ILEA000657498: Whale beached on coast in Kanagawa Pref., confirmed dead later

Aftermath Of Hurricanes Helene And Milton - US

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers ride on a flats boat through the flooded N 12th St in North Tampa, on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, a day after Hurricane Milton crossed Florida’s Gulf Coast. Residents of senior facilities are still experiencing lack of electricity and water in the aftermath of the storm. Photo by Pedro Portal/Miami Herald/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

U.S. warship makes port call at Japan's Ishigaki Island

ISHIGAKI, Japan, March 11 Kyodo - The U.S. Navy destroyer Rafael Peralta makes a port call at Ishigaki Island in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on March 11, 2024. The 155-meter-long, guided-missile warship based in Yokosuka near Tokyo did not come alongside the pier as the municipal government did not permit it. (Kyodo)

Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine "Jingei"

KOBE, Japan, March 8 Kyodo - A ceremony to award a Self-Defense Forces flag to a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine is held at a shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan on March 8, 2024. The submarine, "Jingei," will be deployed to the MSDF Yokosuka Base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo. (Kyodo)

[Breaking News] Whale watching tour off southwestern Japan

AMAMI, Japan Kyodo - Video taken Jan. 9, 2024, shows a whale watching tour in the sea off Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. (Kyodo)

Residents evacuate to overnight shelters after earthquakes in Japan

STORY: Residents evacuate to overnight shelters after earthquakes in Japan SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 2, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: ISHIKAWA, Japan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG XIAOYU, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): Emergency shelter coordinator 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): Local resident STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG XIAOYU, Xinhua correspondent "I am Xinhua correspondent Zhang Xiaoyu. I am now reporting in Ishikawa, Japan. Here is an emergency shelter in Ishikawa (prefecture). As we can see, many people are taking shelter here after strong earthquakes hit the region. The place used to be a primary school and now it has been turned into an emergency shelter. Earlier we've spoken with some of the people here. They've told me that around 230 people are currently staying here and there is a lack of water supply and food." SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): Emergency shelter coordinator "We were afraid that a tsunami might come. So we tried to take she

Odesa residents recreate by Black Sea

ODESA, UKRAINE - JANUARY 01, 2024 - A man who has just come out of the water takes a towel from a woman on the beach on the Black Sea coast, Odesa, southern Ukraine

More injuries, damage reported after major quakes struck central Japan

STORY: More injuries, damage reported after major quakes struck central Japan SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 1, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: BREAKING NEWS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG YIYI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of recordings during the earthquake STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG YIYI, Xinhua correspondent "A series of strong earthquakes with major ones measured at up to 7.6 magnitude have struck the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on Monday, with tsunami warnings issued, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture observed tsunami waves of more than 1.2 meters at 4:21 p.m. local time on Monday. According to reports, Toyama prefecture on the western coast of Japan also reported tsunami waves of 50 centimeters at 4:23 p.m. local time. Torrents of water could reach as high as 5 meters and authorities urged people to flee to high land or a top of a nearby building as quickly as possible, according to NHK." Xinhua

[Breaking News] Year-end cleaning at whale museum in Japan

TAIJI, Japan Kyodo - Staff cleans a life-size model of a right whale and divers clean a water tank at the Taiji Whale Museum in Taiji, a whaling town in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 19, 2023, as part of its year-end cleaning activities. (Kyodo)

Japan should find "alternative solutions" on Fukushima wastewater: Spaniards

STORY: Japan should find "alternative solutions" on Fukushima wastewater: Spaniards DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of nuclear facilities in Japan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): DANIEL BOREGUERO, Local resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): BEGONA CORDERO, Local resident 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): JOSE LUIS RODRIGUEZ, Local resident 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Spanish): MARIA JIMENEZ, Local resident STORYLINE: Some residents living in the Spanish city of Barcelona have voiced concerns over Japan's decision to release nuclear-contaminated water into the ocean and suggested that Japan should find alternative solutions. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): DANIEL BOREGUERO, Local resident "To think you can treat this wastewater and pour it into the sea seems impossible and they should find a different solution. For all that they have studied the situation, it's hard to believe that this water can ever be really clean again, and it's normal that people don'

Japan regulator OKs nuclear wastewater discharge system at Fukushima plant

STORY: Japan regulator OKs nuclear wastewater discharge system at Fukushima plant DATELINE: July 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:45 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Japan STORYLINE: Japan's nuclear regulators on Friday formally gave the green light to facilities for discharging nuclear-contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, local media reported. The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) issued the certificate to the plant's operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), showing that the facilities have passed final checks, Kyodo News said. The approval was given after the nuclear watchdog inspected the system which includes pumps to take in massive seawater and emergency shut-off valves, it said. The move means logistical preparations have been completed, putting the country on track to start releasing nuclear wastewater into the sea around this summer, said the report. The approval came after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) published its final

Whale beached on coast in Kanagawa Pref., confirmed dead later

NINOMIYA, Japan - Local residents lay a blanket over a whale and pour sea water to keep it alive after it was found beached in Ninomiya, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Oct. 21. But the 5-meter-long whale was confirmed dead five hours later. (Kyodo)

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