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CORRECTED: Balloon flying over Japan in 2020

Photo taken on June 17, 2020, shows a flying object spotted in the sky over Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan. The object has come under the spotlight again after a Chinese balloon similar to the one seen over Japan was detected traveling over the continental United States in early February 2023.

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Ex-S.Korean President Lee Myung-bak granted special presidential pardon

STORY: Ex-S.Korean President Lee Myung-bak granted special presidential pardon DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press briefing by the Ministry of Justice (courtesy of Yonhap) 2. various of former President Lee Myung-bak (courtesy of Yonhap) 3. various of Lee Myung-bak attending a court trial (courtesy of Yonhap) STORYLINE: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday granted his special pardons to former President Lee Myung-bak as well as some other politicians and former government officials, according to the Ministry of Justice. Lee, who had served a single, five-year presidency until February 2013, was sentenced in October 2020 to 17 years in prison for bribery and embezzlement, but his sentence has been put on hold since June for his health problems. With the special pardon to be effective on Wednesday, Lee will be exempted from the remaining 15 years in prison. It marked the second presidential pardon that Yoon has granted si

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Governor wants Tokyo Olympic Games torch relay in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Yuhei Sato (R), governor of Fukushima Prefecture, shakes hands with Yoshiro Mori, a former prime minister who heads the organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, on June 17, 2014. Sato said at a press conference after his meeting with Mori that he hopes to invite torch runners for the Tokyo Olympic Games to run through his prefecture to demonstrate its recovery from the 2011 earthquake and nuclear crisis.

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Tokyo Gov. Ishihara

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara delivers a speech at a regular session of the metropolitan assembly in Tokyo on June 17, 2011. Ishihara said the Japanese capital will make a bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, after losing its bid for the 2016 games.

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAKLIMAKAN DESERT-NEW HIGHWAY (CN)

(220630) -- YULI, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows one section of a new highway traversing the Taklimakan Desert under construction on May 17, 2020 (top, photo taken by Hu Huhu) and the same section after construction on June 24, 2022 (photo taken by Li Xiang), in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Located in south Xinjiang's Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, the highway, connecting Yuli County and Qiemo County, was put into operation on Thursday. The highway is the third one across the Taklimakan Desert, the world's second-largest shifting-sand desert. With a designed speed of 60 or 80 km per hour for different sections, the highway has a total length of 334 km, with 307 km passing through the desert. So far, China has more than 1,200 km of highways across the Taklimakan Desert. The highway has been built with an estimated total investment of about 1.75 billion yuan (about 261.5 million U.S. dollars) and its construction started in October 2017. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-FIGHT AGAINST DESERTIFICATION

(220617) -- BEIJING, June 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Sept. 14, 2020 shows a view of Kubuqi Desert in Dalad Banner of Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH XINHUA HEADLINES OF JUNE 17, 2022 (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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CHINA-FIGHT AGAINST DESERTIFICATION

(220617) -- BEIJING, June 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Guo Xi (L), sand control worker of Babusha Forest Farm, makes straw checkerboard sand barriers in Gulang County, northwest China's Gansu Province, March 6, 2020. TO GO WITH XINHUA HEADLINES OF JUNE 17, 2022 (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-FIGHT AGAINST DESERTIFICATION

(220617) -- BEIJING, June 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker paves sand barriers between photovoltaic panels to prevent and control desertification in Kubuqi Desert in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, March 13, 2020. TO GO WITH XINHUA HEADLINES OF JUNE 17, 2022 (Xinhua/Liu Lei)

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Xinhua Headlines: China inaugurates world's first desert rail loop in Xinjiang

(220616) -- URUMQI, June 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers process the grass grids to be laid as windbreaks along the Hotan-Ruoqiang Railway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 17, 2020. (Photo by Li Xinkang/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-MOUNT EMEI-WORLD HERITAGE (CN)

(220609) -- CHENGDU, June 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A tourist takes photos of a tree at the scenic area of Mount Emei in southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 17, 2020. Mount Emei, located in southwest China's Sichuan Province, is an area of striking scenic beauty, notable for its lofty mountain and lush vegetation. It is also of great spiritual and cultural significance, in which there are archaeological sites, important architecture, tombs, ritual spaces, and collections of cultural artefacts, including sculpture, stone inscriptions, calligraphy, and paintings, among other traditional arts. Mount Emei is known as one of the four holy mountains of Chinese Buddhism. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. With its n

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Dublin hosts Ireland's 1st offline gardening festival since COVID-19 pandemic

STORY: Dublin hosts Ireland's 1st offline gardening festival since COVID-19 pandemic DATELINE: June 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Dublin CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival STORYLINE: The 16th edition of Bord Bia Bloom, a national gardening and food festival in Ireland, opened here on Thursday, attracting a large number of visitors from home and abroad. This is the first time that the annual event has been held offline since it was forced to move online due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Irish President Michael D. Higgins attended the festival and announced the official kick-off of the five-day event, which is expected to attract more than 100,000 visitors this year. A total of 28 gardens with various designs and sizes were displayed at the festival in addition to 17 nurseries and some 50 floral and botanical art displays. Bord Bia is an Irish phrase which means Irish Food Board, a state agency whose task is to promote the sales of Irish food and horticulture at home

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Doria Tillier, Master Of Ceremonies Of The Cannes Film Festival 2021

Doria Tillier, Master of Ceremonies of the Cannes Film Festival 2021. The 35-year-old French actress will host the opening and closing nights of the festival, which will be held on 6 and 17 July respectively - FILE - Doria Tillier attending the 34th Cabourg Film Festival Red Carpet in Cabourg, Normandy, France on June 29, 2020. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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TOP Water Systems' Mobile Water Purification System for Disaster "TOP Rescue RO II

Top Water Systems (Ota-ku, Tokyo) will develop a new, smaller and lower-priced version of its TOP Rescue RO II (photo), a mobile water purification system for use during disasters. The company aims to complete the product by June 2020, with a sales target of 100 units for the first year. The size is expected to be less than one-third of the conventional models. The RO II is priced at 6 million yen (excluding consumption tax), and the new product aims to be priced at less than 1 million yen. We will continue to sell the ROII as our main product, but we will expand the market by adding compact products that can be installed in any location, including homes, in order to create a synergistic effect. The RO II has been improved to supply not only water for domestic use and drinking, but also sanitary water for medical use. (Photo taken on October 17, 2019,credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Model of Tokyo Olympics main stadium

Photo taken June 17, 2016, in Tokyo, shows a model of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics main stadium. The 120 centimeters by 120 cm model was made for display at Japan House during the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Model of Tokyo Olympics main stadium

Olympic minister Toshiaki Endo (R) and education minister Hiroshi Hase (C) look at a model of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics main stadium in the Japanese capital on June 17, 2016. The 120 centimeters by 120 cm model was made for display at Japan House during the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panasonic, NTT to develop new visual services before Olympics

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. President Hiroo Unoura (L) and Panasonic Corp. President Kazuhiro Tsuga attend a press conference in Tokyo on June 17, 2015. The pair said the two companies have joined hands to develop next-generation technologies for enhanced video broadcasting and interactive digital signage services in the run-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Charity golf to support medical staff

A charity golf match in support of medical staff battling the coronavirus is held in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on June 17, 2020. About 100 pro golfers took part in the event, held behind closed doors to prevent virus infection. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Candidates for Tokyo gubernatorial election

Screenshot image taken June 17, 2020, shows candidates for the July 5 Tokyo gubernatorial election during an online press conference. Seen clockwise from top center are Taisuke Ono, former vice governor of Kumamoto, Takashi Tachibana, who heads the single-issue party known as NHK Kara Kokumin Wo Mamoru To (the party to protect the people from Japan Broadcasting Corp.), Taro Yamamoto, leader of the anti-establishment party Reiwa Shinsengumi, incumbent governor Yuriko Koike and Kenji Utsunomiya, former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Gov. Ishihara

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara delivers a speech at a regular session of the metropolitan assembly in Tokyo on June 17, 2011. Ishihara said the Japanese capital will make a bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, after losing its bid for the 2016 games. (Kyodo)

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Governor wants Tokyo Olympic Games torch relay in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Yuhei Sato (R), governor of Fukushima Prefecture, shakes hands with Yoshiro Mori, a former prime minister who heads the organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, on June 17, 2014. Sato said at a press conference after his meeting with Mori that he hopes to invite torch runners for the Tokyo Olympic Games to run through his prefecture to demonstrate its recovery from the 2011 earthquake and nuclear crisis. (Kyodo)

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Crayfish boom in China

Photo taken in Beijing on June 17, 2020, shows a dish made with plant-based substitute crayfish meat.

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Airlines' efforts amid coronavirus pandemic

A Japan Airlines Co. flight attendant prepares to distribute packaged, instead of serving drinks in paper cups, as a protective measure against the novel coronavirus on June 17, 2020. Airlines are stepping up hygiene measures amid continued worries about the virus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Airlines' efforts amid coronavirus pandemic

Japan Airlines Co. flight attendants hold a briefing ahead of a flight from Tokyo's Haneda airport on June 17, 2020. Airlines are stepping up hygiene measures amid continued worries about the novel coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Andrej Babis, field

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis is seen during a visit of the Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic, on June 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Snezka Mountain, National Park Krkonose, protected zone, tourists, people, visitors, Cableway to Snezka

In Krkonose Mountains National Park, the strictest-protected zone spreads on 7,328.5 hectares, which is 20.2 percent of the Park's area. Its valuable ecosystems include Alpine grasslands, Sudeten cirque vegetation, subalpine bushes, various types of peatland, spruce forests and beechwoods. People enjoy beautiful nature on the top of Snezka Mountain, Czech Republic, June 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Snezka Mountain, National Park Krkonose, protected zone, tourists, people, visitors

In Krkonose Mountains National Park, the strictest-protected zone spreads on 7,328.5 hectares, which is 20.2 percent of the Park's area. Its valuable ecosystems include Alpine grasslands, Sudeten cirque vegetation, subalpine bushes, various types of peatland, spruce forests and beechwoods. People enjoy beautiful nature on the top of Snezka Mountain, Czech Republic, June 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Andrej Babis, field

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis is seen during a visit of the Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic, on June 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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RP95-M respirator

The new RP95-M respirator, pictured, developed in Czechia during the novel coronavirus crisis, has received European certification, opening its path to foreign markets, the Industry and Trade Ministry, Czech Technical University and Cardam company representatives said at a press conference, on June 17, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Andrej Babis, field

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis is seen during a visit of the Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic, on June 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Andrej Babis, field

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis is seen during a visit of the Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic, on June 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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RP95-M respirator

The new RP95-M respirator, pictured, developed in Czechia during the novel coronavirus crisis, has received European certification, opening its path to foreign markets, the Industry and Trade Ministry, Czech Technical University and Cardam company representatives said at a press conference, on June 17, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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RP95-M respirator

The new RP95-M respirator, pictured, developed in Czechia during the novel coronavirus crisis, has received European certification, opening its path to foreign markets, the Industry and Trade Ministry, Czech Technical University and Cardam company representatives said at a press conference, on June 17, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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RP95-M respirator

The new RP95-M respirator, pictured, developed in Czechia during the novel coronavirus crisis, has received European certification, opening its path to foreign markets, the Industry and Trade Ministry, Czech Technical University and Cardam company representatives said at a press conference, on June 17, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Snezka Mountain, National Park Krkonose, protected zone, tourists, people, visitors

In Krkonose Mountains National Park, the strictest-protected zone spreads on 7,328.5 hectares, which is 20.2 percent of the Park's area. Its valuable ecosystems include Alpine grasslands, Sudeten cirque vegetation, subalpine bushes, various types of peatland, spruce forests and beechwoods. People enjoy beautiful nature on the top of Snezka Mountain, Czech Republic, June 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Snezka Mountain, National Park Krkonose, protected zone protective net

In Krkonose Mountains National Park, the strictest-protected zone spreads on 7,328.5 hectares, which is 20.2 percent of the Park's area. Its valuable ecosystems include Alpine grasslands, Sudeten cirque vegetation, subalpine bushes, various types of peatland, spruce forests and beechwoods. Pictured new protective net on the top of Snezka Mountain, Czech Republic, June 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Snezka Mountain, National Park Krkonose, protected zone protective net

In Krkonose Mountains National Park, the strictest-protected zone spreads on 7,328.5 hectares, which is 20.2 percent of the Park's area. Its valuable ecosystems include Alpine grasslands, Sudeten cirque vegetation, subalpine bushes, various types of peatland, spruce forests and beechwoods. Pictured new protective net on the top of Snezka Mountain, Czech Republic, June 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Snezka Mountain, National Park Krkonose, protected zone protective net

In Krkonose Mountains National Park, the strictest-protected zone spreads on 7,328.5 hectares, which is 20.2 percent of the Park's area. Its valuable ecosystems include Alpine grasslands, Sudeten cirque vegetation, subalpine bushes, various types of peatland, spruce forests and beechwoods. Pictured new protective net on the top of Snezka Mountain, Czech Republic, June 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Snezka Mountain, National Park Krkonose, protected zone protective net

In Krkonose Mountains National Park, the strictest-protected zone spreads on 7,328.5 hectares, which is 20.2 percent of the Park's area. Its valuable ecosystems include Alpine grasslands, Sudeten cirque vegetation, subalpine bushes, various types of peatland, spruce forests and beechwoods. Pictured new protective net on the top of Snezka Mountain, Czech Republic, June 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Snezka Mountain, National Park Krkonose, protected zone, net, tourists, people, visitors

In Krkonose Mountains National Park, the strictest-protected zone spreads on 7,328.5 hectares, which is 20.2 percent of the Park's area. Its valuable ecosystems include Alpine grasslands, Sudeten cirque vegetation, subalpine bushes, various types of peatland, spruce forests and beechwoods. People enjoy beautiful nature on the top of Snezka Mountain, Czech Republic, June 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Snezka Mountain, National Park Krkonose, protected zone protective net

In Krkonose Mountains National Park, the strictest-protected zone spreads on 7,328.5 hectares, which is 20.2 percent of the Park's area. Its valuable ecosystems include Alpine grasslands, Sudeten cirque vegetation, subalpine bushes, various types of peatland, spruce forests and beechwoods. Pictured new protective net on the top of Snezka Mountain, Czech Republic, June 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Tourists, tourism, Snezka Mountain, Krkonose, protective net, tourists, child

In Krkonose Mountains National Park, the strictest-protected zone spreads on 7,328.5 hectares, which is 20.2 percent of the Park's area. Its valuable ecosystems include Alpine grasslands, Sudeten cirque vegetation, subalpine bushes, various types of peatland, spruce forests and beechwoods. Pictured new protective net on the top of Snezka Mountain, Czech Republic, June 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Robin Bohnisch, Andrzej Raj, Director, Snezka Mountain, National Park Krkonose, protected zone, protective net

In Krkonose Mountains National Park, the strictest-protected zone spreads on 7,328.5 hectares, which is 20.2 percent of the Park's area. Its valuable ecosystems include Alpine grasslands, Sudeten cirque vegetation, subalpine bushes, various types of peatland, spruce forests and beechwoods. Czech Director of KRNAP Robin Bohnisch and Andrzej Raj, Director of Poland National Park instal new protective net on the top of Snezka Mountain, Czech Republic, June 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Snezka Mountain, National Park Krkonose, protected zone protective net, tourist, tourism, border

In Krkonose Mountains National Park, the strictest-protected zone spreads on 7,328.5 hectares, which is 20.2 percent of the Park's area. Its valuable ecosystems include Alpine grasslands, Sudeten cirque vegetation, subalpine bushes, various types of peatland, spruce forests and beechwoods. Pictured new protective net on the top of Snezka Mountain, Czech Republic, June 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Snezka Mountain, National Park Krkonose, protected zone protective net

In Krkonose Mountains National Park, the strictest-protected zone spreads on 7,328.5 hectares, which is 20.2 percent of the Park's area. Its valuable ecosystems include Alpine grasslands, Sudeten cirque vegetation, subalpine bushes, various types of peatland, spruce forests and beechwoods. Pictured new protective net on the top of Snezka Mountain, Czech Republic, June 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Snezka Mountain, National Park Krkonose, protected zone protective net

In Krkonose Mountains National Park, the strictest-protected zone spreads on 7,328.5 hectares, which is 20.2 percent of the Park's area. Its valuable ecosystems include Alpine grasslands, Sudeten cirque vegetation, subalpine bushes, various types of peatland, spruce forests and beechwoods. Pictured new protective net on the top of Snezka Mountain, Czech Republic, June 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Snezka Mountain, National Park Krkonose, protected zone protective net

In Krkonose Mountains National Park, the strictest-protected zone spreads on 7,328.5 hectares, which is 20.2 percent of the Park's area. Its valuable ecosystems include Alpine grasslands, Sudeten cirque vegetation, subalpine bushes, various types of peatland, spruce forests and beechwoods. Pictured new protective net on the top of Snezka Mountain, Czech Republic, June 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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MILOS VYSTRCIL, LIANG-RUEY KE

From left Senate chairman Milos Vystrcil meets Taipei Economic and Cultural Office director Liang-Ruey Ke in Prague, Czech Republic, June 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Hudson Bay wolf, ZOO Olomouc

Hudson Bay wolfs enjoy new safari America enclosure in zoo Olomouc, Czech Republic, June 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ludek Perina)

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Snezka Mountain, National Park Krkonose, protected zone protective net

In Krkonose Mountains National Park, the strictest-protected zone spreads on 7,328.5 hectares, which is 20.2 percent of the Park's area. Its valuable ecosystems include Alpine grasslands, Sudeten cirque vegetation, subalpine bushes, various types of peatland, spruce forests and beechwoods. Pictured new protective net on the top of Snezka Mountain, Czech Republic, June 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Hudson Bay wolf, ZOO Olomouc

Hudson Bay wolfs enjoy new safari America enclosure in zoo Olomouc, Czech Republic, June 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ludek Perina)