ILEA000664022: Inmates at Abashiri Prison making garbage cages

Swans in northern Japan

WAKKANAI, Japan, April 28 Kyodo - A flock of swans rest in a swamp in Wakkanai on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on April 28, 2024, after flying from the main island of Honshu where they spent the winter. The swans will fly northward to breeding grounds in Siberia. (Kyodo)

[Breaking News] Fire at ex-Japan PM Tanaka's residence

TOKYO, Japan Kyodo - Video taken on Jan. 8, 2024, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows smoke rising from what was the residence of the late former Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka after a fire broke out in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. (Kyodo)

[Breaking News]One week later for searching after U.S. military Osprey crash

YAKUSHIMA, Japan Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 6, 2023, shows U.S. military personnel on an inflatable boat as search efforts continue in waters around the Nov. 29 crash site of a U.S. military CV-22 Osprey aircraft off the island of Yakushima in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima. (Kyodo)

Crashed U.S. military Osprey aircraft

YAKUSHIMA, Japan Kyodo - Video taken on Nov. 30, 2023, shows objects believed to be debris from a U.S. military Osprey aircraft floating in waters off Yakushima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The aircraft crashed off the island the previous day. (Kyodo)

Plume in ocean off Iwoto Island

OGASAWARA, Japan, Nov. 7 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 30, 2023, shows a column of steam rising from the waters off Iwoto Island, previously known as Iwojima, in the Pacific Ocean on Nov. 7, 2023. A new island of 100 meters in diameter, formed by masses of rock spewed from the plumes, is seen near the steam.

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)

Harvest moon

A harvest moon is seen over Matsushima Bay, known as one of Japan's three most scenic views, off Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 29, 2023. A harvest moon is seen behind Osaka's landmark Tsutenkaku Tower on Sept. 29, 2023. A harvest moon is seen in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Sept. 29, 2023. A harvest moon is seen behind Nagoya Castle in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 29, 2023. A harvest moon is seen behind a Ferris wheel at Kasai Rinkai Park in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2023. (Kyodo)

Japan's fertility rate drops for 7th straight year

STORY: Japan's fertility rate drops for 7th straight year DATELINE: June 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of children in Japan STORYLINE: Japan's fertility fell to a record low of 1.26 in 2022, declining for the seventh consecutive year, government data showed Friday. According to data released by the health ministry, the average number of children born per woman during her lifetime was 1.26 last year, down 0.05 points from the final figure for 2021 and on par with a record low marked in 2005. By prefecture, Tokyo had the lowest fertility rate at 1.04, followed by Miyagi at 1.09 and Hokkaido at 1.12, while Okinawa reported the highest fertility rate at 1.70, followed by 1.63 in Miyazaki and 1.6 in Tottori. The number of babies born in 2022 was also a record low at 770,747, down 40,875 from the year before, marking the first time the number dipped below 800,000. The latest statistics come a day after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida released a draft

Ritual for Aoi festival in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan Kyodo - A woman playing the role of the "Saio-dai" imperial princess in the annual Aoi festival in Kyoto arrives at Kamigamo Jinja, a Shinto shrine in the city on May 4, 2023, to attend a purification ritual held ahead of the festival.

Japan's major snow festival held in Hokkaido

STORY: Japan's major snow festival held in Hokkaido DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG XIAOYU, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the snow festival STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG XIAOYU, Xinhua correspondent "I am here in Sapporo, the capital city of north Japan's Hokkaido. The 73rd Sapporo Snow Festival has kicked off here and will run through Feb. 11. As one of the largest snow festivals in Japan, it's held offline for the first time in three years. By walking around the 1.5-kilometer-long venue, visitors can enjoy the charm of ice and snow." The snow festival features more than 160 snow and ice sculptures. The winter celebration was held virtually for the previous two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sculptures created by citizens include those featuring shimaenaga, a subspecies of long-tailed tits found in Hokkaido, as well as rabbits, as 2023 marks the Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese zodiac. Th

Inmates at Abashiri Prison making garbage cages

SAPPORO, Japan - A woman opens a garbage cage in Sapporo's Toyohira Ward on Nov. 23, 2009, that was made by inmates at Abashiri Prison in northeastern Hokkaido. (Kyodo)

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