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Shadow Play Inheritor Of Langzhong - China

Wang Biao (L) instructs one of his apprentices during a shadow play practice session at a museum for Wang's Shadow Play art in Langzhong City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on February 19, 2025. Shadow play, also known as shadow puppetry, is a traditional Chinese folk art inscribed in UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity in 2011. Wang's Shadow Play is a representative genre of Langzhong Shadow Play popular in northern Sichuan in southwest China, originated with artist Wang Yuansheng during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), and has been passed on between generations since then. Wang Biao, 60, a seventh-generation inheritor of Wang's Shadow Play, takes preserving and promoting the art as his life-time course. Wang Biao started to learn the art from his grandfather in his early childhood, and he followed him to stage performances all over the country in the 1980s. He restarted his shadow play troupe in Chengdu despite a shrinking audience for this art in 2000, and started to give performan

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG HUNING-CPPCC-MEETING (CN)

(240605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), attends the plenary meeting of the seventh session of the Standing Committee of the 14th CPPCC National Committee in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Tao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG HUNING-CPPCC-MEETING (CN)

(240605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), attends the plenary meeting of the seventh session of the Standing Committee of the 14th CPPCC National Committee in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Tao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-NPC-ZHAO LEJI-SESSION (CN)

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, presides over the closing meeting of the seventh session of the 14th NPC Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 29, 2023. The 14th NPC Standing Committee concluded its seventh session on Friday in Beijing. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

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CHINA-BEIJING-NPC-ZHAO LEJI-SESSION (CN)

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, presides over the closing meeting of the seventh session of the 14th NPC Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 29, 2023. The 14th NPC Standing Committee concluded its seventh session on Friday in Beijing. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

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CHINA-BEIJING-NPC-ZHAO LEJI-SESSION (CN)

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, presides over the closing meeting of the seventh session of the 14th NPC Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 29, 2023. The 14th NPC Standing Committee concluded its seventh session on Friday in Beijing. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

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CHINA-BEIJING-NPC-ZHAO LEJI-SYMPOSIUM (CN)

(231227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, attends a symposium with NPC deputies sitting in on the seventh session of the 14th NPC Standing Committee in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

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CHINA-BEIJING-NPC-ZHAO LEJI-SYMPOSIUM (CN)

(231227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, speaks at a symposium with NPC deputies sitting in on the seventh session of the 14th NPC Standing Committee in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

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CHINA-BEIJING-ZHAO LEJI-NPC-SESSION-REPORT (CN)

(231226) -- BEIJING, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, attends the second plenary meeting of the seventh session of the 14th NPC Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 26, 2023. Zhao delivered a report on the implementation of the Seed Law. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

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CHINA-BEIJING-ZHAO LEJI-NPC-SESSION-REPORT (CN)

(231226) -- BEIJING, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, attends the second plenary meeting of the seventh session of the 14th NPC Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 26, 2023. Zhao delivered a report on the implementation of the Seed Law. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

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CHINA-BEIJING-ZHAO LEJI-NPC-SESSION (CN)

(231225) -- BEIJING, Dec. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, presides over the first plenary meeting of the seventh session of the 14th NPC Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

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CHINA-BEIJING-ZHAO LEJI-NPC-SESSION (CN)

(231225) -- BEIJING, Dec. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, presides over the first plenary meeting of the seventh session of the 14th NPC Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-AUSTRALIA-DELEGATION-MEETING (CN)

(230907) -- BEIJING, Sept. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with an Australian delegation to the seventh session of the China-Australia High-Level Dialogue in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Gao Jie)

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-AUSTRALIA-DELEGATION-MEETING (CN)

(230907) -- BEIJING, Sept. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Craig Emerson, head of an Australian delegation to the seventh session of the China-Australia High-Level Dialogue and former Australian Trade Minister, in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Gao Jie)

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Cambodian king endorses new parliament

STORY: Cambodian king endorses new parliament DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the National Assembly Palace in Cambodia 2. various of Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni presiding over opening of new National Assembly 3. various of opening of new National Assembly 4. various of Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni posing for group photo with the lawmakers-elect STORYLINE: Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni presided over the opening of the new National Assembly's first session on Monday after a general election last month. Outgoing Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen's ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) won 120 parliamentary seats and the Funcinpec Party of Prince Norodom Chakravuth earned the remaining five seats in the seventh general election on July 23. All the 125 lawmakers-elect were present at the opening session, as foreign diplomats and representatives of international organizations to the country were also invited to the event. Spe

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(TWO SESSIONS)CHINA-BEIJING-NPC-PRESIDIUM-EXECUTIVE CHAIRPERSONS-MEETING (CN)

(230312) -- BEIJING, March 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, executive chairman of the presidium of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), presides over the seventh meeting of the executive chairpersons of the presidium at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

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(TWO SESSIONS)CHINA-BEIJING-NPC-PRESIDIUM-MEETING (CN)

(230311) -- BEIJING, March 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, executive chairman of the presidium of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), presides over the seventh meeting of the presidium at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

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(TWO SESSIONS)CHINA-BEIJING-NPC-PRESIDIUM-MEETING (CN)

(230311) -- BEIJING, March 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, executive chairman of the presidium of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), presides over the seventh meeting of the presidium at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

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China Central Committee meeting

BEIJING, China - A police officer guards a site near a building (back R) in Beijing on Nov. 1, 2012, the venue of the Seventh Plenary Session of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

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Deputy PM Kan talks of budgetary waste-cutting work

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks to reporters after viewing the waste-cutting panel's session to discuss targeted projects in budget requests for fiscal 2010 in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2009. The panel recommended two anti-global warming programs be scrapped on the seventh day of its nine-day schedule.

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Mariners' Ichiro begins voluntary training in Kobe

OSAKA, Japan - Seattle Mariners' outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (L) starts voluntary training session at Japan's Pacific League club Orix BlueWave in Kobe's Nishi Ward on Jan. 17. Ichiro, who played for the Orix BlueWave before moving to the Mariners last year, began voluntary training on the seventh anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which jolted Kobe and its vicinity.

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Kawaguchi hints Japan will ratify Kyoto pact without U.S.

MARRAKECH, Morocco - Japanese Environment Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi addresses the seventh session of the Conference of the Parties (COP7) of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in Marrakech, Morocco on Nov. 7, 2001. She indicated that Japan will ratify the Kyoto Protocol on global warming without the United States if an agreement is made with other countries over mechanisms to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other operational rules on the pact.

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Kawaguchi vows Japan's best efforts to reach accord at COP7

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Environment Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi holds a news conference in Washington on Nov. 5 after briefing U.S. officials on Japan's position at the ongoing seventh session of the Conference of the Parties (COP7) of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in Morocco. Japanese government sources said Tokyo has decided to ratify the Kyoto Protocol even without U.S. participation if the COP7 hammers out an agreement.

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Lebanese MPs call for urgent election of new president to avoid further deterioration

STORY: Lebanese MPs call for urgent election of new president to avoid further deterioration DATELINE: Nov. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lebanese MPs arriving at the parliament to elect a new president 2. various of the Lebanese parliament 3. various of security forces deployed near the parliament 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMAD KHAWAJA, Lebanese MP 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): IBRAHIM MOUSSAWI, Lebanese MP 6. various of Lebanese MPs arriving at the parliament 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): GHADA AYOUB, Lebanese MP 8. various of Lebanese MPs arriving at the parliament 9. various of the interior of the parliament before the election session 10. various of the House Speaker Nabih Berri calling on MPs to start the session 11. various of the exterior of the parliament STORYLINE: Lebanon's parliament on Thursday failed for the seventh time to elect a president as political parties could not yet agree on a figure for the vacant presidential seat, the National News

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CHINA-BEIJING-CPC CENTRAL COMMITTEE-SEVENTH PLENARY SESSION (CN)

(221012) -- BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The seventh plenary session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was held from Oct. 9 to 12 in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-CPC CENTRAL COMMITTEE-SEVENTH PLENARY SESSION (CN)

(221012) -- BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji and Han Zheng attend the seventh plenary session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), in Beijing, capital of China. The plenary session was held from Oct. 9 to 12 in Beijing. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

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CHINA-BEIJING-CPC CENTRAL COMMITTEE-SEVENTH PLENARY SESSION (CN)

(221012) -- BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The seventh plenary session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is presided over by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, in Beijing, capital of China. The plenary session was held from Oct. 9 to 12 in Beijing. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

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CHINA-BEIJING-CPC CENTRAL COMMITTEE-SEVENTH PLENARY SESSION (CN)

(221012) -- BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji and Han Zheng attend the seventh plenary session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), in Beijing, capital of China. The plenary session was held from Oct. 9 to 12 in Beijing. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

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CHINA-BEIJING-CPC CENTRAL COMMITTEE-SEVENTH PLENARY SESSION (CN)

(221012) -- BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, makes an important speech at the seventh plenary session of the 19th Central Committee of the CPC, in Beijing, capital of China. The plenary session was held from Oct. 9 to 12 in Beijing. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

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Chinese Communist Party session

A large screen on a street in Beijing on Oct. 12, 2022, shows Chinese President Xi Jinping attending the seventh plenary session of the Chinese Communist Party's 19th Central Committee the same day.

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Chinese Communist Party Central Committee session

Security officers guard the entrance to the seventh plenary session of the Communist Party of China's 19th Central Committee in Beijing on Oct. 9, 2022, where final preparations are being made for the party's twice-a-decade congress due to start on Oct. 16.

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Chinese Communist Party Central Committee session

A police officer patrols on Oct. 9, 2022, near the venue of the seventh plenary session of the Communist Party of China's 19th Central Committee starting the same day in Beijing, where final preparations are being made for the party's twice-a-decade congress due to start on Oct. 16.

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CHINA-BEIJING-CPC-CCDI-PLENARY SESSION (CN)

(221007) -- BEIJING, Oct. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the Communist Party of China (CPC) holds its seventh plenary session in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 7, 2022. Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the CCDI, addressed the meeting. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-CPC-CCDI-PLENARY SESSION (CN)

(221007) -- BEIJING, Oct. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the Communist Party of China (CPC) holds its seventh plenary session in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 7, 2022. Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the CCDI, addressed the meeting. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

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INDONESIA-BALI-DISASTER RISK REDUCTION-DRILL

(220524) -- BALI, May 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo provided by Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) shows students taking part in an earthquake and tsunami evacuation drill during a side event of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction at Nusadua in Bali, Indonesia, May 24, 2022. The seventh session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction is held here from May 23 to 28. (BNPB/Handout via Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-BALI-DISASTER RISK REDUCTION-DRILL

(220524) -- BALI, May 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo provided by Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) shows students taking part in an earthquake and tsunami evacuation drill during a side event of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction at Nusadua in Bali, Indonesia, May 24, 2022. The seventh session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction is held here from May 23 to 28. (BNPB/Handout via Xinhua)

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CHINA-HONG KONG-HKSAR'S 7TH-TERM LEGCO-FIRST MEETING (CN)

(220112) -- HONG KONG, Jan. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam attends the opening session of the seventh-term Legislative Council (LegCo) of the HKSAR in Hong Kong, south China, Jan. 12, 2022. The seventh-term LegCo of the HKSAR held its first meeting on Wednesday morning. Its opening session is a question and answer session with Carrie Lam. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

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CHINA-HONG KONG-HKSAR'S 7TH-TERM LEGCO-FIRST MEETING (CN)

(220112) -- HONG KONG, Jan. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam attends the opening session of the seventh-term Legislative Council (LegCo) of the HKSAR in Hong Kong, south China, Jan. 12, 2022. The seventh-term LegCo of the HKSAR held its first meeting on Wednesday morning. Its opening session is a question and answer session with Carrie Lam. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

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CHINA-HONG KONG-HKSAR'S 7TH-TERM LEGCO-FIRST MEETING (CN)

(220112) -- HONG KONG, Jan. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam attends the opening session of the seventh-term Legislative Council (LegCo) of the HKSAR in Hong Kong, south China, Jan. 12, 2022. The seventh-term LegCo of the HKSAR held its first meeting on Wednesday morning. Its opening session is a question and answer session with Carrie Lam. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

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Kawaguchi vows Japan's best efforts to reach accord at COP7

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Environment Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi holds a news conference in Washington on Nov. 5 after briefing U.S. officials on Japan's position at the ongoing seventh session of the Conference of the Parties (COP7) of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in Morocco. Japanese government sources said Tokyo has decided to ratify the Kyoto Protocol even without U.S. participation if the COP7 hammers out an agreement.

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Kawaguchi hints Japan will ratify Kyoto pact without U.S.

MARRAKECH, Morocco - Japanese Environment Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi addresses the seventh session of the Conference of the Parties (COP7) of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in Marrakech, Morocco on Nov. 7, 2001. She indicated that Japan will ratify the Kyoto Protocol on global warming without the United States if an agreement is made with other countries over mechanisms to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other operational rules on the pact.

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Mariners' Ichiro begins voluntary training in Kobe

OSAKA, Japan - Seattle Mariners' outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (L) starts voluntary training session at Japan's Pacific League club Orix BlueWave in Kobe's Nishi Ward on Jan. 17. Ichiro, who played for the Orix BlueWave before moving to the Mariners last year, began voluntary training on the seventh anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which jolted Kobe and its vicinity.

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Abe reads declaration at Pacific island leaders' summit in Fukushima

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) announces a declaration at the closing session of the seventh meeting of Pacific island leaders in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 23, 2015, as Palau President Tommy Remengesau, co-chairman of the summit, looks on. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boston Red Sox pitcher Tazawa begins working out

Photo taken Feb. 19, 2015, shows Boston Red Sox pitcher Junichi Tazawa following a practice session for the start of his seventh pro season at the team's training facility in Fort Myers, Florida. Tazawa will join the team's training camp on Feb. 21. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's job availability hits 6-year low in July

A job seeker has a consultation session at HelloWork job center in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2020. Japan's job availability ratio dropped to 1.08 in July from 1.11 in the previous month, falling for the seventh straight month to the lowest level since April 2014, government data showed on Sept. 1.

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Japan's job availability hits 6-year low in July

A job seeker has a consultation session at HelloWork job center in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2020. Japan's job availability ratio dropped to 1.08 in July from 1.11 in the previous month, falling for the seventh straight month to the lowest level since April 2014, government data showed on Sept. 1.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

China and Japan team members confer after the seventh end of a women's curling round-robin session match at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo