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Iran marks National Persian Gulf Day

STORY: Iran marks National Persian Gulf Day SHOOTING TIME: April 29, 2024 DATELINE: May 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: Tehran SHOTLIST: 1. various of National Persian Gulf Day events STORYLINE: Iran on Monday marked the National Persian Gulf Day by holding different ceremonies and events in the southern provinces bordering the body of water and the capital Tehran. In the southern province of Bushehr, a ceremony was held on the deck of a cruiser belonging to the Navy of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), featuring different events including music performances. The National Persian Gulf Day marks the anniversary of the expulsion of Portuguese military forces from the Strait of Hormuz in 1622. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tehran. (XHTV)

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IRAN-PERSIAN GULF DAY

(240430) -- BUSHEHR, April 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Vessels of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps are seen during a ceremony marking the National Persian Gulf Day at the Persian Gulf near Bushehr, Iran, April 29, 2024. The National Persian Gulf Day marks the anniversary of the expulsion of Portuguese military forces from the Strait of Hormuz in 1622. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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IRAN-PERSIAN GULF DAY

(240430) -- BUSHEHR, April 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Vessels of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps are seen during a ceremony marking the National Persian Gulf Day at the Persian Gulf near Bushehr, Iran, April 29, 2024. The National Persian Gulf Day marks the anniversary of the expulsion of Portuguese military forces from the Strait of Hormuz in 1622. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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IRAN-PERSIAN GULF DAY

(240430) -- BUSHEHR, April 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Vessels of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps are seen during a ceremony marking the National Persian Gulf Day at the Persian Gulf near Bushehr, Iran, April 29, 2024. The National Persian Gulf Day marks the anniversary of the expulsion of Portuguese military forces from the Strait of Hormuz in 1622. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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IRAN-PERSIAN GULF DAY

(240430) -- BUSHEHR, April 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Vessels of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps are seen during a ceremony marking the National Persian Gulf Day at the Persian Gulf near Bushehr, Iran, April 29, 2024. The National Persian Gulf Day marks the anniversary of the expulsion of Portuguese military forces from the Strait of Hormuz in 1622. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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Bronze statue of Havana's 1st Japanese envoy unveiled

HAVANA, Cuba - A bronze statue of Japan's first official envoy to visit what is now Cuba in 1614, while on his way to Europe on a mission with a Japanese delegation, is unveiled at a park in Havana on April 26. The 1.6-meter statue was erected in memory of Hasekura Tsunenaga (1571-1622), a retainer of Date Masamune, a ''daimyo'' or feudal lord of Sendai in northeastern Japan. Standing in samurai attire (3rd from R) is Norimasa Hasekura, 60, Tsunenaga's descendant.

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Fukuyama Castle in Hiroshima Pref.

Fukuyama Castle in the Hiroshima Prefecture city of Fukuyama, western Japan, reopens to the public on Aug. 28, 2022, the 400th anniversary of its completion in 1622, after large-scale repair work was finished.

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Fukuyama Castle in Hiroshima Pref.

Fukuyama Castle in the Hiroshima Prefecture city of Fukuyama, western Japan, reopens to the public on Aug. 28, 2022, the 400th anniversary of its completion in 1622, after large-scale repair work was finished.

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Bronze statue of Havana's 1st Japanese envoy unveiled

HAVANA, Cuba - A bronze statue of Japan's first official envoy to visit what is now Cuba in 1614, while on his way to Europe on a mission with a Japanese delegation, is unveiled at a park in Havana on April 26. The 1.6-meter statue was erected in memory of Hasekura Tsunenaga (1571-1622), a retainer of Date Masamune, a ''daimyo'' or feudal lord of Sendai in northeastern Japan. Standing in samurai attire (3rd from R) is Norimasa Hasekura, 60, Tsunenaga's descendant.

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Hikone Castle covered with snow

Hikone Castle, the brainchild of Ii Naokatsu, reached completion in 1622 after about twenty years of work. The pine trees on the right are Iroha Matsu. The building in the foreground is the Sawaguchi tamon watchtower and just behind it is the Tenbin watchtower. On the top of the hill is the castle tower. All of the buildings are intact today.==Date:unknown, Place:Shiga, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number72‐194‐0]