[Breaking News]Memorial ceremony for over 1,000 kamikaze pilots

MINAMIKYUSHU, Japan, May 5 Kyodo - A memorial ceremony is held in Minamikyushu in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on May 3, 2025, for 1,036 Imperial Japanese Army kamikaze pilots who died during the World War II Battle of Okinawa in 1945. (Kyodo)

Memorial ceremony for over 1,000 kamikaze pilots

Memorial ceremony for over 1,000 kamikaze pilots

Relatives lay flowers during a memorial ceremony held in Minamikyushu in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on May 3, 2025, for 1,036 Imperial Japanese Army kamikaze pilots who died during the World War II Battle of Okinawa in 1945.

Memorial ceremony for over 1,000 kamikaze pilots

Memorial ceremony for over 1,000 kamikaze pilots

A memorial ceremony is held in Minamikyushu in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on May 3, 2025, for 1,036 Imperial Japanese Army kamikaze pilots who died during the World War II Battle of Okinawa in 1945.

UN refugee agency relocates over 1,000 Somali refugees in Ethiopia

STORY: UN refugee agency relocates over 1,000 Somali refugees in Ethiopia DATELINE: April 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:04:16 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Somali refugees STORYLINE: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said Tuesday that it has begun relocation of newly arrived Somali refugees in Ethiopia who fled recurring clashes between security forces and clan leaders in Las Anod in northern Somalia, with 1,036 of the most vulnerable people transferred from border areas to a new settlement over the past three days. The UN refugee agency said thousands of people have arrived in the Somali region of Ethiopia seeking safety since clashes started in mid-February. As of last week, 91,000 people had been registered by Ethiopia's Refugees and Returnees Service with the UNHCR's support, and refugees still continue to arrive, fleeing ongoing violence in their home country, the UNHCR said. "Most are women, children, and older people. Among them are more tha

Big crowd turns up for Ishikawa at Japan Amateur Championship

Big crowd turns up for Ishikawa at Japan Amateur Championship

NAGOYA, Japan - More than 1,000 spectators turn up at the Aichi Country Club in Nagoya on July 3 to watch the freshly minted teenage golf star Ryo Ishikawa play in the Japan Amateur Championship. The 15-year-old Ishikawa, nicknamed the Smiling Prince, became an instant celebrity after he won the Munsingwear Open KSB Cup in May, the youngest winner on the men's professional tour. Ishikawa, who bounced in the Amateur Championship preliminaries last year, placed eighth in the opening round on a rainy day watched by 1,036 fans, the largest ever crowd in the championship's 100-year history.

Big crowd turns up for Ishikawa at Japan Amateur Championship

Big crowd turns up for Ishikawa at Japan Amateur Championship

NAGOYA, Japan - More than 1,000 spectators turn up at the Aichi Country Club in Nagoya on July 3 to watch the freshly minted teenage golf star Ryo Ishikawa play in the Japan Amateur Championship. The 15-year-old Ishikawa, nicknamed the Smiling Prince, became an instant celebrity after he won the Munsingwear Open KSB Cup in May, the youngest winner on the men's professional tour. Ishikawa, who bounced in the Amateur Championship preliminaries last year, placed eighth in the opening round on a rainy day watched by 1,036 fans, the largest ever crowd in the championship's 100-year history. (Kyodo)