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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

A maintenance worker cleans locomotive parts in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

Maintenance workers check locomotive parts in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

Maintenance workers check a locomotive in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

A maintenance worker paints insulating layer for locomotive parts in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

This photo taken on Jan. 23, 2025 shows locomotives waiting for maintenance outside the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

Maintenance workers dismantle engine parts from a locomotive in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

A maintenance worker checks a locomotive in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

Maintenance workers dismantle locomotive parts in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

Maintenance workers check locomotive parts in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

Maintenance workers check locomotive parts in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

Maintenance workers check the engine of a locomotive in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

A maintenance worker checks a locomotive in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

Maintenance workers check a locomotive in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese-built railway helps drive economic, social development in Kenya

STORY: Chinese-built railway helps drive economic, social development in Kenya DATELINE: Oct. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Chinese-built Nairobi-Mombasa Standard Gauge Railway 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ABABU NAMWAMBA, Cabinet secretary for youth affairs, sports and the arts, Kenya 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ERASTUS MWENCHA, Former Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DENNIS MUNENE MWANIKI, Executive Director, China-Africa Center, Kenya STORYLINE: The Nairobi-Mombasa Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya is a flagship project of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Passenger train service on the 480-km railway was launched on May 31, 2017. By mid-2023, more than 10 million trips had been made and more than 25 million tonnes of goods had been delivered on the railway, which has driven the economic and social development of areas along the route in Kenya. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ABABU NAMWAMBA, Cabine

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Madonna Postpones Tour After Suffering Serious Bacterial Infection

File photo dated May 1, 2017 of Madonna arriving at the Costume Institute Benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrating the opening of Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-Between in New York City, NY, USA. Madonna’s upcoming Celebration tour has been postponed after the singer was hospitalized with a “serious bacterial infection”, according to an Instagram post from her longtime manager Guy Oseary. The tour was scheduled to kick off in Vancouver on 15 July. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Madonna Postpones Tour After Suffering Serious Bacterial Infection

File photo dated May 1, 2017 of Madonna arriving at the Costume Institute Benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrating the opening of Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-Between in New York City, NY, USA. Madonna’s upcoming Celebration tour has been postponed after the singer was hospitalized with a “serious bacterial infection”, according to an Instagram post from her longtime manager Guy Oseary. The tour was scheduled to kick off in Vancouver on 15 July. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (CN)

(230524) -- LHASA, May 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xue Yu'ang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), positions the glaciers in the Mount Qomolangma region at an altitude of 5,300 meters, in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on May 15, 2023. The 2023 Mt. Qomolangma expedition is part of the second comprehensive scientific expedition on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, initiated in 2017. Since the end of April, a total of 170 scientists across five teams have been conducting research on the water, ecology and human activities around the Mt. Qomolangma region, aiming to reveal the mechanism of environmental change and optimize the ecological security barrier system on the plateau. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (CN)

(230524) -- LHASA, May 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xue Yu'ang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), positions the glaciers in the Mount Qomolangma region at an altitude of 5,300 meters, in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on May 15, 2023. The 2023 Mt. Qomolangma expedition is part of the second comprehensive scientific expedition on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, initiated in 2017. Since the end of April, a total of 170 scientists across five teams have been conducting research on the water, ecology and human activities around the Mt. Qomolangma region, aiming to reveal the mechanism of environmental change and optimize the ecological security barrier system on the plateau. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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Baseball: NPB to adopt new intentional walk rule in 2018

MIAMI, United States, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Major league baseball has implemented the no-pitch intentional walk rule as seen in this photo taken May 15, 2017, in Miami, Florida. Nippon Professional Baseball will introduce the same rule in 2018, according to a source familiar with the matter.

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SOMALIA-MOGADISHU-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(220516) -- MOGADISHU, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A member of lawmakers votes during the presidential election in Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 15, 2022. The Somalian parliament on Sunday chose Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the country's new president in a third-round runoff in an election that has been delayed for over a year. The 67-year-old Mohamud, former Somalian president in 2012-2017, won 214 votes from lawmakers, defeating incumbent President Mohamed Farmajo, who garnered 110 votes. Mohamud was immediately sworn in after the vote. (Photo by Hassan Bashi/Xinhua)

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SOMALIA-MOGADISHU-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(220516) -- MOGADISHU, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is seen during the presidential election in Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 15, 2022. The Somalian parliament on Sunday chose Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the country's new president in a third-round runoff in an election that has been delayed for over a year. The 67-year-old Mohamud, former Somalian president in 2012-2017, won 214 votes from lawmakers, defeating incumbent President Mohamed Farmajo, who garnered 110 votes. Mohamud was immediately sworn in after the vote. (Photo by Hassan Bashi/Xinhua)

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SOMALIA-MOGADISHU-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(220516) -- MOGADISHU, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Somali parliament speaker Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur announces the results of the presidential election in Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 15, 2022. The Somalian parliament on Sunday chose Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the country's new president in a third-round runoff in an election that has been delayed for over a year. The 67-year-old Mohamud, former Somalian president in 2012-2017, won 214 votes from lawmakers, defeating incumbent President Mohamed Farmajo, who garnered 110 votes. Mohamud was immediately sworn in after the vote. (Photo by Hassan Bashi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HEBEI-SHIJIAZHUANG-HUTUO RIVER-ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION (CN)

(220516) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 15, 2022 shows the scenery of the Hutuo River in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province. With the ecological restoration project started in 2017, the Hutuo River has now become a new tourist attraction with picturesque sceneries. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-SHIJIAZHUANG-HUTUO RIVER-ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION (CN)

(220516) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 15, 2022 shows the scenery of the Hutuo River in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province. With the ecological restoration project started in 2017, the Hutuo River has now become a new tourist attraction with picturesque sceneries. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-SHIJIAZHUANG-HUTUO RIVER-ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION (CN)

(220516) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 15, 2022 shows the scenery of the Hutuo River in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province. With the ecological restoration project started in 2017, the Hutuo River has now become a new tourist attraction with picturesque sceneries. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-SHIJIAZHUANG-HUTUO RIVER-ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION (CN)

(220516) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 15, 2022 shows the scenery of the Hutuo River in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province. With the ecological restoration project started in 2017, the Hutuo River has now become a new tourist attraction with picturesque sceneries. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-SHIJIAZHUANG-HUTUO RIVER-ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION (CN)

(220516) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 15, 2022 shows the scenery of the Hutuo River in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province. With the ecological restoration project started in 2017, the Hutuo River has now become a new tourist attraction with picturesque sceneries. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-SHIJIAZHUANG-HUTUO RIVER-ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION (CN)

(220516) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 15, 2022 shows the scenery of the Hutuo River in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province. With the ecological restoration project started in 2017, the Hutuo River has now become a new tourist attraction with picturesque sceneries. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-SHIJIAZHUANG-HUTUO RIVER-ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION (CN)

(220516) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 15, 2022 shows the scenery of the Hutuo River in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province. With the ecological restoration project started in 2017, the Hutuo River has now become a new tourist attraction with picturesque sceneries. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-SHIJIAZHUANG-HUTUO RIVER-ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION (CN)

(220516) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 15, 2022 shows the scenery of the Hutuo River in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province. With the ecological restoration project started in 2017, the Hutuo River has now become a new tourist attraction with picturesque sceneries. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-SHIJIAZHUANG-HUTUO RIVER-ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION (CN)

(220516) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Visitors enjoy leisure time by the Hutuo River in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, May 15, 2022. With the ecological restoration project started in 2017, the Hutuo River has now become a new tourist attraction with picturesque sceneries. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-SHIJIAZHUANG-HUTUO RIVER-ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION (CN)

(220516) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 15, 2022 shows the scenery of the Hutuo River in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province. With the ecological restoration project started in 2017, the Hutuo River has now become a new tourist attraction with picturesque sceneries. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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Baseball: NPB to adopt new intentional walk rule in 2018

Major league baseball has implemented the no-pitch intentional walk rule as seen in this photo taken May 15, 2017, in Miami, Florida. Nippon Professional Baseball will introduce the same rule in 2018, according to a source familiar with the matter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BOJ likely to leave monetary policy unchanged

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda makes a speech in Tokyo on May 27, 2017. With inflation still near zero percent, the central bank is expected to leave its aggressive monetary stimulus unchanged at its two-day policy meeting beginning June 15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volleyball: Men's VB ace Ishikawa to play 1 more season in Italy

Japan's national volleyball team ace Yuki Ishikawa practices at a national training facility in Tokyo on May 15, 2017. Volley Latina, a pro team in the Italian top division, the SuperLega, said on June 14, 2017, Ishikawa, a 21-year-old university student, will play his second season with the team. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Publisher hoping to attract more foreigners to Awa Odori festival

Kazuhide Minami, editor in chief of the free magazine "Awa Odori Press," holds the German version of the magazine in the western Japan city of Tokushima on May 15, 2017. The magazine that provides information on one of Japan's largest dance festivals held every summer in the city will be published in multiple languages and likely will be made available at tourist centers across Japan from June 2017. ==Kyodo

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Japan could consider joining AIIB if doubts dispelled: Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, seen in this undated photo, said in a television program on May 15, 2017 that he could be open to joining the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank if questions surrounding projects' environmental impacts and other issues are resolved. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan ground defense force plane disappears from radar in Hokkaido

File photo taken in May 2001 shows a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force LR-2 reconnaissance aircraft. A GSDF LR-2 plane carrying four crew members disappeared from radar near Hakodate airport in northern Japan's Hokkaido on May 15, 2017. It was scheduled to transport a patient from a Hakodate hospital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Ex-Barca wunderkind Kubo named to Japan's U-20 World Cup squad

Photo taken in November 2016 shows 15-year-old former Barcelona youth player Takefusa Kubo training in Tokyo. Kubo has been named to Japan's 21-man squad for the Under-20 World Cup beginning May 20, 2017, in South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Carp streamers displayed over Sapporo river ahead of Children's Day

Colorful carp streamers fly above the Toyohira River, which runs through the Jozankei hot-spring resort in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo, on April 15, 2017. Around 400 of the banners will be on display through May 7 during an annual event to celebrate Children's Day on May 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Baby hatch" in Japan

File photo taken Dec. 15, 2017, shows Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto, western Japan. The Kumamoto city government announced May 27, 2019, that a "baby hatch" set up at the hospital to allow parents who cannot raise their infants to leave them anonymously accepted seven babies in fiscal 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese Premier Li and German economics minister Zypries

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) shakes hands with German Economics and Energy Minister Brigitte Zypries before their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 15, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former Japanese PM Nakasone

Photo taken in Tokyo on May 15, 2017, shows former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Part falls from another U.S. military aircraft over Okinawa: source

File photo taken in May 2017 shows an F-15 fighter jet at the U.S. military's Kadena air base in Okinawa Prefecture. An antenna-like part weighing 1.4 kilograms fell from one of F-15 fighter jets stationed at the base during a flight over Okinawa on Feb. 27, 2018, a Japanese government source said on March 6. It is not known where the part landed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gaza electricity crisis

A man watches his daughter receive dialysis at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Aug. 15, 2017, amid concern that medical equipment may stop working due to a worsening electricity crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Takayasu loses ozeki debut in wild start to Nagoya tourney

Takayasu, promoted to sumo's second-highest rank ozeki after the last tourney in May, looks down after losing to No. 2 maegashira Hokutofuji on the opening day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 9, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Takayasu loses ozeki debut in wild start to Nagoya tourney

Takayasu (L), promoted to sumo's second-highest rank ozeki after the last tourney in May, is sent to the ground by No. 2 maegashira Hokutofuji on the opening day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 9, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ministry finds documents apparently supporting Abe favoritism claims

Education minister Hirokazu Matsuno attends a press conference in Tokyo on June 15, 2017, over his ministry's internal probe looking for documents which may support allegations of favoritism against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ministry finds documents apparently supporting Abe favoritism claims

Education minister Hirokazu Matsuno speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 15, 2017, about his ministry's internal probe looking for documents which may support allegations of favoritism against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ministry finds documents apparently supporting Abe favoritism claims

Education minister Hirokazu Matsuno speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 15, 2017, about his ministry's internal probe looking for documents which may support allegations of favoritism against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo