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In this task, you are given a sentence in the Japanese language and your task is to convert it into the English language. In translation, keep numbers as it is and make it sentence case (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and noun).
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帰国すると、サファロフは英雄のように歓迎され、イルハム・アリエフ大統領の許しを得て、少佐に昇進し、8年間の未払い分の給与を受け取り、家を与えられた。
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On his return home, Safarov was met with a hero's welcome, given a pardon by president Ilham Aliyev, promoted to the rank of major, awarded eight-years of back-pay and given a house.


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昨日正午頃、マカオに向かうヘリ・エクスプレスのヘリコプターが13人を乗せて、香港の信徳センター近くの海に墜落した。
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At around noon yesterday, a Heli-Express helicopter heading towards Macau crashed into the sea near Hong Kong's Shun Tak Centre with thirteen on board.


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パラリンピック参加チームは、大会中に国にとって千個目となるメダルを獲得することが期待される。
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The Paralympic team is expected to finish the Games having earned the country's one thousandth medal.