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Scenes From New Orleans Daily Life - USA

Scenes From New Orleans Daily Life, in Louisiana, USA, on April 20, 2024. French Quarter, also known as Vieux Carré, the Royal Cafe built by Jean LaBranche in 1835 on Rue Royale. Photo by Pascal Avenet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New notes to be issued in Nov.

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese Finance Ministry plans to issue three kinds of new notes in November using forgery prevention technology. The 10,000 yen note (top) features Yukichi Fukuzawa (1835-1901), educator, writer and propagator of Western knowledge in the Meiji period (1868-1912), the 5,000 yen note (middle) Ichiyo Higuchi (1872-1896), female writer of the Meiji period, and the 1,000 yen note (below) Hideyo Noguchi (1876-1928), bacteriologist.

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Bellini, Vincenzo 1801 - 1835

Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini. Sicilian opera composer and the quintessential composer of Bel canto opera Date: 1801 - 1835

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Yukichi Fukuzawa (1835-1901), prominent educator and founder of Keio University.

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Annual spring Kabuki kicks off in western Japan

KOTOHIRA, Japan - Traditional spring Kabuki in Shikoku, western Japan, began April 6 at the Kanamaruza theater, Japan's oldest playhouse built in 1835 in Kotohira, Kagawa Prefecture. The event will continue until April 24. (Kyodo)

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New notes to be issued in Nov.

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese Finance Ministry plans to issue three kinds of new notes in November using forgery prevention technology. The 10,000 yen note (top) features Yukichi Fukuzawa (1835-1901), educator, writer and propagator of Western knowledge in the Meiji period (1868-1912), the 5,000 yen note (middle) Ichiyo Higuchi (1872-1896), female writer of the Meiji period, and the 1,000 yen note (below) Hideyo Noguchi (1876-1928), bacteriologist. (Kyodo)

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Photo believed to be wife of Sakamoto Ryoma found in Tokyo

KYOTO, Japan - Photo is believed to be that of Oryo, the wife of Sakamoto Ryoma (1835-1867), a pro-imperial activist who was assassinated in 1867. The photo was found recently in Tokyo and will be shown at an exhibition on Ryoma at the Kyoto National Museum in Kyoto from Aug. 1 to Sept. 2, along with two other photographs also thought to be of Oryo. Ryoma is a favorite historical figure in Japan.