Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

[Breaking News]1st reactor restart in Japan's 2011 disaster-hit area

SENDAI, Japan, Oct. 29 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News plane on Oct. 24, 2024, shows the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture. The plant's No. 2 reactor is expected to restart on Oct. 29, marking the first resumption of a nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster hit the region. (Kyodo)

E

Inter-Union Demonstration - Toulouse

An Air France plane with CGT stickers. Inter-professional strike and demonstration on October 1st, called by several unions (CGT, FSU, Solidaires), for wage increases, the repeal of the latest pension reform, the safeguarding of public services, and the defense and development of jobs in industry. France, Toulouse on October 01, 2024. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Expansion project of Boeing's 1st joint venture in China begins operation

STORY: Expansion project of Boeing's 1st joint venture in China begins operation SHOOTING TIME: April 12, 2024 DATELINE: April 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. Phase III expansion project of the Boeing Tianjin Composites Co., Ltd. 2. various of the ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE (English): BRENDAN NELSON, Senior vice president of Boeing Company and president of Boeing Global 4. various of the expansion project STORYLINE: The Phase III expansion project of the Boeing Tianjin Composites Co., Ltd., plane maker Boeing's first joint venture in China, was officially put into operation on Friday. According to Boeing, the project is expected to double the production capacity of the Tianjin plant. The expansion was launched in the original factory area in 2019. With a total floor area of about 58,000 square meters, the new facility can also provide more space for the assembling work involving more high-end and complex parts. SOUNDBITE (English): BRENDAN NELSON, Senior vice

E

US Military Osprey With 8 Crew Crashes Off Japan

Handout photo dated May 19, 2022 shows an MV-22 Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) in the Pacific Ocean. A US Osprey military aircraft with eight crew on board crashed on Wednesday off a Japanese island, the coastguard said, in the latest accident involving the tilt-rotor military aircraft. The Osprey, developed by Bell Helicopters and Boeing and which can operate like a helicopter or a fixed-wing plane, has suffered a string of fatal crashes over the years. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Burghart via ABACAPRESS.COM

E

1st GSDF Osprey aircraft in Okinawa

People protest against the arrival of a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft (upper R) at Ishigaki airport on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 19, 2023, the first flight of such a plane to the southern island prefecture ahead of joint drills with the U.S. Marines.

E

1st GSDF Osprey aircraft in Okinawa

A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft (front) arrives at Ishigaki airport on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 19, 2023, the first flight of such a plane to the southern island prefecture ahead of joint drills with the U.S. Marines.

E

1st GSDF Osprey aircraft in Okinawa

A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft (front) arrives at Ishigaki airport on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 19, 2023, the first flight of such a plane to the southern island prefecture ahead of joint drills with the U.S. Marines.

E

1st GSDF Osprey aircraft in Okinawa

A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft (front) arrives at Ishigaki airport on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 19, 2023, the first flight of such a plane to the southern island prefecture ahead of joint drills with the U.S. Marines.

E

1st GSDF Osprey aircraft in Okinawa

A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft (front) arrives at Ishigaki airport on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 19, 2023, the first flight of such a plane to the southern island prefecture ahead of joint drills with the U.S. Marines.

E

1st int'l flight lands at Pokhara airport in Nepal

STORY: 1st int'l flight lands at Pokhara airport in Nepal DATELINE: June 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:13 LOCATION: POKHARA, Nepal CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1) various of the arrival 2) various of the ceremony STORYLINE: A Sichuan Airlines charter flight touched down at Nepal's Pokhara International Airport on Wednesday, making it the first international flight to land at the third international airport of Nepal. Chairman of Nepal's National Assembly Ganesh Prasad Timilsina and his delegates were aboard the charter flight, which took off from Chengdu, the capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. The plane was greeted with a water salute after landing. Sudan Kirati, Nepal's Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song welcomed the delegates and other passengers at the airport. The Pokhara International Airport, constructed by a Chinese company, went into operation on Jan. 1. Addressing the arrival ceremony, Timilsina said that the charter flight showed the i

E

China's 1st domestically made plane makes maiden commercial flight

China's first domestically produced C919 passenger jet, on its maiden commercial flight, is set to land at Beijing Capital International Airport on May 28, 2023.

E

China's 1st domestically made plane makes maiden commercial flight

People take photos of China's first domestically produced C919 passenger jet, on its maiden commercial flight, at a park near Beijing Capital International Airport on May 28, 2023.

E

TÜRKIYE-EARTHQUAKE-CHINA-RESCUE TEAM

(230208) -- ADANA, Feb. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a cell phone shows the Chinese rescue team taking a long-distance coach to the quake-hit province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 8, 2023. After flying over 8,000 km on a chartered Air China plane, an 82-member Chinese rescue team arrived at Adana Airport on Wednesday to assist in rescue efforts in the quake-hit areas in Türkiye. TO GO WITH "1st LD Writethru: Chinese rescue team arrives in quake-hit Türkiye" (Xinhua/Wu Siyu)

E

TÜRKIYE-EARTHQUAKE-CHINA-RESCUE TEAM

(230208) -- HATAY, Feb. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a cell phone shows the Chinese rescue team taking a long-distance coach to the quake-hit province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 8, 2023. After flying over 8,000 km on a chartered Air China plane, an 82-member Chinese rescue team arrived at Adana Airport on Wednesday to assist in rescue efforts in the quake-hit areas in Türkiye. TO GO WITH "1st LD Writethru: Chinese rescue team arrives in quake-hit Türkiye" (Xinhua/Wu Siyu)

E

1st production model of HondaJet at air show

OSHKOSH, United States - The first production model of Honda Aircraft Co.'s HondaJet takes part in an air show in Oshkosh, the United States, on July 28, 2014. The roughly 13-meter-long plane is powered by two engines installed above the main wings.

E

1st production model of HondaJet at air show

OSHKOSH, United States - Photo taken July 28, 2014, shows the first production model of Honda Aircraft Co.'s HondaJet, unveiled at an air show in Oshkosh, the United States. The roughly 13-meter-long plane is powered by two engines installed above the main wings.

E

1st ASDF cargo plane returns to Japan after completing Iraqi ops

NAGOYA, Japan - An Air Self-Defense Force personnel (R) is greeted by his family at the Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 19 as he returned from Iraq. The first of Japan's three ASDF cargo planes involved in airlifting activities in Iraq returned to Japan following the Japanese government's decision last month to pull the ASDF out from the region.

E

1st ASDF cargo plane returns to Japan after completing Iraqi ops

NAGOYA, Japan - Air Self-Defense Force personnel from Iraq arrive at the Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 19. The first of Japan's three ASDF cargo planes involved in airlifting activities in Iraq returned to Japan after completing the mission.

E

(2)1st group of core GSDF unit leaving Japan for Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - People see off buses carrying some 90 members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) on Feb. 3 as the first group of the GSDF contingent heading to Iraq leaves its garrison in Chitose, Hokkaido. Later in the day, the team left Japan on a government plane for Kuwait on its way to Samawah, southern Iraq.

E

(5)1st group of core GSDF unit leaves Japan for Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - Families of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) members see off a government plane carrying some 90 GSDF members leaving New-Chitose airport in Hokkaido, on Feb. 3 for Kuwait. They are the first group of the core GSDF contingent to be dispatched to Iraq to help in reconstruction efforts.

E

(4)1st group of core GSDF unit leaving Japan for Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - A government plane carrying some 90 members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) takes off from New-Chitose airport in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Feb. 3 for Kuwait. They are the first group of the core GSDF contingent going to Iraq to help reconstruction there.

E

(3)1st group of core GSDF unit leaving Japan for Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - A woman hugs her child at Chitose air base of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Feb. 3 as they see off a government plane carrying some 90 members of the Ground Self-Defense Force bound for Iraq.

E

Guide dog for deaf takes 1st flight in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Kayo, a companion dog for deaf people, together with its owner, Hikaru Takuwa from Chiba Prefecture, steps down from a plane at Osaka airport, western Japan, on Aug. 28 after flying from Matsumoto airport in Nagano Prefecture. Kayo is the first such dog that has taken a flight in Japan.

E

1st F-2 support fighter handed over to ASDF

NAGOYA, Japan - The Air Self-Defense Force received its first next-generation F-2 support fighter from its manufacturer, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., in a ceremony on Sept. 25. The aircraft -- considered the most expensive fighter on record at a cost of about 12 billion yen per plane -- was handed over by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries at the company's plant in the town of Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

E

LCC Toki Air's first plane

Niigata-based LCC Toki Air's 1st plane arrives at Niigata airport from France via Manila on Nov. 5, 2022, ahead of the start of its commercial service, possibly in March 2023. It is planned that the 72-seat propeller plane made by French aircraft manufacturer ATR will fly to Sendai, Nagoya and Sapporo as well as cities in the Kansai region.

E

LCC Toki Air's first plane

Niigata-based LCC Toki Air's 1st plane arrives at Niigata airport from France via Manila on Nov. 5, 2022, ahead of the start of its commercial service, possibly in March 2023. It is planned that the 72-seat propeller plane made by French aircraft manufacturer ATR will fly to Sendai, Nagoya and Sapporo as well as cities in the Kansai region.

E

LCC Toki Air's first plane

Niigata-based LCC Toki Air's 1st plane arrives at Niigata airport from France via Manila on Nov. 5, 2022, ahead of the start of its commercial service, possibly in March 2023. It is planned that the 72-seat propeller plane made by French aircraft manufacturer ATR will fly to Sendai, Nagoya and Sapporo as well as cities in the Kansai region.

E

1st commercial flight in years takes off from Yemen's Houthi-held capital

STORY: 1st commercial flight in years takes off from Yemen's Houthi-held capital DATELINE: May 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a plane of the Yemenia Airlines arriving at the Sanaa International Airport to pick up passengers 2. various of passengers entering the departure building of the airport 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): KHALED AL-SHAYEF, Manager of Sanaa International Airport 4. various of passengers in Sanaa airport 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): NASR AL-SHAHRI, Yemeni passenger 6. various of the Sanaa airport 7. various of airport in Jordan STORYLINE: The first commercial flight in six years took off on Monday from Sanaa, Yemen's capital under the control of the Houthi rebels, as an essential part of the ongoing truce between the Yemeni warring sides. The Yemenia Airways flight carried 151 passengers, many of whom are patients who seek urgent medical treatment in Jordan. Earlier, the Yemeni national carrier's plane arrived in Sanaa from the southern port ci

E

Abe arrives in Saudi Arabia, 1st stop in 5-nation Mideast trip

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and his wife Akie, accompanied by a Saudi envoy, disembark from their plane at the Riyadh airport on April 28 to begin a five-nation tour of the Middle East. Abe is expected to he will discuss with leaders there on cooperation over securing stable energy supplies for Japan, Mideast peace process and global issues such as Iraq and Iran. (Kyodo)

E

1st ASDF cargo plane returns to Japan after completing Iraqi ops

NAGOYA, Japan - Air Self-Defense Force personnel from Iraq arrive at the Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 19. The first of Japan's three ASDF cargo planes involved in airlifting activities in Iraq returned to Japan after completing the mission. (Kyodo)

E

1st ASDF cargo plane returns to Japan after completing Iraqi ops

NAGOYA, Japan - An Air Self-Defense Force personnel (R) is greeted by his family at the Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 19 as he returned from Iraq. The first of Japan's three ASDF cargo planes involved in airlifting activities in Iraq returned to Japan following the Japanese government's decision last month to pull the ASDF out from the region. (Kyodo)

E

(5)1st group of core GSDF unit leaves Japan for Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - Families of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) members see off a government plane carrying some 90 GSDF members leaving New-Chitose airport in Hokkaido, on Feb. 3 for Kuwait. They are the first group of the core GSDF contingent to be dispatched to Iraq to help in reconstruction efforts. (Kyodo)

E

1st production model of HondaJet at air show

OSHKOSH, United States - The first production model of Honda Aircraft Co.'s HondaJet takes part in an air show in Oshkosh, the United States, on July 28, 2014. The roughly 13-meter-long plane is powered by two engines installed above the main wings. (Kyodo)

E

1st production model of HondaJet at air show

OSHKOSH, United States - Photo taken July 28, 2014, shows the first production model of Honda Aircraft Co.'s HondaJet, unveiled at an air show in Oshkosh, the United States. The roughly 13-meter-long plane is powered by two engines installed above the main wings. (Kyodo)

E

(2)1st group of core GSDF unit leaving Japan for Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - People see off buses carrying some 90 members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) on Feb. 3 as the first group of the GSDF contingent heading to Iraq leaves its garrison in Chitose, Hokkaido. Later in the day, the team left Japan on a government plane for Kuwait on its way to Samawah, southern Iraq. (Kyodo)

E

1st batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Japan

A Japan Airlines plane carrying the first Japan-allocated batch of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moderna Inc. from Belgium arrives at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture on April 30, 2021.

E

1st batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Japan

Photo taken at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture on April 30, 2021, shows cargo containing the first Japan-allocated batch of Moderna Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine unloaded from a Japan Airlines plane upon its arrival from Belgium.

E

1st batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Japan

Photo taken at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture on April 30, 2021, shows cargo containing the first Japan-allocated batch of Moderna Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine unloaded from a Japan Airlines plane upon its arrival from Belgium.

E

1st batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Japan

Photo taken at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture on April 30, 2021, shows cargo containing the first Japan-allocated batch of Moderna Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine unloaded from a Japan Airlines plane upon its arrival from Belgium.

E

1st batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Japan

A Japan Airlines plane carrying the first Japan-allocated batch of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moderna Inc. from Belgium arrives at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture on April 30, 2021.

E

1st batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Japan

Photo taken at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture on April 30, 2021, shows cargo containing the first Japan-allocated batch of Moderna Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine unloaded from a Japan Airlines plane upon its arrival from Belgium.

E

1st batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Japan

Photo taken at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture on April 30, 2021, shows cargo containing the first Japan-allocated batch of Moderna Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine unloaded from a Japan Airlines plane upon its arrival from Belgium.

E

1st batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Japan

Photo taken at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture on April 30, 2021, shows cargo containing the first Japan-allocated batch of Moderna Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine unloaded from a Japan Airlines plane upon its arrival from Belgium.

E

Japan's 1st postwar plane

Photo taken July 11, 2020, shows Japan's first postwar mass-produced passenger plane, the YS-11, at Hirosawa City theme park in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture. The reassembling process will be shown free of charge until July 26.

E

Japan's 1st postwar plane

Visitors see the reassembling of Japan's first postwar mass-produced passenger plane, the YS-11, on July 11, 2020, at Hirosawa City theme park in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture. The process will be shown free of charge until July 26.

E

Japan's 1st postwar plane

Visitors see the reassembling of Japan's first postwar mass-produced passenger plane, the YS-11, on July 11, 2020, at Hirosawa City theme park in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture. The process will be shown free of charge until July 26.

E

(4)1st group of core GSDF unit leaving Japan for Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - A government plane carrying some 90 members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) takes off from New-Chitose airport in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Feb. 3 for Kuwait. They are the first group of the core GSDF contingent going to Iraq to help reconstruction there. (Kyodo)

E

(3)1st group of core GSDF unit leaving Japan for Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - A woman hugs her child at Chitose air base of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Feb. 3 as they see off a government plane carrying some 90 members of the Ground Self-Defense Force bound for Iraq. (Kyodo)

E

Guide dog for deaf takes 1st flight in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Kayo, a companion dog for deaf people, together with its owner, Hikaru Takuwa from Chiba Prefecture, steps down from a plane at Osaka airport, western Japan, on Aug. 28 after flying from Matsumoto airport in Nagano Prefecture. Kayo is the first such dog that has taken a flight in Japan.