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Japanese emperor's 64th birthday

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 23 Kyodo - Japanese Emperor Naruhito delivers a speech as he appears on a balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2024, for a crowd gathered to celebrate his 64th birthday. (Kyodo)

Japan's Princess Kako

TOKYO, Japan Kyodo - Japanese Princess Kako (L) interacts with students at an event organized by the Girl Scouts of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2023. (Kyodo)

CANADA-VANCOUVER-NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION

(231001) -- VANCOUVER, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch a dance performed by an indigenous child during an event commemorating the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Sept. 30, 2023. Canada observed its third National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Saturday, reflecting about the tragedy of residential schools and honoring lost children and survivors of the notorious indigenous residential school system in the country. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

Plane pull event at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan, Sept. 17 Kyodo - Children participate in a plane pull event at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Sept. 17, 2023. (Kyodo)

Japan's child population down for 42nd straight year to new low

STORY: Japan's child population down for 42nd straight year to new low DATELINE: May 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of children in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's estimated population of children fell to a new record low of 14.35 million, down for the 42nd consecutive year, latest government data showed. The number of children aged 14 or younger, including foreigners, came to 14.35 million as of April 1, down by around 300,000 from a year earlier, data from the internal affairs ministry showed on Thursday. The ratio of children to Japan's total population stood at 11.5 percent, down by 0.2 percentage point, also the lowest figure since the start of comparable data in 1950, according to the ministry. By gender, boys accounted for 7.35 million of the total child population, while girls make up the other 7 million, the data showed. The government data also revealed that after peaking in 1954 at 29.89 million and experiencing a second baby boom in the e

A CPC member dedicated to improving girls' education in SW China

STORY: A CPC member dedicated to girls' education in poor areas DATELINE: Oct. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zhang Guimei 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG GUIMEI, Principal, Huaping Senior High School for Girls 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG GUIMEI, Principal, Huaping Senior High School for Girls 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LEI QIUFENG, Former resident in Huaping Welfare Center for Children 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): YANG ZHIWEI, Child living in Huaping Welfare Center for Children 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): FU LIUYI, Child living in Huaping Welfare Center for Children 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): ZHANG GUIMEI, Principal, Huaping Senior High School for Girls STORYLINE: Early in the morning, Zhang Guimei is always the first to arrive at the teaching building, turning on the lights for the students. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG GUIMEI, Principal, Huaping Senior High School for Girls "You're late. Hurry up. Hurry." 65-year-old Zhang is a teac

Hanfu show held in Auckland, New Zealand

STORY: Hanfu show held in Auckland, New Zealand DATELINE: Oct. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:50 LOCATION: AUCKLAND, New Zealand CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Hanfu show held in Auckland, New Zealand 2. various of Hanfu performance 3. various of costume presentation STORYLINE: A unique Hanfu (a traditional Chinese style of clothing) show was held in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city on Saturday evening to present the evolution of ancient Chinese clothing in the past millennia and promote traditional Chinese culture. Hanfu is the traditional clothing of China's Han ethnic group and was formed in the main residential areas of the Han people in ancient China. The show began with the enlightenment of Chinese education - private school. A group of children recited Chinese classics and performed Chinese etiquette. It also featured vibrant music and dances including a sword dance. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Auckland, New Zealand. (XHTV)

74th anniversary of N. Korean armed forces

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Feb. 9 Kyodo - People dance in Pyongyang to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of North Korea's armed forces on Feb. 8, 2022.

Schools in N. Korea resume classes since Mon.

BEIJING/PYONGYANG, June 2 Kyodo - Elementary, junior high and high schools in North Korea have resumed classes since Monday after a monthslong-closure over the new coronavirus pandemic, a state-run newspaper reported Tuesday.

Men Found on Boat in North East Japan Say they came From N. Korea

AKITA, Japan,-Nov. 24 Kyodo - A boat carrying eight men claiming to be fishermen from North Korea has washed ashore in the north eastern Japan prefecture of Akita, police said Friday. The police received a call from a resident in the city of Yurihonjo around 11:30 p.m. Thursday about suspicious men at the seaside. They later found the men on the wooden boat at a nearby marina. The men had no life-threatening injuries and appeared to speak Korean, the police said. They have been taken into protective custody. Hachiro Okonogi, chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, told reporters after a Cabinet meeting that the men have said they were fishing before the boat broke down and washed ashore. In November 2015 a wooden boat drifted ashore in the city of Noshiro in Akita and skeletal remains of two men were found inside the vessel and nearby.

N. Korea children at Pyongyang academy

TOKYO, Japan - Girls are seen performing traditional dance at the after-school academy Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace in Pyongyang on Oct. 29, 2009. (Kyodo)

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