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Hong Kong During Typhoon Ragasa

Waves crash against a coast in Hong Kong, south China, September 23, 2025. The Hong Kong Observatory issued No. 8 Northwest Gale or Storm Signal for super typhoon Ragasa on Tuesday afternoon. No. 8 signal was the third-highest warning under Hong Kong's weather system, which has five rankings for typhoons. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Duo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hong Kong During Typhoon Ragasa

Waves crash against a coast in Hong Kong, south China, September 23, 2025. The Hong Kong Observatory issued No. 8 Northwest Gale or Storm Signal for super typhoon Ragasa on Tuesday afternoon. No. 8 signal was the third-highest warning under Hong Kong's weather system, which has five rankings for typhoons. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Duo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hong Kong During Typhoon Ragasa

Waves crash against a coast in Hong Kong, south China, September 23, 2025. The Hong Kong Observatory issued No. 8 Northwest Gale or Storm Signal for super typhoon Ragasa on Tuesday afternoon. No. 8 signal was the third-highest warning under Hong Kong's weather system, which has five rankings for typhoons. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Duo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hong Kong During Typhoon Ragasa

Members of Civil Aid Service patrol along a coast in Hong Kong, south China, September 23, 2025. The Hong Kong Observatory issued No. 8 Northwest Gale or Storm Signal for super typhoon Ragasa on Tuesday afternoon. No. 8 signal was the third-highest warning under Hong Kong's weather system, which has five rankings for typhoons. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Duo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hong Kong During Typhoon Ragasa

A man takes photos of a wave by a coast in Hong Kong, south China, September 23, 2025. The Hong Kong Observatory issued No. 8 Northwest Gale or Storm Signal for super typhoon Ragasa on Tuesday afternoon. No. 8 signal was the third-highest warning under Hong Kong's weather system, which has five rankings for typhoons. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Duo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sumo: Onosato

New sekiwake Onosato points to a wooden plaque with his name and rank at the lodgings of his Nishinoseki stable in Anjo, Aichi Prefecture in central Japan, on July 1, 2024. Onosato was promoted to the third-highest rank by the Japan Sumo Association in its latest rankings released the same day.

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Sumo: Onosato

New sekiwake Onosato holds up the banzuke ranking sheet for the upcoming Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at the lodgings of his Nishinoseki stable in Anjo, Aichi Prefecture in central Japan, on July 1, 2024. Onosato was promoted to the third-highest rank by the Japan Sumo Association in its latest rankings released the same day.

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CHINA-MACAO-TYPHOON-ALERT (CN)

(230717) -- MACAO, July 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A police officer guides tourists as Typhoon Talim approaches in Macao, south China, July 17, 2023. China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) declared a "state of immediate prevention" early Monday due to the approaching of typhoon Talim. The Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau hoisted Signal No. 8, the third-highest level, at 5:30 a.m. local time and issued a blue storm surge warning. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

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CHINA-MACAO-TYPHOON-ALERT (CN)

(230717) -- MACAO, July 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists walk in rain as Typhoon Talim approaches in Macao, south China, July 17, 2023. China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) declared a "state of immediate prevention" early Monday due to the approaching of typhoon Talim. The Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau hoisted Signal No. 8, the third-highest level, at 5:30 a.m. local time and issued a blue storm surge warning. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

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CHINA-MACAO-TYPHOON-ALERT (CN)

(230717) -- MACAO, July 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Local residents walk in rain as Typhoon Talim approaches in Macao, south China, July 17, 2023. China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) declared a "state of immediate prevention" early Monday due to the approaching of typhoon Talim. The Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau hoisted Signal No. 8, the third-highest level, at 5:30 a.m. local time and issued a blue storm surge warning. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

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CHINA-MACAO-TYPHOON-ALERT (CN)

(230717) -- MACAO, July 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Traffic police officers work in rain as Typhoon Talim approaches in Macao, south China, July 17, 2023. China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) declared a "state of immediate prevention" early Monday due to the approaching of typhoon Talim. The Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau hoisted Signal No. 8, the third-highest level, at 5:30 a.m. local time and issued a blue storm surge warning. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

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North Korea marks 70th anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Sept. 9 Kyodo - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and Li Zhanshu, the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, acknowledge the crowd during a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2018, to mark the 70th anniversary of the country's founding.==Kyodo

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Sumo wrestler Ichinojo named outstanding new performer

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo wrestler Ichinojo speaks during a ceremony at the Japan Pro Sports Awards in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2014, after being named an outstanding rookie performer. He achieved promotion to sumo's third-highest rank of sekiwake following his debut in the elite Makuuchi Division in September and compiled a majority of wins in November to retain his sekiwake status.

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Air pollution alert in Beijing 2nd highest level

BEIJING, China - A man puts a mask on a girl at Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Oct. 9, 2014. The capital raised its pollution alert level to the second-highest level from the third highest after the PM2.5 hazardous particles level rose.

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Takekaze proves oldest wrestler to get "sekiwake" rank

TOKYO, Japan - Takekaze, the oldest sumo wrestler to reach the third-highest rank of "sekiwake" since World War II at 35 years and two months, points to his name in the rankings for the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2014. He needed a record 68 tourneys to make sekiwake since entering the "makuuchi" upper division.

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Successor picked for gov't official after scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Manabu Sakai (R), a ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker, poses for photos with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2013, after the government named Sakai as parliamentary secretary for land, infrastructure, transport and tourism -- the third-highest post for a lawmaker -- following the resignation of his predecessor over a scandal.

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Takahashi at NHK Trophy figure skating

SAPPORO, Japan - Daisuke Takahashi smiles after performing in the men's short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating Grand Prix event at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2011. Takahashi, the 2010 world champion, stood at the top by posting the world's third-highest ever score of 90.43, ahead of the men's free program the following day.

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Takahashi at NHK Trophy figure skating

SAPPORO, Japan - Daisuke Takahashi performs in the men's short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating Grand Prix event at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2011. Takahashi, the 2010 world champion, stood at the top by posting the world's third-highest ever score of 90.43, ahead of the men's free program the following day.

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Takahashi at NHK Trophy figure skating

SAPPORO, Japan - Daisuke Takahashi performs in the men's short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating Grand Prix event at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2011. Takahashi, the 2010 world champion, stood at the top by posting the world's third-highest ever score of 90.43, ahead of the men's free program the following day.

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Takahashi at NHK Trophy figure skating

SAPPORO, Japan - Daisuke Takahashi performs in the men's short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating Grand Prix event at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2011. Takahashi, the 2010 world champion, stood at the top by posting the world's third-highest ever score of 90.43, ahead of the men's free program the following day.

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Downpour hits areas of Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A road is seen damaged in Tokyo's Chiyoda area on Sept. 8, 2010. Typhoon Malou weakened to a tropical storm that day after bringing heavy rain to central and eastern regions of the country, with downtown Tokyo observing 68.0 millimeters of rain per hour, the third-highest for the month of September on record.

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Aran advances to sekiwake for autumn tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Russian sumo wrestler Aran points to his name on a new rankings list for the upcoming Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament between Sept. 12 and Sept. 26, at his stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Aug. 30, 2010. Aran made his debut as the first Russian sekiwake -- sumo's third-highest rank.

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Ama says 'my mother gave me a kiss' with sekiwake promotion

TOKYO, Japan - Ama, the newly promoted sekiwake from Mongolia, shows the rankings list for the upcoming Summer Grand Sumo Tournament released by the Japan Sumo Association in Tokyo on April 25. He told reporters that ''my mother gave me kiss'' on the telephone when he called her in Mongolia and told her about his new sumo ranking. Ama, 23, is the fourth Mongolian wrestler to gain promotion to sekiwake, the third highest rank in sumo.

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(2)Foreign young guns moving up for spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Sumo wrestler Hakuho of Mongolia shows his joy in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on Feb. 28 after being promoted to sekiwake, sumo's third-highest position, in the ranking list for the upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Asashoryu promoted to sekiwake

TOKYO, Japan - Rising Mongoian sumo star Asashoryu points to his name in the new rankings after being promoted to the third-highest rank of sekiwake by the Japan Sumo Association on Dec. 25.

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Kotomitsuki returns to sekiwake position at Kyushu sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Kotomitsuki, winner of last month's autumn sumo tournament, points to his name on a new ranking table at his stable in the town of Hisayama in Fukuoka Prefecture on Oct. 29. Kotomitsuki, who went 13-2 as a No. 2 maegashira to win the September tournament, regained sumo's third-highest rank of sekiwake for the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on the new ranking released by the Japan Sumo Association.

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Kotomitsuki new sumo supernova

MATSUDO, Japan - Kotomitsuki poses outside his Sadogatake stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 20 after winning promotion to sumo's third highest rank of sekiwake. Kotomitsuki, wrestling as a No. 9 maegashira, was a surprise runner-up to grand champion Akebono at last month's Kyushu tourney with a 13-2 record.

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Hayateumi promoted to sekiwake for Kyushu sumo meet

FUKUOKA, Japan - Newly promoted sekiwake Hayateumi displays the rankings for the Nov. 5-19 Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center, which were announced by the Japan Sumo Association on Oct. 23. Hayateumi, a 25-year-old Oitekaze stable wrestler, needed just 16 tournaments since his professional debut to reach sumo's third-highest rank.

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Sentoryu makes elite makuuchi division

NAGOYA, Japan - Sentoryu (R), or Henry Miller from St. Louis, Missouri, on June 26 holds a new sumo rankings list for next month's Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. The list shows he is to debut in the elite makuuchi division as a No. 13 maegashira. Sentoryu is the first wrestler from the mainland United States to reach the division. On left is Kaio, who takes over the top sekiwake position after winning the summer tournament as a komusubi. He will be listed at sumo's third-highest rank for the 21st time in his career.

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CHINA-HONG KONG-TROPICAL CYCLONE-WARNING SIGNAL (CN)

(221102) -- HONG KONG, Nov. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Construction work is suspended at a construction site in Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 2, 2022. The Hong Kong Observatory on Wednesday afternoon issued the No. 8 warning signal as Tropical Cyclone Nalgae is expected to move closest to Hong Kong Wednesday evening, skirting within 150 km to the south of the region. TO GO WITH "Hong Kong issues third-highest storm warning as Nalgae nears" (Xinhua/Chen Duo)

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CHINA-HONG KONG-TROPICAL CYCLONE-WARNING SIGNAL (CN)

(221102) -- HONG KONG, Nov. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Star Ferry Pier suspends services in Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 2, 2022. The Hong Kong Observatory on Wednesday afternoon issued the No. 8 warning signal as Tropical Cyclone Nalgae is expected to move closest to Hong Kong Wednesday evening, skirting within 150 km to the south of the region. TO GO WITH "Hong Kong issues third-highest storm warning as Nalgae nears" (Xinhua/Chen Duo)

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CHINA-HONG KONG-TROPICAL CYCLONE-WARNING SIGNAL (CN)

(221102) -- HONG KONG, Nov. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Shipping services at the Victoria Harbour are suspended in Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 2, 2022. The Hong Kong Observatory on Wednesday afternoon issued the No. 8 warning signal as Tropical Cyclone Nalgae is expected to move closest to Hong Kong Wednesday evening, skirting within 150 km to the south of the region. TO GO WITH "Hong Kong issues third-highest storm warning as Nalgae nears" (Xinhua/Chen Duo)

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Nepali female photographer's journey to high mountains

STORY: Nepali female photographer's journey to high mountains DATELINE: June 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Purnima Shrestha climbing the mountains STORYLINE: Purnima Shrestha is a photojournalist by profession, but the 31-year-old Nepali woman is better known now as a mountaineer, as in just four years, she has conquered all the seven mountains above 8,000 meters in Nepal. Lately, Purnima scaled three peaks above 8,000 meters, first Mt. Kanchanjunga, the world's third highest on May 5, and then Mt. Lhotse, the fourth tallest on May 16, and next Mt. Makalu, the fifth highest on May 27. With these ascents, she has achieved the feat of climbing all the seven eight-thousanders in her country. She had already scaled Mt. Manaslu, Mt. Qomolangma, Mt. Annapurna and Mt. Dhaulagiri. Purnima is proud of her success as she never thought that the journey to high mountains would be so fast and exciting. The success in her climbing career has strengthened her

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Japan's fight against coronavirus

People wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus walk across a scramble intersection in Tokyo's Shibuya area on Aug. 20, 2021. The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 5,405 new COVID-19 cases the same day, the third-highest daily number.

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Japan's fight against coronavirus

People wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus walk across a scramble intersection in Tokyo's Shibuya area on Aug. 20, 2021. The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 5,405 new COVID-19 cases the same day, the third-highest daily number.

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Japan's fight against coronavirus

People wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus walk across a scramble intersection in Tokyo's Shibuya area on Aug. 20, 2021. The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 5,405 new COVID-19 cases the same day, the third-highest daily number.

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(2)Foreign young guns moving up for spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Sumo wrestler Hakuho of Mongolia shows his joy in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on Feb. 28 after being promoted to sekiwake, sumo's third-highest position, in the ranking list for the upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo)

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Ama says 'my mother gave me a kiss' with sekiwake promotion

TOKYO, Japan - Ama, the newly promoted sekiwake from Mongolia, shows the rankings list for the upcoming Summer Grand Sumo Tournament released by the Japan Sumo Association in Tokyo on April 25. He told reporters that ''my mother gave me kiss'' on the telephone when he called her in Mongolia and told her about his new sumo ranking. Ama, 23, is the fourth Mongolian wrestler to gain promotion to sekiwake, the third highest rank in sumo. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu promoted to sekiwake

TOKYO, Japan - Rising Mongoian sumo star Asashoryu points to his name in the new rankings after being promoted to the third-highest rank of sekiwake by the Japan Sumo Association on Dec. 25.

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Welsh legend Williams set for final game of glittering career

File photo taken Sept. 24, 2012, shows Shane Williams (L), a player with the Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars rugby team, and Eddie Jones, head coach of the Japan national rugby team, posing for photos during a press conference in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Williams - winner of 87 caps for Wales, four for the British and Irish Lions, IRB World Player of the Year in 2008 and the third-highest try scorer in test history - will call time on a stellar career on Feb. 14, 2015, following Dynaboars' game against Toyota Industries Shuttles at Nagoya's Mizuho Rugby Stadium. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yoshikaze to make sekiwake debut at New Year tourney

Veteran sumo wrestler Yoshikaze points to his name on the "banzuke" rankings list for the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2015. Yoshikaze has been promoted to the sport's third-highest rank of sekiwake ahead of the New Year meet beginning Jan. 10, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: North Korea marks 70th anniversary

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and Li Zhanshu, the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, acknowledge the crowd during a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2018, to mark the 70th anniversary of the country's founding. ==Kyodo

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Sentoryu makes elite makuuchi division

NAGOYA, Japan - Sentoryu (R), or Henry Miller from St. Louis, Missouri, on June 26 holds a new sumo rankings list for next month's Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. The list shows he is to debut in the elite makuuchi division as a No. 13 maegashira. Sentoryu is the first wrestler from the mainland United States to reach the division. On left is Kaio, who takes over the top sekiwake position after winning the summer tournament as a komusubi. He will be listed at sumo's third-highest rank for the 21st time in his career.

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Downpour hits areas of Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A road is seen damaged in Tokyo's Chiyoda area on Sept. 8, 2010. Typhoon Malou weakened to a tropical storm that day after bringing heavy rain to central and eastern regions of the country, with downtown Tokyo observing 68.0 millimeters of rain per hour, the third-highest for the month of September on record. (Kyodo)

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Aran advances to sekiwake for autumn tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Russian sumo wrestler Aran points to his name on a new rankings list for the upcoming Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament between Sept. 12 and Sept. 26, at his stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Aug. 30, 2010. Aran made his debut as the first Russian sekiwake -- sumo's third-highest rank. (Kyodo)

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Sumo wrestler Ichinojo named outstanding new performer

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo wrestler Ichinojo speaks during a ceremony at the Japan Pro Sports Awards in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2014, after being named an outstanding rookie performer. He achieved promotion to sumo's third-highest rank of sekiwake following his debut in the elite Makuuchi Division in September and compiled a majority of wins in November to retain his sekiwake status. (Kyodo)

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Air pollution alert in Beijing 2nd highest level

BEIJING, China - A man puts a mask on a girl at Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Oct. 9, 2014. The capital raised its pollution alert level to the second-highest level from the third highest after the PM2.5 hazardous particles level rose. (Kyodo)

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Takekaze proves oldest wrestler to get "sekiwake" rank

TOKYO, Japan - Takekaze, the oldest sumo wrestler to reach the third-highest rank of "sekiwake" since World War II at 35 years and two months, points to his name in the rankings for the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2014. He needed a record 68 tourneys to make sekiwake since entering the "makuuchi" upper division. (Kyodo)

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Takahashi at NHK Trophy figure skating

SAPPORO, Japan - Daisuke Takahashi performs in the men's short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating Grand Prix event at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2011. Takahashi, the 2010 world champion, stood at the top by posting the world's third-highest ever score of 90.43, ahead of the men's free program the following day. (Kyodo)

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Takahashi at NHK Trophy figure skating

SAPPORO, Japan - Daisuke Takahashi smiles after performing in the men's short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating Grand Prix event at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2011. Takahashi, the 2010 world champion, stood at the top by posting the world's third-highest ever score of 90.43, ahead of the men's free program the following day. (Kyodo)