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Figure skating: Junior world championships

Japan's Mao Shimada (C) poses after winning gold in the women's event at the junior figure skating world championships for the third consecutive year in Debrecen, Hungary, on March 1, 2025, alongside silver medalist Shin Ji A (L) of South Korea and bronze medalist Elyce Lin-Gracey of the United States.

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Figure skating: Junior world championships

Japan's Mao Shimada (C) poses after winning gold in the women's event at the junior figure skating world championships for the third consecutive year in Debrecen, Hungary, on March 1, 2025, alongside silver medalist Shin Ji A (L) of South Korea and bronze medalist Elyce Lin-Gracey of the United States.

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Horyu-ji temple in western Japan

File photo taken in November 2007 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Horyu-ji, a World Heritage-listed Buddhist temple founded in the seventh century, in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan.

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CHINA-HONG KONG-ICEBREAKER XUELONG 2-INTERVIEW (CN)

(240413) -- HONG KONG, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Evelyn Ji, a student from Pui Kiu Middle School, speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Hong Kong, south China, April 9, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Xuelong 2 brings "polar spirit" to Hong Kong" (Xinhua/Long Jingyi)

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji makes Xuan brushes in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 20, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit the Xuan brush. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji (R) checks the finished Xuan brushes with his father She Zhengjun in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 20, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit the Xua

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji makes a Xuan brush in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 20, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit the Xuan brush. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji checks Xuan brushes outside the "Guardians of Crafts" workshop in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit the Xuan b

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji makes a Xuan brush in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit the Xuan brush. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji checks a finished Xuan brush in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 20, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit the Xuan brush. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji (L) makes Xuan brushes under the instruction of his father She Zhengjun in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit t

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji checks the finished Xuan brushes in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 20, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit the Xuan brush. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji makes Xuan brushes in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 20, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit the Xuan brush. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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Year-end radish boiling held at Senbon Shakado in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A year-end event for boiling Japanese radishes to wish for people's health is held at the Daihoon-ji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto also known as Senbon Shakado, on Dec. 7, 2014, the opening day of the two-day event.

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Year-end radish boiling held at Senbon Shakado in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Women boil Japanese radishes during a year-end event held at the Daihoon-ji, a Buddhist temple also known as Senbon Shakado, in Kyoto, on Dec. 7, 2014, to wish for people's health.

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Manjusri image at Chikurin-ji temple unveiled for 1st time in 50 years

KOCHI, Japan - "Monju Bosatsu, " an image of Manjusri, sitting atop a roaring lion, which symbolizes the powerful voice of Buddhist Law and the power of Buddhism to overcome all obstacles, goes on display to the public on April 25, 2014 for the first time in 50 years at Chikurin-ji, a Shingon temple in Kochi, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan. The temple is number 31 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage said to be launched by Kukai, a renowned monk also known as Kobo Daishi, 1,200 years ago. The display is open to the public through May 25. (Pool photo by Kochi Shimbun).

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Japan ex-premier Hosokawa explains his temple paintings

KYOTO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa (L) explains one of his ink-and-wash paintings on sliding doors at Kennin-ji, a Zen Buddhism temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on April 21, 2014.

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Japan ex-premier Hosokawa views his paintings at temple

KYOTO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa (L) looks at one of his ink-and-wash paintings on sliding doors at Kennin-ji, a Zen Buddhism temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on April 21, 2014.

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New Year tea ceremony

NARA, Japan - Worshipers at Saidai-ji, a temple in Nara, Nara Prefecture, enjoy green tea served in cups with a diameter of 30-40 centimeters and weighing about 5 kilograms, at an annual New Year tea ceremony on Jan. 15, 2014.

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New Year tea ceremony

NARA, Japan - Worshipers at Saidai-ji, a temple in Nara, Nara Prefecture, enjoy green tea served in cups with a diameter of 30-40 centimeters and weighing about 5 kilograms, at an annual New Year tea ceremony on Jan. 15, 2014.

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Kinkaku-ji dusted with snow

OSAKA, Japan - The Kinkaku-ji, a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, is lightly dusted with snow in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 26, 2011.

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13th death anniversary of X JAPAN guitarist 'hide' marked

TOKYO, Japan - A ceremony to mark the 13th death anniversary of popular rock band X JAPAN's lead guitarist Hideto Matsumoto, known as ''hide,'' is held at Tsukiji Hongan-ji, a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist temple, in Tokyo on May 2, 2010. Around 35,000 people attended the ceremony. (Pool photo)

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Woman returning to N. Korea after 'forcibly taken' to Japan

BEIJING, China - To Chu Ji, a 57-year-old North Korean woman who claims to have been forcibly taken to Japan in 2003, speaks about her intention to return to North Korea at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on June 26.

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Prosecutors seek 15 yrs in jail for alleged JI chief

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian prosecutors on Aug. 12 seek 15 years in jail for Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir (file photo), accused of treason for setting up Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), a Southeast Asian terrorist network allegedly associated with al-Qaida. Bashir, 64, has been indicted on four charges of treason, falsification and immigration violations.

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Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji celebrates 2nd birthday in U.S.

STORY: Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji celebrates 2nd birthday in U.S. DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:51 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of preparation 2. various of Xiao Qi Ji STORYLINE: Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji celebrated his second birthday at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C. on Sunday. The outside area of the renowned giant panda habitat was packed with visitors, who came to wish Xiao Qi Ji a happy birthday in the morning. Keepers made a cake with frozen diluted apple and pineapple juices for the cute cub, and decorated it with a red "2" as well as the cub's favorite treats -- sweet potato, apple, carrot, pear, sugar cane, banana, and bamboo. Xiao Qi Ji walked to the cake and began breaking and devouring it with joyful fans and visitors spontaneously singing together the birthday song for him and filming the moment. Mei Xiang, Xiao Qi Ji's mother, turned 24 years old last month and Tian Tian, the cub's biological father, will mark his 25th

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Breath; Soom (2007)

Ji-A Park & Chen Chang Characters: Yeon & Jang Jin Film: Breath; Soom (2007) Director: Michael Winterbottom 29 April 2007 Date: 29 April 2007

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Breath; Soom (2007)

Ji-A Park & Chen Chang Characters: Yeon & Jang Jin Film: Breath; Soom (2007) Director: Michael Winterbottom 29 April 2007 Date: 29 April 2007

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Breath; Soom (2007)

Ji-A Park Characters: Yeon Film: Breath; Soom (2007) Director: Michael Winterbottom 29 April 2007 Date: 29 April 2007

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People pray for souls of forlorn dead at Kyoto temple

People pray at Adashino-Nenbutu-ji, a temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 23, 2015, for the repose of those who died without any surviving relatives to tend their graves. The temple is known for thousands of stone Buddhist images symbolizing such forlorn dead. Candles were lit by visitors as part of the annual "sento kuyo" (memorial for thousand lights) service. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shikoku pilgrimage booming among foreign visitors

Albert Kirch (R) from Basel, Switzerland, and Mikio Nakaoka from Osaka pose for a photo during their visit to Ishite-ji, a Buddhist temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on May 10, 2016, as they go around the Shikoku pilgrimage route. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shikoku pilgrimage booming among foreign visitors

Max Kornek (L), a Dutch student at a university in Tokyo, poses for a photo along with his parents Peter and Maria, during their visit to Ishite-ji, a Buddhist temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on May 10, 2016, as they go around the Shikoku pilgrimage route. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woman returning to N. Korea after 'forcibly taken' to Japan

BEIJING, China - To Chu Ji, a 57-year-old North Korean woman who claims to have been forcibly taken to Japan in 2003, speaks about her intention to return to North Korea at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on June 26. (Kyodo)

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13th death anniversary of X JAPAN guitarist 'hide' marked

TOKYO, Japan - A ceremony to mark the 13th death anniversary of popular rock band X JAPAN's lead guitarist Hideto Matsumoto, known as ''hide,'' is held at Tsukiji Hongan-ji, a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist temple, in Tokyo on May 2, 2010. Around 35,000 people attended the ceremony. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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13th death anniversary of X Japan guitarist 'hide' marked

TOKYO, Japan - A ceremony to mark the 13th death anniversary of popular rock band X Japan's lead guitarist Hideto Matsumoto, known as ''hide,'' is held at Tsukiji Hongan-ji, a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist temple, in Tokyo on May 2, 2010. Around 35,000 people attended the ceremony. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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13th death anniversary of X Japan guitarist 'hide' marked

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiki Hayashi (standing), who co-founded popular rock band X Japan, prays during a ceremony to mark the 13th death anniversary of the band's lead guitarist Hideto Matsumoto, known as ''hide,'' at Tsukiji Hongan-ji, a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist temple, in Tokyo on May 2, 2010. Around 35,000 people attended the ceremony. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Year-end radish boiling held at Senbon Shakado in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A year-end event for boiling Japanese radishes to wish for people's health is held at the Daihoon-ji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto also known as Senbon Shakado, on Dec. 7, 2014, the opening day of the two-day event. (Kyodo)

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Kinkaku-ji dusted with snow

OSAKA, Japan - The Kinkaku-ji, a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, is lightly dusted with snow in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 26, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Monks pray for end to coronavirus pandemic

Monks prepare to pray for an end to the coronavirus pandemic at Zuigan-ji, a Buddhist temple in Matsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 8, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Monks pray for end to coronavirus pandemic

Monks prepare to pray for an end to the coronavirus pandemic at Zuigan-ji, a Buddhist temple in Matsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 8, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Monks pray for end to coronavirus pandemic

Monks pray for an end to the coronavirus pandemic at Zuigan-ji, a Buddhist temple in Matsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 8, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Monks pray for end to coronavirus pandemic

Monks pray for an end to the coronavirus pandemic at Zuigan-ji, a Buddhist temple in Matsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 8, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sengaku-ji temple in Tokyo

Photo taken on May 15, 2020, shows Sengaku-ji, a Buddhist temple in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Year-end radish boiling at Kyoto temple

A year-end radish boiling event to wish for people's health is held at Daihoon-ji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto also known as Senbon Shakado, on Dec. 7, 2018, the opening day of the two-day event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Year-end radish boiling at Kyoto temple

A year-end radish boiling event to wish for people's health is held at Daihoon-ji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto also known as Senbon Shakado, on Dec. 7, 2018, the opening day of the two-day event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Year-end radish boiling at Kyoto temple

A year-end radish boiling event to wish for people's health is held at Daihoon-ji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto also known as Senbon Shakado, on Dec. 7, 2018, the opening day of the two-day event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Prosecutors seek 15 yrs in jail for alleged JI chief

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian prosecutors on Aug. 12 seek 15 years in jail for Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir (file photo), accused of treason for setting up Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), a Southeast Asian terrorist network allegedly associated with al-Qaida. Bashir, 64, has been indicted on four charges of treason, falsification and immigration violations. (Kyodo)