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MOZAMBIQUE-MAPUTO-CHINA-STARTIMES-SATELLITE TELEVISION SIGNAL-PROJECT STAFF

(230911) -- MAPUTO, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nunes Guardagea inspects a Chinese-aided digital television set at a hospital in Picoco Village, Maputo Province, Mozambique, July 25, 2023. Government of Mozambique announced in May 2020 the completion of a project to bring digital satellite television signal to 1,000 villages in the country, which has benefited over 20,000 families. The project, covering all the ten provinces and the capital city of Mozambique, was co-funded by China and implemented by the Chinese electronics and media company StarTimes. It trained work force particularly young people to be in charge of the maintenance and provide assistance to the beneficiaries. Nunes Guardagea, a 31-year-old engineer, is one of them. Guardagea joined StarTimes in 2016 and participated in the maintenance of the project after training. He considers the job as one of the most meaningful experiences in his career. Guardagea traveled across the country and learned a lot on the job. His family condit

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MOZAMBIQUE-MAPUTO-CHINA-STARTIMES-SATELLITE TELEVISION SIGNAL-PROJECT STAFF

(230911) -- MAPUTO, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nunes Guardagea (R) and his colleague check Chinese-aided satellite television receiving antenna at Mafuiane Village, Maputo Province, Mozambique, July 25, 2023. Government of Mozambique announced in May 2020 the completion of a project to bring digital satellite television signal to 1,000 villages in the country, which has benefited over 20,000 families. The project, covering all the ten provinces and the capital city of Mozambique, was co-funded by China and implemented by the Chinese electronics and media company StarTimes. It trained work force particularly young people to be in charge of the maintenance and provide assistance to the beneficiaries. Nunes Guardagea, a 31-year-old engineer, is one of them. Guardagea joined StarTimes in 2016 and participated in the maintenance of the project after training. He considers the job as one of the most meaningful experiences in his career. Guardagea traveled across the country and learned a lot on the j

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MOZAMBIQUE-MAPUTO-CHINA-STARTIMES-SATELLITE TELEVISION SIGNAL-PROJECT STAFF

(230911) -- MAPUTO, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nunes Guardagea (R) watches a projected television program in Mafuiane Village, Maputo Province, Mozambique, July 25, 2023. Government of Mozambique announced in May 2020 the completion of a project to bring digital satellite television signal to 1,000 villages in the country, which has benefited over 20,000 families. The project, covering all the ten provinces and the capital city of Mozambique, was co-funded by China and implemented by the Chinese electronics and media company StarTimes. It trained work force particularly young people to be in charge of the maintenance and provide assistance to the beneficiaries. Nunes Guardagea, a 31-year-old engineer, is one of them. Guardagea joined StarTimes in 2016 and participated in the maintenance of the project after training. He considers the job as one of the most meaningful experiences in his career. Guardagea traveled across the country and learned a lot on the job. His family condition has undergone

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MOZAMBIQUE-MAPUTO-CHINA-STARTIMES-SATELLITE TELEVISION SIGNAL-PROJECT STAFF

(230911) -- MAPUTO, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People walk past a rural hospital equipped with Chinese-aided satellite television receiving antenna in Mafuiane Village, Maputo Province, Mozambique, July 25, 2023. Government of Mozambique announced in May 2020 the completion of a project to bring digital satellite television signal to 1,000 villages in the country, which has benefited over 20,000 families. The project, covering all the ten provinces and the capital city of Mozambique, was co-funded by China and implemented by the Chinese electronics and media company StarTimes. It trained work force particularly young people to be in charge of the maintenance and provide assistance to the beneficiaries. Nunes Guardagea, a 31-year-old engineer, is one of them. Guardagea joined StarTimes in 2016 and participated in the maintenance of the project after training. He considers the job as one of the most meaningful experiences in his career. Guardagea traveled across the country and learned a lot on t

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MOZAMBIQUE-MAPUTO-CHINA-STARTIMES-SATELLITE TELEVISION SIGNAL-PROJECT STAFF

(230911) -- MAPUTO, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nunes Guardagea checks the signal of a Chinese-aided projection television device in Mafuiane Village, Maputo Province, Mozambique, July 25, 2023. Government of Mozambique announced in May 2020 the completion of a project to bring digital satellite television signal to 1,000 villages in the country, which has benefited over 20,000 families. The project, covering all the ten provinces and the capital city of Mozambique, was co-funded by China and implemented by the Chinese electronics and media company StarTimes. It trained work force particularly young people to be in charge of the maintenance and provide assistance to the beneficiaries. Nunes Guardagea, a 31-year-old engineer, is one of them. Guardagea joined StarTimes in 2016 and participated in the maintenance of the project after training. He considers the job as one of the most meaningful experiences in his career. Guardagea traveled across the country and learned a lot on the job. His family

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MOZAMBIQUE-MAPUTO-CHINA-STARTIMES-SATELLITE TELEVISION SIGNAL-PROJECT STAFF

(230911) -- MAPUTO, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A girl works in front of her house equipped with Chinese-aided satellite television receiving antenna in Picoco Village, Maputo Province, Mozambique, July 25, 2023. Government of Mozambique announced in May 2020 the completion of a project to bring digital satellite television signal to 1,000 villages in the country, which has benefited over 20,000 families. The project, covering all the ten provinces and the capital city of Mozambique, was co-funded by China and implemented by the Chinese electronics and media company StarTimes. It trained work force particularly young people to be in charge of the maintenance and provide assistance to the beneficiaries. Nunes Guardagea, a 31-year-old engineer, is one of them. Guardagea joined StarTimes in 2016 and participated in the maintenance of the project after training. He considers the job as one of the most meaningful experiences in his career. Guardagea traveled across the country and learned a lot on th

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MOZAMBIQUE-MAPUTO-CHINA-STARTIMES-SATELLITE TELEVISION SIGNAL-PROJECT STAFF

(230911) -- MAPUTO, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nunes Guardagea inspects a Chinese-aided digital television device at a farmer's home in Picoco Village, Maputo Province, Mozambique, July 25, 2023. Government of Mozambique announced in May 2020 the completion of a project to bring digital satellite television signal to 1,000 villages in the country, which has benefited over 20,000 families. The project, covering all the ten provinces and the capital city of Mozambique, was co-funded by China and implemented by the Chinese electronics and media company StarTimes. It trained work force particularly young people to be in charge of the maintenance and provide assistance to the beneficiaries. Nunes Guardagea, a 31-year-old engineer, is one of them. Guardagea joined StarTimes in 2016 and participated in the maintenance of the project after training. He considers the job as one of the most meaningful experiences in his career. Guardagea traveled across the country and learned a lot on the job. His famil

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MOZAMBIQUE-MAPUTO-CHINA-STARTIMES-SATELLITE TELEVISION SIGNAL-PROJECT STAFF

(230911) -- MAPUTO, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children gather in front of a house equipped with a Chinese-aided satellite television receiving antenna in Picoco Village, Maputo Province, Mozambique, July 25, 2023. Government of Mozambique announced in May 2020 the completion of a project to bring digital satellite television signal to 1,000 villages in the country, which has benefited over 20,000 families. The project, covering all the ten provinces and the capital city of Mozambique, was co-funded by China and implemented by the Chinese electronics and media company StarTimes. It trained work force particularly young people to be in charge of the maintenance and provide assistance to the beneficiaries. Nunes Guardagea, a 31-year-old engineer, is one of them. Guardagea joined StarTimes in 2016 and participated in the maintenance of the project after training. He considers the job as one of the most meaningful experiences in his career. Guardagea traveled across the country and learned a lot on

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MOZAMBIQUE-MAPUTO-CHINA-STARTIMES-SATELLITE TELEVISION SIGNAL-PROJECT STAFF

(230911) -- MAPUTO, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children play in front of a house equipped with a Chinese-aided satellite television receiving antenna in Picoco Village, Maputo Province, Mozambique, July 25, 2023. Government of Mozambique announced in May 2020 the completion of a project to bring digital satellite television signal to 1,000 villages in the country, which has benefited over 20,000 families. The project, covering all the ten provinces and the capital city of Mozambique, was co-funded by China and implemented by the Chinese electronics and media company StarTimes. It trained work force particularly young people to be in charge of the maintenance and provide assistance to the beneficiaries. Nunes Guardagea, a 31-year-old engineer, is one of them. Guardagea joined StarTimes in 2016 and participated in the maintenance of the project after training. He considers the job as one of the most meaningful experiences in his career. Guardagea traveled across the country and learned a lot on t

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MOZAMBIQUE-MAPUTO-CHINA-STARTIMES-SATELLITE TELEVISION SIGNAL-PROJECT STAFF

(230911) -- MAPUTO, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nunes Guardagea (L) communicates with Zhu Haiqing, operation director of StarTimes Mozambique Branch, in Mafuiane Village, Maputo Province, Mozambique, July 25, 2023. Government of Mozambique announced in May 2020 the completion of a project to bring digital satellite television signal to 1,000 villages in the country, which has benefited over 20,000 families. The project, covering all the ten provinces and the capital city of Mozambique, was co-funded by China and implemented by the Chinese electronics and media company StarTimes. It trained work force particularly young people to be in charge of the maintenance and provide assistance to the beneficiaries. Nunes Guardagea, a 31-year-old engineer, is one of them. Guardagea joined StarTimes in 2016 and participated in the maintenance of the project after training. He considers the job as one of the most meaningful experiences in his career. Guardagea traveled across the country and learned a lot on

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MOZAMBIQUE-MAPUTO-CHINA-STARTIMES-SATELLITE TELEVISION SIGNAL-PROJECT STAFF

(230911) -- MAPUTO, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nunes Guardagea goes to check a Chinese-aided satellite television set in Mafuiane Village, Maputo Province, Mozambique, July 25, 2023. Government of Mozambique announced in May 2020 the completion of a project to bring digital satellite television signal to 1,000 villages in the country, which has benefited over 20,000 families. The project, covering all the ten provinces and the capital city of Mozambique, was co-funded by China and implemented by the Chinese electronics and media company StarTimes. It trained work force particularly young people to be in charge of the maintenance and provide assistance to the beneficiaries. Nunes Guardagea, a 31-year-old engineer, is one of them. Guardagea joined StarTimes in 2016 and participated in the maintenance of the project after training. He considers the job as one of the most meaningful experiences in his career. Guardagea traveled across the country and learned a lot on the job. His family condition h

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-FAST-TELESCOPE-ROBOTIC SYSTEM (CN)

(230727) -- PINGTANG, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member adjusts a maintenance robot platform system designed for China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in southwest China's Guizhou Province, on July 25, 2023. A robotic system project for operation and maintenance of the FAST passed on-site appraisal Wednesday. It was one of the key projects designated by state authorities in research and development of smart robots. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 800 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Tuesday. Dubbed the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-FAST-TELESCOPE-ROBOTIC SYSTEM (CN)

(230727) -- PINGTANG, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member adjusts a maintenance robot designed for China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in southwest China's Guizhou Province, on July 25, 2023. A robotic system project for operation and maintenance of the FAST passed on-site appraisal Wednesday. It was one of the key projects designated by state authorities in research and development of smart robots. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 800 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Tuesday. Dubbed the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-FAST-TELESCOPE-ROBOTIC SYSTEM (CN)

(230727) -- PINGTANG, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member adjusts a maintenance robot designed for China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in southwest China's Guizhou Province, on July 25, 2023. A robotic system project for operation and maintenance of the FAST passed on-site appraisal Wednesday. It was one of the key projects designated by state authorities in research and development of smart robots. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 800 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Tuesday. Dubbed the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-FAST-TELESCOPE-PULSARS-IDENTIFICATION (CN)

(230725) -- PINGTANG, July 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work at the control room of China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in Pingtang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 25, 2023. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 800 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Tuesday. In recent years, FAST has achieved notable success in the study of fast radio bursts, neutral hydrogen, and pulsars, greatly expanding the scope of the human exploration of the universe. Dubbed the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-FAST-TELESCOPE-PULSARS-IDENTIFICATION (CN)

(230725) -- PINGTANG, July 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 23, 2023 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in southwest China's Guizhou Province. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 800 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Tuesday. In recent years, FAST has achieved notable success in the study of fast radio bursts, neutral hydrogen, and pulsars, greatly expanding the scope of the human exploration of the universe. Dubbed the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-FAST-TELESCOPE-PULSARS-IDENTIFICATION (CN)

(230725) -- PINGTANG, July 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at the control room of China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in Pingtang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 25, 2023. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 800 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Tuesday. In recent years, FAST has achieved notable success in the study of fast radio bursts, neutral hydrogen, and pulsars, greatly expanding the scope of the human exploration of the universe. Dubbed the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-FAST-TELESCOPE-PULSARS-IDENTIFICATION (CN)

(230725) -- PINGTANG, July 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at the control room of China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in Pingtang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 25, 2023. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 800 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Tuesday. In recent years, FAST has achieved notable success in the study of fast radio bursts, neutral hydrogen, and pulsars, greatly expanding the scope of the human exploration of the universe. Dubbed the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-FAST-TELESCOPE-PULSARS-IDENTIFICATION (CN)

(230725) -- PINGTANG, July 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 22, 2023 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in southwest China's Guizhou Province. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 800 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Tuesday. In recent years, FAST has achieved notable success in the study of fast radio bursts, neutral hydrogen, and pulsars, greatly expanding the scope of the human exploration of the universe. Dubbed the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-FAST-TELESCOPE-PULSARS-IDENTIFICATION (CN)

(230725) -- PINGTANG, July 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial panoramic photo taken on June 22, 2023 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in southwest China's Guizhou Province. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 800 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Tuesday. In recent years, FAST has achieved notable success in the study of fast radio bursts, neutral hydrogen, and pulsars, greatly expanding the scope of the human exploration of the universe. Dubbed the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-FAST-TELESCOPE-PULSARS-IDENTIFICATION (CN)

(230725) -- PINGTANG, July 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial panoramic photo taken on June 23, 2023 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in southwest China's Guizhou Province. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 800 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Tuesday. In recent years, FAST has achieved notable success in the study of fast radio bursts, neutral hydrogen, and pulsars, greatly expanding the scope of the human exploration of the universe. Dubbed the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-JINJIANG RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Excavators clean mud in the Fuhe River in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 25, 2018. Jinjiang River traverses the central part of Chengdu, contributing to the fame and glamor of Chengdu's many historic and cultural events. It has two main streams called Fuhe River and Nanhe River. Starting from Dujiangyan, the 150-km river goes outbound from Shuangliu District. In February of 2016, local government of Chengdu implemented ten regulations on water control. In 2017, the city started a program on water ecology management and building a greenway along Jinjiang River. As a result, the water quality of Jinjiang River has been improved a lot. (Photo by Cao Zongming/Xinhua)

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Scenes of Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 26 Kyodo - A worker sorts out cables at the back of the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Stadium in the Brazilian city on July 25, 2016, ahead of the 17-day Summer Games starting Aug. 5.

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Families remember loved ones killed in Mt. Ontake eruption

KISO, Japan, July 25 Kyodo - Bereaved families of those killed in the 2014 eruption at Mt. Ontake, central Japan, hike up the volcano to view its top on July 24, 2016 as they remembered their loved ones among the victims. The eruption killed 58 people, while five others remain unaccounted for.

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Japan leads group B at International Crown

OWING MILLS, United States - Japan's Mika Miyazato (L) and compatriot Mamiko Higa celebrate after making a birdie on the fourth hole during the second day of the inaugural International Crown golf tournament at the Caves Valley Golf Club in Owing Mills, Maryland, on July 25, 2016. Japan leads Pool B with six points in the eight-country competition.

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Japan leads group B at International Crown

OWING MILLS, United States - Japan's Ai Miyazato hits from a bunker on the sixth hole during the second round of the inaugural International Crown golf tournament at the Caves Valley Golf Club in Owing Mills, Maryland, on July 25, 2016. Japan leads Pool B with six points in the eight-country competition.

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Japan leads group B at International Crown

OWING MILLS, United States - Japan's Ai Miyazato (L) talks with compatriot Sakura Yokomine on the 17th tee ground during the second round of the inaugural International Crown golf tournament at the Caves Valley Golf Club in Owing Mills, Maryland, on July 25, 2016. Japan leads Pool B with six points in the eight-country competition.

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Japan leads group B at International Crown

OWING MILLS, United States - Japan's Ai Miyazato tees off on the fifth hole during the second day of the inaugural International Crown golf tournament at the Caves Valley Golf Club in Owing Mills, Maryland, on July 25, 2016. Japan leads Pool B with six points in the eight-country competition.

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Pope in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Pope Francis blesses the Olympic flag at Rio de Janeiro city hall on July 25, 2013. The Brazilian city will host the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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Egypt targets primary budget surplus of 2.3 pct in FY 2024-25

STORY: Egypt targets primary budget surplus of 2.3 pct in FY 2024-25 DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various exterior shots of the Central Bank of Egypt 2. various of employees counting banknotes 3. various exterior shots of Egypt's Finance Ministry in Cairo STORYLINE: Egypt is targeting a primary budget surplus of 2.3 percent of the GDP for the fiscal year 2024-25, Finance Minister Mohamed Maait said on Tuesday. Egypt's fiscal year begins in July and ends in June. Maait's remarks came on the sidelines of the Egyptian Economic Conference 2022 that kicked off on Sunday in the new administrative capital east of Cairo. The minister added that Egypt's budget deficit narrowed to 6.1 percent in June 2022, down from 12.5 percent in June 2016. He also said that the Egyptian government aims to decrease the budget deficit to 4 percent by 2027. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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CHINA-HAINAN-TRANSFORMATION-ITALIAN (CN)

(220525) -- HAIKOU, May 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nicola Zanella coaches a kid to surf in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, July 22, 2016. TO GO WITH "Across China: From tourist island to free trade port -- Hainan's transformation in the eyes of three Italians" (Xinhua)

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Ninja school opens at Nagoya Castle

A ninja school opens at Nagoya Castle in the central Japan city of Nagoya on July 16, 2016, in a project aimed at attracting tourists to Aichi Prefecture. About 40 of the first comers will get to learn ninja techniques and methodologies on weekends and holidays through Sept. 25. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Art Aquarium exhibition to open in Tokyo

Visitors wearing "yukata" summer kimonos view goldfish as the Art Aquarium exhibition is opened to the press at Nihonbashi Mitsui Hall in Tokyo on July 7, 2016. The exhibition, featuring around 8,000 goldfish in tanks themed on Japan's Edo Period, will run from July 8 through Sept. 25. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Art Aquarium exhibition to open in Tokyo

Visitors wearing "yukata" summer kimonos view goldfish as the Art Aquarium exhibition is opened to the press at Nihonbashi Mitsui Hall in Tokyo on July 7, 2016. The exhibition, featuring around 8,000 goldfish in tanks themed on Japan's Edo Period, will run from July 8 through Sept. 25. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe makes stump speech for upper house election

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a stump speech in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai on June 25, 2016, for the July 10 House of Councillors election. Abe said that his economic policies, dubbed "Abenomics," have boosted the Japanese economy and opposition parties have shown no alternative. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Utility starts loading Ikata reactor with nuclear fuel

File photo taken March 25, 2016, shows the No. 3 reactor of Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata plant in western Japan. The utility started loading the reactor with nuclear fuel on June 24, aiming to restart it in late July, despite concerns that a series of earthquakes in southwestern Japan since mid-April could trigger quakes along the median tectonic line running close to the Ikata reactor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Checkered logos to represent 2020 Tokyo Olympics/Paralympics

The organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics unveils April 25, 2016, the logos for the Games, designed by Asao Tokolo, during a press event in the Japanese capital. The committee earlier selected logos in July 2015 but scrapped them amid plagiarism accusations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Peace activist Picciotto dies

Photo taken in July 2010 in front of the White House in Washington shows peace activist Concepcion Picciotto, who had staged a sit-in there since 1981 calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons. It was reported that she died on Jan. 25, 2016, in Washington. She is believed to have been aged 80. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Teenage apprentice growing up in the shadow of kabuki superstar

Apprentice kabuki actor Fukutaro Ichikawa takes a break between his heyago duties in Tokyo on July 25, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iran pins high hopes on local production by Japan automakers

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tehran on July 25, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan leads group B at International Crown

OWING MILLS, Maryland - Japan's Ai Miyazato (L) talks with compatriot Sakura Yokomine on the 17th tee ground during the second round of the inaugural International Crown golf tournament at the Caves Valley Golf Club in Owing Mills, Maryland, on July 25, 2016. Japan leads Pool B with six points in the eight-country competition. (Kyodo)

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Japan leads group B at International Crown

OWING MILLS, United States - Japan's Ai Miyazato tees off on the fifth hole during the second day of the inaugural International Crown golf tournament at the Caves Valley Golf Club in Owing Mills, Maryland, on July 25, 2016. Japan leads Pool B with six points in the eight-country competition. (Kyodo)

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Site of 2016 care home mass murder in Japan

Photo taken July 25, 2020, shows a lot where construction is under way to build a new care facility to replace the site of the 2016 stabbing rampage, in which a former care worker killed 19 mentally disabled residents and injured 26 others.

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Care facility failed to share info before knife rampage: panel

Photo taken in August 2016 shows the Tsukui Yamaruri En care facility in Sagamihara, southwest of Tokyo, where a former worker killed 19 residents and wounded 27 others in a knife rampage in July. The facility was found to have failed to properly share information about the attacker or take his threats seriously before the incident, according to an investigative panel report released Nov. 25, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2020 Paralympics countdown event held in Tokyo

Elementary school children and officials pose with a huge Tokyo Paralympics emblem during a 2020 Paralympics countdown event in front of the Tokyo Metropolitan government building in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2016. The Paralympics will be held from Aug. 25 to Sept. 6, 2020, following the July 24-Aug. 9 Tokyo Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2020 Paralympics countdown event held in Tokyo

Elementary school children move blue panels to make a huge Tokyo Paralympics emblem during a 2020 Paralympics countdown event in front of the Tokyo Metropolitan government building in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2016. The Paralympics will be held from Aug. 25 to Sept. 6, 2020, following the July 24-Aug. 9 Tokyo Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baby with ribbon, earrings

A mother lifts her baby with a head ribbon and pierced earrings in Rio de Janeiro on July 25, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Monkeys at zoo play with ice in Japan's scorching summer

Japanese macaques line up to touch an ice block at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa on Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, on July 31, 2016, as 10 ice blocks, each measuring 1 meter in length, 60 centimeters in width and 25 centimeters in height, were donated by a Sapporo-based construction company to the zoo as summer presents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Polar bear at zoo plays with ice in Japan's scorching summer

A polar bear rubs its face against an ice block at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa on Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, on July 31, 2016, as 10 ice blocks, each measuring 1 meter in length, 60 centimeters in width and 25 centimeters in height, were donated by a Sapporo-based construction company to the zoo as summer presents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Refugees to show the best in the world, the best of the world

Rami Anis, a Syrian refugee in Belgium, poses for a photo after a press conference in Rio de Janeiro on July 30, 2016. The 25-year-old swimmer is a member of the Refugee Olympic Team taking part in the Summer Games that will kick off in the Brazilian city on Aug. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo