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[Breaking News]Key bond yield hits 27-year high

TOKYO, Japan, April 13 Kyodo - A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.515 percent, its highest level in about 27 years, on April 30, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Key bond yield hits 27-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.515 percent, its highest level in about 27 years, on April 30, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Key bond yield hits 27-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.515 percent, its highest level in about 27 years, on April 30, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Key bond yield hits 27-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.515 percent, its highest level in about 27 years, on April 30, 2026.

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Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

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Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

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Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

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Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

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Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

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Benchmark bond yield hits 18.5-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond ending at 1.935 percent, its highest in about 18 and a half years, on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Benchmark bond yield hits 18.5-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond ending at 1.935 percent, its highest in about 18 and a half years, on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Marine Farms - China

An aerial drone photo taken on November 10, 2025 shows workers aboard a boat maintaining cages at a marine farm in the West Coast New Area of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. As a province noted for its major marine fishery economy, Shandong has been actively building marine farms in recent years, aiming to continuously enrich the "blue food depot." To date, Shandong has built 139 "marine farms" at or above the provincial level, including 71 at the national level, or 38 percent of the country's total at the level. The province now boasts an integrated industrial chain for marine fishery that ranges from aquaculture, fishing to intensive processing. The output of marine aquatic products in Shandong reached 8.25 million tonnes with an added value exceeding 100 billion yuan (about 14.09 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024, topping among all regions at the provincial level in the country. Photo by Yu Fangping/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Marine Farms - China

An aerial drone photo taken on November 10, 2025 shows a view of a breeding area at a marine farm in Rongcheng City, east China's Shandong Province. As a province noted for its major marine fishery economy, Shandong has been actively building marine farms in recent years, aiming to continuously enrich the "blue food depot." To date, Shandong has built 139 "marine farms" at or above the provincial level, including 71 at the national level, or 38 percent of the country's total at the level. The province now boasts an integrated industrial chain for marine fishery that ranges from aquaculture, fishing to intensive processing. The output of marine aquatic products in Shandong reached 8.25 million tonnes with an added value exceeding 100 billion yuan (about 14.09 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024, topping among all regions at the provincial level in the country. Photo by Wang Fudong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Restoration of Nara temple

The removal of roof tiles at Kohfuku-ji temple's five-story pagoda, in Nara, western Japan, is unveiled to the media on Sept. 10, 2025, as part of its first major repairs in about 120 years. Work is expected to be completed in March 2034 and will entail removal of approximately 60,000 tiles.

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Restoration of Nara temple

The removal of roof tiles at Kohfuku-ji temple's five-story pagoda, in Nara, western Japan, is unveiled to the media on Sept. 10, 2025, as part of its first major repairs in about 120 years. Work is expected to be completed in March 2034 and will entail removal of approximately 60,000 tiles.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

ISE, Japan, June 12 Kyodo -Video taken on June 10, 2025, shows "sacred" trees at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, to be used in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating back about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall. (Kyodo)

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Photo taken on June 10, 2025, shows "sacred" trees at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, to be used in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating back about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Photo taken on June 10, 2025, shows "sacred" trees at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, to be used in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating back about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Photo taken on June 10, 2025, shows a "sacred" tree at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, to be used in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating back about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Photo taken on June 10, 2025, shows "sacred" trees at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, to be used in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating back about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Priests transport a "sacred" tree in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 10, 2025, for use at Ise Jingu shrine in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Priests transport a "sacred" tree in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 10, 2025, for use at Ise Jingu shrine in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Priests transport a "sacred" tree in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 10, 2025, for use at Ise Jingu shrine in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Citizens transport a "sacred" tree in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 10, 2025, for use at Ise Jingu shrine in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Citizens transport a "sacred" tree in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 10, 2025, for use at Ise Jingu shrine in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Citizens transport a "sacred" tree in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 10, 2025, for use at Ise Jingu shrine in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Citizens transport a "sacred" tree in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 10, 2025, for use at Ise Jingu shrine in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Citizens transport a "sacred" tree in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 10, 2025, for use at Ise Jingu shrine in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Citizens transport a "sacred" tree in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 10, 2025, for use at Ise Jingu shrine in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

ISE, Japan, June 10 Kyodo - Priests purify sacred trees at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 9, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu," which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall. The reconstruction rites have a history of about 1,300 years. (Kyodo)

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Tree-felling rite in central Japan

Woodcutters take part in a tree-felling rite in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, on June 5, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, in central Japan. Two Japanese cypress trees being cut will be transported to the Shinto shrine on June 9-10 for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" with a history of about 1,300 years, starting in 2033.

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Tree-felling rite in central Japan

Woodcutters take part in a tree-felling rite in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, on June 5, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, in central Japan. Two Japanese cypress trees being cut will be transported to the Shinto shrine on June 9-10 for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" with a history of about 1,300 years, starting in 2033.

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Tree-felling rite in central Japan

Woodcutters take part in a tree-felling rite in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, on June 5, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, in central Japan. Two Japanese cypress trees being cut will be transported to the Shinto shrine on June 9-10 for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" with a history of about 1,300 years, starting in 2033.

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Tree-felling rite in central Japan

Woodcutters take part in a tree-felling rite in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, on June 5, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, in central Japan. Two Japanese cypress trees being cut will be transported to the Shinto shrine on June 9-10 for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" with a history of about 1,300 years, starting in 2033.

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Zhejiangs Industrial Chain Development - China

A staff member works at a workshop of a precision machinery manufacturing company in Beilun District of Ningbo City, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 10, 2025. In recent years, Beilun District has tailored its development plans for key industrial chains, continuously enhancing the level of digital transformation among enterprises in the region, aiming to develop a number of advantageous industrial clusters and leading enterprises. In 2024, the total output value of industrial enterprises above designated size in Beilun District achieved 585.727 billion yuan (about 80.1 billion U.S. dollars), marking a year on year increase of 9.6 percent. Photo by Huang Zongzhi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zhejiangs Industrial Chain Development - China

A crane loads containers at a logistics company in Beilun District of Ningbo City, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 10, 2025. In recent years, Beilun District has tailored its development plans for key industrial chains, continuously enhancing the level of digital transformation among enterprises in the region, aiming to develop a number of advantageous industrial clusters and leading enterprises. In 2024, the total output value of industrial enterprises above designated size in Beilun District achieved 585.727 billion yuan (about 80.1 billion U.S. dollars), marking a year on year increase of 9.6 percent. Photo by Zheng Huansong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Oldest Short-Tailed Bird Fossil Discovered - China

Wang Min, a researcher with the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), works at his office at IVPP in Beijing, capital of China, on February 10, 2025. Chinese scientists have unearthed the oldest short-tailed bird fossil, dating back about 150 million years, in east China's Fujian Province. This suggests that birds might have originated earlier than previously thought. The fossilized bird Baminornis zhenghensis was discovered in Zhenghe County, Fujian Province. Its short tail ends in a compound bone called the pygostyle, a feature uniquely present in modern birds. This indicates that the body structure of modern birds emerged in the Late Jurassic Period, 20 million years earlier than previously known. The study, conducted by researchers from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) and the Fujian Institute of Geological Survey, was published in the latest issue of the journal Nature, on February 11, 2025, in B