"Resident registration" for statue at northeastern Japan city museum

"Resident registration" for statue at northeastern Japan city museum

Towada Mayor Yuriko Sakurada (L) and Towada Art Center head Yukiko Shikata pose in front of a 4-meter-tall statue while holding the statue's "residency card" at the museum in Towada in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 11, 2026. The city conferred the status on Standing Woman, created by Australian modern art artist Ron Mueck, as it has been on display at the museum since its opening in 2008.

Cambodia inaugurates famed Angkor Wat temple's western causeway

STORY: Cambodia inaugurates famed Angkor Wat temple's western causeway SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 4, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: SIEM REAP, Cambodia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of inauguration of causeway 2. various of the causeway and Angkor Wat temple (file) STORYLINE: Cambodia inaugurated the western causeway of the famed Angkor Wat temple in the Angkor Archeological Park here on Saturday after 19 years of restoration. King Norodom Sihamoni, along with Prime Minister Hun Manet, attended the inauguration ceremony of the causeway leading to the main gate of the Angkor Wat in the west. The 192-meter-long, 11.6-meter-wide, and 4-meter-tall causeway is used as the gateway to visit the Angkor Wat, and the floating bridge south of the causeway is kept as the main exit for visitors. Speaking at the event, Sihamoni said the preservation and strengthening of the causeway by maintaining its original form has enhanced the value of the Angkor Wat temple. "The Angkor Wat

Japanese avant-garde artist Kusama

Japanese avant-garde artist Kusama

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 22, 2012, shows renowned Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama (in wheel chair) and her latest works, Yayoi-chan, a 10-meter-tall balloon girl, and Ring-Ring, a 4-meter-tall balloon dog, both decorated with her signature motif polka dots, in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo.

Japanese avant-garde artist Kusama

Japanese avant-garde artist Kusama

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 22, 2012, shows renowned Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama (in wheel chair) and her latest works, Yayoi-chan, a 10-meter-tall balloon girl, and Ring-Ring, a 4-meter-tall balloon dog, both decorated with her signature motif polka dots, in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo. (Kyodo)

Replica of Japan's largest dinosaur fossil

Replica of Japan's largest dinosaur fossil

A life-size replica of a skeleton of an 8-meter-long, 4-meter-tall plant-eating Hadrosaurid is unveiled to the press on April 17, 2019, in Mukawa, Hokkaido. It was created based on the largest-ever discovered dinosaur fossil in Japan, excavated from a 72-million-year-old geological layer in the northern Japan town. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Replica of Japan's largest dinosaur fossil

Replica of Japan's largest dinosaur fossil

A life-size replica of a skeleton of an 8-meter-long, 4-meter-tall plant-eating Hadrosaurid is unveiled to the press on April 17, 2019, in Mukawa, Hokkaido. It was created based on the largest-ever discovered dinosaur fossil in Japan, excavated from a 72-million-year-old geological layer in the northern Japan town. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Replica of Japan's largest dinosaur fossil

Replica of Japan's largest dinosaur fossil

A life-size replica of a skeleton of an 8-meter-long, 4-meter-tall plant-eating Hadrosaurid is unveiled to the press on April 17, 2019, in Mukawa, Hokkaido. It was created based on the largest-ever discovered dinosaur fossil in Japan, excavated from a 72-million-year-old geological layer in the northern Japan town. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo