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Taiwan's Legislative Speaker You in Japan

Taiwan's Legislative Speaker You Si-kun (L) visited Irizaki, a cape on Japan's westernmost inhabited island of Yonaguni in Okinawa Prefecture, from where Taiwan can be seen on a clear day, accompanied by Japan's House of Representative lawmaker Keiji Furuya of the Liberal Democratic Party, who also heads the Diet's caucus promoting Japan-Taiwan relations, on July 4, 2023.

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI OBSERVATORY-LONGEST-SERVING STAFF (CN)

(230528) -- NGARI, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- You Xianlong heads for his office at the Ngari Observatory in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 24, 2023. You Xianlong, a 36-year-old resident engineer at the Ngari Observatory in Tibet Autonomous Region, is responsible for equipment observation and operation maintenance along with seven colleagues. He is also the longest-serving engineer at the observatory. You's career began in 2006 when he met Yao Yongqiang, a scientist at the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who was looking for workers to conduct long-term measurements in challenging plateau environments. Since then, You has been working at the Ngari Observatory for 17 years. Selecting an observatory site is a complex process that involves examining terrain, geology, and support conditions. It also requires years of measurement and evaluation of factors such as the number of clear nights, astronomical seeing conditions, precipit

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Venlo's Yoshida against Ajax

VENLO, Netherlands - VVV Venlo defender Maya Yoshida heads clear in a game against Ajax Amsterdam in Venlo, the Netherlands, on Aug. 21, 2011. The game ended 2-2.

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(1)Tunisia vs Gamba Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Tunisian defender Radhi Jaidi heads clear during a friendly with J. League club Gamba Osaka in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on May 23. The Tunisian team is training is Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, for the World Cup finals. The Gamba Osaka won 3-0.

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Venlo's Yoshida against Ajax

VENLO, Netherlands - VVV Venlo defender Maya Yoshida heads clear in a game against Ajax Amsterdam in Venlo, the Netherlands, on Aug. 21, 2011. The game ended 2-2. (Kyodo)

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Football: Galatasaray vs Benfica in Europa League

Galatasaray's Yuto Nagatomo (L) heads clear of Benfica's Haris Seferovic during the second half of a Europa League match in Istanbul on Feb. 14, 2019. Benfica won 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Japan-Saudi Arabia at Asian Cup

Maya Yoshida of Japan (22) heads the ball clear during the second half of a round of 16 match against Saudi Arabia at the Asian Cup football tournament in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, on Jan. 21, 2019. Japan won 1-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Australia World Cup Asian qualifier end 1-1

Maya Yoshida of Japan (R) heads to clear the ball during the first half of a World Cup Asian qualifier against Australia in Melbourne on Oct. 11, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan vs Australia at World Cup Asian qualifier

Tomoaki Makino of Japan (L) heads to clear the ball during the first half of a World Cup Asian qualifier against Australia in Melbourne on Oct. 11, 2016, with Aaron Mooy of Australia chasing it. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo