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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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CHINA-HAINAN-OFFSHORE DUTY-FREE SALES (CN)

(231018) -- HAIKOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 28, 2016 shows tourists lining up at a cashier of Sanya International Duty Free City in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province. Since introducing relevant policies 12 years ago, south China's island province of Hainan has recorded total offshore duty-free sales of 202.4 billion yuan (about 28.19 billion U.S. dollars), according to local authorities. As of Monday, 37.22 million shoppers had purchased 268 million duty-free products on the island, according to the customs of Haikou, the provincial capital of Hainan. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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Baseball: Indians take 2-1 World Series lead

CHICAGO, United States, Oct. 29 Kyodo - Coco Crisp delivers a pinch-hit RBI single in the seventh inning of the Cleveland Indians' 1-0 win over the Chicago Cubs in Game 3 of the World Series at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Oct. 28, 2016. The Indians lead the series two games to one.

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"PPAP" sets Guinness record as shortest song to enter Billboard 100

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 28 Kyodo - Piko Taro (L), a Japanese comedian and singer-songwriter, attends a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2016. His song "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," lasting just 45 seconds, was recognized as the shortest song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart by Guinness World Records the same day.

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Maglev train

KOFU, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Construction of an emergency exit for Central Japan Railway's maglev train service is under way in Hayakawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Oct. 28, 2016. A maglev train service will start between Tokyo's Shinagawa Station and Nagoya in 2027.

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Nobel laureate Osumi among Order of Culture recipients

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 28 Kyodo - Nobel Prize laureate Yoshinori Osumi attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2016, after being named as one of this year's Order of Culture recipients.

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Rugby: Out with the old, in with the new as Joseph names 17 new caps

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 28 Kyodo - Japan head coach Jamie Joseph (R) and co-captain Harumichi Tatekawa pose for a photo at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2016. Joseph named a 32-man squad that contains 17 uncapped players and just 12 survivors from the 2015 Rugby World Cup for the first of their autumn test series -- against Argentina on Nov. 5 in Tokyo.

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Nobel laureate Osumi among Order of Culture recipients

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 28 Kyodo - Nobel Prize laureate Yoshinori Osumi attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2016, after being named as one of this year's Order of Culture recipients.

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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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Freed man swears innocence in girl's fire death as retrial begins

File photo taken Oct. 26, 2015, shows Tatsuhiro Boku (R) embracing his mother in Osaka, after being released from prison, where Boku and his de facto wife Keiko Aoki were serving life sentences for allegedly lighting a fire that killed Aoki's 11-year-old daughter in Osaka in 1995. Boku declared his innocence as a retrial to exonerate him began in the Osaka District Court on April 28, 2016. The court is expected to pronounce both Boku and Aoki not guilty in early August. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Maglev train

Construction of an emergency exit for Central Japan Railway's maglev train service is under way in Hayakawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Oct. 28, 2016. A maglev train service will start between Tokyo's Shinagawa Station and Nagoya in 2027. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Vissel striker Leandro out for 6 months with knee injury

Vissel Kobe striker Leandro (L) scores his third goal of a J-League match at home to Kawasaki Frontale on Oct. 1, 2016. Kobe said on Feb. 28, 2017, that the Brazilian will be out of action for around six months after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury in his left knee during the team's season-opening 1-0 win away to Shimizu S-Pulse three days earlier. (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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FBI to reopen Clinton e-mail probe, potentially affecting election

Undated photo shows U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. The Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Oct. 28, 2016, less than two weeks before Election Day, that it plans to reopen an investigation into her use of a private e-mail server during her time as secretary of state. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China's Spring Group to open hotel chain in Japan

Wang Zhenghua (C), chairman of China Spring Group, unveils a plan on Oct. 28, 2015, to open a chain of hotels in Japan. The first hotel is expected to open in the first half of 2016 near Nagoya, central Japan. The group owns Spring Airlines and Shanghai Spring International Travel Services, China's largest low-cost carrier and travel agency respectively. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Halloween in Tokyo's Shibuya commercial district

Costume-clad people celebrate Halloween on Oct. 31, 2016, in Tokyo's Shibuya commercial district. Hundreds of police officers were deployed in the area from Oct. 28 to 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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IWC to set up fund for developing nations, picks Japanese chairman

Japanese representative Joji Morishita is selected by the International Whaling Commission as the next chairman of the world whaling body in a general meeting in Portoroz, Slovenia, on Oct. 28, 2016. The IWC also decided to set up a fund to help cash-strapped developing nations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Early Halloween in Tokyo

People dress up in costumes in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Oct. 28, 2016, three days before Halloween. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Early Halloween in Tokyo

People dress up in costumes in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Oct. 28, 2016, three days before Halloween. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Indians take 2-1 World Series lead

Coco Crisp delivers a pinch-hit RBI single in the seventh inning of the Cleveland Indians' 1-0 win over the Chicago Cubs in Game 3 of the World Series at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Oct. 28, 2016. The Indians lead the series two games to one. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Cubs host World Series for 1st time in 71 years

Fans wait to enter Wrigley Field in Chicago for Game 3 of the World Series between the Cubs and the Cleveland Indians on Oct. 28, 2016, the first World Series game at the ballpark since 1945. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Indians edge Cubs for 2-1 World Series lead

The Cleveland Indians celebrate their 1-0 win over the Chicago Cubs in Game 3 of the World Series at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Oct. 28, 2016. The Indians lead the series two games to one. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Indians edge Cubs for 2-1 World Series lead

The Cleveland Indians celebrate their 1-0 win over the Chicago Cubs in Game 3 of the World Series at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Oct. 28, 2016. The Indians lead the series two games to one. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Majority against constitutional changes while Abe is in office: poll

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2016. A Kyodo News survey showed the same day that while nearly 60 percent of Japanese people think the country's Constitution needs be revised, 55 percent are opposed to constitutional revisions while Abe is in office. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Chan leads Skate Canada after SP

Home country favorite Patrick Chan performs during the men's short program at Skate Canada in Mississauga, Ontario, on Oct. 28, 2016. Chan took the lead after the SP. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Mura places 2nd behind Chan after SP at Skate Canada

Takahito Mura of Japan performs during the men's short program at Skate Canada in Mississauga, Ontario, on Oct. 28, 2016. Mura placed second behind Canada's Patrick Chan after the SP. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Hanyu struggles to 4th place in SP at Skate Canada

Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan performs during the men's short program at Skate Canada in Mississauga, Ontario, on Oct. 28, 2016. The 2014 Sochi Olympic champion struggled to fourth place after the SP. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Medvedeva leads after SP at Skate Canada

Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia performs during the women's short program at Skate Canada in Mississauga, Ontario, on Oct. 28, 2016. The 16-year-old world champion took the lead after the SP. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Medvedeva leads after SP at Skate Canada

Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia performs during the women's short program at Skate Canada in Mississauga, Ontario, on Oct. 28, 2016. The 16-year-old world champion took the lead after the SP. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Nishikori defeats del Potro to reach Swiss Indoors semis

Japan's Kei Nishikori hits a forehand on his way to defeating Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina 7-5, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors in Basel on Oct. 28, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Hanyu struggles to 4th place in SP at Skate Canada

Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan falls on a jump during the men's short program at Skate Canada in Mississauga, Ontario, on Oct. 28, 2016. The 2014 Sochi Olympic champion struggled to fourth place after the SP. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Nishikori defeats del Potro to reach Swiss Indoors semis

Japan's Kei Nishikori hits a backhand on his way to defeating Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina 7-5, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors in Basel on Oct. 28, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean Pres. Park under fire for confidante scandal

People stage a protest in Seoul on Oct. 28, 2016, against South Korean President Park Geun Hye, who was found to have received help on state affairs from long-time friend Choi Soon Sil. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean Pres. Park under fire for confidante scandal

People stage a protest in Seoul on Oct. 28, 2016, against South Korean President Park Geun Hye, who was found to have received help on state affairs from long-time friend Choi Soon Sil. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M'bishi Motors posts loss in 1st half on extra costs after scandal

Koji Ikeya, executive vice president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., briefs reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2016 about its April-September earnings results. The automaker fell into the red with a group net loss of 219.60 billion yen ($2.08 billion) due to extra costs related to its fuel economy data manipulation scandal and a strong yen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bird cafe in Tokyo

A shop staff puts an umbrella cockatoo in her hand at a bird cafe in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2016. Yuki Sakata, the store manager, said she wants visitors to drink coffee and take pictures with birds for New Year's greeting cards. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Matsuyama storms into 3-shot lead in Shanghai

Hideki Matsuyama (C in navy blue) of Japan walks on the fairway during the second round of the HSBC Champions at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai on Oct. 28, 2016. Matsuyama shot a 7-under 65 to take a three-stroke lead at the midway point of the WGC event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Matsuyama storms into 3-shot lead in Shanghai

Hideki Matsuyama acknowledges the gallery after making a birdie on the 10th hole in the second round of the HSBC Champions at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai on Oct. 28, 2016. Matsuyama shot a 7-under 65 to take a three-stroke lead at the midway point of the WGC event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"PPAP" sets Guinness record as shortest song to enter Billboard 100

Piko Taro, a Japanese comedian and singer-songwriter, attends a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2016. His song "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," lasting just 45 seconds, was recognized as the shortest song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart by Guinness World Records the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japanese-style interior design revealed for Nat'l Stadium

Japanese architect Kengo Kuma explains in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2016, about the interior decorating for the new National Stadium, the main venue for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"PPAP" sets Guinness record as shortest song to enter Billboard 100

Piko Taro (L), a Japanese comedian and singer-songwriter, attends a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2016. His song "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," lasting just 45 seconds, was recognized as the shortest song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart by Guinness World Records the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Carp, Fighters back in Hiroshima for Game 6

Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher-designated hitter Shohei Otani arrives at Hiroshima's airport on Oct. 28, 2016. The Fighters have taken a three games-to-two lead in the Japan Series against the Carp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Carp, Fighters back in Hiroshima for Game 6

Hiroshima Carp pitcher Hiroki Kuroda works out at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 28, 2016. The Nippon Ham Fighters have taken a three games-to-two lead in the Japan Series against the Carp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"PPAP" sets Guinness record as shortest song to enter Billboard 100

Japanese comedian and singer-songwriter Piko Taro (R) receives a certificate from a Guinness World Records representative during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2016, after his song "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," lasting just 45 seconds, was recognized as the shortest song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Carp, Fighters back in Hiroshima for Game 6

Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher-designated hitter Shohei Otani arrives at Hiroshima's airport on Oct. 28, 2016. The Fighters have taken a three games-to-two lead in the Japan Series against the Carp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Matsuyama storms into 3-shot lead in Shanghai

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits a shot on the second hole in the second round of the HSBC Champions at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai on Oct. 28, 2016. Matsuyama carded a 7-under 65 to take a three-stroke lead at the midway point of the WGC event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hitachi reports 15% drop in operating profit in April-Sept.

Hitachi Ltd. Chief Financial Officer Mitsuaki Nishiyama attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2016. The electronics maker reported a 15.0 percent year-on-year fall in April-September group operating profit to 232.84 billion yen ($2.21 billion) due to a stronger yen and the reorganization of its businesses. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Matsuyama storms into 3-shot lead in Shanghai

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits a shot on the eighth hole in the second round of the HSBC Champions at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai on Oct. 28, 2016. Matsuyama carded a 7-under 65 to take a three-stroke lead at the midway point of the WGC event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Matsuyama storms into 3-shot lead in Shanghai

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan eats a rice ball during the second round of the HSBC Champions at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai on Oct. 28, 2016. Matsuyama shot a 7-under 65 to take a three-stroke lead at the midway point of the WGC event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Joel Robuchon to serve Japanese sake in Paris

French chef Joel Robuchon (C) shakes hands with Asashi Shuzo Co. officials at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2016. The Japanese sake maker said it will open a "Dassai" sake store and a collaborative-run restaurant in Paris with Robuchon in the spring of 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo