Harada wins domestic ski jump opener

Harada wins domestic ski jump opener

NAYORO, Japan - Defending champion Masahiko Harada posts the longest jump of the day and won the abbreviated Nayoro meet to mark the opening of the domestic ski jumping competition Dec. 16. Harada, an Olympic and world bronze medalist, landed a jump of 83 meters in inclement weather on the K-86 normal hill in Nayoro, Hokkaido, to edge out national team teammate Hideharu Miyahira for the win.

Giant container ship "Ever Art" crosses Suez Canal

STORY: Giant container ship "Ever Art" crosses Suez Canal DATELINE: July 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of vessels crossing the Suez Canal STORYLINE: Giant container ship "Ever Art" crossed on Thursday the new Suez Canal on its first voyage, announced Osama Rabie, the head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA). The ship came from Malaysia and is heading to the port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Ever Art's capacity is 221,000 tons. Its draught is reported to be 16.2 meters, its length is 400 meters and its width is 61.5 meters. It's noteworthy that 83 ships crossed the canal on Thursday, with a total net tonnage of 4.8 million tons. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

Nara temple, Toppan Printing unveil digitized Toseiden handscroll

Nara temple, Toppan Printing unveil digitized Toseiden handscroll

A digitized image of the "Toseiden Emaki" (Illustrated Handscroll of the Eastern Journey of Monk Jianzhen), made in the Kamakura period, is shown to the press by Toshodaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, and Toppan Printing Co. on Oct. 20, 2015, in the western Japan city. The handscroll, totaling five volumes and a combined length of 83 meters, is a government-designated important cultural property. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Harada wins domestic ski jump opener

Harada wins domestic ski jump opener

NAYORO, Japan - Defending champion Masahiko Harada posts the longest jump of the day and won the abbreviated Nayoro meet to mark the opening of the domestic ski jumping competition Dec. 16. Harada, an Olympic and world bronze medalist, landed a jump of 83 meters in inclement weather on the K-86 normal hill in Nayoro, Hokkaido, to edge out national team teammate Hideharu Miyahira for the win.