Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

SOUTH AFRICA-TOURISTS-INCREASE

(230820) -- CAPE TOWN, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists watch penguins on the beach at Boulders Penguin Colony, Simon's Town, South Africa, Aug. 12, 2023. According to the latest data from Statistics South Africa, the country received about 4.07 million tourists from January to June in 2023, an increase of 78.2 percent comparing to the same period of last year. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

E

SOUTH AFRICA-TOURISTS-INCREASE

(230820) -- CAPE TOWN, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Hout Bay in Cape Town, South Africa, Aug. 12, 2023. According to the latest data from Statistics South Africa, the country received about 4.07 million tourists from January to June in 2023, an increase of 78.2 percent comparing to the same period of last year. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

E

SOUTH AFRICA-TOURISTS-INCREASE

(230820) -- CAPE TOWN, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists view the Table Mountain on a cable car in Cape Town, South Africa, Aug. 12, 2023. According to the latest data from Statistics South Africa, the country received about 4.07 million tourists from January to June in 2023, an increase of 78.2 percent comparing to the same period of last year. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

E

SOUTH AFRICA-TOURISTS-INCREASE

(230820) -- CAPE TOWN, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists view the Table Mountain on a cable car in Cape Town, South Africa, Aug. 12, 2023. According to the latest data from Statistics South Africa, the country received about 4.07 million tourists from January to June in 2023, an increase of 78.2 percent comparing to the same period of last year. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

E

SOUTH AFRICA-TOURISTS-INCREASE

(230820) -- CAPE TOWN, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists take photos at the Cape of Good Hope in Cape Town, South Africa, Aug. 12, 2023. According to the latest data from Statistics South Africa, the country received about 4.07 million tourists from January to June in 2023, an increase of 78.2 percent comparing to the same period of last year. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

E

SOUTH AFRICA-TOURISTS-INCREASE

(230820) -- CAPE TOWN, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists take a ship during their visit in Cape Town, South Africa, Aug. 12, 2023. According to the latest data from Statistics South Africa, the country received about 4.07 million tourists from January to June in 2023, an increase of 78.2 percent comparing to the same period of last year. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

E

KUWAIT-HAWALLI GOVERNORATE-PEARL DIVING FESTIVAL

(230813) -- HAWALLI GOVERNORATE, Aug. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dhow boats carrying divers attend the inauguration of the 32nd Pearl Diving Festival at a dock in Al-Salmiya, Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait, Aug. 12, 2023. The 32nd Pearl Diving Festival kicked off Saturday here in the Kuwaiti capital after three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier in the day, up to 60 young divers boarded two dhow boats to embark on a pearl-finding trip that could last for several days, according to the official Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

E

KUWAIT-HAWALLI GOVERNORATE-PEARL DIVING FESTIVAL

(230813) -- HAWALLI GOVERNORATE, Aug. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dhow boats carrying divers attend the inauguration of the 32nd Pearl Diving Festival at a dock in Al-Salmiya, Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait, Aug. 12, 2023. The 32nd Pearl Diving Festival kicked off Saturday here in the Kuwaiti capital after three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier in the day, up to 60 young divers boarded two dhow boats to embark on a pearl-finding trip that could last for several days, according to the official Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

E

Peru records inflation of 3.17% in first 7 months

STORY: Peru records inflation of 3.17% in first 7 months DATELINE: Aug. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:39 LOCATION: Lima CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Lima 2. various of restaurants, shops and traffic 3. various of a concert STORYLINE: Peru's Consumer Price Index (CPI) registered an increase of 0.34 percent in July, accumulating an increase of 3.17 percent in the first seven months of the year, the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) reported on Tuesday. The CPI of Metropolitan Lima had an increase of 0.39 percent in the seventh month of the year to accumulate a variation of 2.92 between January and July of 2023, the entity indicated in the report "Variation of the Price Indicators of the Economy." The annual rate (last 12 months) of the indicator showed a variation of 6.02 percent in the case of the national indicator and 5.88 percent for Metropolitan Lima. The annual rate was thus slightly higher than the forecast of "below 6 percent" made by the Minister of Econ

E

Japanese cities vie for title of hottest place in Japan

KOCHI, Japan - People watch a temperature display set up in Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, in July 2014 to vie for the title of Japan's hottest city against Saitama Prefecture's Kumagaya and Gifu Prefecture's Tajimi, which each registered 40.9 C on Aug. 16, 2007. Shimanto set Japan's highest temperature of 41.0 C on Aug. 12 last year. The cities use high temperatures to promote tourism.

E

Golf: Teenager Ishikawa gets 1st professional win

KOKA, Japan - Sixteen-year-old golfer Ryo Ishikawa holds the winning trophy after clinching his first title as a professional with a victory at the Kansai Open in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, on Aug. 24. Ishikawa, who became the youngest Japanese tour event winner in May last year and turned pro in January, shot a final-round 69 that gave him a four-stroke win at the regional tournament in western Japan with a 72-hole total of 12-under-par 276.

E

Golf: Teenager Ishikawa gets 1st professional win

KOKA, Japan - Sixteen-year-old golfer Ryo Ishikawa celebrates after picking up his first title as a professional with a victory at the Kansai Open in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, on Aug. 24. Ishikawa, who became the youngest Japanese tour event winner in May last year and turned pro in January, shot a final-round 69 that gave him a four-stroke win at the regional tournament in western Japan with a 72-hole total of 12-under-par 276.

E

Photo exhibition of ancient Korean murals to open in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A ceremony was held Aug. 12 to mark the opening of an exhibition in Tokyo of photos and sketches of ancient murals from North Korea's first UNESCO World Heritage site in a Pyongyang suburb. The exhibition will open to the public Aug. 13 and run through Sept. 4. Photos were taken by a team of Kyodo News photographers last year.

E

Israel's inflation rate hits 5.2 pct, highest since 2008

STORY: Israel's inflation rate hits 5.2 pct, highest since 2008 DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:04 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people shopping at a market in central Israeli city of Ramla STORYLINE: Israel's year-on-year inflation reached 5.2 percent in July, the highest since October 2008, according to figures released by the country's Central Bureau of Statistics on Monday. This is the sixth month in a row for the 12-month consumer price index to rise above the government target range of 1-3 percent. Israel's monthly inflation rate in July was 1.1 percent, following a 0.4 percent in June, mainly due to an increase of 8.5 percent in fresh fruit prices and 3.3 percent in transport prices. Israeli analysts estimated that the continued rise in inflation will lead to a fourth consecutive rise in Israel's base interest rate by the Bank of Israel on Aug. 22. During the last three increases, the base interest rate has been raised from 0.1 percent to the current

E

AUSTRALIA-NEW SPECIES-BIODIVERSITY

(220809) -- CANBERRA, Aug. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo provided by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) on Aug. 9, 2022 shows a newly named Silverspot Weedfish. Australia's national science agency has revealed that it named and described more than 100 new species over the last year in a "win for biodiversity". Researchers from the CSIRO in Canberra identified 139 new species and described them in scientific journals over the last 12 months. The tally consists of 131 insects and invertebrates, four fish, three plants and one frog species, which include a species of ant that protects one of Australia's rarest butterfly species. (CSIRO/Handout via Xinhua)

E

AUSTRALIA-NEW SPECIES-BIODIVERSITY

(220809) -- CANBERRA, Aug. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo provided by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) on Aug. 9, 2022 shows a newly named ant Anonychomyrma inclinata. Australia's national science agency has revealed that it named and described more than 100 new species over the last year in a "win for biodiversity". Researchers from the CSIRO in Canberra identified 139 new species and described them in scientific journals over the last 12 months. The tally consists of 131 insects and invertebrates, four fish, three plants and one frog species, which include a species of ant that protects one of Australia's rarest butterfly species. (CSIRO/Handout via Xinhua)

E

AUSTRALIA-NEW SPECIES-BIODIVERSITY

(220809) -- CANBERRA, Aug. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo provided by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) on Aug. 9, 2022 shows one of the two new species of weevils found in lava caves at Undara Volcanic National Park in Queensland, Australia. Australia's national science agency has revealed that it named and described more than 100 new species over the last year in a "win for biodiversity". Researchers from the CSIRO in Canberra identified 139 new species and described them in scientific journals over the last 12 months. The tally consists of 131 insects and invertebrates, four fish, three plants and one frog species, which include a species of ant that protects one of Australia's rarest butterfly species. (CSIRO/Handout via Xinhua)

E

Photo exhibition of ancient Korean murals to open in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A ceremony was held Aug. 12 to mark the opening of an exhibition in Tokyo of photos and sketches of ancient murals from North Korea's first UNESCO World Heritage site in a Pyongyang suburb. The exhibition will open to the public Aug. 13 and run through Sept. 4. Photos were taken by a team of Kyodo News photographers last year. (Kyodo)

E

Vaclav Havel, Sean Connery, Dagmar Havlova

Former Czech President Vaclav Havel, left, and his wife Dagmar Havlova, center, as they go with British actor Sean Connery, right, at a reception in Strahov Monastery, Prague, on Tuesday late night, Aug. 12, 2003. Sir Sean attended in Prague the European premiere of his latest movie, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, part of which was shot in the Czech capital in August last year. (CTK Photo/Jan Trestik)

E

Vaclav Havel, Sean Connery, Dagmar Havlova

Former Czech President Vaclav Havel, left, and his wife Dagmar Havlova, center, as they go with British actor Sean Connery, 3rd from left, at a reception in Strahov Monastery, Prague, on Tuesday late night, Aug. 12, 2003. Sir Sean attended in Prague the European premiere of his latest movie, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, part of which was shot in the Czech capital in August last year. (CTK Photo/Jan Trestik)

E

Vaclav Havel, Sean Connery, Dagmar Havlova

Former Czech President Vaclav Havel, left, is patted on shoulder by his wife Dagmar Havlova as they talk with British actor Sean Connery, center, at a reception in Strahov Monastery, Prague, on Tuesday late night, Aug. 12, 2003. Sir Sean attended in Prague the European premiere of his latest movie, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, part of which was shot in the Czech capital in August last year. (CTK Photo/Jan Trestik)

E

Saury harvesting season begins

Photo taken Aug. 12 shows a saury fishing vessel leaving a port in Akkeshi on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido as this year's saury harvesting season begins amid concern that yearly catches may fall below a record low marked last year.