Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

European logistics company expands business thanks to China-Europe Express Rail

STORY: European logistics company expands business thanks to China-Europe Express Rail SHOOTING TIME: March 19, 2024 DATELINE: March 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Bratislava CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-Europe Express Rail 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MARTIN KOUBEK, Director of Silk Road and CIS division of Metrans 3. various of China-Europe Express Rail STORYLINE: Metrans, a major player in seaport container traffic in Europe, has expanded its rail services linking the growing markets of Asia and Europe, thanks to rapid cargo transport connections from the China-Europe Express Rail project. The China-Europe Express Rail allows cargo to be delivered from China to Europe within 14 days, a fast transportation solution costing only slightly more than sea freight, but significantly lower than air freight. SOUNDBITE (English): MARTIN KOUBEK, Director of Silk Road and CIS division of Metrans "We have started with the Chinese trains in 2017. The first train was from Zhengzhou to Hamburg, whi

E

Composer Yugo Kanno

Japanese composer Yugo Kanno gives an interview in Tokyo on March 14, 2017.

E

SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng walks in the area of a well project in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua/H

E

SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng opens the water supply valve of a well project in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal

E

SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng is pictured inside the monitoring room of a well project in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions

E

SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager carrying water is pictured on the way home in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinh

E

SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng cleans the generator set of a well project in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (X

E

SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng fills the generator of a well project with diesel in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Sene

E

SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nogaye yak, Mamadou Dieng's wife, cooks at home in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua/Han

E

SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng (L) collects water in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

E

SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng checks the generator set of a well project in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (X

E

SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 20, 2023 shows a general view of a well project in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (

E

SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers collect water in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

E

SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers collect water in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

E

SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng climbs up a water tower to check and clean the water storage tank in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14

E

SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng checks the generator set of a well project in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (X

E

SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager collects water in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

E

SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng walks in the area of a well project in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua/H

E

SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng (R) helps villagers collect water in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua/Han

E

SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng (3rd R) helps villagers collect water in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua

E

SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng (1st L) helps villagers collect water in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua

E

Thousands in H.K. protest Beijing's decree on political reform

HONG KONG, China - Thousands of people march in Hong Kong on Sept. 14, 2014, to protest against a political reform framework for the territory designated by Beijing in August that the democracy camp says has crushed all hope for a democratic leadership election in 2017.

E

Fall-winter designs showcased at Fashion Week Tokyo

Models wearing outfits of Japanese brand "TSUKASA MIKAMI" walk on a runway in Tokyo's Shibuya district as Fashion Week Tokyo begins on March 14, 2016. More than 50 brands, including those from overseas, will hold shows introducing their 2016-2017 fall-winter collections in the event to be held until March 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Fall-winter designs showcased at Fashion Week Tokyo

Models wearing outfits of Japanese brand "TSUKASA MIKAMI" walk on a runway in Tokyo's Shibuya district as Fashion Week Tokyo begins on March 14, 2016. More than 50 brands, including those from overseas, will hold shows introducing their 2016-2017 fall-winter collections in the event to be held until March 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Fall-winter designs showcased at Fashion Week Tokyo

Models wearing outfits of Japanese brand "TSUKASA MIKAMI" walk on a runway in Tokyo's Shibuya district as Fashion Week Tokyo begins on March 14, 2016. More than 50 brands, including those from overseas, will hold shows introducing their 2016-2017 fall-winter collections in the event to be held until March 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

LDP's reconstruction HQ holds meeting

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Headquarters for Accelerating Reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake holds a meeting in Tokyo on May 14, 2015. The LDP is set to request the government to lift evacuation orders by March 2017 in "residence restriction zones" and "areas preparing for the lifting of evacuation orders," imposed after the nuclear disaster in Fukushima Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant

Photo taken April 14, 2017, shows a building damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in the northeastern Japan town of Okuma. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Japan's new ambassadors to Belgium, Senegal

Combined photo shows Hajime Hayashi (L) and Shigeru Omori, who were appointed by the Japanese government as ambassadors to Belgium and Senegal, respectively, on March 14, 2017, effective immediately. The two were at the foreign minister's secretariat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Thousands in H.K. protest Beijing's decree on political reform

HONG KONG, China - Thousands of people march in Hong Kong on Sept. 14, 2014, to protest against a political reform framework for the territory designated by Beijing in August that the democracy camp says has crushed all hope for a democratic leadership election in 2017. (Kyodo)

E

Japanese golfer Matsuyama

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays a shot during a pro-am event before the Arnold Palmer Invitational at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge on March 14, 2017, in Orlando, Florida. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Japanese golfer Matsuyama

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays a shot during a pro-am event before the Arnold Palmer Invitational at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge on March 14, 2017, in Orlando, Florida. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Xi Jinping and Wang Yang

File photo taken in March 2017 shows Chinese President Xi Jinping (front) and Vice Premier Wang Yang attending the closing ceremony of the People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing. Wang was unanimously elected on March 14, 2018, as chairman of the top political advisory body. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Russian President Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin answers questions from reporters during an annual year-end press conference in Moscow on Dec. 14, 2017. Putin will run in the country's next presidential election to be held on March 18, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Tokyo-based businessman arrested for alleged illegal exports to N. Korea

Yuzuru Yachita (covered in back seat), president of Tokyo-based M-Create Inc., is taken to a police station in Kyoto on Dec. 14, 2017. Yachita and two other men were arrested the same day for allegedly exporting food and other items to North Korea in violation of the Japanese government's export ban. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE AFTER MARCH 14, 2018)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

S. Korea prosecutors demand 25-year prison term for Park's friend

Choi Soon Sil enters the Seoul Central District Court for a trial on Dec. 14, 2017. Prosecutors demanded a 25-year prison term for the confidante of ousted South Korean President Park Geun Hye at the center of a corruption scandal. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE AFTER MARCH 14, 2018)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

S. Korea prosecutors demand 25-year prison term for Park's friend

Choi Soon Sil enters the Seoul Central District Court for a trial on Dec. 14, 2017. Prosecutors demanded a 25-year prison term for the confidante of ousted South Korean President Park Geun Hye at the center of a corruption scandal. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE AFTER MARCH 14, 2018)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Japan refuels U.S. missile defense ships under new security laws

A U.S. Aegis ship is refueled by a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force oiler in this file photo taken on the Arabian Sea in March 2004 under special antiterrorism measures following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in 2001 on the United States. It was reported on Sept. 14, 2017, that Japan has refueled U.S. ships patrolling to counter North Korean missile launches under new security laws that took effect in 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Famed architect Yanagisawa dies at 82

Photo taken in March 1995 shows Takahiko Yanagisawa, an architect known for his designing of the New National Theater, Tokyo, and Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo. It was reported on Aug. 17, 2017, that Yanagisawa died of prostate cancer on Aug. 14 at the age of 82. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Rescue dog becomes PR ambassador of disaster-hit Fukushima village

Search and rescue dog Jagaimo (potato) demonstrates his ability in a mock rescue operation in the 2011 nuclear disaster-affected village of Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 14, 2017. Jagaimo has been appointed as an ambassador to promote the village for which an evacuation order was mostly lifted in March. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Rescue dog becomes PR ambassador of disaster-hit Fukushima village

Search and rescue dog Jagaimo (potato), born in the 2011 nuclear disaster-affected village of Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, is appointed on Aug. 14, 2017, as an ambassador to promote the village for which an evacuation order was mostly lifted in March. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Western Digital seeks to block Toshiba unit sale through arbitration

File photo taken on March 22, 2017, shows Toshiba Corp.'s flash memory plant in Yokkaichi in the central Japan prefecture of Mie. Western Digital Corp. of the United States said on May 14 that it has filed a request for arbitration with an international court to block Toshiba from selling its profitable chip business on the grounds that the sale would breach their joint venture contract. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Sumo: Yokozuna Kisenosato fit to fight in summer meet

Yokozuna Kisenosato, seen in this undated photo, is fit to take part in the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo starting on May 14, 2017, his stablemaster Tagonoura said. Recovering from injuries suffered in the previous meet in March, Kisenosato aims to win his second championship as yokozuna and his third in a row. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Parents of slain Vietnamese girl back in Japan after suspect's arrest

Le Anh Hao (L), father of Le Thi Nhat Linh, a Vietnamese girl found dead after disappearing on the way to school in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on March 24, 2017, and his family members arrive at Narita international airport near Tokyo on April 16 after returning from Vietnam, where a funeral service for his daughter was held. Police on April 14 arrested Yasumasa Shibuya, the 46-year-old head of the parents' association at the victim's elementary school on suspicion of abandoning the third grader's body. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Parents of slain Vietnamese girl back in Japan after suspect's arrest

Le Anh Hao, father of Le Thi Nhat Linh, a Vietnamese girl found dead after disappearing on the way to school in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on March 24, 2017, speaks to reporters at Narita international airport near Tokyo on April 16 after returning from Vietnam, where a funeral service for his daughter was held. Police on April 14 arrested Yasumasa Shibuya, the 46-year-old head of the parents' association at the victim's elementary school on suspicion of abandoning the third grader's body. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Japan beat Thailand 4-0 in Asian qualifiers for World Cup

Japan's Yuya Kubo (14) scores his side's third goal during the second half of a Group B Asian qualifier against Thailand for the 2018 soccer World Cup at Saitama Stadium, north of Tokyo, on March 28, 2017. Japan won 4-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Japan beat UAE in World Cup qualifier

Japan's Yuya Kubo (14) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring the opener in the first half of a final-round World Cup qualifier against United Arab Emirates in Al Ain on March 23, 2017. Japan won 2-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

China, Saudi Arabia ink deals worth $65 billion

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R, back) and King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia (L, back) attend a signing ceremony at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on March 16, 2017. The two countries signed 14 agreements on economic cooperation worth $65 billion. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

China, Saudi Arabia ink deals worth $65 billion

Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd from L) and King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia (2nd from R) attend a meeting at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on March 16, 2017. The two countries signed 14 agreements on economic cooperation worth $65 billion. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

China, Saudi Arabia ink deals worth $65 billion

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia shake hands at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on March 16, 2017, after signing 14 agreements on economic cooperation worth $65 billion. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

China, Saudi Arabia ink deals worth $65 billion

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia shake hands at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on March 16, 2017, after signing 14 agreements on economic cooperation worth $65 billion. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo