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Wedding of Cayetano Martinez de Irujo and Barbara Mirjan - Seville

Eugenia Martinez de Irujo greets very affectionately Curro Romero under the watchful eye of her husband, Narcis Rebollo, at the doors of the church of Cristo de los Gitanos where they attended the wedding of Cayetano Martinez de Irujo and Barbara Mirjan, on October 4, 2025, in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The couple is getting married after nine years of relationship in the church Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Salud y María Santísima de las Angustias Coronada, more popularly known as the church of Cristo de los Gitanos, where part of the ashes of the Duchess of Alba, mother of the groom, rest. The ceremony is officiated by the parish priest Ignacio Jiménez Sánchez-Dalp and gathers almost three hundred guests. Photo by Leandro Wassail/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wedding of Cayetano Martinez de Irujo and Barbara Mirjan - Seville

Eugenia Martinez de Irujo greets very affectionately Curro Romero at the doors of the church of Cristo de los Gitanos where they attended the wedding of Cayetano Martinez de Irujo and Barbara Mirjan, on October 4, 2025, in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The couple is getting married after nine years of relationship in the church Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Salud y María Santísima de las Angustias Coronada, more popularly known as the church of Cristo de los Gitanos, where part of the ashes of the Duchess of Alba, mother of the groom, rest. The ceremony is officiated by the parish priest Ignacio Jiménez Sánchez-Dalp and gathers almost three hundred guests. Photo by Leandro Wassail/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wedding of Cayetano Martinez de Irujo and Barbara Mirjan - Seville

Eugenia Martinez de Irujo greets very affectionately Curro Romero under the watchful eye of her husband, Narcis Rebollo, at the doors of the church of Cristo de los Gitanos where they attended the wedding of Cayetano Martinez de Irujo and Barbara Mirjan, on October 4, 2025, in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The couple is getting married after nine years of relationship in the church Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Salud y María Santísima de las Angustias Coronada, more popularly known as the church of Cristo de los Gitanos, where part of the ashes of the Duchess of Alba, mother of the groom, rest. The ceremony is officiated by the parish priest Ignacio Jiménez Sánchez-Dalp and gathers almost three hundred guests. Photo by Leandro Wassail/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wedding of Cayetano Martinez de Irujo and Barbara Mirjan - Seville

Eugenia Martinez de Irujo greets very affectionately Curro Romero at the doors of the church of Cristo de los Gitanos where they attended the wedding of Cayetano Martinez de Irujo and Barbara Mirjan, on October 4, 2025, in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The couple is getting married after nine years of relationship in the church Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Salud y María Santísima de las Angustias Coronada, more popularly known as the church of Cristo de los Gitanos, where part of the ashes of the Duchess of Alba, mother of the groom, rest. The ceremony is officiated by the parish priest Ignacio Jiménez Sánchez-Dalp and gathers almost three hundred guests. Photo by Leandro Wassail/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wedding of Cayetano Martinez de Irujo and Barbara Mirjan - Seville

Eugenia Martinez de Irujo greets very affectionately Curro Romero at the doors of the church of Cristo de los Gitanos where they attended the wedding of Cayetano Martinez de Irujo and Barbara Mirjan, on October 4, 2025, in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The couple is getting married after nine years of relationship in the church Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Salud y María Santísima de las Angustias Coronada, more popularly known as the church of Cristo de los Gitanos, where part of the ashes of the Duchess of Alba, mother of the groom, rest. The ceremony is officiated by the parish priest Ignacio Jiménez Sánchez-Dalp and gathers almost three hundred guests. Photo by Leandro Wassail/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wedding of Cayetano Martinez de Irujo and Barbara Mirjan - Seville

Eugenia Martinez de Irujo greets very affectionately Curro Romero at the doors of the church of Cristo de los Gitanos where they attended the wedding of Cayetano Martinez de Irujo and Barbara Mirjan, on October 4, 2025, in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The couple is getting married after nine years of relationship in the church Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Salud y María Santísima de las Angustias Coronada, more popularly known as the church of Cristo de los Gitanos, where part of the ashes of the Duchess of Alba, mother of the groom, rest. The ceremony is officiated by the parish priest Ignacio Jiménez Sánchez-Dalp and gathers almost three hundred guests. Photo by Leandro Wassail/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wedding of Cayetano Martinez de Irujo and Barbara Mirjan - Seville

Eugenia Martinez de Irujo greets very affectionately Curro Romero at the doors of the church of Cristo de los Gitanos where they attended the wedding of Cayetano Martinez de Irujo and Barbara Mirjan, on October 4, 2025, in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The couple is getting married after nine years of relationship in the church Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Salud y María Santísima de las Angustias Coronada, more popularly known as the church of Cristo de los Gitanos, where part of the ashes of the Duchess of Alba, mother of the groom, rest. The ceremony is officiated by the parish priest Ignacio Jiménez Sánchez-Dalp and gathers almost three hundred guests. Photo by Leandro Wassail/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Corse du Sud - France

FRANCE. CORSE DU SUD (2A) PASSENGERS AT VIZZAVONA STATION. ABOARD THE U TRINICHELLU, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS THE ?LITTLE TRAIN?, FOR A SUBLIME CROSSING OF CORSICA, THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS, LINKING AJACCIO TO CALVI AND AJACCIO TO BASTIA. Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Economy

FRANCE. CORSE DU SUD (2A) ABOARD U TRINICHELLU, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS THE ?LITTLE TRAIN?, FOR A SUBLIME CROSSING OF CORSICA, THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS, LINKING AJACCIO TO CALVI AND AJACCIO TO BASTIA. Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Economy

FRANCE. CORSE DU SUD (2A) PASSENGERS AT VIZZAVONA STATION. ABOARD THE U TRINICHELLU, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS THE ?LITTLE TRAIN?, FOR A SUBLIME CROSSING OF CORSICA, THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS, LINKING AJACCIO TO CALVI AND AJACCIO TO BASTIA. Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Economy

FRANCE. CORSE DU SUD (2A) PASSENGERS AT VIZZAVONA STATION. ABOARD THE U TRINICHELLU, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS THE ?LITTLE TRAIN?, FOR A SUBLIME CROSSING OF CORSICA, THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS, LINKING AJACCIO TO CALVI AND AJACCIO TO BASTIA. Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(GloriousGuizhou) CHINA-GUIZHOU-JIANHE-PALEONTOLOGY-GRASSROOTS EXPERT(CN)

(240717) -- JIANHE, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Liu Feng's son Liu Xingyu (L) introduces the formation process of paleontological fossils to children at Balang Paleontological Fossils Exhibition Hall in Jianhe County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 15, 2024. Liu Feng, 55, is the curator of the Fossil Exhibition Hall in Balang Miao Village in Jianhe County. He also serves as a dedicated administrator at the Miaoling National Geopark in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. Since 1990, Liu has worked with teams from the paleontological research center of Guizhou University on field scientific expeditions, helping to excavate a large number of fossils. With support from local authorities, he even transformed his home into the fossil exhibition hall, displaying the fossils collected by the research teams. When visitors come to this village, Liu Feng always shares his knowledge of fossils. Locals affectionately call him "t

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(GloriousGuizhou) CHINA-GUIZHOU-JIANHE-PALEONTOLOGY-GRASSROOTS EXPERT(CN)

(240717) -- JIANHE, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Liu Feng (L) and his son Liu Xingyu patrol the Miaoling National Geopark in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 15, 2024. Liu Feng, 55, is the curator of the Fossil Exhibition Hall in Balang Miao Village in Jianhe County. He also serves as a dedicated administrator at the Miaoling National Geopark in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. Since 1990, Liu has worked with teams from the paleontological research center of Guizhou University on field scientific expeditions, helping to excavate a large number of fossils. With support from local authorities, he even transformed his home into the fossil exhibition hall, displaying the fossils collected by the research teams. When visitors come to this village, Liu Feng always shares his knowledge of fossils. Locals affectionately call him "the grassroots expert without diploma." In 2022, his son Liu Xingyu also joined him in his educat

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(GloriousGuizhou) CHINA-GUIZHOU-JIANHE-PALEONTOLOGY-GRASSROOTS EXPERT(CN)

(240717) -- JIANHE, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This combo photo taken on July 15, 2024 shows paleontological fossils at Balang Paleontological Fossils Exhibition Hall in Jianhe County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Liu Feng, 55, is the curator of the Fossil Exhibition Hall in Balang Miao Village in Jianhe County. He also serves as a dedicated administrator at the Miaoling National Geopark in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. Since 1990, Liu has worked with teams from the paleontological research center of Guizhou University on field scientific expeditions, helping to excavate a large number of fossils. With support from local authorities, he even transformed his home into the fossil exhibition hall, displaying the fossils collected by the research teams. When visitors come to this village, Liu Feng always shares his knowledge of fossils. Locals affectionately call him "the grassroots expert without diploma." In 2022,

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(GloriousGuizhou) CHINA-GUIZHOU-JIANHE-PALEONTOLOGY-GRASSROOTS EXPERT(CN)

(240717) -- JIANHE, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Liu Feng (2nd L, back) and his son Liu Xingyu (3rd L, back) introduce paleontological knowledge to visitors at Balang Paleontological Fossils Exhibition Hall in Jianhe County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 15, 2024. Liu Feng, 55, is the curator of the Fossil Exhibition Hall in Balang Miao Village in Jianhe County. He also serves as a dedicated administrator at the Miaoling National Geopark in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. Since 1990, Liu has worked with teams from the paleontological research center of Guizhou University on field scientific expeditions, helping to excavate a large number of fossils. With support from local authorities, he even transformed his home into the fossil exhibition hall, displaying the fossils collected by the research teams. When visitors come to this village, Liu Feng always shares his knowledge of fossils. Locals affectionately call

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(GloriousGuizhou) CHINA-GUIZHOU-JIANHE-PALEONTOLOGY-GRASSROOTS EXPERT(CN)

(240717) -- JIANHE, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Liu Feng's son Liu Xingyu (back) explains geological knowledge to children during the summer vacation at the Miaoling National Geopark in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 15, 2024. Liu Feng, 55, is the curator of the Fossil Exhibition Hall in Balang Miao Village in Jianhe County. He also serves as a dedicated administrator at the Miaoling National Geopark in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. Since 1990, Liu has worked with teams from the paleontological research center of Guizhou University on field scientific expeditions, helping to excavate a large number of fossils. With support from local authorities, he even transformed his home into the fossil exhibition hall, displaying the fossils collected by the research teams. When visitors come to this village, Liu Feng always shares his knowledge of fossils. Locals affectionately call him "the grassroots expert without diplo

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(GloriousGuizhou) CHINA-GUIZHOU-JIANHE-PALEONTOLOGY-GRASSROOTS EXPERT(CN)

(240717) -- JIANHE, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- In this aerial drone photo, Liu Xingyu leads the children to walk in Miaoling National Geopark in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 15, 2024. Liu Feng, 55, is the curator of the Fossil Exhibition Hall in Balang Miao Village in Jianhe County. He also serves as a dedicated administrator at the Miaoling National Geopark in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. Since 1990, Liu has worked with teams from the paleontological research center of Guizhou University on field scientific expeditions, helping to excavate a large number of fossils. With support from local authorities, he even transformed his home into the fossil exhibition hall, displaying the fossils collected by the research teams. When visitors come to this village, Liu Feng always shares his knowledge of fossils. Locals affectionately call him "the grassroots expert without diploma." In 2022, his son Liu Xingyu also jo

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(GloriousGuizhou) CHINA-GUIZHOU-JIANHE-PALEONTOLOGY-GRASSROOTS EXPERT(CN)

(240717) -- JIANHE, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 14, 2024 shows the Balang Miao Village in Jianhe County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Liu Feng, 55, is the curator of the Fossil Exhibition Hall in Balang Miao Village in Jianhe County. He also serves as a dedicated administrator at the Miaoling National Geopark in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. Since 1990, Liu has worked with teams from the paleontological research center of Guizhou University on field scientific expeditions, helping to excavate a large number of fossils. With support from local authorities, he even transformed his home into the fossil exhibition hall, displaying the fossils collected by the research teams. When visitors come to this village, Liu Feng always shares his knowledge of fossils. Locals affectionately call him "the grassroots expert without diploma." In 2022, his son Liu Xingyu also joined him in his educational e

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(GloriousGuizhou) CHINA-GUIZHOU-JIANHE-PALEONTOLOGY-GRASSROOTS EXPERT(CN)

(240717) -- JIANHE, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Liu Feng's son Liu Xingyu (1st R) explains geological knowledge to children during the summer vacation at the Miaoling National Geopark in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 15, 2024. Liu Feng, 55, is the curator of the Fossil Exhibition Hall in Balang Miao Village in Jianhe County. He also serves as a dedicated administrator at the Miaoling National Geopark in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. Since 1990, Liu has worked with teams from the paleontological research center of Guizhou University on field scientific expeditions, helping to excavate a large number of fossils. With support from local authorities, he even transformed his home into the fossil exhibition hall, displaying the fossils collected by the research teams. When visitors come to this village, Liu Feng always shares his knowledge of fossils. Locals affectionately call him "the grassroots expert without dipl

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(GloriousGuizhou) CHINA-GUIZHOU-JIANHE-PALEONTOLOGY-GRASSROOTS EXPERT(CN)

(240717) -- JIANHE, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Liu Feng (R) and his son Liu Xingyu patrol the Miaoling National Geopark in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 15, 2024. Liu Feng, 55, is the curator of the Fossil Exhibition Hall in Balang Miao Village in Jianhe County. He also serves as a dedicated administrator at the Miaoling National Geopark in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. Since 1990, Liu has worked with teams from the paleontological research center of Guizhou University on field scientific expeditions, helping to excavate a large number of fossils. With support from local authorities, he even transformed his home into the fossil exhibition hall, displaying the fossils collected by the research teams. When visitors come to this village, Liu Feng always shares his knowledge of fossils. Locals affectionately call him "the grassroots expert without diploma." In 2022, his son Liu Xingyu also joined him in his educat

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(GloriousGuizhou) CHINA-GUIZHOU-JIANHE-PALEONTOLOGY-GRASSROOTS EXPERT(CN)

(240717) -- JIANHE, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Liu Feng (L) and his son Liu Xingyu collect paleontological fossils in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 15, 2024. Liu Feng, 55, is the curator of the Fossil Exhibition Hall in Balang Miao Village in Jianhe County. He also serves as a dedicated administrator at the Miaoling National Geopark in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. Since 1990, Liu has worked with teams from the paleontological research center of Guizhou University on field scientific expeditions, helping to excavate a large number of fossils. With support from local authorities, he even transformed his home into the fossil exhibition hall, displaying the fossils collected by the research teams. When visitors come to this village, Liu Feng always shares his knowledge of fossils. Locals affectionately call him "the grassroots expert without diploma." In 2022, his son Liu Xingyu also joined him in his educational

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(GloriousGuizhou) CHINA-GUIZHOU-JIANHE-PALEONTOLOGY-GRASSROOTS EXPERT(CN)

(240717) -- JIANHE, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Liu Feng observes a paleontological fossil in a field scientific expedition in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 19, 2017. Liu Feng, 55, is the curator of the Fossil Exhibition Hall in Balang Miao Village in Jianhe County. He also serves as a dedicated administrator at the Miaoling National Geopark in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. Since 1990, Liu has worked with teams from the paleontological research center of Guizhou University on field scientific expeditions, helping to excavate a large number of fossils. With support from local authorities, he even transformed his home into the fossil exhibition hall, displaying the fossils collected by the research teams. When visitors come to this village, Liu Feng always shares his knowledge of fossils. Locals affectionately call him "the grassroots expert without diploma." In 2022, his son Liu Xingyu also joined him in his ed

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(GloriousGuizhou) CHINA-GUIZHOU-JIANHE-PALEONTOLOGY-GRASSROOTS EXPERT(CN)

(240717) -- JIANHE, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Liu Feng's son Liu Xingyu (R) observes a fossil with a kid at the Miaoling National Geopark in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 15, 2024. Liu Feng, 55, is the curator of the Fossil Exhibition Hall in Balang Miao Village in Jianhe County. He also serves as a dedicated administrator at the Miaoling National Geopark in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. Since 1990, Liu has worked with teams from the paleontological research center of Guizhou University on field scientific expeditions, helping to excavate a large number of fossils. With support from local authorities, he even transformed his home into the fossil exhibition hall, displaying the fossils collected by the research teams. When visitors come to this village, Liu Feng always shares his knowledge of fossils. Locals affectionately call him "the grassroots expert without diploma." In 2022, his son Liu Xingyu also joine

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Dutch museum hosts British fashion exhibition with outfits from Princess Diana

STORY: Dutch museum hosts British fashion exhibition with outfits from Princess Diana DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: THE HAGUE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of exhibition STORYLINE: Garments worn by Princess Diana will be on display as part of the upcoming British Fashion exhibition "Royals & Rebels" from Sept. 9, 2023 until Jan. 7, 2024 at the Kunstmuseum in The Hague, the Netherlands. A press preview of the exhibition was held on Thursday to demonstrate the evolution of British fashion style, from the regal opulence of royalty to the daring rebellion of modern fashion icons. Punk revolution designs from Vivienne Westwood, one of the most prominent British designers, and designs of modern British fashion pioneers such as Alexander McQueen are exhibited. The outfits from the wardrobe of Princess Diana, affectionately known as Lady Di, complete the exhibition, including the iconic One Black Sheep Sweater worn by Princess Diana. Xinhua News Agency corresponde

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(1)Princess Sayako formally engaged to Kuroda in traditional rite

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako arrives at the Imperial Palace on March 19 to get formally engaged to Yoshiki Kuroda, an employee with the Tokyo metropolitan government, in a traditional rite of betrothal, known as ''Nosai no Gi.'' After the ceremony, the princess, 35, affectionately known as Princess Nori, said in a statement, ''I would like to express my deep gratitude to both the emperor and the empress for blessing us and for having Nosai no Gi completed smoothly.'' (Pool photo)

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(2)Sapporo Snow Festival opens for weeklong run

SAPPORO, Japan - Visitors to the 56th Sapporo Snow Festival pose for a photo in front of a snow sculpture of Bae Yong Joon, a South Korean actor. Bae, who is affectionately known as ''Yong-sama'' in Japan, become an idol among Japanese women after the South Korean TV drama series ''Winter Sonata'' he starred in became a major hit in Japan.

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(1)Fans gather to see photo exhibit of S. Korean star

TOKYO, Japan - Thousands of fans form long lines around the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower in central Tokyo on Nov. 27 to see an exhibition of photos of South Korean heartthrob Bae Yong Joon on Nov. 27. Bae, the 32-year-old star of the hit South Korean TV soap opera ''Winter Sonata,'' is known affectionately as ''Yon-sama'' among his Japanese fans.

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'Ai-chan' makes history at table tennis nationals

TOKYO, Japan - Ai Fukuhara, a 13-year-old junior high school student, on Dec. 21 becomes the youngest-ever player to reach the quarterfinals of the table tennis national championships when she defeated Sayaka Hirano in a women's singles sixth-round match at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo. Fukuhara, who is affectionately known as ''Ai-chan,'' defeated Japan world championship team member Hirano 4-2.

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-CHINA NEWS

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A resident named Li Jing greets her son affectionately after a few days of separation, as restrictions were lifted at a community in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 28, 2021. Zhengzhou cleared all its medium- and high-risk areas for COVID-19 on Aug. 28, 2021, with closed-management measures in affected areas lifted. (Xinhua/Li An)

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(1)Fans gather to see photo exhibit of S. Korean star

TOKYO, Japan - Thousands of fans form long lines around the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower in central Tokyo on Nov. 27 to see an exhibition of photos of South Korean heartthrob Bae Yong Joon on Nov. 27. Bae, the 32-year-old star of the hit South Korean TV soap opera ''Winter Sonata,'' is known affectionately as ''Yon-sama'' among his Japanese fans. (Kyodo)

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(1)Princess Sayako formally engaged to Kuroda in traditional rit

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako arrives at the Imperial Palace on March 19 to get formally engaged to Yoshiki Kuroda, an employee with the Tokyo metropolitan government, in a traditional rite of betrothal, known as ''Nosai no Gi.'' After the ceremony, the princess, 35, affectionately known as Princess Nori, said in a statement, ''I would like to express my deep gratitude to both the emperor and the empress for blessing us and for having Nosai no Gi completed smoothly.'' (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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(2)Sapporo Snow Festival opens for weeklong run

SAPPORO, Japan - Visitors to the 56th Sapporo Snow Festival pose for a photo in front of a snow sculpture of Bae Yong Joon, a South Korean actor. Bae, who is affectionately known as ''Yong-sama'' in Japan, become an idol among Japanese women after the South Korean TV drama series ''Winter Sonata'' he starred in became a major hit in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Affectionately Yours film (1941)

Merle Oberon Characters: Sue Mayberry Film: Affectionately Yours (1948) Director: Lloyd Bacon 10 May 1941 Date: 10-May-1941

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1 month since disaster

YAMAMOTO, Japan - A woman affectionately strokes the bath, which was among a few remained items from her house swept away by a massive tsunami on March 11, 2011, in Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture on April 10. She visited where her house used to stand for the first time the same day, about a month after the disaster. (Kyodo)

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The Train To Spring

A train runs through a sea of flowers at the foot of the Juyong Pass Great Wall in Beijing, China, March 23, 2021. Passengers affectionately call it the train to spring.

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The Train To Spring

A train runs through a sea of flowers at the foot of the Juyong Pass Great Wall in Beijing, China, March 23, 2021. Passengers affectionately call it the train to spring.

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The Train To Spring

A train runs through a sea of flowers at the foot of the Juyong Pass Great Wall in Beijing, China, March 23, 2021. Passengers affectionately call it the train to spring.

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The Train To Spring

A train runs through a sea of flowers at the foot of the Juyong Pass Great Wall in Beijing, China, March 23, 2021. Passengers affectionately call it the train to spring.

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The Train To Spring

A train runs through a sea of flowers at the foot of the Juyong Pass Great Wall in Beijing, China, March 23, 2021. Passengers affectionately call it the train to spring.

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The Train To Spring

A train runs through a sea of flowers at the foot of the Juyong Pass Great Wall in Beijing, China, March 23, 2021. Passengers affectionately call it the train to spring.

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The Train To Spring

A train runs through a sea of flowers at the foot of the Juyong Pass Great Wall in Beijing, China, March 23, 2021. Passengers affectionately call it the train to spring.

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The Train To Spring

A train runs through a sea of flowers at the foot of the Juyong Pass Great Wall in Beijing, China, March 23, 2021. Passengers affectionately call it the train to spring.

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The Train To Spring

A train runs through a sea of flowers at the foot of the Juyong Pass Great Wall in Beijing, China, March 23, 2021. Passengers affectionately call it the train to spring.

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The Train To Spring

A train runs through a sea of flowers at the foot of the Juyong Pass Great Wall in Beijing, China, March 23, 2021. Passengers affectionately call it the train to spring.

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The Train To Spring

Photographers take pictures of a train passing through a sea of flowers at the foot of the Juyong Pass Great Wall in Beijing, China, March 23, 2021. Passengers affectionately call it the train to spring.

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The Train To Spring

A train runs through a sea of flowers at the foot of the Juyong Pass Great Wall in Beijing, China, March 23, 2021. Passengers affectionately call it the train to spring.

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The Train To Spring

A train runs through a sea of flowers at the foot of the Juyong Pass Great Wall in Beijing, China, March 23, 2021. Passengers affectionately call it the train to spring.

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The Train To Spring

A train runs through a sea of flowers at the foot of the Juyong Pass Great Wall in Beijing, China, March 23, 2021. Passengers affectionately call it the train to spring.

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The Train To Spring

A train runs through a sea of flowers at the foot of the Juyong Pass Great Wall in Beijing, China, March 23, 2021. Passengers affectionately call it the train to spring.

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The Train To Spring

A train runs through a sea of flowers at the foot of the Juyong Pass Great Wall in Beijing, China, March 23, 2021. Passengers affectionately call it the train to spring.