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Japan vs United States FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup Chile

SANTIAGO, CHILE - NOVEMBER 30: HAYASUKE Sana #20 (C) of the Japan National Team during the game against the United States for group D of the FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup Chile 2023 at the Field Hockey Sports Center of the National Stadium Sports Park on November 30, 2023 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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Japan enters 9th Warm Biz season

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of the Environment Ministry work at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2013, wearing items such as sweaters and stoles, as the Japanese government began promoting a nationwide "Warm Biz" energy-saving campaign the same day to encourage the use of warm clothing and food with body-heating effects, rather than electric heating, to fend off the autumn and winter cold. During the ninth Warm Biz season until March 31, 2014, the ministry will encourage setting room temperatures at offices and homes across the country at 20 C.

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Japan enters 9th Warm Biz season

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of the Environment Ministry work at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2013, wearing items such as sweaters and stoles, with an official (front) having a ginger drink to warm herself, as the Japanese government began promoting a nationwide "Warm Biz" energy-saving campaign the same day to encourage the use of warm clothing and food with body-heating effects, rather than electric heating, to fend off the autumn and winter cold. During the ninth Warm Biz season until March 31, 2014, the ministry will encourage setting room temperatures at offices and homes across the country at 20 C.

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Japan experiences spring-like warmth

TOKYO, Japan - People walk without wearing jackets in Tokyo's Ginza district on Feb. 2, 2013, when Japan experienced spring-like warmth. The mercury rose to around 20 C in the Tokyo metropolitan area and the Kansai region in western Japan, levels normally seen in March to April.

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Japan experiences spring-like warmth

TOKYO, Japan - People walk without wearing jackets in Tokyo's Ginza district on Feb. 2, 2013, when Japan experienced spring-like warmth. The mercury rose to around 20 C in the Tokyo metropolitan area and the Kansai region in western Japan, levels normally seen in March to April.

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Japan begins "Warm Biz" campaign to cut heating energy use

TOKYO, Japan - An Environment Ministry official works on her laptop computer while preparing a muffler and a lap blanket next to her, at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2012. The ministry the same day started a seasonal campaign to reduce heating energy use through a variety of small efforts in everyday life, such as clothing and meal choices, calling on people to set room temperatures at homes and offices at 20 C.

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Japan begins "Warm Biz" campaign to cut heating energy use

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 1, 2012, at the Environment Ministry in Tokyo shows a hot-water bottle and thick socks prepared for the "Warm Biz" campaign. The ministry the same day started a seasonal campaign to reduce heating energy use through a variety of small efforts in everyday life, such as clothing and meal choices, calling on people to set room temperatures at homes and offices at 20 C.

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'Warm Biz' campaign kicks off in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of the Environment Ministry work at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2011, wearing cardigans, as the Japanese government began promoting a nationwide ''Warm Biz'' energy-saving campaign the same day to encourage the use of warm clothing and hot food, rather than electric heating, to fend off the autumn and winter cold. The ministry is encouraging setting room temperatures at offices and homes across the country at 20 C.

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Japan feels heat as mercury soars to 30.2 C

TOKYO, Japan - Men nap their time away at Hibiya Park in Tokyo as temperatures soared to more than 20 C in the metropolis on April 6. The city of Otsuki, just west of Tokyo, recorded a temperature of 30.2 C, topping the 30 C threshold for the earliest-ever time in the city.

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Honda's new fuel-cell car can run at minus 20 C

TOKYO, Japan - A Honda Motor Co. official shows off a newly developed fuel cell which the company says enables a vehicle to run at temperatures as low as minus 20 C. The automaker said Oct. 10 that a power generator based on the cell can prevent water created in fuel-cell cars as a result of power generation from freezing.

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China launches new experimental satellite

STORY: China launches new experimental satellite DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:31 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Shiyan-20 C satellite blasting off STORYLINE: China sent a new satellite into planned orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Saturday. The Shiyan-20 C satellite was launched at 9:01 a.m. (Beijing Time) on a Long March-2D carrier rocket. The satellite will be mainly used for in-orbit verification of new technologies such as space environment monitoring. The launch marked the 445th mission of the Long March series carrier rockets. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jiuquan, China. (XHTV)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SATELLITE LAUNCH (CN)

(221029) -- JIUQUAN, Oct. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying Shiyan-20 C satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China Oct. 29, 2022. The satellite was launched at 9:01 a.m. Beijing Time (0101 GMT) and has entered the planned orbit successfully. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SATELLITE LAUNCH (CN)

(221029) -- JIUQUAN, Oct. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying Shiyan-20 C satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China Oct. 29, 2022. The satellite was launched at 9:01 a.m. Beijing Time (0101 GMT) and has entered the planned orbit successfully. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SATELLITE LAUNCH (CN)

(221029) -- JIUQUAN, Oct. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying Shiyan-20 C satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China Oct. 29, 2022. The satellite was launched at 9:01 a.m. Beijing Time (0101 GMT) and has entered the planned orbit successfully. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SATELLITE LAUNCH (CN)

(221029) -- JIUQUAN, Oct. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying Shiyan-20 C satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China Oct. 29, 2022. The satellite was launched at 9:01 a.m. Beijing Time (0101 GMT) and has entered the planned orbit successfully. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

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Ise Udon

Ise udon, a local dish of Ise City, Mie Prefecture,Japan

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Matsusaka beef

The scene of grilling Matsusaka beef and Matsusaka meat, a specialty of Mie Prefecture in Japan.

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Matsusaka beef

The scene of grilling Matsusaka beef and Matsusaka meat, a specialty of Mie Prefecture in Japan.

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A scene of eels being grilled

A scene of eels roasting on a shichirin

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Matsusaka beef

The scene of grilling Matsusaka beef and Matsusaka meat, a specialty of Mie Prefecture in Japan.

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Matsusaka beef

The scene of grilling Matsusaka beef and Matsusaka meat, a specialty of Mie Prefecture in Japan.

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Ise Udon

Ise udon, a local dish of Ise City, Mie Prefecture,Japan

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A bowl of eel

A bowl of eel and rice (Una don) a specialty of Tsu City, Mie Prefecture, Japan

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Rock Oysters

Oysters available during the summer season in Toba City, Mie Prefecture,Japan

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Cultivation of aosa seaweed

Mie Prefecture is the largest producer of aosa seaweed in Japan

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Seafood bowl

Seafood bowl in Owase City, Mie Prefecture, Japan

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Cultivation of aosa seaweed

Mie Prefecture is the largest producer of aosa seaweed in Japan

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Seafood bowl

Seafood bowl in Owase City, Mie Prefecture, Japan

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Green tea and Japanese sweets

Japanese sweets made with plums and green tea

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Seafood bowl

Seafood bowl in Owase City, Mie Prefecture, Japan

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Oysters

Oysters in Toba City, Mie Prefecture,Japan

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Oysters

Oysters in Toba City, Mie Prefecture,Japan

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Kumano Fireworks Festival

A fireworks display held in Kumano City, Mie Prefecture, home to a World Heritage Site.

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Kumano Fireworks Festival

A fireworks display held in Kumano City, Mie Prefecture, home to a World Heritage Site.

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Kumano Fireworks Festival

A fireworks display held in Kumano City, Mie Prefecture, home to a World Heritage Site.

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Fireworks festival in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture

A fireworks display held in Tsu City, the capital of Mie Prefecture, Japan.

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Kumano Fireworks Festival

A fireworks display held in Kumano City, Mie Prefecture, home to a World Heritage Site.

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Fireworks festival in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture

A fireworks display held in Tsu City, the capital of Mie Prefecture, Japan.

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Fireworks festival in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture

A fireworks display held in Tsu City, the capital of Mie Prefecture, Japan.

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Kumano Fireworks Festival

A fireworks display held in Kumano City, Mie Prefecture, home to a World Heritage Site.

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Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

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Fireworks festival in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture

A fireworks display held in Tsu City, the capital of Mie Prefecture, Japan.

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Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

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Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

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Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

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Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

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Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

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Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

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Japan feels heat as mercury soars to 30.2 C

TOKYO, Japan - Men nap their time away at Hibiya Park in Tokyo as temperatures soared to more than 20 C in the metropolis on April 6. The city of Otsuki, just west of Tokyo, recorded a temperature of 30.2 C, topping the 30 C threshold for the earliest-ever time in the city. (Kyodo)

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Annual ice festival opens in northeast China

A crowd watches swimmers diving into a hole dug in an ice-covered river in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin on Jan. 5, 2016, during a swimming competition. The event was held before the city's annual ice and snow festival beginning later in the day. The festival, which started in 1985, attracts many visitors for its ice sculptures and illuminations despite the harsh conditions, with temperatures falling close to minus 20 C. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo