ILEA000027142: (3)Pieces of possibly oldest colored wall painting found at Hory

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Screens at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo show the U.S. dollar rising to the lower 161 yen range on June 28, 2024.(Kyodo)

Google Japan President Okumura

Google Japan President Shinji Okuyama gives an interview to Kyodo News in Tokyo on June 19, 2024.

Printing of new Japanese banknotes

TOKYO,Japan, June 19 Kyodo -The printing of new Japanese banknotes is shown to the media at a National Printing Bureau plant in Tokyo on June 19, 2024, ahead of the issuance of new 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen and 1,000 yen bills on July 3.(Kyodo)

[Breaking News]Toyota shareholders meeting

Aichi,Japan, June 18 Kyodo -Shareholders of Toyota Motor Corp. arrive at the venue of a general shareholders meeting in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on June 18, 2024.(Kyodo)

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West Japan Railway Co.'s 381-series train for the Yakumo limited express service departs from JR Okayama Station in Okayama, western Japan, on June 15, 2024, for the last run on its regular service between Okayama and Izumo, Shimane Prefecture. The 381-series trains were originally introduced by JR West's predecessor, Japanese National Railway, in 1973.(Kyodo)

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks at a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on June 14, 2024, following a two-day policy-setting meeting.(Kyodo)

Squid season starts in northern Japan

Video taken on June 5, 2024, shows Japanese flying squid being auctioned on the first day of the year's squid season at a wholesale fish market in Hakodate on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. The total first-day catch of flying squid only came to 200 kilograms, far below 1 ton in the previous year.(Kyodo)

[Breaking News]Gov't inspection over Toyota's improper vehicle testing

Japanese transport ministry officials head to Toyota Motor Corp.'s headquarters in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on June 4, 2024, a day after the company admitted to improperly obtaining vehicle quality certifications for seven car models.(Kyodo)

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Snakes Skin Industries In West Java

Python skins are drying at one of the snake collector locations in Kertasura village, Cirebon, West Java, on May 31, 2024. Kertasura is a village known as the largest supplier of snake skin commodities in Indonesia, both to meet the domestic market and exports with a production capacity of hundreds of pieces of snake skin a day, which are later used as raw material to make fashion products such as wallets, bags, shoes, and clothing. They are getting these snakes from snake seekers in the wild and valuing them at IDR 6,000 (US$ 0.37) - IDR 10,000 (US$ 0.62) per kilogram. However, amidst the shine of this business, there are pros and cons among the wider community. The high rate of snake skin production is leading to massive snake hunting, which is sparking concerns from a number of groups about the preservation of snakes in the wild, especially environmental activists, considering that snakes are one of the top animals in the food chain cycle. The loss of snakes can disrupt the balance of the ecosystem in an a

(3)Pieces of possibly oldest colored wall painting found at Hory

KASHIHARA, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 1 shows the remains of what is believed to be the original monastery of Horyuji Temple in Nara Prefecture, where about 30 charred pieces of what may be the oldest colored wall painting in Japan have been excavated. (Kyodo)

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