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Date: 2016-07-29
Title: Tennis: Nishikori cruises into quarterfinals in Toronto
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World No. 6 Kei Nishikori of Japan hits a backhand to American Rajeev Ram in the third round of the Rogers Cup in Toronto on July 28, 2016. Nishikori reached the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-4 win. (Kyodo)
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Size:
740K
Date: 2016-07-29
Title: Japan pledges $120 mil. assistance for Africa
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Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (C in front row) speaks in a meeting of the U.N. Security Council in New York on July 28, 2016. Kishida pledged $120 million in assistance for African countries to strengthen their counterterrorism capacity. (Kyodo)
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Size:
561K
Date: 2016-07-29
Title: World-renowned pianist Hiroko Nakamura dies at 72
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File photo taken in January 1986 shows classical pianist Hiroko Nakamura (C) performing with the Slovak Philharmonic in Tokyo. Nakamura died on July 26, 2016, at her home in Tokyo at the age of 72 after having battled colon cancer, according to her agent. (Kyodo)
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Size:
921K
Date: 2016-07-29
Title: World-renowned pianist Hiroko Nakamura dies at 72
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Photo taken in June 2015 shows world-famous classical pianist Hiroko Nakamura discussing her battle with colon cancer during a press conference in Tokyo. Nakamura died on July 26, 2016, at her home in Tokyo at the age of 72, according to her agent. (Kyodo)
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Size:
285K
Date: 2016-07-28
Title: International Ballet Competition in Varna
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Japan's Saeka Shirai (front) and China's Yue Shi, members of Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, perform in the Varna International Ballet Competition in Bulgaria on July 26, 2016. Shirai was awarded second place in the women's senior division on July 28, the final day of the prestigious competition. (Kyodo)
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Size:
559K
Date: 2016-07-28
Title: International Ballet Competition in Varna
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Japan's Jun Masuda performs at the Varna International Ballet Competition in Bulgaria on July 27, 2016. Masuda was awarded second place in the men's junior division on July 28, the final day of the prestigious competition. (Kyodo)
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Size:
262K
Date: 2016-07-28
Title: International Ballet Competition in Varna
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Japan's Rina Kanehara of the English National Ballet performs at the Varna International Ballet Competition in Bulgaria on July 27, 2016. Kanehara was awarded second place in the women's junior division on July 28, the final day of the prestigious competition. (Kyodo)
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Size:
644K
Date: 2016-07-28
Title: Scenes of Rio de Janeiro ahead of Olympics
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People take photos in front of the five-ring Olympic log on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 28, 2016, ahead of the Aug. 5 opening of the Summer Olympics. (Kyodo)
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Size:
670K
Date: 2016-07-28
Title: Scenes of Rio de Janeiro ahead of Olympics
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A security officer examines a car near the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 28, 2016, ahead of the Aug. 5 opening of the Summer Olympics. (Kyodo)
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Size:
401K
Date: 2016-07-28
Title: Japan-financed "comfort women" fund launched in S. Korea
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A man who assaulted Kim Tae Hyun, head of the Reconciliation and Healing Foundation, with tear gas is held down by police officers in Seoul on July 28, 2016. A fund jointly set up by South Korea and Japan to provide support for surviving "comfort women," who were procured for wartime Japanese military brothels, was launched the same day amid criticism that it was set up without hearing the views of the victims. (Kyodo)
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Size:
307K
Date: 2016-07-28
Title: SoftBank CEO confident about Sprint's recovery, ARM takeover
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SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son briefs reporters on the company's group financial results during the April-June period at a press conference in Tokyo on July 28, 2016. Son said his growing confidence in an earnings recovery by U.S. mobile communication subsidiary Sprint Corp. prompted him to pursue the takeover of Britain's semiconductor designer ARM Holdings plc. (Kyodo)
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Size:
1077K
Date: 2016-07-28
Title: Meiji-era brick prison in Nara may be turned into hotel
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Undated file photo shows the front gate of the Nara Juvenile Prison constructed in 1908 in the city of Nara, western Japan. Japan's Justice Ministry said on July 28, 2016, it will accept proposals from businesses to preserve and make use of the Meiji-era brick prison, paving the way for the facility to be turned into a hotel. (Kyodo)
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Size:
961K
Date: 2016-07-28
Title: Obama backs Hillary Clinton in convention speech
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U.S. President Barack Obama is joined by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on stage on the third day of the party's National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 27, 2016. Obama cast Clinton as a custodian of his legacy during his speech. (Kyodo)
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Size:
487K
Date: 2016-07-28
Title: SoftBank CEO confident about Sprint's recovery, ARM takeover
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SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son briefs reporters on the company's group financial results during the April-June period at a press conference in Tokyo on July 28, 2016. Son said his growing confidence in an earnings recovery by U.S. mobile communication subsidiary Sprint Corp. prompted him to pursue the takeover of Britain's semiconductor designer ARM Holdings plc. (Kyodo)
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Size:
1055K
Date: 2016-07-28
Title: Emergency work at Kumamoto Castle's turret almost completed
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Emergency work to prevent the collapse of Kumamoto Castle's five-story Iida-maru turret, severely damaged by the April series of quakes, is unveiled to the media in the city of Kumamoto on July 28, 2016, as the work is almost done. The U-shaped steel support frame, which measures about 14 meters in height and about 30 meters in width, supports the turret as well as preventing the remnants of the stone wall from collapsing. (Kyodo)
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