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Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition - Qatar

People visit the "Dialogue of Letters Between Qatar and China" calligraphy exhibition at Katara Cultural Village in Doha, Qatar, on April 24, 2025. The exhibition opened here on Wednesday, aiming at promoting cultural and art exchanges between the two countries. Photo by Nikku/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition - Qatar

People visit the "Dialogue of Letters Between Qatar and China" calligraphy exhibition at Katara Cultural Village in Doha, Qatar, on April 24, 2025. The exhibition opened here on Wednesday, aiming at promoting cultural and art exchanges between the two countries. Photo by Nikku/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition - Qatar

People visit the "Dialogue of Letters Between Qatar and China" calligraphy exhibition at Katara Cultural Village in Doha, Qatar, on April 24, 2025. The exhibition opened here on Wednesday, aiming at promoting cultural and art exchanges between the two countries. Photo by Nikku/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition - Qatar

People visit the "Dialogue of Letters Between Qatar and China" calligraphy exhibition at Katara Cultural Village in Doha, Qatar, on April 24, 2025. The exhibition opened here on Wednesday, aiming at promoting cultural and art exchanges between the two countries. Photo by Nikku/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NPA shows off new police ID, badges

TOKYO, Japan - The National Police Agency (NPA) on Jan. 17 released new police ID and badges designed to better identify officers and improve accountability following a series of police scandals. The ID consists of a badge and photo in a case. The other badges, to be worn by uniformed officers, are an additional feature. They bear two letters indicating an officer's affiliation and three identification numbers.

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U.S. students send letters, stone to Ikeda school students

LOS ANGELES, United States - Photo shows Steve Heermann, a teacher at Helen Estock Elementary in Tustin, California, and some of his students who sent letters and a ''compassion stone'' to pupils and teachers at the Ikeda Elementary School in Osaka Prefecture to encourage them after hearing about the June 8 attack in which eight pupils were stabbed to death and 13 others and two teachers injured.

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Letters at Kanazawa temple were written by Nichiren

KANAZAWA, Japan - A scroll containing fragments from two letters written by Nichiren, the 13th century founder of a Buddhist sect bearing his name. The scroll was found at the Myoho Temple in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and has been authenticated by a scholar of Buddhist history. The temple plans to display the scroll May 26-27.

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Gazans show remarkable turnout to learn Hebrew amid hopes of working in Israel

STORY: Gazans show remarkable turnout to learn Hebrew amid hopes of working in Israel DATELINE: March 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:24 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of students learning HebrewSOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED ABU AJINA, Gaza residentSOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED AL-QATTAA, Gaza residentSOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): AHMED AL-FALIT, Director of the center STORYLINE: Ahmed Abu Ajina, a 34-year-old Palestinian man from Beit Lahia town in northern Gaza Strip, returned to continue his learning of Hebrew after a one-year absence from school, in the hope of working in Israel. In October 2021, Israel announced that it would allow Gazans to work inside their lands to ease the economic crisis in the Strip. Abu Ajina, an accountant with an agricultural company in the Strip, which has direct contact with Israeli companies, has to deal with the exchange of commercial letters in Hebrew between the two sides on a daily basis. "We are closely related to Israel, either through companies o

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Support March For Fugitive Jurgen Conings - Belgium

People take part in a support march for fugitive armed soldier Jurgen Conings, in Maasmechelen, Belgium on May 24, 2021. A Belgian soldier with suspected extreme-right views who absconded with military weapons spent two hours lurking near the home of a potential assassination target, officials said on May 21. An investigating judge has opened a probe into an alleged "terrorist attempted murder" four days after 46-year-old Jurgen Conings disappeared, leaving behind "troubling" letters threatening coronavirus experts. Photo by Philippe Bourguet/bePress Photo Agency/bppa/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support March For Fugitive Jurgen Conings - Belgium

People take part in a support march for fugitive armed soldier Jurgen Conings, in Maasmechelen, Belgium on May 24, 2021. A Belgian soldier with suspected extreme-right views who absconded with military weapons spent two hours lurking near the home of a potential assassination target, officials said on May 21. An investigating judge has opened a probe into an alleged "terrorist attempted murder" four days after 46-year-old Jurgen Conings disappeared, leaving behind "troubling" letters threatening coronavirus experts. Photo by Philippe Bourguet/bePress Photo Agency/bppa/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support March For Fugitive Jurgen Conings - Belgium

People take part in a support march for fugitive armed soldier Jurgen Conings, in Maasmechelen, Belgium on May 24, 2021. A Belgian soldier with suspected extreme-right views who absconded with military weapons spent two hours lurking near the home of a potential assassination target, officials said on May 21. An investigating judge has opened a probe into an alleged "terrorist attempted murder" four days after 46-year-old Jurgen Conings disappeared, leaving behind "troubling" letters threatening coronavirus experts. Photo by Philippe Bourguet/bePress Photo Agency/bppa/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support March For Fugitive Jurgen Conings - Belgium

People take part in a support march for fugitive armed soldier Jurgen Conings, in Maasmechelen, Belgium on May 24, 2021. A Belgian soldier with suspected extreme-right views who absconded with military weapons spent two hours lurking near the home of a potential assassination target, officials said on May 21. An investigating judge has opened a probe into an alleged "terrorist attempted murder" four days after 46-year-old Jurgen Conings disappeared, leaving behind "troubling" letters threatening coronavirus experts. Photo by Philippe Bourguet/bePress Photo Agency/bppa/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support March For Fugitive Jurgen Conings - Belgium

People take part in a support march for fugitive armed soldier Jurgen Conings, in Maasmechelen, Belgium on May 24, 2021. A Belgian soldier with suspected extreme-right views who absconded with military weapons spent two hours lurking near the home of a potential assassination target, officials said on May 21. An investigating judge has opened a probe into an alleged "terrorist attempted murder" four days after 46-year-old Jurgen Conings disappeared, leaving behind "troubling" letters threatening coronavirus experts. Photo by Philippe Bourguet/bePress Photo Agency/bppa/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support March For Fugitive Jurgen Conings - Belgium

People take part in a support march for fugitive armed soldier Jurgen Conings, in Maasmechelen, Belgium on May 24, 2021. A Belgian soldier with suspected extreme-right views who absconded with military weapons spent two hours lurking near the home of a potential assassination target, officials said on May 21. An investigating judge has opened a probe into an alleged "terrorist attempted murder" four days after 46-year-old Jurgen Conings disappeared, leaving behind "troubling" letters threatening coronavirus experts. Photo by Philippe Bourguet/bePress Photo Agency/bppa/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support March For Fugitive Jurgen Conings - Belgium

People take part in a support march for fugitive armed soldier Jurgen Conings, in Maasmechelen, Belgium on May 24, 2021. A Belgian soldier with suspected extreme-right views who absconded with military weapons spent two hours lurking near the home of a potential assassination target, officials said on May 21. An investigating judge has opened a probe into an alleged "terrorist attempted murder" four days after 46-year-old Jurgen Conings disappeared, leaving behind "troubling" letters threatening coronavirus experts. Photo by Philippe Bourguet/bePress Photo Agency/bppa/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support March For Fugitive Jurgen Conings - Belgium

People take part in a support march for fugitive armed soldier Jurgen Conings, in Maasmechelen, Belgium on May 24, 2021. A Belgian soldier with suspected extreme-right views who absconded with military weapons spent two hours lurking near the home of a potential assassination target, officials said on May 21. An investigating judge has opened a probe into an alleged "terrorist attempted murder" four days after 46-year-old Jurgen Conings disappeared, leaving behind "troubling" letters threatening coronavirus experts. Photo by Philippe Bourguet/bePress Photo Agency/bppa/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support March For Fugitive Jurgen Conings - Belgium

People take part in a support march for fugitive armed soldier Jurgen Conings, in Maasmechelen, Belgium on May 24, 2021. A Belgian soldier with suspected extreme-right views who absconded with military weapons spent two hours lurking near the home of a potential assassination target, officials said on May 21. An investigating judge has opened a probe into an alleged "terrorist attempted murder" four days after 46-year-old Jurgen Conings disappeared, leaving behind "troubling" letters threatening coronavirus experts. Photo by Philippe Bourguet/bePress Photo Agency/bppa/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support March For Fugitive Jurgen Conings - Belgium

People take part in a support march for fugitive armed soldier Jurgen Conings, in Maasmechelen, Belgium on May 24, 2021. A Belgian soldier with suspected extreme-right views who absconded with military weapons spent two hours lurking near the home of a potential assassination target, officials said on May 21. An investigating judge has opened a probe into an alleged "terrorist attempted murder" four days after 46-year-old Jurgen Conings disappeared, leaving behind "troubling" letters threatening coronavirus experts. Photo by Philippe Bourguet/bePress Photo Agency/bppa/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NPA shows off new police ID, badges

TOKYO, Japan - The National Police Agency (NPA) on Jan. 17 released new police ID and badges designed to better identify officers and improve accountability following a series of police scandals. The ID consists of a badge and photo in a case. The other badges, to be worn by uniformed officers, are an additional feature. They bear two letters indicating an officer's affiliation and three identification numbers.

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Letters at Kanazawa temple were written by Nichiren

KANAZAWA, Japan - A scroll containing fragments from two letters written by Nichiren, the 13th century founder of a Buddhist sect bearing his name. The scroll was found at the Myoho Temple in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and has been authenticated by a scholar of Buddhist history. The temple plans to display the scroll May 26-27.

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Letter to British soldier in Japanese POW camp, WWII

Envelope addressed to Air Fitter (W/T) D. J. (Jack) Sutch at the Kawasaki British Prison-of-War camp in Tokio (Tokyo), Japan. The letter inside, from his mother and father, who lived at 13, Bournewood Road, Plumstead, London SE18, expresses relief to hear news that he is safe. Date: 1943

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Letter to British soldier in Japanese POW camp, WWII

A letter addressed to Air Fitter (W/T) D. J. (Jack) Sutch, a British Prisoner of War at the Kawasaki POW Camp in Tokio (Tokyo), delivered to him care of the Japanese Red Cross. The letter is from his parents, who lived at 13 Bournewood Road, Plumstead, SE London, who express their relief to hear he is safe, though are concerned he may have been wounded. His mother had written regularly, every week, and she writes that this letter is her 21st letter. Date: 1943

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LITERACY IN JAPAN

During World War Two, an old Japanese lady goes to school in order to learn to read her soldier son's letters. Date: 1941

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TWO WEEKS IN ANOTHER TOWN

TWO WEEKS IN ANOTHER TOWN [US 1962] ERICH VON STROHEIM JR, KIRK DOUGLAS Date: 1962

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FOCUS: Families of political prisoners in Philippines see hope in Duterte

Two 8-year-old children -- Diwin Bangibang (L) and Angel Lorenzo -- write letters in the Manila suburb of Quezon City on June 2, 2016, to incoming Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to ask for the release of their fathers who are among 543 political prisoners in the country. Duterte has expressed his willingness to release political prisoners as part of confidence-buliding measures to resume peace talks with communist insurgents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tsunami-hit coastal town

SENDAI, Japan - Low-lying areas (back) along the coast are seen devastated by a tsunami in Minamisanriku, Iwate Prefecture, on March 13, 2011, two days after a massive earthquake and tidal waves. The letters ''SOS'' are drawn on the ground of Shizugawa High School (front) on high land as residents fled to the school premises. (Kyodo)

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Japan's historic quake

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the letters ''SOS'' on an athletic field at Shizugawa High School, as people await rescue in tsunami-devastated Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture on March 13, 2011, two days after Japan's strongest recorded earthquake. (Kyodo)

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Japan's historic quake

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the letters ''SOS'' on an athletic field at Shizugawa High School, as people await rescue in tsunami-devastated Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture on March 13, 2011, two days after Japan's strongest recorded earthquake. (Kyodo)