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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Spiral staircase realized by Giuseppe Momo in 1932 at the Vatican Museums (17 feb. 2017).The Spiral Staircase, also called the Momo Staircase or the Snail Staircase, is made up of two wrought iron stairways, one going up, one going down, that curve in a double helix. Vatican Museum. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-BINYANG-FIRECRACKER DRAGON FESTIVAL-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(240117) -- BINYANG, Jan. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows craftsman Zou Yute making a bamboo dragon for Firecracker Dragon Festival (Top, taken on Jan. 16, 2024) and people performing firecracker dragon dance during Firecracker Dragon Festival (Below, taken on Feb. 7, 2017) in Binyang County in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Zou Yute, a 70-year-old craftsman, is an inheritor of the bamboo dragon-making crafts and has been devoted to this art for over four decades. Firecracker Dragon Festival that can be dated back to more then 10 centuries ago is a traditional carnival celebrating Spring Festival in Binyang, when locals perform the firecracker dragon dance with a bamboo dragon. Unlike most dragon dances performed elsewhere, the audiences usually throw lit firecrackers toward the bamboo dragon during the dance to drive away evil spirits and pray for peace and prosperity for the new year. The event was included in the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2008. (Xinhua

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Scope of new conspiracy bill reined in, targets fewer crimes: source

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 17 Kyodo - Justice Minister Katsutoshi Kaneda (standing) attends a lower house budget committee in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2017. The Japanese government, aiming to pass a contentious terrorism conspiracy bill, has whittled down the number of crimes punishable to less than half of the 676 proposed previously.

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CORRECTED: Japan's only "bedridden" comedian laughs in face of adversity

Asodog, Japan's first and only "bedridden" comedian, prepares to go onstage for a performance on Feb. 17, 2017, in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture. The sign reads: "Bedridden. It happens." The 38-year-old suffers from spinal muscular atrophy, a rare and degenerative neuromuscular disorder. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Families in tsunami-hit town then and now

Combined photo shows Kazue Takahashi and her son Kosei at a gymnasium serving as a shelter in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on June 8, 2011 (L) after the area was devastated by a tsunami, and at the same gymnasium on Feb. 17, 2017 (R), as the two attend a dance class. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tsunami-hit Japan city taps home-stay tourism to move forward

Dipendra Lamichhane (C), a 27-year-old Nepalese man studying in Japan, and his school mates show flower decorations hand-made by their host mother Renko Ogiwara (2nd from L), 69, after taking part in a home-stay at her house in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Feb. 17, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tsunami-hit Japan city taps home-stay tourism to move forward

Nepalese and Vietnamese students studying in Japan pose with their host parents after attending a three-day home-stay program, on Feb. 17, 2017 in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Muslims in Japan launch community patrol to counter prejudice

Sultan Mahmud (2nd from R), the head of the Chiba Mosque, and other Muslims pose in front of the mosque building in the city of Chiba, near Tokyo, on Feb. 17, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukushima evacuees face tough decision as housing aid ends

Rika Mashiko is interviewed on Feb. 17, 2017, in Tokyo about her life as a so-called voluntary evacuee from the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Mashiko fled Fukushima with her daughter about two months after the worst nuclear accident in Japan occurred in 2011, and now lives in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Muslims in Japan launch community patrol to counter prejudice

Sultan Mahmud (far R), the head of the Chiba Mosque, and Yasuyuki Orinami (far L), the chief of the security section at the Chiba Kita Police Station, talk about community events in front of the mosque building in the city of Chiba, near Tokyo, on Feb. 17, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe's wife quits honorary post at school in controversial land deal

Akie Abe, the wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, makes a speech in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, on Feb. 17, 2017. The prime minister said on Feb. 24 that his wife has resigned as honorary principal of a soon-to-open elementary school whose nationalist operator bought state-owned land at far below appraised value. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Premium Friday" starts amid hopes to boost spending, cut overwork

A Daimaru department store worker poses with brochures in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2017, to let customers know the Feb. 24 launch of the government-led "Premium Friday" campaign encouraging workers to leave the office early on the last Friday of each month to rein in overwork and boost spending. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Sunwolves warm-up game marks a series of firsts

Mikuni World Stadium in Kitakyushu, Japan, seen in this photo taken Feb. 17, 2017, will host a match between the Sunwolves and the Top League All-Stars the following day. It will be Filo Tiatia's first game in charge of Japan's Super Rugby franchise and the first event held at the brand new stadium. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Family of Kim murder suspect in Indonesia voice disbelief

Photo taken Feb. 17, 2017, shows a house in a slum area of Tambora, West Jakarta, in which Siti Aisyah, an Indonesian woman arrested for her alleged involvement in the murder of Kim Jong Nam, once lived. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cap cloud over Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from Fujiyoshida in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, shows a cap cloud over Mt. Fuji on Feb. 17, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Hanyu gearing up for Four Continents meet

Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu takes part in official practice in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 16, 2017, for the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. The men's short program is scheduled for Feb. 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Hanyu gearing up for Four Continents meet

Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu takes part in official practice in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 16, 2017, for the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. The men's short program is scheduled for Feb. 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Hanyu gearing up for Four Continents meet

Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu takes part in official practice in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 16, 2017, for the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. The men's short program is scheduled for Feb. 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Father of Otto Warmbier to attend Olympic opening ceremony

Undated combined file photo shows Otto Warmbier (L), who was detained by North Korea for 17 months and died in June 2017 after returning to the United States, and his father Fred Warmbier. Fred will attend the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Olympics as a guest of Vice President Mike Pence, The Washington Post reported on Feb. 4, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame lit, to travel to S. Korea for Pyeongchang Games

International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach (C) attends a flame-lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Oct. 24, 2017. The flame will travel around Greece before arriving in South Korea on Nov. 1, 100 days before the opening of the 17-day Olympics on Feb. 9. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Sunwolves put to the sword in Super Rugby opener

Shota Horie (bottom) of the Sunwolves is tackled by Hurricanes players during the second half of a Super Rugby match at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2017. Masataka Mikami of the Sunwolves is seen to the right. The Sunwolves lost 83-17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Games: Qatar women's curling team finishes winless

Qatar skip Maryam Binali (C) makes a shot in a 17-1 loss to Japan in the women's curling preliminary round at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo on Feb. 18, 2017. After the desert country suffered crushing defeats in all four games, Binali, who took up the sport 11 months ago, said that it was a special experience to face strong teams. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Games: Qatar women's curling team finishes winless

Qatar skip Maryam Binali gives instructions to teammates in a 17-1 loss to Japan in the women's curling preliminary round at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo on Feb. 18, 2017. After the desert country suffered crushing defeats in all four games, Binali, who took up the sport 11 months ago, said that it was a special experience to face strong teams. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ministry admits more cases of illegally finding jobs for ex-officials

Hirokazu Matsuno, Japan's minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, says at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 21, 2017 that his ministry has discovered 17 fresh cases in which it was illegally involved in finding jobs for retired bureaucrats in recent years, widening the scope of an ongoing scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ministry admits more cases of illegally finding jobs for ex-officials

Hirokazu Matsuno, Japan's minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, says at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 21, 2017 that his ministry has discovered 17 fresh cases in which it was illegally involved in finding jobs for retired bureaucrats in recent years, widening the scope of an ongoing scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ministry admits more cases of illegally finding jobs for ex-officials

Hirokazu Matsuno, Japan's minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, says at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 21, 2017 that his ministry has discovered 17 fresh cases in which it was illegally involved in finding jobs for retired bureaucrats in recent years, widening the scope of an ongoing scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Japan's Mihara wins Four Continents

Japan's Mai Mihara (L) reacts after seeing her score for the woman's free skate program in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 18, 2017. The 17-year-old Mihara topped the free skate and claimed victory in the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Actor Takei slams "Muslim ban" on 75th anniv. of Japanese internment

Actor George Takei (L) speaks at an event at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles on Feb. 17, 2017, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the executive order that forced Japanese Americans into "internment" camps during World War II. The Japanese-American actor criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order that had banned entry into the country of people from seven Muslim-majority nations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Games: N. Korean IOC member has high hopes for Sapporo, Tokyo

North Korean International Olympic Committee member Chang Ung speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Sapporo on Feb. 17, 2017, before the Asian Winter Games' opening ceremony on Feb. 19. Chang expects big things from the Asian Winter Games and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to follow. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Chen 1st after men's short program at Four Continents

American national champion Nathan Chen performs during the men's short program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships at Gangneung Ice Arena in South Korea on Feb. 17, 2017. Chen scored 103.12, followed by Japan's Shoma Uno and Yuzuru Hanyu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Matsuyama struggles in storm-suspended Genesis Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan misses a par putt on the 15th green during the second round of the Genesis Open in Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on Feb. 17, 2017. Matsuyama fell to 100th place with 6-over after 15 holes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea slams Malaysia over handling of half-brother's body

North Korea's Ambassador to Malaysia Kang Chol reads out a statement before midnight on Feb. 17, 2017, outside a hospital in Kuala Lumpur, where an autopsy was performed on the body of Kim Jong Nam, the elder half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The statement denounced Malaysia over its handling of the body of Kim Jong Nam, who was murdered, possibly with poison, in the country on Feb. 13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Uno places 2nd in Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

Shoma Uno of Japan completes his performance in the men's short program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2017. Uno placed second behind American national champion Nathan Chen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Uno places 2nd in Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

Shoma Uno of Japan completes his performance in the men's short program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2017. Uno placed second behind American national champion Nathan Chen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Uno places 2nd in Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

Shoma Uno of Japan completes his performance in the men's short program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2017. Uno placed second behind American national champion Nathan Chen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Uno places 2nd in Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

Shoma Uno of Japan completes his performance in the men's short program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2017. Uno placed second behind American national champion Nathan Chen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Uno places 2nd in Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

Shoma Uno of Japan completes his performance in the men's short program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2017. Uno placed second behind American national champion Nathan Chen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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