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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - NORMANDY - MANCHE (50) - SAINTE MERE EGLISE: SITE 6: SAINTE MERE EGLISE. ON JUNE 5, 1944 AT 11 P.M., THE AMERICAN ALLIED FORCES PARACHUTED ABOVE SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE DURING OPERATION OVERLORD. 15,000 MEN WERE DROPPED ON THE VILLAGE AND ITS SURROUNDINGS, MAINLY FROM THE US 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS PARATROOPERS FROM THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION DUE TO DROP ERRORS. THE GERMANS SHOOT AT THE PARATROOPERS WHO FALL TO THE GROUND. JOHN STEELE, ONE OF THEM, WAS HIT IN THE FOOT BY A BULLET, COULD NOT CONTROL HIS PARACHUTE AND FINALLY LANDED ON THE CHURCH TOWER AROUND 4:00 A.M. HE TRIED TO FREE HIMSELF FROM HIS PARACHUTE WHILE IN THE SQUARE, ALL AROUND THE CHURCH, THE BATTLE RAGED. HE THEN DECIDED TO PLAY DEAD IN ORDER TO AVOID SERVING AS A TARGET FOR THE ENEMY. AFTER MORE THAN TWO HOURS, A GERMAN SOLDIER CAME TO TAKE IT DOWN. STEELE WAS TREATED AND TAKEN PRISONER, ESCAPED THREE DAYS LATER, REJOINED ALLIED LINES AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO A HOSPITAL IN ENGLAND. SINCE THEN, A MANNEQUIN HAS HUNG ON TH

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - NORMANDY - MANCHE (50) - SAINTE MERE EGLISE: SITE 6: SAINTE MERE EGLISE. ON JUNE 5, 1944 AT 11 P.M., THE AMERICAN ALLIED FORCES PARACHUTED ABOVE SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE DURING OPERATION OVERLORD. 15,000 MEN WERE DROPPED ON THE VILLAGE AND ITS SURROUNDINGS, MAINLY FROM THE US 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS PARATROOPERS FROM THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION DUE TO DROP ERRORS. THE GERMANS SHOOT AT THE PARATROOPERS WHO FALL TO THE GROUND. JOHN STEELE, ONE OF THEM, WAS HIT IN THE FOOT BY A BULLET, COULD NOT CONTROL HIS PARACHUTE AND FINALLY LANDED ON THE CHURCH TOWER AROUND 4:00 A.M. HE TRIED TO FREE HIMSELF FROM HIS PARACHUTE WHILE IN THE SQUARE, ALL AROUND THE CHURCH, THE BATTLE RAGED. HE THEN DECIDED TO PLAY DEAD IN ORDER TO AVOID SERVING AS A TARGET FOR THE ENEMY. AFTER MORE THAN TWO HOURS, A GERMAN SOLDIER CAME TO TAKE IT DOWN. STEELE WAS TREATED AND TAKEN PRISONER, ESCAPED THREE DAYS LATER, REJOINED ALLIED LINES AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO A HOSPITAL IN ENGLAND. SINCE THEN, A MANNEQUIN HAS HUNG ON TH

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Multi-purpose deep-sea scientific exploration and archaeological vessel, Tan Suo San Hao

This photo taken on December 29, 2024 shows the multi-purpose deep-sea scientific exploration and archaeological vessel, Tan Suo San Hao, or Exploration No. 3. Tan Suo San Hao on Sunday arrived at a port in Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, and was officially commissioned here. The 104-meter-long self-developed and built vessel has a displacement of around 10,000 tonnes, an endurance of 15,000 nautical miles and a crew capacity of 80. It is equipped with two-direction ice-breaking capabilities at both the bow and stern. (Xinhua/Zhao Yingquan)

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Multi-purpose deep-sea scientific exploration and archaeological vessel, Tan Suo San Hao

An aerial drone photo taken on December 29, 2024 shows the multi-purpose deep-sea scientific exploration and archaeological vessel, Tan Suo San Hao, or Exploration No. 3. Tan Suo San Hao on Sunday arrived at a port in Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, and was officially commissioned here. The 104-meter-long self-developed and built vessel has a displacement of around 10,000 tonnes, an endurance of 15,000 nautical miles and a crew capacity of 80. It is equipped with two-direction ice-breaking capabilities at both the bow and stern. (Photo by Li Duojiang/Xinhua)

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Multi-purpose deep-sea scientific exploration and archaeological vessel, Tan Suo San Hao

An aerial drone photo taken on December 29, 2024 shows the multi-purpose deep-sea scientific exploration and archaeological vessel, Tan Suo San Hao, or Exploration No. 3. Tan Suo San Hao on Sunday arrived at a port in Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, and was officially commissioned here. The 104-meter-long self-developed and built vessel has a displacement of around 10,000 tonnes, an endurance of 15,000 nautical miles and a crew capacity of 80. It is equipped with two-direction ice-breaking capabilities at both the bow and stern. (Photo by Li Duojiang/Xinhua)

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Baseball: Blue Jays pitcher Kikuchi's bobblehead doll

Photo taken at Rogers Centre in Toronto on May 22, 2024, shows a bobblehead doll of Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi. The dolls were handed out to around 15,000 fans ahead of a baseball game the same day against the Chicago White Sox.

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Russian regions fight flood as water levels remain high

STORY: Russian regions fight flood as water levels remain high SHOOTING TIME: April 16-18, 2024 DATELINE: April 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:02 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: (Source: Emercom of Russia) 1. various of affected areas and rescue efforts STORYLINE: Russia's Kurgan and Tyumen regions have evacuated more than 15,000 people as of Thursday due to flooding threat as water levels are forecast to continue rising in the coming days. In the Kurgan region, the water level of the Tobol River keeps rising, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said Thursday, adding that in the regional center, the level has reached around 970 cm, surpassing the dangerous mark. Almost 14,000 people have been evacuated, with 2,090 residential buildings and 3,380 country houses flooded, data from the regional department of emergency situations showed Thursday. The water in the Tobol River near Kurgan will continue to rise in the next one to two days, the department said. In the neighboring Tyumen re

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Macao stages expos of yachts, automobiles, business aircraft

STORY: Macao stages expos of yachts, automobiles, business aircraft SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 10, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: MACAO, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of expos STORYLINE: China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) is staging expos of yachts, automobiles and business aircraft to showcase products from around the world. The yacht fair has an exhibition area of 55,000 square meters, with over 40 yachts from home and abroad on display. Covering an area of 65,000 square meters, the automobile exhibition pooled together nearly 100 carmakers and related businesses from over 20 countries and regions. With an area of 15,000 square meters, the business aviation exhibition has attracted more than 20 exhibitors. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Macao, China. (XHTV)

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Chinese companies participate in Madrid Tech Show

STORY: Chinese companies participate in Madrid Tech Show SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 30, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Madrid Tech Show 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): PEDRO PABLO LAINA MARCO, Sales Data Center Manager at Huawei Spain 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHEN YONG, General Manager of Kehua Tech STORYLINE: The Madrid Tech Show concluded at the IFEMA exhibition center in the Spanish capital on Tuesday. The two-day event hosted around 15,000 visitors, with over 400 companies and 350 keynote speakers in attendance. Chinese companies such as Huawei, China Mobile International and Alibaba participated in the show, which focused on themes such as the cloud, cybersecurity, big data, artificial intelligence (AI), e-commerce, and digital marketing. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): PEDRO PABLO LAINA MARCO, Sales Data Center Manager at Huawei Spain "This is one of the most important events we have in Europe, as it brings together all of the digitali

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Demonstration against austerity staged throughout France

STORY: Demonstration against austerity staged throughout France DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:07 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the protest 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): OLIVIER, Former retirement editor 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): PASCAL, Airbus IT developer STORYLINE: The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) staged a one-day strike across France on Friday to protest against austerity. Around 150,000 people took part in the demonstration, with around 15,000 in the capital Paris. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): OLIVIER, Former editor "I think the social system should be changed. We have to fight for it. We can't just sit back and wait. We can only rely on ourselves. They're building cannons with billions of euros, but there's no money for hospitals. All the propaganda is to get us used to it. To prepare people for future wars, especially for the younger generation." SOUNDBITE 2 (French): PASCAL, Airbus IT developer "The deep crisis in France is the social crisis, with the current h

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Chinese Embassy in U.S. opens house, presents Yunnan Province to visitors

STORY: Chinese Embassy in U.S. opens house, presents Yunnan Province to visitors DATELINE: May 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: The Chinese Embassy in the United States joined the Around the World Embassy Tour of Washington D.C., and held an open house event during the weekend. The event, themed "Yunnan: A Many-Splendored Life," presented the beautiful province in southwestern China and attracted about 15,000 visitors on Saturday. Wang Hao, vice governor of Yunnan, led a delegation and art troupes to the Chinese Embassy, which gave a splendid performance showcasing a colorful Yunnan with vast potential and unique charm. Over 350 guests attended the VIP session, including Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for China Rick Waters, Director of the Office of East Asia at the Department of the Treasury Joseph Dickson, former Secretary of Defense William Cohen, and foreign diplomats in the United States. Wang, in his remarks, o

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Main venues for 31st Summer Universiade ready in China's Chengdu

STORY: Main venues for 31st Summer Universiade ready in China's Chengdu DATELINE: March 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Dongan Lake Sports Park STORYLINE: All main venues and facilities for the 31st Summer Universiade which will be staged on July 28-Aug. 8 in China's Chengdu have been completed. With a construction area of about 320,000 square meters, the main stadium of the Dongan Lake Sports Park will host the opening ceremony of the event. The roof of the stadium is made up of more than 12,000 colored glazed glass pieces, forming the shape of the "sun bird," making the stadium look like a silver flying saucer when viewed from above. The multi-functional gymnasium of the Dongan Lake Sports Park has 15,000 fixed seats and 3,000 movable seats around the stands, which can be reduced according to demand. It also has a "basketball-ice hockey transformation" function that can convert the ice hockey rink to a basketball court in 4 to 6 hours. T

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CHINA-TIANJIN-TESTING BASE-MEDICAL WORKER (CN)

(220321) -- TIANJIN, March 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Geng Tian washes his hands at Tianjin First Hospital in north China's Tianjin, March 19, 2022. Geng Tian, 49, is a medical worker with Tianjin First Hospital. Amid the recent COVID-19 resurgence, Geng is in charge of managing nucleic acid samples testing at a local testing base, which has daily testing capability of over 15,000 tubes. To ensure the smooth operation with faster speed, Geng works around the clock every day in a clean corridor with a length of 30 meters in the base. His makeshift desk is made of two paper boxes, on which he waits for new batches of samples coming in, screens samples and sometimes takes a nap for a short break. Just like Geng, other medical workers in the base are on duty day and night, in a hope of bringing the epidemic under control and resuming residents' usual hustle and bustle soon. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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San Onofre nuclear power plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2011 shows the San Onofre nuclear power plant in southern California. The number of incidents of abnormal attrition -- or wearing away or grinding down by friction -- found in Japanese-made steam generator tubes in two reactors at the power plant has reached around 15,000, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in a report on July 12, 2012.

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Rallies against nuclear plants

TOKYO, Japan - People demonstrate against nuclear power plants around JR Koenji Station in Tokyo's Suginami Ward on April 10, 2011, amid the prolonged crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station some 220 kilometers to the northeast. An estimated 15,000 people took part in the demonstration march organized by local shop owners and reported online as a call for joining the event had spread on Twitter, organizers said.

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Bonus gifts museum in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A variety of Doraemon ''anime'' character goods and other toys are displayed at the Novelty Museum in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2010. The museum exhibits around 15,000 products that have been made as an added bonus to accompany candies and other products.

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GSDF team in Kyoto town for bird flu cleanup

KYOTO, Japan - A disaster-prevention squad from the Ground Self-Defense Force deploys in Tamba, Kyoto Prefecture, March 5 to join local bird flu cleanup efforts. The team is expected to dig holes to bury around 15,000 chickens from Takada farm, the second farm in the town to be hit by bird flu.

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Brazilian port eyes closer partnerships with Chinese companies

STORY: Brazilian port eyes closer partnerships with Chinese companies DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: RECIFE, Brazil CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of the portvarious of people workingSOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): PIERRE LUCENA, President of Porto DigitalSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YAN YUQING, China's Consul General in Recife STORYLINE: The Porto Digital, or Digital Port, is located in Recife, the fifth largest city in Brazil. Founded in 2000, it boasts the largest high-tech park in the country. According to President of Porto Digital Pierre Lucena, more than 350 high-tech companies from home and abroad have been attracted to the park, in addition to industrial incubators and scientific research institutions with around 15,000 employees in total. He also said the port hopes to develop partnerships with Chinese companies. SOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): PIERRE LUCENA, President of Porto Digital "We sincerely hope that Chinese companies can join Porto Digital and manufacture technological produc

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CHINA-TIANJIN-TESTING BASE-MEDICAL WORKER (CN)

(220321) -- TIANJIN, March 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Geng Tian communicates with his colleague inside a laboratory via walkie-talkie at a nucleic testing base in north China's Tianjin, March 19, 2022. Geng Tian, 49, is a medical worker with Tianjin First Hospital. Amid the recent COVID-19 resurgence, Geng is in charge of managing nucleic acid samples testing at a local testing base, which has daily testing capability of over 15,000 tubes. To ensure the smooth operation with faster speed, Geng works around the clock every day in a clean corridor with a length of 30 meters in the base. His makeshift desk is made of two paper boxes, on which he waits for new batches of samples coming in, screens samples and sometimes takes a nap for a short break. Just like Geng, other medical workers in the base are on duty day and night, in a hope of bringing the epidemic under control and resuming residents' usual hustle and bustle soon. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-TESTING BASE-MEDICAL WORKER (CN)

(220321) -- TIANJIN, March 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Geng Tian communicates with his colleague inside a laboratory via walkie-talkie at a nucleic testing base in north China's Tianjin, March 19, 2022. Geng Tian, 49, is a medical worker with Tianjin First Hospital. Amid the recent COVID-19 resurgence, Geng is in charge of managing nucleic acid samples testing at a local testing base, which has daily testing capability of over 15,000 tubes. To ensure the smooth operation with faster speed, Geng works around the clock every day in a clean corridor with a length of 30 meters in the base. His makeshift desk is made of two paper boxes, on which he waits for new batches of samples coming in, screens samples and sometimes takes a nap for a short break. Just like Geng, other medical workers in the base are on duty day and night, in a hope of bringing the epidemic under control and resuming residents' usual hustle and bustle soon. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-TESTING BASE-MEDICAL WORKER (CN)

(220321) -- TIANJIN, March 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Geng Tian checks material stock at a nucleic acid testing base in north China's Tianjin, March 19, 2022. Geng Tian, 49, is a medical worker with Tianjin First Hospital. Amid the recent COVID-19 resurgence, Geng is in charge of managing nucleic acid samples testing at a local testing base, which has daily testing capability of over 15,000 tubes. To ensure the smooth operation with faster speed, Geng works around the clock every day in a clean corridor with a length of 30 meters in the base. His makeshift desk is made of two paper boxes, on which he waits for new batches of samples coming in, screens samples and sometimes takes a nap for a short break. Just like Geng, other medical workers in the base are on duty day and night, in a hope of bringing the epidemic under control and resuming residents' usual hustle and bustle soon. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-TESTING BASE-MEDICAL WORKER (CN)

(220321) -- TIANJIN, March 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Geng Tian (front) uses a paper box as a makeshift desk at a nucleic testing base in north China's Tianjin, March 19, 2022. Geng Tian, 49, is a medical worker with Tianjin First Hospital. Amid the recent COVID-19 resurgence, Geng is in charge of managing nucleic acid samples testing at a local testing base, which has daily testing capability of over 15,000 tubes. To ensure the smooth operation with faster speed, Geng works around the clock every day in a clean corridor with a length of 30 meters in the base. His makeshift desk is made of two paper boxes, on which he waits for new batches of samples coming in, screens samples and sometimes takes a nap for a short break. Just like Geng, other medical workers in the base are on duty day and night, in a hope of bringing the epidemic under control and resuming residents' usual hustle and bustle soon. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-TESTING BASE-MEDICAL WORKER (CN)

(220321) -- TIANJIN, March 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Geng Tian works at Tianjin First Hospital in north China's Tianjin, March 19, 2022. Geng Tian, 49, is a medical worker with Tianjin First Hospital. Amid the recent COVID-19 resurgence, Geng is in charge of managing nucleic acid samples testing at a local testing base, which has daily testing capability of over 15,000 tubes. To ensure the smooth operation with faster speed, Geng works around the clock every day in a clean corridor with a length of 30 meters in the base. His makeshift desk is made of two paper boxes, on which he waits for new batches of samples coming in, screens samples and sometimes takes a nap for a short break. Just like Geng, other medical workers in the base are on duty day and night, in a hope of bringing the epidemic under control and resuming residents' usual hustle and bustle soon. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-TESTING BASE-MEDICAL WORKER (CN)

(220321) -- TIANJIN, March 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Geng Tian (R) checks work shift information with a colleague at a nucleic testing base in north China's Tianjin, March 19, 2022. Geng Tian, 49, is a medical worker with Tianjin First Hospital. Amid the recent COVID-19 resurgence, Geng is in charge of managing nucleic acid samples testing at a local testing base, which has daily testing capability of over 15,000 tubes. To ensure the smooth operation with faster speed, Geng works around the clock every day in a clean corridor with a length of 30 meters in the base. His makeshift desk is made of two paper boxes, on which he waits for new batches of samples coming in, screens samples and sometimes takes a nap for a short break. Just like Geng, other medical workers in the base are on duty day and night, in a hope of bringing the epidemic under control and resuming residents' usual hustle and bustle soon. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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Annual Bali Art Festival underway for month-long run

A traditional play is performed at the Bali Arts Center in Denpasar, the capital of Indonesia's Bali Province, on June 18, 2016, during the annual Bali Art Festival which started on June 11. Around 15,000 dancers and musicians from Bali, its neighboring islands and abroad are expected to perform during the month-long festival. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Annual Bali Art Festival underway for month-long run

A dancer performs at the Bali Arts Center in Denpasar, the capital of Indonesia's Bali Province, on June 18, 2016, during the annual Bali Art Festival which started on June 11. Around 15,000 dancers and musicians from Bali, its neighboring islands and abroad are expected to perform during the month-long festival. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Annual Bali Art Festival underway for month-long run

A dancer performs at the Bali Arts Center in Denpasar, the capital of Indonesia's Bali Province, on June 18, 2016, during the annual Bali Art Festival which started on June 11. Around 15,000 dancers and musicians from Bali, its neighboring islands and abroad are expected to perform during the month-long festival. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giant Tug-of-War in Okinawa's Naha

Approximately 275,000 people gather to watch an annual giant tug-of-war event on a main road in the central part of Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 11, 2015. The giant rope used for the event measures 200 meters in length and weighs 43 tons. Around 15,000 people pulled ropes attached to the side of the giant rope in the competition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giant Tug-of-War in Okinawa's Naha

Approximately 275,000 people gather to watch an annual giant tug-of-war event on a main road in the central part of Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 11, 2015. The giant rope used for the event measures 200 meters in length and weighs 43 tons. Around 15,000 people pulled ropes attached to the side of the giant rope in the competition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15,000 form human chain to show opposition to security bills

Around 15,000 people wearing red clothes and scarves form a human chain around the parliament building in Tokyo on June 20, 2015, to show their opposition to the security bills to expand Japan's defense capabilities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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GSDF team in Kyoto town for bird flu cleanup

KYOTO, Japan - A disaster-prevention squad from the Ground Self-Defense Force deploys in Tamba, Kyoto Prefecture, March 5 to join local bird flu cleanup efforts. The team is expected to dig holes to bury around 15,000 chickens from Takada farm, the second farm in the town to be hit by bird flu. (Kyodo)

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Rallies against nuclear plants

TOKYO, Japan - People demonstrate against nuclear power plants around JR Koenji Station in Tokyo's Suginami Ward on April 10, 2011, amid the prolonged crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station some 220 kilometers to the northeast. An estimated 15,000 people took part in the demonstration march organized by local shop owners and reported online as a call for joining the event had spread on Twitter, organizers said. (Kyodo)

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Bonus gifts museum in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A variety of Doraemon ''anime'' character goods and other toys are displayed at the Novelty Museum in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2010. The museum exhibits around 15,000 products that have been made as an added bonus to accompany candies and other products. (Kyodo)

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84-year-old man completes 15,000-km walk around Japan

Mutsuo Tani (C), an 84-year-old man from the Osaka Prefecture city of Fujiidera, poses for a photo at Shiretoko Pass at the top of the main road crossing the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 28, 2020. Tani completed his journey by foot around the Japanese archipelago the same day, having walked more than 15,000 kilometers in multiple trips since 1991.

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84-year-old man completes 15,000-km walk around Japan

Mutsuo Tani, an 84-year-old man from the Osaka Prefecture city of Fujiidera, poses for a photo at Shiretoko Pass at the top of the main road crossing the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 28, 2020. Tani completed his journey by foot around the Japanese archipelago the same day, having walked more than 15,000 kilometers in multiple trips since 1991.

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Premium persimmons in western Japan

"Fuyu" persimmons are prepared for shipment in Kudoyama in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 3, 2019. One box containing five to six highest-graded fruits of the variety is expected to sell for around 15,000 yen in department stores. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Premium persimmons in western Japan

"Fuyu" persimmons are prepared for shipment in Kudoyama in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 3, 2019. One box containing five to six highest-graded fruits of the variety is expected to sell for around 15,000 yen in department stores. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional "Boshu Uchiwa" at production peak

Traditional "Boshu Uchiwa" Japanese fans, one of three major types of uchiwa fans in Japan, meet their peak production period in Minamiboso, near Tokyo, on May 30, 2017. Around 15,000 of the uchiwa fans are shipped every year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional "Boshu Uchiwa" at production peak

Traditional "Boshu Uchiwa" Japanese fans, one of three major types of uchiwa fans in Japan, meet their peak production period in Minamiboso, near Tokyo, on May 30, 2017. Around 15,000 of the uchiwa fans are shipped every year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo