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Rice for undernourished children in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 14 Kyodo - Young monks at Tokyo's Zojoji temple prepare to send collected rice to undernourished children in the city on Aug. 11, 1930. (Photo by Japan Telegraphic Communication Co.)

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Japanese Prime Minister Murayama in 1995

Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama issues a statement on the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 1995.

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Arctic Ocean Scientific Expedition

Scientific expedition team members retrieve a benthic lander while conducting scientific research in the Arctic Ocean aboard China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2, Aug. 14, 2025. China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, arrived in Shanghai on Friday, marking the completion of the country's hitherto largest Arctic Ocean scientific expedition. A total of 100 members of China's 15th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition were aboard the vessel. Organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources, this round of Arctic survey was jointly carried out by four vessels, including Xuelong 2, Jidi, Shenhai-1 and Tansuo-3. This Arctic expedition has further enhanced China's understanding of the rapid changes in the Arctic Ocean and their impacts, providing important support for a deeper understanding and effective response to global climate change, according to the researchers. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Shiping/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Arctic Ocean Scientific Expedition

A drone photo taken on Aug. 5, 2025 shows China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2 breaking the ice to lead the way in the Arctic Ocean. China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, arrived in Shanghai on Friday, marking the completion of the country's hitherto largest Arctic Ocean scientific expedition. During the expedition, the Xuelong 2 and Jidi vessels completed comprehensive marine environment surveys and manned deep-sea diving support tasks in the Chukchi sea plateau, the Canada Basin and the central region of the Arctic Ocean. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Shiping/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Arctic Ocean Scientific Expedition

China's manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong is about to leave its mothership Shenhai Yihao (DeepSea No. 1) in the Arctic Ocean, Aug. 6, 2025. China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, arrived in Shanghai on Friday, marking the completion of the country's hitherto largest Arctic Ocean scientific expedition. During the expedition, the Xuelong 2 and Jidi vessels completed comprehensive marine environment surveys and manned deep-sea diving support tasks in the Chukchi sea plateau, the Canada Basin and the central region of the Arctic Ocean. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Shiping/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Arctic Ocean Scientific Expedition

The scientific expedition team members deploy ice-based buoys in the high-latitude waters of the Arctic Ocean, Aug. 25, 2025. China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, arrived in Shanghai on Friday, marking the completion of the country's hitherto largest Arctic Ocean scientific expedition. A total of 100 members of China's 15th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition were aboard the vessel. Organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources, this round of Arctic survey was jointly carried out by four vessels, including Xuelong 2, Jidi, Shenhai-1 and Tansuo-3. This Arctic expedition has further enhanced China's understanding of the rapid changes in the Arctic Ocean and their impacts, providing important support for a deeper understanding and effective response to global climate change, according to the researchers. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Shiping/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Arctic Ocean Scientific Expedition

China's manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong leaves its mothership Shenhai Yihao (DeepSea No. 1) and dives in the Arctic Ocean, Aug. 6, 2025. China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, arrived in Shanghai on Friday, marking the completion of the country's hitherto largest Arctic Ocean scientific expedition. During the expedition, the Xuelong 2 and Jidi vessels completed comprehensive marine environment surveys and manned deep-sea diving support tasks in the Chukchi sea plateau, the Canada Basin and the central region of the Arctic Ocean. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Shiping/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Arctic Ocean Scientific Expedition

China's manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong is about to dive in the Arctic Ocean, Aug. 6, 2025. China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, arrived in Shanghai on Friday, marking the completion of the country's hitherto largest Arctic Ocean scientific expedition. During the expedition, the Xuelong 2 and Jidi vessels completed comprehensive marine environment surveys and manned deep-sea diving support tasks in the Chukchi sea plateau, the Canada Basin and the central region of the Arctic Ocean. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Shiping/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Arctic Ocean Scientific Expedition

This photo taken on Aug. 6, 2025 shows China's manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong returned to the surface from the bottom of the sea in the Arctic Ocean. China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, arrived in Shanghai on Friday, marking the completion of the country's hitherto largest Arctic Ocean scientific expedition. During the expedition, the Xuelong 2 and Jidi vessels completed comprehensive marine environment surveys and manned deep-sea diving support tasks in the Chukchi sea plateau, the Canada Basin and the central region of the Arctic Ocean. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Shiping/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Arctic Ocean Scientific Expedition

This photo taken on Aug. 6, 2025 shows China's manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong diving in the Arctic Ocean. China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, arrived in Shanghai on Friday, marking the completion of the country's hitherto largest Arctic Ocean scientific expedition. During the expedition, the Xuelong 2 and Jidi vessels completed comprehensive marine environment surveys and manned deep-sea diving support tasks in the Chukchi sea plateau, the Canada Basin and the central region of the Arctic Ocean. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Shiping/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pu'er Railway Station

Passengers wait to board a train at Akto Railway Station in Akto County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 18, 2025. TO GO WITH "Xinjiang Story: China's westernmost railway station links hinterland to wide world" Photo by Jia Zhao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS/COM

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Samawar Dance Performance In Urumqi - China

Ahmat Mollaq performs the Samawar dance in the Qiuci Alley of Kuqa City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 4, 2025. In the Qiuci Alley of Kuqa City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Parhat Emin performs the Samawar (a Uygur term meaning "tea set") dance, a traditional Uygur greeting dance with a history dating back to the millennium-old ancient Qiuci State. His eyes shine brightly, and his smile is warm and welcoming. With a bronze pot and porcelain bowls balanced steadily on a plate over his head, his body spins smoothly, and his feet move as lightly as the wind. As he dances gracefully to the rhythm of traditional Uygur music, the surrounding audience burst into cheers from time to time. Kuqa, where the ancient Qiuci State was mainly located, was a vital hub along the ancient Silk Road, bustling with merchants and the tinkle of camel bells. Today the Qiuci Alley is a popular tourist destination in Kuqa. From noon till midnight every day, dances including the Samawar

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Samawar Dance Performance In Urumqi - China

A senior artist performs the Samawar dance in the Qiuci Alley of Kuqa City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 4, 2025. In the Qiuci Alley of Kuqa City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Parhat Emin performs the Samawar (a Uygur term meaning "tea set") dance, a traditional Uygur greeting dance with a history dating back to the millennium-old ancient Qiuci State. His eyes shine brightly, and his smile is warm and welcoming. With a bronze pot and porcelain bowls balanced steadily on a plate over his head, his body spins smoothly, and his feet move as lightly as the wind. As he dances gracefully to the rhythm of traditional Uygur music, the surrounding audience burst into cheers from time to time. Kuqa, where the ancient Qiuci State was mainly located, was a vital hub along the ancient Silk Road, bustling with merchants and the tinkle of camel bells. Today the Qiuci Alley is a popular tourist destination in Kuqa. From noon till midnight every day, dances including the Sama

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KENYA-NAROK-MAASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE-WILDLIFE

A leopard leaps across a river in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Narok County, Kenya, Aug. 30, 2025. Photo by Yuan Lin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gangwon Do Flower Garden Festival - South Korea

Visitors enjoy themselves at a flower garden festival in Cheorwon, Gangwon-do province, South Korea, on September 7, 2025. The Goseokjeong flower garden festival is running from Aug. 27 to Nov. 2 this year. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gangwon Do Flower Garden Festival - South Korea

Visitors enjoy themselves at a flower garden festival in Cheorwon, Gangwon-do province, South Korea, on September 7, 2025. The Goseokjeong flower garden festival is running from Aug. 27 to Nov. 2 this year. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gangwon Do Flower Garden Festival - South Korea

A visitor walks amid flowers at a flower garden festival in Cheorwon, Gangwon-do province, South Korea, on September 7, 2025. The Goseokjeong flower garden festival is running from Aug. 27 to Nov. 2 this year. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gangwon Do Flower Garden Festival - South Korea

Visitors enjoy themselves at a flower garden festival in Cheorwon, Gangwon-do province, South Korea, on September 7, 2025. The Goseokjeong flower garden festival is running from Aug. 27 to Nov. 2 this year. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gangwon Do Flower Garden Festival - South Korea

Visitors enjoy themselves at a flower garden festival in Cheorwon, Gangwon-do province, South Korea, on September 7, 2025. The Goseokjeong flower garden festival is running from Aug. 27 to Nov. 2 this year. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gangwon Do Flower Garden Festival - South Korea

Visitors pose for a selfie at a flower garden festival in Cheorwon, Gangwon-do province, South Korea, on September 7, 2025. The Goseokjeong flower garden festival is running from Aug. 27 to Nov. 2 this year. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gangwon Do Flower Garden Festival - South Korea

Visitors enjoy themselves at a flower garden festival in Cheorwon, Gangwon-do province, South Korea, on September 7, 2025. The Goseokjeong flower garden festival is running from Aug. 27 to Nov. 2 this year. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venice - Awarding Ceremony

Main crew of the film "The Voice of Hind Rajab" arrive at the red carpet before the awarding ceremony of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 6, 2025. Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania's "The Voice of Hind Rajab," a film about a Palestinian girl killed in the Gaza conflict, took home the Grand Jury Prize. The 82nd edition of the Venice International Film Festival ran from Aug. 27 to Sept. 6 at the Lido island of the Italian lagoon city, with 21 films in the main competition lineup. Photo by Li Jing /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venice - Awarding Ceremony

Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania delivers a speech at the awarding ceremony of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 6, 2025. Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania's "The Voice of Hind Rajab," a film about a Palestinian girl killed in the Gaza conflict, took home the Grand Jury Prize. The 82nd edition of the Venice International Film Festival ran from Aug. 27 to Sept. 6 at the Lido island of the Italian lagoon city, with 21 films in the main competition lineup. Photo by Li Jing /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venice - Awarding Ceremony

Italian actor Toni Servillo (C, front) poses after winning the award of Best Actor for the film "La Grazia" at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 6, 2025. The 82nd edition of the Venice International Film Festival ran from Aug. 27 to Sept. 6 at the Lido island of the Italian lagoon city, with 21 films in the main competition lineup. Photo by Li Jing /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venice - Awarding Ceremony

President of the 2025 Venice Biennale Pietrangelo Buttafuoco (L) presents the trophy to American director Jim Jarmusch at the awarding ceremony of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 6, 2025. American director Jim Jarmusch's "Father Mother Sister Brother" won the Golden Lion for Best Film. The 82nd edition of the Venice International Film Festival ran from Aug. 27 to Sept. 6 at the Lido island of the Italian lagoon city, with 21 films in the main competition lineup. Photo by Li Jing /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venice - Awarding Ceremony

Director Valerie Donzelli of the film "A Pied d'Oeuvre" poses with the trophy after winning the award for Best Screenplay at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 6, 2025. The 82nd edition of the Venice International Film Festival ran from Aug. 27 to Sept. 6 at the Lido island of the Italian lagoon city, with 21 films in the main competition lineup. Photo by Li Jing /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venice - Awarding Ceremony

Italian actor Toni Servillo poses with the trophy after winning the award of Best Actor for the film "La Grazia" at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 6, 2025. The 82nd edition of the Venice International Film Festival ran from Aug. 27 to Sept. 6 at the Lido island of the Italian lagoon city, with 21 films in the main competition lineup. Photo by Li Jing /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venice - Awarding Ceremony

Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania poses with the trophy at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 6, 2025. Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania's "The Voice of Hind Rajab," a film about a Palestinian girl killed in the Gaza conflict, took home the Grand Jury Prize. The 82nd edition of the Venice International Film Festival ran from Aug. 27 to Sept. 6 at the Lido island of the Italian lagoon city, with 21 films in the main competition lineup. Photo by Li Jing /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venice - Awarding Ceremony

American director Jim Jarmusch (1st R) delivers a speech at the awarding ceremony of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 6, 2025. American director Jim Jarmusch's "Father Mother Sister Brother" won the Golden Lion for Best Film. The 82nd edition of the Venice International Film Festival ran from Aug. 27 to Sept. 6 at the Lido island of the Italian lagoon city, with 21 films in the main competition lineup. Photo by Li Jing /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venice - Awarding Ceremony

Italian actor Toni Servillo poses with the trophy after winning the award of Best Actor for the film "La Grazia" at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 6, 2025. The 82nd edition of the Venice International Film Festival ran from Aug. 27 to Sept. 6 at the Lido island of the Italian lagoon city, with 21 films in the main competition lineup. Photo by Li Jing /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venice - Awarding Ceremony

Director Valerie Donzelli of the film "A Pied d'Oeuvre" poses with the trophy after winning the award for Best Screenplay at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 6, 2025. The 82nd edition of the Venice International Film Festival ran from Aug. 27 to Sept. 6 at the Lido island of the Italian lagoon city, with 21 films in the main competition lineup. Photo by Li Jing /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venice - Awarding Ceremony

Italian actor Toni Servillo poses with the trophy after winning the award of Best Actor for the film "La Grazia" at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 6, 2025. The 82nd edition of the Venice International Film Festival ran from Aug. 27 to Sept. 6 at the Lido island of the Italian lagoon city, with 21 films in the main competition lineup. Photo by Li Jing /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venice - Awarding Ceremony

American director Jim Jarmusch poses with the trophy at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 6, 2025. American director Jim Jarmusch's "Father Mother Sister Brother" won the Golden Lion for Best Film. The 82nd edition of the Venice International Film Festival ran from Aug. 27 to Sept. 6 at the Lido island of the Italian lagoon city, with 21 films in the main competition lineup. Photo by Li Jing /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venice - Awarding Ceremony

American director Jim Jarmusch poses with the trophy at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 6, 2025. American director Jim Jarmusch's "Father Mother Sister Brother" won the Golden Lion for Best Film. The 82nd edition of the Venice International Film Festival ran from Aug. 27 to Sept. 6 at the Lido island of the Italian lagoon city, with 21 films in the main competition lineup. Photo by Li Jing /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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[Breaking News]Mitsubishi to exit from offshore wind projects in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 28 Kyodo - Mitsubishi Corp. President Katsuya Nakanishi meets Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yoji Muto at the ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2025, over the major trading company's decision to exit from domestic offshore wind power generation projects. (Kyodo)

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Japan-India economic forum in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 29 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at a Japan-India economic forum in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Displaced Palestinians On Al-Rasheed Street - Gaza City

(250902) -- BEIJING, Sept. 2, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Palestinians fleeing from the north of the Gaza Strip are pictured as they cross the Gaza Valley in the central Gaza Strip, on Aug. 31, 2025. The Israeli army intensified its air and ground attacks on Gaza City on Sunday, aiming to force residents to flee to the central and southern areas of the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish Kurds in Japan seek refugee status

SAITAMA, Japan, Aug. 29 Kyodo - Turkish Kurds living in Japan hold a press conference on April 18, 2021, in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, where the largest Kurdish community in Japan resides, asking the Japanese government for refugee status as they hold signs that read "Help." (Kyodo)

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Rice harvest in Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2025, shows harvested rice in Sanjo in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

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Rice harvest in Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2025, shows harvested rice in Sanjo in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

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Rice harvest in Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2025, shows harvested rice in Sanjo in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

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Map of Japanese cities with large Kurdish populations

SAITAMA, Japan, Aug. 29 Kyodo - Map shows the location of the neighboring cities of Kawaguchi and Warabi in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, where most Turkish Kurds in Japan live. (Kyodo)

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Rice harvest in Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2025, shows harvested rice in Sanjo in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

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Rice harvest in Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2025, shows harvested rice in Sanjo in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

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Rice harvest in Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2025, shows harvested rice in Sanjo in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

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CO2-reducing pavement at Osaka expo

Photo taken on Aug. 21, 2025, shows pavement on the premises of Germany's pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka, made of blocks containing woodchips for absorption and containment of carbon dioxide emissions in the air.

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US Open - Novak Djokovic Gets Medical Treatment

Novak Djokovic of Serbia gets medical treatment during the men's singles fourth round match against Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany at the 2025 US Open tennis championships in New York, the United States, Aug. 31, 2025. Photo by Li Rui /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrives at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center for a welcoming banquet in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. Photo by Ding Haitao /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev arrives at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center for a welcoming banquet in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. Photo by Ding Haitao /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrives at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center for a welcoming banquet in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. Photo by Ding Haitao /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM