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77-yr-old yachtsman completes 8th around-the-world journey

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Minoru Saito, a 77-year-old Japanese yachtsman, raises his hand as he arrives at Yokohama port, near Tokyo, on Sept. 17, 2011, after completing his eighth around-the-world journey. The journey took three years, during which he experienced tsunami attacks on two occasions.

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77-yr-old yachtsman completes 8th around-the-world journey

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Minoru Saito, a 77-year-old Japanese yachtsman, receives flowers upon arrival at Yokohama port, near Tokyo, on Sept. 17, 2011, after completing his eighth around-the-world journey. The journey took three years, during which he experienced tsunami attacks on two occasions.

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77-yr-old yachtsman completes 8th around-the-world journey

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Minoru Saito, a 77-year-old Japanese yachtsman, receives flowers upon arrival at Yokohama port, near Tokyo, on Sept. 17, 2011, after completing his eighth around-the-world journey. The journey took three years, during which he experienced tsunami attacks on two occasions.

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N. Korea made Soga teach Japanese to Army officers: Jenkins

SADO, Japan - U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins, who spent nearly four decades in North Korea and now lives in Japan,speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at a hotel in Sato, Niigata Prefecture, on Feb. 15. He said his wife Hitomi Soga, a repatriated Japanese abductee, was made to teach Japanese to young North Korean Army officers and others on three occasions between 1981 and 1982.

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Kaio promoted to ozeki

NAGOYA, Japan - Sumo wrestler Kaio smiles after learning about his promotion to ozeki, at his Tomozuna stable in Nagoya on July 26. The 28-year-old, who won his first Emperor's Cup in May, finished the recent Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament with an 11-4 record to post a total of 33 wins over three straight tournaments, considered the minimum requirement for promotion to sumo's second highest rank. He is seen holding a sea bream, a traditional gift to mark special occasions.

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Rail and sea transport "ideal" for moving goods to and from China: Spanish CEO

STORY: Rail and sea transport "ideal" for moving goods to and from China: Spanish CEO DATELINE: July 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:00 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of freight terminals in the Port of Barcelona 2. SOUNDBITE (Catalan): CESAR MOLINS, CEO of AMES Group Sintering STORYLINE: The "ideal" way to transport products to and from China is a combination of rail and ship, AMES CEO Cesar Molins told Xinhua in a recent interview. AMES Group Sintering manufactures sintered metal components. The company has nine plants on three continents, one of which is in China. SOUNDBITE (Catalan): CESAR MOLINS, CEO of AMES Group Sintering "Right now everything travels by ship but normally it would be a combination of ship and rail. Obviously, transport is essential for trade and if there's no transport then there's no world trade. There are occasions when we have to transport parts, both from Europe to China and from China to Europe, that we choose rail to send the components because usin

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N. Korea made Soga teach Japanese to Army officers: Jenkins

SADO, Japan - U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins, who spent nearly four decades in North Korea and now lives in Japan,speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at a hotel in Sato, Niigata Prefecture, on Feb. 15. He said his wife Hitomi Soga, a repatriated Japanese abductee, was made to teach Japanese to young North Korean Army officers and others on three occasions between 1981 and 1982. (Kyodo)

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Three women wear ceremonial kimono. The building with arches behind them is often used as a setting in European portraits. The object between the sash and chest is a hakoseko containing tissue paper and carried inside the kimono on ceremonial occasions.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number72‐4‐0]

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77-yr-old yachtsman completes 8th around-the-world journey

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Minoru Saito, a 77-year-old Japanese yachtsman, receives flowers upon arrival at Yokohama port, near Tokyo, on Sept. 17, 2011, after completing his eighth around-the-world journey. The journey took three years, during which he experienced tsunami attacks on two occasions. (Kyodo)

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77-yr-old yachtsman completes 8th around-the-world journey

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Minoru Saito, a 77-year-old Japanese yachtsman, receives flowers upon arrival at Yokohama port, near Tokyo, on Sept. 17, 2011, after completing his eighth around-the-world journey. The journey took three years, during which he experienced tsunami attacks on two occasions. (Kyodo)

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77-yr-old yachtsman completes 8th around-the-world journey

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Minoru Saito, a 77-year-old Japanese yachtsman, raises his hand as he arrives at Yokohama port, near Tokyo, on Sept. 17, 2011, after completing his eighth around-the-world journey. The journey took three years, during which he experienced tsunami attacks on two occasions. (Kyodo)

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Kaio promoted to ozeki

NAGOYA, Japan - Sumo wrestler Kaio smiles after learning about his promotion to ozeki, at his Tomozuna stable in Nagoya on July 26. The 28-year-old, who won his first Emperor's Cup in May, finished the recent Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament with an 11-4 record to post a total of 33 wins over three straight tournaments, considered the minimum requirement for promotion to sumo's second highest rank. He is seen holding a sea bream, a traditional gift to mark special occasions.