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Disaster recovery exhibition at Osaka expo

OSAKA, Japan, May 20 Kyodo - Turin Olympics figure skating gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa (far R) pitches fishery foods at a just-opened exhibition at the World Exposition in Osaka on May 19, 2025, highlighting the recovery of three northeastern Japan prefectures severely affected by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. (Kyodo)

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Disaster recovery exhibition at Osaka expo

Visitors watch a movie at the World Exhibition in Osaka on May 19, 2025, as an exhibition highlighting recovery of the three northeastern Japan prefectures severely affected by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster begins the same day.

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Disaster recovery exhibition at Osaka expo

An exhibit shows the height of the tsunami that hit northeastern Japan in March 2011 as an exhibition highlighting the recovery of the three prefectures severely affected by the earthquake-tsunami disaster begins at the World Exposition in Osaka on May 19, 2025.

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Disaster recovery exhibition at Osaka expo

Turin Olympics figure skating gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa (2nd from R) poses in front of a "digital monument" at the World Exposition in Osaka on May 19, 2025, as an exhibition highlighting the recovery of the three northeastern Japan prefectures severely affected by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster begins the same day. Shown on the screen is the "Miracle Pine," the only tree that survived in a coastal forest flattened by tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture.

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Disaster recovery exhibition at Osaka expo

Turin Olympics figure skating gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa (far R) pitches fishery foods at a just-opened exhibition at the World Exposition in Osaka on May 19, 2025, highlighting the recovery of three northeastern Japan prefectures severely affected by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster.

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Disaster recovery exhibition at Osaka expo

Turin Olympics figure skating gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa (2nd from L) poses for a photo during the opening ceremony of an exhibition at the World Exposition in Osaka on May 19, 2025, highlighting the recovery of the three northeastern Japan prefectures severely affected by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster.

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Australia's environment deteriorated in 2023: report

STORY: Australia's environment deteriorated in 2023: report SHOOTING TIME: March 19, 2024 DATELINE: March 20, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:31 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Australia STORYLINE: The health of Australia's environment declined in 2023 amid low rainfall and a spike in the number of threatened species, a report has said. Led by researchers from the Australian National University (ANU), Australia's Environment Report compiles detailed scientific data to rate the overall health of the country's environment out of 10 every year since 2011. In 2023, the environment scored a 7.5 out of 10, the latest edition published on Tuesday revealed. It marks a fall from 2022 when the environment was given an 8.7 out of 10, the highest ever score. Albert Van Dijk, lead author of the report, described 2023 as a climate rollercoaster for Australia, with a relatively cool start to the year giving way to dry and unseasonably warm weather from May onwards. According to the

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Carlos Ghosn Targeted By A Second International Arrest Warrant

File photo dated February 16, 2012 of Carlos Ghosn CEO of Renault. Headquarters of the group. Presentation of 2011 results. Boulogne-Billancourt. - Carlos Ghosn targeted by a second international arrest warrant after he did not appear for his summons for his possible indictment on May 19, 2022. The former boss of Renault-Nissan, who has lived in Lebanon since his escape of Japan in December 2019, was already targeted by an international arrest warrant issued in April 2022. He is notably prosecuted for misuse of corporate assets and money laundering in an organized gang. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cross-Strait trade fair in Fuzhou builds bridge for enterprises

STORY: Cross-Strait trade fair in Fuzhou builds bridge for enterprises DATELINE: May 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the expo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHENG TE HSI, Taiwanese entrepreneur 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GONG LIANGHONG, Deputy General Manager, TPV (Fujian) Co., LTD. STORYLINE: A cross-Strait fair for economy and trade is underway in Fuzhou in China's Fujian Province. The five-day fair has attracted many entrepreneurs and businesspeople from Taiwan. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHENG TE HSI, Taiwanese entrepreneur "After I served as deputy secretary general of Fuzhou Taiwanese Entrepreneur Association in 2000, I came to truly understand the function and significance of the cross-Strait fair for economy and trade, and I'm very happy to participate in it. The fair in 2011 was particularly impressive. Many enterprises from Taiwan came to Fuzhou to join the exhibition, and received long-term orders." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GONG LIANGHONG, Deput

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Syrian president in Saudi Arabia for Arab summit

STORY: Syrian president in Saudi Arabia for Arab summit DATELINE: May 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arriving in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia STORYLINE: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah on Thursday to attend the Arab League's 32nd Summit on Friday. Assad was received by Prince Badr bin Sultan, deputy governor of Mecca, and Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, Secretary-General of the Arab League at King Abdulaziz International Airport. The visit, the first since the begining of the Syrian war in 2011, comes as Syria and Saudi Arabia have resumed diplomatic missions in both countries, which have been suspended since November 2011. Earlier this month, the Arab League voted to reinstate Syria's membership in the 22-member league. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Damascus. (XHTV)

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Suit over pupils' deaths in tsunami

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Photo shows Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 19, 2014. A hearing was held the same day at the Sendai District Court in the prefecture, after relatives of 23 pupils at the school who died in the earthquake and tsunami disaster of March 11, 2011, filed a damages suit in March. At the school, 74 of the 108 pupils died or remain unaccounted for, and 10 of the 13 teachers and school officials died in the disaster.

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Abandoned animals in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 19, 2012, a cattle beast lies starved to death after its owner abandoned it in a barn. The town remains nearly deserted as the government in April 2011 designated it and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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N. Korea's Kim Jong Il in China

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2010 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (C) before he gets into a car at a hotel in Dalian, China. North Korea announced Dec. 19, 2011, that Kim Jong Il died on Dec. 17. He was 69.

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N. Korea's Kim Jong Il, Japan PM Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - In this file photo taken in May 2004, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi shake hands at the Taedonggang state guesthouse in the suburbs of Pyongyang. North Korea announced Dec. 19, 2011, that Kim Jong Il died on Dec. 17. He was 69.

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Anti-Gaddafi paintings in Libya

BENGHAZI, Libya - Photos and drawings attacking leader Muammar Gaddafi are stuck to the front window of a car in Benghazi, northeastern Libya, on May 19, 2011.

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Anti-Gaddafi paintings in Libya

BENGHAZI, Libya - Pictures of victims under the rule of leader Muammar Gaddafi are displayed on a wall in Benghazi, northeastern Libya, on May 19, 2011.

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Anti-Gaddafi paintings in Libya

BENGHAZI, Libya - An antigovernment soldier poses near a drawing of revolutionary Che Guevara on a wall in Benghazi, northeastern Libya, on May 19, 2011.

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Japanese fighter pilot worshiped by Taiwanese

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Images of World War II Japanese fighter pilot Shigemine Sugiura are enshrined at Chen-an Temple in Tainan, Taiwan, on May 19, 2011. The temple worships the Japanese solider who died in the city during an Allied attack.

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Japanese fighter pilot worshiped by Taiwanese

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A resident in the neighborhood offers apples before the images of World War II Japanese fighter pilot Shigemine Sugiura at Chen-an Temple in Tainan, Taiwan, on May 19, 2011. The temple worships the Japanese solider who died in the city during an Allied attack.

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Jazz bar opens near JR Tokyo Station

TOKYO, Japan - A woman plays piano at ''got music? Cafe & Bar'' near JR Tokyo Station in Tokyo on May 19, 2011.

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Reconstruction in quake-hit Christchurch

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Construction work is in progress in Christchurch, New Zealand, on May 19, 2011, at a site where the collapsed Canterbury TV building stood before a major earthquake struck the area on Feb. 22.

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Venlo beat Volendam

VOLENDAM, Nethelands - VVV Venlo forward Bobby Cullen (C) is congratulated by teammate Maya Yoshida (R) after scoring the team's first goal in a game against FC Volendam in Volendam, the Netherlands, on May 19, 2011. Venlo beat Volendam 2-1.

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Japan delegation at global travel summit

LAS VEGAS, United States - Japanese delegation head Atsutoshi Nishida (C) and vice head Mutsutake Otsuka (R) attend the Global Travel and Tourism Summit in Las Vegas on May 19, 2011. Nishida, chairman of Toshiba Corp., and Otsuka, chairman of East Japan Railway Co., asked leaders of global tourism industry to help Japanese tourism recovering from the March 11 disaster.

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Senior U.S. official Yun, Suu Kyi meet

BANGKOK, Thailand - Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (L) and Joseph Yun (R), U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, speak to reporters after their meeting in Yangon on May 19, 2011. Suu Kyi expressed her support for a U.S. policy of continuous economic sanctions on Myanmar.

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S. Korean forces' exercise

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean marines take part in a landing drill at a beach in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, on May 19, 2011.

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S. Korean forces' exercise

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of South Korean forces conduct a landing exercise along a beach in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, on May 19, 2011.

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Sony devises new visual technology for smartphone camera

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. demonstrates in Tokyo on May 19, 2011, a new kind of ''augmented reality'' technology that shows additional information when it captures images through a camera on devices such as a smartphone.

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Rikuchu Kaigan National Park

MIYAKO, Japan - A man (L) stands in front of Jodogahama beach on May 19, 2011, at Rikuchu Kaigan National Park in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, which was struck by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Debris has been cleaned up by local residents and volunteer workers.

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Takeda to acquire Swiss drugmaker

TOKYO, Japan - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. President Yasuchika Hasegawa makes an announcement at a press conference in Tokyo on May 19, 2011. The largest Japanese drugmaker has signed an agreement with the shareholders of Swiss drugmaker Nycomed S/A to acquire all shares in the Swiss firm for 9.6 billion euros (about 1 trillion yen).

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Fishermen in disaster-hit Miyako

MIYAKO, Japan - Members of a local fisheries association carry a log at Taro fishing port in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on May 19, 2011, as they clean up the area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Iwaki students head for fishery training off Hawaii

IWAKI, Japan - Students of Iwaki Kaisei High School aboard the training ship Fukushima Maru leave Onahama Port in disaster-hit Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 19, 2011, for triannual fishery training in waters off Hawaii. The start of the first training round of the year was delayed for about three weeks due to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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ASEAN defense ministers' meeting

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Defense ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations attend a press conference in Jakarta on May 19, 2011. The defense ministers adopted a plan to set up an ASEAN defense industry to tap massive military spending in the region during discussions in the Indonesian capital on regional security and maritime matters.

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Taiwan's Ma in press conference

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou speaks during a press conference at the National University of Tainan in Tainwan, southern Taiwan, on May 19, 2011.

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ASEAN defense ministers meet

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Defense ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations join hands during the opening ceremony of their meeting in Jakarta on May 19, 2011.

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Planned site for nuke plant in Yamaguchi Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 17, 2011, shows a planned construction site for a nuclear power plant in the town of Kaminoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan. Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii said May 19 the prefectural government is considering invalidating a license that allows Chugoku Electric Power Co. to reclaim the land for the plant's construction, following a nuclear crisis at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan.

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Japan economy shrinks

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's economic and fiscal policy minister Kaoru Yosano speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 19, 2011. Japan's economy shrank an annualized real 3.7 percent in the January-March quarter, marking the second consecutive quarter of contraction.

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Planned site for nuke plant in Yamaguchi Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 17, 2011, shows a planned construction site for a nuclear power plant in the town of Kaminoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan. Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii said May 19 the prefectural government is considering invalidating a license that allows Chugoku Electric Power Co. to reclaim the land for the plant's construction, following a nuclear crisis at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan.

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Japanese automakers to run plants weekends

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiyuki Shiga, chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on May 19, 2011. JAMA said its member firms will close plants in Japan on Thursdays and Fridays and open them on weekends from July through September to reduce weekday electricity consumption, following damage to power generation capacity of utilities caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Downton Abbey (2010)

Iain Glen, Michelle Dockery, Dan Stevens & Elizabeth Mcgovern Characters: Sir Richard Carlisle, Lady Mary Crawley, Matthew Crawley, Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham Television: Downton Abbey (TV-Serie) Uk 2010-2015, 26 September 2010 Downton Abbey Season 2 on MASTERPIECE Classic Part 7 - Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 9pm ET on PBS Shown from L-R: Iain Glen as Sir Richard Carlisle, Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary, Dan Stevens as Matthew Crawley and Elizabeth McGovern as Lady Grantham (C) Carnival Film & Television Limited 2011 for MASTERPIECE This image may be used only in the direct promotion of MASTERPIECE CLASSIC. No other rights are granted. All rights are reserved. Editorial use only. Date: 26 September 2010

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Downton Abbey (2010)

Iain Glen, Michelle Dockery & Dan Stevens Characters: Sir Richard Carlisle, Lady Mary Crawley, Matthew Crawley Television: Downton Abbey (TV-Serie) Uk 2010-2015, 26 September 2010 Downton Abbey Season 2 on MASTERPIECE Classic Part 7 - Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 9pm ET on PBS Shown from L-R: Iain Glen as Sir Richard Carlisle, Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary and Dan Stevens as Matthew Crawley (C) Carnival Film & Television Limited 2011 for MASTERPIECE This image may be used only in the direct promotion of MASTERPIECE CLASSIC. No other rights are granted. All rights are reserved. Editorial use only. Date: 26 September 2010

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WCRP meeting in Tokyo to discuss support for disaster recovery

The Japan committee of the World Conference of Religions for Peace holds a meeting in Tokyo on May 19, 2015, to discuss the roles of people associated with religion in the efforts to recover from the March 2011 disaster in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Maruha to relocate factory within Miyagi Pref.

Maruha Nichiro Corp. President Shigeru Ito (C) poses for photos in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 19, 2015, after the marine products company signed a deal with the prefectural and Ishinomaki city governments to relocate its Ishinomaki factory, damaged by the 2011 tsunami, to a new site about 10 kilometers inland. Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai is on the left. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inside of mobile beauty parlor used in quake-hit area

Photo taken on May 19, 2015, in Yokohama shows the inside of a mobile beauty parlor called "Beauty Bus," used in an area of northeastern Japan hit by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Nihon L'Oreal and Nissan Motor Co. announced the same day that they will donate the bus to the Motorcar Museum of Japan in Ishikawa Prefecture for exhibition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mobile beauty parlor used in quake-hit area

A mobile beauty parlor called "Beauty Bus," used in the area in northeastern Japan devastated by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, is shown in Yokohama, Japan, on May 19, 2015. Nihon L'Oreal and Nissan Motor Co. announced the same day that they will donate the bus to the Motorcar Museum of Japan in Ishikawa Prefecture for exhibition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Miyagi stays distant from tsunami-hit school preservation

Photo taken in May 2015 shows Okawa Elementary School's building in the Miyagi prefectural city of Ishinomaki in northeastern Japan. A total of 84 teachers and students of the school were killed or went missing in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai said on Oct. 19, 2015, the prefecture will not be actively involved in preservation of the school building. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Half of imperial villa premises in Tochigi to open to public

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 2000 and provided by the Tochigi Prefectural Museum shows a beech forest near the Seishintei rest place in the grounds of the Nasu Imperial Villa in Tochigi Prefecture. The Imperial Household Agency and the Environment Ministry said June 19 that they will permanently open to the public nearly half of the 1,200-hectare estate, possibly beginning in fiscal 2011, in response to Emperor Akihito's suggestion that it be used as a place where people can have contact with nature. (Kyodo)

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Jazz bar opens near JR Tokyo Station

TOKYO, Japan - A woman plays piano at ''got music? Cafe & Bar'' near JR Tokyo Station in Tokyo on May 19, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Anti-Gaddafi paintings in Libya

BENGHAZI, Libya - An antigovernment soldier poses near a drawing of revolutionary Che Guevara on a wall in Benghazi, northeastern Libya, on May 19, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Anti-Gaddafi paintings in Libya

BENGHAZI, Libya - Pictures of victims under the rule of leader Muammar Gaddafi are displayed on a wall in Benghazi, northeastern Libya, on May 19, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Anti-Gaddafi paintings in Libya

BENGHAZI, Libya - Photos and drawings attacking leader Muammar Gaddafi are stuck to the front window of a car in Benghazi, northeastern Libya, on May 19, 2011. (Kyodo)