Giant Japanese butterburs to the dining table

Giant Japanese butterburs to the dining table

KUSHIRO, Japan - Giant Japanese butterburs known locally as Rawanbuki are ready to be harvested for food at a farm in Ashoro, southeastern Hokkaido. The stem of Japanese butterburs, which is rich in minerals and food fibers, is soft when cooked and is popular in Japanese cuisine. Rawanbuki grows mostly in the Rawan area of Ashoro and soars over 2 meters in height when fully grown.

One Year After Port Blast - Beirut

One Year After Port Blast - Beirut

A memorial on the pavement for victim Rawan Moto, as thousands of Lebanese join families of the victims of the Beirut Port blast demonstrate near the explosion site, in Beirut, Lebanon, on August 4, 2021, exactly one year after famous explosion that killed more than 200 people and wounded thousands. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

Gaza youths visit tsunami-hit Japanese city

Gaza youths visit tsunami-hit Japanese city

Rawan Safi (2nd from L, 2nd row) and two other youths from the Palestine autonomous region of Gaza fly a kite with local children in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 3, 2015. A similar kite-flying event has been held in Gaza to pray for early recovery of the northeastern Japanese city ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Giant Japanese butterburs to the dining table

Giant Japanese butterburs to the dining table

KUSHIRO, Japan - Giant Japanese butterburs known locally as Rawanbuki are ready to be harvested for food at a farm in Ashoro, southeastern Hokkaido. The stem of Japanese butterburs, which is rich in minerals and food fibers, is soft when cooked and is popular in Japanese cuisine. Rawanbuki grows mostly in the Rawan area of Ashoro and soars over 2 meters in height when fully grown. (Kyodo)