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Russia's Ebeko volcano spews ash 3,000 meters high

STORY: Russia's Ebeko volcano spews ash 3,000 meters high SHOOTING TIME: March 24/27, 2024 DATELINE: March 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the eruptions (courtesy of Kamchatka branch of the federal research center Unified Geological Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences) STORYLINE: Russia's Ebeko volcano spewed ash to a height of 3,000 meters into the atmosphere, a Russian research institute said Wednesday. "The ash emission reached approximately 3,000 meters above sea level," said the press service of the Kamchatka branch of the federal research center Unified Geological Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The 1,156-meter-high Ebeko volcano is located on Russia's Kuril Island of Paramushir. Regular emissions, ranging from weak to moderate, have been ongoing since Oct. 20, 2016, which are considered normal for the volcano. The record emission occurred on Aug. 31, 2018, when a smoke column surged to a height of 6,000 meters from

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World's first Zootopia land to open at Shanghai Disney Resort on Dec. 20

STORY: World's first Zootopia land to open at Shanghai Disney Resort on Dec. 20 DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:33 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Zootopia land STORYLINE: Shanghai Disney Resort on Tuesday announced that it is set to open the first Zootopia land at any Disney park in the world on Dec. 20. Based on the Walt Disney Animation Studios movie "Zootopia," it will become the eighth themed land in Shanghai Disneyland. The new land will bring the movie and its characters to life through innovative entertainment, merchandise, food and beverage offerings, a major theme park attraction, and much more, according to the resort. In the weeks before the land's official opening, its cast members and invited participants will trial selected offerings on specific dates. Shanghai Disney Resort opened with six themed lands on June 16, 2016. Its seventh land, Disney Pixar Toy Story Land, opened in 2018, making Shanghai Disneyland the fastest-expanding

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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students discuss at the Luban Workshop of Ayutthaya Technical College in Ayutthaya, Thailand, Feb. 20, 2019. Luban Workshop, launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Yang Zhou)

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One of largest mosaics in Middle East unveiled

JERICHO, West Bank, Oct. 21 Kyodo - One of the largest mosaics in the Middle East, located in the open-air Great Bath Room of Jericho's famed Hisham Palace in the West Bank, is unveiled on Oct. 20, 2016. Previously, only part of the 825-square-meter mosaic was visible as it was covered by a layer of sand for protection.

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Australian firefighters climb Sydney Tower for ALS research

SYDNEY, Australia, Oct. 23 Kyodo - A firefighter crosses the finish line after climbing all 1,504 stairs of the iconic Sydney Tower Eye during an event in Sydney on Oct. 23, 2016. Some 446 firefighters, each carrying an additional 20 kilograms of gear, took part in the event aimed at raising money and awareness for the neurodegenerative disease ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease.

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Mercury tops 25 C in various areas in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 20 Kyodo - Taking off their jackets, people walk in Tokyo's Shibuya district on Oct. 20, 2016, when the mercury topped 25 C in the capital, Osaka and many other cities in Japan.

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Mercury tops 25 C in various areas in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 20 Kyodo - People walk in Tokyo's Shibuya district without jackets or while using a sun umbrella shade on Oct. 20, 2016, when the mercury topped 25 C in the capital, Osaka and many other cities in Japan.

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Heart' the key for Tokyo's Olympic bid: IOC chief Rogge

TOKYO, Japan - International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge pose for a photo during his visit to Kyodo News on Oct. 20. Rogge said that winning the heart of the selectors is the key factor in Tokyo's planned bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. ''It is to win the heart of the people, not the mind of the people,'' Rogge said when asked about chances of the Japanese capital staging an Olympics for the second time and first since 1964.

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20 dinosaur fossils unearthed within a month in NE China

STORY: 20 dinosaur fossils unearthed within a month in NE China DATELINE: Oct. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Longshan Mountain 2. various of the dinosaur fossils 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG LIZHAO, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology under CAS 4. various of the excavation work and the dinosaur fossils STORYLINE: Some 20 dinosaur fossils have been unearthed at Longshan Mountain in Yanji, northeast China's Jilin Province, since late September. The excavation work is carried out jointly by Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and local authorities in Yanji. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG LIZHAO, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology under CAS "So far, we have uncovered fossils of ornithopods, theropods, sauropods, ankylosaurs, crocodiles and turtles. Some phytoliths were also unearthed in other places. Yanji has the largest collection of dinosaur fossils with a big variety in Jilin province." Since 2016,

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Ghosn to become Mitsubishi Motors chairman

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 20 Kyodo - Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2016, as he will take the post of chairman of Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Nissan put Mitsubishi under its wing by buying a 34 percent stake in the company for 237 billion yen ($2.3 billion).

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Heart' the key for Tokyo's Olympic bid: IOC chief Rogge

TOKYO, Japan - International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge pose for a photo during his visit to Kyodo News on Oct. 20. Rogge said that winning the heart of the selectors is the key factor in Tokyo's planned bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. ''It is to win the heart of the people, not the mind of the people,'' Rogge said when asked about chances of the Japanese capital staging an Olympics for the second time and first since 1964. (Kyodo)

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Police hold diving drill ahead of G7 summit

Scuba divers from the mobile units of the Ibaraki, Saitama and Tochigi prefectural police departments participate in a joint diving drill in the port of Oarai, northeast of Tokyo, on Oct. 20, 2015. The drill was held in preparation for members to be dispatched to the summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations to be held on a tiny resort island in central Japan in May 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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India's African-origin Siddi tribe continues to fascinate

Photo taken Oct. 20, 2016, shows Siddi women sewing clothes in the village of Jambur on the outskirts of Junagad in India's western state of Gujarat. While men have different job options to choose from, women of the tribe are mostly involved in sewing garments that are sent to different parts of the state to be sold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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India's African-origin Siddi tribe continues to fascinate

Photo taken Oct. 20, 2016, shows Siddi children playing in the village of Jambur on the outskirts of Junagad in India's western state of Gujarat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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India's African-origin Siddi tribe continues to fascinate

Photo taken Oct. 20, 2016, shows Siddi men in the village of Jambur on the outskirts of Junagad in India's western state of Gujarat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Otani makes partial 18-man list for WBC

Nippon Ham Fighters slugging right-hander Shohei Otani pitches at the speed of 165 kilometers per hour in this file photo taken in Sapporo Dome on Oct. 16, 2016. Otani is among the 18 players who were named to the Japan team for the World Baseball Classic in March 2017 as the organizers released the partial list on Dec. 20, 2016 ahead of the final 28-man squad announcement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Lotte, Despaigne to part ways

Alfredo Despaigne hits a solo home run in the first inning of the Lotte Marines' 4-3 loss to the SoftBank Hawks in Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series first stage at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 8, 2016. The Marines said on Dec. 20 that they have given up on contract negotiations with the Cuban outfielder. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Life on disputed Shikotan Island

Photo taken Oct. 20, 2016, shows a World War II monument on Shikotan, one of the four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido that are claimed by Japan. The decades-old territorial row will be high on the agenda when President Vladimir Putin holds a summit meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Japan in December. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Driver convicted in Japan's 1st "Pokemon Go"-linked car accident death

Young people play the "Pokemon Go" smartphone game in Nagoya in this file photo taken on July 22, 2016. Keiji Goo, the driver involved in the first vehicle accident fatality in Japan linked to playing the game, was sentenced by the Tokushima District Court on Oct. 31, 2016, to 14 months in prison. Prosecutors had sought 20 months in prison. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World Rugby chief says host cities must drive 2019 ticket sales

World Rugby Chairman Bill Beaumont speaks at the World Forum on Sports and Culture at a hotel in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ghosn to become Mitsubishi Motors chairman

Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn (L) and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman and President Osamu Masuko attend a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2016. It was announced Nissan put Mitsubishi under its wing by buying a 34 percent stake in the company for 237 billion yen ($2.3 billion) with Ghosn taking the post of chairman of the scandal-hit automaker. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Joseph's 1st game as Japan coach to be against Argentina in Tokyo

Photo shows Jamie Joseph (far L in the back) playing the last of his nine internationals for Japan against Argentina in Cardiff, Wales, on Oct. 20, 1999, during Rugby World Cup 1999. New Japan coach Joseph's first game in charge of the Brave Blossoms will be against Argentina on Nov. 5, the Japan Rugby Football Union announced on Aug. 31, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Triumph unveils promotional girls for 2016

Yukiko Kawabe (L) and Chika Nakagawa strike a pose in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2015, at a press event announcing their selection as 2016 promotional girls for women's underwear company Triumph International Japan Ltd. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby World Cup player Fujita eyes 2016 Olympics

Yoshikazu Fujita, who played in the Rugby World Cup in England, practices in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2015, with his sights set on an Asian rugby sevens preliminary round in November for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby World Cup gives stimulus to rugby 7 players

Japan's new rugby sevens captain Yusaku Kuwazuru says at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2015, that joining up with the players at the Rugby World Cup in England would provide a stimulus for the rugby sevens, for which members of the Japanese team for the Asian round of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics will be announced on Nov. 6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Miyagi, Mie agree to work to publicize disaster recovery at summit

Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai (L) and Mie Gov. Eikei Suzuki (C) visit Kashiko Island, where the G7 Ise-Shima Summit will be held in 2016, in Shima, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 20, 2015. The two governors agreed to work together in asking the central government to set up an exhibition at the international press center in Ise to show the updated situation of reconstruction in areas devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ise Jingu makes English leaflets for foreign tourists

Mie Gov. Eikei Suzuki (R) receives an English leaflet and DVD on Ise Jingu from Masao Sugitani, head of public relations at the Shinto shrine's administration office, at the Mie prefectural government office in Tsu on Oct. 20, 2015. The Shinto shrine will distribute leaflets to foreign visitors for free, as the central Japan prefecture expects to draw more tourists as the host of the G7 Ise-Shima Summit in 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Michelin releases 2016 guides for Hyogo, Kyoto-Osaka restaurants

Bernard Delmas, president of Nihon Michelin Tire Co., unveils in Kobe, western Japan, on Oct. 20, 2015, the Michelin Guide Hyogo 2016, a special edition covering restaurants and hotels in the western Japanese prefecture, and the Michelin Guide Kyoto Osaka 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Carlos Ghosn

Photo taken in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2016, shows Carlos Ghosn announcing his appointment as chairman of Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Yankee slugger hosts baseball class for Bronx boys

Former New York Yankee slugger Hideki Matsui hosts a baseball class in the Bronx, New York, on Oct. 30, 2016, attended by around 20 boys from 10 to 12 years old. Matsui taught fielding and batting while answered questions from the pupils. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Yankee slugger hosts baseball class for Bronx boys

Former New York Yankee slugger Hideki Matsui hosts a baseball class in the Bronx, New York, on Oct. 30, 2016, attended by around 20 boys from 10 to 12 years old. Matsui taught fielding and batting while answered questions from the pupils. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Foreign visitors to Japan this year have already hit record: gov't

Foreign tourists pose for a photo in front of the Kaminarimon gate in Tokyo's Asakusa district in this file photo taken Feb. 8, 2016. The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in 2016 has already surpassed the previous year's 19.74 million record, topping 20 million in only 10 months, the Japan Tourism Agency said Oct. 31, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan advance to U-19 Asian Championship final

Japan players celebrate after their 3-0 semifinal win over Vietnam in the Asian Under-19 Championship in Manama, Bahrain, on Oct. 27, 2016. Having already secured a spot for the 2017 U-20 World Cup in South Korea, Japan will face Saudi Arabia in the final on Oct. 30. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan beat Tajikistan in AFC U-19 Championships q'final

Japan players celebrate after their 4-0 win over Tajikistan in an AFC Under-19 Championship quarterfinal match in Manama, Bahrain, on Oct. 24, 2016. Japan qualified for FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea in 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan beat Tajikistan in AFC U-19 Championships q'final

Japan players celebrate after their 4-0 win over Tajikistan in an AFC Under-19 Championship quarterfinal match in Manama, Bahrain, on Oct. 24, 2016. Japan qualified for FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea in 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan beat Tajikistan in AFC U-19 Championships q'final

Japan players celebrate after their 4-0 win over Tajikistan in an AFC Under-19 Championship quarterfinal match in Manama, Bahrain, on Oct. 24, 2016. Japan qualified for FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea in 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan beat Tajikistan in AFC U-19 Championships q'final

Japan players celebrate after their 4-0 win over Tajikistan in an AFC Under-19 Championship quarterfinal match in Manama, Bahrain, on Oct. 24, 2016. Japan qualified for FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea in 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Peshmerga in battle to drive Islamic State from Mosul

Vehicles of Peshmerga fighters from Iraq's Kurdistan autonomous region are deployed some 20 kilometers northeast of Mosul on Oct. 20, 2016, in the battle to drive Islamic State from Mosul. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Peshmerga in battle to drive Islamic State from Mosul

Peshmerga fighters from Iraq's Kurdistan autonomous region are deployed some 20 kilometers northeast of Mosul on Oct. 20, 2016, in the battle to drive Islamic State from Mosul. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Peshmerga in battle to drive Islamic State from Mosul

Peshmerga fighters from Iraq's Kurdistan autonomous region advance on Oct. 20, 2016, in northern Iraq as they seek to capture a village under the control of Islamic State as part of the battle to drive IS from Mosul. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Peshmerga in battle to drive Islamic State from Mosul

Peshmerga fighters from Iraq's Kurdistan autonomous region are deployed some 20 kilometers northeast of Mosul on Oct. 20, 2016, as they seek to capture a village under the control of Islamic State. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Matsuyama finishes 2nd at CIMB Classic

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama reacts after missing an eagle putt on the fifth hole during the final round of the CIMB Classic golf tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 23, 2016. Matsuyama finished runner-up with a 20-under 268. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: WADA chief Reedie says 2nd McLaren report due out mid-Nov.

World Anti-Doping Agency President Craig Reedie attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2016. At the World Forum on Sport and Culture the same day, Reedie said the second report based on the investigation by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren will likely be out in mid-November, just before the agency's board meetings on Nov. 19-20. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Cubs one win from World Series after Game 5 victory

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda is pulled after allowing one run in 3-2/3 innings against the Chicago Cubs in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 20, 2016. The Cubs won the game 8-4 to lead the series three games to two. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Dodgers-Cubs NLCS Game 5

Addison Russell of the Chicago Cubs hits a two-run home run in the sixth inning in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 20, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Dodgers-Cubs NLCS Game 5

Addison Russell (27) of the Chicago Cubs celebrates with Javier Baez (9) after hitting a two-run home run in the sixth inning in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 20, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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One of largest mosaics in Middle East unveiled

One of the largest mosaics in the Middle East, located in the open-air Great Bath Room of Jericho's famed Hisham Palace in the West Bank, is unveiled on Oct. 20, 2016. Previously, only part of the 825-square-meter mosaic was visible as it was covered by a layer of sand for protection. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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One of largest mosaics in Middle East unveiled

One of the largest mosaics in the Middle East, located in the open-air Great Bath Room of Jericho's famed Hisham Palace in the West Bank, is unveiled on Oct. 20, 2016. Previously, only part of the 825-square-meter mosaic was visible as it was covered by a layer of sand for protection. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Uno in Skate America official practice

Shoma Uno takes part in official practice in Chicago on Oct. 20, 2016, for Skate America, the season-opening event of the Grand Prix series. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Uno in Skate America official practice

Shoma Uno takes part in official practice in Chicago on Oct. 20, 2016, for Skate America, the season-opening event of the Grand Prix series. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo