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Multicolor rapeseed flowers bred in China's Jiangxi

STORY: Multicolor rapeseed flowers bred in China's Jiangxi SHOOTING TIME: March 29, 2024 DATELINE: April 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rapeseed flower field 2. various of Fu Donghui and his team 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FU DONGHUI, Professor, Jiangxi Agricultural University 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FU DONGHUI, Professor, Jiangxi Agricultural University 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): FU MEIKAI, Villager, Manhu Village, Ganjiang New District STORYLINE: A professor of China's Jiangxi Agricultural University has dedicated himself to the cultivation of multicolor rapeseed flowers. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FU DONGHUI, Professor, Jiangxi Agricultural University "We started to select and breed colored rapeseed flowers in 2015. At that time, people had high expectations about weekend travel and sightseeing. We saw this as a great social demand, so we began to select and breed colored rapeseed flowers." Over the past nine years, from the ini

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Huawei rewards Kenyan students for winning digital contest

STORY: Huawei rewards Kenyan students for winning digital contest SHOOTING TIME: March 15, 2024 DATELINE: March 17, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:55 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the awarding ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EZEKIEL MACHOGU, Cabinet secretary for Ministry of Education, Kenya 3. various of the awarding ceremony 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LUIS KINYUA, Top student in the competition STORYLINE: Chinese technology giant Huawei rewarded 18 Kenyan students on Friday after they emerged as winners of the Huawei ICT Competition 2023-2024. The Huawei ICT Competition, initiated in 2015, comprises contests in the fields of cloud computing, networking, and innovation as part of a cooperative effort to enrich Kenya's ICT (information and communications technology) talent pool through the transfer of the latest knowledge in the technology sector. Ezekiel Machogu, cabinet secretary for the Ministry of Education, said the competition recognizes some of the best ICT talents in the

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From bricklayer to ardent advocate for migrant workers

STORY: From bricklayer to ardent advocate for migrant workers SHOOTING TIME: March 3, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zou Bin 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZOU BIN, Project inspector, CCFED 3. various of Zou Bin 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZOU BIN, Project inspector, CCFED STORYLINE: Zou Bin, from central China's Hunan Province, is a project inspector of China Construction Fifth Engineering Division Corp., Ltd. (CCFED). He started off as a bricklayer and went on to win the Medallion for Excellence in bricklaying in the WorldSkills Competition held in Brazil in 2015, setting a record for China in this field. In 2018, he was elected as a grassroots NPC deputy and has become an ardent advocate for migrant workers. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZOU BIN, Project inspector, CCFED "During the past six years, I have submitted more than 10 suggestions, most of which were about migrant workers and the construction industry. I hope that

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B-1s Part Of Airstrikes In Iraq And Syria

Handout file photo dated March 3, 2015 show a B-1B Lancer takes off , during Red Flag 15-2 from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. B-1B Lancers from the 28th Bomb Wing launched early February 1, 2024, from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, as part of airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups. U.S. military forces struck more than 85 targets, with numerous aircraft to include long-range bombers flown from the United States. According to U.S. Central Command officials, the airstrikes employed more than 125 precision munitions. The facilities that were struck included command and control operations centers, intelligence centers, rockets, and missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicle storages, and logistics and munition supply chain facilities of militia groups and their IRGC sponsors who facilitated attacks against U.S. and Coalition forces. U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Thomas Spangler via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Urban Village Reconstruction in Hefei, China

HEFEI, CHINA - AUGUST 3, 2023 - Aerial photo taken on August 3, 2023 shows the renovation projects of Antuodong Village and Xinzhuang Urban Village in Hefei, Anhui province, China. The following picture shows the old appearance of Antuo East Village and Xinzhuang Urban Village in Hefei City before the renovation in March 2015.

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The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated April 3, 2015 - Operations continue as rescuers search the Germanwings flight 4U 9525 crash site for the second black box and remaining bodies, near Seyne-les-Alpes, southeastern France on April 3, 2015. The Germanwings Airbus A320 aircraft crashed in the French Alps on March 24, 2015, carrying around 150 passengers and crew on board. - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Handout Photo by Yves Malenfer/DICOM/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated April 3, 2015 - Operations continue as rescuers search the Germanwings flight 4U 9525 crash site for the second black box and remaining bodies, near Seyne-les-Alpes, southeastern France on April 3, 2015. The Germanwings Airbus A320 aircraft crashed in the French Alps on March 24, 2015, carrying around 150 passengers and crew on board. - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Handout Photo by Yves Malenfer/DICOM/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated April 3, 2015 - Operations continue as rescuers search the Germanwings flight 4U 9525 crash site for the second black box and remaining bodies, near Seyne-les-Alpes, southeastern France on April 3, 2015. The Germanwings Airbus A320 aircraft crashed in the French Alps on March 24, 2015, carrying around 150 passengers and crew on board. - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Handout Photo by Yves Malenfer/DICOM/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated April 3, 2015 - Operations continue as rescuers search the Germanwings flight 4U 9525 crash site for the second black box and remaining bodies, near Seyne-les-Alpes, southeastern France on April 3, 2015. The Germanwings Airbus A320 aircraft crashed in the French Alps on March 24, 2015, carrying around 150 passengers and crew on board. - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Handout Photo by Yves Malenfer/DICOM/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prehistoric snake fossils discovered in China's Guangxi

STORY: Prehistoric snake fossils discovered in China's Guangxi DATELINE: March 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the discoveries 2. various of the published article 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG QINGPING, Research fellow with Guangxi Institute of Conservation and Archaeology Research STORYLINE: Snake skeleton bones dating back to 6,000 years ago have been discovered in the Zuojiang basin in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Chinese researchers recently published their findings in the journal Historical Biology. 　　 From 2013 to 2015, a team led by Yang Qingping, a research fellow with the Guangxi Institute of Conservation and Archaeology Research, carried out excavations in the Zuojiang basin, and found several Neolithic sites. After analyzing the snake remains found in the Baojianshan site and Dawan site, researchers found that the fossil relics belonged to the python, king cobra and elaphe moellendorffi species. After measuring t

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I see China as "the land of opportunities": Brazilian businessman

STORY: I see China as "the land of opportunities": Brazilian businessman DATELINE: March 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:04 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xiamen 2. various of Marcos's business 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARCOS CALDEIRA, Brazilian businessman 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARCOS CALDEIRA, Brazilian businessman 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MARCOS CALDEIRA, Brazilian businessman 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MARCOS CALDEIRA, Brazilian businessman STORYLINE: Marcos Caldeira, a Brazilian who has lived in east China's coastal city of Xiamen for 10 years, said that he has good expectations for his business in China, a place he takes as his second hometown. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARCOS CALDEIRA, Brazilian businessman "I came to China in 2013, so this year celebrates my 10-year anniversary of coming to China. I'd like to say these 10 years have been like 'crazy 10 years,' in a good way, because we started our business in 2015 and after that it just keeps growing and growing and gro

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Tanzania commends Chinese support in malaria fight

STORY: Tanzania commends Chinese support in malaria fight DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:09 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CATHERINE JOACHIM, Head of programs in Tanzania's Ministry of Health 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DR. PROSPER CHAKI, Chief Research Scientist at Ifakara Health Institute 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SUO PENG, Minister counselor of the Chinese embassy in Tanzania 5. various of Tanzania STORYLINE: Tanzanian health officials and professionals on Friday thanked China for its support in fighting malaria in the African country through a cooperative project. According to a conference on malaria control held in Dar es Salaam, a cooperative project implemented between 2015 and 2021 has seen a marked malaria burden reduction from more than 30 percent to around 3 percent. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CATHERINE JOACHIM, Head of programs in Tanzania's Ministry of Health "This Chinese success story in Tanzania in the f

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Nobel-winning author, peace activist Kenzaburo Oe dies at 88

Japanese novelist Kenzaburo Oe speaks during an interview at his home in Tokyo in July 2015. The winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize in Literature, who was also known as a proponent of Japan's pacifist Constitution and against nuclear power, Oe died of old age on March 3, 2023.

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Nobel-winning author, peace activist Kenzaburo Oe dies at 88

Japanese novelist Kenzaburo Oe speaks during a rally protesting against the Japanese government's security policy held in front of the parliament building in Tokyo in September 2015. The winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize in Literature, who was also known as a proponent of Japan's pacifist Constitution and against nuclear power, Oe died of old age on March 3, 2023.

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New corridor discovered in Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza

STORY: New corridor discovered in Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza DATELINE: March 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a pyramid in Gaza 2. various of a press conference 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ZAHI HAWASS, Egyptologist 4. various of a press conference STORYLINE: A discovery of a nine-meter-long and 2.10-meter-wide corridor behind the Great Pyramid of Giza, known as Khufu Pyramid, was announced on Thursday. Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa said that "the discovery is a result of the international 'ScanPyramids' project that was launched in 2015 by Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities to study the structure of the pyramids without using harmful drilling methods." It will lead to further findings, he told a press conference in front of the Khufu Pyramid. An international team, chaired by Egyptologist Zahi Hawass and consisting of experts from Egypt, France, Germany, Canada, and Japan, has been working on analyzing a cavity behind the pyramid's n

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Mt. Sakurajima eruption

KAGOSHIMA, Japan, April 3 Kyodo - Mt. Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, continues to fume in the evening of March 29, 2015, following increased volcanic activity since January. The photo was taken from a roadside station in the city of Tarumizu, a popular rest area among photographers in search of fantastic scenery.

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Chunichi Dragons mascot pitches terrace seats at Nagoya Dome

NAGOYA, April 3 Kyodo - Doala, mascot of the Japanese professional baseball team Chunichi Dragons, pitches the four-person Doala Terrace Seats at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, central Japan, on March 31, 2015. Four sets of the Doala seats are available.

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Japan to make Laos silver coin for 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties

TOKYO, March 3 Kyodo - This March 3, 2015 photo shows the silver coin to be produced to commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Laos and Japan.

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Sharp expected to post 200 bil. yen net loss

OSAKA, March 3 Kyodo - The headquarters of Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. stands in the city of Osaka, western Japan, on March 3, 2015. The company is expected to incur about 200 billion yen ($1.7 billion) in group net loss for the fiscal year to March 31 as it is considering additional restructuring steps, including the closure of four factories in Hiroshima Prefecture, sources close to the matter said the same day.

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Disaster-hit town holds coming-of-age ceremony

IWAKI, Japan - Young people of the northeastern Japan town of Futaba, where all residents have evacuated since the March 2011 nuclear disaster, attend a coming-of-age ceremony on Jan. 3, 2015, in the nearby city of Iwaki. The functions of the Futaba town office have been transferred to Iwaki.

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Disaster-hit town holds coming-of-age ceremony

IWAKI, Japan - Young people of the northeastern Japan town of Futaba, where all residents have evacuated since the March 2011 nuclear disaster, attend a coming-of-age ceremony on Jan. 3, 2015, in the nearby city of Iwaki. The functions of the Futaba town office have been transferred to Iwaki.

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Comic author, Tottori governor promote local airport

TOTTORI, Japan - Gosho Aoyama (R), author of the popular Japanese comic series "Case Closed" (previously known as "Detective Conan"), and Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai strike a pose in front of a poster drawn by Aoyama for Tottori Airport during an event in the cartoonist's hometown of Hokuei in the western Japan prefecture on Jan. 3, 2015. With Tottori known for its sand dunes, the airport will be nicknamed Tottori Sakyu (Dune) Conan Airport from March.

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Kanazawa's travel map illustrates castle town attractions

KANAZAWA, Japan - A woman holds a map of Kanazawa which was created based on a map from the late Edo period in the central Japanese city in Ishikawa Prefecture on Dec. 3, 2014. Kanazawa is expecting more visitors due to bullet train service on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line starting in March 2015 (Nagano-Kanazawa) to link Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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Man shows photos of B-29s crashed in 1945

SENDAI, Japan - Hiroshi Kawamata speaks in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 3, 2014, about his experience with showing pictures of U.S. B-29 bombers taken four months after they crashed on the ridge of Mt. Fubo in Shiraishi, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 10, 1945, the day of the so-called Great Tokyo Air Raids. Residents in the city are planning to hold a memorial service for 34 crew members killed in the three B-29 crashes, in 2015, the 70th anniversary of the end of the Pacific War.

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Iranian FM says close to finalizing nuclear deal

STORY: Iranian FM says close to finalizing nuclear deal DATELINE: March 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:02 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian arriving at Damascus international airport 2. Syrian foreign minister receiving the Iranian foreign minister 3. various of the meeting and joint press conference 4. SOUNDBITE (Persian): HOSSEIN AMIR ABDOLLAHIAN, Iranian Foreign Minister STORYLINE: The visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Wednesday that his country is close to reaching an agreement on the restoration of the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). "We believe that today, more than ever, we are closer to reaching an agreement and finalizing the deal in Vienna," Amir Abdollahian told reporters after a meeting with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad and other senior officials in Damascus. SOUNDBITE (Persian): HOSSEIN AMIR ABDOLLAHIAN, Iranian Foreign Minister "We believe

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No survivors have been found so far in China plane crash: official

STORY: No survivors have been found so far in China plane crash: official DATELINE: March 22, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:09 LOCATION: WUZHOU, China CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the wreckage at the crash site 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHU TAO, Official of Civil Aviation Administration of China 3. various of the press conference STORYLINE: No survivors have been found so far in Monday's plane crash, said an aviation official on Tuesday night at a news briefing on the investigation into the crash. A passenger plane with 132 people aboard crashed in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday afternoon. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHU TAO, Official of Civil Aviation Administration of China "So far, no survivors have been found. There were 123 passengers with no foreign passengers and 9 crew members on board. The crashed aircraft was Boeing 737-800 and was introduced on June 22, 2015. As of the time of the accident, it has completed 8,986 flights, totalling 18,239 hours." Based on known information, t

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Rare ducks spotted near water control project in Jiangxi, China

STORY: Rare ducks spotted near water control project in Jiangxi, China DATELINE: March 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: JIANGXI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the scaly-sided mergansers 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): QIU XIAOBING, Director of Wildlife Conservation Station in Wan'an County, Jiangxi Province 3. various of the scaly-sided mergansers STORYLINE: Recently, researchers spotted about 15 scaly-sided mergansers on the water area near the Jinggangshan water control project of Ganjiang River in Wan'an County, Jiangxi Province. Scaly-sided merganser, a first-class nationally protected animal of China, migrates to the south of the Huaihe River in October every year. The number of scaly-sided mergansers migrating to Jiangxi Province is large, with the highest record of 165 in 2015. Previously, scaly-sided mergansers have been spotted in this water area for several times. Its population is relatively stable. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): QIU XIAOBING, Director of Wildlife Conservation Statio

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Iran says awaiting U.S. response before returning to Vienna for good nuke deal

STORY: Iran says awaiting U.S. response before returning to Vienna for good nuke deal DATELINE: March 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of press conference of Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Persian): SAEED KHATIBZADEH, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Persian): SAEED KHATIBZADEH, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman 4. various of Iran's nuclear facilities STORYLINE: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday that Iran is waiting for a U.S. response before returning to Vienna and reaching a good and lasting agreement, official news agency IRNA reported. The pause in the Vienna talks on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal does not mean a dead end in the diplomatic process, Saeed Khatibzadeh told a weekly press conference, noting the concerned foreign ministers and top negotiators are in constant contact with each other. SOUNDBITE 1 (Persian): SAEED KHATIBZADEH, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman

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Yemen's capital holds coffee fair to promote cultivation, culture

STORY: Yemen's capital holds coffee fair to promote cultivation, culture DATELINE: March. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:43 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the coffee fair 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): GHALEB YAHYA, Coffee merchant 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABDUL WAHAB HAMIDI, Agricultural expert STORYLINE: A special coffee fair was held this week in Sanaa to celebrate the National Day for Coffee Planting. Hundreds of Sanaa residents came to the fair to taste coffee, one of the country's most famous products. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): GHALEB YAHYA, Coffee merchant "It's a national festival for the country's coffee culture. Coffee is an important part of Yemen's national identity. We call more farmers in the country to grow coffee." Yemen's coffee plantation used to enjoy esteem among the world's coffee connoisseurs. But it was severely dampened by the protracted civil war. The fair, which has been held annually since 2015, has become an important window for coffee farmers to showcase their pr

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Artist-turned-metalworker enjoys flexible handiwork

Metalworker Koya Furuta shows off an example of his handiwork -- a flexible chameleon -- at his studio in Kanazawa, central Japan, in this photo taken on March 3, 2015. Recalling his childhood and then art-oriented college days, he advises people to do what they want when they are young. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3-meter-high "Kasafuku" ornament on display in Yamagata Pref.

A 3-meter-high "Kasafuku" ornament is exhibited at the Sanno Club, a facility renovated from Sakata City's prestigious "ryotei" high-end restaurant, in Yamagata Prefecture on March 28, 2015. "Kasafuku," meaning a fortune umbrella, one of Japan's three major hanging ornaments, is hung to wish for prosperity and success in business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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European trekkers on Everest Highway

Europeans trek the Everest Highway near the village of Phakding in eastern Nepal on March 3, 2015, before high season. Mountain tourism is booming in Nepal as the highway attracts trekkers and climbers from abroad. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's scenic Shiretoko Peninsula attracting visitors

Photo taken March 3, 2015, shows divers coming up to surface out of drift ice in the town of Shari on Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to make Laos silver coin for 60th anniv. of diplomatic ties

This March 3, 2015 photo shows the back of the silver coin which depicts a cherry blossom and plumeria, the Laotian national flower. The silver coins will be produced to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Laos and Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sole survivor of Vancouver Asahi baseball team poses with wife

Koichi Kaminishi (R), the sole surviving member of the Vancouver Asahi baseball team of Japanese immigrants in Canada, poses with his wife Naoko at their home in Kamloops, British Columbia, on Feb. 3, 2015. The team has been reestablished to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the original team set up in 1914 and disbanded as a result of World War II, and will visit Japan in March. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ikata No. 3 unit to be reactivated as early as July

File photo taken in November 2015 shows the No. 3 reactor (L) of Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata plant in western Japan. The Nuclear Regulation Authority approved the utility's plan to streamline facilities for emergencies on March 23, 2016, paving the way to reactivate the unit as early as in July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China marks 70th anniversary of Japan's WWII defeat

Chinese female military personnel march in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2015, during a massive military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China marks 70th anniversary of Japan's WWII defeat

Chinese soldiers march in Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2015, during a ceremony to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China marks 70th anniversary of Japan's WWII defeat

Chinese soldiers march in Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2015, during a ceremony to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China to hold military parade

Chinese soldiers march in front of Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2015, prior to a massive military parade later in the day commemorating the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China to hold military parade

Chinese soldiers march in front of Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2015, prior to a massive military parade later in the day commemorating the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China to hold military parade

Chinese soldiers march in front of Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2015, prior to a massive military parade later in the day commemorating the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese team marches in Universiade opening ceremony parade

Members of the Japanese national team march in the parade of delegations during the opening ceremony for the Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea, on July 3, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3-D printing technology produces ceramics

Photo taken on April 21, 2015, shows a range of ceramics produced by a 3-D printer at the Saga Ceramics Research Laboratory in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The laboratory has been researching and developing ceramic ware production using a 3-D printer since 2013 and is aiming to put it to practical use by the end of March 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3-D printing technology produces ceramics

Photo taken in April 2015 shows a 3-D printer successfully used to make ceramics at the Saga Ceramics Research Laboratory in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The laboratory has been researching and developing ceramic ware production using a 3-D printer since 2013 and is aiming to put it to practical use by the end of March 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suntory revises up sales plan of "Master's Dream" beer

A woman shows off bottles of Suntory Holdings Ltd.'s "Master's Dream," its top grade Premium Malt's beer, in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on June 3, 2015. The company announced the upward revision of its sales plan of the beer for 2015 from 700,000 cases to 1.1 million cases due to faster-than-expected sales pace since the launch in March. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chukyo Univ. professor leads program to produce top athletes

Chukyo University professor Shigehiro Takahashi, head of the School of Health and Sports Science, talks on March 3, 2015, about a program he leads to produce top athletes and instructors in a wide-ranging field of sports. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tanaka struggles in final spring tune-up

Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees pitches in a spring training game against the Minnesota Twins in Lee County, the United States, on March 31, 2015. He allowed three runs on seven hits in 4-1/3 innings in his final outing before the April 6 opening day start against the Toronto Blue Jays. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tanaka struggles in final spring tune-up

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka returns to the dugout after giving up three runs on seven hits in 4-1/3 innings in a spring training game against the Minnesota Twins in Lee County, the United States, on March 31, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tanaka struggles in final spring tune-up

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (R) hands the ball to manager Joe Girardi (L) in the fifth inning of a spring training game against the Minnesota Twins in Lee County, the United States, on March 31, 2015. Tanaka allowed three runs on seven hits in 4-1/3 innings in his final outing before the April 6 opening day start against the Toronto Blue Jays. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo