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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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(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) -- Rangers get ready to patrol the Changtang National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 17, 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 everyone is chasing broad dreams, the C

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

(231223) -- LHASA, Dec. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tibetan antelopes are pictured by Kelsang Lhundrup as he patrols the Changtang National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 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 ev

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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) -- Rangers patrol the Changtang National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 17, 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 everyone is chasing broad dreams, the Changtang gras

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

(231223) -- LHASA, Dec. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Tibetan fox is pictured by Kelsang Lhundrup as he patrols the Changtang National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, July 20, 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 everyon

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231202) -- BEIJING, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 30, 2023 shows the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- COP28 President Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber receives a gavel from COP27 President Sameh Shoukry during the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Nov. 30, 2023. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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UAE-DUBAI-COP28-OPENING

(231130) -- DUBAI, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Participants attend the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Nov. 30, 2023. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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UAE-DUBAI-COP28-OPENING

(231130) -- DUBAI, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- COP28 President Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber addresses the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Nov. 30, 2023. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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UAE-DUBAI-COP28-OPENING

(231130) -- DUBAI, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister and COP27 President Sameh Shoukry addressed the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Nov. 30, 2023. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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UAE-DUBAI-COP28-OPENING

(231130) -- DUBAI, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell addresses the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Nov. 30, 2023. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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UAE-DUBAI-COP28-OPENING

(231130) -- DUBAI, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- COP28 President Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber addresses the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Nov. 30, 2023. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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UAE-DUBAI-COP28-OPENING

(231130) -- DUBAI, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 30, 2023 shows the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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UAE-DUBAI-COP28-OPENING

(231130) -- DUBAI, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 30, 2023 shows the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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UAE-DUBAI-COP28-OPENING

(231130) -- DUBAI, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Participants attend the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Nov. 30, 2023. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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UAE-DUBAI-COP28-OPENING

(231130) -- DUBAI, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 30, 2023 shows the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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UAE-DUBAI-COP28-OPENING

(231130) -- DUBAI, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister and COP27 President Sameh Shoukry (C, front) presides over the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Nov. 30, 2023. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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UAE-DUBAI-COP28-OPENING

(231130) -- DUBAI, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- COP28 President Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber (R, front) receives a gavel from COP27 President Sameh Shoukry (L, front) during the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Nov. 30, 2023. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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UAE-DUBAI-COP28-OPENING

(231130) -- DUBAI, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- COP28 President Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber (5th R, front) receives a gavel from COP27 President Sameh Shoukry (4th L, front) during the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Nov. 30, 2023. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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Talks on Iran's nuclear program to continue

VIENNA, Austria - Yukiya Amano, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, says at the IAEA's special board meeting in Vienna on Dec. 11, 2014, that six major powers and Iran will extend their talks on Tehran's nuclear ambitions until June 30, 2015, to attain a lasting and comprehensive solution to the Islamic nation's nuclear program.

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Nikkei ends 2015 at 19-year closing high

TOKYO, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Photo taken Dec. 30, 2015, shows an electronic board in Tokyo indicating the movement of the key Nikkei stock index, which ended at 19,033.71, its highest annual closing level in 19 years.

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Award-winning novelist Tomiko Miyao dies at 88

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in July 2008 shows award-winning novelist Tomiko Miyao. Miyao, who is known for her autobiographical and historical novels, died of natural causes on Dec. 30, 2014, her family said on Jan. 7, 2015. She was 88.

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Canon Chairman Mitarai to return as president

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2009, shows Canon Inc. Chairman Fujio Mitarai. Canon said Jan. 30, 2012, that the 76-year-old Mitarai, who was president of the company from 1995 to 2006, will return as president on March 29 to help it achieve its targets through 2015 amid uncertain business prospects stemming from the eurozone debt crisis.

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Rally against Japan-S. Korea accord on "comfort women"

People protest a recent landmark deal between Japan and South Korea over women forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, near a bronze statue of a girl symbolizing the so-called "comfort women" issue located in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Dec. 30, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rally against Japan-S. Korea accord on "comfort women"

Two women who were forced to provide sex for Japanese soldiers during World War II cry during a rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Dec. 30, 2015, protesting a recent landmark deal between Japan and South Korea over women like them euphemistically called "comfort women." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rally against Japan-S. Korea accord on "comfort women"

Participants in a rally protesting a recent landmark deal between Japan and South Korea over women forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, touch a bronze statue of a girl symbolizing the so-called "comfort women" issue located in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Dec. 30, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan donates new playground equipment to Islamabad park

Children play on swings, part of some 30 items of playground equipment donated by the Japanese government to a park in Islamabad, on Dec. 31, 2015. The Japanese Park was opened in 1985 after then Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone visited Pakistan and donated playground equipment for children. Tokyo recently offered the new equipment as the original items had become decrepit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toys "R" Us closes in Times Square

Shoppers throng to the Toys "R" Us flagship store in New York's Times Square on Dec. 30, 2015, the last day of its operation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rally against Japan-S. Korea accord on "comfort women"

A woman who was forced to provide sex for Japanese soldiers during World War II speaks at a rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Dec. 30, 2015, protesting a recent landmark deal between Japan and South Korea over women like her euphemistically called "comfort women." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan donates new playground equipment to Islamabad park

Children play on a seesaw, part of some 30 items of playground equipment donated by the Japanese government to a park in Islamabad, on Dec. 31, 2015. The Japanese Park was opened in 1985 after then Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone visited Pakistan and donated playground equipment for children. Tokyo recently offered the new equipment as the original items had become decrepit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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30 students detained for trespassing at Japanese Embassy in Seoul

An official of a company managing a building in central Seoul removes banners on Dec. 31, 2015 with messages protesting a recent landmark deal between Japan and South Korea over women forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, from a wall of the building. Around 30 university students were detained on suspicion of trespassing that day while holding an unauthorized rally in the building where the Japanese Embassy is temporarily located, according to police sources. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan donates new playground equipment to Islamabad park

Children play on a slide, part of some 30 items of playground equipment donated by the Japanese government to a park in Islamabad, on Dec. 31, 2015. The Japanese Park was opened in 1985 after then Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone visited Pakistan and donated playground equipment for children. Tokyo recently offered the new equipment as the original items had become decrepit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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30 students detained for trespassing at Japanese Embassy in Seoul

University students (back) stage a sit-in under plastic sheets in the early hours of Dec. 31, 2015, near a bronze statue of a girl symbolizing the issue of so-called "comfort women" located in front of the site where the Japanese Embassy is being rebuilt in Seoul. Around 30 university students were detained on suspicion of trespassing later that day while holding an unauthorized rally in a building in central Seoul where the Japanese Embassy is temporarily located, according to police sources. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean group pledges to erect more "comfort women" statues

People gather in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul with photographs of late former "comfort women" on Dec. 30, 2015. The Korean Council for Women Drafted for Sexual Slavery by Japan said the same day it plans to start a movement to erect both inside and outside the country statues similar to the one located in front of the embassy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: No time for complacency: Brave Blossoms' Tanaka

Japan scrumhalf Fumiaki Tanaka is interviewed in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2015. The 30-year-old Tanaka, who plays in the Top League for Panasonic Wild Knights and in Super Rugby for the Highlanders, said Japanese rugby is still in crisis even though the national team won three of their four games at the Rugby World Cup in England. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Exodus from Tokyo continues

Travelers board shinkansen at JR Tokyo Station on Dec. 30, 2015, heading to their hometowns for the New Year holidays. Most bullet trains departing Tokyo were fully booked from early morning. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nikkei ends 2015 at 19-year closing high

An electronic board in Tokyo shows the key Nikkei stock index ending Dec. 30, 2015, at 19,033.71, its highest annual closing level in 19 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean group pledges to erect more "comfort women" statues

People gather in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul with photographs of late former "comfort women" on Dec. 30, 2015. The Korean Council for Women Drafted for Sexual Slavery by Japan said the same day it plans to start a movement to erect both inside and outside the country statues similar to the one located in front of the embassy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean group pledges to erect more "comfort women" statues

People gather in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul with photographs of late former "comfort women" on Dec. 30, 2015. The Korean Council for Women Drafted for Sexual Slavery by Japan said the same day it plans to start a movement to erect both inside and outside the country statues similar to the one located in front of the embassy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nikkei ends 2015 at 19-year closing high

An electronic board in Tokyo shows the key Nikkei stock index ending Dec. 30, 2015, at 19,033.71, its highest annual closing level in 19 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Exodus from Tokyo continues

Travelers board shinkansen at JR Tokyo Station on Dec. 30, 2015, heading to their hometowns for the New Year holidays. Most bullet trains departing Tokyo were fully booked from early morning. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tsukiji Outer Market crowded at year-end

Photo taken Dec. 30, 2015, shows Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo crowded with people purchasing seafood to celebrate the upcoming new year. It is expected that more than 300,000 people, including tourists from overseas, will visit the market over the four days from Dec. 28 to 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Conductor Sado attends TSE's final session of 2015

Japanese conductor Yutaka Sado sounds the bell at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 30, 2015, concluding the year's trading. The key Nikkei stock index ended at its highest annual closing level in 19 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15 years pass since family of four murdered

Photo taken Dec. 30, 2015, in Tokyo shows flowers laid in front of a picture of Mikio Miyazawa, his wife Yasuko and their children Niina and Rei, as investigators gather on the 15th anniversary of the murder of the family to reaffirm their determination to solve the case. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nikkei ends 2015 at 19-year closing high

Photo taken Dec. 30, 2015, shows a ceremony to mark the final session of the year at the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The key Nikkei stock index ended at its highest annual closing level in 19 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe enjoys playing golf

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe enjoys playing golf in Sodegaura, near Tokyo, on Dec. 30, 2015, during his year-end and New Year holiday. "I marked the best score since assuming the premiership," Abe told reporters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo