla-Maini, director of the UN's Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), speaks at the UN Conference on Sustainable Lunar Activities in Vienna, Austria, on June 18, 2024. The United Nations' first-ever meeting on sustainable lunar activities was held here on Tuesday, attended by heads of space agencies from around the world, astronauts, scholars and industry representatives. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/He Canling)

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AUSTRIA-VIENNA-UN-SUSTAINABLE LUNAR ACTIVITIES-CONFERENCE

(240618) -- VIENNA, June 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Aarti Holla-Maini, director of the UN's Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), speaks at the UN Conference on Sustainable Lunar Activities in Vienna, Austria, on June 18, 2024. The United Nations' first-ever meeting on sustainable lunar activities was held here on Tuesday, attended by heads of space agencies from around the world, astronauts, scholars and industry representatives. (Xinhua/He Canling)

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AUSTRIA-VIENNA-UN-SUSTAINABLE LUNAR ACTIVITIES-CONFERENCE

(240618) -- VIENNA, June 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Delegates attend the UN Conference on Sustainable Lunar Activities in Vienna, Austria, on June 18, 2024. The United Nations' first-ever meeting on sustainable lunar activities was held here on Tuesday, attended by heads of space agencies from around the world, astronauts, scholars and industry representatives. (Xinhua/He Canling)

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Iraqi president visits Cyprus for 1st time

STORY: Iraqi president visits Cyprus for 1st time SHOOTING DATE: Dec. 11, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Nicosia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting 2. various of a press briefing STORYLINE: Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid paid an official visit to Cyprus on Monday, the first ever since the eastern Mediterranean island gained independence 63 years ago. Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said at a joint press conference that the visit by an Iraqi president is both historic and symbolic. Rashid underlined that the visit "could lay the foundation for the further consolidation of a new era in bilateral relations between the two friendly countries." The Cypriot president highlighted various areas of cooperation with Iraq, such as the economy, investment, security and combating terrorism. Their discussions also extended to the situation in the Middle East and the crisis in Gaza, he said. Rashid said that Iraq would like to see an increase in Cy

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CYPRUS-NICOSIA-IRAQ-PRESIDENT-VISIT

(231211) -- NICOSIA, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides (L) shakes hands with Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid during their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, Cyprus, on Dec. 11, 2023. Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid paid an official visit to Cyprus on Monday, the first ever since the eastern Mediterranean island gained independence 63 years ago. (Photo by George Christophorou/Xinhua)

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AIIB's annual meeting kicks off in Egypt

STORY: AIIB's annual meeting kicks off in Egypt DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:45 LOCATION: SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): YANG YIRAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the opening ceremony of the eighth annual meeting of the AIIB 3. various of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi speaking 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JIN LIQUN, AIIB President 5. various of people attending the eighth annual meeting of the AIIB 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JIN LIQUN, AIIB President 7. various of Egyptian Finance Minister Mohamed Maait speaking 8. various of people attending the eighth annual meeting of the AIIB STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): YANG YIRAN, Xinhua correspondent "I'm reporting live from Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, where the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, or AIIB, is hosting its much-anticipated Annual Meeting. This year's meeting, themed 'Sustainable Growth in a Challenging World,' is a landmark event for AIIB. It marks the bank's first-ever meeting on the Afric

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Japan, E. Europe leaders

WARSAW, Poland - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) attends the first-ever summit meeting between Japan, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia in Warsaw, Poland, on June 16, 2013.

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Sibos conference of global financiers

OSAKA, Japan - The four-day Sibos conference of world banking and financial leaders opens Oct. 29, 2012, in Osaka, with more than 5,000 people expected to attend the industry organization's first-ever meeting in Japan.

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Sibos conference of global financiers

OSAKA, Japan - The four-day Sibos conference of the world's banking and financial leaders opens on Oct. 29, 2012, in Osaka, with more than 5,000 people expected to attend the industry organization's first-ever meeting in Japan.

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Sibos conference of global financiers

OSAKA, Japan - The four-day Sibos conference of the world's banking and financial leaders opens on Oct. 29, 2012, in Osaka, with more than 5,000 people expected to attend the industry organization's first-ever meeting in Japan.

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Japan protests Medvedev's island visit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara is questioned by reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2010. Maehara summoned Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Bely to protest Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Kunashiri Island, one of a group of Russian-held but Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido. Maehara said at a Diet committee meeting that the first-ever visit by a leader of Russia or the former Soviet Union to the island hurts Japanese public sentiment.

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Pro-Seoul, pro-Pyongyang resident groups to become reconciled

TOKYO, Japan - File photos show the headquarters of the pro-Seoul Korean Residents Union in Japan (L)and the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (R). The two group said on May 16 that their leaders will hold their first-ever meeting to try to resolve their long-standing conflict and become reconciled.

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Kin demand complete resolution of N. Korea abduction issue

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Yokota (R), leader of the Association of the Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea, speaks at a meeting with government officials Sept. 17, the second anniversary of the first-ever Japan-North Korea summit in 2002. The families renewed their demand that the government completely resolve the abduction issue.

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Vietnam premier meets dissident Buddhist leader

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai (R) has his first-ever meeting with Thic Huyen Quang (L), leader of the dissident Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) at the premier's official residence in Hanoi on April 2. The meeting was reported by the official newspaper Viet Nam News which said the pair discussed religious freedom in Vietnam. Quang has been under house arrest for more than two decades.

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OSE holds 1st shareholders meeting

OSAKA, Japan - Hiromi Ichihara, a TV personality, speaks at a press conference in Osaka on June 29 following her appointment as director of the Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE). Seated second from left is OSE President Goro Tatsumi. The OSE held its first ever shareholders meeting as it converted itself into a joint-stock company from a membership organization in April.

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Chinese giant pandas meet public in Doha's first Panda House ahead of World Cup

STORY: Chinese giant pandas meet public in Doha's first Panda House ahead of World Cup DATELINE: Nov. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:41 LOCATION: Doha CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Panda House in Doha STORYLINE: With the 2022 Qatar World Cup just days away, Doha's first-ever Panda House officially opened to the public on Thursday. Located at Al Khor Park near the Al Bayt Stadium, the Panda House is home to Chinese giant pandas, three-year-old female Si Hai and four-year-old male Jing Jing. Born in the Wolong Shenshuping panda base under the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Si Hai and Jing Jing arrived in Qatar on Oct. 19 and went through a 21-day quarantine before meeting the public in their respective and fully air-conditioned areas. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Doha. (XHTV)

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European Political Community to hold next meeting in Moldova

STORY: European Political Community to hold next meeting in Moldova DATELINE: Oct. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Prague CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting STORYLINE: The European Political Community (EPC) will convene its next meeting in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said in Prague on Thursday. Fiala made the remarks after the inaugural EPC meeting in Prague, the first-ever such meeting held in the city which brought together over 40 European leaders. Besides EU member states, several Western Balkan nations and non-EU countries that are deeply integrated within the single market as well as Britain and Türkiye also joined the so-called "EU+" gathering. According to a statement issued by the EU after the meeting, the energy crisis and peace and security dominated the discussions among the European leaders. The statement quoted European Council President Charles Michel as saying that "At a time when Europe's stability and security is being threa

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CZECH REPUBLIC-PRAGUE-EPC-MEETING-PRESS CONFERENCE

(221007) -- PRAGUE, Oct. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (L), Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala (C) and Moldovan President Maia Sandu attend a press conference after the inaugural European Political Community (EPC) meeting in Prague, the Czech Republic, Oct. 6, 2022. The EPC will convene its next meeting in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said here on Thursday. Fiala made the remarks after the inaugural EPC meeting in Prague, the first-ever such meeting held in the city which brought together over 40 European leaders. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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CZECH REPUBLIC-PRAGUE-EPC-MEETING-PRESS CONFERENCE

(221007) -- PRAGUE, Oct. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala speaks at a press conference after the inaugural European Political Community (EPC) meeting in Prague, the Czech Republic, Oct. 6, 2022. The EPC will convene its next meeting in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said here on Thursday. Fiala made the remarks after the inaugural EPC meeting in Prague, the first-ever such meeting held in the city which brought together over 40 European leaders. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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Prague hosts inaugural meeting of European Political Community

STORY: Prague hosts inaugural meeting of European Political Community DATELINE: Oct. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:56 LOCATION: Prague CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): LIU XINYU, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of meeting venue 3. SOUNDBITE (English): PETR FIALA, Czech Prime Minister 4. various of group photo of leaders STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): LIU XINYU, Xinhua correspondent "Over 40 European leaders met in Prague on Thursday for the first-ever meeting of the European Political Community (EPC). The participants discussed security and peace as well as energy, climate and economy." SOUNDBITE (English): PETR FIALA, Czech Prime Minister "Europe has many difficult problems right now, and we meet here to discuss solutions." The EPC meeting in Prague is the first of its kind. Besides the 27 member states of the European Union (EU), several Western Balkan nations, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and non-EU countries that are deeply integrated in the single market -- such as Norway and Switzerland -- as

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President Biden Departs The White House - Washington

Marine One, carrying U.S. President Joe Biden, flies past the Washington monument while departing on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Biden and the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan made a show of unity against China today, meeting together at the White House in a first-ever summit to discuss initiatives to counter BeijingâÂÂs influence across the Pacific. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs The White House - Washington

The White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Biden and the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan made a show of unity against China today, meeting together at the White House in a first-ever summit to discuss initiatives to counter Beijingâs influence across the Pacific. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden salutes a Marine on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Biden and the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan made a show of unity against China today, meeting together at the White House in a first-ever summit to discuss initiatives to counter BeijingâÂÂs influence across the Pacific. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs The White House - Washington

Marine One, carrying U.S. President Joe Biden, departs on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Biden and the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan made a show of unity against China today, meeting together at the White House in a first-ever summit to discuss initiatives to counter Beijingâs influence across the Pacific. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Biden and the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan made a show of unity against China today, meeting together at the White House in a first-ever summit to discuss initiatives to counter Beijingâs influence across the Pacific. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Biden and the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan made a show of unity against China today, meeting together at the White House in a first-ever summit to discuss initiatives to counter Beijingâs influence across the Pacific. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Biden and the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan made a show of unity against China today, meeting together at the White House in a first-ever summit to discuss initiatives to counter BeijingâÂÂs influence across the Pacific. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Biden and the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan made a show of unity against China today, meeting together at the White House in a first-ever summit to discuss initiatives to counter Beijingâs influence across the Pacific. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Biden and the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan made a show of unity against China today, meeting together at the White House in a first-ever summit to discuss initiatives to counter Beijingâs influence across the Pacific. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden gives a thumbs up as he speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Biden and the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan made a show of unity against China today, meeting together at the White House in a first-ever summit to discuss initiatives to counter Beijingâs influence across the Pacific. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Biden and the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan made a show of unity against China today, meeting together at the White House in a first-ever summit to discuss initiatives to counter Beijingâs influence across the Pacific. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Biden and the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan made a show of unity against China today, meeting together at the White House in a first-ever summit to discuss initiatives to counter Beijingâs influence across the Pacific. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden walks with U.S. First Lady Jill Biden on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Biden and the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan made a show of unity against China today, meeting together at the White House in a first-ever summit to discuss initiatives to counter Beijingâs influence across the Pacific. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kin demand complete resolution of N. Korea abduction issue

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Yokota (R), leader of the Association of the Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea, speaks at a meeting with government officials Sept. 17, the second anniversary of the first-ever Japan-North Korea summit in 2002. The families renewed their demand that the government completely resolve the abduction issue. (Kyodo)

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Vietnam premier meets dissident Buddhist leader

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai (R) has his first-ever meeting with Thic Huyen Quang (L), leader of the dissident Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) at the premier's official residence in Hanoi on April 2. The meeting was reported by the official newspaper Viet Nam News which said the pair discussed religious freedom in Vietnam. Quang has been under house arrest for more than two decades. (Kyodo)

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Japan hopes China-Taiwan talks will promote regional peace

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga speaks at a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2015. "While we expect movements between China and Taiwan such as this to contribute to regional peace and stability, we would like to closely watch developments going forward," the top government spokesman said, in reference to the first ever meeting between the leaders of China and Taiwan on Nov. 7. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inaugural 'game meat summit' held in Tottori, western Japan

Local government officials as well as restaurateurs and meat processors from across Japan gather in Tottori, western Japan, on Feb. 6 for the first-ever "summit" meeting of its kind in the country to discuss ways of accelerating greater consumption of meat from wild animals such as deer and wild boars. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pro-Seoul, pro-Pyongyang resident groups to become reconciled

TOKYO, Japan - File photos show the headquarters of the pro-Seoul Korean Residents Union in Japan (L)and the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (R). The two group said on May 16 that their leaders will hold their first-ever meeting to try to resolve their long-standing conflict and become reconciled. (Kyodo)

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Japan protests Medvedev's island visit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara is questioned by reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2010. Maehara summoned Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Bely to protest Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Kunashiri Island, one of a group of Russian-held but Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido. Maehara said at a Diet committee meeting that the first-ever visit by a leader of Russia or the former Soviet Union to the island hurts Japanese public sentiment. (Kyodo)

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Stamps commemorating U.S.-N. Korea summit

Photo taken in Pyongyang on July 28, 2019, shows a set of stamps commemorating the first-ever U.S.-North Korean summit, issued on June 12, the one-year anniversary of the historic meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S., Japan, S. Korea foreign chiefs in Seoul

(From L) Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung Wha and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hold a joint press conference in Seoul on June 14, 2018 following their meeting, held two days after the first-ever U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S., Japan, S. Korea foreign chiefs in Seoul

(From L) Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung Wha and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hold a joint press conference in Seoul on June 14, 2018 following their meeting, held two days after the first-ever U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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LDP to focus on 4 areas in crafting Constitution amendment proposal

Okiharu Yasuoka, the head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's constitutional reform panel, addresses a panel meeting in Tokyo on June 6, 2017. The LDP plans to focus on four areas as it crafts proposals for the first-ever amendments to Japan's postwar Constitution, including revisions regarding the war-renouncing Article 9 and education, officials said the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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OSE holds 1st shareholders meeting

OSAKA, Japan - Hiromi Ichihara, a TV personality, speaks at a press conference in Osaka on June 29 following her appointment as director of the Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE). Seated second from left is OSE President Goro Tatsumi. The OSE held its first ever shareholders meeting as it converted itself into a joint-stock company from a membership organization in April.