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King Felipe Meets The ‘Que Es Un Rey Para Ti’ Contest Winners - Madrid

King Felipe VI (c) during the ceremony in which he received the 40 winning students of the last two editions of the 'What is a King for you?' contest, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on March 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Felipe VI has received today the 40 winning students in the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you?', organized by the Spanish Institutional Foundation (FIES) and sponsored by the Orange Foundation, whose objective is to bring the figure of the King and the Crown closer to schoolchildren, as well as to make known the role that the Constitution reserves to the Institution. Photo by Jesús Hellín/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Meets The ‘Que Es Un Rey Para Ti’ Contest Winners - Madrid

King Felipe VI observes one of the works of the 40 winning students of the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you', at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on March 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Felipe VI has received today the 40 winning students in the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you?', organized by the Spanish Institutional Foundation (FIES) and sponsored by the Orange Foundation, whose objective is to bring the figure of the King and the Crown to schoolchildren, as well as to raise awareness of the role that the Constitution reserves for the Institution. Photo by Jesús Hellín/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Meets The ‘Que Es Un Rey Para Ti’ Contest Winners - Madrid

King Felipe VI during the ceremony in which he received the 40 winning students of the last two editions of the 'What is a King for you?' contest, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on March 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Felipe VI has received today the 40 winning students in the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you?', organized by the Spanish Institutional Foundation (FIES) and sponsored by the Orange Foundation, whose objective is to bring the figure of the King and the Crown closer to schoolchildren, as well as to make known the role that the Constitution reserves to the Institution. Photo by Jesús Hellín/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Meets The ‘Que Es Un Rey Para Ti’ Contest Winners - Madrid

King Felipe VI speaks during the ceremony in which he receives the 40 winning students of the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you', at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on March 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Felipe VI has received today the 40 winning students in the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you?', organized by the Spanish Institutional Foundation (FIES) and sponsored by the Orange Foundation, whose objective is to bring the figure of the King and the Crown closer to schoolchildren, as well as to make known the role that the Constitution reserves to the Institution. Photo by Jesús Hellín/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Meets The ‘Que Es Un Rey Para Ti’ Contest Winners - Madrid

King Felipe VI during the ceremony in which he received the 40 winning students of the last two editions of the 'What is a King for you?' contest, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on March 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Felipe VI has received today the 40 winning students in the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you?', organized by the Spanish Institutional Foundation (FIES) and sponsored by the Orange Foundation, whose objective is to bring the figure of the King and the Crown closer to schoolchildren, as well as to make known the role that the Constitution reserves to the Institution. Photo by Jesús Hellín/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Meets The ‘Que Es Un Rey Para Ti’ Contest Winners - Madrid

King Felipe VI applauds during the ceremony in which he receives the 40 winning students of the last two editions of the 'What is a King for you?' contest, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on March 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Felipe VI has received today the 40 winning students in the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you?', organized by the Spanish Institutional Foundation (FIES) and sponsored by the Orange Foundation, whose objective is to bring the figure of the King and the Crown closer to schoolchildren, as well as to make known the role that the Constitution reserves to the Institution. Photo by Jesús Hellín/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Meets The ‘Que Es Un Rey Para Ti’ Contest Winners - Madrid

King Felipe VI applauds during the ceremony in which he receives the 40 winning students of the last two editions of the 'What is a King for you?' contest, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on March 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Felipe VI has received today the 40 winning students in the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you?', organized by the Spanish Institutional Foundation (FIES) and sponsored by the Orange Foundation, whose objective is to bring the figure of the King and the Crown closer to schoolchildren, as well as to make known the role that the Constitution reserves to the Institution. Photo by Jesús Hellín/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Meets The ‘Que Es Un Rey Para Ti’ Contest Winners - Madrid

King Felipe VI speaks during the ceremony in which he receives the 40 winning students of the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you', at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on March 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Felipe VI has received today the 40 winning students in the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you?', organized by the Spanish Institutional Foundation (FIES) and sponsored by the Orange Foundation, whose objective is to bring the figure of the King and the Crown closer to schoolchildren, as well as to make known the role that the Constitution reserves to the Institution. Photo by Jesús Hellín/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Meets The ‘Que Es Un Rey Para Ti’ Contest Winners - Madrid

King Felipe VI (c) during the ceremony in which he received the 40 winning students of the last two editions of the 'What is a King for you?' contest, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on March 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Felipe VI has received today the 40 winning students in the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you?', organized by the Spanish Institutional Foundation (FIES) and sponsored by the Orange Foundation, whose objective is to bring the figure of the King and the Crown closer to schoolchildren, as well as to make known the role that the Constitution reserves to the Institution. Photo by Jesús Hellín/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Meets The ‘Que Es Un Rey Para Ti’ Contest Winners - Madrid

King Felipe VI speaks during the ceremony in which he receives the 40 winning students of the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you', at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on March 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Felipe VI has received today the 40 winning students in the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you?', organized by the Spanish Institutional Foundation (FIES) and sponsored by the Orange Foundation, whose objective is to bring the figure of the King and the Crown closer to schoolchildren, as well as to make known the role that the Constitution reserves to the Institution. Photo by Jesús Hellín/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Meets The ‘Que Es Un Rey Para Ti’ Contest Winners - Madrid

King Felipe VI (1r) receives the 40 winning students of the last two editions of the 'What is a King for you?' contest, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on March 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Felipe VI today received the 40 winning students in the last two editions of the contest "What is a King for you?", organized by the Spanish Institutional Foundation (FIES) and sponsored by the Orange Foundation, whose objective is to bring the figure of the King and the Crown to schoolchildren, as well as to raise awareness of the role that the Constitution reserves for the Institution. Photo by Jesús Hellín /Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Meets The ‘Que Es Un Rey Para Ti’ Contest Winners - Madrid

King Felipe VI (1r) receives the 40 winning students of the last two editions of the 'What is a King for you?' contest, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on March 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Felipe VI today received the 40 winning students in the last two editions of the contest "What is a King for you?", organized by the Spanish Institutional Foundation (FIES) and sponsored by the Orange Foundation, whose objective is to bring the figure of the King and the Crown to schoolchildren, as well as to raise awareness of the role that the Constitution reserves for the Institution. Photo by Jesús Hellín /Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Meets The ‘Que Es Un Rey Para Ti’ Contest Winners - Madrid

King Felipe VI observes some of the works of the 40 winning students of the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you', at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on March 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Felipe VI has received today the 40 winning students in the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you?', organized by the Spanish Institutional Foundation (FIES) and sponsored by the Orange Foundation, whose objective is to bring the figure of the King and the Crown to schoolchildren, as well as to raise awareness of the role that the Constitution reserves for the Institution. Photo by Jesús Hellín /Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Meets The ‘Que Es Un Rey Para Ti’ Contest Winners - Madrid

King Felipe VI poses with the 40 winning students of the last two editions of the 'What is a King for you?' contest, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on March 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Felipe VI has received today the 40 winning students in the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you?', organized by the Spanish Institutional Foundation (FIES) and sponsored by the Orange Foundation, whose objective is to bring the figure of the King and the Crown to schoolchildren, as well as to raise awareness of the role that the Constitution reserves for the Institution. Photo by Jesús Hellín /Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Meets The ‘Que Es Un Rey Para Ti’ Contest Winners - Madrid

King Felipe VI receives the 40 winning students of the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you', at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on March 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Felipe VI has received today the 40 winning students in the last two editions of the contest "What is a King for you?", organized by the Spanish Institutional Foundation (FIES) and sponsored by the Orange Foundation, whose objective is to bring the figure of the King and the Crown closer to schoolchildren, as well as to make known the role that the Constitution reserves to the Institution. Photo by Jesús Hellín /Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Meets The ‘Que Es Un Rey Para Ti’ Contest Winners - Madrid

King Felipe VI poses with the 40 winning students of the last two editions of the 'What is a King for you?' contest, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on March 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Felipe VI has received today the 40 winning students in the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you?', organized by the Spanish Institutional Foundation (FIES) and sponsored by the Orange Foundation, whose objective is to bring the figure of the King and the Crown to schoolchildren, as well as to raise awareness of the role that the Constitution reserves for the Institution. Photo by Jesús Hellín /Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Meets The ‘Que Es Un Rey Para Ti’ Contest Winners - Madrid

King Felipe VI observes some of the works of the 40 winning students of the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you', at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on March 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Felipe VI has received today the 40 winning students in the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you?', organized by the Spanish Institutional Foundation (FIES) and sponsored by the Orange Foundation, whose objective is to bring the figure of the King and the Crown to schoolchildren, as well as to raise awareness of the role that the Constitution reserves for the Institution. Photo by Jesús Hellín /Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Meets The ‘Que Es Un Rey Para Ti’ Contest Winners - Madrid

King Felipe VI observes some of the works of the 40 winning students of the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you', at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on March 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Felipe VI has received today the 40 winning students in the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you?', organized by the Spanish Institutional Foundation (FIES) and sponsored by the Orange Foundation, whose objective is to bring the figure of the King and the Crown to schoolchildren, as well as to raise awareness of the role that the Constitution reserves for the Institution. Photo by Jesús Hellín /Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Meets The ‘Que Es Un Rey Para Ti’ Contest Winners - Madrid

King Felipe VI observes some of the works of the 40 winning students of the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you', at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on March 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Felipe VI has received today the 40 winning students in the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you?', organized by the Spanish Institutional Foundation (FIES) and sponsored by the Orange Foundation, whose objective is to bring the figure of the King and the Crown to schoolchildren, as well as to raise awareness of the role that the Constitution reserves for the Institution. Photo by Jesús Hellín /Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Meets The ‘Que Es Un Rey Para Ti’ Contest Winners - Madrid

King Felipe VI observes some of the works of the 40 winning students of the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you', at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on March 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Felipe VI has received today the 40 winning students in the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you?', organized by the Spanish Institutional Foundation (FIES) and sponsored by the Orange Foundation, whose objective is to bring the figure of the King and the Crown to schoolchildren, as well as to raise awareness of the role that the Constitution reserves for the Institution. Photo by Jesús Hellín /Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Meets The ‘Que Es Un Rey Para Ti’ Contest Winners - Madrid

King Felipe VI (1r) receives the 40 winning students of the last two editions of the 'What is a King for you?' contest, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on March 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Felipe VI today received the 40 winning students in the last two editions of the contest "What is a King for you?", organized by the Spanish Institutional Foundation (FIES) and sponsored by the Orange Foundation, whose objective is to bring the figure of the King and the Crown to schoolchildren, as well as to raise awareness of the role that the Constitution reserves for the Institution. Photo by Jesús Hellín /Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Meets The ‘Que Es Un Rey Para Ti’ Contest Winners - Madrid

King Felipe VI observes some of the works of the 40 winning students of the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you', at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on March 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Felipe VI has received today the 40 winning students in the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you?', organized by the Spanish Institutional Foundation (FIES) and sponsored by the Orange Foundation, whose objective is to bring the figure of the King and the Crown to schoolchildren, as well as to raise awareness of the role that the Constitution reserves for the Institution. Photo by Jesús Hellín /Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Meets The ‘Que Es Un Rey Para Ti’ Contest Winners - Madrid

King Felipe VI observes some of the works of the 40 winning students of the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you', at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on March 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Felipe VI has received today the 40 winning students in the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you?', organized by the Spanish Institutional Foundation (FIES) and sponsored by the Orange Foundation, whose objective is to bring the figure of the King and the Crown to schoolchildren, as well as to raise awareness of the role that the Constitution reserves for the Institution. Photo by Jesús Hellín /Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Meets The ‘Que Es Un Rey Para Ti’ Contest Winners - Madrid

King Felipe VI observes some of the works of the 40 winning students of the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you', at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on March 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Felipe VI has received today the 40 winning students in the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you?', organized by the Spanish Institutional Foundation (FIES) and sponsored by the Orange Foundation, whose objective is to bring the figure of the King and the Crown to schoolchildren, as well as to raise awareness of the role that the Constitution reserves for the Institution. Photo by Jesús Hellín /Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Meets The ‘Que Es Un Rey Para Ti’ Contest Winners - Madrid

King Felipe VI (1r) receives the 40 winning students of the last two editions of the 'What is a King for you?' contest, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on March 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Felipe VI today received the 40 winning students in the last two editions of the contest "What is a King for you?", organized by the Spanish Institutional Foundation (FIES) and sponsored by the Orange Foundation, whose objective is to bring the figure of the King and the Crown to schoolchildren, as well as to raise awareness of the role that the Constitution reserves for the Institution. Photo by Jesús Hellín /Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Meets The ‘Que Es Un Rey Para Ti’ Contest Winners - Madrid

King Felipe VI observes some of the works of the 40 winning students of the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you', at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on March 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Felipe VI has received today the 40 winning students in the last two editions of the contest 'What is a King for you?', organized by the Spanish Institutional Foundation (FIES) and sponsored by the Orange Foundation, whose objective is to bring the figure of the King and the Crown to schoolchildren, as well as to raise awareness of the role that the Constitution reserves for the Institution. Photo by Jesús Hellín /Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Day After Knife Attack - Arras

Schoolchildren and their families arrive to the Gambetta high school in Arras, northeastern France on October 14, 2023, after teacher Dominique Bernard was killed and two other people severely wounded in a knife attack. A man of Chechen origin stabbed to death a teacher and severely wounded two other adults on October 13 at a school in northeastern France, with prosectors opening a probe into a suspected act of terror. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Day After Knife Attack - Arras

Schoolchildren and their families arrive to the Gambetta high school in Arras, northeastern France on October 14, 2023, after teacher Dominique Bernard was killed and two other people severely wounded in a knife attack. A man of Chechen origin stabbed to death a teacher and severely wounded two other adults on October 13 at a school in northeastern France, with prosectors opening a probe into a suspected act of terror. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Day After Knife Attack - Arras

Schoolchildren and their families arrive to the Gambetta high school in Arras, northeastern France on October 14, 2023, after teacher Dominique Bernard was killed and two other people severely wounded in a knife attack. A man of Chechen origin stabbed to death a teacher and severely wounded two other adults on October 13 at a school in northeastern France, with prosectors opening a probe into a suspected act of terror. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Day After Knife Attack - Arras

Schoolchildren and their families arrive to the Gambetta high school in Arras, northeastern France on October 14, 2023, after teacher Dominique Bernard was killed and two other people severely wounded in a knife attack. A man of Chechen origin stabbed to death a teacher and severely wounded two other adults on October 13 at a school in northeastern France, with prosectors opening a probe into a suspected act of terror. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Day After Knife Attack - Arras

Schoolchildren and their families arrive to the Gambetta high school in Arras, northeastern France on October 14, 2023, after teacher Dominique Bernard was killed and two other people severely wounded in a knife attack. A man of Chechen origin stabbed to death a teacher and severely wounded two other adults on October 13 at a school in northeastern France, with prosectors opening a probe into a suspected act of terror. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Day After Knife Attack - Arras

Schoolchildren and their families arrive to the Gambetta high school in Arras, northeastern France on October 14, 2023, after teacher Dominique Bernard was killed and two other people severely wounded in a knife attack. A man of Chechen origin stabbed to death a teacher and severely wounded two other adults on October 13 at a school in northeastern France, with prosectors opening a probe into a suspected act of terror. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Day After Knife Attack - Arras

Schoolchildren and their families arrive to the Gambetta high school in Arras, northeastern France on October 14, 2023, after teacher Dominique Bernard was killed and two other people severely wounded in a knife attack. A man of Chechen origin stabbed to death a teacher and severely wounded two other adults on October 13 at a school in northeastern France, with prosectors opening a probe into a suspected act of terror. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Day After Knife Attack - Arras

Schoolchildren and their families arrive to the Gambetta high school in Arras, northeastern France on October 14, 2023, after teacher Dominique Bernard was killed and two other people severely wounded in a knife attack. A man of Chechen origin stabbed to death a teacher and severely wounded two other adults on October 13 at a school in northeastern France, with prosectors opening a probe into a suspected act of terror. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Day After Knife Attack - Arras

Schoolchildren and their families arrive to the Gambetta high school in Arras, northeastern France on October 14, 2023, after teacher Dominique Bernard was killed and two other people severely wounded in a knife attack. A man of Chechen origin stabbed to death a teacher and severely wounded two other adults on October 13 at a school in northeastern France, with prosectors opening a probe into a suspected act of terror. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Day After Knife Attack - Arras

Schoolchildren and their families arrive to the Gambetta high school in Arras, northeastern France on October 14, 2023, after teacher Dominique Bernard was killed and two other people severely wounded in a knife attack. A man of Chechen origin stabbed to death a teacher and severely wounded two other adults on October 13 at a school in northeastern France, with prosectors opening a probe into a suspected act of terror. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Day After Knife Attack - Arras

Schoolchildren and their families arrive to the Gambetta high school in Arras, northeastern France on October 14, 2023, after teacher Dominique Bernard was killed and two other people severely wounded in a knife attack. A man of Chechen origin stabbed to death a teacher and severely wounded two other adults on October 13 at a school in northeastern France, with prosectors opening a probe into a suspected act of terror. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese youngsters embrace sports, fitness to mark Int'l Children's Day

STORY: Chinese youngsters embrace sports, fitness to mark Int'l Children's Day DATELINE: June 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of children engaging in various sports activities in China 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FAN ZIJUN, Student at Nanning Binhulu Primary School 3. various of Chinese youngsters participating in various sports events STORYLINE: In joyful celebrations of International Children's Day, children from various parts of China embraced the spirit of health and fitness, engaging in various sports activities to mark the day. Many schoolchildren have been participating in sports more actively thanks to the implementation of the "double reduction" policy about two years ago. The policy was rolled out to ease the burden of excessive core-subjects homework and off-campus tutoring faced by middle and primary school students. Upgrading sports facilities and improving exercising environment for schoolchildren have become a common effort for many scho

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Japanese astronauts play musical instruments together

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronauts Soichi Noguci (L in back) and Naoko Yamazaki (R in back) at the International Space Station talk to Moeka Kusuda, a six-grader at an elementary school, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo during a video chat event on April 12, 2010. Two Cabinet ministers and six schoolchildren took part in the event during which Noguchi and Yamazaki played musical instruments together.

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Anti-death penalty campaigners criticize executions in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Osamu Kishimoto, coordinator of Amnesty International Japan, speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Sept. 14 in protest of the executions earlier in the day of two death-row inmates, including Mamoru Takuma, 40, who murdered eight schoolchildren in Osaka Prefecture in 2001 in a school attack. ''The whole picture of the mass murder has not been fully clarified yet. The execution passed over the murder case in silence,'' the international human rights watchdog said.

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(2)Oita gov't starts inspections of poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - Two schoolchildren have their shoes disinfected as they come out of the blockaded section of a road in the village of Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 18. The Oita prefectural government began checking poultry farms near a household in the village where an outbreak of bird flu was confirmed the previous day.

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Fire for Winter Asian Games taken

AOMORI, Japan - Two elementary schoolchildren work to start a fire through ancient technique to light torches for the Winter Asian Games in Aomori at the Sannai Maruyama Jomon period excavation site on Jan. 25. The eight-day sports event will open in a ceremony on Feb. 1.

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Aomori residents prepare for Winter Asian Games

AOMORI, Japan - Two elementary schoolchildren try to start a fire by ancient technique, to light a torch for the Winter Asian Games in Aomori in a rehearsal at the Sannai Maruyama Jomon period excavation site on Jan. 24. The opening ceremony for eight-day event will take place on Feb. 1.

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Education minister visits school where 8 children were slain

OSAKA, Japan - Education minister Atsuko Toyama arrives at Ikeda Elementary School, Osaka Prefecture, on July 5, where a man killed eight schoolchildren and injured 13 other students and two teachers last month. Toyama, the first member of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's cabinet to visit the scene of the June 8 slaying, prayed for the peace of the dead children's souls and met the state-run school's principal.

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Pupils hang paper cranes at Ikeda school

IKEDA, Japan - Two girls try to hang a chain of paper-folded cranes June 14 on the gate to Ikeda Elementary School in Osaka Prefecture, the scene of a stabbing rampage that claimed the lives of eight schoolchildren on June 8.

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Teacher-counselor pair visits Ikeda students

IKEDA, Japan - A teacher-counselor team June 11 begins visiting the homes of pupils involved in the June 8 massacre at the state-run Ikeda Elementary School in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, to assess their emotional and psychological states. The rampage by a knife-wielding man left eight schoolchildren dead and 15 others, including two teachers, injured.

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Schoolchildren escorted by parents

Escorted by parents, schoolchildren at Tainohata Elementary School in Kobe city, in the western Japan, walk to school on May 28, a day after the severed head of a missing 11-year-old boy was found placed vertically in front of the school's main gate with two hand-written notes in the mouth. (Later, it was found out that the killer was a 14-year old junior high school student.)

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Parents escort schoolchildren

Escorted by parents, schoolchildren at Tainohata Elementary School in the western Japan city of Kobe, walk to school after the severed head of a missing 11-year-old boy was found, on May 27, placed vertically in front of the school's main gate with two hand-written notes in the mouth. (Later, it was found out that the killer was a 14-year old junior high school student.)

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Anti-death penalty campaigners criticize executions in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Osamu Kishimoto, coordinator of Amnesty International Japan, speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Sept. 14 in protest of the executions earlier in the day of two death-row inmates, including Mamoru Takuma, 40, who murdered eight schoolchildren in Osaka Prefecture in 2001 in a school attack. ''The whole picture of the mass murder has not been fully clarified yet. The execution passed over the murder case in silence,'' the international human rights watchdog said. (Kyodo)

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Aomori residents prepare for Winter Asian Games

AOMORI, Japan - Two elementary schoolchildren try to start a fire by ancient technique, to light a torch for the Winter Asian Games in Aomori in a rehearsal at the Sannai Maruyama Jomon period excavation site on Jan. 24. The opening ceremony for eight-day event will take place on Feb. 1. (Kyodo)