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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-CHANGTANG NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE-RANGERS (CN)

(231223) -- LHASA, Dec. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kelsang Lhundrup checks photos of wild animals during his patrol at the Changtang National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 21, 2023. Changtang National Nature Reserve is located in the northern part of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. With a total area of about 298,000 square kilometers, the reserve is home to over 30 wild animal species listed on China's national-level protection catalogue, such as the Tibetan antelope and the wild yak. Norbu Yugyel wildlife protection station, named after a heroic ranger who died in a fight against poaching, is among the 73 wildlife protection stations established at the Changtang National Nature Reserve since 2015. It guards the main road leading to the no-man's land of Changtang. Kelsang Lhundrup, 35, leads a team of 14 rangers at the Norbu Yugyel wildlife protection station. Kelsang loves documenting wild animals, the starry sky, and everything along his patrol routes. "While

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-CHANGTANG NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE-RANGERS (CN)

(231223) -- LHASA, Dec. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kelsang Lhundrup takes photos of wild animals during his patrol at the Changtang National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 21, 2023. Changtang National Nature Reserve is located in the northern part of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. With a total area of about 298,000 square kilometers, the reserve is home to over 30 wild animal species listed on China's national-level protection catalogue, such as the Tibetan antelope and the wild yak. Norbu Yugyel wildlife protection station, named after a heroic ranger who died in a fight against poaching, is among the 73 wildlife protection stations established at the Changtang National Nature Reserve since 2015. It guards the main road leading to the no-man's land of Changtang. Kelsang Lhundrup, 35, leads a team of 14 rangers at the Norbu Yugyel wildlife protection station. Kelsang loves documenting wild animals, the starry sky, and everything along his patrol routes. "While

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-CHANGTANG NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE-RANGERS (CN)

(231223) -- LHASA, Dec. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kelsang Lhundrup reads a magazine next to fossil specimens displayed at Norbu Yugyel wildlife protection station of the Changtang National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 21, 2023. Changtang National Nature Reserve is located in the northern part of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. With a total area of about 298,000 square kilometers, the reserve is home to over 30 wild animal species listed on China's national-level protection catalogue, such as the Tibetan antelope and the wild yak. Norbu Yugyel wildlife protection station, named after a heroic ranger who died in a fight against poaching, is among the 73 wildlife protection stations established at the Changtang National Nature Reserve since 2015. It guards the main road leading to the no-man's land of Changtang. Kelsang Lhundrup, 35, leads a team of 14 rangers at the Norbu Yugyel wildlife protection station. Kelsang loves documenting wild animals, the starry sky

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-CHANGTANG NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE-RANGERS (CN)

(231223) -- LHASA, Dec. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kelsang Lhundrup takes photos of wild animals during his patrol at the Changtang National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 21, 2023. Changtang National Nature Reserve is located in the northern part of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. With a total area of about 298,000 square kilometers, the reserve is home to over 30 wild animal species listed on China's national-level protection catalogue, such as the Tibetan antelope and the wild yak. Norbu Yugyel wildlife protection station, named after a heroic ranger who died in a fight against poaching, is among the 73 wildlife protection stations established at the Changtang National Nature Reserve since 2015. It guards the main road leading to the no-man's land of Changtang. Kelsang Lhundrup, 35, leads a team of 14 rangers at the Norbu Yugyel wildlife protection station. Kelsang loves documenting wild animals, the starry sky, and everything along his patrol routes. "While

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Yokozuna Hakuho to advertise new 'shochu' liquor

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho attends a press conference held by Kirishima Shuzo Co. in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2014, to announce the release of a new "shochu" liquor product set for Jan. 21, 2015. The top sumo wrestler is set to appear in the advertisement of the new product for the distilled beverage maker.

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Maglev train

TSURU, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Photo shows a magnetically levitated train that set a world speed record of 603 kilometers per hour in a test run conducted by Central Japan Railway Co. on April 21, 2015. The test was conducted using new LO-series cars on the track between Uenohara and Fuefuki in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo. A maglev train service will start between Tokyo's Shinagawa Station and Nagoya in 2027.

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Maglev train

TSURU, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Photo shows a magnetically levitated train that set a world speed record of 603 kilometers per hour in a test run conducted by Central Japan Railway Co. on April 21, 2015. The test was conducted using new LO-series cars on the track between Uenohara and Fuefuki in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo. A maglev train service will start between Tokyo's Shinagawa Station and Nagoya in 2027.

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311 entries make 1st cut for Olympics logo selection

TOKYO, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Members from the logo selection committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics hold a meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2015. After a total of 311 designs passed the first round the same day, the committee will narrow them down to a shortlist of 100 to 200 in two working days. (Pool photo)

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Court rules Osaka "Kimigayo" ordinance constitutional

OSAKA, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Yasutaka Okuno, an Osaka public school teacher, looks disappointed on Dec. 21, 2015, after the Osaka District Court rejected his claim that an Osaka ordinance forcing teachers to stand up while the national anthem "Kimigayo" is sung during school ceremonies is against the constitutionally-guaranteed freedom of thought.

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Kao acquires luxury U.S. hair products brand Oribe Hair Care

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Photo taken in February 2015 shows Kao Corp.'s head office in Tokyo. The company said on Dec. 21, 2017 that it has reached a deal to buy U.S. luxury hair care brand Oribe Hair Care LLC.

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Japan, U.S. to release initiative on 70th anniv. of postwar relations

WASHINGTON, United States - Yasuo Fukuda, a former Japanese prime minister, holds a press conference in Washington on Dec. 5, 2014, after attending a meeting of influential people from Japan and the United States on releasing an initiative in 2015 that will feature a variety of visions to enhance bilateral ties on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Fukuda, who co-chairs the meeting, said the meeting will reconvene in Tokyo in May to announce an initiative called Pacific Vision 21.

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-GUIZHOU-ASTRONOMY-FAST-TELESCOPE (CN)

(220806) -- GUIZHOU, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) with the first reflection panel installed (upper L, photo taken on Aug. 2, 2015), with nearly half of the reflection panels installed (upper R, photo taken on Dec. 16, 2015), with about 80 percent of the reflection panels installed (lower L, photo taken on March 9, 2016), and a panoramic view of FAST (lower R, photo taken on July 21, 2022), in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in southwest China's Guizhou Province, FAST started formal operation in January 2020 and officially opened to the world on March 31, 2021. It is believed to be the world's most sensitive radio telescope. With FAST, scientists have identified over 660 new pulsars. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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Kobe quake 21 years on

High school students visit a shoe factory in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Dec. 21, 2015, to learn how the shoe industry in the area recovered from a devastating earthquake in 1995. Nagata was one of the most severely damaged areas in the disaster in western Japan that claimed the lives of more than 6,000 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe quake 21 years on

Shohei Amachi, 63, a resident of Nishinomiya, cries beside a clock that stopped at 5:46 a.m. on Jan. 17, 1995, the moment that a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the area, saying he still regrets having been unable to rescue a trapped truck driver in the wake of the disaster, on Dec. 21, 2015, in the western Japanese city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Watchdog warns Costco Japan over cut price gasoline

Photo taken Dec. 21, 2015, shows a gas station affiliated with Japanese oil products retailer Baron Park Co. in the central Japan city of Tokoname. The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Dec. 24 warned Baron Park and another firm to stop selling gasoline at cheaper prices than purchase costs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Watchdog warns Costco Japan over cut price gasoline

Photo taken Dec. 21, 2015, shows a gas station operated by the Japanese unit of U.S. retailer Costco Wholesale Corp. in the central Japan city of Tokoname. The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Dec. 24 warned Costco Wholesale Japan Ltd. and another firm to stop selling gasoline at cheaper prices than purchase costs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New design picked for 2020 Olympics stadium

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 21, 2015, shows the planned construction site for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics main stadium. It was announced on Dec. 22 that a proposal by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has been selected as the new design for the stadium. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kuma's design picked for 2020 Tokyo Olympics main stadium

Photo taken Dec. 21, 2015, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a land lot (C) vacated to build a new national stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The government announced its decision on Dec. 22 to adopt architect Kengo Kuma's design for the stadium, to be built by a joint venture led by Taisei Corp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese astronaut Yui meets with reporters

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui meets with reporters on Dec. 21, 2015, in Houston, Texas, after completing a nearly five-month mission on the International Space Station. Yui said he is in good condition and could return to space tomorrow. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima's captain Aoyama named J-League season MVP

Sanfrecce Hiroshima captain and midfielder Toshihiro Aoyama holds his trophy after being named Player of the Year at the J-League Awards ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Blatter, Platini banned for 8 years

FIFA President Sepp Blatter attends a press conference in Zurich on Dec. 21, 2015, after FIFA's ethics committee ruled Blatter and his lieutenant, Michel Platini, should be banned for eight years over a February 2011 payment of 2 million Swiss francs (roughly 240 million yen) from Platini to Blatter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kirin expects 1st red ink since 1949 listing

Akihiro Ito, senior executive officer of Kirin Holdings Co., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2015, announcing it expects to fall into the red for the year to December for the first time since it was listed in 1949 due to losses stemming from its business in Brazil. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lawyers to challenge constitutionality of security laws

A group of legal experts attend a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2015, announcing that they will file lawsuits across the country arguing that the newly enacted security laws violate Japan's war-renouncing Constitution. Kazuhiro Terai (C in front row), co-head of the group, said, "Unreasonable acts by the Cabinet and the Diet are not permissible under the Constitution." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba President Muromachi attends press conference

Toshiba Corp. President Masashi Muromachi (far R)attends a press conference at its headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2015, as the scandal-hit company laid out a restructuring plan for its unprofitable personal computer, television and home appliance businesses. Muromachi said he will do his utmost to revive the company so it can regain public trust. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Key U.S. base's relocation within Okinawa only option

Daniel Russel, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, attends an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2015. Russel said Washington sees relocating a key U.S. base within Japan's southern island prefecture of Okinawa as the only feasible relocation option, underscoring its continued push for the controversial plan amid local opposition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba President Muromachi attends press conference

Toshiba Corp. President Masashi Muromachi attends a press conference at its headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2015, as the scandal-hit company laid out a restructuring plan for its unprofitable personal computer, television and home appliance businesses. Muromachi said he will do his utmost to revive the company so it can regain public trust. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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91 missing after "man-made" landslide in southern China

Photo taken Dec. 21, 2015, shows heavy machinery removing earth at an industrial park in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, which was hit by a massive landslide. At least 91 people are missing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gov't retains Dec. economic assessment

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far R) attends a ministerial meeting on the government's monthly economic report on Dec. 21, 2015, at his office in Tokyo. The government maintained its overall assessment that the Japanese economy is recovering moderately. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukushima signboard promoting nuclear energy removed

Workers remove a signboard promoting nuclear energy on Dec. 21, 2015, in the northeastern Japan town of Futaba, from which all residents evacuated after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Some believe the signboard should remain as a reminder of the nuclear crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Brother of returnee criticizes Abe's policy on abduction issue

Toru Hasuike, brother of Kaoru Hasuike who was abducted by North Korea but has returned home, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2015. Toru Hasuike criticized Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policy on the abduction issue as ineffective in resolving the decades-old problem. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panasonic to buy U.S. refrigeration firm Hussmann for $1.55 bil.

Panasonic Corp. President Kazuhiro Tsuga attends a press conference in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 21, 2015. He said Panasonic will purchase U.S. refrigeration firm Hussmann Corp. for around $1.55 billion. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba President Muromachi attends press conference

Toshiba Corp. President Masashi Muromachi attends a press conference at its headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2015, as the scandal-hit company laid out a restructuring plan for its unprofitable personal computer, television and home appliance businesses. Muromachi said he will do his utmost to revive the company so it can regain public trust. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Brother of returnee criticizes Abe's policy on abduction issue

Toru Hasuike, brother of Kaoru Hasuike who was abducted by North Korea but has returned home, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2015. Toru Hasuike criticized Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policy on the abduction issue as ineffective in resolving the decades-old problem. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rules Osaka "Kimigayo" ordinance constitutional

Yasutaka Okuno, an Osaka public school teacher, looks disappointed on Dec. 21, 2015, after the Osaka District Court rejected his claim that an Osaka ordinance forcing teachers to stand up while the national anthem "Kimigayo" is sung during school ceremonies is against the constitutionally-guaranteed freedom of thought. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Osaka mayor Yoshimura starts "post-Hashimoto" era

Osaka's new mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura (R) shakes hands with his predecessor Toru Hashimoto in Osaka on Dec. 21, 2015, his first day in office. Hashimoto, whose term ended on Dec. 18, visited the office to take part in an official hand over. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukushima signboard promoting nuclear energy removed

Workers remove a signboard promoting nuclear energy on Dec. 21, 2015, in the northeastern Japan town of Futaba, from which all residents evacuated after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Some believe the signboard should remain as a reminder of the nuclear crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyoda steps down as vice president of Tokyo Olympic Committee

Undated photo shows Toyota Motor Corp. chief Akio Toyoda. The 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee announced on Dec. 21, 2015, that Toyoda has stepped down as its vice president. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba President Muromachi attends press conference

Toshiba Corp. President Masashi Muromachi attends a press conference at its headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2015, as the scandal-hit company laid out a restructuring plan for its unprofitable personal computer, television and home appliance businesses. Muromachi said he will do his utmost to revive the company so it can regain public trust. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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311 entries make 1st cut for Olympic logo selection

Members from the logo selection committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics hold a meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2015. After a total of 311 designs passed the first round the same day, the committee will narrow them down to a shortlist of 100 to 200 in two working days. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukushima signboard promoting nuclear energy removed

Workers remove a signboard promoting nuclear energy on Dec. 21, 2015, in the northeastern Japan town of Futaba, from which all residents evacuated after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Some believe the signboard should remain as a reminder of the nuclear crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba President Muromachi attends press conference

Toshiba Corp. President Masashi Muromachi attends a press conference at its headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2015, as the scandal-hit company laid out a restructuring plan for its unprofitable personal computer, television and home appliance businesses. Muromachi said he will do his utmost to revive the company so it can regain public trust. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hammett named as head coach of Sunwolves

New Zealander Mark Hammett attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2015, after being named head coach of the Sunwolves, Japan's new Super Rugby side. He said he hopes to further develop Japanese rugby ahead of the Rugby World Cup 2019 in the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba President Muromachi attends press conference

Toshiba Corp. President Masashi Muromachi attends a press conference at its headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2015, as the scandal-hit company laid out a restructuring plan for its unprofitable personal computer, television and home appliance businesses. Muromachi said he will do his utmost to revive the company so it can regain public trust. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sheep, monkey, symbols of 2015 and 2016 clean building windows

Men clean the windows of a Tokyo building on Dec. 21, 2015 dressed as a monkey (R) representing the year of 2016 in the Chinese astrological calendar and a sheep representing 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hammett named as head coach of Sunwolves

New Zealander Mark Hammett attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2015, after being named head coach of the Sunwolves, Japan's new Super Rugby side. He said he hopes to further develop Japanese rugby ahead of the Rugby World Cup 2019 in the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Works to install new roof at Kasugataisha shrine

A worker engages in installing a new roof at the main sanctuary of Kasugataisha shrine in the ancient capital of Nara on Dec. 21, 2015. The once-every-20-year renovation work is ongoing at the world heritage site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Training facility built in western Japan for tsunami rescue operations

An amphibious buggy is operated at a newly built training facility for rescue operations in tsunami, floods and landslides, in Okayama, western Japan, on Dec. 21, 2015. A ceremony was held the same day to mark the completion of Japan's first such facility. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese baseball mascot concludes "salary negotiations"

Doala, the mascot of the Chunichi Dragons baseball team, concludes "salary negotiations" in Nagoya on Dec. 21, 2015. Doala signed for 750 grams of sliced bread for the 2016 season, up 50 grams from 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sheep, monkey, symbols of 2015 and 2016 clean building windows

Men clean the windows of a Tokyo building on Dec. 21, 2015 dressed as a monkey (R) representing the year of 2016 in the Chinese astrological calendar and a sheep representing 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukui governor inspects Takahama plant

Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa (C) inspects Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant in the town of Takahama along the Sea of Japan coast on Dec. 21, 2015. After examining safety measures for its Nos. 3 and 4 reactors, Nishikawa is expected to give his consent for their restart in accordance with the request of the central government. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo