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Farmers Protest in Montauban

Farmers dump dumpsters in the city center. Artistic decoration (a nod to Christo) with agricultural nets from the DDE s railings. Tarn-et-Garonne in Bennes, Big Tour! Strong mobilization, around a hundred tractors and more than 200 protesters, organized by the FNSEA and JA 82. Stop administrative decisions, particularly on the DNC. Recognition of the specific characteristics of their territory, climate change, water storage. Clear rejection of distortions of competition, MERCOSUR or MACF. Maintain the PAC budget. France Montauban on January 9, 2026. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest in Montauban

Farmers dump dumpsters in the city center. Artistic decoration (a nod to Christo) with agricultural nets from the DDE s railings. Tarn-et-Garonne in Bennes, Big Tour! Strong mobilization, around a hundred tractors and more than 200 protesters, organized by the FNSEA and JA 82. Stop administrative decisions, particularly on the DNC. Recognition of the specific characteristics of their territory, climate change, water storage. Clear rejection of distortions of competition, MERCOSUR or MACF. Maintain the PAC budget. France Montauban on January 9, 2026. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest in Montauban

Farmers dump dumpsters in the city center. Artistic decoration (a nod to Christo) with agricultural nets from the DDE s railings. Tarn-et-Garonne in Bennes, Big Tour! Strong mobilization, around a hundred tractors and more than 200 protesters, organized by the FNSEA and JA 82. Stop administrative decisions, particularly on the DNC. Recognition of the specific characteristics of their territory, climate change, water storage. Clear rejection of distortions of competition, MERCOSUR or MACF. Maintain the PAC budget. France Montauban on January 9, 2026. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest in Montauban

Farmers dump dumpsters in the city center. Artistic decoration (a nod to Christo) with agricultural nets from the DDE s railings. Tarn-et-Garonne in Bennes, Big Tour! Strong mobilization, around a hundred tractors and more than 200 protesters, organized by the FNSEA and JA 82. Stop administrative decisions, particularly on the DNC. Recognition of the specific characteristics of their territory, climate change, water storage. Clear rejection of distortions of competition, MERCOSUR or MACF. Maintain the PAC budget. France Montauban on January 9, 2026. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest in Montauban

Farmers dump dumpsters in the city center. Artistic decoration (a nod to Christo) with agricultural nets from the DDE s railings. Tarn-et-Garonne in Bennes, Big Tour! Strong mobilization, around a hundred tractors and more than 200 protesters, organized by the FNSEA and JA 82. Stop administrative decisions, particularly on the DNC. Recognition of the specific characteristics of their territory, climate change, water storage. Clear rejection of distortions of competition, MERCOSUR or MACF. Maintain the PAC budget. France Montauban on January 9, 2026. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Carnival 2025 - France

A child in a costume leans out of a decorated vehicle during the Carnaval de Paris parade in Paris on March 2, 2025. The parade, known for its extravagant costumes and theatrical performances, dates back to the Middle Ages and features a symbolic procession led by the “Fat Ox,” a nod to historic French feasting customs before Lent. Photo by Olivia Bonnamour/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Carnival 2025 - France

A man stands with his dog near graffiti-covered walls during the Carnaval de Paris in Paris on March 2, 2025. The parade, known for its extravagant costumes and theatrical performances, dates back to the Middle Ages and features a symbolic procession led by the “Fat Ox,” a nod to historic French feasting customs before Lent. Photo by Olivia Bonnamour/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Carnival 2025 - France

A man wearing a mask walks along a street during the Carnaval de Paris parade in Paris on March 2, 2025. The parade, known for its extravagant costumes and theatrical performances, dates back to the Middle Ages and features a symbolic procession led by the “Fat Ox,” a nod to historic French feasting customs before Lent. Photo by Olivia Bonnamour/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Carnival 2025 - France

Dancers in costumes perform in the streets of Paris, during the Carnaval de Paris on March 2, 2025. The parade, known for its extravagant costumes and theatrical performances, dates back to the Middle Ages and features a symbolic procession led by the “Fat Ox,” a nod to historic French feasting customs before Lent. Photo by Olivia Bonnamour/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Carnival 2025 - France

Participants in costumes pose for a photo during the Carnaval de Paris in Paris on March 2, 2025. The parade, known for its extravagant costumes and theatrical performances, dates back to the Middle Ages and features a symbolic procession led by the “Fat Ox,” a nod to historic French feasting customs before Lent. Photo by Olivia Bonnamour/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Carnival 2025 - France

Two participants in costumes pose for a photo during the Carnaval de Paris in Paris on March 2, 2025. The parade, known for its extravagant costumes and theatrical performances, dates back to the Middle Ages and features a symbolic procession led by the “Fat Ox,” a nod to historic French feasting customs before Lent. Photo by Olivia Bonnamour/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Carnival 2025 - France

A person in a giant inflatable clown costume walks through the streets during the Carnaval de Paris parade in Paris on March 2, 2025. The parade, known for its extravagant costumes and theatrical performances, dates back to the Middle Ages and features a symbolic procession led by the “Fat Ox,” a nod to historic French feasting customs before Lent. Photo by Olivia Bonnamour/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Carnival 2025 - France

Dancers in costumes perform in the streets of Paris, during the Carnaval de Paris on March 2, 2025. The parade, known for its extravagant costumes and theatrical performances, dates back to the Middle Ages and features a symbolic procession led by the “Fat Ox,” a nod to historic French feasting customs before Lent. Photo by Olivia Bonnamour/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Carnival 2025 - France

People in costumes gather during the Carnaval de Paris in Paris on March 2, 2025. The parade, known for its extravagant costumes and theatrical performances, dates back to the Middle Ages and features a symbolic procession led by the “Fat Ox,” a nod to historic French feasting customs before Lent. Photo by Olivia Bonnamour/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Carnival 2025 - France

Children in costumes dance during the Carnaval de Paris parade in Paris on March 2, 2025. The parade, known for its extravagant costumes and theatrical performances, dates back to the Middle Ages and features a symbolic procession led by the “Fat Ox,” a nod to historic French feasting customs before Lent. Photo by Olivia Bonnamour/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Carnival 2025 - France

A dancer wearing a carnival outfit performs in the streets of Paris, on March 2, 2025. The parade, known for its extravagant costumes and theatrical performances, dates back to the Middle Ages and features a symbolic procession led by the “Fat Ox,” a nod to historic French feasting customs before Lent. Photo by Olivia Bonnamour/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Carnival 2025 - France

Two men in playful costumes pose for a photo during the Promenade du Bœuf Gras in Paris, on March 2, 2025. The parade, known for its extravagant costumes and theatrical performances, dates back to the Middle Ages and features a symbolic procession led by the “Fat Ox,” a nod to historic French feasting customs before Lent. Photo by Olivia Bonnamour/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Carnival 2025 - France

Musicians play as they march through the streets during the Carnaval de Paris in Paris, on March 2, 2025. The parade, known for its extravagant costumes and theatrical performances, dates back to the Middle Ages and features a symbolic procession led by the “Fat Ox,” a nod to historic French feasting customs before Lent. Photo by Olivia Bonnamour/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Carnival 2025 - France

A woman in a pink gown and white fur shawl smiles as she participates in the Carnaval de Paris in Paris, on March 2, 2025. The parade, known for its extravagant costumes and theatrical performances, dates back to the Middle Ages and features a symbolic procession led by the “Fat Ox,” a nod to historic French feasting customs before Lent. Photo by Olivia Bonnamour/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Carnival 2025 - France

A man in a clown costume sits among the crowd during the Carnaval de Paris in Paris on March 2, 2025. The parade, known for its extravagant costumes and theatrical performances, dates back to the Middle Ages and features a symbolic procession led by the “Fat Ox,” a nod to historic French feasting customs before Lent. Photo by Olivia Bonnamour/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Carnival 2025 - France

Two participants in costumes pose for a photo during the Carnaval de Paris in Paris on March 2, 2025. The parade, known for its extravagant costumes and theatrical performances, dates back to the Middle Ages and features a symbolic procession led by the “Fat Ox,” a nod to historic French feasting customs before Lent. Photo by Olivia Bonnamour/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Carnival 2025 - France

A performer in an elaborate blue costume poses during the Promenade du Boeuf Gras in Paris, on March 2, 2025. The parade, known for its extravagant costumes and theatrical performances, dates back to the Middle Ages and features a symbolic procession led by the “Fat Ox,” a nod to historic French feasting customs before Lent. Photo by Olivia Bonnamour/ABACAPRESS.COM

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JR Covers The Facade Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Artist JR covers the facade of the Paris Opera with a new monumental work, Paris, France on September 6, 2023. As part of the restoration of the Palais Garnier, street artist JR was invited by the Opera national de Paris to paint a gigantic fresco on the scaffolding covering the monument. From September 6 to 25, 2023, the facade of the Opera, the temple of music and dance, will be transformed to reveal the entrance to an immense cavern opening onto a perspective of rock and light. An allusion to the romantic codes of the 19th century, but also to grand opera stage sets, the Napoleon III architectural elements seem caught in a double movement of time, ruins. A structure under construction, as evidenced by the numerous scaffolding structures present, a nod to the real and necessary work that physically supports this installation. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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JR Covers The Facade Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Artist JR covers the facade of the Paris Opera with a new monumental work, Paris, France on September 6, 2023. As part of the restoration of the Palais Garnier, street artist JR was invited by the Opera national de Paris to paint a gigantic fresco on the scaffolding covering the monument. From September 6 to 25, 2023, the facade of the Opera, the temple of music and dance, will be transformed to reveal the entrance to an immense cavern opening onto a perspective of rock and light. An allusion to the romantic codes of the 19th century, but also to grand opera stage sets, the Napoleon III architectural elements seem caught in a double movement of time, ruins. A structure under construction, as evidenced by the numerous scaffolding structures present, a nod to the real and necessary work that physically supports this installation. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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JR Covers The Facade Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Artist JR covers the facade of the Paris Opera with a new monumental work, Paris, France on September 6, 2023. As part of the restoration of the Palais Garnier, street artist JR was invited by the Opera national de Paris to paint a gigantic fresco on the scaffolding covering the monument. From September 6 to 25, 2023, the facade of the Opera, the temple of music and dance, will be transformed to reveal the entrance to an immense cavern opening onto a perspective of rock and light. An allusion to the romantic codes of the 19th century, but also to grand opera stage sets, the Napoleon III architectural elements seem caught in a double movement of time, ruins. A structure under construction, as evidenced by the numerous scaffolding structures present, a nod to the real and necessary work that physically supports this installation. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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JR Covers The Facade Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Artist JR covers the facade of the Paris Opera with a new monumental work, Paris, France on September 6, 2023. As part of the restoration of the Palais Garnier, street artist JR was invited by the Opera national de Paris to paint a gigantic fresco on the scaffolding covering the monument. From September 6 to 25, 2023, the facade of the Opera, the temple of music and dance, will be transformed to reveal the entrance to an immense cavern opening onto a perspective of rock and light. An allusion to the romantic codes of the 19th century, but also to grand opera stage sets, the Napoleon III architectural elements seem caught in a double movement of time, ruins. A structure under construction, as evidenced by the numerous scaffolding structures present, a nod to the real and necessary work that physically supports this installation. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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JR Covers The Facade Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Artist JR covers the facade of the Paris Opera with a new monumental work, Paris, France on September 6, 2023. As part of the restoration of the Palais Garnier, street artist JR was invited by the Opera national de Paris to paint a gigantic fresco on the scaffolding covering the monument. From September 6 to 25, 2023, the facade of the Opera, the temple of music and dance, will be transformed to reveal the entrance to an immense cavern opening onto a perspective of rock and light. An allusion to the romantic codes of the 19th century, but also to grand opera stage sets, the Napoleon III architectural elements seem caught in a double movement of time, ruins. A structure under construction, as evidenced by the numerous scaffolding structures present, a nod to the real and necessary work that physically supports this installation. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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JR Covers The Facade Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Artist JR covers the facade of the Paris Opera with a new monumental work, Paris, France on September 6, 2023. As part of the restoration of the Palais Garnier, street artist JR was invited by the Opera national de Paris to paint a gigantic fresco on the scaffolding covering the monument. From September 6 to 25, 2023, the facade of the Opera, the temple of music and dance, will be transformed to reveal the entrance to an immense cavern opening onto a perspective of rock and light. An allusion to the romantic codes of the 19th century, but also to grand opera stage sets, the Napoleon III architectural elements seem caught in a double movement of time, ruins. A structure under construction, as evidenced by the numerous scaffolding structures present, a nod to the real and necessary work that physically supports this installation. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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JR Covers The Facade Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Artist JR covers the facade of the Paris Opera with a new monumental work, Paris, France on September 6, 2023. As part of the restoration of the Palais Garnier, street artist JR was invited by the Opera national de Paris to paint a gigantic fresco on the scaffolding covering the monument. From September 6 to 25, 2023, the facade of the Opera, the temple of music and dance, will be transformed to reveal the entrance to an immense cavern opening onto a perspective of rock and light. An allusion to the romantic codes of the 19th century, but also to grand opera stage sets, the Napoleon III architectural elements seem caught in a double movement of time, ruins. A structure under construction, as evidenced by the numerous scaffolding structures present, a nod to the real and necessary work that physically supports this installation. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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JR Covers The Facade Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Artist JR covers the facade of the Paris Opera with a new monumental work, Paris, France on September 6, 2023. As part of the restoration of the Palais Garnier, street artist JR was invited by the Opera national de Paris to paint a gigantic fresco on the scaffolding covering the monument. From September 6 to 25, 2023, the facade of the Opera, the temple of music and dance, will be transformed to reveal the entrance to an immense cavern opening onto a perspective of rock and light. An allusion to the romantic codes of the 19th century, but also to grand opera stage sets, the Napoleon III architectural elements seem caught in a double movement of time, ruins. A structure under construction, as evidenced by the numerous scaffolding structures present, a nod to the real and necessary work that physically supports this installation. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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JR Covers The Facade Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Artist JR covers the facade of the Paris Opera with a new monumental work, Paris, France on September 6, 2023. As part of the restoration of the Palais Garnier, street artist JR was invited by the Opera national de Paris to paint a gigantic fresco on the scaffolding covering the monument. From September 6 to 25, 2023, the facade of the Opera, the temple of music and dance, will be transformed to reveal the entrance to an immense cavern opening onto a perspective of rock and light. An allusion to the romantic codes of the 19th century, but also to grand opera stage sets, the Napoleon III architectural elements seem caught in a double movement of time, ruins. A structure under construction, as evidenced by the numerous scaffolding structures present, a nod to the real and necessary work that physically supports this installation. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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JR Covers The Facade Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Artist JR covers the facade of the Paris Opera with a new monumental work, Paris, France on September 6, 2023. As part of the restoration of the Palais Garnier, street artist JR was invited by the Opera national de Paris to paint a gigantic fresco on the scaffolding covering the monument. From September 6 to 25, 2023, the facade of the Opera, the temple of music and dance, will be transformed to reveal the entrance to an immense cavern opening onto a perspective of rock and light. An allusion to the romantic codes of the 19th century, but also to grand opera stage sets, the Napoleon III architectural elements seem caught in a double movement of time, ruins. A structure under construction, as evidenced by the numerous scaffolding structures present, a nod to the real and necessary work that physically supports this installation. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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JR Covers The Facade Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Artist JR covers the facade of the Paris Opera with a new monumental work, Paris, France on September 6, 2023. As part of the restoration of the Palais Garnier, street artist JR was invited by the Opera national de Paris to paint a gigantic fresco on the scaffolding covering the monument. From September 6 to 25, 2023, the facade of the Opera, the temple of music and dance, will be transformed to reveal the entrance to an immense cavern opening onto a perspective of rock and light. An allusion to the romantic codes of the 19th century, but also to grand opera stage sets, the Napoleon III architectural elements seem caught in a double movement of time, ruins. A structure under construction, as evidenced by the numerous scaffolding structures present, a nod to the real and necessary work that physically supports this installation. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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JR Covers The Facade Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Artist JR covers the facade of the Paris Opera with a new monumental work, Paris, France on September 6, 2023. As part of the restoration of the Palais Garnier, street artist JR was invited by the Opera national de Paris to paint a gigantic fresco on the scaffolding covering the monument. From September 6 to 25, 2023, the facade of the Opera, the temple of music and dance, will be transformed to reveal the entrance to an immense cavern opening onto a perspective of rock and light. An allusion to the romantic codes of the 19th century, but also to grand opera stage sets, the Napoleon III architectural elements seem caught in a double movement of time, ruins. A structure under construction, as evidenced by the numerous scaffolding structures present, a nod to the real and necessary work that physically supports this installation. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(3)Softbank's purchase of Hawks gets final nod

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son (L in middle) and the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh (R in middle) pose for photos with young baseball fans at a Fukuoka hotel on Dec. 24. Softbank officially became the baseball club's owner the same day after obtaining approval for its purchase of the Daiei Hawks from debt-ridden retail giant Daiei Inc.

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(2)Softbank's purchase of Hawks gets final nod

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son (R) and Daiei Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh hold up the logo of the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks at a Fukuoka hotel on Dec. 24 as Softbank officially became the baseball club's owner the same day.

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(1)Softbank's purchase of Hawks gets final nod

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son (R) and Daiei Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh shake hands at Fukuoka Dome on Dec. 24 as Softbank officially became the baseball club's owner the same day. The Internet service provider obtained approval for its purchase of the Daiei Hawks from debt-ridden retail giant Daiei Inc.

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Defense Ministry seeks nod to Osprey deployment plan

SAGA, Japan - Akira Sato (extreme R), parliamentary senior vice minister of defense, meets Saga Mayor Toshiyuki Hideshima (2nd from L) in the southwestern Japan city on Oct. 5, 2014, to seek the municipal government's approval of a plan to deploy the Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft at Saga Airport.

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Japan panel on collective self-defense

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) receives a report from former Japanese Ambassador to the United States Shunji Yanai, who heads a panel of security experts, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 15, 2014. The panel proposed that Japan defend allies under armed attack by lifting its self-imposed ban on the exercise of the right to collective self-defense, giving the nod to Abe's push for an overhaul of postwar security policy.

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Japan panel on collective self-defense

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) receives a report from former Japanese Ambassador to the United States Shunji Yanai, who heads a panel of security experts, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 15, 2014. The panel proposed that Japan defend allies under armed attack by lifting its self-imposed ban on the exercise of the right to collective self-defense, giving the nod to Abe's push for an overhaul of postwar security policy.

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Tokyo makes it onto Olympics host city shortlist

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara gives a press conference at the metropolitan government office on May 24, 2012, after Tokyo and two other cities cleared the first hurdle in the selection of candidates to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul moved to the final phase of the selection process after their bid plans obtained the nod from the International Olympic Committee Executive Board during a meeting in Quebec City.

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Tokyo makes it onto Olympics host city shortlist

QUEBEC CITY, Canada - Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda (2nd from L) smiles in Quebec City on May 23, 2012, after Tokyo and two other cities cleared the first hurdle in the selection of candidates to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul moved to the final phase of the selection process after their bid plans obtained the nod from the International Olympic Committee Executive Board during a meeting in the Canadian city.

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Tokyo makes it onto Olympics host city shortlist

QUEBEC CITY, Canada - Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda (C) and other members of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics bid committee hold a banner bearing messages of support for the bid, in Quebec City on May 23, 2012, after Tokyo and two other cities cleared the first hurdle in the selection of candidates to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul moved to the final phase of the selection process after their bid plans obtained the nod from the International Olympic Committee Executive Board during a meeting in the Canadian city.

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Tokyo makes it onto Olympics host city shortlist

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (front row, 2nd from R) and others applaud at the Tokyo metropolitan government office on May 24, 2012, after Tokyo and two other cities cleared the first hurdle in the selection of candidates to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul moved to the final phase of the selection process after their bid plans obtained the nod from the International Olympic Committee Executive Board during a meeting in the Canadian city.

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IWC chairman urges Japan to cut size of 'research whaling' catch

MADEIRA, Portugal - William Hogarth, chairman of the International Whaling Commission, speaks to Kyodo News on June 22 on the Portuguese island of Madeira, where the IWC's 2009 general meeting started the same day. Hogarth has urged Japan to cut the size of its catch for so-called research whaling in order to win the nod from anti-whaling nations for it to resume coastal whaling.

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Envoys from Taiwan, Japan meet in symbolic nod to bilateral ties

TAINAN, Taiwan - John Feng, Taiwan's newly appointed envoy to Japan, speaks to reporters after inspecting the Wusantou Reservoir in Tainan, a Japanese colonial-era engineering feat that has tamed Taiwan's southern waters since 1930, on Sept. 12. Masaki Saito, Japan's newly arrived envoy to Taiwan, accompanied Feng on the inspection.

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G-8 summit ends with key emitters' nod for 'deep' CO2 cuts

RUSUTSU, Japan - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at a news conference at the International Media Center in Rusutsu, Hokkaido, on July 9 after attending the three-day Group of Eight summit in the lakeside resort town of Toyako.

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Yakult gives Iwamura nod to pursue major league dream

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows infielder Akinori Iwamura answers a question by a reporter on Oct. 19 after the Central League club granted his request for a move to the major leagues in the offseason via the posting system. ''You only get one chance like this in your baseball career and I don't want to have any regrets,'' Iwamura said following his talks with Yakult President Yoshikazu Tagiku.

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Local gov't gives nod to safety plan for nuclear processing plant

AOMORI, Japan - Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata (L) receives a draft agreement from Rokkasho Village Mayor Kenji Fukukawa (right fore) on trial operations by the company of Japan's first spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the village as Aomori Prefecture Governor Shingo Mimura (R back) witnesses at the prefectural government office on March 28.

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Local gov't gives nod to safety plan for nuclear processing plant

AOMORI, Japan - Aomori Governor Shingo Mimura speaks at a press conference on March 28 that Japan's first plant to extract plutonium and uranium from spent nuclear fuel for reprocessing has cleared the last hurdle for a test run. He said the village of Rokkasho in the prefecture, which hosts the plant, will sign the necessary safety agreement for trial operations with plant operator Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd.