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Japan defense minister in Okinawa

Taketoyo Toguchi, mayor of Okinawa Prefecture's Nago, where land reclamation work is under way for the relocation of a U.S. military base, meets the press following a meeting with Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi in the southern Japan prefecture's capital Naha on Jan. 7, 2026.

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Temporary relocation of students in quake-hit central Japan

Parents see off a bus carrying junior high school students in the quake-hit Ishikawa Prefecture city of Suzu on Jan. 21, 2024. Students left their families to evacuate to a facility in Kanazawa, the prefecture's capital, to continue their studies following a strong earthquake in central Japan's Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1.

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Temporary relocation of students in quake-hit central Japan

Junior high school students are pictured on Jan. 21, 2024, before they leave the quake-hit Ishikawa Prefecture city of Suzu to evacuate to a facility in Kanazawa, the prefecture's capital, to continue their studies following a strong earthquake in central Japan's Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1.

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New presidential palace in Indonesia

Video taken on Nov. 2, 2023, shows Indonesia's new presidential palace under construction in Sepaku, East Kalimantan. (Kyodo)

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China goes all out to tackle typhoon-induced torrential rain, floods

STORY: China goes all out to tackle typhoon-induced torrential rain, floods DATELINE: Aug. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:47 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Beijing 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DENG QIYUAN, Fire rescue team member, Haidian District 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAO GUANCHAO, Beijing MTR Corporation Limited 4. various of Hebei and Beijing STORYLINE: Chinese authorities have launched massive rescue and relief efforts in response to typhoon-induced torrential rains, which have left 11 dead in the national capital Beijing. Affected by Typhoon Doksuri, extreme rainfall was recorded in north China and the regions along the Yellow and Huaihe rivers, triggering floods and geological disasters and causing heavy casualties in Beijing and Hebei. An average of 261 mm of rainfall inundated Beijing in 60 hours between Saturday night and Tuesday morning. The persistent downpours have affected over 44,600 people in 13 districts of Beijing and prompted the relocation of around 127,000 people

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EGYPT-NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL-MINISTRIES-RELOCATION

(230608) -- CAIRO, June 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 8, 2023 shows the building of Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy in the New Administrative Capital (NAC), some 50 km east of the capital Cairo, Egypt. TO GO WITH "Egypt to completely relocate ministries to new capital by end of June: PM" (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL-MINISTRIES-RELOCATION

(230608) -- CAIRO, June 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 8, 2023 shows the building of Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation in the New Administrative Capital (NAC), some 50 km east of the capital Cairo, Egypt. TO GO WITH "Egypt to completely relocate ministries to new capital by end of June: PM" (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL-MINISTRIES-RELOCATION

(230608) -- CAIRO, June 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 8, 2023 shows the building of Cabinet of Ministers in the New Administrative Capital (NAC), some 50 km east of the capital Cairo, Egypt. TO GO WITH "Egypt to completely relocate ministries to new capital by end of June: PM" (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL-MINISTRIES-RELOCATION

(230608) -- CAIRO, June 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 8, 2023 shows the building of Ministry of Justice in the New Administrative Capital (NAC), some 50 km east of the capital Cairo, Egypt. TO GO WITH "Egypt to completely relocate ministries to new capital by end of June: PM" (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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Japan's cultural agency relocated to Kyoto

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida makes a speech during a ceremony at a hotel in Kyoto on March 26, 2023, celebrating the relocation of the Agency for Cultural Affairs headquarters from Tokyo to the ancient Japanese capital. The newly relocated head office will open the following day with a focus on disseminating Japan's traditional culture from Kyoto to the rest of the world.

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Japan's cultural agency relocated to Kyoto

A ceremony celebrating the relocation of the Agency for Cultural Affairs headquarters from Tokyo to Kyoto is held at a hotel in the ancient Japanese capital on March 26, 2023. The newly relocated head office will open the following day with a focus on disseminating Japan's traditional culture from Kyoto to the rest of the world.

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Japan's cultural agency relocated to Kyoto

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida makes a speech during a ceremony at a hotel in Kyoto on March 26, 2023, celebrating the relocation of the Agency for Cultural Affairs headquarters from Tokyo to the ancient Japanese capital. The newly relocated head office will open the following day with a focus on disseminating Japan's traditional culture from Kyoto to the rest of the world.

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Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki in U.S.

Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki speaks at a press conference in Washington on March 9, 2023, as he wraps up his trip to the U.S. capital where he met U.S. lawmakers and officials from the Department of State and Department of Defense, and conveyed Okinawa's opposition to the planned relocation of a U.S. military base within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki in U.S.

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki (C) speaks during a symposium at George Washington University in Washington on March 9, 2023, as part of his trip to the U.S. capital where he met U.S. lawmakers and officials from the Department of State and Department of Defense, and conveyed Okinawa's opposition to the planned relocation of a U.S. military base within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Funeral for Okinawa Gov. Onaga

NAHA, Japan, Aug. 13 Kyodo - Photo shows a funeral ceremony held in the Okinawa prefectural capital of Naha on Aug. 13, 2018, for incumbent Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga. The 67-year-old Onaga, who had fought against the relocation of a U.S. base within Okinawa, died of pancreatic cancer on Aug. 8. (Pool photo)==Kyodo

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Tsukiji fish market to be redeveloped after relocation

TOKYO, Japan, June 20 Kyodo - Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike concludes a press conference in the capital on June 20, 2017, during which she announced the metropolitan government will seek to redevelop the Tsukiji fish market site in five years, after moving the market to a designated relocation site in the nearby Toyosu area as planned.

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JCP's Akamine reiterates opposition to base transfer

NAHA, Japan - Japanese Communist Party's Seiken Akamine meets with reporters at his home in Naha, the capital of the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, on Dec. 15, 2014, a day after winning his seat in the Okinawa No. 1 constituency in the general election. He reiterated his opposition to the planned relocation of a major U.S. base within the island prefecture.

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Nakaima defeated in gubernatorial race

NAHA, Japan - Hirokazu Nakaima, governor of Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, delivers an address to his supporters on Nov. 16, 2014, in the prefecture's capital of Naha, after being defeated in the gubernatorial election. Voters delivered a de-facto no vote to a controversial plan for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the island prefecture.

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Naha mayor to run for Okinawa gov.

NAHA, Japan - Takeshi Onaga, mayor of Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, announces that he will run in the upcoming gubernatorial election in November during a plenary session of the city assembly in Naha on Sept. 10, 2014. He expressed his opposition to the planned relocation of a key U.S. military base in Japan's southwestern prefecture.

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Naha mayor to seek governorship

NAHA, Japan - Susumu Inamine (R), mayor of Nago in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, asks Takeshi Onaga, mayor of Okinawa's capital Naha, to run in the November gubernatorial election on Aug. 4, 2014, in Naha. Onaga, who opposes the relocation of a U.S. Marine Corps air base within Okinawa, expressed his readiness to run.

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Kennedy in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - People opposing the planned relocation of a U.S. military base within Okinawa Prefecture hold a rally in the prefectural capital Naha on Feb. 12, 2014, as a car believed to be carrying U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy heads for the prefectural government offices.

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Kennedy in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - People opposing the planned relocation of a U.S. military base within Okinawa Prefecture hold a rally in the prefectural capital Naha on Feb. 12, 2014, as a car believed to be carrying U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy heads for the prefectural government offices.

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Kennedy in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - People opposing the planned relocation of a U.S. military base within Okinawa Prefecture hold a rally in the prefectural capital Naha on Feb. 12, 2014, to coincide with a visit to the prefecture by U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy.

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GSDF counterterrorism unit

SAGAMIHARA, Japan - Photo shows the new headquarters of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's counterterrorism unit that began operations March 26, 2013, at the U.S. Army's Camp Zama in Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, completing its relocation from the capital.

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Fisheries minister visits Tsukiji market

TOKYO, Japan - Farm and fisheries minister Hirotaka Akamatsu speaks to reporters at Tsukiji fish and food market in Tokyo after visiting it Sept. 24, 2009. Akamatsu struck a cautious note about a controversial plan to move the market within the capital unless the issue of suspected land pollution at the relocation site is cleared.

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Fisheries minister visits Tsukiji market

TOKYO, Japan - Farm and fisheries minister Hirotaka Akamatsu (L) listens to a briefing in a tuna wholesale area at Tsukiji fish and food market in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2009. Akamatsu struck a cautious note about a controversial plan to move the market within the capital unless the issue of suspected land pollution at the relocation site is cleared.

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Aso visits Futemma relocation site in Camp Schwab

NAHA, Japan - Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) talks with Okinawa Governor Keiichi Inamine (R) at the prefectural government headquarters in Okinawa's capital Naha on Nov. 25.

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(1)Rally held against capital relocation plan

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara addresses a gathering held May 21 to oppose a plan approved by the Diet in 1990 to relocate the capital from Tokyo.

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(2)Rally held against capital relocation plan

TOKYO, Japan - About 3,000 people, including lawmakers and local government officials, march in Tokyo on May 21 to oppose a plan to relocate the capital from Tokyo.

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Tea ceremony held at new Japanese embassy in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese and German officials enjoy a tea ceremony in a refurbished room adjoining the official residence of Japanese ambassador to Berlin, Issei Nomura, on May 20. The ceremony marked the completion of refurbishment of the Berlin residence. Japan reopened its embassy adjoining the residence in March for the first time since May 1945, following the relocation of the German capital from Bonn to the city two years ago.

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1,000 march against heliport relocation in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan - About 1,000 people begin a three-day march May 17 in Nago, in northern Okinawa Prefecture, to protest plans to relocate a U.S. military heliport in Okinawa rather than moving it out of the prefecture. The participants in the march, organized by the Okinawa Peace Action Center, left Nago for Naha, the prefectural capital in southern Okinawa.

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Ogi opposes relocation of capital from Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Construction Minister Chikage Ogi speaks at a working luncheon hosted by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Sept. 6. She said she is opposed to the idea of relocating the Japanese capital from Tokyo to other city.

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Okinawa accepts relocating U.S. port to Urasoe

Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (C) is thronged by reporters in Tokyo on Jan. 29 after expressing his intention to allow the relocation of the U.S. Army port in the prefectural capital of Naha to the neighboring city of Urasoe. In a meeting between central government and Okinawa prefectural government officials earlier in the day, Inamine said he hopes Tokyo will help to turn Naha port into an international hub port after the U.S. military vacates the area.

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China relocates residents in its highest county for better life, better ecology

STORY: China relocates residents in its highest county for better life, better ecology DATELINE: July 19, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:31 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tsonyi County in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region 2. various of their new home Singpori STORYLINE: Tsonyi County in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region is the highest county in China. To improve local people's living and protect the local ecosystem, more than 300 residents left their hometown in the county's Doima Township on Tuesday, marking the start of the second batch of the county's relocation. Their new home Singpori is on the north bank of the Yarlung Zangbo River at an altitude of 3,600 meters in the city of Shannan, only some 10 km from the airport of the regional capital Lhasa. With an average altitude of above 5,000 meters, Tsonyi's oxygen in the air is about 40 percent of that in the plain. The county is also part of the Changtang National Nature Reserve, China's biggest and highest reser

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Relocation project provides better education for children in China's Gansu

STORY: Relocation project provides better education for children in China's Gansu DATELINE: March 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of Zhouqu CountySOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SHANG XINYI, Student, No. 2 Primary School of Lanzhou New DistrictSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GUO XUDONG, Vice president, No. 2 Primary School of Lanzhou New District STORYLINE: Over the past decade or so, Zhouqu County, a geologically fragile area in northwest China's Gansu Province, has witnessed a number of severe natural disasters. The provincial government has been mulling over relocating some of Zhouqu's population to safer regions for years. In June last year, the first phase of the relocation project kicked off, prioritizing those living in the most dangerous areas. Three months later, over 850 families moved from Zhouqu to their new homes in a newly developed district adjacent to the provincial capital Lanzhou. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SHANG XINYI, Student, No. 2 Primary School of

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-CAPITAL-RELOCATION

(220123) -- JAKARTA, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 23, 2022 shows the cityscape in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesian lawmakers on Jan. 18 passed a law on the relocation of the nation's capital to the island of Kalimantan, which the country shares borders with Malaysia and Brunei, from the most populated island of Java. Nusantara, which the new capital is called, will be built in two districts in East Kalimantan -- Penajam Paser Utara and Kutai Kartanegara. It is set to occupy about 256,000 hectares of land. Nusantara will serve as the center of government, while Jakarta would remain the business and economic center of Indonesia, Southeast Asia's biggest economy. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-CAPITAL-RELOCATION

(220123) -- JAKARTA, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy city view on the skywalk of Senayan Park in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 23, 2022. Indonesian lawmakers on Jan. 18 passed a law on the relocation of the nation's capital to the island of Kalimantan, which the country shares borders with Malaysia and Brunei, from the most populated island of Java. Nusantara, which the new capital is called, will be built in two districts in East Kalimantan -- Penajam Paser Utara and Kutai Kartanegara. It is set to occupy about 256,000 hectares of land. Nusantara will serve as the center of government, while Jakarta would remain the business and economic center of Indonesia, Southeast Asia's biggest economy. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-CAPITAL-RELOCATION

(220123) -- JAKARTA, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 23, 2022 shows the cityscape in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesian lawmakers on Jan. 18 passed a law on the relocation of the nation's capital to the island of Kalimantan, which the country shares borders with Malaysia and Brunei, from the most populated island of Java. Nusantara, which the new capital is called, will be built in two districts in East Kalimantan -- Penajam Paser Utara and Kutai Kartanegara. It is set to occupy about 256,000 hectares of land. Nusantara will serve as the center of government, while Jakarta would remain the business and economic center of Indonesia, Southeast Asia's biggest economy. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-CAPITAL-RELOCATION

(220123) -- JAKARTA, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People take pictures on the skywalk of Senayan Park in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 23, 2022. Indonesian lawmakers on Jan. 18 passed a law on the relocation of the nation's capital to the island of Kalimantan, which the country shares borders with Malaysia and Brunei, from the most populated island of Java. Nusantara, which the new capital is called, will be built in two districts in East Kalimantan -- Penajam Paser Utara and Kutai Kartanegara. It is set to occupy about 256,000 hectares of land. Nusantara will serve as the center of government, while Jakarta would remain the business and economic center of Indonesia, Southeast Asia's biggest economy. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-CAPITAL-RELOCATION

(220123) -- JAKARTA, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy city view on the skywalk of Senayan Park in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 23, 2022. Indonesian lawmakers on Jan. 18 passed a law on the relocation of the nation's capital to the island of Kalimantan, which the country shares borders with Malaysia and Brunei, from the most populated island of Java. Nusantara, which the new capital is called, will be built in two districts in East Kalimantan -- Penajam Paser Utara and Kutai Kartanegara. It is set to occupy about 256,000 hectares of land. Nusantara will serve as the center of government, while Jakarta would remain the business and economic center of Indonesia, Southeast Asia's biggest economy. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-CAPITAL-RELOCATION

(220123) -- JAKARTA, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 23, 2022 shows the National Monument in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesian lawmakers on Jan. 18 passed a law on the relocation of the nation's capital to the island of Kalimantan, which the country shares borders with Malaysia and Brunei, from the most populated island of Java. Nusantara, which the new capital is called, will be built in two districts in East Kalimantan -- Penajam Paser Utara and Kutai Kartanegara. It is set to occupy about 256,000 hectares of land. Nusantara will serve as the center of government, while Jakarta would remain the business and economic center of Indonesia, Southeast Asia's biggest economy. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-CAPITAL-RELOCATION

(220123) -- JAKARTA, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People pose for photos on the skywalk of Senayan Park in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 23, 2022. Indonesian lawmakers on Jan. 18 passed a law on the relocation of the nation's capital to the island of Kalimantan, which the country shares borders with Malaysia and Brunei, from the most populated island of Java. Nusantara, which the new capital is called, will be built in two districts in East Kalimantan -- Penajam Paser Utara and Kutai Kartanegara. It is set to occupy about 256,000 hectares of land. Nusantara will serve as the center of government, while Jakarta would remain the business and economic center of Indonesia, Southeast Asia's biggest economy. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-CAPITAL-RELOCATION

(220123) -- JAKARTA, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy city view on the skywalk of Senayan Park in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 23, 2022. Indonesian lawmakers on Jan. 18 passed a law on the relocation of the nation's capital to the island of Kalimantan, which the country shares borders with Malaysia and Brunei, from the most populated island of Java. Nusantara, which the new capital is called, will be built in two districts in East Kalimantan -- Penajam Paser Utara and Kutai Kartanegara. It is set to occupy about 256,000 hectares of land. Nusantara will serve as the center of government, while Jakarta would remain the business and economic center of Indonesia, Southeast Asia's biggest economy. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-CAPITAL-RELOCATION

(220123) -- JAKARTA, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 23, 2022 shows the cityscape in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesian lawmakers on Jan. 18 passed a law on the relocation of the nation's capital to the island of Kalimantan, which the country shares borders with Malaysia and Brunei, from the most populated island of Java. Nusantara, which the new capital is called, will be built in two districts in East Kalimantan -- Penajam Paser Utara and Kutai Kartanegara. It is set to occupy about 256,000 hectares of land. Nusantara will serve as the center of government, while Jakarta would remain the business and economic center of Indonesia, Southeast Asia's biggest economy. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-CAPITAL-RELOCATION

(220123) -- JAKARTA, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy city view near the skywalk of Senayan Park in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 23, 2022. Indonesian lawmakers on Jan. 18 passed a law on the relocation of the nation's capital to the island of Kalimantan, which the country shares borders with Malaysia and Brunei, from the most populated island of Java. Nusantara, which the new capital is called, will be built in two districts in East Kalimantan -- Penajam Paser Utara and Kutai Kartanegara. It is set to occupy about 256,000 hectares of land. Nusantara will serve as the center of government, while Jakarta would remain the business and economic center of Indonesia, Southeast Asia's biggest economy. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-CAPITAL-RELOCATION

(220123) -- JAKARTA, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 23, 2022 shows the Selamat Datang Monument in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesian lawmakers on Jan. 18 passed a law on the relocation of the nation's capital to the island of Kalimantan, which the country shares borders with Malaysia and Brunei, from the most populated island of Java. Nusantara, which the new capital is called, will be built in two districts in East Kalimantan -- Penajam Paser Utara and Kutai Kartanegara. It is set to occupy about 256,000 hectares of land. Nusantara will serve as the center of government, while Jakarta would remain the business and economic center of Indonesia, Southeast Asia's biggest economy. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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Strikes Against The Closure Of The Knorr - Strasbourg

Unilever is closing its Knorr plant in Duppigheim (Bas-Rhin) specializing in the production of soups and sauces. The group has announced the abandonment of its site by the end of 2021, which employs 261 people.Employees and unions are organizing strikes and negotiations to try to prevent the relocation of this plant to other regions.June 16, 2021, in Strasbourg Northeastern France.Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Strikes Against The Closure Of The Knorr - Strasbourg

Unilever is closing its Knorr plant in Duppigheim (Bas-Rhin) specializing in the production of soups and sauces. The group has announced the abandonment of its site by the end of 2021, which employs 261 people.Employees and unions are organizing strikes and negotiations to try to prevent the relocation of this plant to other regions.June 16, 2021, in Strasbourg Northeastern France.Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Strikes Against The Closure Of The Knorr - Strasbourg

Unilever is closing its Knorr plant in Duppigheim (Bas-Rhin) specializing in the production of soups and sauces. The group has announced the abandonment of its site by the end of 2021, which employs 261 people.Employees and unions are organizing strikes and negotiations to try to prevent the relocation of this plant to other regions.June 16, 2021, in Strasbourg Northeastern France.Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Strikes Against The Closure Of The Knorr - Strasbourg

Unilever is closing its Knorr plant in Duppigheim (Bas-Rhin) specializing in the production of soups and sauces. The group has announced the abandonment of its site by the end of 2021, which employs 261 people.Employees and unions are organizing strikes and negotiations to try to prevent the relocation of this plant to other regions.June 16, 2021, in Strasbourg Northeastern France.Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM