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CHINA-GUANGXI-JING ETHNIC GROUP-SINGLE-STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (CN)

(230816) -- DONGXING, Aug. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Su Haizhen, head of a museum of the Jing ethnic group and an inheritor of the art of the single-stringed instrument of the Jing ethnic group, plays for visitors at her museum, in Dongxing, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 13, 2023. The Jing is the only maritime ethnic group in China, most of its members living on the three islands off the coast of Dongxing in Guangxi. The single-stringed instrument, or "duxianqin" in transliteration, is unique to the Jing culture, capable of presenting exquisite melodies with the only string it has. The art of duxianqin was formally recognized by the Chinese national government as a piece of intangible cultural heritage in 2011. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-JING ETHNIC GROUP-SINGLE-STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (CN)

(230816) -- DONGXING, Aug. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Su Haizhen, head of a museum of the Jing ethnic group and an inheritor of the art of the single-stringed instrument of the Jing ethnic group, plays for visitors at her museum, in Dongxing, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 13, 2023. The Jing is the only maritime ethnic group in China, most of its members living on the three islands off the coast of Dongxing in Guangxi. The single-stringed instrument, or "duxianqin" in transliteration, is unique to the Jing culture, capable of presenting exquisite melodies with the only string it has. The art of duxianqin was formally recognized by the Chinese national government as a piece of intangible cultural heritage in 2011. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-JING ETHNIC GROUP-SINGLE-STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (CN)

(230816) -- DONGXING, Aug. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Su Haizhen, head of a museum of the Jing ethnic group and an inheritor of the art of the single-stringed instrument of the Jing ethnic group, directs her students during their practice, in Dongxing, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 13, 2023. The Jing is the only maritime ethnic group in China, most of its members living on the three islands off the coast of Dongxing in Guangxi. The single-stringed instrument, or "duxianqin" in transliteration, is unique to the Jing culture, capable of presenting exquisite melodies with the only string it has. The art of duxianqin was formally recognized by the Chinese national government as a piece of intangible cultural heritage in 2011. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-JING ETHNIC GROUP-SINGLE-STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (CN)

(230816) -- DONGXING, Aug. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Su Haizhen, head of a museum of the Jing ethnic group and an inheritor of the art of the single-stringed instrument of the Jing ethnic group, plays for visitors at her museum, in Dongxing, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 13, 2023. The Jing is the only maritime ethnic group in China, most of its members living on the three islands off the coast of Dongxing in Guangxi. The single-stringed instrument, or "duxianqin" in transliteration, is unique to the Jing culture, capable of presenting exquisite melodies with the only string it has. The art of duxianqin was formally recognized by the Chinese national government as a piece of intangible cultural heritage in 2011. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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Junior high schoolers from disaster-hit areas hold summit

KOBE, Japan - Two students (far R) of Yotsukura junior high school from Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, talks about the degree of recovery from the 2011 earthquake that hit northeastern Japan during a "summit of junior high school students in disaster-stricken areas" in Kobe, western Japan, on Aug. 19, 2014. The gathering was joined by 13 schools from six prefectures, including Nagasaki where pyroclastic flows from Mt. Unzen killed scores of people in 1991.

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Sumo wrestlers donate 'dohyo' ring to tsunami-hit town

KESENNUMA, Japan - Members of the Association of Sumo Wrestlers pose with junior high-school students of tsunami-hit Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, at a ceremony to donate a "dohyo" ring to the northeastern Japanese city on Aug. 13, 2014, about three years and a half after the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami hit the region.

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Sumo wrestlers donate 'dohyo' ring to tsunami-hit town

KESENNUMA, Japan - Members of the Association of Sumo Wrestlers, including yokozuna Hakuho (3rd from R), mimic the pose of 19th-century grand champion Hidenoyama Raigoro depicted in a statue at Iwaisaki cape, which withstood the tsunami that hit northeastern Japan in 2011, before a ceremony to donate a "dohyo" sumo ring to the city government of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 13, 2014.

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Sumo wrestlers donate 'dohyo' ring to tsunami-hit town

KESENNUMA, Japan - A "dohyo" sumo ring donated to the municipal government of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, by the Association of Sumo Wrestlers is shown ahead of a dedication ceremony on Aug. 13, 2014, about three years and a half after the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami hit the region.

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'Dohyo' sumo ring donated to tsunami-hit town

KESENNUMA, Japan - A "dohyo" sumo ring donated to the municipal government of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, by the Association of Sumo Wrestlers is shown ahead of a dedication ceremony on Aug. 13, 2014, about three and a half years after the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami hit the region.

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Lantern festival

KAMAISHI, Japan - People pass colorful lanterns at a Zen Buddhist temple in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 13, 2013. The lanterns were lit in the "mantokuyo" event to commemorate the dead, particularly ancestors and victims of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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Lantern festival

KAMAISHI, Japan - Women stand among colorful lanterns at a Zen Buddhist temple in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 13, 2013. The lanterns were lit in the "mantokuyo" event to commemorate the dead, particularly ancestors and victims of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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Otsuchi town in August 2012

OTSUCHI, Japan - Photo shows a part of the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 13, 2012. While most of the debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami has been cleaned up, a wide swath of the town remains vacant.

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Education board head at center of Otsu bullying case attacked

OTSU, Japan - Naomi Koshi, mayor of Otsu in Shiga Prefecture, answers reporters' questions at the city hall on Aug. 15, 2012. A college student the same day assaulted the chief of the Otsu education board, police said. The education board has come under public criticism for initially failing to admit a link between the suicide of a 13-year-old boy and bullying by classmates in 2011.

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Students from quake-hit Tohoku visit Ground Zero in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Tsubasa Sugeno (L), a university student hailing from Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, and Lee Ielpi, president of the September 11th Families' Association, trace together names of Japanese victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks engraved on the stone monument at the World Trade Center site in New York on Aug. 13, 2012. Students hailing from the prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, which were severely hit by the 2011 March earthquake and tsunami disasters, visited the site and met the bereaved families of the 9/11 victims.

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Students from quake-hit Tohoku visit Ground Zero in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Ayaka Ogawa (L), who graduated from a senior high school in Iwate Prefecture, and Lee Ielpi, president of the September 11th Families' Association, trace together names of Japanese victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks engraved on the stone monument at the World Trade Center site in New York on Aug. 13, 2012. Students hailing from the prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, which were severely hit by the 2011 March earthquake and tsunami disasters, visited the site and met the bereaved families of the 9/11 victims.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Ichiro hits in 13th consecutive game

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki doubles to right in the seventh inning with the bases loaded and two outs in a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 30, 2011, extending his hitting streak to a 13th consecutive game. The Angels won the game 13-6.

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Sapporo teen jumps to his death

SAPPORO, Japan - Graffiti in August 2011 at an emergency stairway of an apartment building in Sapporo, Hokkaido in northern Japan, reads, ''Fall from here and die.'' A 13-year-old boy jumped to his death from the roof of the building on Aug. 30, 2011. Police are investigating if the graffiti has anything to do with the junior high school student's suicide.

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Market in Mogadishu

TOKYO, Japan - People visit an open market where food and various daily commodities are sold in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Aug. 13, 2011.

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'Tokyo Koen' wins special grand prize at Locarno fest

LOCARNO, Switzerland - Hiroaki Saito (R), producer of ''Tokyo Koen'' (Tokyo Park), receives a trophy at the 64th Locarno International Film Festival on Aug. 13, 2011, as the Japanese film directed by Shinji Aoyama has won the Golden Leopard Special Jury Prize at the festival.

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'Tokyo Koen' wins special grand prize at Locarno fest

LOCARNO, Switzerland - An image of Shinji Aoyama, director of ''Tokyo Koen'' (Tokyo Park), is projected on a screen at the 64th Locarno International Film Festival on Aug. 13, 2011. His film has won the Golden Leopard Special Jury Prize at the festival in Switzerland.

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Ichiro homers vs. Red Sox

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a home run, his second of the season and 34th career leadoff home run, in the first inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 13, 2011. The Mariners won 5-4.

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Japanese economic minister Kaieda in Indonesia

MANADO, Indonesia - Japanese economic minister Banri Kaieda (C) is pictured during a meeting of economic ministers from 16 East Asia Summit countries in the Indonesian provincial capital of Manado on Aug. 13, 2011.

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Kagawa at German 1st division

HOFFENHEIM, Germany - Shinji Kagawa (L) of Borussia Dortmund plays as a starting member in the first half of a game against Hoffenheim in Hoffenheim, Germany, on Aug. 13, 2011. Hoffenheim beat Borussia Dortmund 1-0.

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Ikeda at PGA C'ship

JOHNS CREEK, United States - Japan's Yuta Ikeda launches a shot from a bunker on the second hole during the third round of the PGA Championship at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Georgia, on Aug. 13, 2011. Ikeda tied for 43rd after the third round.

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Usami makes Bundesliga debut

WOLFSBURG, Germany - Takashi Usami of Bayern Munich (front) is seen in action in the second half of his first Bundesliga game against Wolfsburg at Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Aug. 13, 2011. Bayern won 1-0.

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Finance Minister Noda

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks with reporters in Tokyo on Aug. 13, 2011. Seen as a candidate to become Japan's next prime minister, Noda indicated the same day he will seek a grand coalition with major opposition parties if he takes power through being elected leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan.

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Japanese economic minister Kaieda in Indonesia

MANADO, Indonesia - Japanese economic minister Banri Kaieda (3rd from L) is pictured during a meeting of economic ministers from 16 East Asia Summit countries in the Indonesian provincial capital of Manado on Aug. 13, 2011. (Kyodo

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Hasebe at German 1st division

WOLFSBURG, Germany - Wolfsburg midfielder Makoto Hasebe (R) competes for a ball against Franck Ribery of Bayern Munich in the first half of a game in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Aug. 13, 2011. Wolfsburg lost the game 0-1.

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Summer holiday exodus from Japan

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - International passengers are pictured at Kansai airport, near Osaka, on Aug. 13, 2011. The annual rush of summer vacationers heading overseas peaked at Japan's major airports the same day, with the estimated number of holidaymakers down from last year in the aftermath of the March earthquake and tsunami.

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Summer holiday exodus from Japan

NARITA, Japan - Little girls sit on a suitcase trolley at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Aug. 13, 2011. The annual rush of summer vacationers heading overseas peaked at Japan's major airports the same day, with the estimated number of holidaymakers down from last year in the aftermath of the March earthquake and tsunami.

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Chinese aircraft carrier at Dalian port

DALIAN, China - Photo taken on Aug. 5, 2011, shows China's first aircraft carrier, the Soviet-built Varyag, at Dalian port in Liaoning Province. Chinese media reported that an aircraft landing drill on the carrier may be conducted on Aug. 13, 2011, as Chinese authorities have issued a 24-hour navigation ban in the northwestern Bohai Sea.

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Zaveri Bazar in Mumbai

MUMBAI, India - Photo taken on Aug. 9, 2011, shows Zaveri Bazar in Mumbai, western India. The first of three fatal bomb blasts in Mumbai occurred in the bazaar on July 13, 2011.

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Zaveri Bazar in Mumbai

MUMBAI, India - Photo taken on Aug. 9, 2011, shows Zaveri Bazar in Mumbai, western India. The first of three fatal bomb blasts in Mumbai occurred in the bazaar on July 13, 2011.

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Shiki troupe performs in Iwate Pref.

OTSUCHI, Japan - Members of Shiki Theatre Co. perform at Kirikiri Junior High School in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on July 25, 2011, for children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The troupe is scheduled to tour 13 municipalities in disaster-hit Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures through Aug. 26, 2011.

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Shiki troupe performs in Iwate Pref.

OTSUCHI, Japan - Members of Shiki Theatre Co. perform at Kirikiri Junior High School in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on July 25, 2011, for children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The troupe is scheduled to tour 13 municipalities in disaster-hit Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures through Aug. 26, 2011.

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Robot exhibition in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Robot ''wakamaru'' is demonstrated during a preview of a robot exhibition at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on July 13, 2011. The exhibition featuring around 1,000 robots, figures and models opened on July 14 and will run through Aug. 28.

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Tsunami-hit area then and now

Top photo taken Aug. 13, 2015 shows a burial ground with gravestones remaining collapsed in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture in the wake of the M9.0 earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. Bottom photo taken the same day shows a newly built municipal graveyard completed in the spring of 2015 on a hill of the town. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ichiro hits in 13th consecutive game

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki doubles to right in the seventh inning with the bases loaded and two outs in a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 30, 2011, extending his hitting streak to a 13th consecutive game. The Angels won the game 13-6. (Kyodo)

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Sapporo teen jumps to his death

SAPPORO, Japan - Graffiti in August 2011 at an emergency stairway of an apartment building in Sapporo, Hokkaido in northern Japan, reads, ''Fall from here and die.'' A 13-year-old boy jumped to his death from the roof of the building on Aug. 30, 2011. Police are investigating if the graffiti has anything to do with the junior high school student's suicide. (Kyodo)

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Market in Mogadishu

TOKYO, Japan - People visit an open market where food and various daily commodities are sold in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Aug. 13, 2011. (Kyodo)

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2nd semester begins early in quake-hit school

OFUNATO, Japan - Students of Takata Senior High School head to another school they temporarily use in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture to attend the opening ceremony of the second semester on Aug. 17, 2011. The students' summer break, which usually begins in late July and lasts until the end of August, ended the previous day after it was cut to only 13 days this year. Their first semester started in May, instead of the usual April, in the aftermath of the March quake and tsunami disaster that destroyed their school building, and lasted until Aug. 3 to make up for the delayed start to the school year. (Kyodo)

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2nd semester begins early in quake-hit school

OFUNATO, Japan - Students of Takata Senior High School wave hands near their faces due to the heat while gathering at the gymnasium of another school they temporarily use in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture to attend the opening ceremony of the second semester on Aug. 17, 2011. The students' summer break, which usually begins in late July and lasts until the end of August, ended the previous day after it was cut to only 13 days this year. Their first semester started in May, instead of the usual April, in the aftermath of the March quake and tsunami disaster that destroyed their school building, and lasted until Aug. 3 to make up for the delayed start to the school year. (Kyodo)

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2nd semester begins early in quake-hit school

OFUNATO, Japan - Students of Takata Senior High School wave fans due to the heat while gathering at the gymnasium of another school they temporarily use in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture to attend the opening ceremony of the second semester on Aug. 17, 2011. The students' summer break, which usually begins in late July and lasts until the end of August, ended the previous day after it was cut to only 13 days this year. Their first semester started in May, instead of the usual April, in the aftermath of the March quake and tsunami disaster that destroyed their school building, and lasted until Aug. 3 to make up for the delayed start to the school year. (Kyodo)

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2nd semester begins early in quake-hit school

OFUNATO, Japan - Students of Takata Senior High School attend the opening ceremony of the second semester at the gymnasium of another school they temporarily use in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 17, 2011. The students' summer break, which usually begins in late July and lasts until the end of August, ended the previous day after it was cut to only 13 days this year. Their first semester started in May, instead of the usual April, in the aftermath of the March quake and tsunami disaster that destroyed their school building, and lasted until Aug. 3 to make up for the delayed start to the school year. (Kyodo)

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Hasebe at German 1st division

WOLFSBURG, Germany - Wolfsburg midfielder Makoto Hasebe (R) competes for a ball against Franck Ribery of Bayern Munich in the first half of a game in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Aug. 13, 2011. Wolfsburg lost the game 0-1. (Kyodo)

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Kagawa at German 1st division

HOFFENHEIM, Germany - Shinji Kagawa (L) of Borussia Dortmund plays as a starting member in the first half of a game against Hoffenheim in Hoffenheim, Germany, on Aug. 13, 2011. Hoffenheim beat Borussia Dortmund 1-0. (Kyodo)

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'Tokyo Koen' wins special grand prize at Locarno fest

LOCARNO, Switzerland - An image of Shinji Aoyama, director of ''Tokyo Koen'' (Tokyo Park), is projected on a screen at the 64th Locarno International Film Festival on Aug. 13, 2011. His film has won the Golden Leopard Special Jury Prize at the festival in Switzerland. (Kyodo)