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Premiere of 'Je n'ai rien oublie' in Paris

Niels Arestrup, Francoise Fabian, Nathalie Baye and Bruno Chiche attending the premiere of 'Je n'ai rien oublie' held at the Publicis Champs Elysees in Paris, France on March 28, 2011. Photo by Nicolas Briquet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Premiere of 'Je n'ai rien oublie' in Paris

Niels Arestrup and Francoise Fabian attending the premiere of 'Je n'ai rien oublie' held at the Publicis Champs Elysees in Paris, France on March 28, 2011. Photo by Nicolas Briquet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Premiere of 'Je n'ai rien oublie' in Paris

Niels Arestrup attending the premiere of 'Je n'ai rien oublie' held at the Publicis Champs Elysees in Paris, France on March 28, 2011. Photo by Nicolas Briquet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Premiere of 'Je n'ai rien oublie' in Paris

Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Chiche, Niels Arestrup, Francoise Fabian, Gerard Depardieu and Nathalie Baye attending the premiere of 'Je n'ai rien oublie' held at the Publicis Champs Elysees in Paris, France on March 28, 2011. Photo by Nicolas Briquet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wuzhizhou Island's Marine Ranch In Sanya - China

Wang Fengguo conducts underwater patrol at a marine ranch in the waters around Wuzhizhou Island in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province on March 28, 2020. 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, Wuzhi

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

(240608) -- SANYA, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Wang Fengguo conducts underwater patrol at a marine ranch in the waters around Wuzhizhou Island in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province on March 28, 2020. 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 predato

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

(240608) -- SANYA, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Fengguo conducts underwater patrol at a marine ranch in the waters around Wuzhizhou Island in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province on March 28, 2020. 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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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aging Takahama nuclear reactor restarted after 12-year halt

People gather near the No. 1 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in the Fukui Prefecture town of Takahama on July 28, 2023, to protest against the restart the same day of the 48-year-old reactor, Japan's oldest, after a 12-year halt in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Aging Takahama nuclear reactor restarted after 12-year halt

People gather near the No. 1 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in the Fukui Prefecture town of Takahama on July 28, 2023, to protest against the restart the same day of the 48-year-old reactor, Japan's oldest, after a 12-year halt in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Aging Takahama nuclear reactor restarted after 12-year halt

Photo taken on July 28, 2023, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 1 reactor (R) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in the Fukui Prefecture town of Takahama. The reactor was restarted the same day after a 12-year halt in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, making it the oldest operating reactor in Japan as it started commercial operation 48 years ago.

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Aging Takahama nuclear reactor restarted after 12-year halt

People gather near the No. 1 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in the Fukui Prefecture town of Takahama on July 28, 2023, to protest against the restart the same day of the 48-year-old reactor, Japan's oldest, after a 12-year halt in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Aging Takahama nuclear reactor restarted after 12-year halt

Photo taken on July 28, 2023, shows the No. 1 reactor (C) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in the Fukui Prefecture town of Takahama. The reactor was restarted the same day after a 12-year halt in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, making it the oldest operating reactor in Japan as it started commercial operation 48 years ago.

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CORRECTED: Aging Takahama nuclear reactor restarted after 12-year halt

Photo taken on July 28, 2023, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 1 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in the Fukui Prefecture town of Takahama. The reactor was restarted the same day after a 12-year halt in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, making it the oldest operating reactor in Japan as it started commercial operation 48 years ago.

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Aging Takahama nuclear reactor restarted after 12-year halt

People gather near the No. 1 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in the Fukui Prefecture town of Takahama on July 28, 2023, to protest against the restart the same day of the 48-year-old reactor, Japan's oldest, after a 12-year halt in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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CHINA-BRAIN SCIENTIST-PHOTONS (CN)

(230328) -- BEIJING, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This undated file photo provided by the interviewee shows Cheng Heping, a leading Chinese biomedical expert, and two of his doctoral students conducting experiments in a laboratory at Peking University in Beijing, capital of China in 2011. TO GO WITH "Profile: A brain scientist's decades-long focus on photons" (Xinhua)

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Nagoya planetarium recognized as world's biggest

NAGOYA, Japan - Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura holds the certificate during a press conference in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 28, 2011. The city of Nagoya announced that the planetarium at Nagoya City Science Museum has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's largest. After being renovated at a cost of 2.5 billion yen, the planetarium opened in March 2011 with a diameter of 35 meters. It breaks the previous record held by Ehime Prefectural Science Museum by 5 meters.

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Nagoya planetarium recognized as world's biggest

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo shows the planetarium at Nagoya City Science Museum in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture in March 2011. The city of Nagoya announced on Dec. 28, 2011, that the planetarium has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's largest. After being renovated at a cost of 2.5 billion yen, the planetarium opened in March with a diameter of 35 meters. It breaks the previous record held by Ehime Prefectural Science Museum by 5 meters.

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Exhibition on 2011 quake memories through survivors' meals

SENDAI, Japan - A woman looks at a photo at an exhibition on survivors' meals in the immediate aftermath of the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 28, 2014. Visitors can write about their own experiences or other comments on sticky notes and post them beneath the photo exhibits.

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Quake-damaged sake brewer vows comeback

SENDAI, Japan - Takuya Fujimura, president of Kikuzakari Sake Brewery Co. in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan, shows a bottle of his product "Taxi Driver" in the city on Aug. 28, 2014. The 120-year-old brewery continues business despite having been severely damaged in the March 2011 earthquake.

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Sanriku Railway

KAMAISHI, Japan - A train on Sanriku Railway Co.'s South Rias line takes a test run in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture on March 28, 2014 before resuming full service on April 5. Parts of the train line were closed after being damaged in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken from Kyodo News helicopter show an area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (top), a day after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on Feb. 28, 2014 (bottom).

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos from Kyodo News helicopter show Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 23, 2011 (top), nearly two weeks after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on Feb. 28, 2014 (bottom). Dozens of pupils fell victim to the disaster.

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Panoramic photos show an area of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 16, 2011 (top), five days after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on Feb. 28, 2014 (bottom).

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show the local municipal government's tsunami-hit disaster response building in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 13, 2011 (top), two days after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on Feb. 28, 2014 (bottom).

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Long-exposure photos show an evening view of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 17, 2011 (top), six days after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on Feb. 28, 2014 (bottom).

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'Amachan' event in Yokohama for Iwate's reconstruction

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Iwate Prefecture and Yokohama City hold an event in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 28, 2014, to support the reconstruction of Iwate Prefecture damaged by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami. Two staff members wear costumes popularized in a recent Japanese TV drama series ''Amachan,'' a story about the ama (female divers) in Iwate Prefecture.

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Shioyazaki Lighthouse in Fukushima Pref. to reopen

IWAKI, Japan - Work to restore a pathway to the Shioyazaki Lighthouse in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, continues on Jan. 28, 2014, ahead of the planned reopening of the facility to the general public on Feb. 22. The scenic lighthouse, which was made famous by director Keisuke Kinoshita's film about a lighthouse keeper "Yorokobi mo kanashimi mo ikutoshitsuki" (The Lighthouse), sustained major damage in the March 2011 earthquake disaster.

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Fukushima's last no-go zone designation lifted

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in March 2013 shows a street in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture. The Japanese government lifted the no-go zone designation for the town on May 28, 2013, the last among areas near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, more than 26 months after the nuclear disaster triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Empress attends charity concert for quake victims

TOKYO, Japan - Empress Michiko arrives at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan hall in Tokyo's Taito Ward on the night of March 28, 2013, to attend a charity concert organized to support the victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. Students from disaster-hit Fukushima Prefecture gave choral and instrumental performances, including Mozart's Requiem and traditional Japanese koto string music.

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2 years after quake

NAMIE, Japan - Photos show a road jammed with evacuating cars in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (top), the day after the massive earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan that triggered a nuclear disaster in the prefecture, and the same location on Feb. 28, 2013, where a checkpoint for a no-entry zone has been set up.

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2 years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show a baggage turnstile at Sendai Airport in Miyagi Prefecture on March 17, 2011 (top), shortly after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on Feb. 28, 2013. Flight services at the airport, which was inundated by the tsunami, resumed around a month after the disaster.

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Volunteers with experience abroad help quake victims

MORIOKA, Japan - Makoto Yanagisawa speaks about his volunteer disaster relief activities for victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster on Jan. 28, 2013 in Tono, Iwate Prefecture. He returned to Japan to help the victims recover from the disaster, giving up on his stem cell research in the United States.