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Xinjiang, My home: Nurzatjan's happy family

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: Nurzatjan's happy family DATELINE: March 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Nurzatjan's family 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): NURZATJAN ALIM, Third-grader in Xinjiang STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): NURZATJAN ALIM, Third-grader in Xinjiang "Hello, everyone. My name is Nurzatjan Alim. I am a third-grader at primary school. I have a simple family, but I love it very much. Come on little brother, let's play basketball. Let's go! I want to learn how to shoot baskets. My brother is really good at basketball. He also drew a picture of his idol player, Kobe Bryant. You two, come and try this on. Another week at school and you seem to grow taller. The clothes are a bit small for you. Because we play basketball all the time, we grow really fast. My mother is a tailor. She will make us new clothes when she finishes her work. She also makes pillows and quilts for the family. Aim for the white box. Come on, give it a try. Not bad! Now shoo

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New Taipei Mayor Chu certain to head ruling party

TOKYO, Japan - New Taipei Mayor Eric Chu, shown in this undated photo, is a shoo-in for the post of chairman of the ruling Nationalist Party (KMT) as he is the only candidate in a leadership election on Jan. 17, 2015. He will succeed President Ma Ying-jeou, who resigned as KMT head to take responsibility for the party's debacle in the Nov. 29 nationwide local elections.

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Atomic bomb survivors call for elimination of nukes at int'l meeting

WASHINGTON, Japan - (From L to R) Setsuko Thurlow, 77, and 80-year-old Mikiso Iwasa and Shoo Michigami -- survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- answer questions from reporters at a news conference in Washington D.C. on Feb. 14 after they called for the elimination of nuclear weapons at a meeting of an international nuclear nonproliferation commission there. Speaking for the first time before the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, the survivors sought a new trend toward nuclear arms abolition on the occasion of the launch last month of the administration of new U.S. President Barack Obama.

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Rivals at peace in DPJ leadership race

Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leader Naoto Kan (L) and challenger Shigefumi Matsuzawa (R) raise hands in a symbol of party unity Jan. 17 after delivering final pitches for votes before party faithful on the eve of the party presidential race. Kan, who is backed by the party leadership, is a shoo-in to win reelection as party president.

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Atomic bomb survivors call for elimination of nukes at int'l meet

WASHINGTON, Japan - (From L to R) Setsuko Thurlow, 77, and 80-year-old Mikiso Iwasa and Shoo Michigami -- survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- answer questions from reporters at a news conference in Washington D.C. on Feb. 14 after they called for the elimination of nuclear weapons at a meeting of an international nuclear nonproliferation commission there. Speaking for the first time before the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, the survivors sought a new trend toward nuclear arms abolition on the occasion of the launch last month of the administration of new U.S. President Barack Obama. (Kyodo)

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Kotoshogiku attends seasonal watershed ceremony

Ozeki Kotoshogiku arches his back, his usual gesture in the ring, during a seasonal watershed ceremony on Feb. 3, 2016, at a shrine in the central Japanese city of Suzuka. The champion of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament took part in it to scatter dried beans, a Japanese tradition to shoo away demons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kotoshogiku attends seasonal watershed ceremony

Ozeki Kotoshogiku, the champion of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, scatters dried beans, a Japanese tradition to shoo away demons, during the seasonal watershed ceremony on Feb. 3, 2016, at a shrine in the central Japanese city of Suzuka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Demons" welcomed in rare event in Nara

People wearing demon costumes run wild during the Japanese traditional "setsubun" festival at Kimpusenji, a temple in Nara Prefecture, on Feb. 3, 2016. While people throw dried beans to shoo away demons in similar setsubun events, the temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site, welcomes not only fortune but demons as well. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yokozuna Hakuho attends traditional bean-throwing event

Sumo grand champion Hakuho scatters dried beans, a Japanese tradition to shoo away demons, at Naritasan Shinshoji Temple in Narita, east of Tokyo, on Feb. 3, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yokozuna Hakuho attends traditional bean-throwing event

Sumo grand champion Hakuho scatters dried beans, a Japanese tradition to shoo away demons, at Naritasan Shinshoji Temple in Narita, east of Tokyo, on Feb. 3, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Taipei Mayor Chu certain to head ruling party

TOKYO, Japan - New Taipei Mayor Eric Chu, shown in this undated photo, is a shoo-in for the post of chairman of the ruling Nationalist Party (KMT) as he is the only candidate in a leadership election on Jan. 17, 2015. He will succeed President Ma Ying-jeou, who resigned as KMT head to take responsibility for the party's debacle in the Nov. 29 nationwide local elections. (Kyodo)

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Rivals at peace in DPJ leadership race

Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leader Naoto Kan (L) and challenger Shigefumi Matsuzawa (R) raise hands in a symbol of party unity Jan. 17 after delivering final pitches for votes before party faithful on the eve of the party presidential race. Kan, who is backed by the party leadership, is a shoo-in to win reelection as party president. ==Kyodo