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French Foreign Legion on Parade For the Cameron Day - Aubagne

Sebastien Lecornu, Minister of the Armed Forces and General Thierry Burkhard, Army Chief of Staff , at the presentation of naturalization decrees by the President of the Republic during the Cameron Legion Day, in Aubagne, France, on April 30, 2025. The Battle of Camerone pitted a company of the Foreign Legion against Mexican troops during the French expedition to Mexico (1863-1867). Photo by Jonathan Belin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Foreign Legion on Parade For the Cameron Day - Aubagne

Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic, and elected representatives at the parade with Sebastien Lecornu, Minister of the Armed Forces, General Thierry Burkhard, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces and Renaud Muselier, President of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regional Council, during the Cameron Legion Day, in Aubagne, France, on April 30, 2025. The Battle of Camerone pitted a company of the Foreign Legion against Mexican troops during the French expedition to Mexico (1863-1867). Photo by Jonathan Belin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Foreign Legion on Parade For the Cameron Day - Aubagne

The public during the Cameron Legion Day, in Aubagne, France, on April 30, 2025. The Battle of Camerone pitted a company of the Foreign Legion against Mexican troops during the French expedition to Mexico (1863-1867). Photo by Jonathan Belin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Foreign Legion on Parade For the Cameron Day - Aubagne

The presentation of naturalization decrees by the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron during the Cameron Legion Day, in Aubagne, France, on April 30, 2025. The Battle of Camerone pitted a company of the Foreign Legion against Mexican troops during the French expedition to Mexico (1863-1867). Photo by Jonathan Belin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Foreign Legion on Parade For the Cameron Day - Aubagne

President of the Republic give a speech during The Camerone Day, celebrated every year on April 30 as a high point of the Foreign Legion in all its units, in Aubagne, France, on April 30, 2025. The Battle of Camerone pitted a company of the Foreign Legion against Mexican troops during the French expedition to Mexico (1863-1867). Photo by Jonathan Belin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Foreign Legion on Parade For the Cameron Day - Aubagne

French President Emmanuel Macron presents a medal to a legionnaire during The Camerone Day celebrated every year on April 30 as a high point of the Foreign Legion in all its units, in Aubagne, France, on April 30, 2025. The Battle of Camerone pitted a company of the Foreign Legion against Mexican troops during the French expedition to Mexico (1863-1867). Photo by Jonathan Belin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Foreign Legion on Parade For the Cameron Day - Aubagne

Green beret veterans during the parade of The Camerone Day, celebrated every year on April 30 as a high point of the Foreign Legion in all its units, in Aubagne, France, on April 30, 2025. The Battle of Camerone pitted a company of the Foreign Legion against Mexican troops during the French expedition to Mexico (1863-1867). Photo by Jonathan Belin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Foreign Legion on Parade For the Cameron Day - Aubagne

Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic at the parade with Sebastien Lecornu, Minister of the Armed Forces. The Camerone Day, celebrated every year on April 30 as a high point of the Foreign Legion in all its units, in Aubagne, France, on April 30, 2025. The Battle of Camerone pitted a company of the Foreign Legion against Mexican troops during the French expedition to Mexico (1863-1867). Photo by Jonathan Belin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Foreign Legion on Parade For the Cameron Day - Aubagne

Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic at the parade with Sebastien Lecornu, Minister of the Armed Forces. The Camerone Day, celebrated every year on April 30 as a high point of the Foreign Legion in all its units, in Aubagne, France, on April 30, 2025. The Battle of Camerone pitted a company of the Foreign Legion against Mexican troops during the French expedition to Mexico (1863-1867). Photo by Jonathan Belin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Foreign Legion on Parade For the Cameron Day - Aubagne

Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic at the parade with Sebastien Lecornu, Minister of the Armed Forces. The Camerone Day, celebrated every year on April 30 as a high point of the Foreign Legion in all its units, in Aubagne, France, on April 30, 2025. The Battle of Camerone pitted a company of the Foreign Legion against Mexican troops during the French expedition to Mexico (1863-1867). Photo by Jonathan Belin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Foreign Legion on Parade For the Cameron Day - Aubagne

Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic at the parade of The Camerone Day, celebrated every year on April 30 as a high point of the Foreign Legion in all its units, in Aubagne, France, on April 30, 2025. The Battle of Camerone pitted a company of the Foreign Legion against Mexican troops during the French expedition to Mexico (1863-1867). Photo by Jonathan Belin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Foreign Legion on Parade For the Cameron Day - Aubagne

Legion parade for The Cameron Day, celebrated every year on April 30 as a high point of the Foreign Legion in all its units, in Aubagne, France, on April 30, 2025. The Battle of Camerone pitted a company of the Foreign Legion against Mexican troops during the French expedition to Mexico (1863-1867). Photo by Jonathan Belin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Foreign Legion on Parade For the Cameron Day - Aubagne

Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic at the parade of The Camerone Day, celebrated every year on April 30 as a high point of the Foreign Legion in all its units, in Aubagne, France, on April 30, 2025. The Battle of Camerone pitted a company of the Foreign Legion against Mexican troops during the French expedition to Mexico (1863-1867). Photo by Jonathan Belin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Foreign Legion on Parade For the Cameron Day - Aubagne

Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic at the parade of The Camerone Day, celebrated every year on April 30 as a high point of the Foreign Legion in all its units, in Aubagne, France, on April 30, 2025. The Battle of Camerone pitted a company of the Foreign Legion against Mexican troops during the French expedition to Mexico (1863-1867). Photo by Jonathan Belin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Foreign Legion on Parade For the Cameron Day - Aubagne

Legion parade for The Cameron Day, celebrated every year on April 30 as a high point of the Foreign Legion in all its units, in Aubagne, France, on April 30, 2025. The Battle of Camerone pitted a company of the Foreign Legion against Mexican troops during the French expedition to Mexico (1863-1867). Photo by Jonathan Belin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Foreign Legion on Parade For the Cameron Day - Aubagne

Legion parade for The Cameron Day, celebrated every year on April 30 as a high point of the Foreign Legion in all its units, in Aubagne, France, on April 30, 2025. The Battle of Camerone pitted a company of the Foreign Legion against Mexican troops during the French expedition to Mexico (1863-1867). Photo by Jonathan Belin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Foreign Legion on Parade For the Cameron Day - Aubagne

Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic at the parade with Sebastien Lecornu, Minister of the Armed Forces. The Camerone Day, celebrated every year on April 30 as a high point of the Foreign Legion in all its units, in Aubagne, France, on April 30, 2025. The Battle of Camerone pitted a company of the Foreign Legion against Mexican troops during the French expedition to Mexico (1863-1867). Photo by Jonathan Belin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Foreign Legion on Parade For the Cameron Day - Aubagne

Parade of legionnaires veterans during The Camerone Day, celebrated every year on April 30 as a high point of the Foreign Legion in all its units, in Aubagne, France, on April 30, 2025. The Battle of Camerone pitted a company of the Foreign Legion against Mexican troops during the French expedition to Mexico (1863-1867). Photo by Jonathan Belin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Foreign Legion on Parade For the Cameron Day - Aubagne

Legion parade for The Cameron Day, celebrated every year on April 30 as a high point of the Foreign Legion in all its units, in Aubagne, France, on April 30, 2025. The Battle of Camerone pitted a company of the Foreign Legion against Mexican troops during the French expedition to Mexico (1863-1867). Photo by Jonathan Belin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Foreign Legion on Parade For the Cameron Day - Aubagne

Legion parade for The Cameron Day, celebrated every year on April 30 as a high point of the Foreign Legion in all its units, in Aubagne, France, on April 30, 2025. The Battle of Camerone pitted a company of the Foreign Legion against Mexican troops during the French expedition to Mexico (1863-1867). Photo by Jonathan Belin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Foreign Legion on Parade For the Cameron Day - Aubagne

Legion parade for The Cameron Day, celebrated every year on April 30 as a high point of the Foreign Legion in all its units, in Aubagne, France, on April 30, 2025. The Battle of Camerone pitted a company of the Foreign Legion against Mexican troops during the French expedition to Mexico (1863-1867). Photo by Jonathan Belin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Foreign Legion on Parade For the Cameron Day - Aubagne

Parade of legion sappers wearing their aprons during The Camerone Day, celebrated every year on April 30 as a high point of the Foreign Legion in all its units, in Aubagne, France, on April 30, 2025. The Battle of Camerone pitted a company of the Foreign Legion against Mexican troops during the French expedition to Mexico (1863-1867). Photo by Jonathan Belin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Foreign Legion on Parade For the Cameron Day - Aubagne

Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic during the parade of The Camerone Day, celebrated every year on April 30 as a high point of the Foreign Legion in all its units, in Aubagne, France, on April 30, 2025. The Battle of Camerone pitted a company of the Foreign Legion against Mexican troops during the French expedition to Mexico (1863-1867). Photo by Jonathan Belin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tokugawa Akitake

Tokugawa Akitake==Date:1867, Place:Japan, Photo:Other photographers ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:7097]

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Skoone bastion

22.08.2024, Tallinn. Skoone bastion is the mightiest Baroque fortification building in Tallinn, which was built during 1680-1710. The bastion gets its name from a South Swedish province, Skåne. The bastion was in military use until 1867 and was turned into a park in 1881. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

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Skoone bastion

22.08.2024, Tallinn. Skoone bastion is the mightiest Baroque fortification building in Tallinn, which was built during 1680-1710. The bastion gets its name from a South Swedish province, Skåne. The bastion was in military use until 1867 and was turned into a park in 1881. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

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Skoone bastion

22.08.2024, Tallinn. Skoone bastion is the mightiest Baroque fortification building in Tallinn, which was built during 1680-1710. The bastion gets its name from a South Swedish province, Skåne. The bastion was in military use until 1867 and was turned into a park in 1881. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

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Skoone bastion

22.08.2024, Tallinn. Skoone bastion is the mightiest Baroque fortification building in Tallinn, which was built during 1680-1710. The bastion gets its name from a South Swedish province, Skåne. The bastion was in military use until 1867 and was turned into a park in 1881. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

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Skoone bastion

22.08.2024, Tallinn. Skoone bastion is the mightiest Baroque fortification building in Tallinn, which was built during 1680-1710. The bastion gets its name from a South Swedish province, Skåne. The bastion was in military use until 1867 and was turned into a park in 1881. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

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Skoone bastion

22.08.2024, Tallinn. Skoone bastion is the mightiest Baroque fortification building in Tallinn, which was built during 1680-1710. The bastion gets its name from a South Swedish province, Skåne. The bastion was in military use until 1867 and was turned into a park in 1881. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

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Skoone bastion

22.08.2024, Tallinn. Skoone bastion is the mightiest Baroque fortification building in Tallinn, which was built during 1680-1710. The bastion gets its name from a South Swedish province, Skåne. The bastion was in military use until 1867 and was turned into a park in 1881. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

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Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

Photo taken on July 9, 2024, shows the Botchan-no-ma Room, named after a famous book written by Japanese novelist Natsume Soseki (1867-1916), in the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. The bathhouse, listed as a property of national cultural significance, fully resumed operations on July 11 after about five and a half years of repairs.

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Iconic winery turns to ash as wildfires rage in California

SANTA ROSA, California, Oct. 15 Kyodo - A winery run in Santa Rosa, California, in the 19th century by Kanae Nagasawa, one of the first Japanese immigrants to enter the United States, is destroyed in wildfires that have swept parts of California. Nagasawa arrived in the United States in 1867 after living in Britain for two years where he was sent on a clandestine mission by the Satsuma clan, known for their rebellion against the Japanese shogunate, to learn about Western culture to help prepare Japan for the 20th century.

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Soseki Museum in London to close in 2017

TOKYO, April 4 Kyodo - Undated photo shows Japanese novelist Soseki Natsume (1867-1916), who spent two years in London. The Soseki Museum in the British capital plans to close in September 2017 due to financial difficulties amid declining visitor numbers, its operator told Kyodo News on April 4, 2016.

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Scroll shows sword-wielding skill license given to historical hero

KYOTO, Nov. 12 Kyodo - Photo taken in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 7, 2015, shows a scroll certifying the skill in wielding a "naginata" long-handled sword given to historical hero Sakamoto Ryoma in the waning years of the Edo period (1603-1867). The name of his lover, Chiba Sana, is among a list of names that also includes Chiba Shusaku, founder of the Hokushin Ittoryu school of swordsmanship.

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Medieval folding-screen painting re-created with brocade

KYOTO, Japan - A "Nishijin-ori" brocade version of the "Fujin Raijin" (Wind and Thunder Gods) painting drawn on a folding screen by Tawaraya Sotatsu in the Edo period (1603-1867) is displayed in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2014. Nishijin-ori craftsmen spent seven years to complete the work using traditional weaving skills.

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Craftsmen re-create folding-screen painting with brocade

KYOTO, Japan - Two pieces of "Nishijin-ori" brocade made to re-create the "Fujin Raijin" (Wind and Thunder Gods) painting drawn on a folding screen by Tawaraya Sotatsu in the Edo period (1603-1867) are displayed in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2014. Using traditional Nishijin-ori weaving skills, craftsmen spent seven years to complete the work.

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'Haiku' anthology from 1899 gathering hosted by Masaoka Shiki

AKITA, Japan - Seiichi Hasebe reads the original handwritten anthology of 300 Japanese "haiku" poems, a collection of poems from a New Year's haiku gathering in 1899 hosted by famed poet Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902), in Akita, northeastern Japan. He found the collection in May 2014 when sorting the belongings of Akita native poet Ishii Rogetsu.

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'Haiku' anthology from 1899 gathering hosted by Masaoka Shiki

AKITA, Japan - Cover of the recently-discovered original handwritten anthology of 300 Japanese "haiku" poems, a collection of poems from a New Year's haiku gathering in 1899 hosted by famed poet Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902), is seen in this photo. The collection found in May 2014 in Akita, northeastern Japan, contains Shiki's handwriting.

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'Haiku' anthology from 1899 gathering hosted by Masaoka Shiki

AKITA, Japan - The recently-discovered original handwritten anthology of 300 Japanese "haiku" poems, a collection of poems from a New Year's haiku gathering in 1899 hosted by famed poet Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902), is seen in this photo. The collection found in May 2014 in Akita, northeastern Japan, contains Shiki's handwriting.

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Feudal-era wooden tablet depicts rare sumo technique

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - A wooden votive "ema" tablet from the Edo period (1603-1867) kept at a shrine in Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, is seen in the western Japanese city on Oct. 16, 2014. The tablet depicts a sumo technique known as "kawazu-gake," or a leg-entangled throw.

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Cotton planting restored in western Japan

KASHIHARA, Japan - Miho Morita (R), a section chief of the Yamatotakada Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Yoshihiro Yoshioka, a local researcher of spinning industry history, hold baby wear made of locally grown cotton in Yamatotakada, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2014. The chamber and local companies collaboratively grow organic cotton to bring back cotton plantation which used to be the biggest business in the region in the Edo era (1603-1867).

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Cotton planting restored in western Japan

KASHIHARA, Japan - A seamstress makes a baby outfit made of locally produced cotton at a factory in Yamatotakada, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 28, 2014. The Yamatotakada Chamber of Commerce and Industry and local companies jointly grow organic cotton to bring back cotton plantation which used to be the biggest business in the region in the Edo era (1603-1867).

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Cotton planting restored in western Japan

KASHIHARA, Japan - Retired businessmen pick organic cotton flowers for Sakura Cotton Co. in Katsuragi, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 28, 2014. The Yamatotakada Chamber of Commerce and Industry and other parties in the neighboring city of Yamatotakada has restored cotton plantation which used to be the biggest business in the region in the Edo era (1603-1867).

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Huge signboard of Hokusai exhibition stands in Paris

PARIS, France - A huge signboard stands in front of the Grand Palais museum in Paris on Sept. 25, 2014, to promote an exhibition featuring famed Japanese "ukiyo-e" artist Katsushika Hokusai. The exhibition, opening on Oct. 1, will display more than 700 works by the Japanese artist of the Edo period (1603-1867) under the Tokugawa shogunate.

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Record reveals Shinsengumi struggled in summer heat

KYOTO, Japan - A woman shows a temple record in Kyoto on Sept. 2, 2014, which revealed that Hijikata Toshizo, deputy commander of the Shinsengumi security force for the Edo shogunate, asked Nishi-Hongwanji, a Buddhist temple where the force was stationed between March 1865 to June 1867 in Kyoto, to provide more space for its members to give them relief from the scorching summer heat.

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Records show exchanges between Hijikata, temple

KYOTO, Japan - The Hongwanji research center in Kyoto discloses on Sept. 2, 2014, documents including records of exchanges between Hijikata Toshizo, deputy commander of the Shinsengumi security force for the Edo shogunate, and Nishi-Hongwanji, a Buddhist temple where the force was stationed between March 1865 to June 1867 in Kyoto.

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Letter from famed novelist to 'haiku' master found

TOKYO, Japan - Part of a letter addressed to prominent "haiku" writer Shiki Masaoka (1867-1902) from renowned novelist Soseki Natsume (1867-1916) is shown on Aug. 22, 2014. The letter, which contained Natsume's unpublished haiku or 17-syllable poems, indicates a firm friendship between the two.

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Costume play lovers listen to guide at old residence

AOMORI, Japan - Young women listen to a guide in front of an old residence, reportedly built during the Edo period (1603-1867), in Sai village, Aomori Prefecture, on the northern tip of Japan's main island of Honshu on Aug. 15, 2014, during a village-wide event to welcome costume play lovers. The residence is the birthplace of Gotaro Mikami, a medical doctor who saved both Japanese and Russian soldiers during the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese war.

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'Oiran' courtesan parades in Sapporo, northern Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - Geisha entertainer Botan (R) walks down the street at a festival in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on Aug. 6, 2014, performing as an "oiran" traditional courtesan of the highest rank from the Edo era (1603-1867) during an "oiran parade."