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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

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Middle school in China's Xizang prioritizes Tibetan language learning

STORY: Middle school in China's Xizang prioritizes Tibetan language learning SHOOTING TIME: March 21, 2024 DATELINE: March 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:31 LOCATION: NAGQU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zhejiang Middle School and students 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA XIAOJUN, Student STORYLINE: Zhejiang Middle School opened its doors in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region in August 2013. It was funded by Zhejiang Province and named after it. The school places a strong emphasis on Tibetan language learning. Ma Xiaojun is a student of the Hui ethnic group. Once a novice in Tibetan, he can now speak it fluently in daily conversations. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA XIAOJUN, Student "I have been studying here in Nagqu for over ten years. I've picked up some basic Tibetan and can now comprehend the language fairly well. My classmates are all very nice to me. If I need help, they will always lend a hand. I want to continue studying here in Xizang." Xinhua News Agency correspondents

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Japan city aims to rewrite Guinness record on umbrella dance

TOTTORI, Japan - Dancers perform a traditional umbrella dance in Tottori, western Japan, in this file photo taken in August 2013. Organizers of this year's event, set for August 14, are seeking to mobilize more dancers than the 1,461 participants in the current Guinness record established in Bucharest, Romania, in September 2011.

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Fukushima fishermen restart operations

SOMA, Japan - Fishermen get ready for fishing operations at the port of Matsukawaura in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, at 1:35 a.m. on Sept. 25, 2013, as commercial fishing restarts following its suspension in late August due to contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant leaking into the ocean.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in August 2013 shows (from L bottom) the Nos. 4, 3, 2, 1, 5 and 6 reactor buildings at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the plant on Sept. 19 and urged TEPCO to scrap the Nos. 5 and 6 reactors at the crippled plant that avoided meltdowns during the 2011 nuclear crisis. The utility is moving ahead with decommissioning of the Nos. 1 to 4 units.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in August 2013 shows (from L bottom) the Nos. 4, 3, 2, 1, 5 and 6 reactor buildings at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the plant on Sept. 19 and urged TEPCO to scrap the Nos. 5 and 6 reactors at the crippled plant that avoided meltdowns during the 2011 nuclear crisis. The utility is moving ahead with decommissioning of the Nos. 1 to 4 units.

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Huge crab at Hokkaido aquarium

SAPPORO, Japan - A Hanasaki crab is exhibited at Noboribetsu Marine Park Nixe aquarium in Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, on Sept. 1, 2013. The crab, which was caught in August off Nemuro, Hokkaido, weighs 5.7 kilograms, much heavier than usually found.

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World's 1st iPS clinical research to begin

KOBE, Japan - Masayo Takahashi, project leader from the state-backed scientific research institute Riken, speaks at a news conference in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 30, 2013. Riken and the Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation said that the world's first clinical research using induced pluripotent stem cells, known as iPS cells, for the regeneration of retina will begin on August 1, 2013.

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World's 1st iPS clinical research to begin

KOBE, Japan - Masayo Takahashi (far L), project leader from the state-backed scientific research institute Riken, speaks at a news conference in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 30, 2013. Riken and the Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation said that the world's first clinical research using induced pluripotent stem cells, known as iPS cells, for the regeneration of retina will begin on August 1, 2013.

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World's 1st iPS clinical research to begin

KOBE, Japan - Masayo Takahashi, project leader from the state-backed scientific research institute Riken, speaks at a news conference in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 30, 2013. Riken and the Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation said that the world's first clinical research using induced pluripotent stem cells, known as iPS cells, for the regeneration of retina will begin on August 1, 2013.

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World's 1st iPS clinical research to begin

KOBE, Japan - Masayo Takahashi, project leader from the state-backed scientific research institute Riken, speaks at a news conference in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 30, 2013. Riken and the Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation said that the world's first clinical research using induced pluripotent stem cells, known as iPS cells, for the regeneration of retina will begin on August 1, 2013.

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World's 1st iPS clinical research to begin

KOBE, Japan - Masayo Takahashi (L), project leader from the state-backed scientific research institute Riken, speaks at a news conference in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 30, 2013. Riken and the Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation said that the world's first clinical research using induced pluripotent stem cells, known as iPS cells, for the regeneration of retina will begin on August 1, 2013.

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Japanese developers unveil robot astronaut

TOKYO, Japan - Tomotaka Takahashi, a roboticist at the University of Tokyo, unveils Kirobo (L), a small talking humanoid robot, and a backup robot called Mirata, in Tokyo on June 26, 2013. Kirobo, which is 34 centimeters tall and weighs around 1 kilogram, will be sent to the International Space Station in August to communicate with astronauts stationed for long periods.

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Japanese developers unveil robot astronaut

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a small talking humanoid robot unveiled by a team of Japanese researchers in Tokyo on June 26, 2013. The robot called Kirobo, which is 34 centimeters tall and weighs around 1 kilogram, will be sent to the International Space Station in August to communicate with astronauts stationed for long periods.

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Japanese developers unveil robot astronaut

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a small talking humanoid robot unveiled by a team of Japanese researchers in Tokyo on June 26, 2013. The robot called Kirobo, which is 34 centimeters tall and weighs around 1 kilogram, will be sent to the International Space Station in August to communicate with astronauts stationed for long periods.

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Japanese developers unveil robot astronaut

TOKYO, Japan - Tomotaka Takahashi, a roboticist at the University of Tokyo, converses with Kirobo, a small talking humanoid robot, in Tokyo on June 26, 2013. The robot, which is 34 centimeters tall and weighs around 1 kilogram, will be sent to the International Space Station in August to communicate with astronauts stationed for long periods.

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Fast Retailing aims for record 1 tril. yen in sales

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Yanai, president and chairman of Fast Retailing Co., holds a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 11, 2012. Fast Retailing said the same day it aims to achieve record group sales of more than 1 trillion yen for the current business year ending in August 2013, on the back of robust growth of its Uniqlo casual clothing chain business in Asia.

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Marie Benesova

***FILE PHOTO*** Czech PM Babis will nominate Marie Benesova for justice minister to replace Knezinek, he told Czech Television. on April 18, 2019. Benesova held the post before and was supreme prosecutor. *** Marie Benesova, Czech Justice Minister, attends a press conference, on August 1, 2013, in Brno, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Marie Benesova

***FILE PHOTO*** Czech PM Babis will nominate Marie Benesova for justice minister to replace Knezinek, he told Czech Television. on April 18, 2019. Benesova held the post before and was supreme prosecutor. *** Marie Benesova, Czech Justice Minister, attends a press conference, on August 1, 2013, in Brno, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)