Ataturk statue unveiled in western Japan town

Ataturk statue unveiled in western Japan town

WAKAYAMA, Japan - A bronze statue of modern Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is unveiled during a ceremony in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, on June 3, 2010, as part of events to mark the 120th anniversary of friendship between Japan and Turkey. The 4.2-meter-high, 4-ton statue was installed on May 20 near a lighthouse overlooking the wreck site of the Ertugrul, a Turkish warship that sank near the Pacific coast town in western Japan in 1890.

Origami tree unveiled at American Museum of Natural History in N.Y.

Origami tree unveiled at American Museum of Natural History in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States -Children pose for photos before a 4.2-meter-high holiday tree decorated with over 1,000 origami birds, insects and bats marking the theme of ''flight'' which was unveiled at the American Museum of Natural History in New York on Nov. 22. The tree will be on display at the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall until Jan. 1.

Origami tree unveiled at American Museum of Natural History in N

Origami tree unveiled at American Museum of Natural History in N

NEW YORK, United States -Children pose for photos before a 4.2-meter-high holiday tree decorated with over 1,000 origami birds, insects and bats marking the theme of ''flight'' which was unveiled at the American Museum of Natural History in New York on Nov. 22. The tree will be on display at the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall until Jan. 1. (Kyodo)

Ataturk statue unveiled in western Japan town

Ataturk statue unveiled in western Japan town

WAKAYAMA, Japan - A bronze statue of modern Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is unveiled during a ceremony in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, on June 3, 2010, as part of events to mark the 120th anniversary of friendship between Japan and Turkey. The 4.2-meter-high, 4-ton statue was installed on May 20 near a lighthouse overlooking the wreck site of the Ertugrul, a Turkish warship that sank near the Pacific coast town in western Japan in 1890. (Kyodo)