Locarno Film Festival

Locarno Film Festival

Special mention winner film director Sylvain George from France poses with his award of the 'Concorso internazionale' category for the movie 'Nuit obscure - Au revoir ici, n'importe ou (Dark night - Goodbye here, anywhere)' during a photocall at the 76th Locarno International Film Festival in Locarno, Switzerland, 12 August 2023. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Locarno Film Festival

Locarno Film Festival

Special mention winner film director Sylvain George from France poses with his award of the 'Concorso internazionale' category for the movie 'Nuit obscure - Au revoir ici, n'importe ou (Dark night - Goodbye here, anywhere)' during a photocall at the 76th Locarno International Film Festival in Locarno, Switzerland, 12 August 2023. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Locarno Film Festival

Locarno Film Festival

Sylvain George attends the photocall of the movie Nuit Obscure - Au Revoir Ici, N'Importe ou by Sylvain George at the 76th Locarno Film Festival on August 08, 2023 in Locarno, Switzerland. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Locarno Film Festival

Locarno Film Festival

Sylvain George attends the photocall of the movie Nuit Obscure - Au Revoir Ici, N'Importe ou by Sylvain George at the 76th Locarno Film Festival on August 08, 2023 in Locarno, Switzerland. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Locarno Film Festival

Locarno Film Festival

Sylvain George attends the photocall of the movie Nuit Obscure - Au Revoir Ici, N'Importe ou by Sylvain George at the 76th Locarno Film Festival on August 08, 2023 in Locarno, Switzerland. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Locarno Film Festival

Locarno Film Festival

Sylvain George attends the photocall of the movie Nuit Obscure - Au Revoir Ici, N'Importe ou by Sylvain George at the 76th Locarno Film Festival on August 08, 2023 in Locarno, Switzerland. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Locarno Film Festival

Locarno Film Festival

Sylvain George attends the photocall of the movie Nuit Obscure - Au Revoir Ici, N'Importe ou by Sylvain George at the 76th Locarno Film Festival on August 08, 2023 in Locarno, Switzerland. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Locarno Film Festival

Locarno Film Festival

Sylvain George attends the photocall of the movie Nuit Obscure - Au Revoir Ici, N'Importe ou by Sylvain George at the 76th Locarno Film Festival on August 08, 2023 in Locarno, Switzerland. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Locarno Film Festival

Locarno Film Festival

Sylvain George attends the photocall of the movie Nuit Obscure - Au Revoir Ici, N'Importe ou by Sylvain George at the 76th Locarno Film Festival on August 08, 2023 in Locarno, Switzerland. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Locarno Film Festival

Locarno Film Festival

Sylvain George attends the photocall of the movie Nuit Obscure - Au Revoir Ici, N'Importe ou by Sylvain George at the 76th Locarno Film Festival on August 08, 2023 in Locarno, Switzerland. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Locarno Film Festival

Locarno Film Festival

Sylvain George attends the photocall of the movie Nuit Obscure - Au Revoir Ici, N'Importe ou by Sylvain George at the 76th Locarno Film Festival on August 08, 2023 in Locarno, Switzerland. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Damages suit against Google over Street View service nixed

Damages suit against Google over Street View service nixed

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo shows a vehicle believed to be taking images for Google Inc.'s Street View service in Tokyo's Minato Ward in 2009. The license plate is made obscure. The Fukuoka High Court on July 13, 2012, upheld a lower court decision that turned down a Japanese woman's 600,000 yen damages suit against the Japanese subsidiary of the U.S. search engine operator for allegedly infringing on her privacy through photo shots and their release on the Street View service.

People point to the Sun as clouds obscure eclipse

People point to the Sun as clouds obscure eclipse

AMAMI, Japan - People look at the Sun amid thick cloud cover at 10:58 a.m., shortly after the start of the total solar eclipse on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, on July 22. Many people in the area were unable to see the first total solar eclipse over Japan in 46 years due to bad weather.

(2)Court nixes Ainu claim in Hokkaido asset return procedure

(2)Court nixes Ainu claim in Hokkaido asset return procedure

SAPPORO, Japan - Ryukichi Ogawa, representative of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed by members of the Ainu minority, speaks with the media after their claim was dismissed by the Sapporo District Court on March 7. The plaintiffs had claimed that obscure procedures taken by Hokkaido Gov. Tatsuya Hori to return long-held Ainu assets managed by the governor following new legislation were unconstitutional.

That Obscure Object Of Desire (1977)

That Obscure Object Of Desire (1977)

Angela Molina Film: That Obscure Object Of Desire (1977) 08 October 1977 Date: 08 October 1977

That Obscure Object Of Desire (1977)

That Obscure Object Of Desire (1977)

Carole Bouquet & Fernando Rey Characters: Conchita & Mathieu Film: That Obscure Object Of Desire (1977) 08 October 1977 Date: 08 October 1977

That Obscure Object Of Desire (1977)

That Obscure Object Of Desire (1977)

Carole Bouquet & Fernando Rey Characters: Conchita & Mathieu Film: That Obscure Object Of Desire (1977) 08 October 1977 Date: 08 October 1977

THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE

THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE

THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE Date: 1977

(2)Court nixes Ainu claim in Hokkaido asset return procedure

(2)Court nixes Ainu claim in Hokkaido asset return procedure

SAPPORO, Japan - Ryukichi Ogawa, representative of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed by members of the Ainu minority, speaks with the media after their claim was dismissed by the Sapporo District Court on March 7. The plaintiffs had claimed that obscure procedures taken by Hokkaido Gov. Tatsuya Hori to return long-held Ainu assets managed by the governor following new legislation were unconstitutional.

New coronavirus

New coronavirus

A sign-language interpreter wears a face shield instead of a mask while interpreting a daily press briefing by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga in Tokyo on April 30, 2020. Face masks that obscure the mouth and facial expressions can be an obstacle to communication for hearing-impaired people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New coronavirus

New coronavirus

A sign-language interpreter wears a face shield instead of a mask while interpreting a daily press briefing by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga in Tokyo on April 30, 2020. Face masks that obscure the mouth and facial expressions can be an obstacle to communication for hearing-impaired people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Sign-language interpreter

Sign-language interpreter

A sign-language interpreter interprets as Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks during a press conference on the new coronavirus pandemic in the Japanese capital on April 10, 2020. Face masks that obscure mouth movements and facial expressions can be an obstacle to communication for hearing-impaired people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

13 children taken to hospital as strong acid spills at science experiment

13 children taken to hospital as strong acid spills at science experiment

Firefighters hold a screen to obscure a child being transported to hospital from Nagazumi Elementary School in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 13, 2017, after hydrochloric acid spilled during a science experiment. A total of 13 sixth-graders were taken to hospital, with some complaining of headaches or sore eyes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

13 children taken to hospital as strong acid spills at science experiment

13 children taken to hospital as strong acid spills at science experiment

Firefighters hold a screen to obscure a child being transported to hospital from Nagazumi Elementary School in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 13, 2017, after hydrochloric acid spilled during a science experiment. A total of 13 sixth-graders were taken to hospital, with some complaining of headaches or sore eyes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo