Tourists enjoy Japanese plum blossoms in full bloom in Tokyo

Tourists enjoy Japanese plum blossoms in full bloom in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Tourists enjoy Japanese plum blossoms in full bloom on March 15 at a park in Ome in the suburbs of Tokyo, where some 1,500 plum trees of 120 kinds are growing.

U.S. government should restrain demon of gun violence: Chinese FM spokesperson

STORY: U.S. government should restrain demon of gun violence: Chinese FM spokesperson DATELINE: April 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): ZHAO LIJIAN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: "The U.S. government should restrain the demon of gun violence and make sure the American people could enjoy democracy and human rights, free of gun violence," said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): ZHAO LIJIAN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "In the first 3 months of this year, more than 115 people lost their lives, and more than 90 people were injured due to gun violence on average per day. Other studies estimate that the U.S., which accounts for only 5 percent of the world's population, owns 46 percent of the world's guns. There are as many gun stores in the U.S. as drug stores. Civilians own nearly 400 million guns of all kinds. That is about 120 guns per 100 people.

Tourists enjoy Japanese plum blossoms in full bloom in Tokyo

Tourists enjoy Japanese plum blossoms in full bloom in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Tourists enjoy Japanese plum blossoms in full bloom on March 15 at a park in Ome in the suburbs of Tokyo, where some 1,500 plum trees of 120 kinds are growing. (Kyodo)

Tourists enjoy Japanese plum blossoms in full bloom in Tokyo

Tourists enjoy Japanese plum blossoms in full bloom in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Tourists enjoy Japanese plum blossoms in full bloom on March 15 at a park in Ome in the suburbs of Tokyo, where some 1,500 plum trees of 120 kinds are growing. (Kyodo)