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Workers ensure operation safety of China's Huangshan Mountain after heavy snowfall

STORY: Workers ensure operation safety of China's Huangshan Mountain after heavy snowfall SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 23, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the scenic spot 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): PAN QIBIN, Maintenance staff member 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SUN LIHONG, Sanitation worker STORYLINE: The workers of the Huangshan Mountain scenic area in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, have been committed to ensuring operation safety after the recent heavy snowfall. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): PAN QIBIN, Maintenance staff member "On snowy days, our main work is to climb onto the cableway tower to remove ice and snow and maintain the equipment. I have been working here since my graduation internship in 2015, and it has been 8 years now." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SUN LIHONG, Sanitation worker "I came to Huangshan Mountain to do cleaning work in 1998. We started shoveling ice at about 4:30 in the morning. The entire trail must be cl

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Boat cruise with 'kotatsu' heater in southwest Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Tourists enjoy a wintery view while keeping themselves warm in "kotatsu," a traditional Japanese table-style heater, aboard a boat on Dec. 24, 2015, in Yanagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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'Bunraku' puppet masters to give special show in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - "Bunraku" (puppet theater) chant master Toyotake Nozomidayu (L) poses with puppet masters and a "shamisen" (three-stringed guitar) player during a press conference held in Osaka on Dec. 24, 2014, to announce a special Bunraku performance to be staged in the western Japan city in February 2015.

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Japan lower house speaker Machimura to step down for health reasons

Photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2014 shows House of Representatives Speaker Nobutaka Machimura. He has decided to step down for health reasons, a senior lawmaker of the Liberal Democratic Party said on April 20, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People enjoy ice cream in extremely cold Inner Mongolia

Photo taken Dec. 24, 2015, in Hulun Buir in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region shows various flavors of ice cream being sold at a street stall. People regularly eat ice cream there, despite temperatures mostly remaining 20 degrees below zero in winter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ginowan mayor hopes to attract Disney resort

Atsushi Sakima, mayor of Ginowan in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, announces his policies on Dec. 25, 2015, for the upcoming mayoral election on Jan. 24. Sakima, backed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner the Komeito party, said he plans to attract a Disney resort if sites used for U.S. military facilities in the city are returned. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Christmas in Bethlehem

A large Christmas tree is decorated on Dec. 24, 2015, in the garden of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search continues at China massive landslide site

Heavy trucks stand by on Dec. 24, 2015, to carry sand and debris arising from search-and-rescue operations at an industrial park hit by a massive man-made landslide Dec. 20 in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. More than 70 people were still missing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Christmas in Bethlehem

Christmas trees are decorated on Dec. 24, 2015, in the garden of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hanyu in high spirits with 4th straight nationals in sight

Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan skates during a practice session at Makomanai Ice Arena in Sapporo on Dec. 24, 2015. The in-form Olympic champion will compete for a fourth straight title at the national championships starting on Dec. 25. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hanyu in high spirits with 4th straight nationals in sight

Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan skates during a practice session at Makomanai Ice Arena in Sapporo on Dec. 24, 2015. The in-form Olympic champion will compete for a fourth straight title at the national championships starting on Dec. 25. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Beijing steps up security amid alerts of threats against Westerners

Security officers stand guard in the Sanlitun area of Beijing on Dec. 24, 2015, in the face of warnings of possible threats against Westerners issued by the U.S. and some other embassies. It is one of the major entertainment and embassy districts in the city where many Westerners frequent. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gov't estimates new Pacific trade pact will lift Japan GDP by 2.59%

Akira Amari, the Japanese minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2015. The government said the same day it expects the TPP to boost Japan's real gross domestic product by 13.6 trillion yen ($115 billion) or 2.59 percent from fiscal 2014 in its first estimate since the deal was struck in October. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe tells Kishida to visit S. Korea by year-end over comfort women

Photos taken Dec. 24, 2015, in Tokyo show Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida. Abe instructed Kishida that day to visit South Korea by year-end in a bid to resolve a bilateral row over the so-called comfort women issue. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan gov't mum on whether missing journalist held hostage in Syria

Photo shows Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda, reportedly kidnapped in Syria. The photo was sent by an e-mail to a Kyodo News photographer on June 23, 2015, before his departure to Syria, with the message reading, "I will smuggle myself into Syria from now." The Japanese government, meanwhile, declined to reveal on Dec. 24 if it has confirmed whether Yasuda is being held by an armed group. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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TV Asahi's main newscaster Furutachi to step down

Ichiro Furutachi, the face of TV Asahi Corp.'s news show, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2015, announcing he will step down from the anchor post in spring 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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TV Asahi's main newscaster Furutachi to step down

Ichiro Furutachi, the face of TV Asahi Corp.'s news show, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2015, announcing he will step down from the anchor post in spring 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo station building illuminated

Photo shows the brick building of JR Tokyo Station illuminated in eight colors on Dec. 24, 2015. The annual event will go through Dec. 27 from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (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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MRJ delivery to be postponed one year

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. President Hiromichi Morimoto -- at a press conference on Dec. 24, 2015, in the central Japan city of Kasugai -- announces the first delivery of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan's first domestically produced commercial passenger jet, will be postponed around one year. The delivery to ANA Holdings Inc. will most likely take place in 2018, rather than the originally scheduled second quarter of 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gov't estimates new Pacific trade pact will lift Japan GDP by 2.59%

Akira Amari, the Japanese minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2015. The government said the same day it expects the TPP to boost Japan's real gross domestic product by 13.6 trillion yen ($115 billion) or 2.59 percent from fiscal 2014 in its first estimate since the deal was struck in October. (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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MRJ delivery to be postponed one year

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. President Hiromichi Morimoto (L) -- at a press conference on Dec. 24, 2015, in the central Japan city of Kasugai -- announces the first delivery of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan's first domestically produced commercial passenger jet, will be postponed around one year. The delivery to ANA Holdings Inc. will most likely take place in 2018, rather than the originally scheduled second quarter of 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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100 Santas visit 2011 disaster-hit Japan prefecture

About 100 Santa Claus-look volunteers from around Japan visit shelters and child care facilities in Iwate Prefecture, one of the hardest-hit areas in the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster, on Dec. 24, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court lifts injunction banning Fukui nuclear restart

Yutaka Nose, mayor of Takahama on the Sea of Japan coast, meets with reporters on Dec. 24, 2015, at the municipal office, after the Fukui District Court lifted an injunction it issued earlier banning Kansai Electric Power Co. from restarting two reactors at its Takahama nuclear plant. Nose hailed the ruling as "sober judgment." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hawks captain Matsuda abandons major league bid

SoftBank Hawks third baseman Nobuhiro Matsuda holds a press conference in Fukuoka on Dec. 24, 2015. Matsuda said he will return to the two-time defending Japan Series champions, instead of moving to the major leagues as a free agent. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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MRJ delivery to be postponed one year

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. President Hiromichi Morimoto (R) -- at a press conference on Dec. 24, 2015, in the central Japan city of Kasugai -- announces the first delivery of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan's first domestically produced commercial passenger jet, will be postponed around one year. The delivery to ANA Holdings Inc. will most likely take place in 2018, rather than the originally scheduled second quarter of 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suit filed against land minister's decision over base relocation

People seeking to prevent the relocation of a key U.S. base within Okinawa attend a press conference in the prefectural capital of Naha on Dec. 24, 2015, after filing a lawsuit aiming to rescind the land minister's decision to suspend the governor of Okinawa's attempt to prevent the state from moving ahead with the building of the replacement facility. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court lifts injunction banning Fukui nuclear restart

Protestors stage a rally in front of the Fukui District Court on Dec. 24, 2015, against its decision to lift an injunction it issued earlier banning Kansai Electric Power Co. from restarting two reactors at the utility's Takahama nuclear plant on the Sea of Japan coast. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Communist Party leader meets with House speaker

Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii (R) meets with House of Representatives Speaker Tadamori Oshima at the parliament building in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2015, to report that the JCP will attend the opening ceremony of a Diet session to be convened on Jan. 4, 2016, for the first time in almost 70 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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100 Santas visit 2011 disaster-hit Japan prefecture

About 100 Santa Claus-look volunteers from around Japan visit shelters and child care facilities in Iwate Prefecture, one of the hardest-hit areas in the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster, on Dec. 24, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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MRJ delivery to be postponed one year

Photo taken Nov. 11, 2015, shows the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan's first domestically produced commercial passenger jet, taking off from Nagoya Airport, central Japan, for its maiden flight. Its developer Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. said on Dec. 24 the first delivery of the MRJ will be postponed around one year. The delivery to ANA Holdings Inc. will most likely take place in 2018, rather than the originally scheduled second quarter of 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court lifts injunction banning Fukui nuclear restart

Those seeking to prevent the restart of two reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant hold banners on Dec. 24, 2015, in front of the Fukui District Court to protest against the court's ruling. The court lifted an injunction it issued earlier banning the utility from restarting the reactors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court lifts injunction banning Fukui nuclear restart

File photo taken in November 2014 shows the Nos. 3 (front) and 4 reactors of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The Fukui District Court lifted on Dec. 24, 2015, an injunction it issued earlier banning the utility from restarting the reactors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court lifts injunction banning Fukui nuclear restart

Those seeking to prevent the restart of two reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant hold banners on Dec. 24, 2015, in front of the Fukui District Court to protest against the court's ruling. The court lifted an injunction it issued earlier banning the utility from restarting the reactors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court lifts injunction banning Fukui nuclear restart

Protestors stage a rally in front of the Fukui District Court on Dec. 24, 2015, against its decision to lift an injunction it issued earlier banning Kansai Electric Power Co. from restarting two reactors at the utility's Takahama nuclear plant on the Sea of Japan coast. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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TV Asahi's main newscaster Furutachi to step down next spring

Photo taken in May 2004 shows Ichiro Furutachi, the anchor of TV Asahi's news show "Hodo Station." The major network said Dec. 24, 2015, that Furutachi, 61, will step down from the post at the end of March 2016 based on his request. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-professor gets suspended term over leaking bar exam questions

Photo from a Meiji University brochure shows Koichi Aoyagi, who was dismissed by the university following revelations that the law school professor leaked bar exam questions to a female graduate under his tutelage who he used to date. On Dec. 24, 2015, the Tokyo District Court sentenced Aoyagi, 67, to one year in prison for the leakage. But the sentence was suspended for five years considering Aoyagi's age and the fact that he lost his job, which amounted to a form of social punishment, according to the ruling. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court lifts ban on Fukui nuclear restart

The Fukui District Court on Dec. 24, 2015, lifted an injunction it issued earlier banning Kansai Electric Power Co. from restarting two reactors in the central Japan prefecture of Fukui. The power supplier filed an objection in April seeking revocation of the injunction, which prevented it from reactivating the reactors due to safety concerns. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Communist Party leader meets with House speaker

Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii attends a press conference at the parliament building in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2015, after meeting with House of Representatives Speaker Tadamori Oshima. Shii told Oshima that the JCP will attend the opening ceremony of a Diet session to be convened on Jan. 4, 2016, for the first time in almost 70 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mortar chunk weighing 23 tons falls from tunnel, no one injured

Photo taken Dec. 24, 2015, shows the spot where a chunk of mortar weighing 23.5 tons fell from a wall near the ceiling of a tunnel the previous day in the city of Kimitsu east of Tokyo. Nobody was injured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Cabinet approves record 96.7 tril. yen budget for FY 2016

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd from L) enters a room for a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2015. The Cabinet approved the same day a record-high 96.72 trillion yen ($799 billion) budget for fiscal 2016, focusing on welfare measures to tackle a rapidly aging society while trying to restore fiscal health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court lifts ban on Fukui nuclear restart

People stage a protest in front of the Fukui District Court in central Japan on Dec. 24, 2015, against the resumption of two reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant. The court the same day lifted an injunction it issued earlier banning the power supplier from restarting the reactors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan gov't mum on whether missing journalist held hostage in Syria

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihida Suga speaks at a regular press briefing in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2015. Suga did not say if the government has confirmed whether a Japanese journalist reportedly kidnapped in Syria is being held by an armed group, stating, "Ensuring the safety of Japanese nationals is the government's key responsibility. We are doing our utmost to make use of various networks of information and take necessary actions." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court lifts ban on Fukui nuclear restart

File photo taken in November 2014 shows the No. 3 (front) and 4 reactors of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The Fukui District Court on Dec. 24, 2015, lifted an injunction it issued earlier banning the power supplier from restarting the reactors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mortar chunk weighing 23 tons falls from tunnel, no one injured

Officials of the Chiba prefectural government walk off Dec. 24, 2015, after inspecting inside a tunnel (background) where a chunk of mortar weighing 23.5 tons fell from a wall near the ceiling the previous day in the city of Kimitsu east of Tokyo. Nobody was injured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Another cat appointed to succeed Bus the stationmaster

Love, the newly appointed feline "station master" of Ashinomaki-Onsen Station, is pictured at the station in Aizuwakamatsu, a town in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima, on Dec. 24, 2015. The same day, Love succeeded Bus, the first cat to have taken on the role in 2008, who is retiring due to old age. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Another cat appointed to succeed Bus the stationmaster

Love, the newly appointed feline "station master" of Ashinomaki-Onsen Station in Aizuwakamatsu, a town in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima, wears a Santa Claus costume on Dec. 24, 2015. Love succeeded the title from Bus, the first cat to have taken on the role in 2008 and who is retiring due to old age. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Another cat appointed to succeed Bus the stationmaster

Children stroke Love, the newly appointed feline "station master" of Ashinomaki-Onsen Station in Aizuwakamatsu, a town in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima, on Dec. 24, 2015. The same day, Love succeeded Bus, the first cat to have taken on the role in 2008, who is retiring due to old age. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yoshikaze to make sekiwake debut at New Year tourney

Veteran sumo wrestler Yoshikaze points to his name on the "banzuke" rankings list for the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2015. Yoshikaze has been promoted to the sport's third-highest rank of sekiwake ahead of the New Year meet beginning Jan. 10, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo