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[Breaking News]Conger eels at northeastern Japan aquarium

SENDAI, Japan, Jan. 20 Kyodo - Video taken at Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 19, 2026, shows conger eels protruding from pipes resembling "ehomaki" sushi rolls that are eaten on Setsubun day on Feb. 3 marking the turn from winter to spring. The annual event at the aquarium ends on Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

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Conger eels at northeastern Japan aquarium

Photo taken at Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 19, 2026, shows conger eels protruding from pipes resembling "ehomaki" sushi rolls that are eaten on Setsubun day on Feb. 3 marking the turn from winter to spring. The annual event at the aquarium ends on Feb. 8.

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Conger eels at northeastern Japan aquarium

Photo taken at Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 19, 2026, shows conger eels protruding from pipes resembling "ehomaki" sushi rolls that are eaten on Setsubun day on Feb. 3 marking the turn from winter to spring. The annual event at the aquarium ends on Feb. 8.

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Former Japanese Prime Minister Murayama in 2024

Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama poses for a photo on Feb. 23, 2024, in the southwestern Japan city of Oita, ahead of his 100th birthday on March 3.

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Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Former Yomiuri Giants player and manager Shigeo Nagashima (R) talks to Japan outfielder and Seattle Mariners star Ichiro Suzuki ahead of a training game between Japan's World Baseball Classic team and the Giants in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 21, 2009. Japanese baseball legend Nagashima died on June 3, 2025, aged 89.

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Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Yomiuri Giants manager Shigeo Nagashima is pictured with his No. 3 jersey shown to the media and fans during spring training in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 12, 2000. Nagashima, who was a key player on the Giants team that won nine consecutive Central League and Japan Series titles from 1965 to 1973 and later managed the club, died on June 3, 2025, aged 89.

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Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Yomiuri Giants sluggers Shigeo Nagashima (R) and Sadaharu Oh pose during spring training in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 15, 1970. Nagashima, who was a key player together with Oh on the Giants team that won nine consecutive Central League and Japan Series titles from 1965 to 1973 and later managed the club, died on June 3, 2025, aged 89.

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Forest fire in northeastern Japan

People at a port in Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 7, 2025, gaze at an area where a forest fire broke out on Feb. 26, as a helicopter carries water to extinguish it. Local authorities said an evacuation order for 957 people in part of the city was lifted the same day, as the risk of the further spread of the fire abated in some areas, while it remained in place for 3,639 people in other areas of the city.

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Forest fire in northeastern Japan

A helicopter carries water on March 7, 2025, to extinguish a forest fire that broke out on Feb. 26 on a mountain in Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Local authorities said an evacuation order for 957 people in part of the city was lifted the same day, as the risk of the fire spreading further has abated in some areas, though it remains in place for 3,639 people in other areas of the city.

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Forest fire in northeastern Japan

A helicopter collects seawater in Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 3, 2025, to extinguish a forest fire that broke out on a nearby mountain on Feb. 26.

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Forest fire in northeastern Japan

A man looks at smoke rising from a forest fire on March 3, 2025, as it continues to burn on a mountain in Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, after breaking out on Feb. 26.

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Forest fire in northeastern Japan

A helicopter drops water on March 3, 2025, to extinguish a forest fire that broke out on Feb. 26 on a mountain in Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Forest fire in northeastern Japan

Smoke rises on March 3, 2025, as a forest fire that broke out on Feb. 26 continues to burn on a mountain in Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Long March-2C Rocket Successfully Launches Two Satellites - China

A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying two satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Feb. 27, 2025. The rocket blasted off at 3:08 p.m. (Beijing Time) and sent the pair of satellites, Siwei Gaojing-1 03 and Siwei Gaojing-1 04, into their preset orbit. It was the 561st flight mission of the Long March series of rockets. Jiuquan, China on February 27, 2025. Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Long March-2C Rocket Successfully Launches Two Satellites - China

A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying two satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Feb. 27, 2025. The rocket blasted off at 3:08 p.m. (Beijing Time) and sent the pair of satellites, Siwei Gaojing-1 03 and Siwei Gaojing-1 04, into their preset orbit. It was the 561st flight mission of the Long March series of rockets. Jiuquan, China on February 27, 2025. Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Long March-2C Rocket Successfully Launches Two Satellites - China

A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying two satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Feb. 27, 2025. The rocket blasted off at 3:08 p.m. (Beijing Time) and sent the pair of satellites, Siwei Gaojing-1 03 and Siwei Gaojing-1 04, into their preset orbit. It was the 561st flight mission of the Long March series of rockets. Jiuquan, China on February 27, 2025. Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Long March-2C Rocket Successfully Launches Two Satellites - China

A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying two satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Feb. 27, 2025. The rocket blasted off at 3:08 p.m. (Beijing Time) and sent the pair of satellites, Siwei Gaojing-1 03 and Siwei Gaojing-1 04, into their preset orbit It was the 561st flight mission of the Long March series of rockets. Jiuquan, China on February 27, 2025. Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Long March-2C Rocket Successfully Launches Two Satellites - China

A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying two satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Feb. 27, 2025. The rocket blasted off at 3:08 p.m. (Beijing Time) and sent the pair of satellites, Siwei Gaojing-1 03 and Siwei Gaojing-1 04, into their preset orbit. It was the 561st flight mission of the Long March series of rockets. Jiuquan, China on February 27, 2025. Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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"Hina" dolls on stone stairs

Photo taken on Feb. 26, 2025, shows traditional "hina" dolls, totaling about 1,800, on display on stone stairs at Tomisaki shrine in Katsuura in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, ahead of the March 3 Girls' Day celebration.

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"Hina" dolls on stone stairs

Photo taken on Feb. 26, 2025, shows traditional "hina" dolls, totaling about 1,800, on display on stone stairs at Tomisaki shrine in Katsuura in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, ahead of the March 3 Girls' Day celebration.

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"Hina" dolls on stone stairs

Photo taken on Feb. 26, 2025, shows traditional "hina" dolls, totaling about 1,800, on display on stone stairs at Tomisaki shrine in Katsuura in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, ahead of the March 3 Girls' Day celebration.

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Bean-throwing event

NARITA, Japan, Feb. 19 Kyodo - Japanese actor Tasuku Emoto and actress Yuriko Yoshitaka scatter roasted beans during a traditional bean-throwing event at Naritasan Shinsho-ji temple in Narita near Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2024.

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US: Heavy Snow Buries Midwest As Major Winter Storm Sweeps Across Nation 3

Millions remained under winter weather alerts as a major winter storm swept across much of the U.S., bringing heavy snow and freezing temperatures from the Midwest to the Northeast. This video was filmed on Thursday, February 20, in Aurora, Ohio.

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SWEDEN CROSS COUNTRY WORLD CUP

FALUN, SWEDEN 20250216Norway's Pål Golberg (#10), Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget (#5), Andreas Fjorden Ree (#7) and Harald Østberg Amundsen (#3) and Joe Davies (#28), Great Britain in action during the Men's Mass Start 20 km Free during the FIS Cross-Country World Cup event in Falun, Sweden, on Feb. 16. 2025.Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT / Code 10080

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US: SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites, Illuminating Night Sky 3

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday, February 10. About eight minutes after liftoff, the rocket's first stage successfully returned to Earth as planned, landing on its drone ship, Of Course I Still Love You, in the Pacific Ocean.

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OLYMPIC QUALIFICATIONS ICE HOCKEY DENMARK - NETHERLANDS

GÄVLE, SWEDEN 20250206Denmark's Frederikke Foss #3 and Netherlands' Aimee Seppenwolde #2 during Thursday's Olympic qualifying match in Group H between Denmark and the Netherlands at Monitor ERP Arena, in Gävle, Sweden, on Feb. 6, 2025Photo: Magnus Lejhall / TT / Code 10658

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[breaking News]Camel parade in Mongolia

OMNOGOVI, Mongolia, Feb. 3 Kyodo - A camel parade is held in the Gobi Desert in southern Mongolia on Feb. 2, 2025. (Kyodo)

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5 years since mass COVID outbreak on Diamond Princess

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Feb. 3 Kyodo - People throw flowers from a port in Yokohama near Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025, exactly five years after the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in 2020 amid concerns about a mass COVID-19 outbreak. The infections on the ship led to thousands being quarantined and left 13 of the over 700 infected crew and passengers dead. (Kyodo)

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Ice And Snow Activities - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 3, 2025 shows people skiing at a ski resort in Huai'an City, east China's Jiangsu Province. During the Spring Festival holiday, many tourist destinations in China have attracted visitors with ice and snow activities. Photo by He Jinghua/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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