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'Cherry blossom front' arrives in Hokkaido

HAKODATE, Japan - People view cherry blossoms at Goryokaku, Hakodate, on the southern tip of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. The local metrological observatory said May 7 the area's cherry trees have begun blooming, four days later than usual and six later than last year.

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Troussier names Japan squad for World Cup friendlies

TOKYO, Japan - Japan coach Philippe Troussier on March 13 names ''a high percentage'' of his final World Cup group in his squad for this month's friendlies against Ukraine and Poland. Troussier called up 22 J-League players for the March 21 home friendly against Ukraine and expects to have four European-based players including Hidetoshi Nakata and Shinji Ono available for the match against Poland in Lodz six days later.

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Tanker refloated after running aground in Egypt's Suez Canal

STORY: Tanker refloated after running aground in Egypt's Suez Canal DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the canal's control room and the then-stranded tanker (courtesy of Suez Canal Authority) 2. various of the March 2021's stranded Ever Given STORYLINE: A large oil tanker stranded in Egypt's Suez Canal was refloated late Wednesday, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said on Thursday. "The vessel coming from Portugal ran aground in the Suez Canal at about 7 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) on Wednesday, and tug boats released it into its navigational course five hours later," said George Safwat, spokesperson of the SCA. He added that the vessel, Affinity V, had been blocking the southern section of the canal for a short period, noting that "traffic has returned to normal." The incident took place in the same single-lane stretch of the canal where the Ever Given, a giant cargo ship, ran aground for six days in March 2021, causing disruption in global tr

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Indonesia announces first case of monkeypox

STORY: Indonesia announces first case of monkeypox DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jakarta landmarks (courtesy of Antara) 2. various of the press conference (courtesy of zoom / Indonesian Health Ministry official youtube: Kementerian Kesehatan RI) 3. various of monkeypox alert (courtesy of Indonesian Health Ministry official youtube: Kementerian Kesehatan RI) STORYLINE: Indonesia has announced its first case of monkeypox, identified as an international traveler returning home from a country with confirmed cases, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. Health Ministry spokesperson Mohammad Syahril said the patient, a 27-year-old male, returned home to Jakarta on Aug. 8, and started to feel feverish six days later with smallpox rashes on his body, including his face, palms and feet on Aug. 16. "The tests he did on Aug. 18 concluded that he was infected with monkeypox," Syahril told a virtual press conference. The patient has mild symptoms

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Salvage of sunken tour boat off Hokkaido

A sunken tour boat (R) raised from a depth of about 180 meters is loaded onto a barge off the Hokkaido town of Shari, northern Japan, in the early hours of May 27, 2022, after an initial attempt to salvage the vessel resulted in it sinking to a greater depth. The boat went missing on April 23 with 26 people aboard and was found six days later on the seabed at a depth of around 120 meters.

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Salvage of sunken tour boat off Hokkaido

A sunken tour boat (R) raised from a depth of about 180 meters is loaded onto a barge off the Hokkaido town of Shari, northern Japan, in the early hours of May 27, 2022, after an initial attempt to salvage the vessel resulted in it sinking to a greater depth. The boat went missing on April 23 with 26 people aboard and was found six days later on the seabed at a depth of around 120 meters.

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Salvage of sunken tour boat off Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 26, 2022, shows a barge lifting a sunken tour boat (front) to the sea surface from a depth of about 180 meters off the Hokkaido town of Shari, northern Japan, after an initial attempt to salvage the vessel resulted in it sinking to a greater depth. The boat went missing on April 23 with 26 people aboard and was found six days later on the seabed at a depth of around 120 meters.

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Troussier names Japan squad for World Cup friendlies

TOKYO, Japan - Japan coach Philippe Troussier on March 13 names ''a high percentage'' of his final World Cup group in his squad for this month's friendlies against Ukraine and Poland. Troussier called up 22 J-League players for the March 21 home friendly against Ukraine and expects to have four European-based players including Hidetoshi Nakata and Shinji Ono available for the match against Poland in Lodz six days later.

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China tells Japanese war orphans friendly ties important

Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao (R) shakes hands with Sumie Ikeda, who leads a group of Japanese people who were left behind in China as children during the closing days of World War II, in Beijing's Great Hall of the People on July 15, 2015. It was the first visit in six years to China by such group of war orphans, raised by Chinese after the war and later resettled in Japan. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China tells Japanese war orphans friendly ties important

Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao (R back) meets a group of Japanese people who were left behind in China as children during the closing days of World War II, in Beijing's Great Hall of the People on July 15, 2015. It was the first visit in six years to China by such group of war orphans, raised by Chinese after the war and later resettled in Japan. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'Cherry blossom front' arrives in Hokkaido

HAKODATE, Japan - People view cherry blossoms at Goryokaku, Hakodate, on the southern tip of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. The local metrological observatory said May 7 the area's cherry trees have begun blooming, four days later than usual and six later than last year. (Kyodo)

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Boxing: Ioka-Palicte WBO title bout

Japan's Kazuto Ioka (3rd from R) and Aston Palicte (2nd from R) of the Philippines attend a signing ceremony in Tokyo on June 13, 2019, for their match six days later in Chiba, Japan, for the currently vacant WBO super flyweight title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Ioka-Palicte WBO title bout

Japan's Kazuto Ioka (L) and Aston Palicte of the Philippines attend a signing ceremony in Tokyo on June 13, 2019, for their match six days later in Chiba, Japan, for the currently vacant WBO super flyweight title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Ioka-Palicte WBO title bout

Japan's Kazuto Ioka (L) and Aston Palicte of the Philippines attend a signing ceremony in Tokyo on June 13, 2019, for their match six days later in Chiba, Japan, for the currently vacant WBO super flyweight title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo