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Illustration of 107th Session of the Congress of Mayors - Paris

A "Marianne" bust, the symbol of the French Republic, with a three-coloured sash, is seen at the 107th session of the Congress of Mayors organised by the "France's Mayors' Association" (AMF) at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles convention center in Paris, France, November 19, 2025. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration of 107th Session of the Congress of Mayors - Paris

A "Marianne" bust, the symbol of the French Republic, with a three-coloured sash, is seen at the 107th session of the Congress of Mayors organised by the "France's Mayors' Association" (AMF) at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles convention center in Paris, France, November 19, 2025. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Student Celebrates Graduation

Layla al-Qudra, wearing a graduation sash, holds up a decorated graduation cap inside a decorated room during a home celebration in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on November 13, 2025. According to local education authorities, the student scored 96% in the scientific stream after preparing for exams while repeatedly displaced during the conflict. Many students in Gaza continued their studies in temporary shelters with limited access to electricity and study materials. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration of May 10, 1944 Roundup in Perigueux

Mayor Delphine Labails places her mayoral sash on the lectern at the commemoration of the 1st anniversary of the roundup of 10 May 1944, thus ending her term of office as Mayor of Périgueux. Ceremony to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the Palace Round-up perpetrated on 10 May 1944 during the Second World War by the Vichy regime, at the Le Palace-Ralph Finkler theatre, paying tribute to the victims of the Round-up. France, Perigueux on 10 May 2025. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration of May 10, 1944 Roundup in Perigueux

Speech by the Mayor Delphine Labails places her mayoral sash on the lectern at the commemoration of the 1st anniversary of the roundup of 10 May 1944, thus ending her term of office as Mayor of Périgueux. Ceremony to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the Palace Round-up perpetrated on 10 May 1944 during the Second World War by the Vichy regime, at the Le Palace-Ralph Finkler theatre, paying tribute to the victims of the Round-up. France, Perigueux on 10 May 2025. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration of May 10, 1944 Roundup in Perigueux

Speech by the Mayor Delphine Labails places her mayoral sash on the lectern at the commemoration of the 1st anniversary of the roundup of 10 May 1944, thus ending her term of office as Mayor of Périgueux. Ceremony to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the Palace Round-up perpetrated on 10 May 1944 during the Second World War by the Vichy regime, at the Le Palace-Ralph Finkler theatre, paying tribute to the victims of the Round-up. France, Perigueux on 10 May 2025. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration of May 10, 1944 Roundup in Perigueux

Speech by the Mayor Delphine Labails places her mayoral sash on the lectern at the commemoration of the 1st anniversary of the roundup of 10 May 1944, thus ending her term of office as Mayor of Périgueux. Ceremony to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the Palace Round-up perpetrated on 10 May 1944 during the Second World War by the Vichy regime, at the Le Palace-Ralph Finkler theatre, paying tribute to the victims of the Round-up. France, Perigueux on 10 May 2025. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration of The President of Uruguay - Montevideo

Uruguay's new President Yamandu Orsi (L) receives the presidential sash from the outgoing president Luis Lacalle Pou at the Independence Square in Montevideo, Uruguay, March 1, 2025. Yamandu Orsi was sworn in Saturday as Uruguayan president for a five-year term. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Duo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Establishes Chuckwalla National Monument and Sáttítla Highlands National Monument in California

President Joe Biden is gifted an indigenous sash following the signature of a proclamation to establish the Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument in California at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 09 January 2025.

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President Biden Establishes Chuckwalla National Monument and Sáttítla Highlands National Monument in California

President Joe Biden is gifted an indigenous sash following the signature of a proclamation to establish the Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument in California at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 09 January 2025.

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President Biden Establishes Chuckwalla National Monument and Sáttítla Highlands National Monument in California

President Joe Biden is gifted an indigenous sash following the signature of a proclamation to establish the Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument in California at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 09 January 2025.

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Claudia Sheinbaum Sworn In As First Female President Of Mexico

Outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and President of the Chamber of Deputies Ifigenia Martínez during the symbolic act of handing over the presidential sash to Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo as the new female president of Mexico during the inauguration ceremony at the Congress of the Union. Mexico City, Mexico, October 1, 2024. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Claudia Sheinbaum Sworn In As First Female President Of Mexico

Outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and President of the Chamber of Deputies Ifigenia Martínez during the symbolic act of handing over the presidential sash to Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo as the new female president of Mexico during the inauguration ceremony at the Congress of the Union. Mexico City, Mexico, October 1, 2024. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Claudia Sheinbaum Sworn In As First Female President Of Mexico

Outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and President of the Chamber of Deputies Ifigenia Martínez during the symbolic act of handing over the presidential sash to Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo as the new female president of Mexico during the inauguration ceremony at the Congress of the Union. Mexico City, Mexico, October 1, 2024. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Claudia Sheinbaum Sworn In As First Female President Of Mexico

Outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and President of the Chamber of Deputies Ifigenia Martínez during the symbolic act of handing over the presidential sash to Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo as the new female president of Mexico during the inauguration ceremony at the Congress of the Union. Mexico City, Mexico, October 1, 2024. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Claudia Sheinbaum Sworn In As First Female President Of Mexico

Outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and President of the Chamber of Deputies Ifigenia Martínez during the symbolic act of handing over the presidential sash to Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo as the new female president of Mexico during the inauguration ceremony at the Congress of the Union. Mexico City, Mexico, October 1, 2024. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Claudia Sheinbaum Sworn In As First Female President Of Mexico

Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo dons the presidential sash as Mexico's new female president during the inauguration ceremony at the Congress of the Union. Mexico City, Mexico, October 1, 2024. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Claudia Sheinbaum Sworn In As First Female President Of Mexico

Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo dons the presidential sash as Mexico's new female president during the inauguration ceremony at the Congress of the Union. Mexico City, Mexico, October 1, 2024. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Claudia Sheinbaum Sworn In As First Female President Of Mexico

Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo dons the presidential sash as Mexico's new female president during the inauguration ceremony at the Congress of the Union. Mexico City, Mexico, October 1, 2024. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HORINGER PAPER-CUTTING-INHERITOR (CN)

(240412) -- HOHHOT, April 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Duan Jianjun checks an ancient window sash component at his institute in Horinger County, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, March 14, 2024. The Horinger paper-cutting has formed a unique artistic style with rich patterns demonstrating animals, plants and folk customs, which is closely related to the geographical location of Horinger County, a place boasts a long history of both farming civilization and nomadic civilization. The craft was included in the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2008. Duan Jianjun, 51, is a national representative inheritor of Horinger paper-cutting. Since 1994, Duan has been engaged in the protection work of Horinger paper-cutting techniques by collecting dictations from elderly people to record paper-cutting instructions and patterns. His work has brought many endangered skills and a large number of precious patterns back to life. In recent years, with the support of local authorities, Duan established an

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Renaud Muselier Visits The Future Sites Of 2030 Olympic - Mongenevre

Renaud Muselier serves the hand of the station director Daniel Garcin, with the mayor of Montgenevre Guy L HERMITE in the sash, region President Renaud Muselier visits the future sites of the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Montgenevre, France, Montgenevre, on January 06, 2024. Photo by Thibaut Durand /ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231212) -- BEIJING, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's new President Javier Milei waves to the crowd from the balcony of the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. 10, 2023. Javier Milei, a liberal politician and economist, assumed the Argentine presidency Sunday in a ceremony held at the National Congress in Buenos Aires, the country's capital. The outgoing head of state, Alberto Fernandez, placed the presidential sash and handed the baton of command to Milei, whose term will last for four years, until Dec. 10, 2027. (Photo by German Adrasti/Xinhua)

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ARGENTINA-BUENOS AIRES-JAVIER MILEI-INAUGURATION

(231211) -- BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's new President Javier Milei (L) and his sister Karina Milei head for the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. 10, 2023. Javier Milei, a liberal politician and economist, assumed the Argentine presidency Sunday in a ceremony held at the National Congress in Buenos Aires, the country's capital. The outgoing head of state, Alberto Fernandez, placed the presidential sash and handed the baton of command to Milei, whose term will last for four years, until Dec. 10, 2027. (Photo by German Adrasti/Xinhua)

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ARGENTINA-BUENOS AIRES-JAVIER MILEI-INAUGURATION

(231211) -- BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's new President Javier Milei waves to the crowd from the balcony of the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. 10, 2023. Javier Milei, a liberal politician and economist, assumed the Argentine presidency Sunday in a ceremony held at the National Congress in Buenos Aires, the country's capital. The outgoing head of state, Alberto Fernandez, placed the presidential sash and handed the baton of command to Milei, whose term will last for four years, until Dec. 10, 2027. (Photo by German Adrasti/Xinhua)

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Zelensky Attends Milei’s Swearing-In - Buenos Aires

Handout photo shows the outgoing president Alberto Fernandez places the presidential sash on the elected President Javier Milei at the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 10, 2023. Milei was sworn in Sunday as Argentina's president, as the country steels itself for harsh spending cuts and economic reforms aimed at curbing rampant inflation. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Attends Milei’s Swearing-In - Buenos Aires

Handout photo shows the outgoing president Alberto Fernandez places the presidential sash on the elected President Javier Milei at the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 10, 2023. Milei was sworn in Sunday as Argentina's president, as the country steels itself for harsh spending cuts and economic reforms aimed at curbing rampant inflation. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Attends Milei’s Swearing-In - Buenos Aires

Handout photo shows the outgoing president Alberto Fernandez places the presidential sash on the elected President Javier Milei at the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 10, 2023. Milei was sworn in Sunday as Argentina's president, as the country steels itself for harsh spending cuts and economic reforms aimed at curbing rampant inflation. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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ARGENTINA-BUENOS AIRES-JAVIER MILEI-INAUGURATION

(231211) -- BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's new President Javier Milei (C) delivers a speech after the inauguration ceremony at the Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. 10, 2023. Javier Milei, a liberal politician and economist, assumed the Argentine presidency Sunday in a ceremony held at the National Congress in Buenos Aires, the country's capital. The outgoing head of state, Alberto Fernandez, placed the presidential sash and handed the baton of command to Milei, whose term will last for four years, until Dec. 10, 2027. (Photo by Javier Gonzalez/Xinhua)

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ARGENTINA-BUENOS AIRES-JAVIER MILEI-INAUGURATION

(231211) -- BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's incoming President Javier Milei waves to the crowd before the inauguration ceremony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. 10, 2023. Javier Milei, a liberal politician and economist, assumed the Argentine presidency Sunday in a ceremony held at the National Congress in Buenos Aires, the country's capital. The outgoing head of state, Alberto Fernandez, placed the presidential sash and handed the baton of command to Milei, whose term will last for four years, until Dec. 10, 2027. (Photo by Javier Gonzalez/Xinhua)

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ARGENTINA-BUENOS AIRES-JAVIER MILEI-INAUGURATION

(231211) -- BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's new President Javier Milei (C) delivers a speech to the crowd at a balcony of the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. 10, 2023. Javier Milei, a liberal politician and economist, assumed the Argentine presidency Sunday in a ceremony held at the National Congress in Buenos Aires, the country's capital. The outgoing head of state, Alberto Fernandez, placed the presidential sash and handed the baton of command to Milei, whose term will last for four years, until Dec. 10, 2027. (Photo by German Adrasti/Xinhua)

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ARGENTINA-BUENOS AIRES-JAVIER MILEI-INAUGURATION

(231211) -- BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's new President Javier Milei delivers a speech to the crowd at a balcony of the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. 10, 2023. Javier Milei, a liberal politician and economist, assumed the Argentine presidency Sunday in a ceremony held at the National Congress in Buenos Aires, the country's capital. The outgoing head of state, Alberto Fernandez, placed the presidential sash and handed the baton of command to Milei, whose term will last for four years, until Dec. 10, 2027. (Photo by Alberto Raggio/Xinhua)

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ARGENTINA-BUENOS AIRES-JAVIER MILEI-INAUGURATION

(231211) -- BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's new President Javier Milei delivers a speech to the crowd at a balcony of the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. 10, 2023. Javier Milei, a liberal politician and economist, assumed the Argentine presidency Sunday in a ceremony held at the National Congress in Buenos Aires, the country's capital. The outgoing head of state, Alberto Fernandez, placed the presidential sash and handed the baton of command to Milei, whose term will last for four years, until Dec. 10, 2027. (Photo by German Adrasti/Xinhua)

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ARGENTINA-BUENOS AIRES-JAVIER MILEI-INAUGURATION

(231211) -- BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's incoming President Javier Milei (L) receives the presidential sash and the baton of command from the outgoing head of state Alberto Fernandez in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. 10, 2023. Javier Milei, a liberal politician and economist, assumed the Argentine presidency Sunday in a ceremony held at the National Congress in Buenos Aires, the country's capital. The outgoing head of state, Alberto Fernandez, placed the presidential sash and handed the baton of command to Milei, whose term will last for four years, until Dec. 10, 2027. (Photo by Martin Zabala/Xinhua)

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ARGENTINA-BUENOS AIRES-JAVIER MILEI-INAUGURATION

(231211) -- BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's new President Javier Milei (C-R) waves to the crowd in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. 10, 2023. Javier Milei, a liberal politician and economist, assumed the Argentine presidency Sunday in a ceremony held at the National Congress in Buenos Aires, the country's capital. The outgoing head of state, Alberto Fernandez, placed the presidential sash and handed the baton of command to Milei, whose term will last for four years, until Dec. 10, 2027. (Photo by German Adrasti/Xinhua)

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ARGENTINA-BUENOS AIRES-JAVIER MILEI-INAUGURATION

(231211) -- BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's new President Javier Milei waves to supporters in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. 10, 2023. Javier Milei, a liberal politician and economist, assumed the Argentine presidency Sunday in a ceremony held at the National Congress in Buenos Aires, the country's capital. The outgoing head of state, Alberto Fernandez, placed the presidential sash and handed the baton of command to Milei, whose term will last for four years, until Dec. 10, 2027. (Photo by Martin Zabala/Xinhua)

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Javier Milei sworn in as Argentine president

STORY: Javier Milei sworn in as Argentine president SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 10, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:55 LOCATION: Buenos Aires CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the sworn-in ceremony STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WANG ZHONGYI, Xinhua Correspondent "This is the Casa Rosada, the official workplace of the Argentine president, where Javier Milei, the newly inaugurated Argentine president just delivered a speech to the public. The inauguration ceremony was held earlier today (Sunday) at the Argentine Congress, officially commencing his four-year term as Argentine president." Javier Milei, a liberal politician and economist, assumed the Argentine presidency Sunday in a ceremony held at the National Congress in Buenos Aires, the country's capital. The outgoing head of state, Alberto Fernandez, placed the presidential sash and handed the baton of command to Milei, whose term will last for four years, until Dec. 10, 2027. Victoria Villarruel was sworn in as vice president. Aft

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BRAZIL-BRASILIA-PRESIDENT-INAUGURATION

(230102) -- BRASILIA, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L), who is wearing the presidential sash, greets his supporters in Brasilia, Brazil, Jan. 1, 2023. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT) was sworn in as president of Brazil for a four-year term on Sunday. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

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BRAZIL-BRASILIA-PRESIDENT-INAUGURATION

(230102) -- BRASILIA, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is wearing the presidential sash, greets his supporters in Brasilia, Brazil, Jan. 1, 2023. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT) was sworn in as president of Brazil for a four-year term on Sunday. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

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Kimono exhibition combines Kagoshima fabric with Kyoto sash

AMAMI, Japan - A model wears a kimono made of white "Oshima tsumugi" silk pongee, a specialty of Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan, with an "obi" sash of "Nishijin-ori" from Kyoto, western Japan, on the starting day of a kimono exhibition in Amami on Nov. 14, 2014.

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Peace movement leader hands over sash for peace march

NAHA, Japan - Hiroji Yamashiro (L), chairman of the "Okinawa Heiwa Undo Center" (Okinawa Peace Movement Center), hands over a sash to a man at the inauguration ceremony for a 窶徘eace march窶 in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 15, 2014, the 42nd anniversary of Okinawa's reversion from U.S. control back to Japan.

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N. Korean delegation pays respects to late Pres. Kim Dae Jung

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Ki Nam (L), a secretary of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, and other members of the North Korean delegation visit parliament square in Seoul on Aug. 21 to pay respects to the late former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung. The wreath (R) has a sash with the name of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. (Pool photo by South Korean media)

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Bigger the sash, bigger the election win in Japan?

FUKUOKA, Japan - Veteran Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Kunio Hatoyama, wearing a wide sash bearing his name, shakes hands with his supporters in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Aug. 18, the start of the official campaign for the Aug. 30 general election. Most candidates including veteran politicians wear name sashes in elections in Japan. Many of Hatoyama's supporters wear headbands that read ''Victory,'' another practice that is commonly seen in elections in Japan.

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Bigger the sash, bigger the election win in Japan?

OMUTA, Japan - Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Makoto Koga, wearing a wide sash bearing his name, is photographed in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Aug. 18, the start of the official campaign for the Aug. 30 general election. Most candidates including veteran politicians wear name sashes in elections in Japan.

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Bigger the sash, bigger the election win in Japan?

KANAZAWA, Japan - Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, wearing a wide sash bearing his name, wipes his face in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Aug. 18, the start of the official campaign for the Aug. 30 general election. Most candidates including veteran politicians wear name sashes in elections in Japan.

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Bigger the sash, bigger the election win in Japan?

KANAZAWA, Japan - Rookie lower house election candidate Mieko Tanaka, wearing a sash bearing her name, speaks to voters in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Aug. 18, the start of the official campaign for the Aug. 30 general election. Most candidates including veteran politicians wear name sashes in elections in Japan.

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Bigger the sash, bigger the election win in Japan?

NAGASAKI, Japan - Former Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma, wearing a wide sash bearing his name, speaks to his supporters in the town of Togitsu, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Aug. 18, the start of the official campaign for the Aug. 30 general election. Most candidates including veteran politicians wear name sashes in elections in Japan.

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Bigger the sash, bigger the election win in Japan?

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Rookie lower house election candidate Shinjiro Koizumi, the second son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, speaks to his supporters wearing a wide sash bearing his name at his campaign office in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 18, the start of the official campaign for the Aug. 30 general election. Most candidates including veteran politicians wear name sashes in elections in Japan.

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SMAP's Katori flying high as police station chief

TOKYO, Japan - Shingo Katori of the pop group SMAP poses wearing a sash saying ''One-Day Chief'' in Tokyo's Katsushika Ward on July 31 after being named as the special chief of the Kameari Police Station.

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S. Korea names baseball mascot Doala as tourism envoy

SEOUL, South Korea - Popular Japanese baseball club mascot Doala is given the sash of ''honorary public relations ambassador'' of the Korea Tourism Organization during a ceremony at a Seoul hotel on July 28. The mascot of the Chunichi Dragons will help boost bilateral exchanges in the private sector. Doala, a name coined from ''Dragons'' and ''koala,'' pledged to make utmost efforts in a written message during the ceremony.

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Princess Kiko puts on special obi to pray for safe delivery

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Kiko, accompanied by her husband Prince Akihito, leaves the Imperial Palace after putting on a protective ''obi'' (sash) in an imperial ceremony to pray for her baby's safe delivery on Aug. 1. ''Chakutai-no-gi'' is an imperial ceremony conducted on the Day of the Dog during a mother's ninth month of pregnancy because dogs are believed to have relatively easy deliveries.