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(240224) -- BEIJING, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 22, 2024 shows a scene at a Shehuo show in Xunyang, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Shehuo, a traditional folk celebration in China, is a festivity in multiple forms consisting of dragon dance, lion dance, traditional Chinese opera, drum playing and other folk performances that may vary in different regions. The Shehuo show in Xunyang boasts dragon dance with the dragon weighing over 40 kilograms and its head reaching a height of three to four meters. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XUNYANG-DRAGON DANCE-SHEHUO SHOW (CN)

(240223) -- XUNYANG, Feb. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 22, 2024 shows a Shehuo show in Xunyang, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Shehuo, a traditional folk celebration in China, is a festivity in multiple forms consisting of dragon dance, lion dance, traditional Chinese opera, drum playing and other folk performances that may vary in different regions. The Shehuo show in Xunyang boasts dragon dance with the dragon weighing over 40 kilograms and its head reaching a height of three to four meters. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XUNYANG-DRAGON DANCE-SHEHUO SHOW (CN)

(240223) -- XUNYANG, Feb. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 22, 2024 shows a Shehuo show in Xunyang, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Shehuo, a traditional folk celebration in China, is a festivity in multiple forms consisting of dragon dance, lion dance, traditional Chinese opera, drum playing and other folk performances that may vary in different regions. The Shehuo show in Xunyang boasts dragon dance with the dragon weighing over 40 kilograms and its head reaching a height of three to four meters. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XUNYANG-DRAGON DANCE-SHEHUO SHOW (CN)

(240223) -- XUNYANG, Feb. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 22, 2024 shows a Shehuo show in Xunyang, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Shehuo, a traditional folk celebration in China, is a festivity in multiple forms consisting of dragon dance, lion dance, traditional Chinese opera, drum playing and other folk performances that may vary in different regions. The Shehuo show in Xunyang boasts dragon dance with the dragon weighing over 40 kilograms and its head reaching a height of three to four meters. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XUNYANG-DRAGON DANCE-SHEHUO SHOW (CN)

(240223) -- XUNYANG, Feb. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 22, 2024 shows a Shehuo show in Xunyang, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Shehuo, a traditional folk celebration in China, is a festivity in multiple forms consisting of dragon dance, lion dance, traditional Chinese opera, drum playing and other folk performances that may vary in different regions. The Shehuo show in Xunyang boasts dragon dance with the dragon weighing over 40 kilograms and its head reaching a height of three to four meters. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

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China imports Ecuadorian pitaya for first time

STORY: China imports Ecuadorian pitaya for first time DATELINE: April 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the yellow pitaya imported from Ecuador STORYLINE: China has imported pitaya from Ecuador for the first time, with 420 kilograms of yellow pitaya arriving in Shanghai on Monday. The batch of pitaya was packed into 168 cartons, each weighing 2.5 kilograms, and it arrived in Shanghai after a three-day flight from Quito, the capital of Ecuador, according to customs authorities at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, which has opened a green channel for these rare fruits to ensure rapid customs clearance. Yellow pitaya is similar to dragon fruit but sweeter. It has a high nutritional value and its cost is several times that of standard imported dragon fruit. In July 2022, China's General Administration of Customs officially allowed the import of Ecuadorian pitaya that meets relevant requirements. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting fro

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Wrestling dropped from 'core sports' for 2020 Olympics

OBU, Japan - Japanese wrestler Saori Yoshida, a three-time Olympic champion at the women's 55 kilograms, meets the media in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 13, 2013, after the International Olympic Committee executive board decided to drop wrestling from the "core sports" for the 2020 Games.

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Wrestling dropped from 'core sports' for 2020 Olympics

OBU, Japan - Japanese wrestler Saori Yoshida, a three-time Olympic champion at the women's 55 kilograms, meets the media in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 13, 2013, after the International Olympic Committee executive board decided to drop wrestling from the "core sports" for the 2020 Games.

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Sea urchins return to Sea of Japan coastal waters

FUKUI, Japan - A diver is all smiles with a bagful of sea urchins she gathered after three hours of work on Aug. 6, the last day of the urchin-gathering season off the coast of Fukui Prefecture. Fishermen in the area say the volume of sea urchins caught off the Fukui coast have more or less returned to normal 10 years after the Russian oil tanker Nakhodka carrying 20,000 kiloliters of fuel oil broke up in stormy weather in the Sea of Japan and up to 6,200 kiloliters of oil washed up in the coasts of 10 prefectures. At one point, the volume of sea urchins gathered by a local fishermen's cooperative in Fukui dropped to 19 kilograms, compared with an annual average of 300 kg before the spill, fishermen say.

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Japanese man starts walk across Africa with 2-wheeled cart

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt - Masahito Yoshida, a 33-year-old Japanese man, begins walking across Africa with a two-wheeled cart, leaving Alexandria, northern Egypt, on Sept. 7, 2014. Yoshida, who completed a cart-pulling walk through three continents in 2013, embarked on an 11,000-kilometer walk to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, pulling up to 100 kilograms of luggage including water, food, cooking utensils and a tent in his cart.

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People bid farewell to Tokyo's National Stadium

TOKYO, Japan - The Olympic cauldron at Tokyo's National Stadium blazes after being lit by Saori Yoshida, a three-time Olympic women's wrestling champion at 55 kilograms, during a farewell event on May 31, 2014. The stadium, the centerpiece of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, is to be demolished to make way for the main venue for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. Demolition is to start in July and the new National Stadium is to be completed by March 2016.

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People bid farewell to Tokyo's National Stadium

TOKYO, Japan - Saori Yoshida, a three-time Olympic women's wrestling champion at 55 kilograms, waves to the crowd after lighting the Olympic cauldron at Tokyo's National Stadium during a farewell event on May 31, 2014. The stadium, the centerpiece of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, is to be demolished to make way for the main venue for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. Demolition is to start in July and the new National Stadium is to be completed by March 2016.

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Coal sold on streets in Mongolian capital

BEIJING, China - Bags of coal are sold in the streets of Mongolia's Ulan Bator on Jan. 26, 2014, for use in stoves inside ger tents. A bag with 10 kilograms of coal costs about 120 yen and three bags a day are needed to keep a ger warm.

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Japanese women win 3 wrestling golds

DOHA, Qatar - Kaori Icho, the Athens Olympics champion, overpowers India's Geetika Jakhar (L) to defend her title at 63 kilograms, the first of three wrestling golds Japan's women won at the Asian Games on Dec. 11.

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Japanese women win 3 wrestling golds

DOHA, Qatar - Saori Yoshida (red jersey) overpowers Olga Smirnova of Kazakhstan in the 55 kilograms to successfully defend her title, one of three wrestling golds Japan's women won at the Asian Games on Dec. 11. The victory extended Yoshida's her winning streak to 100 consecutive matches.

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Japanese women win 3 wrestling golds

DOHA, Qatar - Chiharu Icho dismantles South Korea's Kim Hyung Joo (R) to claim the first gold at 48 kilograms, the first of three wrestling golds Japan's women won at the Asian Games on Dec. 11.

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Fujitsu units develop human-assisting robots

TOKYO, Japan - A humanoid robot developed by Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. and Fujitsu Frontech Ltd. pushes a load. Each robot is 1.3 meters tall, weighs 63 kilograms and can move to its destination with the help of eight cameras in its head and a newly developed high-speed three-dimensional image processing system.

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Researchers unveil robot capable of jumping into crouch

TOKYO, Japan - A group of researchers, led by Yasuo Kuniyoshi, an assistant professor at the University of Tokyo, on Sept. 12 at the university unveils a human-shaped robot named Daneel that is capable of jumping to a crouching position from its back. The robot, measuring 160 centimeters in height and weighing 70 kilograms, can jump from its back (top photo) to a crouching position (bottom photo) in two to three seconds.

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SECOM develops feeding robot

TOKYO, Japan - A robot that helps a disabled person eat his or her meal was unveiled April 25 by SECOM Co., pioneer in the security service business. The robot, dubbed ''My Spoon,'' measures 28 centimeters long, 37 cm wide and 25 cm high, weighing 6 kilograms. It took SECOM and its medical equipment subsidiary 11 years to develop the product, which will hit the market on May 1. Available in three different types, the robot carries price tags higher than 380,000.

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Pure gold soccer ball exhibited at Mitsukoshi's Osaka branch

OSAKA, Japan - Female shoppers look at a soccer ball made of pure gold at the Osaka branch of the department store chain operator Mitsukoshi Ltd., on March 28. Mitsukoshi exhibited the gold soccer ball, which weighs three kilograms and is 22 centimeters in diameter, the same size as the official ball for the 2002 World Cup soccer finals to be co-hosted by Japan and South Korea, to commemorate the event. The ball is priced at 20.02 million yen.

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New riot gear deployed nationwide for World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - The National Police Agency (NPA) has equipped about 8,600 teams at police headquarters nationwide with new riot gear (photo) to deal with hooligans and other security issues during the upcoming World Cup soccer finals, NPA officials said Thursday. The new gear is a three-item set comprised of a helmet, protective body gear and transparent shield, which weighs a total of 10.6 kilograms, 1.3 kg lighter than the current set.

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Fresh warrants served on 3 in 143 kg drug haul

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Police show reporters in Yokohama on May 29 floor wax bottles which were used by three people to smuggle illicit stimulants into Japan. Police served new arrest warrants on Cao Zhisen, 55, a Chinese national, Au Sin Hong Stanley, 38, a British national from Hong Kong, and his Japanese wife Junko Kikkawa, accusing them of smuggling 143 kilograms of stimulants disguised as floor wax into Japan at Yokohama in April.

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Mitsubishi Estate's Disaster Drill Using Robots

Mitsubishi Estate conducted a comprehensive disaster drill using security robots for foreign residents at several office buildings in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, including the Otemachi Park Building and Marunouchi Building. The robot is the SQ-2, which was jointly developed by the company and Seac Sense (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo), and is capable of autonomous driving. "How can I help you? and so on in English. SQ-2 is 1,300 millimeters tall, weighs 65 kilograms, and is equipped with a proprietary three-dimensional laser sensor, artificial intelligence (AI) functions, a high-resolution camera, and a fisheye camera. Mitsubishi Estate said, "We are increasing the number of English-speaking security guards due to the increase in inbound tourism and the holding of the Olympics, but there is a limit. We want to make up for it by using robots. (Photo taken on August 30, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Pure gold soccer ball exhibited at Mitsukoshi's Osaka branch

OSAKA, Japan - Female shoppers look at a soccer ball made of pure gold at the Osaka branch of the department store chain operator Mitsukoshi Ltd., on March 28. Mitsukoshi exhibited the gold soccer ball, which weighs three kilograms and is 22 centimeters in diameter, the same size as the official ball for the 2002 World Cup soccer finals to be co-hosted by Japan and South Korea, to commemorate the event. The ball is priced at 20.02 million yen.

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Fujitsu units develop human-assisting robots

TOKYO, Japan - A humanoid robot developed by Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. and Fujitsu Frontech Ltd. pushes a load. Each robot is 1.3 meters tall, weighs 63 kilograms and can move to its destination with the help of eight cameras in its head and a newly developed high-speed three-dimensional image processing system. (Kyodo)

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Sea urchins return to Sea of Japan coastal waters

FUKUI, Japan - A diver is all smiles with a bagful of sea urchins she gathered after three hours of work on Aug. 6, the last day of the urchin-gathering season off the coast of Fukui Prefecture. Fishermen in the area say the volume of sea urchins caught off the Fukui coast have more or less returned to normal 10 years after the Russian oil tanker Nakhodka carrying 20,000 kiloliters of fuel oil broke up in stormy weather in the Sea of Japan and up to 6,200 kiloliters of oil washed up in the coasts of 10 prefectures. At one point, the volume of sea urchins gathered by a local fishermen's cooperative in Fukui dropped to 19 kilograms, compared with an annual average of 300 kg before the spill, fishermen say. (Kyodo)

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Fresh warrants served on 3 in 143 kg drug haul

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Police show reporters in Yokohama on May 29 floor wax bottles which were used by three people to smuggle illicit stimulants into Japan. Police served new arrest warrants on Cao Zhisen, 55, a Chinese national, Au Sin Hong Stanley, 38, a British national from Hong Kong, and his Japanese wife Junko Kikkawa, accusing them of smuggling 143 kilograms of stimulants disguised as floor wax into Japan at Yokohama in April.

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SECOM develops feeding robot

TOKYO, Japan - A robot that helps a disabled person eat his or her meal was unveiled April 25 by SECOM Co., pioneer in the security service business. The robot, dubbed ''My Spoon,'' measures 28 centimeters long, 37 cm wide and 25 cm high, weighing 6 kilograms. It took SECOM and its medical equipment subsidiary 11 years to develop the product, which will hit the market on May 1. Available in three different types, the robot carries price tags higher than \380,000.

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New riot gear deployed nationwide for World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - The National Police Agency (NPA) has equipped about 8,600 teams at police headquarters nationwide with new riot gear (photo) to deal with hooligans and other security issues during the upcoming World Cup soccer finals, NPA officials said Thursday. The new gear is a three-item set comprised of a helmet, protective body gear and transparent shield, which weighs a total of 10.6 kilograms, 1.3 kg lighter than the current set.

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Japanese women win 3 wrestling golds

DOHA, Qatar - Chiharu Icho dismantles South Korea's Kim Hyung Joo (R) to claim the first gold at 48 kilograms, the first of three wrestling golds Japan's women won at the Asian Games on Dec. 11.

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Japanese women win 3 wrestling golds

DOHA, Qatar - Saori Yoshida (red jersey) overpowers Olga Smirnova of Kazakhstan in the 55 kilograms to successfully defend her title, one of three wrestling golds Japan's women won at the Asian Games on Dec. 11. The victory extended Yoshida's her winning streak to 100 consecutive matches.

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Japanese women win 3 wrestling golds

DOHA, Qatar - Kaori Icho, the Athens Olympics champion, overpowers India's Geetika Jakhar (L) to defend her title at 63 kilograms, the first of three wrestling golds Japan's women won at the Asian Games on Dec. 11.

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Japanese man starts walk across Africa with 2-wheeled cart

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt - Masahito Yoshida, a 33-year-old Japanese man, begins walking across Africa with a two-wheeled cart, leaving Alexandria, northern Egypt, on Sept. 7, 2014. Yoshida, who completed a cart-pulling walk through three continents in 2013, embarked on an 11,000-kilometer walk to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, pulling up to 100 kilograms of luggage including water, food, cooking utensils and a tent in his cart. (Kyodo)

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Pacific bluefin tuna management meeting

Japanese officials are pictured during the first day of a three-day joint meeting of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission and the Northern Committee of the Western & Central Pacific Fisheries Commission on Sept. 3, 2019, held in Portland, Oregon, to discuss the management of Pacific bluefin tuna. Japan proposed an expansion of their catch quotas by 20 percent for bluefin tuna weighing more than 30 kilograms. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Polymer EV unveiled at Osaka University

Photo shows a newly developed electric car made with polymers unveiled at Osaka University on Dec. 11, 2018 in Osaka. The three-seater 4.28-meter-long vehicle uses a newly developed polymer material for its body to lighten its weight to 850 kilograms while maintaining its strength. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Polymer EV unveiled at Osaka University

Photo shows a newly developed electric car made with polymers unveiled at Osaka University in Osaka on Dec. 11, 2018. The three-seater 4.28-meter-long vehicle uses a newly developed polymer material for its body to lighten its weight to 850 kilograms while maintaining its strength. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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6 arrested in Japan for gold smuggling

Photo taken on Jan. 29, 2018, in Tokoname, central Japan, shows 5 kilograms of gold bars worth about 23 million yen ($210,000) which were seized in July 2017. Three Sri Lankans, a Malaysian and two Japanese were arrested on suspicion of smuggling the gold bars to Japan from Singapore, hiding them in a lavatory on an airplane bound for Chubu airport in the city in Aichi Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Researchers unveil robot capable of jumping into crouch

TOKYO, Japan - A group of researchers, led by Yasuo Kuniyoshi, an assistant professor at the University of Tokyo, on Sept. 12 at the university unveils a human-shaped robot named Daneel that is capable of jumping to a crouching position from its back. The robot, measuring 160 centimeters in height and weighing 70 kilograms, can jump from its back (top photo) to a crouching position (bottom photo) in two to three seconds. (Kyodo)

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The perfect gift -- chocolate Valentine's Day dresses

TOKYO, Japan - Three models wearing dresses with parts made of chocolate for Valentine's Day pose for photographers Feb. 7 at a preview for a fashion show to be held Feb. 11-13 at the Tokyo International Forum. According to organizers, one highlight is a wedding dress (C) designed by Yumi Katsura, a noted Japanese wedding dress designer. The bridal gown features white and pink heart- and ribbon-shaped chocolates weighing 7 kilograms.