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

UK: Storm Bert Triggers Severe Flooding Across England And Wales

Storm Bert struck England and Wales on Saturday, November 23, bringing heavy rain, power outages, and traffic disruptions, while triggering severe flooding in multiple regions. Over 100 flood warnings were issued across the UK.

E

Chinese tea gains popularity in Kenya

STORY: Chinese tea gains popularity in Kenya SHOOTING TIME: May 20, 2024 DATELINE: May 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Chinese tea shop in Nairobi 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BRIAN KARIUKI, Nairobi resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MERCY WAMBUI, Nairobi resident 4. various of a Chinese tea shop in Nairobi 5. various of the Wen Excellence tea shop 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CHARITY WANJA, Manager, Wen Excellence tea shop 7. various of the Wen Excellence tea shop 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): RUTH WANGARA, Xinhua reporter STORYLINE: The International Tea Day is observed every year on May 21. In Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, there are Chinese tea shops that are drawing the attention of the locals. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BRIAN KARIUKI, Nairobi resident "I first had Chinese tea in 2017. It has a very distinct taste. It's green, most of the time it's green. And I love how the Chinese make it, because they have tables designed for it. So they normally have cups,

E

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240510) -- BEIJING, May 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 8, 2024 shows a tourist dock at Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Baiyangdian, the largest freshwater wetland in northern China, is located in the Xiong'an New Area in Hebei. Since the Xiong'an New Area was established in 2017, the lake's rehabilitation and protection activities have been bolstered. As of 2023, the water quality in Baiyangdian had maintained Grade III in the country's five-tier quality system for three consecutive years. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

E

CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-BAIYANGDIAN LAKE (CN)

(240509) -- XIONG'AN, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 8, 2024 shows boats cruising on Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Baiyangdian, the largest freshwater wetland in northern China, is located in the Xiong'an New Area in Hebei. Since the Xiong'an New Area was established in 2017, the lake's rehabilitation and protection activities have been bolstered. As of 2023, the water quality in Baiyangdian had maintained Grade III in the country's five-tier quality system for three consecutive years. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

E

CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-BAIYANGDIAN LAKE (CN)

(240509) -- XIONG'AN, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 8, 2024 shows a tourist dock at Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Baiyangdian, the largest freshwater wetland in northern China, is located in the Xiong'an New Area in Hebei. Since the Xiong'an New Area was established in 2017, the lake's rehabilitation and protection activities have been bolstered. As of 2023, the water quality in Baiyangdian had maintained Grade III in the country's five-tier quality system for three consecutive years. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

E

CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-BAIYANGDIAN LAKE (CN)

(240509) -- XIONG'AN, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 8, 2024 shows the scenery at Baiyangdian Lake scenic spot in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Baiyangdian, the largest freshwater wetland in northern China, is located in the Xiong'an New Area in Hebei. Since the Xiong'an New Area was established in 2017, the lake's rehabilitation and protection activities have been bolstered. As of 2023, the water quality in Baiyangdian had maintained Grade III in the country's five-tier quality system for three consecutive years. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

E

CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-BAIYANGDIAN LAKE (CN)

(240509) -- XIONG'AN, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 8, 2024 shows boats cruising on Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Baiyangdian, the largest freshwater wetland in northern China, is located in the Xiong'an New Area in Hebei. Since the Xiong'an New Area was established in 2017, the lake's rehabilitation and protection activities have been bolstered. As of 2023, the water quality in Baiyangdian had maintained Grade III in the country's five-tier quality system for three consecutive years. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

E

CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-BAIYANGDIAN LAKE (CN)

(240509) -- XIONG'AN, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 8, 2024 shows the scenery at Baiyangdian Lake scenic spot in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Baiyangdian, the largest freshwater wetland in northern China, is located in the Xiong'an New Area in Hebei. Since the Xiong'an New Area was established in 2017, the lake's rehabilitation and protection activities have been bolstered. As of 2023, the water quality in Baiyangdian had maintained Grade III in the country's five-tier quality system for three consecutive years. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

E

CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-BAIYANGDIAN LAKE (CN)

(240509) -- XIONG'AN, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 8, 2024 shows tourists walking on the boardwalk in Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Baiyangdian, the largest freshwater wetland in northern China, is located in the Xiong'an New Area in Hebei. Since the Xiong'an New Area was established in 2017, the lake's rehabilitation and protection activities have been bolstered. As of 2023, the water quality in Baiyangdian had maintained Grade III in the country's five-tier quality system for three consecutive years. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

E

CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-BAIYANGDIAN LAKE (CN)

(240509) -- XIONG'AN, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 8, 2024 shows villages in Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Baiyangdian, the largest freshwater wetland in northern China, is located in the Xiong'an New Area in Hebei. Since the Xiong'an New Area was established in 2017, the lake's rehabilitation and protection activities have been bolstered. As of 2023, the water quality in Baiyangdian had maintained Grade III in the country's five-tier quality system for three consecutive years. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

E

CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-BAIYANGDIAN LAKE (CN)

(240509) -- XIONG'AN, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 8, 2024 shows villages in Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Baiyangdian, the largest freshwater wetland in northern China, is located in the Xiong'an New Area in Hebei. Since the Xiong'an New Area was established in 2017, the lake's rehabilitation and protection activities have been bolstered. As of 2023, the water quality in Baiyangdian had maintained Grade III in the country's five-tier quality system for three consecutive years. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

E

CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-BAIYANGDIAN LAKE (CN)

(240509) -- XIONG'AN, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 8, 2024 shows boats cruising on Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Baiyangdian, the largest freshwater wetland in northern China, is located in the Xiong'an New Area in Hebei. Since the Xiong'an New Area was established in 2017, the lake's rehabilitation and protection activities have been bolstered. As of 2023, the water quality in Baiyangdian had maintained Grade III in the country's five-tier quality system for three consecutive years. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

E

CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-BAIYANGDIAN LAKE (CN)

(240509) -- XIONG'AN, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 8, 2024 shows boats cruising on Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Baiyangdian, the largest freshwater wetland in northern China, is located in the Xiong'an New Area in Hebei. Since the Xiong'an New Area was established in 2017, the lake's rehabilitation and protection activities have been bolstered. As of 2023, the water quality in Baiyangdian had maintained Grade III in the country's five-tier quality system for three consecutive years. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

E

CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-BAIYANGDIAN LAKE (CN)

(240509) -- XIONG'AN, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists take a boat touring Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province, May 8, 2024. Baiyangdian, the largest freshwater wetland in northern China, is located in the Xiong'an New Area in Hebei. Since the Xiong'an New Area was established in 2017, the lake's rehabilitation and protection activities have been bolstered. As of 2023, the water quality in Baiyangdian had maintained Grade III in the country's five-tier quality system for three consecutive years. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

E

Toriyama Akira DRAGON BALL First Exhibition in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2017 - Visitors visit the first exhibition of Toriyama Akira's DRAGON BALL in Shanghai, China, May 27, 2017. On March 8, 2024, Japanese cartoonist Toriyama Akira passed away.

E

Toriyama Akira DRAGON BALL First Exhibition in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2017 - Visitors visit the first exhibition of Toriyama Akira's DRAGON BALL in Shanghai, China, May 27, 2017. On March 8, 2024, Japanese cartoonist Toriyama Akira passed away.

E

Toriyama Akira DRAGON BALL First Exhibition in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2017 - Visitors visit the first exhibition of Toriyama Akira's DRAGON BALL in Shanghai, China, May 27, 2017. On March 8, 2024, Japanese cartoonist Toriyama Akira passed away.

E

Toriyama Akira DRAGON BALL First Exhibition in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2017 - Toriyama Akira's "DRAGON BALL" is seen at the first exhibition in Shanghai, China, May 27, 2017. On March 8, 2024, Japanese cartoonist Toriyama Akira passed away.

E

Toriyama Akira DRAGON BALL First Exhibition in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2017 - Toriyama Akira's "DRAGON BALL" is seen at the first exhibition in Shanghai, China, May 27, 2017. On March 8, 2024, Japanese cartoonist Toriyama Akira passed away.

E

Toriyama Akira DRAGON BALL First Exhibition in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2017 - Visitors visit the first exhibition of Toriyama Akira's DRAGON BALL in Shanghai, China, May 27, 2017. On March 8, 2024, Japanese cartoonist Toriyama Akira passed away.

E

Toriyama Akira DRAGON BALL First Exhibition in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2017 - Toriyama Akira's "DRAGON BALL" is seen at the first exhibition in Shanghai, China, May 27, 2017. On March 8, 2024, Japanese cartoonist Toriyama Akira passed away.

E

Toriyama Akira DRAGON BALL First Exhibition in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2017 - Visitors visit the first exhibition of Toriyama Akira's DRAGON BALL in Shanghai, China, May 27, 2017. On March 8, 2024, Japanese cartoonist Toriyama Akira passed away.

E

Toriyama Akira DRAGON BALL First Exhibition in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2017 - Toriyama Akira's "DRAGON BALL" is seen at the first exhibition in Shanghai, China, May 27, 2017. On March 8, 2024, Japanese cartoonist Toriyama Akira passed away.

E

Toriyama Akira DRAGON BALL First Exhibition in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2017 - Visitors visit the first exhibition of Toriyama Akira's DRAGON BALL in Shanghai, China, May 27, 2017. On March 8, 2024, Japanese cartoonist Toriyama Akira passed away.

E

Toriyama Akira DRAGON BALL First Exhibition in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2017 - Visitors visit the first exhibition of Toriyama Akira's DRAGON BALL in Shanghai, China, May 27, 2017. On March 8, 2024, Japanese cartoonist Toriyama Akira passed away.

E

Toriyama Akira DRAGON BALL First Exhibition in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2017 - Toriyama Akira's "DRAGON BALL" is seen at the first exhibition in Shanghai, China, May 27, 2017. On March 8, 2024, Japanese cartoonist Toriyama Akira passed away.

E

Toriyama Akira DRAGON BALL First Exhibition in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2017 - Visitors visit the first exhibition of Toriyama Akira's DRAGON BALL in Shanghai, China, May 27, 2017. On March 8, 2024, Japanese cartoonist Toriyama Akira passed away.

E

Toriyama Akira DRAGON BALL First Exhibition in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2017 - Visitors visit the first exhibition of Toriyama Akira's DRAGON BALL in Shanghai, China, May 27, 2017. On March 8, 2024, Japanese cartoonist Toriyama Akira passed away.

E

Toriyama Akira DRAGON BALL First Exhibition in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2017 - Toriyama Akira's "DRAGON BALL" is seen at the first exhibition in Shanghai, China, May 27, 2017. On March 8, 2024, Japanese cartoonist Toriyama Akira passed away.

E

Toriyama Akira DRAGON BALL First Exhibition in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2017 - Visitors visit the first exhibition of Toriyama Akira's DRAGON BALL in Shanghai, China, May 27, 2017. On March 8, 2024, Japanese cartoonist Toriyama Akira passed away.

E

Toriyama Akira DRAGON BALL First Exhibition in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2017 - Toriyama Akira's "DRAGON BALL" is seen at the first exhibition in Shanghai, China, May 27, 2017. On March 8, 2024, Japanese cartoonist Toriyama Akira passed away.

E

Toriyama Akira DRAGON BALL First Exhibition in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2017 - Visitors visit the first exhibition of Toriyama Akira's DRAGON BALL in Shanghai, China, May 27, 2017. On March 8, 2024, Japanese cartoonist Toriyama Akira passed away.

E

Toriyama Akira DRAGON BALL First Exhibition in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2017 - Toriyama Akira's "DRAGON BALL" is seen at the first exhibition in Shanghai, China, May 27, 2017. On March 8, 2024, Japanese cartoonist Toriyama Akira passed away.

E

Vietnamese livestreamer in China's Yunnan dedicated to promoting China-Vietnam friendship

STORY: Vietnamese livestreamer in China's Yunnan dedicated to promoting Vietnam-China friendship SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 13, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: MAGUAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ly Thi May in Machuan County, Yunnan Province 2. various of Ly Thi May and her colleagues broadcasting live 3. various of Ly Thi May in Machuan County, Yunnan Province 4. various of Ly Thi May and colleagues sorting out Miao clothes 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LY THI MAY, Vietnamese livestreamer 6. various of Ly Thi May and her colleagues broadcasting live 7. various of Ly Thi May in Machuan County, Yunnan Province 8. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LY THI MAY, Vietnamese livestreamer STORYLINE: Ly Thi May is a Vietnamese girl working in the cross-border e-commerce industry in the China-Vietnam border village of Maoping in Maguan County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. In 2017, she came to Maguan for job opportunities. She then quickly mastered Mandarin Chinese and several loc

E

Abe, May meet on G-20 sidelines

HAMBURG, Germany, July 8 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and his British counterpart Theresa May shake hands before their talks in Hamburg, Germany, on July 8, 2017, on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit meeting.

E

Nissan begins new pickup truck production in China

ZHENGZHOU, China, May 8 Kyodo - Nissan Motor Co. holds a ceremony on May 8, 2017, to mark the start of production in Zhengzhou, China, of the company's Navara pickup truck. The pickup will be launched in China in June to meet the country's diversifying market.

E

Tennis: Nishikori meets press ahead of Madrid Open

MADRID, Spain, May 8 Kyodo - Japan's Kei Nishikori speaks at a press conference in Madrid on May 8, 2017, ahead of the Madrid Open. The world No. 8 player withdrew from the Barcelona Open in April with a right wrist injury sustained in Miami in March.

E

China-built modern railway helps unleash Kenya's economic potential: official

STORY: China-built modern railway helps unleash Kenya's economic potential: official DATELINE: Aug. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the railway 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JAMES MACHARIA, Kenya's cabinet secretary at the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development STORYLINE: Launched in May 2017, the China-built 480 km Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has injected fresh vitality into Kenya's economic pillars, including tourism, manufacturing and agriculture, through enhanced mobility of passengers, goods and services. James Macharia, Kenya's cabinet secretary at the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development, said that local people "can expect a lot more profitable operations going forward." SOUNDBITE (English): JAMES MACHARIA, Kenya's cabinet secretary at the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development "So, (it's an) extremely good experience in the last few years. I e

E

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220708) -- NAIROBI, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Female train driver Concilia (C), Alice (L) and Chinese instructor Tu Zhuxin gesture before the operation of the standard gauge railway (SGR) in Mombasa, Kenya, on May 31, 2017. The SGR passenger train has moved some 7.78 million passengers between the capital, Nairobi and Mombasa since its inception in June 2017, a national statistics agency said in a report released on July 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

E

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220708) -- NAIROBI, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Train drivers Concilia, Wendy, Caroline (from L to R) follow the operating procedures with their Chinese instructor Zhang Cheng during training in Nairobi, Kenya, May 17, 2017, before the operation of Kenya's Mombasa-Nairobi standard gauge railway (SGR). The SGR passenger train has moved some 7.78 million passengers between the capital, Nairobi and Mombasa since its inception in June 2017, a national statistics agency said in a report released on July 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

E

Abe considering postponement of scheduled tax hike

A banner saying "Build a house while the consumption tax rate is 8%" hangs by the parking lot of a housing showroom in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on May 29, 2016. According to sources close to the matter, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with top officials of his Liberal Democratic Party the previous day about the possibility of postponing a 2-percentage-point consumption tax hike scheduled for April 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Digital art exposition attracts Chinese people

People visit an exposition, organized by a Japanese digital art group, in Beijing on Aug. 8, 2017. Visitors can see their drawings projected on a screen and made into an animation. The exposition has drawn more than 160,000 visitors since its start on May 20, and will go through Oct. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Buddha carving partially destroyed by militants restored in Pakistan

The face of a 6-meter-tall Buddha rock sculpture, once vandalized and disfigured by militants in 2007, is repaired as seen in this photo taken on May 8, 2017, in northwestern Pakistan's Swat district. The restoration of the "Jahanabad Buddha" was part of a project financed through a Pakistani-Italian debt swap agreement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Buddha carving partially destroyed by militants restored in Pakistan

The face of a 6-meter-tall Buddha rock sculpture, once vandalized and disfigured by militants in 2007, is repaired as seen in this photo taken on May 8, 2017, in northwestern Pakistan's Swat district. The restoration of the "Jahanabad Buddha" was part of a project financed through a Pakistani-Italian debt swap agreement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Hokkaido firm turns oil from unwanted wild deer into shampoo

Cao Xuefeng, president of leather goods firm Wayoutokushin Co., holds a bottle of shampoo that uses oil extracted from the fat of native Ezo deer in the northern Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido, in the prefectural capital Sapporo on May 8, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Trump open to meet N. Korea's Kim in U.S. if nuclear arms abandoned

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump (pictured L) has told China that he is open to welcoming North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) for a meeting in the United States, if Pyongyang abandons its nuclear and missile programs, diplomatic sources said May 8, 2017. The idea is part of a set of proposals that the United States floated during recent discussions with Chinese officials on how best to deal with the North Korean nuclear issue. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

CORRECTED: Carnations being prepared for Mother's Day

Carnations are prepared for shipment in the northeastern Japan city of Natori on May 8, 2017, ahead of Mother's Day which falls on May 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Vietnamese foreign minister

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh is pictured at Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 8, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Ex-Toshiba president Nishida

Atsutoshi Nishida, seen in this file photo taken in May 2009, one of the three former Toshiba Corp. presidents involved in a damages suit over a bookkeeping scandal, died of a heart attack Dec. 8, 2017, the company said Dec. 9. He was 73. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Digital art exposition attracts Chinese people

People visit an exposition, organized by a Japanese digital art group, in Beijing on Aug. 8, 2017. Visitors can see their drawings projected on a screen and made into an animation. The exposition has drawn more than 160,000 visitors since its start on May 20, and will go through Oct. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo