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Size:
387K
Date: 2017-03-31
Title: Figure Skating: Hanyu 5th after men's SP at worlds
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Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu performs his short program during the figure skating world championships in Helsinki on March 30, 2017. Hanyu placed fifth, while two-time defending champion Javier Fernandez of Spain took the lead. (Kyodo)
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Size:
571K
Date: 2017-03-31
Title: Figure Skating: Uno 2nd after men's SP at worlds
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Japan's Shoma Uno reacts after completing his performance in the men's short program during the figure skating world championships in Helsinki on March 30, 2017. Uno placed second behind two-time defending champion Javier Fernandez of Spain. (Kyodo)
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Size:
98K
Date: 2017-03-30
Title: Body of N. Korean leader's murdered brother to return home
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A spokesman for a North Korean delegation is seen aboard a plane heading for Beijing from Kuala Lumpur on March 30, 2017. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said that day the body of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's murdered half-brother will be transferred to Pyongyang from Kuala Lumpur. (Kyodo)
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Size:
560K
Date: 2017-03-30
Title: Abe sees need to invest in human resources, education reform in focus
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) addresses a meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 30, 2017. Abe said Japan needs to invest more in human resources to boost its economic potential. (Kyodo)
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Size:
1189K
Date: 2017-03-30
Title: Traditional "Nagashi-bina" event in western Japan
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Girls in kimono set paper-made Hina dolls placed on small straw boats afloat on Sendai River in Tottori, western Japan, on March 30, 2017, the day corresponding to March 3 "Hina Matsuri" known as Girls' Day according to the lunar calendar, during a traditional event. The dolls are believed to take away troubles and bad luck that might afflict the girls. (Kyodo)
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Size:
1227K
Date: 2017-03-30
Title: Quake drill at Japan's parliament
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Members of the House of the Representatives wear folding emergency helmets during a drill in case of a large earthquake after its plenary session at the Diet building in Tokyo on March 30, 2017. (Kyodo)
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Size:
1100K
Date: 2017-03-30
Title: S. Korea's ousted Park questioned at court hearing on arrest warrant
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Ousted South Korean president Park Geun Hye leaves the Seoul Central District Court in South Korea's capital on March 30, 2017, after being questioned by the court that will decide whether state prosecutors can arrest her in connection with the corruption and abuse-of-power scandal that ended her presidency. (Kyodo)
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Size:
1068K
Date: 2017-03-30
Title: Restored "Three Wise Monkeys" in Nikko unveiled
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The "Sanzau" (Three Wise Monkeys) wooden carving at the Nikko Toshogu shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, is unveiled on March 30, 2017, at the completion of a restoration project undertaken since last June. The three monkeys covering their eyes, ears and mouth are famous for the "see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil" poses. (Kyodo)
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Size:
1120K
Date: 2017-03-30
Title: Kim Jong Nam's body brought to airport from morgue: Malaysian daily
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A van believed to be carrying the body of Kim Jong Nam, the murdered half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, leaves the Kuala Lumpur Hospital in the Malaysian capital on March 30, 2017. After arriving at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, it is believed the remains were loaded onto a flight scheduled to depart for Beijing in the evening, according to a local newspaper. (Kyodo)
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Size:
371K
Date: 2017-03-30
Title: Education ministry finds 62 illegal job placement cases
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Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Hirokazu Matsuno bows in apology for the ministry's practice of "amakudari" (descent from heaven) during a news conference at the ministry in Tokyo on March 30, 2017. The ministry has confirmed 62 cases in which current or former employees acted illegally in finding jobs for retired or retiring bureaucrats. (Kyodo)
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Size:
427K
Date: 2017-03-30
Title: Education ministry finds 62 illegal job placement cases
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Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Hirokazu Matsuno speaks at a news conference at the ministry in Tokyo on March 30, 2017, about a report outlining the final findings of the ministry's probe into the practice of "amakudari" (descent from heaven). The ministry has confirmed 62 cases in which current or former employees acted illegally in finding jobs for retired or retiring bureaucrats. (Kyodo)
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Size:
993K
Date: 2017-03-30
Title: FEATURE: Japan-funded projects spare Philippine city from horror of flash floods
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Photo taken in February shows a river bank in the central Philippine city of Ormoc. The Japan International Cooperation Agency widened and improved it to mitigate high water events following a massive flash flood in the city in 1991. (Kyodo)
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Size:
1330K
Date: 2017-03-30
Title: FEATURE: Japan-funded projects spare Philippine city from horror of flash floods
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Photo taken in February shows a slit dam in the upper reaches of a river in the central Philippine city of Ormoc. The Japan International Cooperation Agency set up it to mitigate high water events following a massive flash flood in the city in 1991. (Kyodo)
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Size:
904K
Date: 2017-03-30
Title: Shinkansen-shaped mobile battery charger selling well
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Masaru Yanai, president of Faith Inc., plays with a shinkansen bullet train-shaped mobile phone battery charger in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast on March 27, 2017. The product developed by the company has been popular among travelers. (Kyodo)
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Size:
908K
Date: 2017-03-30
Title: Shinkansen-shaped mobile battery charger selling well
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Masaru Yanai, president of Faith Inc., looks at shinkansen bullet train-shaped mobile phone battery chargers in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast on March 27, 2017. The product developed by the company has been popular among travelers. (Kyodo)
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