Breathtaking winter scenery in China's Inner Mongolia

STORY: Breathtaking winter scenery in China's Inner Mongolia SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 22, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:30 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the snow scenery in Yakeshi City, Inner Mongolia STORYLINE: Yakeshi City in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is famous for its winter scenery. The average winter temperature here is about minus 24 degrees Celsius. Yakeshi has a long snow season, with snow accumulation expected to reach over 16 centimeters. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hohhot, China. (XHTV)

NTT DoCoMo to launch ultra compact mobile phone

NTT DoCoMo to launch ultra compact mobile phone

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows what is claimed to be the world's smallest Internet-capable mobile phone which NTT DoCoMo Inc. will launch on the Japanese market on July 1. Measuring 9 centimeters by 4 cm by 2 cm, the handset, called Premini, weighs only 69 grams, NTT DoCoMo said on June 24. It will carry a price tag of about 15,000 yen.

Medieval court game 'kemari' played

Medieval court game 'kemari' played

KYOTO, Japan - People in traditional Japanese costumes play ''kemari'' in a reenactment of the traditional ball game at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4. Kemari attained wide popularity among court nobles during the Nara (710-794), Heian (794-1185) and Kamakura (1185-1333) periods. People wearing leather shoes form a circle and kick a deerskin ball about 24 centimeters in diameter, trying to keep it from hitting the ground.

Medieval court game 'kemari' played

Medieval court game 'kemari' played

KYOTO, Japan - People in traditional Japanese costumes play ''kemari'' in a reproduction of the traditional ball game at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4. Kemari attained wide popularity among court nobles during the Nara (710-794), Heian (794-1185) and Kamakura (1185-1333) periods. People wearing leather shoes form a circle and kick a deerskin ball about 24 centimeters in diameter trying to keep it from falling to the ground.

Medieval court game 'kemari' played

Medieval court game 'kemari' played

KYOTO, Japan - People in traditional Japanese costumes play ''kemari'' in a reproduction of the traditional ball game at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4. Kemari attained wide popularity among court nobles during the Nara (710-794), Heian (794-1185) and Kamakura (1185-1333) periods. People wearing leather shoes form a circle and kick a deerskin ball about 24 centimeters in diameter trying to keep it from falling to the ground. (Kyodo)

Satellites developed by Japan, Philippines, Paraguay

Satellites developed by Japan, Philippines, Paraguay

The Kyushu Institute of Technology unveils three ultrasmall satellites -- each in the shape of a cube about 10 centimeters long and weighing 1,230 grams -- to the media in Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 24, 2020. The satellites, developed mainly by graduate students from Japan, the Philippines and Paraguay, are scheduled to be launched in 2021.

Large umbrella to enable users to keep social distancing

Large umbrella to enable users to keep social distancing

Photo taken in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on June 24, 2020, shows a large umbrella developed by a local umbrella maker. The umbrella, 130 centimeters in diameter and about 30 centimeters longer than a regular-size umbrella, is meant to enable users to observe social distancing to prevent coronavirus infection.

Large umbrella to enable users to keep social distancing

Large umbrella to enable users to keep social distancing

People stand under umbrellas in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on June 24, 2020. A local umbrella maker developed the umbrella 130 centimeters in diameter -- about 30 centimeters longer than a regular-size umbrella -- to enable users to observe social distancing to prevent coronavirus infection.

Medieval court game 'kemari' played

Medieval court game 'kemari' played

KYOTO, Japan - People in traditional Japanese costumes play ''kemari'' in a reenactment of the traditional ball game at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4. Kemari attained wide popularity among court nobles during the Nara (710-794), Heian (794-1185) and Kamakura (1185-1333) periods. People wearing leather shoes form a circle and kick a deerskin ball about 24 centimeters in diameter, trying to keep it from hitting the ground. (Kyodo)