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CHINA-SHANXI-CHENGNI INKSTONE-INHERITOR (CN)

(230216) -- YUNCHENG, Feb. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Lin Tao (L) and his father Lin Yongmao making a Chengni inkstone in Guangcun Village of Xinjiang County in Yuncheng, north China's Shanxi Province, Nov. 14, 2015 (upper) and Lin Tao (L) communicating with his son Lin Xiaolin on the craft of making Chengni inkstone in Guangcun Village, Feb. 14, 2023 (lower, photo taken by Yang Chenguang). Chengni inkstone, one of the "four famous inkstones" in China, is known for its fine texture which can reduce harm done to the brush. Due to various reasons, the time-honored craft of making Chengni inkstone had once been lost and was later brought back by Lin Yongmao and his son Lin Tao in Xinjiang County. It takes over a year and more than 10 steps to make a Chengni inkstone. In 2008, the craft of making Chengni inkstone was listed as one of China's national intangible cultural heritages. As the third-generation inheritor of the craft of making Chengni inkstone, Lin Xiaolin knew the craft well

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Japan beats Puerto Rico in Premier 12 quarterfinals

TAIPEI, Nov. 16 Kyodo - Japan pitcher Kenta Maeda hurls during his team's 9-3 win against Puerto Rico in the Premier 12 quarterfinals in Taiyoan, Taiwan, on Nov. 16, 2015. Maeda threw seven scoreless innings.

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Expectations high for new Olympic sports to be added for Tokyo Games

A skateboarder performs "park" skateboarding in Hachioji, Tokyo, on Nov. 16, 2015. Skateboarding is among the sports Tokyo 2020 organizers have proposed to the International Olympic Committee for addition for the Olympics in the Japanese capital in five years' time. The IOC will announce the additional sports for the Tokyo Games in August 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1st delivery of MRJs to ANA to be postponed, reason due later

File photo taken Nov. 11, 2015, shows the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan's first domestically produced passenger jet, flying near Nagoya airport. The first delivery of MRJ to ANA Holdings Inc. will be postponed from the scheduled second quarter of 2017, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said on Dec. 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sani Brown becomes 1st Japanese IAAF Rising Star winner

Photo shows Hakim Sani Brown, who became the first Japanese athlete to capture the IAAF Rising Star Award on Nov. 26, 2015. The 16-year-old sprinter, born to a Ghanaian father and a Japanese mother, set two meet records at the world youth championships in July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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601 babies in crawling race set Guinness record in Yokohama

Babies aged 6 months to 16 months take part in a crawling race at a shopping complex in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 23, 2015. A total of 601 infants crawled for the fastest finish on a 3-meter course, to set a new Guinness World Record for the number of participants in such a race. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nitama lights illuminations on Christmas tree

Nitama (Tama the Second), a five-year-old female cat, pushes a button to light illuminations on a Christmas tree at Kishi Station in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 22, 2015. In August, Nitama assumed the post of cat stationmaster, succeeding Tama, who was credited with rescuing Wakayama Electric Railway Co. from financial difficulties before dying aged 16 in June. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of Paris terrorist attacks

The Printemps department store in Paris displays Christmas decorations in one of its windows on Nov. 17, 2015. The department store resumed operations Nov. 16 after suspending business Nov. 14 and being closed as usual on Nov. 15, a Sunday, following the deadly terrorist attacks in the French capital on Nov. 13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Auto Show to begin in Los Angeles

Photo taken Nov. 16, 2015, shows the exhibition space of Volvo Car Corp. at the Los Angeles Auto Show, which will run from Nov. 17 through Nov. 29. Around 30 new models will be revealed for the first time in the world. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Another Kyushu Electric reactor begins full commercial operation

File photo taken in October 2015 shows the No. 2 reactor at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant in southwestern Japan. On Nov. 16, the unit became the second reactor in the country to start full-scale commercial operation under new safety regulations adopted after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, following the No. 1 unit at the Sendai complex in September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SNAPSHOT: Memorial services for terror victims held around world

Women mourn those killed in a series of terrorist attacks in Paris on Nov. 16, 2015. Memorial services have been held all over the world. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SNAPSHOT: Memorial services for terror victims held around world

People attend a vigil at the French Embassy in Beijing on Nov. 16, 2015, to mourn the victims of a series of terrorist attacks in Paris. They sang La Marseillaise, the national anthem of France. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SNAPSHOT: Memorial services for terror victims held around world

People attend a vigil at the French Embassy in Beijing on Nov. 16, 2015, to mourn the victims of a series of terrorist attacks in Paris. They sang La Marseillaise, the national anthem of France. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan "big partner" in TPP talks: former U.S. negotiator

Wendy Cutler, former acting deputy U.S. trade representative, gives a lecture in New York on Nov. 16, 2015, during an event at Asia Society, where she was recently appointed as vice president of the organization's Asia Society Policy Institute. Cutler said that Japan was a key ally of the United States in pushing the recently completed Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks and will benefit greatly from the pact. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nadal begins World Tour Finals campaign with win

Rafael Nadal pumps his fist after winning a point during his group stage match against Stan Wawrinka at the ATP World Tour Finals in London on Nov. 16, 2015. Nadal won 6-3, 6-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nadal begins World Tour Finals campaign with win

Rafael Nadal hits a backhand on his way to a straight-sets victory over Stan Wawrinka in their group stage match of the ATP World Tour Finals in London on Nov. 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Murray wins opening match at World Tour Finals

David Ferrer hits a forehand during his group stage match against Andy Murray at the ATP World Tour Finals in London on Nov. 16, 2015. Murray won 6-4, 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. Security Council mourns terror victims

Ambassadors representing member states on the U.N. Security Council observe a moment of silence for those killed in the Nov. 12 suicide bomb attack in Lebanon and Nov. 13 terror attacks in Paris during their meeting in New York on Nov. 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nadal begins World Tour Finals campaign with win

Stan Wawrinka hits a forehand during his group stage match against Rafael Nadal at the ATP World Tour Finals in London on Nov. 16, 2015. Nadal won 6-3, 6-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People mourn victims of Paris terror attacks

The Eiffel Tower is lit up with the colors of the French national flag on Nov. 16, 2015, to honor the victims of the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Abe, Germany's Merkel meet in Turkey

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with German Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of their talks on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit in the Turkish resort of Antalya on Nov. 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Murray wins opening match at World Tour Finals

Andy Murray hits a backhand on his way to a straight-sets victory over David Ferrer in their group stage match of the ATP World Tour Finals in London on Nov. 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan beats Puerto Rico in Premier 12 quarterfinals

Yoshitomo Tsutsugo of Japan hits a single during the first inning of his team's 9-3 win against Puerto Rico in the Premier 12 quarterfinals in Taiyoan, Taiwan, on Nov. 16, 2015. Tsutsugo put Japan in front in the first inning, bringing Shogo Akiyama home with a one-out single off lefty Luis Cintron. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People mourn victims of Paris terror attacks

The Eiffel Tower is lit up with the colors of the French national flag on Nov. 16, 2015, to honor the victims of the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe heads home after G-20 summit in Turkey

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves before boarding a plane bound for Tokyo at Antalya's airport on Nov. 16, 2015. In the Turkish resort city, Abe discussed measures against terrorism with world leaders at a summit of Group of 20 nations, following the terrorist attacks in Paris. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People mourn victims of Paris terror attacks

People in mourning light candles near the Bataclan concert hall on Nov. 16, 2015, one of the sites targeted during the terrorist attacks in Paris. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parisians mourn terror attack victims

Women mourn people killed by the recent terror attacks in Paris on Nov. 16, 2015, near one of the sites of the attacks on the first weekday in the French capital since the atrocities that claimed the lives of more than 120 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan beats Puerto Rico in Premier 12 quarterfinals

Japan players celebrate after beating Puerto Rico 9-3 in the Premier 12 quarterfinals in Taiyoan, Taiwan, on Nov. 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Paris stays on high alert

Soldiers stand guard at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Nov. 16, 2015, three days after coordinated terrorist attacks killed more than 120 people in the French capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parisians mourn terror attack victims

People offer silent prayers on Nov. 16, 2015, near one of the sites of the recent terror attacks in Paris, on the first weekday in the French capital since the atrocities that claimed the lives of more than 120 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parisians mourn terror attack victims

People offer silent prayers on Nov. 16, 2015, near one of the sites of the recent terror attacks in Paris, on the first weekday in the French capital since the atrocities that claimed the lives of more than 120 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Hakuho strolls to 9th straight win at Kyushu

Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho (R) grapples with ozeki Goeido in the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in the southwestern Japanese city of Fukuoka on Nov. 16, 2015. Hakuho won the bout to maintain his perfect record at the 15-day tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-official argues security laws unconstitutional

Tokinao Chindo, a former local government official, attends a press conference in the central Japan city of Tsu on Nov. 16, 2015, after filing a lawsuit seeking the nullification of recently enacted security laws, which will expand the Self-Defense Forces' overseas activities. Chindo, 76, argues the laws are against Japan's pacifist Constitution. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Abe, Germany's Merkel meet in Turkey

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R front) holds talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L, 2nd from front) on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit in the Turkish resort of Antalya on Nov. 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of terror attacks in Paris

Parents walk their children to school on Nov. 16, 2015, near one of the venues hit by the recent terror attacks in Paris, on the first weekday in the French capital since the atrocities that claimed the lives of more than 120 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taiwan opposition presidential candidate announces running mate

Taiwanese opposition party leader and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen (L) poses for a photo with Academia Sinica vice president Chen Chien-jen during a press conference at the party headquarters in Taipei on Nov. 16, 2015. Tsai selected Chen, an epidemiologist, to be her running mate for the presidential election, which will be held in conjunction with the legislative polls on Jan. 16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Israel firms promote products, technologies in Osaka

Israeli officials attend a tape-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of Israel's first trade office in Japan in Osaka, in the western Japanese city on Nov. 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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APEC ministers meet to discuss free trade zone, antiterrorism

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and trade minister Motoo Hayashi observe a moment of silence on Nov. 16, 2015, for those killed in the Nov. 13 terror attacks in Paris, during an Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum meeting in Manila. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parisians mourn terror attack victims

Flowers are offered Nov. 16, 2015, outside a restaurant in Paris with a bullet hole in one of its windows. The restaurant was one of the venues hit by the recent terror attacks in the French capital that claimed the lives of more than 120 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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APEC ministers meet to discuss free trade zone, antiterrorism

Photo taken Nov. 16, 2015, in Manila shows a meeting of ministers of the 21-member Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. They will discuss antiterrorism cooperation in the wake of the attacks in Paris on Nov. 13 and a region-wide free trade initiative following the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NHK ordered to compensate French employee who fled during nuclear crisis

Emmanuelle Bodin holds a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2015, after the Tokyo District Court ordered public broadcaster Japan Broadcasting Corp., known as NHK, earlier in the day to pay around 5.1 million yen ($41,500) in compensation for firing the French journalist who fled Japan during the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Small airplane belly-lands at Sendai Airport

Photo shows a small airplane that belly-landed at Sendai Airport in northeastern Japan on Nov. 16, 2015. The instructor and trainee aboard were not injured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese travelers return from terror-hit France

Japanese high school students board a bus at Chubu airport in central Japan on Nov. 16, 2015, after returning from France, where coordinated terrorist attacks killed more than 130 people only days earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese, Thai foreign ministers meet in Manila

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (front on L row) and his Thai counterpart Don Pramudwinai (front on R row) meet in Manila on Nov. 16, 2015, ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. Kishida showed Japan's readiness to tackle terrorism in cooperation with the international community in the wake of terror attacks in Paris and Bangkok in August. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Construction of National Stadium to start in early 2017

Photo taken on Nov. 16, 2015, shows land vacated to build a new National Stadium for the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Construction of the main stadium is on course to start in early 2017, the Japan Sport Council said the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Small airplane belly-lands at Sendai Airport

Photo shows a small airplane that belly-landed at Sendai Airport in northeastern Japan on Nov. 16, 2015. The instructor and trainee aboard were not injured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shirase leaves for Antarctica

The icebreaking vessel Shirase leaves on Nov. 16, 2015, for Antarctica from a port in Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo. The ship is expected to arrive at the Showa Base, a Japanese research station in Antarctica, by early January, and return home in mid-April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's largest commercial complex to open in Osaka

The commercial complex "Expocity" opens to the media in the western Japan city of Suita on Nov. 16, 2015. The largest commercial complex in the country, built on a former amusement park site in the Expo '70 Commemorative Park, is scheduled to open to the public on Nov. 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Alleged Tokyo teen killer taken to prosecutors' office

Masahiro Aoki, who has been arrested for allegedly killing a 17-year-old woman in Tokyo, leaves a police station for the prosecutors' office on Nov. 16, 2015. The 29-year-old man has admitted that he killed her immediately after bringing her to his apartment on Nov. 12, according to police sources. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's largest commercial complex to open in Osaka

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a commercial complex "Expocity," which opened to the media in the western Japan city of Suita on Nov. 16, 2015. The largest commercial complex in the country, built on a former amusement park site in the Expo '70 Commemorative Park, is scheduled to open to the public on Nov. 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo