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Theatrical performance held in Amman to support Palestinians in Gaza

STORY: Theatrical performance held in Amman to support Palestinians in Gaza SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 16, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:46 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the performance 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HAYAT JABER, Actress 3. various of the performance 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABDEL SALAM QABILAT, Director 5. various of audience 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): FARAH ABU JAMAL, Audience STORYLINE: A theatrical performance was held Thursday in the Jordanian capital, Amman, to support the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. The event turned attention to the suffering of the Palestinian people. The performance was inspired by the novel "Go Home, Khalil," which was published in Russia by the novelist Kafa Al-Zoubi in 2009. The event, opened to the public for free, came in collaboration with Al-Shams Theater and Zad for arts Initiative. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HAYAT JABER, Actress "Art always seeks to be a free word and not linked only to entertainment activities. The rol

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'Fathering school' opens to teach men about childcare

TOKYO, Japan - A man uses a life-sized doll of a child during a childcare session at the ''fathering school'' in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Nov. 5, 2009.

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Poet Mado issues new collection of verses on turning 100

TOKYO, Japan - Michio Mado, a poet also known for his children's songs, talks Nov. 5, 2009 about two new volumes containing 64 new poems he wrote on the occasion of his 100th birthday.

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BMW Japan unveils Gran Turismo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo. BMW Japan Corp. started to take order of the vehicle Nov. 26, 2009, saying it will be delivered to customers from around January 2010.

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Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu suffers 3rd loss at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (R) is pushed out of the ring by No. 5 maegashira Toyonoshima on the 12th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 26, 2009, suffering his third loss.

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U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The U.S. aircraft carrier George Washington is docked in the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2009. The carrier will be opened to the public on Dec. 5 at the base south of Tokyo.

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Darvish named Pacific League MVP

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters ace Yu Darvish is presented with flowers by a fan in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2009 after being named the Pacific League MVP for the second time in three years. He had a 15-5 record with a league-best 1.73 ERA in 23 starts.

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Darvish named Pacific League MVP

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters ace Yu Darvish speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2009 after being named the Pacific League MVP for the second time in three years. He had a 15-5 record with a league-best 1.73 ERA in 23 starts.

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Remains of what appears to be Queen Himiko's palace found in Nara

KASHIHARA, Japan - This photo taken Nov. 5, 2009, shows remains of a building structure dating back to the early third century in western Japan's Nara Prefecture which could be a palace of legendary Japanese ruler Queen Himiko. Yellow cylinders are set up on the holes believed to be pillar holes for the building.

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Remains of what appears to be Queen Himiko's palace found in Nara

KASHIHARA, Japan - This photo taken Nov. 5, 2009, shows remains of a building structure (inside white borders at bottom) dating back to the early third century in western Japan's Nara Prefecture which could be a palace of legendary Japanese ruler Queen Himiko. The Hashihaka ancient burial mound, believed by some archaeologists to be the queen's tomb, is seen in the upper part of the photo.

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Ishikawa surges into tie for 10th at HSBC Champions

SHANGHAI, China - Japanese teenage sensation Ryo Ishikawa shoots out of a bunker at the prestigious HSBC Champions in Shanghai on Nov. 6, 2009. The 18-year-old, who started the day in a share of 38th place, shot a 5-under 67 to climb into a tie for 10th place after the second round of the event.

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Brazilian club plays friendly game in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean and Brazilian soccer players jointly pose for photos at Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang on Nov. 5, 2009, as they play a friendly game there. The game, which ended at 0-0, is part of North Korea's preparations for the World Cup in 2010.

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N.Y. Yankees' Matsui speaks to reporters

NEW YORK, United States - The New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui speaks to reporters in New York on Nov. 5, 2009, one day after he became the first Japanese to win the MLB World Series MVP. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Brazilian club plays friendly game in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Stadium is packed with people on Nov. 5, 2009, as the North Korean national team plays a friendly against a Brazilian club as part of preparations for the World Cup in 2010. The game ended at 0-0.

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Japanese governor backs existing Okinawa base deal

WASHINGTON, United States - Governors of two Japanese prefectures -- Hirokazu Nakaima of Okinawa (L) and Shigefumi Matsuzawa of Kanagawa (R) -- attend a symposium in Washington on Nov. 5, 2009. Matsuzawa expressed his support for an existing deal between Japan and the United States that would relocate a U.S. airfield within Okinawa Prefecture.

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N.Y. Yankees' Matsui speaks to reporters

NEW YORK, United States - The New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui speaks to reporters in New York on Nov. 5, 2009, one day after he became the first Japanese to win the MLB World Series MVP. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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World Bank hopes Japan will play bigger role in aid to poor countries

TOKYO, Japan - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a World Bank managing director, speaks at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo's Yurakucho on Nov. 5, 2009. The former Nigerian finance minister headed a high-level mission of the World Bank group to Japan to meet officials of the new government, launched in mid-September.

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'Prosperous' Finland no longer sees growth as source of happiness

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Finish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2009.

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Toyota posts 2nd qtr profit, trims annual loss outlook on cost cuts

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp.'s Executive Vice President Yoichiro Ichimaru speaks during a news conference at its headquarters in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2009, announcing that the auto company returned to the black in the July to September quarter for the first time in four quarters.

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Toyota posts 2nd qtr profit, trims annual loss outlook on cost cuts

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp.'s Executive Vice President Yoichiro Ichimaru speaks during a news conference at its headquarters in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2009, announcing that the auto company returned to the black in the July to September quarter for the first time in four quarters.

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Chinese navy vessel makes port call in Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Naval officer candidates aboard the Chinese naval training vessel Zhenghe line up at the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Etajima port in Hiroshima Prefecture on Nov. 5, 2009, after their 5,470-ton arrived there.

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Ishikawa plays at HSBC Champions golf tournament

SHANGHAI, China - Japanese teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa tees off from the 10th hole during the first round of the HSBC Champions golf tournament at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai on Nov. 5, 2009.

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Chinese navy vessel makes port call in Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Chinese naval training vessel Zhenghe makes a port call at the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Etajima port in Hiroshima Prefecture on Nov. 5, 2009. It is the second such port call in Japan made by a Chinese naval vessel following one in November 2007 in Tokyo.

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Microsoft CEO upbeat about Japanese response to Windows 7

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2009. Ballmer offered an upbeat assessment of Japan's response to Microsoft's newly launched Windows 7 operating system.

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Campbell talks with Foreign Minister Okada

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) and Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, shake hands at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2009, before their talks. (Pool photo)

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Ishikawa plays at HSBC Champions golf tournament

SHANGHAI, China - Japanese teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa tees off from the 10th hole during the first round of the HSBC Champions golf tournament at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai on Nov. 5, 2009.

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Dalai Lama attends memorial service for war dead in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama chants a sutra during a memorial service for the war dead of the Battle of Okinawa during the closing days of World War II at the Okinawa Peace Memorial Hall in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 5, 2009.

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Dalai Lama attends memorial service for war dead in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (2nd from L) visits the Cornerstone of Peace at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 5, 2009, before attending a memorial service. The names of about 240,000 war dead in the Battle of Okinawa during the closing days of World War II are inscribed on the cornerstone.

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Japan's 1st 'pluthermal' power generation begins

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo taken in May 2009 shows the Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The electric power company began operating the No. 3 reactor using plutonium-uranium mixed oxide (MOX) as fuel for the first time in Japan on Nov. 5, 2009.

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Team on JAL aims for road map on pension problem by next week

TOKYO, Japan - Senior vice transport minister Kiyomi Tsujimoto, who serves as the secretary general of the government team to address the turnaround of Japan Airlines Corp., speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2009, after the second session of the task force.

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Phillies down Yankees in WS Game 5

PHILADELPHIA, United States - New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui slides to second in the ninth inning of Game 5 of the major league baseball World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Nov. 2, 2009. Matsui was forced out and his club lost 6-8.

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Phillies down Yankees in WS Game 5

PHILADELPHIA, United States - The New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui (L) is forced out at second in the ninth inning of Game 5 of the major league baseball World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Nov. 2, 2009. The Phillies won 8-6.

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Phillies down Yankees in WS Game 5

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Raul Ibanez fails to catch a two-run double off the bat of New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez in the eighth inning of Game 5 of the major league baseball World Series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Nov. 2, 2009.

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Phillies down Yankees in WS Game 5

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley throws to first after putting out New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui (55) to complete a double play in the ninth inning of Game 5 of the major league baseball World Series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Nov. 2, 2009. The Phillies won 8-6.

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Phillies down Yankees in WS Game 5

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley hits a homer in the seventh inning of Game 5 of the major league baseball World Series against the New York Yankees at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Nov. 2, 2009. Dancing in the bleacher was the Phillies' mascot, Phillie Phanatic. The Phillies won 8-6.

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Phillies down Yankees in WS Game 5

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Philadelphia Phillies starter Cliff Lee pitches against the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the major league baseball World Series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Nov. 2. 2009. The Phillies won 8-6.

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Driverless vehicles used on university campuses across China to deliver parcels

STORY: Driverless vehicles used on university campuses across China to deliver parcels DATELINE: Nov. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the driverless delivery vehicle 2. various of a warehouse 3. people picking up packages 4. various of performance testing 5. various of the driverless delivery vehicle 6. various of logistics STORYLINE: Driverless delivery vehicles launched by China's courier company Cainiao Network delivered nearly 2 million parcels from Nov. 1 to 11, as online sales rose in the run-up to the "Double 11" online shopping festival. Over 700 driverless delivery vehicles, named "Xiaomanlyu" or "little donkeys," have been making deliveries since Nov. 1 on more than 400 university campuses across China. Aided by an algorithm, the vehicles can find themselves the most efficient delivery route. Each vehicle can carry about 50 packages at a time and travel 100 kilometers on a single charge. Initiated in 2009, the once-a-year

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Baseball: Former Yankee Matsui joins Kanemoto, Hara in Japanese Hall of Fame

File photo taken Nov. 5, 2009, shows Hideki Matsui, then of the New York Yankees, holding up the MVP trophy after being named World Series MVP at Yankee Stadium in New York. Matsui was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame on Jan. 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Late Japanese poet Mado known for regret over pro-war poems

File photo taken on Nov. 5, 2009, shows Japanese poet Michio Mado, known for children's songs, recording his World War II-related poems. Mado died in 2014 at the age of 104. A recently published collection of his poems includes three pro-war pieces which he regretted having written for the rest of his life. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'Fathering school' opens to teach men about childcare

TOKYO, Japan - A man uses a life-sized doll of a child during a childcare session at the ''fathering school'' in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Nov. 5, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Brazilian club plays friendly game in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean and Brazilian soccer players jointly pose for photos at Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang on Nov. 5, 2009, as they play a friendly game there. The game, which ended at 0-0, is part of North Korea's preparations for the World Cup in 2010. (Kyodo)

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Brazilian club plays friendly game in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Stadium is packed with people on Nov. 5, 2009, as the North Korean national team plays a friendly against a Brazilian club as part of preparations for the World Cup in 2010. The game ended at 0-0. (Kyodo)

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N.Y. Yankees' Matsui speaks to reporters

NEW YORK, United States - The New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui speaks to reporters in New York on Nov. 5, 2009, one day after he became the first Japanese to win the MLB World Series MVP. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Chinese navy vessel makes port call in Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Naval officer candidates aboard the Chinese naval training vessel Zhenghe line up at the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Etajima port in Hiroshima Prefecture on Nov. 5, 2009, after their 5,470-ton arrived there. (Kyodo)

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N.Y. Yankees' Matsui speaks to reporters

NEW YORK, United States - The New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui speaks to reporters in New York on Nov. 5, 2009, one day after he became the first Japanese to win the MLB World Series MVP. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Chinese navy vessel makes port call in Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Chinese naval training vessel Zhenghe makes a port call at the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Etajima port in Hiroshima Prefecture on Nov. 5, 2009. It is the second such port call in Japan made by a Chinese naval vessel following one in November 2007 in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Poet Mado issues new collection of verses on turning 100

TOKYO, Japan - Michio Mado, a poet also known for his children's songs, talks Nov. 5, 2009 about two new volumes containing 64 new poems he wrote on the occasion of his 100th birthday. (Kyodo)

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Dalai Lama attends memorial service for war dead in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (2nd from L) visits the Cornerstone of Peace at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 5, 2009, before attending a memorial service. The names of about 240,000 war dead in the Battle of Okinawa during the closing days of World War II are inscribed on the cornerstone. (Kyodo)

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Dalai Lama attends memorial service for war dead in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama chants a sutra during a memorial service for the war dead of the Battle of Okinawa during the closing days of World War II at the Okinawa Peace Memorial Hall in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 5, 2009. (Kyodo)

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BMW Japan unveils Gran Turismo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo. BMW Japan Corp. started to take order of the vehicle Nov. 26, 2009, saying it will be delivered to customers from around January 2010. (Kyodo)