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

Shanghai Disney Resort attracts visitors with Spring Festival celebrations

STORY: Shanghai Disney Resort attracts visitors with Spring Festival celebrations DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:00 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Shanghai Disney Resort STORYLINE: A month of festivities is being held at the Shanghai Disney Resort to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit. The celebrations feature rabbit characters, lanterns, a special firework display and more. SOUNDBITE (English): JOE SCHOTT, President, Shanghai Disney Resort "You can see even on the most busy day, everybody has a great time because we provide more entertainment, more spectaculars to keep everybody entertained." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

E

New Jersey Devils celebrates Chinese New Year in NHL match

STORY: New Jersey Devils celebrates Chinese New Year in NHL match DATELINE: Jan. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: SPORTS/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the arena lit in red color with Chinese characters and the image of rabbit 2. various of the game 3. various of the scoreboard illuminated with Chinese Lunar New Year greetings 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHARLIE SKILTON, Ice hockey fan 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JAYCIE, Ice hockey fan 6. various of the quiz session about the basics of the Chinese Lunar New Year 7. various of the game STORYLINE: U.S. professional ice hockey team New Jersey Devils celebrated Chinese Lunar New Year on Sunday afternoon while hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins in a match of the National Hockey League (NHL). The scoreboard was illuminated with Lunar New Year greetings both in Chinese and in English from time to time during the game. A team of dragon and lion dancers performed on ice during the intermissions of the game, which drew the attention of many s

E

Lunar New Year celebration kicks off at Disney California Adventure Park

STORY: Lunar New Year celebration kicks off at Disney California Adventure Park DATELINE: Jan. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese New Year celebrations at Disney California Adventure Park STORYLINE: The Lunar New Year celebration kicked off Friday at Disney California Adventure Park, ushering in a joyous tribute to Chinese and other Asian cultures. Disneyland, home to Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park, has seen its annual Lunar New Year celebration explode in popularity in recent years. Filled with auspicious wishes for health, luck and prosperity throughout the new year, the celebration will last through Feb. 15 this year. The 2023 Chinese Lunar New Year falls on Sunday. It is based on a 12-year Zodiac cycle of characters, with 2023 being the Year of the Rabbit. "The Chinese zodiac calendar plays a significant role in shaping the traditions, holidays and foods enjoyed in Asian communities all over the globe," wrote

E

Coming of Age Day in Japan

Mickey Mouse (front) and other Disney characters appear at a "Hatachi no Tsudoi" (gathering of 20-year-olds) ceremony at Tokyo DisneySea theme park in Urayasu near Tokyo on Japan's Coming of Age Day national holiday on Jan. 9, 2023. Many municipalities have changed the name of their coming-of-age ceremonies since Japan lowered the age of adulthood from 20 to 18 in April 2022.

E

JR West runs 'Yokai Watch' train

OSAKA, Japan - West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) displays a train sporting the images of characters of "Yokai Watch," a huge-hit video game and animation for children, at a railroad yard in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 11, 2014. The special train is running from Dec. 13 through Feb. 1, 2015.

E

Manga character guide panels in Tottori Pref.

TOTTORI, Japan - Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai (C) poses for photos with characters of the comic series "Gegege no Kitaro" holding guide panels at the Tottori prefectural office in Tottori City on June 23, 2014. The panels are set to be installed along a road connecting Yonago and Sakaiminato.

E

X-ray machine decorated with Pokemon characters

OSAKA, Japan - Shimadzu Corp. said April 15 that it will put on sale a mobile X-ray machine for children decorated with characters from the popular ''Pokemon'' animation series. The X-ray machine is aimed at easing children's anxiety during examinations.

E

Aichi expo characters debut at Tokyo Station for promotion

TOKYO, Japan - Dolls of Aichi expo characters Morizo and Kikkoro appear at JR Tokyo Station on Jan. 8 for promotion of the world exposition starting in March.

E

World Cosplay Summit 2007 opens in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - People from Japan and 12 other countries dressed as characters from comic books and animated cartoons walk through a shopping street in Nagoya on Aug. 4 as the World Cosplay Summit 2007 begins in the city.

E

'Lucky man race' held at Nishonomiya Shrine in western Japan

NISHINOMIYA, Japan, Jan. 10 Kyodo - The top three finishers of a New Year race to pick a "Fuku-otoko" (lucky man) hold up framed Chinese characters and paintings, all suggesting luck, at Nishinomiya Shrine in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2016. The 16-year-old Michinari Mizuta (C) became the year's "luckiest man" among about 6,000 participants, winning the 230-meter race from the shrine's gate to the main hall.

E

Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki dies at 93

TOKYO, Nov. 30 Kyodo - File photo taken in March 2004 shows Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki drawing characters from his popular horror comic series "Gegege no Kitaro" on a wall in the lobby of the Mizuki Shigeru Kinenkan museum in Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan. Mizuki died of multiple organ failure on Nov. 30, 2015, at age 93.

E

Hamamatsu to host mascot character contest in 2015

TOKYO, Japan - Mascot character Shusse Daimyo Ieyasu-kun of Hamamatsu (L) in Shizuoka Prefecture poses with Mayor Yasutomo Suzuki at a press conference held in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2015, to announce the selection of the central Japan city as host of the 2015 national contest for mascot characters in November.

E

"Frozen" event starts at Tokyo Disneyland

URAYASU, Japan - A parade featuring characters from Disney animation film "Frozen" is held at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 13, 2015, as a special winter event themed on the film started the same day.

E

Monster serves as station master in publicity blitz

TOKYO, Japan - The Vartan Seijin monster (R, front row), one of the fictional characters in the "Ultraman" superhero TV drama series, poses as a one-day master of East Japan Railway Co.'s Akihabara Station in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2015, during a ceremony for the start of a campaign encouraging train trips.

E

Guests wave in 'Frozen' parade at Tokyo Disneyland

URAYASU, Japan - Entertainers wave as guests during a "Frozen Fantasy" parade featuring characters in the hit movie "Frozen" at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, east of Tokyo, on Jan. 13, 2015. From L: singer May J., actor/musician Pierre Taki, actress Takako Matsu and TV personality Sayaka Kanda.

E

Cartoonist Tezuka's characters aid Japan fencing

TOKYO, Japan - Women's sabre fencer Misaki Emura (L) poses as "Princess Sapphire," the protagonist in the popular comic series "Princess Knight" written by the late cartoonist Osamu Tezuka, in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2015, together with the legendary manga character "Astro Boy" in a publicity blitz led by the Japan Fencing Federation to promote the sport.

E

Cartoonist Tezuka's characters used to promote fencing

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Fencing Federation unveils in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2015, new characters produced jointly with Tezuka Productions Co., an animation production company created by the late cartoonist Osamu Tezuka, for use in a publicity blitz for the sport. The characters include "Astro Boy" while Yuki Ota, a two-time Olympic foil silver medalist, and six other medalists will also be drawn as Tezuka characters for the campaign.

E

Mascot characters launch joint publicity blitz

OSAKA, Japan - Mozuyan (L), the shrike mascot of Osaka Prefecture, and Kumamon (R), the black bear mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture, pose with specialties from the two regions in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 8, 2015. The two prefectures agreed the same day to jointly promote each other's specialties and tourism.

E

Mascot characters launch joint publicity blitz

OSAKA, Japan - Kumamon (L), the black bear mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, and Mozuyan (R), the shrike mascot of Osaka Prefecture, strike a pose with Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui in the western Japan city of Osaka on Jan. 8, 2015. The two prefectures agreed the same day to jointly promote each other's specialties and tourism.

E

Over 2 mil. tourists visit Mizuki road in Tottori Pref.

YONAGO, Japan - Tourists and "yokai" (demon) characters created by manga artist Shigeru Mizuki pose for photos at Mizuki Shigeru Road in the city of Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 28, 2014, during an event to commemorate the number of the tourists having surpassed the 2 million mark for five straight years. The shopping district features bronze statues of more than 150 yokai characters.

E

Western Japan Shinto shrine sells lucky charms

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Charms with attractive "kanji" characters such as "un" for luck and "qi" for life energy written on them are on sale on Dec. 5, 2014, at Kotozaki Hachimangu, a Shinto shrine in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan.

E

Some 60 mascot characters join Christmas event

GIFU, Japan - Some 60 mascot characters from around Japan, including national mascot character contest winner "Gunma-chan" (2nd from L) representing Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, gather at Yanagase shopping street in the central Japanese prefecture of Gifu for a Christmas event on Dec. 20, 2014.

E

'Yokai Watch' bullet train in Kyushu

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Kyushu Railway Co.'s Shinkansen bullet train featuring images of characters from "Yokai Watch," a huge-hit game and animation, leaves JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 20, 2014, while popular character Jibanyan sees it off. The special train is on operation until March 1 between Hakata and Kagoshimachuo stations in Kyushu.

E

Elastic mascot character popular at Christmas event

GIFU, Japan - "Nebaaru-kun" (C), an "unauthorized" mascot character of Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, steals the show with its elastic body at a Christmas event joined by some 60 characters nationwide at Yanagase shopping street in the central Japanese prefecture of Gifu on Dec. 20, 2014.

E

Mascot characters from Japan join tourism blitz in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Mascot characters from six prefectures in Japan's northeastern region of Tohoku join a tourism campaign in Taipei on Dec. 19, 2014, urging Taiwanese people to visit the region recovering from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

E

Children wave at 'Yokai Watch' train in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Children wave at Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co.'s train sporting images of characters of "Yokai Watch," a huge-hit game and animation for children, at Nishitetsu Fukuoka Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2014.

E

'Yokai Watch' train starts running in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co.'s train featuring images of characters of "Yokai Watch," a popular game animation for children, leaves Nishitetsu Fukuoka Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2014. The train continues running until April 2015.

E

World mascot character summit held in Saitama

HANYU, Japan - Mascot characters gather for the annual World Mascot Character Summit in Hanyu, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Nov. 22, 2014. Some 400 mascots participated on the first day of the two-day event.

E

Benches with Anpanman characters in Kochi

KOCHI, Japan - Benches decorated with characters from the popular anime series Anpanman are seen in front of JR Kochi Station in Kochi Prefecture on Nov. 15, 2014. Anpanman creator, the late Takashi Yanase, hailed from the western Japanese prefecture.

E

300 mil. yen Christmas tree featuring "Frozen" unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - A 300 million yen Christmas tree featuring characters from the Disney animation film "Frozen" is unveiled on Nov. 19, 2014, at a jewelry shop, Ginza Tanaka, in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district. The 2.6-meter tree contains around 31 kilograms of pure platinum.

E

300 mil. yen Christmas tree featuring "Frozen" unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - A 300 million yen Christmas tree featuring characters from the Disney animation film "Frozen" is unveiled on Nov. 19, 2014, at a jewelry shop, Ginza Tanaka, in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district. The 2.6-meter tree contains around 31 kilograms of pure platinum.

E

New product in 'Choco Egg' series goes on sale

OSAKA, Japan - Furuta Confectionery Co.'s "Super Mario 3D World," put on sale in October 2014, is the latest in the Choco Egg series of egg-shaped chocolate products containing tiny toys modeled on popular characters.

E

Osaka's Flower Expo park becomes popular venue among 'cosplayers'

OSAKA, Japan - Two "cosplay" fans dressed up as anime or game characters strike a pose at the Tsurumiryokuchi Expo 90' Commemorative Park in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 8, 2014. The park, located at the site of the International Garden and Greenery Exposition 1990, has become a popular venue among cosplay fans for its scenery.

E

Osaka's Flower Expo park becomes popular venue among 'cosplayers'

OSAKA, Japan - Two "cosplay" fans dressed up as anime or game characters pose for photos at the Tsurumiryokuchi Expo 90' Commemorative Park in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 8, 2014. The park, located at the site of the International Garden and Greenery Exposition 1990, has become a popular venue among cosplay fans for its scenery.

E

More local mascots added to printing software

OSAKA, Japan - Major Japanese stationery maker Kokuyo S&T Co. adds 12 local mascot characters on Nov. 13, 2014, to its printing software that allows users to create address labels, name cards and other stationery with the characters for free. The software, which began with nine characters, will add another 34 from Dec. 15 onwards.

E

Tokyo DisneySea kicks off Christmas season events

TOKYO, Japan - Performers dressed as Mickey Mouse and other characters appear on illuminated ships during a show at Tokyo DisneySea in Chiba Prefecture's Urayasu, east of Tokyo, on Nov. 7, 2014, as part of special Christmas events. The holiday season celebrations will run through Dec. 25.

E

Mickey Mouse dances at Tokyo DisneySea Christmas event

CHIBA, Japan - Mickey Mouse and other characters dance at a special event to celebrate the Christmas season at Tokyo DisneySea in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Nov. 7, 2014.

E

Mickey Mouse on illuminated boat at Tokyo DisneySea event

CHIBA, Japan - Mickey Mouse and other characters sail on an illuminated boat during a special event to celebrate the Christmas season at Tokyo DisneySea in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Nov. 7, 2014.

E

National mascot contest held in central Japan

TOKONAME, Japan - An opening ceremony is held for an annual national popularity contest for "yuru-chara" mascots on Nov. 1, 2014, at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. "Yuru-chara" translates as "loose or soft characters."

E

Israeli Embassy in Tokyo releases anime to PR Israel

TOKYO, Japan - Images of characters that appear in online anime series the Embassy of Israel in Japan created to promote the country are shown in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2014, with the embassy's mascot character "Shalom-chan" (L).

E

LED illumination-based art event held in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Images of theatrical characters based on LED illumination are projected on building walls in a coastal area of Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 30, 2014, as part of a "Smart Illumination Yokohama" event joined by artists from Japan, South Korea and China.

E

Haier Asia offers 'Snoopy' robotic vacuum cleaner

OSAKA, Japan - Haier Asia Co. will put on sale across Japan in early November 2014 a robotic vacuum cleaner featuring Snoopy from Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts characters.

E

Comic lovers sit for exam on monster knowledge

YONAGO, Japan - Characters from the popular comic series "GeGeGe no Kitaro" cheer on participants in a quiz on the ghostly monsters drawn by Shigeru Mizuki on Oct. 26, 2014, in the author's hometown of Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan.

E

Japanese anime exhibition in Cuba

HAVANA, Cuba - Visitors to the "JAPAN: Kingdom of Characters" exhibition in Havana pose for photos, dressed up in the costumes of Japanese anime characters, on Oct. 24, 2014. The exhibition, organized by the Japan Foundation, began that day and will run until Nov. 15 in the Cuban capital.

E

Japanese anime exhibition in Cuba

HAVANA, Cuba - Visitors look at a model of Ultraman, a superhero from a Japanese television series, displayed at the "JAPAN: Kingdom of Characters" exhibition in Havana, on Oct. 24, 2014. The exhibition, organized by the Japan Foundation, began that day and will run until Nov. 15 in the Cuban capital.

E

'GeGeGe no Kitaro' mascots parade for traffic safety

YONAGO, Japan - Mascot characters from the popular comic series "GeGeGe no Kitaro" parade through the streets of Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Sept. 23, 2014, with kindergarten students during an autumn campaign for road safety. The series' author, Shigeru Mizuki, grew up in the western Japanese city.

E

Comic character costume contest held in western Japan

YONAGO, Japan - Participants dressed up as characters from "GeGeGe no Kitaro," a popular comic series, pose in Sakaiminato, Shimane Prefecture, for a costume contest on Sept. 20, 2014. Its author, Shigeru Mizuki, hails from the western Japan city.

E

Mascots promote tourism to Hokuriku region in Osaka blitz

OSAKA, Japan - Children pose for photos with one of the mascot characters at the "Hokuriku Destination Campaign" at JR Osaka station on Sept. 20, 2014. The event promotes tourism to Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures in the Hokuriku region in central Japan ahead of the launch next March of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line.

E

IC card depicting popular cartoon series launched

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Officials of the Shizuoka municipal government and Shizuoka Railway Co. show a mock version of an IC card for paying transport fares and shopping expenses featuring characters in the "Chibi Maruko-chan" (Little Maruko) comic series in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on Sept. 17, 2014. The popular series depicts the everyday life of a little girl and her family in Shizuoka's Shimizu Ward in the 1970s.

E

Halloween parade begins at Tokyo Disneyland

URAWA, Japan - An annual "Happy Halloween Harvest" parade begins at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, east of Tokyo, on Sept. 8, 2014, with popular mascot characters like Mickey Mouse and Minnie taking part.