Ginkgo tree at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu falls down

Ginkgo tree at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu falls down

TOKYO, Japan - A ginkgo tree, believed to be 1,000 years old, in the premises of the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, is seen fallen down on March 10, 2010. A security guard found the fallen-down tree, which was some 30 meters high and 6.8 meters around, at around 4:40 a.m. after hearing a sound like a thunderbolt.

Ginkgo tree at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu falls down

Ginkgo tree at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu falls down

TOKYO, Japan - A ginkgo tree, believed to be 1,000 years old, in the premises of the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, is seen fallen down on March 10, 2010. A security guard found the fallen-down tree, which was some 30 meters high and 6.8 meters around, at around 4:40 a.m. after hearing a sound like a thunderbolt.

Plasma device to dispose of medical waste

Plasma device to dispose of medical waste

NAGOYA, Japan - A man looks at a plasma-based device to dispose of dangerous medical waste which Chubu Electric Power Co. unveiled March 29. The utility will install the device at a Nagoya hospital and test it for one year from April. Data gathered will allow the firm to decide whether to manufacture the device commercially. The device measuring 3.1 by 6.3 by 6.8 meters, dispose of 100 kilograms of medical waste such as needle-tipped syringes and plastic intravenous drip bags in eight hours, producing one-50th the amount of dioxin allowed by new government regulations to take effect from December 2002

China builds prefabricated houses for quake-hit residents

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Green hydrogen project in E China contributes to low-carbon development

STORY: Green hydrogen project in E China contributes to low-carbon development DATELINE: July 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:32 LOCATION: TAIZHOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Dachen Island 2. STANDUP (English): LIN GUANGYAO, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LIU MIN, Electric Power Research Institute of State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Co., Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZHANG CHI, Taizhou Power Supply Company of State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): LIN GUANGYAO, Xinhua correspondent "We are now in Dachen Island, Taizhou city of east China's Zhejiang Province. An electric power project here can convert the electricity generated by the wind turbines into hydrogen to store, and convert the hydrogen into electricity and heat when needed. What is it like? Let's take a look." The Dachen Island is rich in wind energy resources with an average annual wind speed of 6.8 meters per second. Its annual effective number of hours when wind pow

Ginkgo tree at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu falls down

Ginkgo tree at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu falls down

TOKYO, Japan - A ginkgo tree, believed to be 1,000 years old, in the premises of the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, is seen fallen down on March 10, 2010. A security guard found the fallen-down tree, which was some 30 meters high and 6.8 meters around, at around 4:40 a.m. after hearing a sound like a thunderbolt. (Kyodo)

Ginkgo tree at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu falls down

Ginkgo tree at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu falls down

TOKYO, Japan - A ginkgo tree, believed to be 1,000 years old, in the premises of the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, is seen fallen down on March 10, 2010. A security guard found the fallen-down tree, which was some 30 meters high and 6.8 meters around, at around 4:40 a.m. after hearing a sound like a thunderbolt. (Kyodo)

Plasma device to dispose of medical waste

Plasma device to dispose of medical waste

NAGOYA, Japan - A man looks at a plasma-based device to dispose of dangerous medical waste which Chubu Electric Power Co. unveiled March 29. The utility will install the device at a Nagoya hospital and test it for one year from April. Data gathered will allow the firm to decide whether to manufacture the device commercially. The device measuring 3.1 by 6.3 by 6.8 meters, dispose of 100 kilograms of medical waste such as needle-tipped syringes and plastic intravenous drip bags in eight hours, producing one-50th the amount of dioxin allowed by new government regulations to take effect from December 2002