Japanese fishermen head off to Russian waters to gather kelp

Japanese fishermen head off to Russian waters to gather kelp

KUSHIRO, Japan - A fleet of Japanese fishing boats head toward the Russian-held Kaigara island off northeastern Hokkaido on June 1 to gather kelp, a giant seaweed extensively used in Japanese cooking. Sent off by their families who gathered at Cape Nosappu, about 250 Hokkaido fishing boats set off for the kelp grounds, about 3.7 kilometers away from Nosappu. Japanese fishermen paid 97.6 million yen to Russian authorities this year for the kelp-gathering rights. The amount of kelp to be gathered this season is set at 4,000 tons.

China's 100 million tons oilfield completes 14 units in Tianjin

STORY: China's 100 million tons oilfield completes 14 units in Tianjin DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the oilfield STORYLINE: Kenli 6-1 oilfield completed its 14 units on Tuesday in the Tianjin Intelligent Manufacturing Base of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). As the largest crude oil production increase project under construction in Bohai Oilfield, Kenli 6-1 oilfield is the first large-scale oilfield of 100 million tons discovered by exploration in the northern part of Laizhou Bay in the Bohai Sea. The oilfield is expected to reach its peak production of about 4,000 barrels of crude oil per day in 2022. Its parent company China National Offshore Oil Corporation, headquartered in Beijing, is the country's largest producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tianjin, China. (XHTV)

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHINA-HUMANITARIAN AID

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHINA-HUMANITARIAN AID

(220116) -- DAMASCUS, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Syria Feng Biao (L) shakes hands with Khaled Hboubati, the head of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC), after signing a delivery note for the food aid in Damascus, Syria, on Jan. 16, 2022. Syria received more than 4,000 tons of rice from China on Sunday, the latest in a long line of humanitarian supplies China has provided to Syria to ease the Syrian people's suffering. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHINA-HUMANITARIAN AID

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHINA-HUMANITARIAN AID

(220116) -- DAMASCUS, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Syria Feng Biao (2nd L) and Khaled Hboubati (2nd R), the head of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC), sign a delivery note for the food aid in Damascus, Syria, on Jan. 16, 2022. Syria received more than 4,000 tons of rice from China on Sunday, the latest in a long line of humanitarian supplies China has provided to Syria to ease the Syrian people's suffering. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

Japanese fishermen head off to Russian waters to gather kelp

Japanese fishermen head off to Russian waters to gather kelp

KUSHIRO, Japan - A fleet of Japanese fishing boats head toward the Russian-held Kaigara island off northeastern Hokkaido on June 1 to gather kelp, a giant seaweed extensively used in Japanese cooking. Sent off by their families who gathered at Cape Nosappu, about 250 Hokkaido fishing boats set off for the kelp grounds, about 3.7 kilometers away from Nosappu. Japanese fishermen paid 97.6 million yen to Russian authorities this year for the kelp-gathering rights. The amount of kelp to be gathered this season is set at 4,000 tons. (Kyodo)

Huge underground water storage facility in Tokyo

Huge underground water storage facility in Tokyo

Photo taken on Aug. 19, 2020, shows an underground facility built by Tokyu Corp. in Tokyo's Shibuya area to store up to about 4,000 tons of rainwater. The huge cave-like facility about 25 meters below JR Shibuya Station, unveiled to the media the same day, is meant to prevent the railway station's platforms from flooding in the event of torrential rain.

Huge underground water storage facility in Tokyo

Huge underground water storage facility in Tokyo

Photo taken on Aug. 19, 2020, shows an underground facility built by Tokyu Corp. in Tokyo's Shibuya area to store up to about 4,000 tons of rainwater. The huge cave-like facility about 25 meters below JR Shibuya Station, unveiled to the media the same day, is meant to prevent the railway station's platforms from flooding in the event of torrential rain.

Huge underground water storage facility in Tokyo

Huge underground water storage facility in Tokyo

Photo taken on Aug. 19, 2020, shows an underground facility built by Tokyu Corp. in Tokyo's Shibuya area to store up to about 4,000 tons of rainwater. The huge cave-like facility about 25 meters below JR Shibuya Station, unveiled to the media the same day, is meant to prevent the railway station's platform from flooding in the event of torrential rain.