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Conger eels at northeastern Japan aquarium

Conger eels at northeastern Japan aquarium

Photo taken at Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 19, 2026, shows conger eels protruding from pipes resembling "ehomaki" sushi rolls that are eaten on Setsubun day on Feb. 3 marking the turn from winter to spring. The annual event at the aquarium ends on Feb. 8.

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Conger eels at northeastern Japan aquarium

Conger eels at northeastern Japan aquarium

Photo taken at Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 19, 2026, shows conger eels protruding from pipes resembling "ehomaki" sushi rolls that are eaten on Setsubun day on Feb. 3 marking the turn from winter to spring. The annual event at the aquarium ends on Feb. 8.

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At Least 22 Dead as Crane Collapses onto Train - Thailand

At Least 22 Dead as Crane Collapses onto Train - Thailand

This photo taken with a cellphone on January 14, 2026 shows the accident site in Sikhio District, Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima Province. The death toll from a crane collapse that derailed a passenger train in northeastern Thailand has risen to 30, authorities confirmed on Wednesday. The number of injured has climbed to 67, said authorities. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 22 Dead as Crane Collapses onto Train - Thailand

At Least 22 Dead as Crane Collapses onto Train - Thailand

This photo taken with a phone on January 14, 2026 shows the accident site after a crane collapse derailed a passenger train in Sikhio District, Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima Province. At least 22 people were killed and 55 others injured after a passenger train collided with a collapsed construction crane in northeastern Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima province on Wednesday, local media reported. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 22 Dead as Crane Collapses onto Train - Thailand

At Least 22 Dead as Crane Collapses onto Train - Thailand

This photo taken with a cellphone on January 14, 2026 shows the accident site in Sikhio District, Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima Province. The death toll from a crane collapse that derailed a passenger train in northeastern Thailand has risen to 30, authorities confirmed on Wednesday. The number of injured has climbed to 67, said authorities. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 22 Dead as Crane Collapses onto Train - Thailand

At Least 22 Dead as Crane Collapses onto Train - Thailand

This photo taken with a phone on January 14, 2026 shows the accident site after a crane collapse derailed a passenger train in Sikhio District, Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima Province. At least 22 people were killed and 55 others injured after a passenger train collided with a collapsed construction crane in northeastern Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima province on Wednesday, local media reported. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 22 Dead as Crane Collapses onto Train - Thailand

At Least 22 Dead as Crane Collapses onto Train - Thailand

This photo taken with a cellphone on January 14, 2026 shows the accident site in Sikhio District, Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima Province. The death toll from a crane collapse that derailed a passenger train in northeastern Thailand has risen to 30, authorities confirmed on Wednesday. The number of injured has climbed to 67, said authorities. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 22 Dead as Crane Collapses onto Train - Thailand

At Least 22 Dead as Crane Collapses onto Train - Thailand

This photo taken with a cellphone on January 14, 2026 shows the accident site in Sikhio District, Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima Province. The death toll from a crane collapse that derailed a passenger train in northeastern Thailand has risen to 30, authorities confirmed on Wednesday. The number of injured has climbed to 67, said authorities. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 22 Dead as Crane Collapses onto Train - Thailand

At Least 22 Dead as Crane Collapses onto Train - Thailand

This photo taken with a phone on January 14, 2026 shows the accident site after a crane collapse derailed a passenger train in Sikhio District, Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima Province. At least 22 people were killed and 55 others injured after a passenger train collided with a collapsed construction crane in northeastern Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima province on Wednesday, local media reported. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coming-of-Age ceremony for hula dancers

Coming-of-Age ceremony for hula dancers

Hula dancers clad in kimono perform during their Coming-of-Age ceremony at Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2026.

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Coming-of-Age ceremony for hula dancers

Coming-of-Age ceremony for hula dancers

Hula dancers clad in kimono perform during their Coming-of-Age ceremony at Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2026.

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Coming-of-Age ceremony for hula dancers

Coming-of-Age ceremony for hula dancers

Hula dancers clad in kimono perform during their Coming-of-Age ceremony at Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2026.

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Coming-of-Age ceremony for hula dancers

Coming-of-Age ceremony for hula dancers

Hula dancers clad in kimono perform during their Coming-of-Age ceremony at Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2026.

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Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Former Japan forward Kazuyoshi Miura, 58, (back, R) trains with teammates in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2026, for the first time after joining Fukushima United in the J-League third division. He will play for the football club on loan from J2-bound Yokohama FC until the end of June.

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Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Former Japan forward Kazuyoshi Miura, 58, (2nd from R) trains with teammates in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2026, for the first time after joining Fukushima United in the J-League third division. He will play for the football club on loan from J2-bound Yokohama FC until the end of June.

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Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Former Japan forward Kazuyoshi Miura, 58, (R) trains with teammates in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2026, for the first time after joining Fukushima United in the J-League third division. He will play for the football club on loan from J2-bound Yokohama FC until the end of June.

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Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Former Japan forward and 58-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura poses in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2026, during his first news conference after joining Fukushima United in the J-League third division. He will play for the northeastern Japan prefecture football club on loan until the end of June from J2-bound Yokohama FC.

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Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Former Japan forward and 58-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura speaks in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2026, during his first news conference after joining Fukushima United in the J-League third division. He will play for the northeastern Japan prefecture football club on loan until the end of June from J2-bound Yokohama FC.

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Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Former Japan forward and 58-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura poses in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2026, during his first news conference after joining Fukushima United in the J-League third division. He will play for the northeastern Japan prefecture football club on loan until the end of June from J2-bound Yokohama FC.

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Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Former Japan forward and 58-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura poses in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2026, during his first news conference after joining Fukushima United in the J-League third division. He will play for the northeastern Japan prefecture football club on loan until the end of June from J2-bound Yokohama FC.

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Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Former Japan forward and 58-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura speaks in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2026, during his first news conference after joining Fukushima United in the J-League third division. He will play for the northeastern Japan prefecture football club on loan until the end of June from J2-bound Yokohama FC.

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Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Former Japan forward and 58-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura speaks in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2026, during his first news conference after joining Fukushima United in the J-League third division. He will play for the northeastern Japan prefecture football club on loan until the end of June from J2-bound Yokohama FC.

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Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Football: 58-year-old Miura joins J3 Fukushima United

Former Japan forward and 58-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura speaks in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2026, during his first news conference after joining Fukushima United in the J-League third division. He will play for the northeastern Japan prefecture football club on loan until the end of June from J2-bound Yokohama FC.

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Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, delivers a lecture on Jan. 7, 2026, in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, delivers a lecture on Jan. 7, 2026, in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Interview with Angels pitcher Kikuchi

HANAMAKI, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi gives an interview at the King of the Hill indoor baseball training gym built by him near his alma mater Hanamaki Higashi High School in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 12, 2025. Kikuchi plans to play for Japan's 2026 World Baseball Classic team. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Aftermath of strong earthquake in Aomori Pref.

HACHINOHE, Japan, Dec. 10 Kyodo - Video taken on Dec. 9, 2025, shows a collapsed stone lantern at a shrine in Hachinohe in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Aomori, following a strong earthquake the previous night. (Kyodo)

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Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

HACHINOHE, Japan, Dec. 9 Kyodo - Workers remove broken glass from a restaurant in Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 9, 2025, following a strong earthquake the previous night. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Tsunami advisory issued in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 12 Kyodo - A Japan Meteorological Agency official holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2025, after the agency issued a tsunami advisory for the Pacific coast of northern and northeastern Japan following an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 in the Pacific Ocean off Aomori Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Year's first cherry auction in Yamagata Pref.

Year's first cherry auction in Yamagata Pref.

Photo taken on Jan. 5, 2026, shows Yamagata Prefecture-produced premium Sato Nishiki cherries that fetched 1.55 million yen ($9,870) per box at the year's first auction in Tendo, a city in the northeastern Japan prefecture.

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Year's first cherry auction in Yamagata Pref.

Year's first cherry auction in Yamagata Pref.

Photo taken on Jan. 5, 2026, shows Yamagata Prefecture-produced premium Sato Nishiki cherries that fetched 1.55 million yen ($9,870) per box at the year's first auction in Tendo, a city in the northeastern Japan prefecture.

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[Breaking News]Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

HACHINOHE, Japan, Dec. 9 Kyodo - A worker cleans up inside a commercial facility in Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 9, 2025, following a strong earthquake the previous night. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

HACHINOHE, Japan, Dec. 9 Kyodo - A torii gate at a shrine lies toppled in Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 9, 2025, following a strong earthquake the previous night. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

TOHOKU, Japan, Dec. 9 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Dec. 9, 2025, shows a collapsed road in Tohoku in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, following a strong earthquake that struck the region the previous night. (Kyodo)

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Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

A tourist enjoys leisure time at a homestay on the beach in Longlou Town of Wenchang City, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 25, 2025. The Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site located in Wenchang in the northeastern part of Hainan Island is China's first independently designed and constructed green, eco-friendly and modern spaceport. It currently operates two all-weather, multi-directional launch pads, capable of handling heavy payloads. Wenchang is also home to China's first commercial aerospace launch site, which has sent more than 90 satellites into their planned orbits since its maiden launch in November 2024. Highly frequent rocket launches have driven the aerospace-themed tourist services in the city. The rocket-viewing platform there attracts lots of spectators for each launch. Tourists flock here to witness the grand scene of rocket launches, and enjoy the breathtaking scenic view of during their visits to homestays, restaurants and cafesReleased on January 2, 2026, in Wenchang, China. Photo by Pu Xiaoxu

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Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

Tourists visit the Wenchang Aerospace Science and Education Center in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. The Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site located in Wenchang in the northeastern part of Hainan Island is China's first independently designed and constructed green, eco-friendly and modern spaceport. It currently operates two all-weather, multi-directional launch pads, capable of handling heavy payloads. Wenchang is also home to China's first commercial aerospace launch site, which has sent more than 90 satellites into their planned orbits since its maiden launch in November 2024. Highly frequent rocket launches have driven the aerospace-themed tourist services in the city. The rocket-viewing platform there attracts lots of spectators for each launch. Tourists flock here to witness the grand scene of rocket launches, and enjoy the breathtaking scenic view of during their visits to homestays, restaurants and cafesReleased on January 2, 2026, in Wenchang, China. Photo by Pu Xiaoxu/Xinhua/ABA

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Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

This photo taken on Dec. 30, 2025 shows an interior view of a factory of the Beijing Interstellar Glory Space Technology, a private rocket developer, in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province. The Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site located in Wenchang in the northeastern part of Hainan Island is China's first independently designed and constructed green, eco-friendly and modern spaceport. It currently operates two all-weather, multi-directional launch pads, capable of handling heavy payloads. Wenchang is also home to China's first commercial aerospace launch site, which has sent more than 90 satellites into their planned orbits since its maiden launch in November 2024. Highly frequent rocket launches have driven the aerospace-themed tourist services in the city. The rocket-viewing platform there attracts lots of spectators for each launch. Tourists flock here to witness the grand scene of rocket launches, and enjoy the breathtaking scenic view of during their visits to homestays, restaurants and cafesReleased o

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Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

People watch a rocket blasting off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 12, 2025. The Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site located in Wenchang in the northeastern part of Hainan Island is China's first independently designed and constructed green, eco-friendly and modern spaceport. It currently operates two all-weather, multi-directional launch pads, capable of handling heavy payloads. Wenchang is also home to China's first commercial aerospace launch site, which has sent more than 90 satellites into their planned orbits since its maiden launch in November 2024. Highly frequent rocket launches have driven the aerospace-themed tourist services in the city. The rocket-viewing platform there attracts lots of spectators for each launch. Tourists flock here to witness the grand scene of rocket launches, and enjoy the breathtaking scenic view of during their visits to homestays, restaurants and cafesReleased on January 2, 2026, in Wenchang, China. Photo by Pu

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Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying a group of internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 26, 2025. The Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site located in Wenchang in the northeastern part of Hainan Island is China's first independently designed and constructed green, eco-friendly and modern spaceport. It currently operates two all-weather, multi-directional launch pads, capable of handling heavy payloads. Wenchang is also home to China's first commercial aerospace launch site, which has sent more than 90 satellites into their planned orbits since its maiden launch in November 2024. Highly frequent rocket launches have driven the aerospace-themed tourist services in the city. The rocket-viewing platform there attracts lots of spectators for each launch. Tourists flock here to witness the grand scene of rocket launches, and enjoy the breathtaking scenic view of during their visits to homestays, restaurants and cafes. (Photo by Liu Jianqiu

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Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

An aerial drone photo taken on July 1, 2024 shows an aerospace supercomputing center in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province. The Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site located in Wenchang in the northeastern part of Hainan Island is China's first independently designed and constructed green, eco-friendly and modern spaceport. It currently operates two all-weather, multi-directional launch pads, capable of handling heavy payloads. Wenchang is also home to China's first commercial aerospace launch site, which has sent more than 90 satellites into their planned orbits since its maiden launch in November 2024. Highly frequent rocket launches have driven the aerospace-themed tourist services in the city. The rocket-viewing platform there attracts lots of spectators for each launch. Tourists flock here to witness the grand scene of rocket launches, and enjoy the breathtaking scenic view of during their visits to homestays, restaurants and cafesReleased on January 2, 2026, in Wenchang, China. Photo by Pu Xiaoxu/Xinhua/

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Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

Jin Yuchang, an aerospace enthusiast, shows the movie camera he purchased to film the rocket launch in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 19, 2021. The Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site located in Wenchang in the northeastern part of Hainan Island is China's first independently designed and constructed green, eco-friendly and modern spaceport. It currently operates two all-weather, multi-directional launch pads, capable of handling heavy payloads. Wenchang is also home to China's first commercial aerospace launch site, which has sent more than 90 satellites into their planned orbits since its maiden launch in November 2024. Highly frequent rocket launches have driven the aerospace-themed tourist services in the city. The rocket-viewing platform there attracts lots of spectators for each launch. Tourists flock here to witness the grand scene of rocket launches, and enjoy the breathtaking scenic view of during their visits to homestays, restaurants and cafesReleased on January 2, 2026, in Wenchang, Ch

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Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 26, 2025 shows a homestay on the beach in Longlou Town of Wenchang City, south China's Hainan Province. The Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site located in Wenchang in the northeastern part of Hainan Island is China's first independently designed and constructed green, eco-friendly and modern spaceport. It currently operates two all-weather, multi-directional launch pads, capable of handling heavy payloads. Wenchang is also home to China's first commercial aerospace launch site, which has sent more than 90 satellites into their planned orbits since its maiden launch in November 2024. Highly frequent rocket launches have driven the aerospace-themed tourist services in the city. The rocket-viewing platform there attracts lots of spectators for each launch. Tourists flock here to witness the grand scene of rocket launches, and enjoy the breathtaking scenic view of during their visits to homestays, restaurants and cafesReleased on January 2, 2026, in Wenchang, China. Photo by Pu Xia

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Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

A homestay owner works at her reception desk in Longlou Town of Wenchang City, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 24, 2025. The Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site located in Wenchang in the northeastern part of Hainan Island is China's first independently designed and constructed green, eco-friendly and modern spaceport. It currently operates two all-weather, multi-directional launch pads, capable of handling heavy payloads. Wenchang is also home to China's first commercial aerospace launch site, which has sent more than 90 satellites into their planned orbits since its maiden launch in November 2024. Highly frequent rocket launches have driven the aerospace-themed tourist services in the city. The rocket-viewing platform there attracts lots of spectators for each launch. Tourists flock here to witness the grand scene of rocket launches, and enjoy the breathtaking scenic view of during their visits to homestays, restaurants and cafesReleased on January 2, 2026, in Wenchang, China. Photo by Pu Xiaoxu/Xinhua/ABAC

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Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 27, 2025 shows the construction site of the second phase of the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site (below), with its first phase and the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the background (above), in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province. The Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site located in Wenchang in the northeastern part of Hainan Island is China's first independently designed and constructed green, eco-friendly and modern spaceport. It currently operates two all-weather, multi-directional launch pads, capable of handling heavy payloads. Wenchang is also home to China's first commercial aerospace launch site, which has sent more than 90 satellites into their planned orbits since its maiden launch in November 2024. Highly frequent rocket launches have driven the aerospace-themed tourist services in the city. The rocket-viewing platform there attracts lots of spectators for each launch. Tourists flock here to witness the grand scene of rocket launches, and enjoy the breat

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Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

This photo taken on Dec. 24, 2025 on the beach in Wenchang City, south China's Hainan Province shows a view of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site and the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. The Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site located in Wenchang in the northeastern part of Hainan Island is China's first independently designed and constructed green, eco-friendly and modern spaceport. It currently operates two all-weather, multi-directional launch pads, capable of handling heavy payloads. Wenchang is also home to China's first commercial aerospace launch site, which has sent more than 90 satellites into their planned orbits since its maiden launch in November 2024. Highly frequent rocket launches have driven the aerospace-themed tourist services in the city. The rocket-viewing platform there attracts lots of spectators for each launch. Tourists flock here to witness the grand scene of rocket launches, and enjoy the breathtaking scenic view of during their visits to homestays, restaurants and cafesRelease

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Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

This long-exposure photo taken on Dec. 12, 2025 shows a Long March-12 carrier rocket carrying a group of internet satellites blasting off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China's Hainan Province. The Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site located in Wenchang in the northeastern part of Hainan Island is China's first independently designed and constructed green, eco-friendly and modern spaceport. It currently operates two all-weather, multi-directional launch pads, capable of handling heavy payloads. Wenchang is also home to China's first commercial aerospace launch site, which has sent more than 90 satellites into their planned orbits since its maiden launch in November 2024. Highly frequent rocket launches have driven the aerospace-themed tourist services in the city. The rocket-viewing platform there attracts lots of spectators for each launch. Tourists flock here to witness the grand scene of rocket launches, and enjoy the breathtaking scenic view of during their visits to homestays, res

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Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

Yang Hao, an aerospace enthusiast, shows the aerospace commemorative philatelic collections he purchased in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 19, 2021. The Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site located in Wenchang in the northeastern part of Hainan Island is China's first independently designed and constructed green, eco-friendly and modern spaceport. It currently operates two all-weather, multi-directional launch pads, capable of handling heavy payloads. Wenchang is also home to China's first commercial aerospace launch site, which has sent more than 90 satellites into their planned orbits since its maiden launch in November 2024. Highly frequent rocket launches have driven the aerospace-themed tourist services in the city. The rocket-viewing platform there attracts lots of spectators for each launch. Tourists flock here to witness the grand scene of rocket launches, and enjoy the breathtaking scenic view of during their visits to homestays, restaurants and cafesReleased on January 2, 2026, in Wenchan

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JR Hachinohe Line fully resumes service

JR Hachinohe Line fully resumes service

A JR Hachinohe Line train arrives at Hon-Hachinohe Station in Hachinohe in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 30, 2025, as the railway fully resumes service following a suspension after a powerful earthquake hit the region on Dec. 8.

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JR Hachinohe Line fully resumes service

JR Hachinohe Line fully resumes service

Passengers disembark from a JR Hachinohe Line train at Hon-Hachinohe Station in Hachinohe in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 30, 2025, as the railway fully resumes service following a suspension after a powerful earthquake hit the region on Dec. 8.

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JR Hachinohe Line fully resumes service

JR Hachinohe Line fully resumes service

Passengers disembark from a JR Hachinohe Line train at Hon-Hachinohe Station in Hachinohe in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 30, 2025, as the railway fully resumes service following a suspension after a powerful earthquake hit the region on Dec. 8.

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