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US: Brush Fire Erupts In Del Mar Heights, San Diego 3

A brush fire erupted in the Del Mar Heights neighborhood in San Diego on Tuesday morning, June 25. The fire near Mira Montana Drive off Del Mar Heights Road prompted the mandatory evacuation of 2,500 residents from the area. The fire's forward progress was stopped by about 5:30 p.m. and all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted by 7:20 p.m.

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Wuzhizhou Island's Marine Ranch In Sanya - China

Tourists try to transplant corals under the guidance of coaches in the waters of Wuzhizhou Island in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province on Jan. 30, 2022. Sanya boasts a coastline that offers stunning tropical coastal scenery, making it an ideal destination for beach holidays. In recent years, Sanya has been promoting tropical coastal leisure and sports tourism. Activities such as surfing, diving, sailing, and paddle boarding have flourished, attracting water sports enthusiasts from both near and far. Wang Fengguo, 42, has been working at Wuzhizhou Island Tourism Resort since 2006. Initially, he worked as a diving instructor. In 2011, Wuzhizhou Island launched China's first tropical marine ranching project, and Wang joined the team, dedicating himself to marine environmental protection for 13 years. Wang's team is responsible for maintaining the marine ranch, transplanting corals, monitoring the marine environment and cleaning up coral predators. To restore the ecological environment of nearby sea area, Wuzh

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(SP)CHINA-HAINAN-SANYA-SPORTS-TOURISM-DIVING (CN)

(240608) -- SANYA, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists try to transplant corals under the guidance of coaches in the waters of Wuzhizhou Island in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province on Jan. 30, 2022. Sanya boasts a coastline that offers stunning tropical coastal scenery, making it an ideal destination for beach holidays. In recent years, Sanya has been promoting tropical coastal leisure and sports tourism. Activities such as surfing, diving, sailing, and paddle boarding have flourished, attracting water sports enthusiasts from both near and far. Wang Fengguo, 42, has been working at Wuzhizhou Island Tourism Resort since 2006. Initially, he worked as a diving instructor. In 2011, Wuzhizhou Island launched China's first tropical marine ranching project, and Wang joined the team, dedicating himself to marine environmental protection for 13 years. Wang's team is responsible for maintaining the marine ranch, transplanting corals, monitoring the marine environment and cleaning up coral predat

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(SP)CHINA-HAINAN-SANYA-SPORTS-TOURISM-DIVING (CN)

(240608) -- SANYA, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists try to transplant corals under the guidance of coaches in the waters of Wuzhizhou Island in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province on Jan. 30, 2022. Sanya boasts a coastline that offers stunning tropical coastal scenery, making it an ideal destination for beach holidays. In recent years, Sanya has been promoting tropical coastal leisure and sports tourism. Activities such as surfing, diving, sailing, and paddle boarding have flourished, attracting water sports enthusiasts from both near and far. Wang Fengguo, 42, has been working at Wuzhizhou Island Tourism Resort since 2006. Initially, he worked as a diving instructor. In 2011, Wuzhizhou Island launched China's first tropical marine ranching project, and Wang joined the team, dedicating himself to marine environmental protection for 13 years. Wang's team is responsible for maintaining the marine ranch, transplanting corals, monitoring the marine environment and cleaning up coral predators. To restore

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Tiny nature reserve for rare birds in downtown Xiamen

STORY: Tiny nature reserve for rare birds in downtown Xiamen SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 27, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:29 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Wuyuan Bay Nature Reserve 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CAI LIBO, Director of Xiamen Nature Reserve Affairs Center 3. various of Wuyuan Bay Nature Reserve STORYLINE: Xiamen, a coastal eastern Chinese metropolis, may have one of the world's smallest nature reserves for one single endangered bird species. The distinguished visitor to the reserve is called Merops philippinus, or Blue-tailed Bee-eater. Admired by many as one of the most beautiful birds in the world for its fancy feathers, the species is under Class II state protection in China. Set up in 2011, the Wuyuan Bay Nature Reserve for the Blue-tailed Bee-eater welcomes its big moment every April to late October when the birds stop by during migration and dig caves on the cliffs to lay and hatch their eggs. Surrounded by over-10-story buildings just 200 to 3

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[Breaking News]Japanese children wish for peace in Gaza

KAMAISHI, Japan Kyodo - A child flies a kite in Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture on Jan. 8, 2024, with a message wishing for peace in Gaza written on it. About 30 children took part in the event in the northeastern Japan city hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, launched after people in Gaza flew kites in 2012 to wish for Japan's early recovery from the disaster. (Kyodo)

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Japanese children wish for peace in Gaza

A child flies a kite in Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture on Jan. 8, 2024, with a message wishing for peace in Gaza written on it. About 30 children took part in the event in the northeastern Japan city hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, launched after people in Gaza flew kites in 2012 to wish for Japan's early recovery from the disaster.

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Iwakuma to play for Mariners

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Nov. 6, 2011, shows free agent right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma before leaving for the United States. The Seattle Mariners said Jan. 5, 2012, that they have signed a one-year contract with the 30-year-old Japanese pitcher.

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Panasonic launches new group structure

OSAKA, Japan - The logo at the Sanyo Electric Co. headquarters in Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture, is seen replaced with ''Panasonic'' on Dec. 30, 2011. Japan's major electronics maker Panasonic Corp. launched its new group structure on Jan. 1, 2012, reorganizing its business divisions and two wholly owned units -- Sanyo Electric Co. and Panasonic Electric Works Co. -- into three main groups as it places greater emphasis on energy-related businesses.

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Tohoku mayors announce plans for joint 'Rokkon' festival

YAMAGATA, Japan - The mayors of six prefectural capitals in the Tohoku region, northern Japan, gather in the city of Yamagata on Jan. 30, 2014, to announce plans for this year's Tohoku Rokkon (six-soul) Festival. Bringing six major local gala events, the festival started for the repose of victims' soul and promotion of reconstruction work following the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami.

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Survivors of Kobe, Niigata disasters help Tohoku quake victims

SENDAI, Japan - Akira Miyasada (L), representative director of the Kobe-based nonprofit organization ''Machi Communication,'' listens to stories from a resident affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in the Ogatsu district of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Jan. 30, 2013.

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'Outsider' supporters help disaster-hit residents rebuild

SENDAI, Japan - Risa Hikata (R), one of the ''reconstruction supporters'' working in areas hit by the March 2011 disaster, talks with a resident in the Kitakami district of the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Jan. 30, 2013.

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Matsuzaka throws 1st bullpen session since injury

FORT MYERS, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka throws in his first bullpen session since undergoing a season-ending elbow surgery in June 2011, at the team's training complex in Fort Myers, Florida on Jan. 30, 2012.

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Hawaiian-style spa in Fukushima Pref. to fully resume

IWAKI, Japan - Members of a hula dancing team at a Hawaiian-style spa leisure complex in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, and other employees cheer on Jan. 30, 2012, before the full-scale reopening of the Spa Resort Hawaiians complex on Feb. 8, 2012. The facility damaged by the March 2011 earthquake has partially resumed its operation since October 2011.

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Aoki signs 2-year deal with Brewers

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2011, shows Japanese outfielder Norichika Aoki. The Milwaukee Brewers said Jan. 17, 2012, that the 30-year-old three-time Central League batting title winner has signed a two-year contract with the major league team.

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Toyota to launch Prius plug-in hybrid in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. unveils the new Prius PHV in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2011. The Japanese automaker said it has started accepting orders for the Prius plug-in hybrid which will go on sale from Jan. 30.

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'Udon hamburger' in the noodle's home

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 30, 2011, shows a ''Sanuki Udon Burger'' sold at an expressway service area in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture. The burger, using fried Sanuki ''udon'' noodles -- a regional specialty of the western Japan prefecture -- along with a chicken patty, a sunny-side up egg, lettuce and ginger-flavored soy sauce, is priced at 450 yen.

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Raw meat sushi bar in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A group of women are seen at restaurant Nikuzushi (meat sushi), which specializes in raw meat, including beef, chicken, pork, deer and horse meat, in Tokyo's Ebisu district on Jan. 28, 2011. At least 60 percent of customers at the restaurant, which opened in May 2010, are women, with many of them around 30 years old, according to its operator Spice Works.

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Police raid Tokyo Dome over roller coaster death

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Metropolitan Police Department investigate the site of a deadly accident at Tokyo Dome City Attractions on Feb. 1, 2011. Police are investigating if the park operator failed to take adequate safety measures, causing a man to fall from a moving roller coaster and die on Jan. 30.

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Double Mt. Fuji

TOKYO, Japan - The shadow of Mt. Fuji is reflected by cloud in this photo taken from Inagi, western Tokyo, on the evening of Jan. 30, 2011. The Japan Meteorological Agency attributed the phenomenon to the refraction of light stemming from differing temperatures around the mountain.

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Southern Sudan to gain independence

JUBA, Sudan - People holding the flag of the Southern Sudan authority celebrate in Juba on Jan. 30, 2011. A referendum commission announced later the same day that over 99 percent of voters in Southern Sudan had voted for secession from the north, ensuring that the oil-rich region will become Africa's 54th state as early as in July after decades of civil war. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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Travelers stranded in Cairo airport

CAIRO, Egypt - Japanese tourists rest in the lobby of Cairo International Airport on Jan. 30, 2011, after their flights were cancelled due to widespread unrest in the country. The Japanese government decided Jan. 31 to use chartered aircraft to rescue Japanese stranded in Egypt.

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Okazaki joins Stuttgart

STUTTGART, Germany - Japanese striker Shinji Okazaki (R) shows his new jersey at a press conference in Stuttgart, Germany, on Jan. 30, 2011, as his move to German Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart from J-League club Shimizu S-Pulse was finalized. Okazaki flew from Qatar after contributing to the Japan national team's Asian Cup victory with his three goals in the tournament.

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Looters attack streets of Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt - Men stand outside a looted pharmacy in Cairo on Jan. 30, 2011. The absence of police on the streets since the night of Jan. 28 has caused widespread chaos and violence in the Egyptian capital.

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Southern Sudan to go independent

JUBA, Sudan - People celebrate in Juba on Jan. 30, 2011, after the referendum commission announced the outcome of the vote that more than 99 percent of voters in Southern Sudan voted for secession from the north, ensuring that the oil-rich south will go independent as the 54th African state as early as in July after decades of civil war. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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Asian Games in Kazakhstan

ASTANA, Kazakhstan - Fireworks are set off at the opening ceremony for the 2011 Asian Winter Games in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Jan. 30, 2011.

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Southern Sudan to go independent

JUBA, Sudan - An official (L) of the referendum commission announces the outcome of the vote in Juba on Jan. 30, 2011, that more than 99 percent of voters in Southern Sudan voted for secession from the north, ensuring that the oil-rich south will go independent as the 54th African state as early as in July after decades of civil war. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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Asian Games in Kazakhstan

ASTANA, Kazakhstan - The opening ceremony for the 2011 Asian Winter Games is held in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Jan. 30, 2011.

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U.S. warship off Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - A helicopter lands on the U.S. amphibious assault ship Essex as the U.S. Marine Corps invited Japanese and U.S. reporters to board in waters about 30 kilometers south of Okinawa Island on Jan. 30. 2011.

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Southern Sudan to gain independence

JUBA, Sudan - Southern Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit delivers a speech on Jan. 30, 2011, after a referendum commission announced that over 99 percent of voters in Southern Sudan had voted for secession from the north, ensuring that the oil-rich region will become Africa's 54th state as early as in July after decades of civil war.

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U.S. warship off Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - A helicopter is seen inside the U.S. amphibious assault ship Essex as the U.S. Marine Corps invited Japanese and U.S. reporters to board in waters about 30 kilometers south of Okinawa Island on Jan. 30. 2011.

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Southern Sudan to go independent

JUBA, Sudan - A man holds paper reading ''We are independent'' in Juba on Jan. 30, 2011, after the referendum commission announced the outcome of the vote that more than 99 percent of voters in Southern Sudan voted for secession from the north, ensuring that the oil-rich south will go independent as the 54th African state as early as in July after decades of civil war. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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U.S. warship off Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - The U.S. amphibious assault ship Essex is in waters about 30 kilometers south of Okinawa Island on Jan. 30. 2011. The U.S. Marine Corps invited Japanese and U.S. reporters to board the vessel the same day.

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Southern Sudan to go independent

JUBA, Sudan - People celebrate in Juba on Jan. 30, 2011, as the outcome of a referendum was announced that more than 99 percent of voters in Southern Sudan voted for secession from the north, ensuring that the oil-rich south will go independent as the 54th African state as early as in July after decades of civil war. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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Japan urges Egypt to settle unrest peacefully

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (L) meets with Egyptian Ambassador to Japan Walid Mahmoud Abdelnasser at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2011. Maehara urged the Egyptian government to resolve ongoing political unrest peacefully and sought its assistance for Japanese tourists who have been stranded in the Middle Eastern country.

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Falls from temple roof

SHIRAKAWA, Japan - Photo shows the main building of Myozenji temple in Shirakawa village at a World Heritage site in Gifu Prefecture on Jan. 30, 2011. More than a dozen people fell from the snow-covered roof of the building as they were removing snow the same day.

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Kan returns from Davos forum

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2011, after attending an annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos.

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Fall from roller coaster

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers examine the roller coaster ''Spinning Coaster Maihime'' at Tokyo Dome City Attractions in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2011, after a man died following a fall from the roller coaster.

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Fall from roller coaster

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers examine the roller coaster ''Spinning Coaster Maihime'' at Tokyo Dome City Attractions in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2011, after a man died following a fall from the roller coaster.

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Akaba wins Osaka Women's Marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Yukiko Akaba waves after finishing in 2 hours, 26 minutes, 29 seconds to win the Osaka Women's Marathon in Osaka on Jan. 30, 2011.

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Akaba wins Osaka Women's Marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Yukiko Akaba crosses the finish line in 2 hours, 26 minutes, 29 seconds to win in the Osaka Women's Marathon in Osaka on Jan. 30, 2011.

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Egyptian ruling party headquarters still blazing

CAIRO, Egypt - People gather in front of the headquarters of the ruling National Democratic Party of Egypt in central Cairo on Jan. 29, 2011, which was still burning after being set alight the previous day by demonstrators calling for an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule of the country.

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Egyptian protests in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Protestors, mostly Egyptians living in Japan, gather in front of the Egyptian Embassy in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2011, to call for an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule of the country. About 100 people took part in the demonstration.

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Suntory eyeing wealthy Chinese

TOKYO, Japan - Nobutada Saji, president of Japanese beverage maker Suntory Holdings Ltd., speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2011. Saji said Suntory will seek to boost annual sales in China to 100 billion yen from the current 30 billion yen by stepping up marketing of vintage wines, health foods and other high-quality products for wealthy Chinese people.

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Obama calls on China to free jailed dissident Liu

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in a Beijing restaurant on July 30, 2008, shows Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, the imprisoned winner of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. U.S. President Barack Obama called for the release of Liu during his meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Washington on Jan. 19, 2011, as the two countries locked horns over human rights issues.

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Old man looks at area of home washed away by 2011 tsunami

Chuzo Fujiwara stands on a hill in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, overlooking an area where his home used to stand, as seen in this photo taken on Jan. 30, 2015. The 89-year-old man lost his wife and home in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. (Photo by Yohei Kanazashi) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan nuclear reactor reaches criticality

Photo taken Jan. 30, 2016, shows the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant, which reached criticality, or a state of sustained nuclear chain reaction, in Fukui Prefecture. A day earlier, Takahama became the second nuclear complex to restart under stricter safety rules set after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan nuclear reactor reaches criticality

Photo taken Jan. 30, 2016, shows the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant, which reached criticality, or a state of sustained nuclear chain reaction, in Fukui Prefecture. A day earlier, Takahama became the second nuclear complex to restart under stricter safety rules set after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Akita chosen as rotating host city for 2015 Tohoku festival

The mayors of the capital cities of six prefectures in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku announce at a press conference in Akita on Jan. 20, 2015, that the annual Tohoku Rokkon Festival featuring six major festivals in the region will be held in the city on May 30 and 31. They expect about 225,000 visitors to the two-day event, which was launched in 2011 to help promote reconstruction following the Great East Japan Earthquake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake

Combined panoramic photo shows a tsunami-devastated area (top) in Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, pictured on March 16, 2011, and the same area (bottom) pictured on Jan. 30, 2021, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.