Lianjia Store in Shanghai

Lianjia Store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 5, 2024 - A real estate agency Lianjia store in Pudong New Area in Shanghai, China, April 5, 2024. According to the monitoring data released recently by the Shanghai Lianjia Research Institute, in March this year, a total of 5,370 sets of new commercial housing were transacted in Shanghai, an increase of 299% month-on-month and a decrease of 41% year-on-year; The transaction value was 59.4 billion yuan, an increase of 440% quarter-on-quarter and a decrease of 3% year-on-year; The average total price of a set of 11.05 million yuan/set, an increase of 35% quarter-on-quarter and 65% year-on-year; The average transaction price was 86,050 yuan/square meter, an increase of 29% from the previous quarter and 41% from the previous year.

Lianjia Store in Shanghai

Lianjia Store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 5, 2024 - A real estate agency Lianjia store in Pudong New Area in Shanghai, China, April 5, 2024. According to the monitoring data released recently by the Shanghai Lianjia Research Institute, in March this year, a total of 5,370 sets of new commercial housing were transacted in Shanghai, an increase of 299% month-on-month and a decrease of 41% year-on-year; The transaction value was 59.4 billion yuan, an increase of 440% quarter-on-quarter and a decrease of 3% year-on-year; The average total price of a set of 11.05 million yuan/set, an increase of 35% quarter-on-quarter and 65% year-on-year; The average transaction price was 86,050 yuan/square meter, an increase of 29% from the previous quarter and 41% from the previous year.

LEBANON-BCHARRE-GIBRAN MUSEUM

LEBANON-BCHARRE-GIBRAN MUSEUM

(230728) -- BCHARRE, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist looks at one of Gibran's paintings in Gibran Museum in Bcharre, Lebanon, on July 27, 2023. The museum displays 440 original paintings of Gibran, Lebanese famous writer and painter. (Xinhua/Liu Zongya)

LEBANON-BCHARRE-GIBRAN MUSEUM

LEBANON-BCHARRE-GIBRAN MUSEUM

(230728) -- BCHARRE, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Furniture transferred from Gibran's studio in New York is seen in Gibran Museum in Bcharre, Lebanon, on July 27, 2023. The museum displays 440 original paintings of Gibran, Lebanese famous writer and painter. (Xinhua/Liu Zongya)

LEBANON-BCHARRE-GIBRAN MUSEUM

LEBANON-BCHARRE-GIBRAN MUSEUM

(230728) -- BCHARRE, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gibran's paintings are displayed in Gibran Museum in Bcharre, Lebanon, on July 27, 2023. The museum displays 440 original paintings of Gibran, Lebanese famous writer and painter. (Xinhua/Liu Zongya)

Thai vehicle sales plunge

Thai vehicle sales plunge

BANGKOK, Thailand - Kyoichi Tanada, president of Toyota Motor Thailand Co., the Thai unit of Japan's Toyota Motor Corp., holds a press conference in Bangkok on July 29, 2014. Tanada said that overall auto industry sales in Thailand in the first half of 2014 plunged 40.5 percent from a year earlier to 440,911 vehicles due to the adverse effect of domestic political uncertainty on consumer sentiment.

Comedian begins 440-km marathon in quake-hit northeast

Comedian begins 440-km marathon in quake-hit northeast

YAMADA, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (C) runs while talking with local people in the town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 13, 2012. Hazama began the same day a nine-day marathon across northeastern Japan, which was hit hardest by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in an effort to spread cheer among disaster-stricken local residents.

Comedian begins 440-km marathon in quake-hit northeast

Comedian begins 440-km marathon in quake-hit northeast

YAMADA, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (C) begins on Aug. 13, 2012 in the town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, a nine-day marathon across northeastern Japan, which was hit hardest by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in an effort to spread cheer among disaster-stricken local residents.

Comedian begins 440-km marathon in quake-hit northeast

Comedian begins 440-km marathon in quake-hit northeast

YAMADA, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (R) speaks during an event in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, in July 2012, about his plan to run 440 kilometers across Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures. Hazama began on Aug. 13 in the Iwate town of Yamada a nine-day marathon across the prefectures in northeastern Japan, the area hit hardest by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in an effort to spread cheer among disaster-stricken local residents.

Hokusai exhibition in Berlin

Hokusai exhibition in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany - People look at works by Katsushika Hokusai, a renowned ''ukiyoe'' woodblock print artist from Japan's late Edo period, at the Martin-Gropius-Bau museum in Berlin on Aug. 25, 2011. An exhibition of more than 440 of Hokusai's works is scheduled to be held at the museum through Oct. 24.

Mizuho Bank's ATM, online transactions halted

Mizuho Bank's ATM, online transactions halted

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Bank President Satoru Nishibori (2nd from R) and senior executives of the bank bow in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on March 17, 2011, after the bank's computer system malfunctioned earlier in the day for the third straight day, halting transactions through automated teller machines at 440 branches nationwide and online. The bank said the problem appears unrelated to the mega earthquake that struck Japan.

Mizuho Bank's ATM, online transactions halted

Mizuho Bank's ATM, online transactions halted

TOKYO, Japan - A man stands in front of automated teller machines at a Mizuho Bank outlet in Tokyo on March 17, 2011. The bank's computer system malfunctioned the same day for the third straight day, halting transactions through automated teller machines at 440 branches nationwide and online. The bank said the problem appears unrelated to the mega earthquake that struck Japan.

Sony to recall 440,000 VAIO TZ laptops worldwide

Sony to recall 440,000 VAIO TZ laptops worldwide

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. will recall about 440,000 VAIO TZ series of laptop computers (file photo) from around the world for free repairs of defects that could cause overheating, the company said on Sept. 4. According to Sony, seven people at home and abroad have sustained burns due to overheating.

(2)Court orders damages for A-bomb-affected Korean workers

(2)Court orders damages for A-bomb-affected Korean workers

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A supporter of South Korean plaintiffs who sued the Japanese government and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. for 440 million yen in damages holds up a banner in front of the Hiroshima High Court on Jan. 19 showing the plaintiffs' claim was partially admitted by the court. The court ordered the state to pay 1.2 million yen in damages to each of the 40 plaintiffs, who were affected by the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima while forced to work at Mitsubishi's factory in Hiroshima as conscript laborers during World War II.

(1)Court orders damages for A-bomb-affected Korean workers

(1)Court orders damages for A-bomb-affected Korean workers

HIROSHIMA, Japan - South Korean plaintiffs who sued the Japanese government and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. for a total of 440 million yen in damages enter the Hiroshima High Court in Hiroshima on Jan. 18. The court ordered the state to pay 1.2 million yen in damages to each of the 40 plaintiffs, who were affected by the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima while forced to work at Mitsubishi's factory in Hiroshima as conscript laborers during World War II.

Whaling research vessel leaves for Antarctic

Whaling research vessel leaves for Antarctic

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - People bid farewell to the Japanese whaling research vessel Nisshin Maru, which left Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture for the Antarctic on Nov. 7. The research team will capture up to 440 minke whales to collect data and make a report to the International Whaling Commission, before returning to Japan next April

Greenpeace protests whaling outside Japanese Embassy

Greenpeace protests whaling outside Japanese Embassy

WASHINGTON, United States - Twenty Greenpeace members gather outside the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Nov. 5 to protest a Japanese whaling fleet due to leave Nov. 6 for a six-month Antarctic voyage expected to catch 440 minke whales. The protesters include five wearing ''giant eyeballs'' meant to symbolize the world is watching Japan.

Tokyo stocks soar on BOJ's surprise credit-easing

Tokyo stocks soar on BOJ's surprise credit-easing

TOKYO, Japan - A stock quotation board at a brokerage house in Tokyo's Toranomon business district on Aug. 14 shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange up 440 points on a surprise decision by the Bank of Japan to further relax its ultra-loose monetary policy.

Japanese whalers return home after capturing 440 minke

Japanese whalers return home after capturing 440 minke

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Two Japanese whaling ships commissioned by the Fisheries Agency to survey and capture minke whales in Antarctic waters return home to Shimonoseki port in southwestern Japan on April 11. The ships are part of a fleet of five that left the port in Yamaguchi Prefecture last November and captured 440 minke whales for research purposes.

Drill for plane accident at Haneda airport

A drill for responding to an airplane accident is conducted at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 27, 2022, with about 440 people from the Japan Coast Guard, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and other organs taking part in a rescue operation under the scenario that a plane had burst into flames after crash-landing.

Drill for plane accident at Haneda airport

Drill for plane accident at Haneda airport

A drill for responding to an airplane accident is conducted at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 27, 2022, with about 440 people from the Japan Coast Guard, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and other organs taking part in a rescue operation under the scenario that a plane had burst into flames after crash-landing.

Drill for plane accident at Haneda airport

Drill for plane accident at Haneda airport

A drill for responding to an airplane accident is conducted at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 27, 2022, with about 440 people from the Japan Coast Guard, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and other organs taking part in a rescue operation under the scenario that a plane had burst into flames after crash-landing.

Drill for plane accident at Haneda airport

Drill for plane accident at Haneda airport

A drill for responding to an airplane accident is conducted at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 27, 2022, with about 440 people from the Japan Coast Guard, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and other organs taking part in a rescue operation under the scenario that a plane had burst into flames after crash-landing.

AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-CHINA AID

AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-CHINA AID

(221006) -- JAWZJAN, Oct. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan receives China-donated humanitarian assistance in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, Oct. 5, 2022. A total of 440 families received China-donated humanitarian assistance in Shiberghan city, the capital of northern Afghanistan's Jawzjan province on Wednesday. (Photo by Zekullah Yazdani/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-CHINA AID

AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-CHINA AID

(221006) -- JAWZJAN, Oct. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan receives China-donated humanitarian assistance in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, Oct. 5, 2022. A total of 440 families received China-donated humanitarian assistance in Shiberghan city, the capital of northern Afghanistan's Jawzjan province on Wednesday. (Photo by Zekullah Yazdani/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-CHINA AID

AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-CHINA AID

(221006) -- JAWZJAN, Oct. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghans receive China-donated humanitarian assistance in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, Oct. 5, 2022. A total of 440 families received China-donated humanitarian assistance in Shiberghan city, the capital of northern Afghanistan's Jawzjan province on Wednesday. (Photo by Zekullah Yazdani/Xinhua)

440 families receive Chinese humanitarian aid in north Afghanistan

STORY: 440 families receive Chinese humanitarian aid in north Afghanistan DATELINE: Oct. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:35 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS/OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China-donated humanitarian assistance distributed in Jawzjan province 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): MAWLAWI SARAJUDIN SARAJI, Provincial head for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): ABDUL BASHIR, Resident of Jawzjan province 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): SHAFA KHAN, Resident of Jawzjan province STORYLINE: A total of 440 families received China-donated humanitarian assistance in Shiberghan city, the capital of northern Afghanistan's Jawzjan province on Wednesday. Before the distribution, Mawlawi Sarajudin Saraji, provincial head for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs, thanked China for its assistance and said that the package to each family included 25 kilograms of rice. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): MAWLAWI SARAJUDIN SARAJI, Provincial head for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs "Today (Wedne

Fossils in China reveal rise of jawed vertebrates

STORY: Fossils in China reveal rise of jawed vertebrates DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. pictures of fossils 2. various of computer-generated images of Silurian fish species STORYLINE: A trove of fossils in China unearthed in rocks dating back some 440 million years showed new fish species and provided concrete evidence of the origin and earliest evolution of the jawed vertebrates. The four papers published Wednesday in the journal Nature described an array of findings based on the fossils found at two fossil beds in the early Silurian strata -- "Chongqing Fossil Bed" and "Guizhou Shiqian Fossil Bed." Silurian is an era about 440 to 410 million years ago, during which the jawed vertebrates evolved. It was a breakthrough in life evolution, but it lacks previous paleontological records. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chongqing, China. (XHTV)

Lebanon's Gibran Museum attracts visitors despite steep financial crisis

STORY: Lebanon's Gibran Museum attracts visitors despite steep financial crisis DATELINE: April 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:52 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the museum 2. various of the street views in Beirut STORYLINE: Despite the multiple challenges facing Lebanon, the country still attracts tourists from different places all over the world who are keen to visit the country's most famous landmarks. One of these landmarks is the Gibran Museum which displays the life and work of Khalil Gibran, Lebanese famous writer and painter. The Gibran Museum was founded in 1935 and it has 440 original paintings and drawings of Gibran and his tomb. It also includes his furniture and belongings from his studio when he lived in New York and his private manuscripts. Lebanon has been suffering from an unprecedented financial crisis which raises concerns about the country's ability to remain a cultural and touristic hub for people in the region and worldwide. Xinhua News Agency correspondents

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE-DISTRIBUTION

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE-DISTRIBUTION

(220123) -- KABUL, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers load China-aided humanitarian food supplies onto a truck in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 22, 2022. Afghanistan's caretaker government began to deliver the China-aided humanitarian food supplies on Saturday to at least 10 provinces of the country's 34 provinces, an official said Saturday.The supplies including 440 tons of rice will be shipped by 20 trucks to 10 most vulnerable provinces, Abdul Mutalib Haqqani, spokesman for the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, told Xinhua here.China has recently sent batches of humanitarian assistance including foodstuff, COVID-19 vaccines and winter clothes to the Central Asian country. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE-DISTRIBUTION

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE-DISTRIBUTION

(220123) -- KABUL, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People receive relief assistance donated by China in Maimana, capital of Faryab province, Afghanistan, Jan. 10, 2022. Afghanistan's caretaker government began to deliver the China-aided humanitarian food supplies on Saturday to at least 10 provinces of the country's 34 provinces, an official said Saturday.The supplies including 440 tons of rice will be shipped by 20 trucks to 10 most vulnerable provinces, Abdul Mutalib Haqqani, spokesman for the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, told Xinhua here.China has recently sent batches of humanitarian assistance including foodstuff, COVID-19 vaccines and winter clothes to the Central Asian country. (Photo by Qamaruddin Poya/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE-DISTRIBUTION

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE-DISTRIBUTION

(220123) -- KABUL, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People receive relief assistance donated by China in Maimana, capital of Faryab province, Afghanistan, Jan. 10, 2022. Afghanistan's caretaker government began to deliver the China-aided humanitarian food supplies on Saturday to at least 10 provinces of the country's 34 provinces, an official said Saturday.The supplies including 440 tons of rice will be shipped by 20 trucks to 10 most vulnerable provinces, Abdul Mutalib Haqqani, spokesman for the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, told Xinhua here.China has recently sent batches of humanitarian assistance including foodstuff, COVID-19 vaccines and winter clothes to the Central Asian country. (Photo by Qamaruddin Poya/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE-DISTRIBUTION

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE-DISTRIBUTION

(220123) -- KABUL, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers load China-aided humanitarian food supplies onto a truck in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 22, 2022. Afghanistan's caretaker government began to deliver the China-aided humanitarian food supplies on Saturday to at least 10 provinces of the country's 34 provinces, an official said Saturday.The supplies including 440 tons of rice will be shipped by 20 trucks to 10 most vulnerable provinces, Abdul Mutalib Haqqani, spokesman for the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, told Xinhua here.China has recently sent batches of humanitarian assistance including foodstuff, COVID-19 vaccines and winter clothes to the Central Asian country. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE-DISTRIBUTION

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE-DISTRIBUTION

(220123) -- KABUL, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People receive relief assistance donated by China in Maimana, capital of Faryab province, Afghanistan, Jan. 10, 2022. Afghanistan's caretaker government began to deliver the China-aided humanitarian food supplies on Saturday to at least 10 provinces of the country's 34 provinces, an official said Saturday.The supplies including 440 tons of rice will be shipped by 20 trucks to 10 most vulnerable provinces, Abdul Mutalib Haqqani, spokesman for the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, told Xinhua here.China has recently sent batches of humanitarian assistance including foodstuff, COVID-19 vaccines and winter clothes to the Central Asian country. (Photo by Qamaruddin Poya/Xinhua)

(1)Court orders damages for A-bomb-affected Korean workers

(1)Court orders damages for A-bomb-affected Korean workers

HIROSHIMA, Japan - South Korean plaintiffs who sued the Japanese government and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. for a total of 440 million yen in damages enter the Hiroshima High Court in Hiroshima on Jan. 18. The court ordered the state to pay 1.2 million yen in damages to each of the 40 plaintiffs, who were affected by the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima while forced to work at Mitsubishi's factory in Hiroshima as conscript laborers during World War II. (Kyodo)

(2)Court orders damages for A-bomb-affected Korean workers

(2)Court orders damages for A-bomb-affected Korean workers

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A supporter of South Korean plaintiffs who sued the Japanese government and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. for 440 million yen in damages holds up a banner in front of the Hiroshima High Court on Jan. 19 showing the plaintiffs' claim was partially admitted by the court. The court ordered the state to pay 1.2 million yen in damages to each of the 40 plaintiffs, who were affected by the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima while forced to work at Mitsubishi's factory in Hiroshima as conscript laborers during World War II. (Kyodo)

GR-440 – (From left to right) Daniel Frederiksen, Lau

GR-440 – (From left to right) Daniel Frederiksen, Lau

GR-440 – Daniel Frederiksen, Laurence Breuls, Wes Bentley, and Mathew Wilkinson in Columbia Pictures’ Ghost Rider. Photo By: Jasin Boland GHOST RIDER

Court orders operators to pay damages over tunnel collapse deaths

Court orders operators to pay damages over tunnel collapse deaths

Yoshihito Miyaike, president of Central Nippon Expressway Co., bows in apology at a press conference in Nagoya on Dec. 22, 2015. The Yokohama District Court ordered the expressway operator earlier in the day to pay around 440 million yen ($3.62 million) in damages to the families of five of nine persons killed when the concrete ceiling in a tunnel on an expressway collapsed in December 2012. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Court orders operators to pay damages over tunnel collapse deaths

Court orders operators to pay damages over tunnel collapse deaths

Relatives of victims killed when the concrete ceiling of the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture collapsed in 2012 head to the Yokohama District Court on Dec. 22, 2015. The court ordered Central Nippon Expressway Co. to pay around 440 million yen ($3.62 million) in damages to the families of five of the nine victims, finding the Nagoya-based expressway operator and its Tokyo-based subsidiary had failed to appropriately maintain and repair the aging structure. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Akita women to apply for "largest thread ball" record with Guinness

Akita women to apply for "largest thread ball" record with Guinness

Photo taken in March 2015 shows a thread ball, measuring 2.16 meters in diameter and weighing 440 kilograms, in Yurihonjo, Akita Prefecture in northeastern Japan. A group of local women spent about half a year creating the ball with a firework motif, using the techniques of Honjo Gotemmari, a thread ball and local folk art. They plan to apply to Guinness World Records for recognition as the world's largest thread ball. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Akita women to apply for "largest thread ball" record with Guinness

Akita women to apply for "largest thread ball" record with Guinness

Toshiko Abe, 71, head of an association preserving Yurihonjo folk crafts, makes stitches on a thread ball, measuring 2.16 meters in diameter and weighing 440 kilograms, in Yurihonjo, Akita Prefecture in northeastern Japan, in March 2015. A group of local women led by Abe spent about half a year creating the ball with a firework motif, using the techniques of Honjo Gotemmari, a thread ball and local folk art. They plan to apply to Guinness World Records for recognition as the world's largest thread ball. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Diorama of "Battle of Mikatagahara"

Diorama of "Battle of Mikatagahara"

Photo shows diorama producer Takuji Yamada with his work in the central Japan city of Hamamatsu on March 18, 2015. The work, requested by the city, represents scenes from "The Battle of Mikatagahara" of around 440 years ago, one of the most famous battles in Japanese history, and comprises some 450 2-centimeter-tall warrior dolls made of plastic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Diorama of "Battle of Mikatagahara"

Diorama of "Battle of Mikatagahara"

A diorama of "The Battle of Mikatagahara" of around 440 years ago, representing scenes from one of the most famous battles in Japanese history and comprising some 450 2-centimeter-tall warrior dolls made of plastic, is displayed at a museum in the central Japan city of Hamamatsu on March 18, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Scenes from Great East Japan Earthquake

Scenes from Great East Japan Earthquake

Photo taken on Nov. 16, 2011, in Okuma, a northeastern Japan town that co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, shows media wearing protective suits taking photos of Futaba Hospital, located about 4.5 kilometers away from the nuclear plant. About 440 patients and elderly people evacuated from the hospital and an old people's home run by the hospital in the wake of the nuclear crisis.

Scenes from Great East Japan Earthquake

Scenes from Great East Japan Earthquake

Photo taken on Nov. 16, 2011, in Okuma, a northeastern Japan town that co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, shows hospital beds placed outside Futaba Hospital, located about 4.5 kilometers away from the nuclear plant. About 440 patients and elderly people evacuated from the hospital and an old people's home run by the hospital in the wake of the nuclear crisis.

Scenes from Great East Japan Earthquake

Scenes from Great East Japan Earthquake

Photo taken on Nov. 16, 2011, in Okuma, a northeastern Japan town that co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, shows hospital beds placed outside Futaba Hospital, located about 4.5 kilometers away from the nuclear plant. About 440 patients and elderly people evacuated from the hospital and an old people's home run by the hospital in the wake of the nuclear crisis.

Hokusai exhibition in Berlin

Hokusai exhibition in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany - People look at works by Katsushika Hokusai, a renowned ''ukiyoe'' woodblock print artist from Japan's late Edo period, at the Martin-Gropius-Bau museum in Berlin on Aug. 25, 2011. An exhibition of more than 440 of Hokusai's works is scheduled to be held at the museum through Oct. 24. (Kyodo)

Mizuho Bank's ATM, online transactions halted

Mizuho Bank's ATM, online transactions halted

TOKYO, Japan - A man stands in front of automated teller machines at a Mizuho Bank outlet in Tokyo on March 17, 2011. The bank's computer system malfunctioned the same day for the third straight day, halting transactions through automated teller machines at 440 branches nationwide and online. The bank said the problem appears unrelated to the mega earthquake that struck Japan. (Kyodo)

Mizuho Bank's ATM, online transactions halted

Mizuho Bank's ATM, online transactions halted

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Bank President Satoru Nishibori (2nd from R) and senior executives of the bank bow in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on March 17, 2011, after the bank's computer system malfunctioned earlier in the day for the third straight day, halting transactions through automated teller machines at 440 branches nationwide and online. The bank said the problem appears unrelated to the mega earthquake that struck Japan. (Kyodo)

Coronavirus surge in Japan

Coronavirus surge in Japan

People wearing face masks walk in Tokyo's Asakusa area on Nov. 28, 2020. Japan reported the same day record daily coronavirus cases of over 2,600, with the number of seriously ill patients reaching 440, also a record.