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Actress Takeshita stresses importance of food aid for kids

December 21, 2017

Tokyo- Japanese actress Keiko Takeshita, who serves as goodwill ambassador of the Japan Association for the World Food Program, has stressed the importance of food support for the sound growth of children in need. “I hope as many children as

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Princess Diana eager to watch sumo matches on 1986 visit

December 21, 2017

Tokyo- When Britain’s Prince Charles and Princess Diana visited Japan in May 1986, a trip to watch professional sumo matches was included in their itinerary following a strong request from the princess, declassified diplomatic documents showed Wednesday. During their stay

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Japan Christmas & New Year illumination

December 21, 2017

TOKYO- Visitors view an illumination show at an amusement park on the outskirt of Tokyo, Japan, 20 December 2017. The illumination, for which 5.5 million light-emitting diodes (LED) are used for eight theme displays designed by Japanese lighting designer Motoko

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Japan Christmas illuminations

December 21, 2017

TOKYO- Visitors admire illuminations based on Disney movie “Beauty and the Beast” at Caretta Illumination in Tokyo on Wednesday, December 20, 2017. The illumination event will be displayed until February 14, 2018. TOKYO- Bystanders admire Christmas illuminations along the Meguro

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Biodiversity

December 20, 2017

An employee of the French agency for biodiversity measures a signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus), on September 14, 2017 at Audat laken during a campaign to study this species, considered an invasive one across Europe and Japan. It was introduced to

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Star Wars

December 20, 2017

SHANGHAI- From L-R: General manager of Shanghai Disney Resort Philippe Gas, Israeli film producer Ram Bergman, US film director Rian Johnson, British actress Daisy Ridley, US actor Mark Hamill, executive vice president and managing director of The Walt Disney company

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Japan Tsukijo Food Industry

December 20, 2017

TOKYO- This file photo taken on January 5, 2016, shows fishmongers inspecting bluefin tuna before the first auction of the new year at Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market. Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji fish market will move to a new site on October

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Yoko Ono artwork

December 20, 2017

SPAIN- View of the artwork ‘Seeing the sky’ by Japanese artist Yoko Ono to commemorate the first anniversary of the Contemporary Creation Center (C3A) in Cordoba, Andalusia, southern Spain, Tuesday, 19 December 2017. Ono created three artworks on the occasion

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