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Size:
907K
Date: 2016-02-05
Title: Sapporo Snow Festival begins
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Photo shows a snow sculpture of Ayumu Goromaru, a leading player in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, displayed at the Sapporo Snow Festival, which started on Feb. 5, 2016, in the northern Japan city of Sapporo. The seven-day event at Odori Park is expected to attract more than two million foreign and domestic tourists. (Kyodo)
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Size:
1048K
Date: 2016-02-05
Title: Trial opening of stage guest house starts
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Photo taken Feb. 5, 2016, shows the State Guest House, Akasaka Palace, in Tokyo, which opened to the public on a trial basis the same day. The government plans to start full-year opening of the neo-baroque style building from April to attract foreign visitors and further boost the tourism. (Kyodo)
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Size:
1135K
Date: 2016-02-05
Title: Japanese-Brazilian woman eager to help Japan volleyball team at Rio
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Photo taken Jan. 6, 2016 shows Megumi Kamizono (R), a Brazilian-Japanese woman serving as an interpreter for a men's volleyball team owned by Panasonic Corp., talking with a Brazilian coach and a player during a practice in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture. (Kyodo)
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Size:
1022K
Date: 2016-02-05
Title: Japanese-Brazilian woman eager to help Japan volleyball team at Rio
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Photo taken Jan. 6, 2016 shows Megumi Kamizono (C), a Brazilian-Japanese woman serving as an interpreter for a men's volleyball team owned by Panasonic Corp., translating instructions by a Brazilian coach (2nd from L) during a practice in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture. (Kyodo)
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Size:
1065K
Date: 2016-02-05
Title: Children play in water in Brazilian summer heat
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Children splash about in front of the Olympic rings at the Madureira Park in Rio de Janeiro on Feb. 3, 2016, with about half a year to go to the start of the Olympics in the Brazilian city. (Kyodo)
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Size:
809K
Date: 2016-02-05
Title: Construction under way with clock ticking until Rio Olympics
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A construction worker adjusts seats at the Carioca Arena, the venue of Rio de Janeiro Olympics basketball events, at the Barra Olympic Park in the Brazilian city on Feb. 3, 2016. Although 97 percent of the venues at the Olympic park are ready, work is still ongoing in the summer heat with just over a half a year to go to the start of the Games. (Kyodo)
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Size:
1521K
Date: 2016-02-05
Title: Construction under way with clock ticking until Rio Olympics
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Construction work is under way near the tennis arena at the Barra Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro on Feb. 3, 2016. Although 97 percent of the venues at the Olympic park are ready, work is still ongoing in the summer heat with just over half a year to go to the start of the Olympics in the Brazilian city. (Kyodo)
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Size:
984K
Date: 2016-02-05
Title: Construction under way with clock ticking until Rio Olympics
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Construction work is under way near the Carioca Arena (background), the venue of Rio de Janeiro Olympics basketball events, at the Barra Olympic Park in the Brazilian city on Feb. 3, 2016. Although 97 percent of the venues at the Olympic park are ready, work is still ongoing in the summer heat with just over a half a year to go to the start of the Games. (Kyodo)
==Kyodo
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Size:
839K
Date: 2016-02-05
Title: Hon Hai chairman visits Sharp to negotiate rescue plan
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Terry Gou, chairman of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., speaks to reporters on Feb. 5, 2016, before holding talks with Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi at Sharp's Osaka headquarters. The Japanese electronics maker is inclined to accept a rescue offer from the Taiwanese firm, rather than a plan proposed by a Japanese state-backed fund. (Kyodo)
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Size:
439K
Date: 2016-02-05
Title: Hon Hai chairman visits Sharp to negotiate rescue plan
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Terry Gou, chairman of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., arrives at Sharp Corp.'s Osaka headquarters on Feb. 5, 2016, for talks with Sharp President Kozo Takahashi. The Japanese electronics maker is inclined to accept a rescue offer from the Taiwanese firm, rather than a plan proposed by a Japanese state-backed fund. (Kyodo)
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Size:
173K
Date: 2016-02-05
Title: Kotoshogiku in cycling training
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Kotoshogiku, winner of the January 2016 New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, rides a bicycle at Chiba Velodrome in Chiba, near Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2016. Kotoshogiku trained at the track with professional cyclists. (Kyodo)
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Size:
627K
Date: 2016-02-05
Title: Kotoshogiku in cycling training
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Kotoshogiku (far R), winner of the January 2016 New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, straddles a bicycle at Chiba Velodrome in Chiba, near Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2016. Kotoshogiku trained at the track with professional cyclists. At far left is fellow sumo wrestler Yoshikaze. (Kyodo)
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Size:
392K
Date: 2016-02-05
Title: Pacific Rim free trade deal signed in N.Z. ceremony
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U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman (R) shakes hands with Shuichi Takatori, senior vice minister of Japan's Cabinet Office, after a signing ceremony for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade accord and joint press conference in Auckland, New Zealand, on Feb. 4, 2016. (Kyodo)
==Kyodo
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Size:
135K
Date: 2016-02-05
Title: Iran investment chief welcomes Japan involvement in oil exploration
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Mohammad Khazaee, head of Iran's foreign investment organization, is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2016. Khazaee said Tehran would welcome Japanese investment in oil and gas exploration in Iran, including in a project from which Japan withdrew amid U.S. sanctions. (Kyodo)
==Kyodo
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Size:
245K
Date: 2016-02-05
Title: FEATURE: 'Tidy Queen' mom faces ultimate decluttering challenge
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Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo, better known as KonMari, a contraction of her full name, laughs during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2016. Kondo is excited about taking on new challenges as a decluttering expert and mother. (Kyodo)
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