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Jarud Woodblock Painting in Inner Mongolia - China

Painter Qi Tongyue introduces an unfinished Jarud woodblock painting at a woodblock painting institute in Jarud Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 10, 2025. The creation of a Jarud woodblock painting work, which originated in Jarud Banner in the late 1950s, has to go through more than a dozen steps, finished with engraving knife, woodblock and ink. The Jarud genre of woodblock painting was listed as one of the intangible cultural heritages of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in 2009. Nowadays, woodblock painting artists in Jarud, professional and amateur alike, are turning out vast amount of artworks that reflect their modern life on the grasslands. Photo by Liu Wenhui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jarud Woodblock Painting in Inner Mongolia - China

Painter Chen Qimeg prepares pigments for her painting at a woodblock painting institute in Jarud Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 10, 2025. The creation of a Jarud woodblock painting work, which originated in Jarud Banner in the late 1950s, has to go through more than a dozen steps, finished with engraving knife, woodblock and ink. The Jarud genre of woodblock painting was listed as one of the intangible cultural heritages of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in 2009. Nowadays, woodblock painting artists in Jarud, professional and amateur alike, are turning out vast amount of artworks that reflect their modern life on the grasslands. Photo by Liu Wenhui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jarud Woodblock Painting in Inner Mongolia - China

Painter Qi Tongyue introduces his artworks at a woodblock painting institute in Jarud Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 10, 2025. The creation of a Jarud woodblock painting work, which originated in Jarud Banner in the late 1950s, has to go through more than a dozen steps, finished with engraving knife, woodblock and ink. The Jarud genre of woodblock painting was listed as one of the intangible cultural heritages of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in 2009. Nowadays, woodblock painting artists in Jarud, professional and amateur alike, are turning out vast amount of artworks that reflect their modern life on the grasslands. Photo by Liu Wenhui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jarud Woodblock Painting in Inner Mongolia - China

Painter Qi Tongyue introduces his artworks at a woodblock painting institute in Jarud Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 10, 2025. The creation of a Jarud woodblock painting work, which originated in Jarud Banner in the late 1950s, has to go through more than a dozen steps, finished with engraving knife, woodblock and ink. The Jarud genre of woodblock painting was listed as one of the intangible cultural heritages of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in 2009. Nowadays, woodblock painting artists in Jarud, professional and amateur alike, are turning out vast amount of artworks that reflect their modern life on the grasslands. Photo by Liu Wenhui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jarud Woodblock Painting in Inner Mongolia - China

Painter Qi Tongyue creates a Jarud woodblock painting at a woodblock painting institute in Jarud Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 10, 2025. The creation of a Jarud woodblock painting work, which originated in Jarud Banner in the late 1950s, has to go through more than a dozen steps, finished with engraving knife, woodblock and ink. The Jarud genre of woodblock painting was listed as one of the intangible cultural heritages of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in 2009. Nowadays, woodblock painting artists in Jarud, professional and amateur alike, are turning out vast amount of artworks that reflect their modern life on the grasslands. Photo by Liu Wenhui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jarud Woodblock Painting in Inner Mongolia - China

Painter Chen Qimeg shows one of her artworks at a woodblock painting institute in Jarud Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 10, 2025. The creation of a Jarud woodblock painting work, which originated in Jarud Banner in the late 1950s, has to go through more than a dozen steps, finished with engraving knife, woodblock and ink. The Jarud genre of woodblock painting was listed as one of the intangible cultural heritages of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in 2009. Nowadays, woodblock painting artists in Jarud, professional and amateur alike, are turning out vast amount of artworks that reflect their modern life on the grasslands. Photo by Liu Wenhui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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African Nations Championship kicks off in Algeria

STORY: African Nations Championship kicks off in Algeria DATELINE: Jan. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: Algiers CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony of the 7th African Nations Championship STORYLINE: The seventh edition of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) kicked off at Nelson Mandela Stadium in Baraki locality, southern Algiers on Friday. Host Algeria beat Libya 1-0 through Aymen Mahious' 57th-minute penalty in the tournament opener. Algerian Prime Minister Ayman Benabderrahmane declared the championship open, in the presence of several international sports personalities and big world football names, including FIFA president Gianni Infantino and president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Patrice Motsepe. In his opening remarks, Benabderrahmane welcomed all teams and guests to the tournament as he paid tribute to late Nelson Mandela. The biennial tournament, which was first staged in 2009 in Cote d'Ivoire, runs from January 13 to February 4 this year. T

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Abercrombie & Fitch unveils plan to open Tokyo store

NEW YORK, United States - Young people stand outside the New York store of Abercrombie & Fitch on Aug. 8. The company, based in New Albany, Ohio, disclosed plans to open a Tokyo flagship store in late 2009, its first store in Asia.

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Rocket shown in concert in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A concert is held in Pyongyang in February 2012 to commemorate the birthday of North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il. On the screen is shown the rocket that carried a satellite North Korea launched in April 2009.

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Rocket shown in concert in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A concert is held in Pyongyang in February 2012 to commemorate the birthday of North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il. On the screen is shown the rocket that carried a satellite North Korea launched in April 2009.

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Two-time A-bomb survivor Yamaguchi

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the late Tsutomu Yamaguchi speaking in Nagasaki in June 2009 about his experience of surviving the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Japanese Embassy in London has sent a written protest against the BBC for introducing him as ''The Unluckiest Man in the World'' in its TV program that aired on Dec. 17, 2010, with the show's personalities and the audience laughing. A producer of the show has apologized via e-mail.

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Hirayama's unfinished work unveiled

KAMAKURA, Japan - Michiko Hirayama (L), wife of the late Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama, and their daughter Yayoi unveil flower paintings drawn by Hirayama at his atelier in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Feb. 11, 2010. Hirayama, who is best known for his works themed on the Silk Road and Buddhism, passed away on Dec. 2, 2009.

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Hirayama's unfinished work unveiled

KAMAKURA, Japan - Michiko Hirayama (L), wife of the late Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama, and their daughter Yayoi unveil Hirayama's unfinished work at his atelier in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Feb. 11, 2010. Hirayama, whose photo is being held by Michiko, passed away Dec. 2, 2009, and had been working on the painting from last July to September from his hospital bed.

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Snowplow makes season's 1st appearance in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - A snowplow for street car tracks finally makes its first appearance of the season on the streets of Sapporo on Dec. 18, 2009, in a record late start amid warm winter. The snowplow cleared snowfall of 8 centimeters on the streets using bamboo bundles that rotate at high speed.

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Ex-Labor Minister Murakami on parole from prison term

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - This undated file photo shows former Labor Minister Masakuni Murakami, who was released on parole on Oct. 28, 2009, before the end of his 26-month prison term for taking bribes in the late 1990s from a mutual aid organization for small and midsize businesses.

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Stone chamber of ancient tomb in early Yamato dynasty unveiled

KASHIHARA, Japan - The roof of a red-colored stone chamber, excavated at the ancient Sakurai Chausu-yama tomb mound in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, is covered with large pieces of stone. Japanese archaeologists showed to the media the stone chamber on Oct. 22, 2009. The site is believed to date back to the late third to early fourth century.

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Farewell held for late former JOC chief Furuhashi

TOKYO, Japan - Olympic gold medalist Kosuke Kitajima reads a message of condolence at a farewell gathering for the late legendary swimmer and former Japanese Olympic Committee President Hironoshin Furuhashi, at the Aoyama Funeral Hall in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2009. Furuhashi died in Rome in Augus at age 80.

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Ceremony for 'Tetsujin 28-go' statue held in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - A ceremony marking the completion of a statue of ''Tetsujin 28-go,'' or Iron Man No. 28, is held in Kobe's Nagata Ward in Hyogo Prefecture on Oct. 4, 2009. The iron statue, which is modeled after the character from the ''Tetsujin 28-go'' comic series written by the late Mitsuteru Yokoyama from Kobe, was constructed as part of efforts to help revitalize local areas hardest hit by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.

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'Space alien' Hatoyama meets Wakata on return from space

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (C) shakes hands with Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata (L) at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2009, after Wakata visited Japan on completing his four-and-a-half-month stay at the International Space Station in late July, with Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan also present (R). The premier and the astronaut traded jokes about the premier's nickname ''space alien'' at the outset of their meeting.

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'Tetsujin 28-go' statue unveiled in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - A statue of ''Tetsujin 28-go,'' or Iron Man No. 28, is unveiled at a park in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Sept. 28, 2009. The 15-meter-high, 50-ton iron statue, which is modeled after the character from the ''Tetsujin 28-go'' comic series written by the late Mitsuteru Yokoyama from Kobe, was constructed as part of efforts to help revitalize local areas hardest hit by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake. A ceremony to mark the completion of the statue will be held on Oct. 4.

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'Tetsujin 28-go' statue unveiled in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - A statue of ''Tetsujin 28-go,'' or Iron Man No. 28, is unveiled at a park in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Sept. 28, 2009. The 15-meter-high, 50-ton iron statue, which is modeled after the character from the ''Tetsujin 28-go'' comic series written by the late Mitsuteru Yokoyama from Kobe, was constructed as part of efforts to help revitalize local areas hardest hit by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake. A ceremony to mark the completion of the statue will be held on Oct. 4.

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JR West ordered to improve business

TOKYO, Japan - Transport minister Seiji Maehara (R) hands a notice to West Japan Railway Co. President Takayuki Sasaki on Sept. 28, 2009, ordering the company to improve its business practices after the railway operator admitted late last week that it had obtained a draft report on the cause of a 2005 fatal derailment involving its train services from a member of the government safety board.

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Emperor takes young prince to sea

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (C) help people bring a boat ashore on the beach after a sea excursion near the Hayama Imperial Villa in the town of Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, on Sept. 14, 2009. The emperor and the empress took Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito to the sea rowing the boat themselves. The boat had been used by the late Emperor Showa for his research on sea animals. (Pool photo)

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Emperor takes young prince to sea

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (2nd from R) row a boat in the sea near the Hayama Imperial Villa in the town of Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, on Sept. 14, 2009. The emperor, the empress, Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito took the 20-minute sea excursion on the boat the late Emperor Showa had used for his research on sea animals. (Pool photo)

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Emperor takes young prince to sea

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) helps his 3-year-old grandson Prince Hisahito off the boat near the Hayama Imperial Villa in the town of Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, on Sept. 14, 2009. The emperor, together with Empress Michiko (C, black top) and Princess Kiko, took a 20-minute sea excursion on the boat the late Emperor Showa, the emperor's father, had used for his research on sea animals. (Pool photo)

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Emperor takes young prince to sea

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) helps his 3-year-old grandson Prince Hisahito off the boat near the Hayama Imperial Villa in the town of Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, on Sept. 14, 2009. The emperor, together with Empress Michiko (C, black top) and Princess Kiko, took a 20-minute sea excursion on the boat the late Emperor Showa, the emperor's father, had used for his research on sea animals. (Pool photo)

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Emperor takes young prince to sea

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) rows a boat in the sea near the Hayama Imperial Villa in the town of Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, on Sept. 14, 2009. The emperor, Empress Michiko (2nd from L), Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito took the 20-minute sea excursion on the boat the late Emperor Showa had used for his research on sea animals. (Pool photo)

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Emperor takes young prince to sea

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) rows a boat in the sea near the Hayama Imperial Villa in the town of Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, on Sept. 14, 2009. The emperor, Empress Michiko (2nd from L), Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito took the 20-minute sea excursion on the boat the late Emperor Showa had used for his research on sea animals. (Pool photo)

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Fast food, Italian restaurants draw attention in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A newly opened Italian restaurant in Pyongyang draws a number of customers in late August 2009.

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Fast food, Italian restaurants draw attention in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Cooks prepare pizza at a newly opened Italian restaurant in Pyongyang in late August 2009.

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Fast food, Italian restaurants draw attention in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Customers order food at a counter of a newly opened Italian restaurant in Pyongyang in late August 2009.

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Toyota to make full-fledged entry into S. Korea market in 2009

SEOUL, South Korea - Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Fujio Cho tells a news conference in Seoul on March 20 that the top Japanese automaker will make a full-fledged entry into the South Korean market in late 2009.

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Microsoft to extend support period of Windows XP Home Edition

TOKYO, Japan - Darren Huston, president of the Japan unit of Microsoft Corp., speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Jan. 24. Huston said the company will extend the free support period of its Windows XP Home Edition computer operating system until sometime after 2010 from its initial plan of late January 2009 on a global basis, mainly because of Japanese consumers' strong requests.

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Parliament enacts bill to lower cap on consumer loan rate in 2009

TOKYO, Japan - Members of civic groups express their joy outside the Diet building on Dec. 13 as parliament enacted a bill to lower the ceiling on consumer loan interest rates to 20 percent in late 2009 from the present 29.2 percent as part of efforts to help reduce the number of heavily indebted borrowers.

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Christo's 'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped' - Paris

★People visit the art installation featuring the Arc de Triomphe wrapped in a giant sheet of fabric as part of a project of late Bulgarian-born US artist Christo Javacheff, on Sunday September 19, 2021, in Paris, France, on Avenue des Champs-Elysees which is exclusively reserved for pedestrians. Under the 14m euro project, the Arc de Triomphe was wrapped in 25,000 square metres of silvery recyclable polypropylene using 3,000 metres of red rope. The work, which involved 95 people, took several days to complete. Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude earlier wrapped the Pont-Neuf in Paris, the Reichstag in Berlin and floating piers in Italy. Christo and Jeanne-Claude had been working on the wrapping sheet for the Arc de Triomphe since 1962. Jeanne Claude died in 2009, Christo died in 2020. The project was completed by Christos nephew Vladimir Javacheff. Photo by Pierrick Villette/Avenir Picture

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-MOMENT OF SILENCE-SASSOLI

(220111) -- BRUSSELS, Jan. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People observe a moment of silence in memory of late European Parliament President David Sassoli, in front of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 11, 2022. European Parliament President David Sassoli died at age 65 at a hospital in Italy early Tuesday, his spokesperson has said.Sassoli, born on May 30, 1956, in Florence, Italy, had been hospitalized for more than two weeks due to a serious complication relating to immune system dysfunction.Sassoli was elected to the European Parliament in 2009. He became president of the European Parliament in 2019 and his term of office would have expired in days. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-MOMENT OF SILENCE-SASSOLI

(220111) -- BRUSSELS, Jan. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People observe a moment of silence in memory of late European Parliament President David Sassoli, in front of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 11, 2022. European Parliament President David Sassoli died at age 65 at a hospital in Italy early Tuesday, his spokesperson has said.Sassoli, born on May 30, 1956, in Florence, Italy, had been hospitalized for more than two weeks due to a serious complication relating to immune system dysfunction.Sassoli was elected to the European Parliament in 2009. He became president of the European Parliament in 2019 and his term of office would have expired in days. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-MOMENT OF SILENCE-SASSOLI

(220111) -- BRUSSELS, Jan. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People hug each other after observing a moment of silence in memory of late European Parliament President David Sassoli, in front of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 11, 2022. European Parliament President David Sassoli died at age 65 at a hospital in Italy early Tuesday, his spokesperson has said.Sassoli, born on May 30, 1956, in Florence, Italy, had been hospitalized for more than two weeks due to a serious complication relating to immune system dysfunction.Sassoli was elected to the European Parliament in 2009. He became president of the European Parliament in 2019 and his term of office would have expired in days. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-MOMENT OF SILENCE-SASSOLI

(220111) -- BRUSSELS, Jan. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People observe a moment of silence in memory of late European Parliament President David Sassoli, in front of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 11, 2022. European Parliament President David Sassoli died at age 65 at a hospital in Italy early Tuesday, his spokesperson has said.Sassoli, born on May 30, 1956, in Florence, Italy, had been hospitalized for more than two weeks due to a serious complication relating to immune system dysfunction.Sassoli was elected to the European Parliament in 2009. He became president of the European Parliament in 2019 and his term of office would have expired in days. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-MOMENT OF SILENCE-SASSOLI

(220111) -- BRUSSELS, Jan. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People react after observing a moment of silence in memory of late European Parliament President David Sassoli, in front of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 11, 2022. European Parliament President David Sassoli died at age 65 at a hospital in Italy early Tuesday, his spokesperson has said.Sassoli, born on May 30, 1956, in Florence, Italy, had been hospitalized for more than two weeks due to a serious complication relating to immune system dysfunction.Sassoli was elected to the European Parliament in 2009. He became president of the European Parliament in 2019 and his term of office would have expired in days. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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Christo's 'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped' - Paris

★People visit the art installation featuring the Arc de Triomphe wrapped in a giant sheet of fabric as part of a project of late Bulgarian-born US artist Christo Javacheff, on Sunday September 19, 2021, in Paris, France, on Avenue des Champs-Elysees which is exclusively reserved for pedestrians. Under the 14m euro project, the Arc de Triomphe was wrapped in 25,000 square metres of silvery recyclable polypropylene using 3,000 metres of red rope. The work, which involved 95 people, took several days to complete. Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude earlier wrapped the Pont-Neuf in Paris, the Reichstag in Berlin and floating piers in Italy. Christo and Jeanne-Claude had been working on the wrapping sheet for the Arc de Triomphe since 1962. Jeanne Claude died in 2009, Christo died in 2020. The project was completed by Christos nephew Vladimir Javacheff. Photo by Pierrick Villette/Avenir Picture

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Christo's 'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped' - Paris

★People visit the art installation featuring the Arc de Triomphe wrapped in a giant sheet of fabric as part of a project of late Bulgarian-born US artist Christo Javacheff, on Sunday September 19, 2021, in Paris, France, on Avenue des Champs-Elysees which is exclusively reserved for pedestrians. Under the 14m euro project, the Arc de Triomphe was wrapped in 25,000 square metres of silvery recyclable polypropylene using 3,000 metres of red rope. The work, which involved 95 people, took several days to complete. Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude earlier wrapped the Pont-Neuf in Paris, the Reichstag in Berlin and floating piers in Italy. Christo and Jeanne-Claude had been working on the wrapping sheet for the Arc de Triomphe since 1962. Jeanne Claude died in 2009, Christo died in 2020. The project was completed by Christos nephew Vladimir Javacheff. Photo by Pierrick Villette/Avenir Picture

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Christo's 'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped' - Paris

★People visit the art installation featuring the Arc de Triomphe wrapped in a giant sheet of fabric as part of a project of late Bulgarian-born US artist Christo Javacheff, on Sunday September 19, 2021, in Paris, France, on Avenue des Champs-Elysees which is exclusively reserved for pedestrians. Under the 14m euro project, the Arc de Triomphe was wrapped in 25,000 square metres of silvery recyclable polypropylene using 3,000 metres of red rope. The work, which involved 95 people, took several days to complete. Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude earlier wrapped the Pont-Neuf in Paris, the Reichstag in Berlin and floating piers in Italy. Christo and Jeanne-Claude had been working on the wrapping sheet for the Arc de Triomphe since 1962. Jeanne Claude died in 2009, Christo died in 2020. The project was completed by Christos nephew Vladimir Javacheff. Photo by Pierrick Villette/Avenir Picture

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Christo's 'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped' - Paris

★People visit the art installation featuring the Arc de Triomphe wrapped in a giant sheet of fabric as part of a project of late Bulgarian-born US artist Christo Javacheff, on Sunday September 19, 2021, in Paris, France, on Avenue des Champs-Elysees which is exclusively reserved for pedestrians. Under the 14m euro project, the Arc de Triomphe was wrapped in 25,000 square metres of silvery recyclable polypropylene using 3,000 metres of red rope. The work, which involved 95 people, took several days to complete. Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude earlier wrapped the Pont-Neuf in Paris, the Reichstag in Berlin and floating piers in Italy. Christo and Jeanne-Claude had been working on the wrapping sheet for the Arc de Triomphe since 1962. Jeanne Claude died in 2009, Christo died in 2020. The project was completed by Christos nephew Vladimir Javacheff. Photo by Pierrick Villette/Avenir Picture

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Christo's 'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped' - Paris

★People visit the art installation featuring the Arc de Triomphe wrapped in a giant sheet of fabric as part of a project of late Bulgarian-born US artist Christo Javacheff, on Sunday September 19, 2021, in Paris, France, on Avenue des Champs-Elysees which is exclusively reserved for pedestrians. Under the 14m euro project, the Arc de Triomphe was wrapped in 25,000 square metres of silvery recyclable polypropylene using 3,000 metres of red rope. The work, which involved 95 people, took several days to complete. Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude earlier wrapped the Pont-Neuf in Paris, the Reichstag in Berlin and floating piers in Italy. Christo and Jeanne-Claude had been working on the wrapping sheet for the Arc de Triomphe since 1962. Jeanne Claude died in 2009, Christo died in 2020. The project was completed by Christos nephew Vladimir Javacheff. Photo by Pierrick Villette/Avenir Picture

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Christo's 'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped' - Paris

★People visit the art installation featuring the Arc de Triomphe wrapped in a giant sheet of fabric as part of a project of late Bulgarian-born US artist Christo Javacheff, on Sunday September 19, 2021, in Paris, France, on Avenue des Champs-Elysees which is exclusively reserved for pedestrians. Under the 14m euro project, the Arc de Triomphe was wrapped in 25,000 square metres of silvery recyclable polypropylene using 3,000 metres of red rope. The work, which involved 95 people, took several days to complete. Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude earlier wrapped the Pont-Neuf in Paris, the Reichstag in Berlin and floating piers in Italy. Christo and Jeanne-Claude had been working on the wrapping sheet for the Arc de Triomphe since 1962. Jeanne Claude died in 2009, Christo died in 2020. The project was completed by Christos nephew Vladimir Javacheff. Photo by Pierrick Villette/Avenir Picture

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Christo's 'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped' - Paris

★People visit the art installation featuring the Arc de Triomphe wrapped in a giant sheet of fabric as part of a project of late Bulgarian-born US artist Christo Javacheff, on Sunday September 19, 2021, in Paris, France, on Avenue des Champs-Elysees which is exclusively reserved for pedestrians. Under the 14m euro project, the Arc de Triomphe was wrapped in 25,000 square metres of silvery recyclable polypropylene using 3,000 metres of red rope. The work, which involved 95 people, took several days to complete. Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude earlier wrapped the Pont-Neuf in Paris, the Reichstag in Berlin and floating piers in Italy. Christo and Jeanne-Claude had been working on the wrapping sheet for the Arc de Triomphe since 1962. Jeanne Claude died in 2009, Christo died in 2020. The project was completed by Christos nephew Vladimir Javacheff. Photo by Pierrick Villette/Avenir Picture

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Christo's 'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped' - Paris

★People visit the art installation featuring the Arc de Triomphe wrapped in a giant sheet of fabric as part of a project of late Bulgarian-born US artist Christo Javacheff, on Sunday September 19, 2021, in Paris, France, on Avenue des Champs-Elysees which is exclusively reserved for pedestrians. Under the 14m euro project, the Arc de Triomphe was wrapped in 25,000 square metres of silvery recyclable polypropylene using 3,000 metres of red rope. The work, which involved 95 people, took several days to complete. Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude earlier wrapped the Pont-Neuf in Paris, the Reichstag in Berlin and floating piers in Italy. Christo and Jeanne-Claude had been working on the wrapping sheet for the Arc de Triomphe since 1962. Jeanne Claude died in 2009, Christo died in 2020. The project was completed by Christos nephew Vladimir Javacheff. Photo by Pierrick Villette/Avenir Picture

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Christo's 'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped' - Paris

★People visit the art installation featuring the Arc de Triomphe wrapped in a giant sheet of fabric as part of a project of late Bulgarian-born US artist Christo Javacheff, on Sunday September 19, 2021, in Paris, France, on Avenue des Champs-Elysees which is exclusively reserved for pedestrians. Under the 14m euro project, the Arc de Triomphe was wrapped in 25,000 square metres of silvery recyclable polypropylene using 3,000 metres of red rope. The work, which involved 95 people, took several days to complete. Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude earlier wrapped the Pont-Neuf in Paris, the Reichstag in Berlin and floating piers in Italy. Christo and Jeanne-Claude had been working on the wrapping sheet for the Arc de Triomphe since 1962. Jeanne Claude died in 2009, Christo died in 2020. The project was completed by Christos nephew Vladimir Javacheff. Photo by Pierrick Villette/Avenir Picture

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Christo's 'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped' - Paris

★People visit the art installation featuring the Arc de Triomphe wrapped in a giant sheet of fabric as part of a project of late Bulgarian-born US artist Christo Javacheff, on Sunday September 19, 2021, in Paris, France, on Avenue des Champs-Elysees which is exclusively reserved for pedestrians. Under the 14m euro project, the Arc de Triomphe was wrapped in 25,000 square metres of silvery recyclable polypropylene using 3,000 metres of red rope. The work, which involved 95 people, took several days to complete. Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude earlier wrapped the Pont-Neuf in Paris, the Reichstag in Berlin and floating piers in Italy. Christo and Jeanne-Claude had been working on the wrapping sheet for the Arc de Triomphe since 1962. Jeanne Claude died in 2009, Christo died in 2020. The project was completed by Christos nephew Vladimir Javacheff. Photo by Pierrick Villette/Avenir Picture

Jarud Woodblock Painting in Inner Mongolia - China

Jarud Woodblock Painting in Inner Mongolia - China

Jarud Woodblock Painting in Inner Mongolia - China

Jarud Woodblock Painting in Inner Mongolia - China

Jarud Woodblock Painting in Inner Mongolia - China

Jarud Woodblock Painting in Inner Mongolia - China

African Nations Championship kicks off in Algeria

Abercrombie &amp; Fitch unveils plan to open Tokyo store

Rocket shown in concert in Pyongyang

Rocket shown in concert in Pyongyang

Two-time A-bomb survivor Yamaguchi

Hirayama's unfinished work unveiled

Hirayama's unfinished work unveiled

Snowplow makes season's 1st appearance in Sapporo

Ex-Labor Minister Murakami on parole from prison term

Stone chamber of ancient tomb in early Yamato dynasty unveiled

Farewell held for late former JOC chief Furuhashi

Ceremony for 'Tetsujin 28-go' statue held in Kobe

'Space alien' Hatoyama meets Wakata on return from space

'Tetsujin 28-go' statue unveiled in Kobe

'Tetsujin 28-go' statue unveiled in Kobe

JR West ordered to improve business

Emperor takes young prince to sea

Emperor takes young prince to sea

Emperor takes young prince to sea

Emperor takes young prince to sea

Emperor takes young prince to sea

Emperor takes young prince to sea

Fast food, Italian restaurants draw attention in N. Korea

Fast food, Italian restaurants draw attention in N. Korea

Fast food, Italian restaurants draw attention in N. Korea

Toyota to make full-fledged entry into S. Korea market in 2009

Microsoft to extend support period of Windows XP Home Edition

Parliament enacts bill to lower cap on consumer loan rate in 2009

Christo's 'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped' - Paris

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Christo's 'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped' - Paris

Christo's 'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped' - Paris

Christo's 'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped' - Paris

Christo's 'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped' - Paris

Christo's 'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped' - Paris

Christo's 'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped' - Paris

Christo's 'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped' - Paris

Christo's 'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped' - Paris

Christo's 'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped' - Paris

Christo's 'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped' - Paris

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