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Seoul-Tokyo parade to promote bilateral cultural exchange

Japanese and South Korean people participating in a parade replicating a diplomatic mission from the Joseon dynasty on the Korean Peninsula to Japan's Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period pose for a photo after arriving in Tokyo's Hibiya Park on May 23, 2023, after departing Seoul on April 1 for the over 1,000-kilometer journey. The biennial event that began in 2007 to deepen friendly ties between the two countries on a nongovernmental basis resumed after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Seoul-Tokyo parade to promote bilateral cultural exchange

Japanese and South Korean people participating in a parade replicating a diplomatic mission from the Joseon dynasty on the Korean Peninsula to Japan's Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period celebrate after arriving in Tokyo's Hibiya Park on May 23, 2023, after departing Seoul on April 1 for the over 1,000-kilometer journey. The biennial event that began in 2007 to deepen friendly ties between the two countries on a nongovernmental basis resumed after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Seoul-Tokyo parade to promote bilateral cultural exchange

Japanese and South Korean people participating in a parade replicating a diplomatic mission from the Joseon dynasty on the Korean Peninsula to Japan's Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period arrive in Tokyo's Hibiya Park on May 23, 2023, after departing Seoul on April 1 for the over 1,000-kilometer journey. The biennial event that began in 2007 to deepen friendly ties between the two countries on a nongovernmental basis resumed after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Seoul-Tokyo parade to promote bilateral cultural exchange

Japanese and South Korean people participating in a parade replicating a diplomatic mission from the Joseon dynasty on the Korean Peninsula to Japan's Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period head to its destination, Tokyo's Hibiya Park, on May 23, 2023, after departing Seoul on April 1 for the over 1,000-kilometer journey. The biennial event that began in 2007 to deepen friendly ties between the two countries on a nongovernmental basis resumed after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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CORRECTED: Seoul-Tokyo parade to promote bilateral cultural exchange

Japanese and South Korean people participating in a parade replicating a diplomatic mission from the Joseon dynasty on the Korean Peninsula to Japan's Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period leave Seoul's Gyeongbokgung Palace on April 1, 2023, for an over 1,000-kilometer and some 50-day journey bound for Tokyo's Hibiya Park. The biennial event that began in 2007 to deepen friendly ties between the two countries on a nongovernmental basis resumed after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Seoul-Tokyo parade to promote bilateral cultural exchange

Japanese and South Korean people participating in a parade replicating a diplomatic mission from the Joseon dynasty on the Korean Peninsula to Japan's Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period leave Seoul's Gyeongbokgung Palace on April 1, 2023, for an over 1,000-kilometer and some 50-day journey bound for Tokyo's Hibiya Park. The biennial event that began in 2007 to deepen friendly ties between the two countries on a nongovernmental basis resumed after a four-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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CORRECTED: Seoul-Tokyo parade to promote bilateral cultural exchange

Japanese and South Korean people participating in a parade replicating a diplomatic mission from the Joseon dynasty on the Korean Peninsula to Japan's Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period leave Seoul's Gyeongbokgung Palace on April 1, 2023, for an over 1,000-kilometer and some 50-day journey bound for Tokyo's Hibiya Park. The biennial event that began in 2007 to deepen friendly ties between the two countries on a nongovernmental basis resumed after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Fewer customers at restaurants in Ukraine's 'pearl of Europe'

LVIV, Ukraine - Mark Zarhin, an owner of several restaurants in Lviv, a western Ukraine city known as the "pearl of Europe," complains on Oct. 3, 2014, of a continued decrease in the number of tourists amid harmful rumors resulting from the protracted armed conflict between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in the eastern part of the country nearly 1,000 kilometer away.

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1,000-km relay through quake-hit region completed

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese table tennis player Kasumi Ishikawa (L) hands over sashes to Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2014, after crossing the finishing line of a 1,000-kilometer relay through Japan's northeastern region damaged by the earthquake and tsunami of March 2011.

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Runners finish 1,000-km relay through quake-hit region

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese table tennis player Kasumi Ishikawa (front R) and other runners cross the finishing line in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2014, after a 1,000-kilometer relay through Japan's northeastern region damaged by the earthquake and tsunami of March 2011.

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Marathon gold medalist Takahashi starts Aomori-Tokyo relay

AOMORI, Japan - Sydney Olympics women's marathon gold medalist Naoko Takahashi (R) speaks before the start on July 24, 2014, of a more than 1,000-kilometer relay race from Aomori, northeastern Japan, to Tokyo. The race with some 900 participants is being held to support coastal areas recovering from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Reed-made boat begins 1,000 km cruise

TOSASHIMIZU, Japan - A Japanese adventurer and his team leave Tosashimizu, Kochi Prefecture, on a 1,000-kilometer journey in a boat made of reeds on May 8.

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Native American completes 1,000-km peace walk to Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Tom Dostou (2nd from R), a 56-year-old Wabanaki Indian, poses at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Dec. 6 after completing a 1,000-kilometer ''peace walk'' from Tokyo. He joined dozens of peace activists from around the world on Oct. 13 to carry a ''peace flame'' (laid in front) to Hiroshima. The flame was originally lit from fires ignited by the Aug. 6, 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

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Reed-made boat begins 1,000 km cruise

TOSASHIMIZU, Japan - A Japanese adventurer and his team leave Tosashimizu, Kochi Prefecture, on a 1,000-kilometer journey in a boat made of reeds on May 8. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo governor gets sash after end of 1,000-km Aomori-Tokyo relay

Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (R) receives a sash from Shingo Kunieda (3rd from L), a leading Japanese wheelchair tennis player, after the end of a 1,000-kilometer relay from Aomori in the north to Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2015. Involving more than 700 runners and bicyclists, the relay was aimed at promoting reconstruction in the Tohoku region devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1,000-km Aomori-Tokyo relay ends after encouraging quake-hit region

Shingo Kunieda (C), a leading Japanese wheelchair tennis player, and others cross the finishing line of a 1,000-kilometer relay from Aomori in the north to Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2015. Involving more than 700 runners and bicyclists, the relay was aimed at promoting reconstruction in the Tohoku region devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fewer customers at restaurants in Ukraine's 'pearl of Europe'

LVIV, Ukraine - Mark Zarhin, an owner of several restaurants in Lviv, a western Ukraine city known as the "pearl of Europe," complains on Oct. 3, 2014, of a continued decrease in the number of tourists amid harmful rumors resulting from the protracted armed conflict between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in the eastern part of the country nearly 1,000 kilometer away. (Kyodo)

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1,000-km relay through quake-hit region completed

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese table tennis player Kasumi Ishikawa (L) hands over sashes to Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2014, after crossing the finishing line of a 1,000-kilometer relay through Japan's northeastern region damaged by the earthquake and tsunami of March 2011. (Kyodo)

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One year to 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Naoko Takahashi (C, front), Japan's first Olympic women's marathon gold medalist, takes part in the opening leg of a 1,000-kilometer relay in Aomori, northeastern Japan, on July 24, 2019. The relay, hosted by the Tokyo metropolitan government, runs through the Japanese capital in support of northeastern Japan's continuing recovery from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disasters as the 2020 Tokyo Olympic organizing committee brands the Tokyo Games as a "Reconstruction Olympics." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Tokyo 2020 2-year countdown begins

Olympic marathon gold medalist Naoko Takahashi (C, wearing red sash) takes part in the opening leg of a 1,000-kilometer citizens' relay in Aomori, northeastern Japan, on July 24, 2018. The relay to Tokyo began as part of a series of events held to promote the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in the Japanese capital as 2-year countdown toward the event began the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Tokyo 2020 2-year countdown begins

Olympic marathon gold medalist Naoko Takahashi (3rd from R, front) takes part in the opening leg of a 1,000-kilometer citizens' relay in Aomori, northeastern Japan, on July 24, 2018. The relay to Tokyo began as part of a series of events held to promote the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in the Japanese capital as 2-year countdown toward the event began the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Tokyo 2020 2-year countdown begins

Olympic marathon gold medalist Naoko Takahashi (C, front) takes part in the opening leg of a 1,000-kilometer citizens' relay in Aomori, northeastern Japan, on July 24, 2018. The relay to Tokyo began as part of a series of events held to promote the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in the Japanese capital as 2-year countdown toward the event began the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: With 3 yrs to go, Japan gears up for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Olympic marathon gold medalist Naoko Takahashi (front row 4th from R) and Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho (front row 3rd from R) pose for a photo with other celebrities and participants of a 1,000-kilometer citizens' relay in Aomori, northeastern Japan, on July 24, 2017. The 15-day relay to Tokyo is part of a series of events to boost excitement in the buildup to the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in the Japanese capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: With 3 yrs to go, Japan gears up for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Olympic marathon gold medalist Naoko Takahashi (front row 4th from R) and Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho (front row 3rd from R) take part in the opening leg of a 1,000-kilometer citizens' relay in Aomori, northeastern Japan, on July 24, 2017. The 15-day relay to Tokyo is part of a series of events to boost excitement in the buildup to the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in the Japanese capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: With 3 yrs to go, Japan gears up for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

(Front row from L) Olympic marathon gold medalist Naoko Takahashi and Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho take part in the opening leg of a 1,000-kilometer citizens' relay in Aomori, northeastern Japan, on July 24, 2017. The 15-day relay to Tokyo is part of a series of events to boost excitement in the buildup to the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in the Japanese capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Olympic athletes run for relay in disaster-hit northern Japan

Retired Japanese Olympic athletes Nobuharu Asahara (far R) and Masako Chiba (2nd from R) leave the town office building in Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 30, 2015, as part of a 1,000-kilometer relay event to connect places in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Starting in Aomori on July 24, the relay is due to finish in Tokyo on Aug. 7 with the participation of some 1,400 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Native American completes 1,000-km peace walk to Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Tom Dostou (2nd from R), a 56-year-old Wabanaki Indian, poses at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Dec. 6 after completing a 1,000-kilometer ''peace walk'' from Tokyo. He joined dozens of peace activists from around the world on Oct. 13 to carry a ''peace flame'' (laid in front) to Hiroshima. The flame was originally lit from fires ignited by the Aug. 6, 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

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Native American joins walk for peace to Hiroshima

OKAYAMA, Japan - Tom Dostou (C), a Native American leader and peace activist, walks Nov. 26 through the town of Yakage, Okayama Prefecture in western Japan, taking part in a 1,000-kilometer ''peace walk'' from Tokyo to Hiroshima. Dostou, 56, who belongs to the Wabanaki indigenous tribe, is among dozens of activists from across the world carrying a ''peace flame'' to Hiroshima. The group will reach Hiroshima on Dec. 5.