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4th anniversary of arson attack on Kyoto Animation studio

KYOTO, Japan, July 18 Kyodo - Kyoto Animation Co. President Hideaki Hatta meets the press on July 18, 2023, after attending a memorial ceremony at the site of an arson attack four years earlier on an animation studio in Kyoto, western Japan, that killed 36 people. (Kyodo)

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Animator, Studio Ghibli co-founder Takahata's exhibition in Paris

People view works by late Japanese animation director Isao Takahata at an exhibition dedicated to his works and life in Paris on Dec. 6, 2025. The event marks the first major European retrospective of Takahata, who co-founded Studio Ghibli and directed the award-winning animation "Grave of the Fireflies."

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Animator, Studio Ghibli co-founder Takahata's exhibition in Paris

People view works by late Japanese animation director Isao Takahata at an exhibition dedicated to his works and life in Paris on Dec. 6, 2025. The event marks the first major European retrospective of Takahata, who co-founded Studio Ghibli and directed the award-winning animation "Grave of the Fireflies."

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Animator, Studio Ghibli co-founder Takahata's exhibition in Paris

People view works by late Japanese animation director Isao Takahata at an exhibition dedicated to his works and life in Paris on Dec. 6, 2025. The event marks the first major European retrospective of Takahata, who co-founded Studio Ghibli and directed the award-winning animation "Grave of the Fireflies."

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6th anniversary of arson attack on Kyoto Animation studio

A woman prays on July 18, 2025, at a monument set up in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, for the victims of the 2019 Kyoto Animation Co. arson attack that killed 36 people, six years ago to the day, in the western Japan city of Kyoto.

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6th anniversary of arson attack on Kyoto Animation studio

Flowers are placed on July 18, 2025, at a monument in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, honoring the victims of the 2019 Kyoto Animation Co. arson attack that killed 36 people, six years ago to the day, in the western Japan city of Kyoto.

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6th anniv. of Kyoto Animation arson attack

A memorial altar for the victims of the 2019 fatal arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio is pictured at the incident site in the western Japan city of Kyoto on July 18, 2025, its sixth anniversary.

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6th anniv. of Kyoto Animation arson attack

A memorial altar for the victims of the 2019 fatal arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio is pictured at the incident site in the western Japan city of Kyoto on July 18, 2025, its sixth anniversary.

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6th anniv. of Kyoto Animation arson attack

A memorial altar for the victims of the 2019 fatal arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio is pictured at the incident site in the western Japan city of Kyoto on July 18, 2025, its sixth anniversary.

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US: Strong Winds, Heavy Rain Lash Philadelphia Region 2

Severe thunderstorms moved across Pennsylvania on Monday, June 30, bringing heavy rains and strong winds to affected areas, including the Philadelphia region, and prompting flash flood warnings.

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Netflix KPop Demon Hunters Special Screening - LA

Director at Sony Pictures Animation Maggie Kang, American actress Ji-young Yoo (SunHee Seo), American actress, singer, and model Arden Cho, American model, actress, and artist May Hong and American illustrator, production designer, and film director Chris Appelhans arrive at the Los Angeles Special Screening Of Netflix's 'KPop Demon Hunters' held at the Netflix Tudum Theater on June 16, 2025 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Netflix KPop Demon Hunters Special Screening - LA

Director at Sony Pictures Animation Maggie Kang, American actress Ji-young Yoo (SunHee Seo), American actress, singer, and model Arden Cho, American model, actress, and artist May Hong and American illustrator, production designer, and film director Chris Appelhans arrive at the Los Angeles Special Screening Of Netflix's 'KPop Demon Hunters' held at the Netflix Tudum Theater on June 16, 2025 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Netflix KPop Demon Hunters Special Screening - LA

South Korean-American singer-songwriter and television host Kevin Woo, American actor, comedian, and licensed physician Ken Jeong (Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong), American actress Ji-young Yoo (SunHee Seo), American illustrator, production designer, and film director Chris Appelhans, American actress, singer, and model Arden Cho, American model, actress, and artist May Hong, Michelle Wong and Director at Sony Pictures Animation Maggie Kang arrive at the Los Angeles Special Screening Of Netflix's 'KPop Demon Hunters' held at the Netflix Tudum Theater on June 16, 2025 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Netflix KPop Demon Hunters Special Screening - LA

American actor, comedian, and licensed physician Ken Jeong (Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong), American actress Ji-young Yoo (SunHee Seo), American illustrator, production designer, and film director Chris Appelhans, American actress, singer, and model Arden Cho, American model, actress, and artist May Hong, Michelle Wong and Director at Sony Pictures Animation Maggie Kang arrive at the Los Angeles Special Screening Of Netflix's 'KPop Demon Hunters' held at the Netflix Tudum Theater on June 16, 2025 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Netflix KPop Demon Hunters Special Screening - LA

American actor, comedian, and licensed physician Ken Jeong (Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong), American actress Ji-young Yoo (SunHee Seo), American illustrator, production designer, and film director Chris Appelhans, American actress, singer, and model Arden Cho, American model, actress, and artist May Hong, Michelle Wong and Director at Sony Pictures Animation Maggie Kang arrive at the Los Angeles Special Screening Of Netflix's 'KPop Demon Hunters' held at the Netflix Tudum Theater on June 16, 2025 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Netflix KPop Demon Hunters Special Screening - LA

American actor, comedian, and licensed physician Ken Jeong (Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong), American actress Ji-young Yoo (SunHee Seo), American illustrator, production designer, and film director Chris Appelhans, American actress, singer, and model Arden Cho, American model, actress, and artist May Hong, Michelle Wong and Director at Sony Pictures Animation Maggie Kang arrive at the Los Angeles Special Screening Of Netflix's 'KPop Demon Hunters' held at the Netflix Tudum Theater on June 16, 2025 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Netflix KPop Demon Hunters Special Screening - LA

American illustrator, production designer, and film director Chris Appelhans and Director at Sony Pictures Animation Maggie Kang arrive at the Los Angeles Special Screening Of Netflix's 'KPop Demon Hunters' held at the Netflix Tudum Theater on June 16, 2025 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Netflix KPop Demon Hunters Special Screening - LA

American illustrator, production designer, and film director Chris Appelhans and Director at Sony Pictures Animation Maggie Kang arrive at the Los Angeles Special Screening Of Netflix's 'KPop Demon Hunters' held at the Netflix Tudum Theater on June 16, 2025 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France: Twin Waterspouts Spotted in Landes

Twin waterspouts were spotted off the coast of Landes, southwestern France on Wednesday morning, March 12.

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irector Hayao Miyazaki's beloved car at Ghibli Park

Japanese animation director Hayao Miyazaki's beloved car, a Citroen 2CV, is displayed at Ghibli Park, a theme park featuring characters and scenes from Studio Ghibli's animation films such as "My Neighbor Totoro," in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, on Jan. 29, 2025.

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irector Hayao Miyazaki's beloved car at Ghibli Park

Japanese animation director Hayao Miyazaki's beloved car, a Citroen 2CV, is displayed at Ghibli Park, a theme park featuring characters and scenes from Studio Ghibli's animation films such as "My Neighbor Totoro," in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, on Jan. 29, 2025.

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Director Hayao Miyazaki's beloved car at Ghibli Park

Japanese animation director Hayao Miyazaki's beloved car, a Citroen 2CV, is displayed at Ghibli Park, a theme park featuring characters and scenes from Studio Ghibli's animation films such as "My Neighbor Totoro," in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, on Jan. 29, 2025.

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Studio Ghibli Show in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2024 - Visitors look at works accurately restored through light and shadow technology at the "Studio Ghibli Story" immersive animation art exhibition in Shanghai, China, November 3, 2024. Studio Ghibli, led by Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki, has classic IP such as "Spirited Away", "My Friend Totoro" and "Princess Mononot". The pavilion uses many physical objects and multimedia light and shadow technologies to restore artistic creativity and bring two-dimensional virtual scenes to the real world.

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Studio Ghibli Show in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2024 - Visitors look at works accurately restored through light and shadow technology at the "Studio Ghibli Story" immersive animation art exhibition in Shanghai, China, November 3, 2024. Studio Ghibli, led by Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki, has classic IP such as "Spirited Away", "My Friend Totoro" and "Princess Mononot". The pavilion uses many physical objects and multimedia light and shadow technologies to restore artistic creativity and bring two-dimensional virtual scenes to the real world.

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Studio Ghibli Show in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2024 - Visitors look at works accurately restored through light and shadow technology at the "Studio Ghibli Story" immersive animation art exhibition in Shanghai, China, November 3, 2024. Studio Ghibli, led by Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki, has classic IP such as "Spirited Away", "My Friend Totoro" and "Princess Mononot". The pavilion uses many physical objects and multimedia light and shadow technologies to restore artistic creativity and bring two-dimensional virtual scenes to the real world.

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Studio Ghibli Show in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2024 - Visitors look at works accurately restored through light and shadow technology at the "Studio Ghibli Story" immersive animation art exhibition in Shanghai, China, November 3, 2024. Studio Ghibli, led by Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki, has classic IP such as "Spirited Away", "My Friend Totoro" and "Princess Mononot". The pavilion uses many physical objects and multimedia light and shadow technologies to restore artistic creativity and bring two-dimensional virtual scenes to the real world.

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Studio Ghibli Show in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2024 - Visitors look at works accurately restored through light and shadow technology at the "Studio Ghibli Story" immersive animation art exhibition in Shanghai, China, November 3, 2024. Studio Ghibli, led by Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki, has classic IP such as "Spirited Away", "My Friend Totoro" and "Princess Mononot". The pavilion uses many physical objects and multimedia light and shadow technologies to restore artistic creativity and bring two-dimensional virtual scenes to the real world.

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Studio Ghibli Show in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2024 - Visitors look at works accurately restored through light and shadow technology at the "Studio Ghibli Story" immersive animation art exhibition in Shanghai, China, November 3, 2024. Studio Ghibli, led by Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki, has classic IP such as "Spirited Away", "My Friend Totoro" and "Princess Mononot". The pavilion uses many physical objects and multimedia light and shadow technologies to restore artistic creativity and bring two-dimensional virtual scenes to the real world.

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Studio Ghibli Show in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2024 - Visitors look at works accurately restored through light and shadow technology at the "Studio Ghibli Story" immersive animation art exhibition in Shanghai, China, November 3, 2024. Studio Ghibli, led by Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki, has classic IP such as "Spirited Away", "My Friend Totoro" and "Princess Mononot". The pavilion uses many physical objects and multimedia light and shadow technologies to restore artistic creativity and bring two-dimensional virtual scenes to the real world.

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Studio Ghibli Show in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2024 - Visitors look at works accurately restored through light and shadow technology at the "Studio Ghibli Story" immersive animation art exhibition in Shanghai, China, November 3, 2024. Studio Ghibli, led by Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki, has classic IP such as "Spirited Away", "My Friend Totoro" and "Princess Mononot". The pavilion uses many physical objects and multimedia light and shadow technologies to restore artistic creativity and bring two-dimensional virtual scenes to the real world.

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Studio Ghibli Show in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2024 - Visitors look at works accurately restored through light and shadow technology at the "Studio Ghibli Story" immersive animation art exhibition in Shanghai, China, November 3, 2024. Studio Ghibli, led by Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki, has classic IP such as "Spirited Away", "My Friend Totoro" and "Princess Mononot". The pavilion uses many physical objects and multimedia light and shadow technologies to restore artistic creativity and bring two-dimensional virtual scenes to the real world.

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Studio Ghibli Show in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2024 - Visitors look at works accurately restored through light and shadow technology at the "Studio Ghibli Story" immersive animation art exhibition in Shanghai, China, November 3, 2024. Studio Ghibli, led by Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki, has classic IP such as "Spirited Away", "My Friend Totoro" and "Princess Mononot". The pavilion uses many physical objects and multimedia light and shadow technologies to restore artistic creativity and bring two-dimensional virtual scenes to the real world.

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Studio Ghibli Show in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2024 - Visitors look at works accurately restored through light and shadow technology at the "Studio Ghibli Story" immersive animation art exhibition in Shanghai, China, November 3, 2024. Studio Ghibli, led by Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki, has classic IP such as "Spirited Away", "My Friend Totoro" and "Princess Mononot". The pavilion uses many physical objects and multimedia light and shadow technologies to restore artistic creativity and bring two-dimensional virtual scenes to the real world.

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Studio Ghibli Show in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2024 - Visitors look at works accurately restored through light and shadow technology at the "Studio Ghibli Story" immersive animation art exhibition in Shanghai, China, November 3, 2024. Studio Ghibli, led by Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki, has classic IP such as "Spirited Away", "My Friend Totoro" and "Princess Mononot". The pavilion uses many physical objects and multimedia light and shadow technologies to restore artistic creativity and bring two-dimensional virtual scenes to the real world.

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Studio Ghibli Show in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2024 - Visitors look at works accurately restored through light and shadow technology at the "Studio Ghibli Story" immersive animation art exhibition in Shanghai, China, November 3, 2024. Studio Ghibli, led by Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki, has classic IP such as "Spirited Away", "My Friend Totoro" and "Princess Mononot". The pavilion uses many physical objects and multimedia light and shadow technologies to restore artistic creativity and bring two-dimensional virtual scenes to the real world.

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Studio Ghibli Show in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2024 - Visitors look at works accurately restored through light and shadow technology at the "Studio Ghibli Story" immersive animation art exhibition in Shanghai, China, November 3, 2024. Studio Ghibli, led by Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki, has classic IP such as "Spirited Away", "My Friend Totoro" and "Princess Mononot". The pavilion uses many physical objects and multimedia light and shadow technologies to restore artistic creativity and bring two-dimensional virtual scenes to the real world.

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Studio Ghibli Show in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2024 - Visitors look at works accurately restored through light and shadow technology at the "Studio Ghibli Story" immersive animation art exhibition in Shanghai, China, November 3, 2024. Studio Ghibli, led by Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki, has classic IP such as "Spirited Away", "My Friend Totoro" and "Princess Mononot". The pavilion uses many physical objects and multimedia light and shadow technologies to restore artistic creativity and bring two-dimensional virtual scenes to the real world.

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Studio Ghibli Show in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2024 - Visitors look at works accurately restored through light and shadow technology at the "Studio Ghibli Story" immersive animation art exhibition in Shanghai, China, November 3, 2024. Studio Ghibli, led by Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki, has classic IP such as "Spirited Away", "My Friend Totoro" and "Princess Mononot". The pavilion uses many physical objects and multimedia light and shadow technologies to restore artistic creativity and bring two-dimensional virtual scenes to the real world.

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Studio Ghibli Show in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2024 - Visitors look at works accurately restored through light and shadow technology at the "Studio Ghibli Story" immersive animation art exhibition in Shanghai, China, November 3, 2024. Studio Ghibli, led by Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki, has classic IP such as "Spirited Away", "My Friend Totoro" and "Princess Mononot". The pavilion uses many physical objects and multimedia light and shadow technologies to restore artistic creativity and bring two-dimensional virtual scenes to the real world.

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Studio Ghibli Show in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2024 - Visitors look at works accurately restored through light and shadow technology at the "Studio Ghibli Story" immersive animation art exhibition in Shanghai, China, November 3, 2024. Studio Ghibli, led by Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki, has classic IP such as "Spirited Away", "My Friend Totoro" and "Princess Mononot". The pavilion uses many physical objects and multimedia light and shadow technologies to restore artistic creativity and bring two-dimensional virtual scenes to the real world.

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Studio Ghibli Show in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2024 - Visitors look at works accurately restored through light and shadow technology at the "Studio Ghibli Story" immersive animation art exhibition in Shanghai, China, November 3, 2024. Studio Ghibli, led by Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki, has classic IP such as "Spirited Away", "My Friend Totoro" and "Princess Mononot". The pavilion uses many physical objects and multimedia light and shadow technologies to restore artistic creativity and bring two-dimensional virtual scenes to the real world.

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Studio Ghibli Show in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2024 - Visitors look at works accurately restored through light and shadow technology at the "Studio Ghibli Story" immersive animation art exhibition in Shanghai, China, November 3, 2024. Studio Ghibli, led by Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki, has classic IP such as "Spirited Away", "My Friend Totoro" and "Princess Mononot". The pavilion uses many physical objects and multimedia light and shadow technologies to restore artistic creativity and bring two-dimensional virtual scenes to the real world.

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5th anniv. of Kyoto Animation arson attack

A woman prays in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, in front of a monument dedicated to the 36 victims of a 2019 arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio, on July 18, 2024, the fifth anniversary of the incident.

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5th anniv. of Kyoto Animation arson attack

Kyoto Animation Co. President Hideaki Hatta (R) meets the press following a memorial ceremony marking a 2019 deadly arson attack on one of its studios, on July 18, 2024, the fifth anniversary of the incident, at the site of the former studio in Kyoto, western Japan.

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5th anniv. of Kyoto Animation arson attack

Kyoto Animation Co. President Hideaki Hatta heads to a memorial ceremony marking a 2019 deadly arson attack on one of its studios on July 18, 2024, the fifth anniversary of the incident, at the studio's former site in Kyoto, western Japan.

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5th anniv. of Kyoto Animation arson attack

Photo taken in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, shows a monument in memory of the victims of a 2019 arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio, on July 18, 2024, the fifth anniversary of the incident.

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5th anniv. of Kyoto Animation arson attack

Photo shows the venue for the memorial ceremony of a 2019 deadly arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio, set up at its former site in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 18, 2024, the fifth anniversary of the incident.

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-TIANJIN-DIGITAL TWIN TECHNICIAN (CN)

(240501) -- TIANJIN, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ma Xinqi prepares for performance at a motion capture booth in the National Animation Industry Park in Binhai New Area, north China's Tianjin Municipality, April 23, 2024. Surrounded by dozens of high-definition infrared cameras, Ma Xinqi, a motion capture actor, performs in a booth while a visual character on the computer screen records and repeats his movements. "This is called digital twin technology, which can capture specific marks on an actor's body with infrared cameras set in the booth and calculate the actor's movement in milliseconds. The data will be transmitted to the computer for rendering to realize the synchronized performance of an virtual character," said Cui Shengji, a technical consultant of a motion capture booth in the National Animation Industry Park. Cui has been engaged in digital-technology-related work for nearly ten years, and now he has set up a studio, applying digital twin technology in fields of animation, immersive cultural t

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-TIANJIN-DIGITAL TWIN TECHNICIAN (CN)

(240501) -- TIANJIN, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A member of Cui Shengji's studio adjusts movements of a visual character in the National Animation Industry Park in Binhai New Area, north China's Tianjin Municipality, April 23, 2024. Surrounded by dozens of high-definition infrared cameras, Ma Xinqi, a motion capture actor, performs in a booth while a visual character on the computer screen records and repeats his movements. "This is called digital twin technology, which can capture specific marks on an actor's body with infrared cameras set in the booth and calculate the actor's movement in milliseconds. The data will be transmitted to the computer for rendering to realize the synchronized performance of an virtual character," said Cui Shengji, a technical consultant of a motion capture booth in the National Animation Industry Park. Cui has been engaged in digital-technology-related work for nearly ten years, and now he has set up a studio, applying digital twin technology in fields of animation, immersi

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-TIANJIN-DIGITAL TWIN TECHNICIAN (CN)

(240501) -- TIANJIN, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ma Xinqi (L) performs as a visual character doing the same movement is generated in real time on the computer at a motion capture booth in the National Animation Industry Park, Binhai New Area, north China's Tianjin Municipality, April 23, 2024. Surrounded by dozens of high-definition infrared cameras, Ma Xinqi, a motion capture actor, performs in a booth while a visual character on the computer screen records and repeats his movements. "This is called digital twin technology, which can capture specific marks on an actor's body with infrared cameras set in the booth and calculate the actor's movement in milliseconds. The data will be transmitted to the computer for rendering to realize the synchronized performance of an virtual character," said Cui Shengji, a technical consultant of a motion capture booth in the National Animation Industry Park. Cui has been engaged in digital-technology-related work for nearly ten years, and now he has set up a studio, app