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CHINA-BEIJING-VISUALLY IMPAIRED-RESTAURANT (CN)

(240119) -- BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Restaurant founder Yu Shuang (L) instructs as diners try to read and write Braille at the restaurant in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 24, 2023. At Xidan in the very heart of Beijing, restaurant Trojan Fairy, is not an ordinary eatery because the diners can find their way to their tables only through the help of an usher, in complete dark. Yang Demin, the pianist and part-time usher of Trojan Fairy, is now a student at the music department of the Special Education College of Beijing Union University. Yang, with no sense of the light, can accurately locate the table for diners in the restaurant. Yu Shuang, a former surgeon, founded Trojan Fairy in 2009. Yu, once a short period patient of retinal detachment, though cured, set up the restaurant in order to enable customers to have a brief impression on how the visually impaired people feel everyday. She provides jobs for the disabled with the hope to help them fit into the society. More than 130 visually

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CHINA-BEIJING-VISUALLY IMPAIRED-RESTAURANT (CN)

(240119) -- BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows diners preparing to enter Trojan Fairy under the guidance of an usher in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 24, 2023 (above) and a view of diners entering Trojan Fairy under the guidance of an usher, captured with a thermal imaging camera, in Beijing, Dec. 24, 2023 (below). At Xidan in the very heart of Beijing, restaurant Trojan Fairy, is not an ordinary eatery because the diners can find their way to their tables only through the help of an usher, in complete dark. Yang Demin, the pianist and part-time usher of Trojan Fairy, is now a student at the music department of the Special Education College of Beijing Union University. Yang, with no sense of the light, can accurately locate the table for diners in the restaurant. Yu Shuang, a former surgeon, founded Trojan Fairy in 2009. Yu, once a short period patient of retinal detachment, though cured, set up the restaurant in order to enable customers to have a brief impression on how the

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CHINA-BEIJING-VISUALLY IMPAIRED-RESTAURANT (CN)

(240119) -- BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken by a thermal imaging camera shows a waiter serving dishes at Trojan Fairy in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 24, 2023. At Xidan in the very heart of Beijing, restaurant Trojan Fairy, is not an ordinary eatery because the diners can find their way to their tables only through the help of an usher, in complete dark. Yang Demin, the pianist and part-time usher of Trojan Fairy, is now a student at the music department of the Special Education College of Beijing Union University. Yang, with no sense of the light, can accurately locate the table for diners in the restaurant. Yu Shuang, a former surgeon, founded Trojan Fairy in 2009. Yu, once a short period patient of retinal detachment, though cured, set up the restaurant in order to enable customers to have a brief impression on how the visually impaired people feel everyday. She provides jobs for the disabled with the hope to help them fit into the society. More than 130 visually impaired

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CHINA-BEIJING-VISUALLY IMPAIRED-RESTAURANT (CN)

(240119) -- BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken by a thermal imaging camera shows diners trying to touch each other's finger in the complete dark at Trojan Fairy in complete darkness in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 24, 2023. At Xidan in the very heart of Beijing, restaurant Trojan Fairy, is not an ordinary eatery because the diners can find their way to their tables only through the help of an usher, in complete dark. Yang Demin, the pianist and part-time usher of Trojan Fairy, is now a student at the music department of the Special Education College of Beijing Union University. Yang, with no sense of the light, can accurately locate the table for diners in the restaurant. Yu Shuang, a former surgeon, founded Trojan Fairy in 2009. Yu, once a short period patient of retinal detachment, though cured, set up the restaurant in order to enable customers to have a brief impression on how the visually impaired people feel everyday. She provides jobs for the disabled with the hope to hel

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CHINA-BEIJING-VISUALLY IMPAIRED-RESTAURANT (CN)

(240119) -- BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo taken by a thermal imaging camera shows people dining at Trojan Fairy in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 24, 2023. At Xidan in the very heart of Beijing, restaurant Trojan Fairy, is not an ordinary eatery because the diners can find their way to their tables only through the help of an usher, in complete dark. Yang Demin, the pianist and part-time usher of Trojan Fairy, is now a student at the music department of the Special Education College of Beijing Union University. Yang, with no sense of the light, can accurately locate the table for diners in the restaurant. Yu Shuang, a former surgeon, founded Trojan Fairy in 2009. Yu, once a short period patient of retinal detachment, though cured, set up the restaurant in order to enable customers to have a brief impression on how the visually impaired people feel everyday. She provides jobs for the disabled with the hope to help them fit into the society. More than 130 visually impaired and

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Temple offers reward for clues to stolen Buddha image

FUKUOKA, Japan - A statue of Yakushi Nyorai or medicine Buddha is shown in this file photo taken in December 2009. Supporters of Myoryuzan Yakushido, a Buddhist temple in Nakama, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, announced a decision on Dec. 24, 2014, to pay a cash reward of 2 million yen for key information leading to the discovery of the statue stolen in 2010.

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Catholic church on Nagasaki island

FUKUOKA, Japan - A girl prays during a mass held on Christmas eve at Aosagaura catholic church on Nakadori Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Dec. 24, 2009. The church, constructed in 1910, is a candidate UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Catholic church on Nagasaki island

FUKUOKA, Japan - Catholic followers attend a mass held on Christmas eve at Aosagaura Church on Nakadori Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Dec. 24, 2009. The church, constructed in 1910, is a candidate UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Japan Pavilion at Shanghai Expo completed

SHANGHAI, China - A ceremony to mark the completion of the Japan Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010 is held at the pavilion on Dec. 26, 2009. The semi-circular, 24-meter-high pavilion is one of the largest ones at Expo 2010 and has a total floor space of 7,200 square meters.

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Japan Pavilion at Shanghai Expo completed

SHANGHAI, China - Photo shows the Japan Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo 2010, where a ceremony to mark its completion was held on Dec. 26, 2009. The semi-circular, 24-meter-high pavilion, is one of the largest ones at Expo 2010 and has a total floor space of 7,200 square meters.

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Hatoyama to remain in office despite indictment of ex-aides

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama bites his lips during a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2009, over the falsification of his political fund reports that led to the indictment earlier in the day of two of his former secretaries. Hatoyama said he does not intend to step down.

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Hatoyama to remain in office despite indictment of ex-aides

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama leaves a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2009, after a news conference over the falsification of his political fund reports that led to the indictment earlier in the day of two of his former secretaries.

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Hatoyama to remain in office despite indictment of ex-aides

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama picks up a pen during a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2009, over the falsification of his political fund reports that led to the indictment earlier in the day of two of his former secretaries. Hatoyama said he does not intend to step down.

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Hatoyama to remain in office despite indictment of ex-aides

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama reacts during a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2009, over the falsification of his political fund reports that led to the indictment earlier in the day of two of his former secretaries. Hatoyama said he does not intend to step down.

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Hatoyama to remain in office despite indictment of ex-aides

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama apologizes during a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2009, over the falsification of his political fund reports that led to the indictment earlier in the day of two of his former secretaries. Hatoyama said, however, he does not intend to step down.

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Hatoyama to remain in office despite indictment of ex-aides

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama puts a finger on his forehead during a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2009, over the falsification of his political fund reports that led to the indictment earlier in the day of two of his former secretaries. Hatoyama said he does not intend to step down.

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Morita Chemical president apologizes over explosion

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuo Morita (front), president of Morita Chemical Industries Co., meets the press in Osaka on Dec. 24, 2009, after an explosion earlier in the day at the company's plant near Shin-Osaka station killed four of its workers. He said the cause of the blast, which occurred when the four workers were cutting away the top of a chemical tank, is not known.

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Iran's nuclear negotiator Jalili visits Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Saeed Jalili, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, visits Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Dec. 24, 2009. Behind him is the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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Iran's nuclear negotiator Jalili visits Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Saeed Jalili (L), secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, tours the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima on Dec. 24, 2009.

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JR Tokai submits final report on maglev train construction

TOKYO, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co. President Masayuki Matsumoto (L) submits a final report on the construction plan for a magnetically levitated train system linking Tokyo and Osaka to transport minister Seiji Maehara at the transport ministry in Tokyo, Dec. 24, 2009. The company, known as JR Tokai, aims to start the next-generation train services by 2025.

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Iran's nuclear negotiator Jalili visits Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Saeed Jalili (2nd from R), secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, is briefed during his visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima on Dec. 24, 2009.

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Morita Chemical president apologizes over explosion

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuo Morita (front), president of Morita Chemical Industries Co., bows in apology during a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 24, 2009, after an explosion at the company's plant near Shin-Osaka station killed four of its workers. He said the cause of the blast, which occurred when the four workers were cutting away the top of a chemical tank, is not known.

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JR Tokai submits final report on maglev train construction

TOKYO, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co. President Masayuki Matsumoto speaks at a news conference on Dec. 24, 2009, at the transport ministry in Tokyo, after submitting a final report on the construction plan for a magnetically levitated train system linking Tokyo and Osaka. The company, known as JR Tokai, aims to start the next-generation train services by 2025.

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Hatoyama, labor and biz leaders discuss employment issues

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) speaks at a meeting on employment issues attended by Cabinet ministers, and labor and business leaders at the prime minister's office on Dec. 24, 2009. Hatoyama stressed the importance of formulating growth strategies to help improve the bleak employment situation.

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4 die in explosion at Osaka chemical plant

OSAKA, Japan - Aerial photo shows a chemical plant located near Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka with a section of its roof blown off by an explosion, Dec. 24, 2009. The blast at the plant operated by Morita Chemical Industries Co. killed four men.

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4 die in explosion at Osaka chemical plant

OSAKA, Japan - Aerial photo shows a chemical plant located near Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka with a section of its roof blown off by an explosion, Dec. 24, 2009. The blast at the plant operated by Morita Chemical Industries Co. killed four men.

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4 die in explosion at Osaka chemical plant

OSAKA, Japan - Aerial photo shows a chemical plant located near Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka with a section of its roof blown off by an explosion, Dec. 24, 2009. The blast at the plant operated by Morita Chemical Industries Co. killed four men.

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Hatoyama speaks about indictments of ex-secretaries

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters on Dec 24, 2009, outside the prime minister's office, about the expected indictments of two of his former secretaries on charges of falsifying funding reports. He said he plans to give an explanation after the indictments.

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Hatoyama speaks about indictments of ex-secretaries

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters on Dec 24, 2009, outside the prime minister's office, about the expected indictments of two of his former secretaries on charges of falsifying funding reports. He said he plans to give an explanation after the indictments.

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N. Korea announces 2008 census report

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People attend a governmental meeting on a census report in Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2009. The North Korean government announced its population was about 24 million as of Oct. 1, 2008.

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High-end and merry, takeout food replacing restaurant dinners

TOKYO, Japan - A chef smiles holding a roast beef Christmas dish priced at 24,150 yen, which can be ordered for takeout, at Chef's Garden Terrace restaurant at Hotel Okura in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2009. Food corners in department stores as well as restaurants are seeing solid sales of takeout food this holiday season as more people are deciding to celebrate Christmas at home to save money and avoid the new flu.

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Santa Claus coming to Japan

NARITA, Japan - Santa Claus waves on arriving at Japan's Narita airport, east of Tokyo, from Finland on Nov. 22, 2009. Santa Claus will take part in Christmas events in Japan during his tour through Dec. 24, and give gifts to children at nurseries and kindergartens.

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Santa Claus coming to Japan

NARITA, Japan - Santa Claus waves on arriving at Japan's Narita airport, east of Tokyo, from Finland on Nov. 22, 2009. Santa Claus will take part in Christmas events in Japan during his tour through Dec. 24, and give gifts to children at nurseries and kindergartens.

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Cabinet OKs record-high FY 2009 budget to fight downturn

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso speaks at a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office on Dec. 24 after the Cabinet's approval of a record-high 88,548.0 billion yen state budget for fiscal 2009. The budget is aimed at salvaging the Japanese economy, which is engulfed in the kind of global financial turmoil said to occur only once every 100 years.

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Cabinet OKs record-high FY 2009 budget to fight downturn

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso speaks during a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office on Dec. 24 after the Cabinet's approval of a record-high 88,548.0 billion yen state budget for fiscal 2009. The budget is aimed at salvaging the Japanese economy, which is engulfed in the kind of global financial turmoil said to occur only once every 100 years.

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Cabinet OKs record-high FY 2009 budget to fight downturn

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso points to a chart during a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office on Dec. 24 to explain a record-high 88,548.0 billion yen state budget for fiscal 2009 approved earlier by the Cabinet. The budget is aimed at salvaging the Japanese economy, which is engulfed in the kind of global financial turmoil said to occur only once every 100 years.

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Cabinet OKs record-high FY 2009 budget to fight downturn

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso speaks at a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office on Dec. 24 after the Cabinet's approval of a record-high 88,548.0 billion yen state budget for fiscal 2009. The budget is aimed at salvaging the Japanese economy, which is engulfed in the kind of global financial turmoil said to occur only once every 100 years. (Kyodo)

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Cabinet OKs record-high FY 2009 budget to fight downturn

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso speaks during a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office on Dec. 24 after the Cabinet's approval of a record-high 88,548.0 billion yen state budget for fiscal 2009. The budget is aimed at salvaging the Japanese economy, which is engulfed in the kind of global financial turmoil said to occur only once every 100 years. (Kyodo)

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Cabinet OKs record-high FY 2009 budget to fight downturn

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso points to a chart during a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office on Dec. 24 to explain a record-high 88,548.0 billion yen state budget for fiscal 2009 approved earlier by the Cabinet. The budget is aimed at salvaging the Japanese economy, which is engulfed in the kind of global financial turmoil said to occur only once every 100 years. (Kyodo)

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Japan Pavilion at Shanghai Expo completed

SHANGHAI, China - A ceremony to mark the completion of the Japan Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010 is held at the pavilion on Dec. 26, 2009. The semi-circular, 24-meter-high pavilion is one of the largest ones at Expo 2010 and has a total floor space of 7,200 square meters. (Kyodo)

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Japan Pavilion at Shanghai Expo completed

SHANGHAI, China - A ceremony to mark the completion of the Japan Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010 is held at the pavilion on Dec. 25, 2009. The semi-circular, 24-meter-high pavilion is one of the largest ones at Expo 2010 and has a total floor space of 7,200 square meters. (Kyodo)

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Japan Pavilion at Shanghai Expo completed

SHANGHAI, China - Photo shows the Japan Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo 2010, where a ceremony to mark its completion was held on Dec. 26, 2009. The semi-circular, 24-meter-high pavilion, is one of the largest ones at Expo 2010 and has a total floor space of 7,200 square meters. (Kyodo)

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Morita Chemical president apologizes over explosion

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuo Morita (front), president of Morita Chemical Industries Co., bows in apology during a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 24, 2009, after an explosion at the company's plant near Shin-Osaka station killed four of its workers. He said the cause of the blast, which occurred when the four workers were cutting away the top of a chemical tank, is not known. (Kyodo)

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Morita Chemical president apologizes over explosion

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuo Morita (front), president of Morita Chemical Industries Co., meets the press in Osaka on Dec. 24, 2009, after an explosion earlier in the day at the company's plant near Shin-Osaka station killed four of its workers. He said the cause of the blast, which occurred when the four workers were cutting away the top of a chemical tank, is not known. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea announces 2008 census report

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People attend a governmental meeting on a census report in Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2009. The North Korean government announced its population was about 24 million as of Oct. 1, 2008. (Kyodo)

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Temple offers reward for clues to stolen Buddha image

FUKUOKA, Japan - A statue of Yakushi Nyorai or medicine Buddha is shown in this file photo taken in December 2009. Supporters of Myoryuzan Yakushido, a Buddhist temple in Nakama, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, announced a decision on Dec. 24, 2014, to pay a cash reward of 2 million yen for key information leading to the discovery of the statue stolen in 2010. (Kyodo)

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Catholic church on Nagasaki island

FUKUOKA, Japan - Catholic followers attend a mass held on Christmas eve at Aosagaura Church on Nakadori Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Dec. 24, 2009. The church, constructed in 1910, is a candidate UNESCO World Heritage site. (Kyodo)

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Catholic church on Nagasaki island

FUKUOKA, Japan - A girl prays during a mass held on Christmas eve at Aosagaura catholic church on Nakadori Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Dec. 24, 2009. The church, constructed in 1910, is a candidate UNESCO World Heritage site. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama to remain in office despite indictment of ex-aides

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama leaves a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2009, after a news conference over the falsification of his political fund reports that led to the indictment earlier in the day of two of his former secretaries. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama to remain in office despite indictment of ex-aides

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama picks up a pen during a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2009, over the falsification of his political fund reports that led to the indictment earlier in the day of two of his former secretaries. Hatoyama said he does not intend to step down. (Kyodo)