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Myanmar Earthquake Aftermath

A member of China's Blue Sky Rescue team carries out rescue work at a quake site in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 31, 2025. Following the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, multiple Chinese rescue teams have arrived in the disaster-stricken areas, working with local responders around the clock to search for survivors. The rescuers combed through the ruins of apartments, hotels and hospitals to find signs of life. Continuous aftershocks, power cuts, destroyed roads and communication interruptions made their rescue work even harder. Meanwhile, more Chinese rescue teams are heading to Myanmar, bringing in earthquake experts, structural engineers, medical personnel and canine units, as well as life detectors, demolition equipment and field hospital systems. Photo by Blue Sky Rescue team/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Myanmar Earthquake Aftermath

Members from the China Search and Rescue Team and the civilian rescue team of RAMUNION RESCUE jointly transfer a survivor at a quake site in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 31, 2025. Following the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, multiple Chinese rescue teams have arrived in the disaster-stricken areas, working with local responders around the clock to search for survivors. The rescuers combed through the ruins of apartments, hotels and hospitals to find signs of life. Continuous aftershocks, power cuts, destroyed roads and communication interruptions made their rescue work even harder. Meanwhile, more Chinese rescue teams are heading to Myanmar, bringing in earthquake experts, structural engineers, medical personnel and canine units, as well as life detectors, demolition equipment and field hospital systems. Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Myanmar Earthquake Aftermath

Rescuers from China carry out rescue work at a quake site in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 31, 2025. Following the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, multiple Chinese rescue teams have arrived in the disaster-stricken areas, working with local responders around the clock to search for survivors. The rescuers combed through the ruins of apartments, hotels and hospitals to find signs of life. Continuous aftershocks, power cuts, destroyed roads and communication interruptions made their rescue work even harder. Meanwhile, more Chinese rescue teams are heading to Myanmar, bringing in earthquake experts, structural engineers, medical personnel and canine units, as well as life detectors, demolition equipment and field hospital systems. Photo by Jiang Chao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Myanmar Earthquake Aftermath

Members of the civilian rescue team of RAMUNION RESCUE carry out rescue work at a quake site in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 30, 2025. Following the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, multiple Chinese rescue teams have arrived in the disaster-stricken areas, working with local responders around the clock to search for survivors. The rescuers combed through the ruins of apartments, hotels and hospitals to find signs of life. Continuous aftershocks, power cuts, destroyed roads and communication interruptions made their rescue work even harder. Meanwhile, more Chinese rescue teams are heading to Myanmar, bringing in earthquake experts, structural engineers, medical personnel and canine units, as well as life detectors, demolition equipment and field hospital systems. Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Myanmar Earthquake Aftermath

A rescuer from China carries out rescue work at a quake site in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 31, 2025. Following the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, multiple Chinese rescue teams have arrived in the disaster-stricken areas, working with local responders around the clock to search for survivors. The rescuers combed through the ruins of apartments, hotels and hospitals to find signs of life. Continuous aftershocks, power cuts, destroyed roads and communication interruptions made their rescue work even harder. Meanwhile, more Chinese rescue teams are heading to Myanmar, bringing in earthquake experts, structural engineers, medical personnel and canine units, as well as life detectors, demolition equipment and field hospital systems. Photo by Jiang Chao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Myanmar Earthquake Aftermath

Members from the China Search and Rescue Team and the civilian rescue team of RAMUNION RESCUE jointly transfer a survivor at a quake site in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 31, 2025. Following the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, multiple Chinese rescue teams have arrived in the disaster-stricken areas, working with local responders around the clock to search for survivors. The rescuers combed through the ruins of apartments, hotels and hospitals to find signs of life. Continuous aftershocks, power cuts, destroyed roads and communication interruptions made their rescue work even harder. Meanwhile, more Chinese rescue teams are heading to Myanmar, bringing in earthquake experts, structural engineers, medical personnel and canine units, as well as life detectors, demolition equipment and field hospital systems. Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Myanmar Earthquake Aftermath

Members from the China Search and Rescue Team transfer a survivor at a quake site in Mandalay city, Myanmar, March 31, 2025. Following the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, multiple Chinese rescue teams have arrived in the disaster-stricken areas, working with local responders around the clock to search for survivors. The rescuers combed through the ruins of apartments, hotels and hospitals to find signs of life. Continuous aftershocks, power cuts, destroyed roads and communication interruptions made their rescue work even harder. Meanwhile, more Chinese rescue teams are heading to Myanmar, bringing in earthquake experts, structural engineers, medical personnel and canine units, as well as life detectors, demolition equipment and field hospital systems. Photo by Cai Yang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Myanmar Earthquake Aftermath

Members from the China Search and Rescue Team carry out rescue work at a quake site in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 30, 2025. Following the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, multiple Chinese rescue teams have arrived in the disaster-stricken areas, working with local responders around the clock to search for survivors. The rescuers combed through the ruins of apartments, hotels and hospitals to find signs of life. Continuous aftershocks, power cuts, destroyed roads and communication interruptions made their rescue work even harder. Meanwhile, more Chinese rescue teams are heading to Myanmar, bringing in earthquake experts, structural engineers, medical personnel and canine units, as well as life detectors, demolition equipment and field hospital systems. Photo by Cai Yang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Myanmar Earthquake Aftermath

A member from the China Search and Rescue Team carries out rescue work at a quake site in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 30, 2025. Following the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, multiple Chinese rescue teams have arrived in the disaster-stricken areas, working with local responders around the clock to search for survivors. The rescuers combed through the ruins of apartments, hotels and hospitals to find signs of life. Continuous aftershocks, power cuts, destroyed roads and communication interruptions made their rescue work even harder. Meanwhile, more Chinese rescue teams are heading to Myanmar, bringing in earthquake experts, structural engineers, medical personnel and canine units, as well as life detectors, demolition equipment and field hospital systems. Photo by Cai Yang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Myanmar Earthquake Aftermath

Members from the China Search and Rescue Team carry out rescue work at a quake site in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 30, 2025. Following the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, multiple Chinese rescue teams have arrived in the disaster-stricken areas, working with local responders around the clock to search for survivors. The rescuers combed through the ruins of apartments, hotels and hospitals to find signs of life. Continuous aftershocks, power cuts, destroyed roads and communication interruptions made their rescue work even harder. Meanwhile, more Chinese rescue teams are heading to Myanmar, bringing in earthquake experts, structural engineers, medical personnel and canine units, as well as life detectors, demolition equipment and field hospital systems. Photo by Cai Yang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Myanmar Earthquake Aftermath

A member of a rescue team from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region carries out rescue work at a quake site in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 1, 2025. Following the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, multiple Chinese rescue teams have arrived in the disaster-stricken areas, working with local responders around the clock to search for survivors. The rescuers combed through the ruins of apartments, hotels and hospitals to find signs of life. Continuous aftershocks, power cuts, destroyed roads and communication interruptions made their rescue work even harder. Meanwhile, more Chinese rescue teams are heading to Myanmar, bringing in earthquake experts, structural engineers, medical personnel and canine units, as well as life detectors, demolition equipment and field hospital systems. (Security Bureau of HKSAR government/Handout via Xinhua)

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Chinese Rescue Teams Depart For Myanmar

This photo shows emergency relief supplies at the Kunming Changshui international airport in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 29, 2025. A rescue team from southwest China's Yunnan Province left for Myanmar on Saturday morning, after a massive earthquake jolted the Southeast Asian country on Friday. The team, consisting of 37 members carrying emergency relief supplies such as life detectors, earthquake early warning systems and drones, departed from the Kunming Changshui international airport of Yunnan that borders Myanmar at about 6 a.m. They are expected to provide assistance in disaster relief and medical treatment efforts. Photo by Ye Qinru/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese Rescue Teams Depart For Myanmar

This photo shows Chinese rescuers aboard a plane heading for quake-hit Myanmar on March 29, 2025. A rescue team from southwest China's Yunnan Province left for Myanmar on Saturday morning, after a massive earthquake jolted the Southeast Asian country on Friday. The team, consisting of 37 members carrying emergency relief supplies such as life detectors, earthquake early warning systems and drones, departed from the Kunming Changshui international airport of Yunnan that borders Myanmar at about 6 a.m. They are expected to provide assistance in disaster relief and medical treatment efforts. (Photo by Chen Fei/Xinhua)

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Lithuania donates equipment to Ukraine as part of Demining Coalition effort in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 4, 2024 - Servicemen unbox mine detectors during the handover ceremony from the Lithuanian Central Project Management Agency (CPVA) to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine of vehicles and demining equipment purchased by the Demining Capability Coalition fund under the leadership of Lithuania and Iceland at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in World War II, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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Made In France Exhibition At Elysee Palace - Paris

Smoke detectors from the LifeBoxe / Life Box brand at the "Fabrique en France" (Made in France) exhibition at the Elysee Palace in Paris on October 25, 2024. The exhibition gathers companies, craftspeople, associations, producers and manufacturers fully committed to French manufacturing on October 26 and 27, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Made In France Exhibition At Elysee Palace - Paris

Smoke detectors from the LifeBoxe / Life Box brand at the "Fabrique en France" (Made in France) exhibition at the Elysee Palace in Paris on October 25, 2024. The exhibition gathers companies, craftspeople, associations, producers and manufacturers fully committed to French manufacturing on October 26 and 27, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Made In France Exhibition At Elysee Palace - Paris

Smoke detectors from the LifeBoxe / Life Box brand at the "Fabrique en France" (Made in France) exhibition at the Elysee Palace in Paris on October 25, 2024. The exhibition gathers companies, craftspeople, associations, producers and manufacturers fully committed to French manufacturing on October 26 and 27, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-SICHUAN-HANYUAN-FLASH FLOODS-MEDICAL TREATMENTS (CN)

(240722) -- HANYUAN, July 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Medical experts and doctors hold a medical consultation at a ward of injured people of a rain-triggered flash flood in a hospital in Hanyuan County, Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 22, 2024. Rescuers have found 10 bodies while 29 others remained missing following a rain-triggered flash flood in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said on Sunday evening. Rescuers are still using drones, sniffer dogs and life detectors to search for the missing. The disaster occurred at around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, when heavy rain unleashed flood in a local river to damage over 40 houses in Xinhua village, Hanyuan County under Ya'an City. Fifteen people were injured and sent to hospitals, none of whom are in life dangers. A total of 412 residents have been evacuated for safety concerns. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-HANYUAN-FLASH FLOODS-MEDICAL TREATMENTS (CN)

(240722) -- HANYUAN, July 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A nurse works at a ward of an injured person of a rain-triggered flash flood in a hospital in Hanyuan County, Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 22, 2024. Rescuers have found 10 bodies while 29 others remained missing following a rain-triggered flash flood in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said on Sunday evening. Rescuers are still using drones, sniffer dogs and life detectors to search for the missing. The disaster occurred at around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, when heavy rain unleashed flood in a local river to damage over 40 houses in Xinhua village, Hanyuan County under Ya'an City. Fifteen people were injured and sent to hospitals, none of whom are in life dangers. A total of 412 residents have been evacuated for safety concerns. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-HANYUAN-FLASH FLOODS-MEDICAL TREATMENTS (CN)

(240722) -- HANYUAN, July 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A medical expert checks the condition of an injured person of a rain-triggered flash flood in a hospital in Hanyuan County, Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 22, 2024. Rescuers have found 10 bodies while 29 others remained missing following a rain-triggered flash flood in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said on Sunday evening. Rescuers are still using drones, sniffer dogs and life detectors to search for the missing. The disaster occurred at around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, when heavy rain unleashed flood in a local river to damage over 40 houses in Xinhua village, Hanyuan County under Ya'an City. Fifteen people were injured and sent to hospitals, none of whom are in life dangers. A total of 412 residents have been evacuated for safety concerns. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-HANYUAN-FLASH FLOODS-MEDICAL TREATMENTS (CN)

(240722) -- HANYUAN, July 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Doctors and a medical expert talk with an injured person of a rain-triggered flash flood in a hospital in Hanyuan County, Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 22, 2024. Rescuers have found 10 bodies while 29 others remained missing following a rain-triggered flash flood in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said on Sunday evening. Rescuers are still using drones, sniffer dogs and life detectors to search for the missing. The disaster occurred at around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, when heavy rain unleashed flood in a local river to damage over 40 houses in Xinhua village, Hanyuan County under Ya'an City. Fifteen people were injured and sent to hospitals, none of whom are in life dangers. A total of 412 residents have been evacuated for safety concerns. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xi)

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Bomb squad drill on Dnipro River bank in Zaporizhzhia

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - JUNE 5, 2024 - Bomb disposal experts explore the Dnipro River bank with metal detectors during the training of State Emergency Service personnel to improve their skills in searching for suspicious objects and demining, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

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Military Training in Guangxi

GUANGXI, CHINA - JANUARY 2, 2024 - Soldiers operate life detectors to search for trapped people in Guangxi, China, January 2, 2024.

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Japan gives mine detectors to Ukraine

Members of Ukraine's State Emergency Service attend a handover ceremony on Nov. 20, 2023, in the country's capital Kyiv, when the Japan International Cooperation Agency delivered landmine detectors and vehicles to Ukraine.

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Japan gives mine detectors to Ukraine

Photo taken on Nov. 20, 2023, in Ukraine's capital Kyiv shows landmine detectors and vehicles delivered by the Japan International Cooperation Agency to Ukraine.

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The World's Largest High-altitude Observatory For Cosmic Rays LHAASO Observation Base

A general view of the LHAASO Observation base, the world's largest high-altitude observatory for cosmic rays, in Luzhou City, Sichuan Province, China, June 7, 2023. The 1,188 Muse detectors and 5,216 electromagnetic particle detectors around the LHAASO observation base are evenly distributed and arranged in the spectacular "LHAASO" mound. It is reported that the national major science and technology infrastructure high altitude cosmic ray observatory LHAASO passed the national acceptance on May 10, 2023, its core scientific objectives are to explore the origin of high-energy cosmic rays and related cosmic evolution and high-energy celestial activities, and search for dark matter; Extensive search for gamma ray sources in the universe, especially in the Milky Way.

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The World's Largest High-altitude Observatory For Cosmic Rays LHAASO Observation Base

A general view of the LHAASO Observation base, the world's largest high-altitude observatory for cosmic rays, in Luzhou City, Sichuan Province, China, June 7, 2023. The 1,188 Muse detectors and 5,216 electromagnetic particle detectors around the LHAASO observation base are evenly distributed and arranged in the spectacular "LHAASO" mound. It is reported that the national major science and technology infrastructure high altitude cosmic ray observatory LHAASO passed the national acceptance on May 10, 2023, its core scientific objectives are to explore the origin of high-energy cosmic rays and related cosmic evolution and high-energy celestial activities, and search for dark matter; Extensive search for gamma ray sources in the universe, especially in the Milky Way.

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The World's Largest High-altitude Observatory For Cosmic Rays LHAASO Observation Base

A general view of the LHAASO Observation base, the world's largest high-altitude observatory for cosmic rays, in Luzhou City, Sichuan Province, China, June 7, 2023. The 1,188 Muse detectors and 5,216 electromagnetic particle detectors around the LHAASO observation base are evenly distributed and arranged in the spectacular "LHAASO" mound. It is reported that the national major science and technology infrastructure high altitude cosmic ray observatory LHAASO passed the national acceptance on May 10, 2023, its core scientific objectives are to explore the origin of high-energy cosmic rays and related cosmic evolution and high-energy celestial activities, and search for dark matter; Extensive search for gamma ray sources in the universe, especially in the Milky Way.

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The World's Largest High-altitude Observatory For Cosmic Rays LHAASO Observation Base

A general view of the LHAASO Observation base, the world's largest high-altitude observatory for cosmic rays, in Luzhou City, Sichuan Province, China, June 7, 2023. The 1,188 Muse detectors and 5,216 electromagnetic particle detectors around the LHAASO observation base are evenly distributed and arranged in the spectacular "LHAASO" mound. It is reported that the national major science and technology infrastructure high altitude cosmic ray observatory LHAASO passed the national acceptance on May 10, 2023, its core scientific objectives are to explore the origin of high-energy cosmic rays and related cosmic evolution and high-energy celestial activities, and search for dark matter; Extensive search for gamma ray sources in the universe, especially in the Milky Way.

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Australian technology to aid landmine clearing efforts

STORY: Australian technology to aid landmine clearing efforts DATELINE: April 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of demonstration of the new Australian detection technology to help with landmine-clearing efforts STORYLINE: Australia's national science agency has developed new technology to help global landmine-clearing efforts. The new detection technology, revealed by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to coincide with International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on Tuesday, uses magnetic resonance technology capable of detecting the molecular signature of explosives used in landmines. It is more reliable than metal detectors currently used to detect landmines as well as being cost-effective. The CSIRO has established a new company, MRead, to develop the technology into hand-held detectors. "The precision of this technology will be a game-changer for landmine-clearing efforts, delivering a so

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U.S. agency releases report on Ohio train derailment

STORY: U.S. agency releases report on Ohio train derailment DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the derailment site STORYLINE: A federal agency released a preliminary report Thursday on the derailment of a train carrying hazardous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month. The report issued by the National Transportation Security Board (NTSB) said the Norfolk Southern train passed three hot bearing detectors (HBD) on its trip before the derailment on the night of Feb. 3. The function of the HBD is to detect overheated bearings and provide audible real-time warnings to train crews. One of the HBDs "transmitted a critical audible alarm message instructing the crew to slow and stop the train to inspect a hot axle," according to the report. After hearing the warning, the train engineer "increased the dynamic brake application to further slow and stop the train" and the crew later observed fire and smoke and notifi

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Japan opens event to promote defense equipment exports to ASEAN

TOKYO, Japan - Diplomats and defense officials from Japan and member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations pose for photos at the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2014. The officials were participating in a three-day event that began the same day aimed at promoting Japanese exports of defense equipment to ASEAN. During the event, Japanese defense equipment manufacturers will make presentations of their products and technology such as landmine detectors and warships.

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Japan opens event to promote defense equipment exports to ASEAN

TOKYO, Japan - Diplomats and defense officials from Japan and member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations meet at the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2014. The officials were participating in a three-day event that began the same day aimed at promoting Japanese exports of defense equipment to ASEAN. During the event, Japanese defense equipment manufacturers will make presentations of their products and technology such as landmine detectors and warships.

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Japan airports introduce random pat-downs

NARITA, Japan - A passenger (C) undergoes a random pat-down at Narita airport near Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012, as the transport ministry the same day instituted random frisking of aircraft passengers at 30 airports across Japan that serve international flights to deter terrorist attacks involving non-metallic explosives that cannot be picked up by metal detectors.

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Toyota demonstrates collision prevention system

NAGOYA, Japan - A vehicle, equipped with a collision prevention system consisting of radar and camera detectors, automatically slows after recognizing a mock pedestrian and comes to a stop at Toyota Motor Corp.'s Higashi Fuji Technical Center in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, on July 21, 2011. Toyota demonstrated the system, still under development for future use, to reporters.

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Bamboo wheelchair unveiled at Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan - Former Hanshin Tigers player Norihiro Akahoshi (C) speaks behind a wheelchair made primarily of bamboo at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2010. The wheelchair, developed by Japan Airlines Corp. and two other organizations, is designed to go through metal detectors at airports without triggering an alarm for cutting time and effort during body checks. Akahoshi financially contributed to the project.

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Ministry tightens security checks with metal detectors

TOKYO, Japan - A security guard checks a ministry official with a metal detector at the entrance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on Nov. 19, a day after a former vice health minister and his wife were found killed and the wife of another former vice minister was stabbed.

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BOJ introduces new detector for forged banknotes

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui poses beside a new automatic counterfeit-bill detector which the central bank began using at its head office in Tokyo on Sept. 9 to help it weed out forged bills. It is the first time for the central bank to update counterfeit-bill detectors in nine years.

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Premier's office increases security on visitors

TOKYO, Japan - A guard inspects a security system installed at the entrance to the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 8. The office has stepped up security measures and now requires most visitors to pass through metal detectors and subject their luggage to X-ray scrutiny in an effort to prevent possible terrorist attacks.

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(1)Sapporo Snow Festival begins with security tightened

SAPPORO, Japan - Visitors to the 55th Sapporo Snow Festival are required to go through metal detectors as the annual event featuring snow and ice sculptures opened Feb. 5 for a weeklong run. Security measures have been tightened because of the dispatch to Iraq of Self-Defense Forces (SDF) troops, most of whom are based in Hokkaido. Organizers said they expect more than 2 million people to visit the festival.

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Firefighters for World Cup to wear special jackets

TOKYO, Japan - The Fire Defense Agency decided Feb. 28 to lend 150 sets of protective jackets (demonstrated in the photo) and detectors to local fire departments in areas that will host World Cup soccer games in a bid to prepare for possible biological and chemical weapons attacks. The jackets will protect firefighters from harmful organisms and chemicals, and the detectors can sense anthrax, smallpox virus and poisonous gas, agency officials said.

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Tokaimura residents measure radiation nearby uranium plant

TOKAIMURA, Japan - Residents of Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture use radioactivity detectors to measure the levels of radiation at a street gutter on Oct. 3, a day after the government lifted an off-limits order within 350 meters of the site of Japan's worst nuclear accident. Most residents had returned home by Oct. 3 morning from a local community center where they took refugee following the accident.

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New rail flaw detection vehicle used in north China's Shanxi

STORY: New rail flaw detection vehicle used in north China's Shanxi DATELINE: Nov. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: TAIYUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of rail flaw detection vehicle STORYLINE: A new kind of rail flaw detection vehicle has been used in Shanxi, a major coal-producing province in north China to improve working efficiency as the heating season approaches. The vehicle powered by lithium battery has been equipped with a panoramic sunroof and an ultrasonic detection system. With nine probes, it can detect the rail thoroughly and show the problem on the computer. Made of titanium alloy, the body of the vehicle weighs 800 kg, which is convenient for inspectors to assemble before use. With the help of the new vehicle, railway inspectors can detect 20-km railways in three hours, which is three times quicker than traditional hand push detectors. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Taiyuan, China. (XHTV)

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A shipping line equipped with metal detectors to ensure the safety of rice at Hyoshin Kikai Kogyo Co.

Hyoshin Kikai Kogyo Co., Ltd. of Harima Town, Hyogo Prefecture, has entered the rice cultivation and sales business. The company has obtained JGAP certification for its rice, a safety management standard for agricultural products. The company has harvested about three tons of "Milky Queen," a variety of rice that has a good taste and sells at a relatively high price, and is currently selling samples of the rice. in fiscal 2008, the company will borrow paddy fields from farmers in the vicinity of its headquarters to more than double the area under cultivation. The company will use its own bases for sales. The company has already developed and sold a device for hydroponic cultivation of vegetables on board by applying the technology of marine equipment. The company obtained JGAP certification for its hydroponic fruits and vegetables in 2006, and has now obtained the certification for rice as well. Photo taken on August 30, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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BOJ introduces new detector for forged banknotes

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui poses beside a new automatic counterfeit-bill detector which the central bank began using at its head office in Tokyo on Sept. 9 to help it weed out forged bills. It is the first time for the central bank to update counterfeit-bill detectors in nine years. (Kyodo)

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UNITED 93 [US / BR / FR 2006] CHEYENNE JACKSON Date: 2006

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Kajita donates neutrino detector

Photo taken Dec. 6, 2015, shows a neutrino detector donated by Takaaki Kajita, the Japanese scientist jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, to the Nobel Museum in Stockholm. The same detectors are installed at the Super-Kamiokande neutrino observatory in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kajita donates neutrino detector

Photo taken Dec. 6, 2015, shows a neutrino detector (front) donated by Takaaki Kajita, the Japanese scientist jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, to the Nobel Museum in Stockholm. The same detectors are installed at the Super-Kamiokande neutrino observatory in Japan. The detector seen in the back was donated by another Japanese Nobel laureate and Kajita's teacher, Masatoshi Koshiba, in 2002. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ministry tightens security checks with metal detectors

TOKYO, Japan - A security guard checks a ministry official with a metal detector at the entrance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on Nov. 19, a day after a former vice health minister and his wife were found killed and the wife of another former vice minister was stabbed. (Kyodo)

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Firefighters for World Cup to wear special jackets

TOKYO, Japan - The Fire Defense Agency decided Feb. 28 to lend 150 sets of protective jackets (demonstrated in the photo) and detectors to local fire departments in areas that will host World Cup soccer games in a bid to prepare for possible biological and chemical weapons attacks. The jackets will protect firefighters from harmful organisms and chemicals, and the detectors can sense anthrax, smallpox virus and poisonous gas, agency officials said.