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Japan's net external assets hit record 3 tln USD in 2023

STORY: Japan's net external assets hit record 3 tln USD in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: May 28, 2024 DATELINE: May 28, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:52 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's net external assets rose to a record 471.31 trillion yen (3 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 12.2 percent from a year earlier, as a weak yen inflated the value of foreign stocks, bonds, and other holdings in yen terms, government data showed Tuesday. With the figure increasing for a sixth straight year, Japan retained its position as the world's largest creditor for the 33rd straight year in yen terms, followed by Germany and China as of the end of 2023, according to the Ministry of Finance. Gross external assets, held by the Japanese government, companies and individual investors, rose 11.1 percent to 1,488.34 trillion yen, while external debt went up 10.6 percent to 1,017.04 trillion yen, the ministry said. The yen was 7.0 percent weaker against the U.S. dollar in

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Voting ends in Iran's parliament, Assembly of Experts elections after 16 hours

STORY: Voting ends in Iran's parliament, Assembly of Experts elections after 16 hours SHOOTING TIME: March 1, 2024 DATELINE: March 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:52 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the polling stations STORYLINE: Voting for Iran's 12th parliament and sixth Assembly of Experts ended at 12:00 a.m. Saturday local time after 16 straight hours, the official news agency IRNA reported. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time at 59,000 polling stations across the country, with more than 15,000 candidates competing for 290 seats in the Iranian parliament, and 144 candidates vying for positions at the eight-year-term Assembly of Experts, an 88-member body that oversees the activities of Iran's supreme leader, and is empowered to designate and dismiss the supreme leader. A total of 61.17 million people, comprising 30.94 million men and 30.22 million women, were eligible to vote in the two elections, according to the Iranian Election Office affiliated to the Interior Minist

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Voting ends in Iran's parliament, Assembly of Experts elections after 16 hours

STORY: Voting ends in Iran's parliament, Assembly of Experts elections after 16 hours SHOOTING TIME: March 1, 2024 DATELINE: March 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of voters voting for Iran's 12th parliament and sixth Assembly of Experts STORYLINE: Voting for Iran's 12th parliament and sixth Assembly of Experts ended at 12:00 a.m. Saturday local time after 16 straight hours, the official news agency IRNA reported. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time at 59,000 polling stations across the country, with more than 15,000 candidates competing for 290 seats in the Iranian parliament, and 144 candidates vying for positions at the eight-year-term Assembly of Experts, an 88-member body that oversees the activities of Iran's supreme leader, and is empowered to designate and dismiss the supreme leader. A total of 61.17 million people, comprising 30.94 million men and 30.22 million women, were eligible to vote in the two elections, according to the I

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Judo: World championships

Japanese judokas celebrate winning their sixth straight mixed team gold medal at the world judo championships year in Doha, Qatar, on May 14, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japanese judokas and officials celebrate winning their sixth straight mixed team gold medal at the world judo championships year in Doha, Qatar, on May 14, 2023.

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Hakuho at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho speaks in a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2011, a day after capturing his sixth straight tournament title at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. The Mongolian yokozuna said he was able to win the tournament with the help of people's cheers and support.

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Hakuho at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho smiles during a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2011, a day after capturing his sixth straight tournament title at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. The Mongolian yokozuna said he was able to win the tournament with the help of people's cheers and support.

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Hakuho with Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho poses with the Emperor's Cup at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2011, after winning the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. The Mongolian yokozuna won his sixth straight tournament title, becoming the third man to achieve the feat following Taiho and Asashoryu.

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Hakuho finishes New Year meet on winning note

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (R) forces veteran ozeki Kaio out of the ring on Jan. 23, 2011, the final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. The Mongolian yokozuna won his sixth straight tournament title, becoming the third man to achieve the feat following Taiho and Asashoryu.

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'Karuta' players compete for title of queen

OTSU, Japan - Saki Kusunoki (R) competes to defend her title of queen of the traditional ''karuta'' card game during a competition at the Omi shrine in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Jan. 9, 2010. Kusunoki won the match, involving a set of 100 poem cards, for the sixth straight year.

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Nikkei climbs to 7-year high as yen's fall boosts exporters

TOKYO, Japan - A pedestrian walks by a price board outise a brokerage house in Tokyo's Marunouchi district on June 21. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average climbed to its highest level in seven years, extending its winning streak to a sixth straight trading day as the yen's recent weakness prompted investors to bet on strong profits at export-reliant companies.

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'Yawara-chan' fetes her 28th birthday with determination

OSAKA, Japan - Ryoko Tamura, bidding for an unprecedented sixth straight world title in the upcoming world judo championships in Osaka, smiles behind her birthday cake at an Osaka hotel on Sept. 6. Tamura, who turned 28 on this day, said the coming one year will be crucial for her.

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(1)Musashimaru to sit out autumn sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru speaks at a news conference Sept. 4 that he will skip the upcoming Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament due to a nagging left wrist injury. It will be the 32-year-old Samoan-born grand champion's sixth straight ''kyujo,'' or sitting on the fence, and his ninth overall tournament absence.

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Takahashi repeats in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany - Reigning Olympic marathon champion Naoko Takahashi breezes to victory in the women's event of the Berlin marathon on Sept. 29. Takahashi, who set a world record of 2 hours, 19 minutes, 44 seconds in Berlin a year ago, hit the tape this year in 2:21:49 to win her sixth straight marathon.

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Ozeki Tochiazuma beats Takanomani for 6th straight win

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Tochiazuma (R) pushes third-ranked maegashira Takanonami out of the ring for his sixth straight win in the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 18.

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T.M. Ocean holds off challengers for Shuka-sho win

KYOTO, Japan - Top favorite T. M. Ocean (R) surges into the lead at the top of the final straight to win the sixth running of the Shuka-sho, the third leg of the triple crown series for 3-year-old fillies, at Kyoto Racecourse on Oct. 14. T.M. Ocean, winner of the Oka-sho in April, completed the 2,000-meter test on turf in 1 minute, 58.5 seconds with jockey Masaru Honda astride to claim the 89 million yen winner's purse.

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Djokovic advances to French Open semis for sixth straight year

Novak Djokovic (R) of Serbia celebrates with a ball boy after defeating Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 in a French Open quarterfinal in Paris on June 2, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hakuho with Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho poses with the Emperor's Cup at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2011, after winning the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. The Mongolian yokozuna won his sixth straight tournament title, becoming the third man to achieve the feat following Taiho and Asashoryu. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho finishes New Year meet on winning note

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (R) forces veteran ozeki Kaio out of the ring on Jan. 23, 2011, the final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. The Mongolian yokozuna won his sixth straight tournament title, becoming the third man to achieve the feat following Taiho and Asashoryu. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho speaks in a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2011, a day after capturing his sixth straight tournament title at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. The Mongolian yokozuna said he was able to win the tournament with the help of people's cheers and support. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho smiles during a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2011, a day after capturing his sixth straight tournament title at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. The Mongolian yokozuna said he was able to win the tournament with the help of people's cheers and support. (Kyodo)

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'Karuta' players compete for title of queen

OTSU, Japan - Saki Kusunoki (R) competes to defend her title of queen of the traditional ''karuta'' card game during a competition at the Omi shrine in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Jan. 9, 2010. Kusunoki won the match, involving a set of 100 poem cards, for the sixth straight year. (Kyodo)

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Hagino wins men's 200-meter individual medley

Kosuke Hagino (R) and Daiya Seto compete in the men's 200-meter individual medley at the national swimming championships in Nagoya, central Japan, on April 15, 2017. Hagino won the race for the sixth straight year, followed by Seto. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'Yawara-chan' fetes her 28th birthday with determination

OSAKA, Japan - Ryoko Tamura, bidding for an unprecedented sixth straight world title in the upcoming world judo championships in Osaka, smiles behind her birthday cake at an Osaka hotel on Sept. 6. Tamura, who turned 28 on this day, said the coming one year will be crucial for her. (Kyodo)

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(1)Musashimaru to sit out autumn sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru speaks at a news conference Sept. 4 that he will skip the upcoming Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament due to a nagging left wrist injury. It will be the 32-year-old Samoan-born grand champion's sixth straight ''kyujo,'' or sitting on the fence, and his ninth overall tournament absence. (Kyodo)

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Takahashi repeats in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany - Reigning Olympic marathon champion Naoko Takahashi breezes to victory in the women's event of the Berlin marathon on Sept. 29. Takahashi, who set a world record of 2 hours, 19 minutes, 44 seconds in Berlin a year ago, hit the tape this year in 2:21:49 to win her sixth straight marathon. (Kyodo)