NEPAL-EARTHQUAKE-DEATH TOLL

NEPAL-EARTHQUAKE-DEATH TOLL

(231104) -- KATHMANDU, Nov. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 3, 2023 shows a damaged building after an earthquake in Rukum West district, Nepal. The death toll from a strong, shallow earthquake in western Nepal has risen to 128 as the rescue operation is going on, government officials said on Nov. 4. The 6.4-magnitude quake hit Jajarkot and Rukum West districts in western Nepal at 23:47 local time Friday night (1802 GMT), killing 128 people in the districts and wounding 140 others, Nepal Police spokesman Kuber Kadayat told Xinhua. (RSS via Xinhua)

Hakoda Bugyosho restored after around 140 years

Hakoda Bugyosho restored after around 140 years

HAKODATE, Japan - The restored building of Hakodate Bugyosho (Magistrate's Office) is unveiled to the media in Hakodate, a port city in southern Hokkaido, on July 16, 2010. The office, built in 1802 at the end of the Edo Period by the Tokugawa shogunate as an outpost to check Russian moves, was destroyed in 1871. Work to restore the office began in June 2006 and cost 2.8 billion yen, and it will open to the public on July 29.

Hakoda Bugyosho restored after around 140 years

Hakoda Bugyosho restored after around 140 years

HAKODATE, Japan - The restored building of Hakodate Bugyosho (Magistrate's Office) is unveiled to the media in Hakodate, a port city in southern Hokkaido, on July 16, 2010. The office, built in 1802 at the end of the Edo Period by the Tokugawa shogunate as an outpost to check Russian moves, was destroyed in 1871. Work to restore the office began in June 2006 and cost 2.8 billion yen, and it will open to the public on July 29. (Kyodo)