Japan Tokusatsu IP Exhibition in Shanghai

Japan Tokusatsu IP Exhibition in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 2, 2023 - A 5-meter sculpture of cosmic heroes Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna and Ultraman Gaia in the outdoor square of a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, December 2, 2023.

Japan Tokusatsu IP Exhibition in Shanghai

Japan Tokusatsu IP Exhibition in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 2, 2023 - A 5-meter sculpture of cosmic heroes Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna and Ultraman Gaia in the outdoor square of a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, December 2, 2023.

Japan Tokusatsu IP Exhibition in Shanghai

Japan Tokusatsu IP Exhibition in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 2, 2023 - A 5-meter sculpture of cosmic heroes Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna and Ultraman Gaia in the outdoor square of a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, December 2, 2023.

Sand sculpture of Ukrainian President

Sand sculpture of Ukrainian President

Tõrva, 01.11.2023. A 5-meter high sand sculpture of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy depicted as the Statue of Liberty was built in the center of the Southern Estonian town of Tõrva in May has started to crumble. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

Sand sculpture of Ukrainian President

Sand sculpture of Ukrainian President

Tõrva, 01.11.2023. A 5-meter high sand sculpture of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy depicted as the Statue of Liberty was built in the center of the Southern Estonian town of Tõrva in May has started to crumble. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

5-meter-long Burger

5-meter-long Burger

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 30, 2023 - A 5-meter-long burger is seen in Shanghai, China, May 30, 2023. It was a marketing campaign by SUBWAY, a hamburger brand.

5-meter-long Burger

5-meter-long Burger

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 30, 2023 - A 5-meter-long burger is seen in Shanghai, China, May 30, 2023. It was a marketing campaign by SUBWAY, a hamburger brand.

5-meter-long Burger

5-meter-long Burger

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 30, 2023 - A 5-meter-long burger is seen in Shanghai, China, May 30, 2023. It was a marketing campaign by SUBWAY, a hamburger brand.

5-meter-long Burger

5-meter-long Burger

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 30, 2023 - A 5-meter-long burger is seen in Shanghai, China, May 30, 2023. It was a marketing campaign by SUBWAY, a hamburger brand.

5-meter-long Burger

5-meter-long Burger

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 30, 2023 - A 5-meter-long burger is seen in Shanghai, China, May 30, 2023. It was a marketing campaign by SUBWAY, a hamburger brand.

5-meter-long Burger

5-meter-long Burger

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 30, 2023 - A 5-meter-long burger is seen in Shanghai, China, May 30, 2023. It was a marketing campaign by SUBWAY, a hamburger brand.

5-meter-long Burger

5-meter-long Burger

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 30, 2023 - A 5-meter-long burger is seen in Shanghai, China, May 30, 2023. It was a marketing campaign by SUBWAY, a hamburger brand.

5-meter-long Burger

5-meter-long Burger

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 30, 2023 - A 5-meter-long burger is seen in Shanghai, China, May 30, 2023. It was a marketing campaign by SUBWAY, a hamburger brand.

5-meter-long Burger

5-meter-long Burger

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 30, 2023 - A 5-meter-long burger is seen in Shanghai, China, May 30, 2023. It was a marketing campaign by SUBWAY, a hamburger brand.

5-meter-long Burger

5-meter-long Burger

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 30, 2023 - A 5-meter-long burger is seen in Shanghai, China, May 30, 2023. It was a marketing campaign by SUBWAY, a hamburger brand.

Small 4-blade wind-power generator in operation in Japan

Small 4-blade wind-power generator in operation in Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - A small four-blade wind-power generator is seen in operation in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, in this photo taken on April 8, 2014. The blades, each about 2.5 meters long and 40 cm wide, flutter up and down on a 5-meter pole to produce 350 watts of electricity.

Huge dog statue in "Dog island"

Huge dog statue in "Dog island"

OKAYAMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a 5-meter-long dog statue arriving at Inujima (Dog Island) in the Seto Inland Sea in the city of Okayama on May 20, 2013. The bust of a prone dog will be set up at a house resembling a kennel as part of the Inujima "Art House Project."

Huge dog statue in "Dog island"

Huge dog statue in "Dog island"

OKAYAMA, Japan - A 5-meter-long dog statue arrives at Inujima (Dog Island) in the Seto Inland Sea in the city of Okayama on May 20, 2013. The bust of a prone dog will be set up at a house resembling a kennel as part of the Inujima "Art House Project."

Monks dust Buddhist statues at Toshodaiji

Monks dust Buddhist statues at Toshodaiji

NARA, Japan - Monks carefully dust Buddhist statues using 5-meter-long sticks topped with thin strips of Japanese paper in the main hall of Toshodaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, on Dec. 15, 2009. Due to restoration work in the main hall, the annual cleaning of the Buddhist statues took place for the first time in 10 years.

Audience treated to 'cool' Kabuki performance

Audience treated to 'cool' Kabuki performance

TOKYO, Japan - Artists perform ''synchronized Kabuki'' inside a 5-meter-deep water pool during the Muscle Musical show known for acrobatic performances by muscular artists at a theater in Tokyo on July 23. The show titled ''Matsuri'' (festival) will run through Sept. 27.

Jabani, the tightrope walker, in Nagoya zoo

Jabani, the tightrope walker, in Nagoya zoo

NAGOYA, Japan - Jabani, a 10-year-old gorilla, performs a tightrope walk at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Nagoya on Oct. 6. According to ape experts, gorillas are good at hanging from ropes but rarely do tightrope walks. The photo shows Jabani, who arrived from Australia in June, walking on a 5-meter-long rope suspended 3 meters above ground inside the gorilla compound.

Whale beached on coast in Kanagawa Pref., confirmed dead later

Whale beached on coast in Kanagawa Pref., confirmed dead later

NINOMIYA, Japan - Local residents lay a blanket over a whale and pour sea water to keep it alive after it was found beached in Ninomiya, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Oct. 21. But the 5-meter-long whale was confirmed dead five hours later.

Whale beached on coast in Kanagawa Pref., confirmed dead later

Whale beached on coast in Kanagawa Pref., confirmed dead later

NINOMIYA, Japan - Local residents watch as their colleagues pour sea water on a beached whale to keep it alive in Ninomiya, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Oct. 21. The 5-meter-long whale, believed to be a Hubbs' beaked whale, was confirmed dead five hours later.

Whale beached on coast in Kanagawa Pref., confirmed dead later

Whale beached on coast in Kanagawa Pref., confirmed dead later

NINOMIYA, Japan - Local residents lay a blanket over a whale and pour sea water to keep it alive after it was found beached in Ninomiya, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Oct. 21. But the 5-meter-long whale was confirmed dead five hours later.

Japanese research group simulates tsunami

Japanese research group simulates tsunami

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A 2.5 meter tsunami is generated in a man-made channel at the Port and Airport Research Institute in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 29. The institute developed the 5-meter-deep concrete water tank measuring 184 meters long and 3.5 meters wide to help unravel the destructive mechanism of tsunamis.

Electric vehicle to be sold at record low 1.8 mil. yen

Electric vehicle to be sold at record low 1.8 mil. yen

GIFU, Japan - Zero Sports Co., an auto component maker, said Dec. 27 it will start selling no-pollution electric vehicles (pictured in file photo) at a record low price of 1.8 million yen thanks to government approval of its application for a subsidy. The Gifu Prefecture-based maker has been marketing the electric vehicle under the brand name ''Zero EV Celo View'' since April at a price of 2.59 million yen. The Zero EV Celo View is a four-wheel mini truck with two passenger seats and a cargo space. It can be recharged at 100-volt sockets in ordinary Japanese houses as it has a 5-meter electric cord.

Korean memorial in Hiroshima daubed with paint

Korean memorial in Hiroshima daubed with paint

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Part of a stone tower dedicated to Korean victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima is found splashed with florescent paint on Oct. 17. Passersby strolling along the city's Peace Memorial Park in Naka Ward found the head of the turtle-shaped base of the 5-meter-high, 10-ton tower vandalized with bright orange paint.

Children plant rice on roof of Tokyo department store

Children plant rice on roof of Tokyo department store

TOKYO, Japan - Schoolchildren enjoy rice planting on the roof of a Tokyo department store July 27. A rice paddy promotion group made the 8-meter-long, 5-meter-wide paddy to allow people to experience rice planting in downtown Tokyo.

Homework 1,300 years ago reveals Xinjiang's school life in ancient times

STORY: Homework 1,300 years ago reveals Xinjiang's school life in ancient times DATELINE: May 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: TURPAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's Xinjiang 2. various of a document unearthed in 1969 in Astana ancient cemetery 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DILINUR MAIMING, Docent at Turpan Museum STORYLINE: What was school life like in China's Xinjiang in ancient times? A document unearthed in 1969 in Astana ancient cemetery in Turpan, eastern Xinjiang, offers an intriguing glimpse. The document is a 5-meter scroll, written by Bu Tianshou, a 12-year-old student in 710 AD, Tang Dynasty. Bu transcribed several chapters of two books -- the annotations of the Analects of Confucius by famous scholar Zheng Xuan and The Thousand Character Classic, a Chinese poem used as a primer for teaching Chinese characters to children in ancient China -- both were assigned readings at that time. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DILINUR MAIMING, Docent at Turpan Museum "This is a copy of Zheng

Electric vehicle to be sold at record low 1.8 mil. yen

Electric vehicle to be sold at record low 1.8 mil. yen

GIFU, Japan - Zero Sports Co., an auto component maker, said Dec. 27 it will start selling no-pollution electric vehicles (pictured in file photo) at a record low price of 1.8 million yen thanks to government approval of its application for a subsidy. The Gifu Prefecture-based maker has been marketing the electric vehicle under the brand name ''Zero EV Celo View'' since April at a price of 2.59 million yen. The Zero EV Celo View is a four-wheel mini truck with two passenger seats and a cargo space. It can be recharged at 100-volt sockets in ordinary Japanese houses as it has a 5-meter electric cord.

Japanese research group simulates tsunami

Japanese research group simulates tsunami

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A 2.5 meter tsunami is generated in a man-made channel at the Port and Airport Research Institute in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 29. The institute developed the 5-meter-deep concrete water tank measuring 184 meters long and 3.5 meters wide to help unravel the destructive mechanism of tsunamis. (Kyodo)

Giant coastal levee in response to 2011 quake-tsunami in Japan

Giant coastal levee in response to 2011 quake-tsunami in Japan

Photo taken in October 2015 shows an upright coastal levee under construction in the northeastern Japanese city of Kesennuma in response to devastation caused by the 2011 massive earthquake and tsunami. The new levee is 7.2 meters high, a 5 meter increase from its predecessor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Miniature maglev train to be launched

Miniature maglev train to be launched

Photo taken May 26, 2015, in Tokyo shows a miniature maglev train to be launched by Tomy Company Ltd. in September. The train floats 2 millimeters above the track and runs at 6 kilometers per hour. With a 5-meter railway and a miniature overpass as well as equipment for voice announcements, the maglev train will cost 37,800 yen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Miniature maglev train to be launched

Miniature maglev train to be launched

Photo taken May 26, 2015, in Tokyo shows a miniature maglev train to be launched by Tomy Company Ltd. in September. The train floats 2 millimeters above the track and runs at 6 kilometers per hour. With a 5-meter railway and a miniature overpass as well as equipment for voice announcements, the maglev train will cost 37,800 yen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Survivors of killer cyclone take refuge in monastery in Myanmar

Survivors of killer cyclone take refuge in monastery in Myanmar

BOGALAY, Myanmar - A Buddhist monastery in Bogalay, a small delta town about 170 kilometers southwest of Yangon, is packed with survivors of Cyclone Nargis on May 8. People are taking refuge in the monastery after the cyclone devastated southern parts of Myanmar last weekend. Many farming and fishing villages in the Bogalay area were totally wiped out when 5-meter-high waves flooded the area, drowning more than half of its population, according to survivors. (Kyodo)

Jabani, the tightrope walker, in Nagoya zoo

Jabani, the tightrope walker, in Nagoya zoo

NAGOYA, Japan - Jabani, a 10-year-old gorilla, performs a tightrope walk at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Nagoya on Oct. 6. According to ape experts, gorillas are good at hanging from ropes but rarely do tightrope walks. The photo shows Jabani, who arrived from Australia in June, walking on a 5-meter-long rope suspended 3 meters above ground inside the gorilla compound. (Kyodo)

Whale beached on coast in Kanagawa Pref., confirmed dead later

Whale beached on coast in Kanagawa Pref., confirmed dead later

NINOMIYA, Japan - Local residents watch as their colleagues pour sea water on a beached whale to keep it alive in Ninomiya, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Oct. 21. The 5-meter-long whale, believed to be a Hubbs' beaked whale, was confirmed dead five hours later. (Kyodo)

Whale beached on coast in Kanagawa Pref., confirmed dead later

Whale beached on coast in Kanagawa Pref., confirmed dead later

NINOMIYA, Japan - Local residents lay a blanket over a whale and pour sea water to keep it alive after it was found beached in Ninomiya, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Oct. 21. But the 5-meter-long whale was confirmed dead five hours later. (Kyodo)

Whale beached on coast in Kanagawa Pref., confirmed dead later

Whale beached on coast in Kanagawa Pref., confirmed dead later

NINOMIYA, Japan - Local residents lay a blanket over a whale and pour sea water to keep it alive after it was found beached in Ninomiya, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Oct. 21. But the 5-meter-long whale was confirmed dead five hours later. (Kyodo)

Buddha statue donated to 2011 tsunami-hit town

Buddha statue donated to 2011 tsunami-hit town

Monks from Myanmar offer prayers during a consecration ceremony for a Buddha statue in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 25, 2019. A Myanmar trading house donated the 5-meter-high statue for victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Buddha statue donated to 2011 tsunami-hit town

Buddha statue donated to 2011 tsunami-hit town

Monks from Myanmar offer prayers during a consecration ceremony for a Buddha statue in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 25, 2019. A Myanmar trading house donated the 5-meter-high statue for victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Stray whale shark in western Japan

Stray whale shark in western Japan

Photo taken Nov. 11, 2018, shows a 5-meter-long whale shark pulled out of Sea of Japan waters in Kotoura, Tottori Prefecture. Locals' attempt to return to the sea the shark, which strayed into the mouth of a river in the western Japan town the previous day, ended in vain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Stray whale shark in western Japan

Stray whale shark in western Japan

Photo taken Nov. 11, 2018, shows a 5-meter-long whale shark pulled out of Sea of Japan waters in Kotoura, Tottori Prefecture. Locals' attempt to return to the sea the shark, which strayed into the mouth of a river in the western Japan town the previous day, ended in vain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Monks dust Buddhist statues at Toshodaiji

Monks dust Buddhist statues at Toshodaiji

NARA, Japan - Monks carefully dust Buddhist statues using 5-meter-long sticks topped with thin strips of Japanese paper in the main hall of Toshodaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, on Dec. 15, 2009. Due to restoration work in the main hall, the annual cleaning of the Buddhist statues took place for the first time in 10 years. (Kyodo)

Korean memorial in Hiroshima daubed with paint

Korean memorial in Hiroshima daubed with paint

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Part of a stone tower dedicated to Korean victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima is found splashed with florescent paint on Oct. 17. Passersby strolling along the city's Peace Memorial Park in Naka Ward found the head of the turtle-shaped base of the 5-meter-high, 10-ton tower vandalized with bright orange paint.

Children plant rice on roof of Tokyo department store

Children plant rice on roof of Tokyo department store

TOKYO, Japan - Schoolchildren enjoy rice planting on the roof of a Tokyo department store July 27. A rice paddy promotion group made the 8-meter-long, 5-meter-wide paddy to allow people to experience rice planting in downtown Tokyo.

Children plant rice on roof of Tokyo department store

Children plant rice on roof of Tokyo department store

TOKYO, Japan - Schoolchildren enjoy rice planting on the roof of a Tokyo department store July 27. A rice paddy promotion group made the 8-meter-long, 5-meter-wide paddy to allow people to experience rice planting in downtown Tokyo.

Giant shark trapped in western Japan beach

Giant shark trapped in western Japan beach

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - A giant Great White shark was trapped July 9 off the coastal waters of Hikari, a fishing town in Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan. Local fishermen captured the 5-meter-long shark with a shark-trapping net after it was found swimming near a local beach.

Giant shark trapped in western Japan beach

Giant shark trapped in western Japan beach

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - A giant Great White shark was trapped July 9 off the coastal waters of Hikari, a fishing town in Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan. Local fishermen captured the 5-meter-long shark with a shark-trapping net after it was found swimming near a local beach.