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Coffee festival held in Yemen to celebrate time-honored tradition

STORY: Coffee festival held in Yemen to celebrate time-honored tradition SHOOTING TIME: March 3, 2024 DATELINE: March 6, 2024 LENGTH: 0:03:30 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMAD AL-AMRI, Visitor 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ADEL RSAM, Coffee trader 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ADEL RSAM, Coffee trader STORYLINE: Yemen held its annual Sanaa Coffee Festival on Sunday, attracting coffee aficionados and industry professionals to celebrate the country's rich coffee heritage. The festival serves as a vital platform for Yemeni coffee farmers, especially those from mountainous regions, to connect with market players and showcase the nation's prized beans, known for their subtle notes of cinnamon and chocolate. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMAD AL-AMRI, Visitor "The festival highlighted the profound historical connection between Yemen and coffee. The celebratory atmosphere resembled a national wedding, with people of all ages, men, women, and children, c

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Molecular biologist Shin-Ichi Fukuoka honored as a Vermeer aficionado

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken on July 1, 2014, at Rockefeller University in New York, the United States, shows Japanese molecular biologist Shin-Ichi Fukuoka. He was recently selected as one of 20 aficionados of 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer by the Royal Pictures Gallery Mauritshuis in The Netherlands.

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Molecular biologist Shin-Ichi Fukuoka honored as a Vermeer aficionado

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken on July 1, 2014, in New York, the United States, shows Japanese molecular biologist Shin-Ichi Fukuoka. He was recently selected as one of 20 aficionados of 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer by the Royal Pictures Gallery Mauritshuis in The Netherlands.

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Kendo gaining popularity in China

SHANGHAI, China - Chinese kendo aficionados are seen practicing at a gymnasium in Shanghai on April 13, 2014. Manners typical of kendo, a Japanese martial art similar to fencing, depicted in a Japanese manga comic books are believed to have helped boost its popularity among young people in China.

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Soccer fans' 'makarapa' headgear

PRETORIA, South Africa - A man wearing ''makarapa'' headgear, commonly donned by South African soccer aficionados, roots for his country's team in Pretoria on March 6, 2010, as the World Cup craze sweeps the nation.

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Soccer fans' 'makarapa' headgear

PRETORIA, South Africa - A man wearing ''makarapa'' headgear, commonly donned by South African soccer aficionados, roots for his country's team in Pretoria on March 6, 2010, as the World Cup craze sweeps the nation. (Kyodo)

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Shintomi-za Theatre

After Kabuki-za opened in 1889, Shintomi-za gradually lost its appeal. Renamed Fukaya-za in 1892 and Miyako-za in 1896, it again adopted the name of Shintomi-za in 1898. Although popular for many years with theatre aficionados, it was converted to a movie theatre of the same name after the Great Earthquake of Kanto of 1923. This is a business card-sized photograph taken in the mid-Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number71‐20‐0]

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Molecular biologist Shin-Ichi Fukuoka honored as a Vermeer aficionado

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken on July 1, 2014, in New York, the United States, shows Japanese molecular biologist Shin-Ichi Fukuoka. He was recently selected as one of 20 aficionados of 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer by the Royal Pictures Gallery Mauritshuis in The Netherlands. (Kyodo)

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Molecular biologist Shin-Ichi Fukuoka honored as a Vermeer aficionado

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken on July 1, 2014, at Rockefeller University in New York, the United States, shows Japanese molecular biologist Shin-Ichi Fukuoka. He was recently selected as one of 20 aficionados of 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer by the Royal Pictures Gallery Mauritshuis in The Netherlands. (Kyodo)

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Pink steam locomotive

Train aficionados take photos of a pink-colored steam locomotive of Wakasa Railway Co. in Wakasa, western Japan, on April 30, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo