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Lausanne ballet competition

Yusei Sai, a 15-year-old Japanese born in China who lives in the United States, meets the press after winning fifth prize in the final of the 54th Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 7, 2026.

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Lausanne ballet competition

Yusei Sai, a 15-year-old Japanese born in China who lives in the United States, performs in the final of the 54th Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 7, 2026. He won fifth prize.

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Celebration of the Extraordinary Christmas Lottery Draw 2025 - Madrid

A girl from the San Ildefonso School, sings a fifth prize of the Christmas Lottery, during the celebration of the Extraordinary Draw of the Christmas Lottery 2025, at the Royal Theater, on December 22, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Lotto Extraordinario de la Loteria de Navidad 2025 consists of 198 series and each series has 100,000 tickets. The total of the issue amounts to 3,960 million euros and 2,772 million euros are destined to prizes (70% of the issue). Each series distributes 14 million euros in prizes and a total of 30,301,920 prizes are distributed during a draw that lasts approximately four hours. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration of the Extraordinary Christmas Lottery Draw 2025 - Madrid

Two girls from the San Ildefonso School, sing a fifth prize of the Christmas Lottery, during the celebration of the Extraordinary Draw of the Christmas Lottery 2025, at the Royal Theater, on December 22, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Lotto Extraordinario de la Loteria de Navidad 2025 consists of 198 series and each series has 100,000 tickets. The total of the issue amounts to 3,960 million euros and 2,772 million euros are destined to prizes (70% of the issue). Each series distributes 14 million euros in prizes and a total of 30,301,920 prizes are distributed during a draw that lasts approximately four hours. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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The International Gender Equality Prize ceremony in Tampere, Finland

Oksana Nechyporenko (L) and Mariia Yefrosinina, founders of the Ukrainian Masha Foundation, give a speech after receiving the International Gender Equality Prize at the prize ceremony in Tampere, Finland, on December 8, 2025. Masha Foundation is a Ukrainian public organisation which carries out significant work to help Ukrainian women overcome the psychological consequences of war and other violence. Finland awarded the International Gender Equality Prize for the fifth time. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The International Gender Equality Prize ceremony in Tampere, Finland

Oksana Nechyporenko (L) and Mariia Yefrosinina, founders of the Ukrainian Masha Foundation, give a speech after receiving the International Gender Equality Prize at the prize ceremony in Tampere, Finland, on December 8, 2025. Masha Foundation is a Ukrainian public organisation which carries out significant work to help Ukrainian women overcome the psychological consequences of war and other violence. Finland awarded the International Gender Equality Prize for the fifth time. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The International Gender Equality Prize ceremony in Tampere, Finland

Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (L) looks on while Saara-Sofia Siren, Chair of the 2025 Prize Jury, congratulates prize winners Mariia Yefrosinina and Oksana Nechyporenko, founders of the Ukrainian Masha Foundation at the International Gender Equality Prize ceremony in Tampere, Finland, on December 8, 2025. Masha Foundation is a Ukrainian public organisation which carries out significant work to help Ukrainian women overcome the psychological consequences of war and other violence. Finland awarded the International Gender Equality Prize for the fifth time. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The International Gender Equality Prize ceremony in Tampere, Finland

Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (L) presents the International Gender Equality Prize to Mariia Yefrosinina and Oksana Nechyporenko, founders of the Ukrainian Masha Foundation, at the prize ceremony in Tampere, Finland, on December 8, 2025. Masha Foundation is a Ukrainian public organisation which carries out significant work to help Ukrainian women overcome the psychological consequences of war and other violence. Finland awarded the International Gender Equality Prize for the fifth time. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The International Gender Equality Prize ceremony in Tampere, Finland

Prize winners Mariia Yefrosinina (2L) and Oksana Nechyporenko (2R), founders of the Ukrainian Masha Foundation, pose with Saara-Sofia Siren (L), Chair of the 2025 Prize Jury, and Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo at the International Gender Equality Prize ceremony in Tampere, Finland, on December 8, 2025. Masha Foundation is a Ukrainian public organisation which carries out significant work to help Ukrainian women overcome the psychological consequences of war and other violence. Finland awarded the International Gender Equality Prize for the fifth time. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The International Gender Equality Prize ceremony in Tampere, Finland

Prize winners Mariia Yefrosinina (2L) and Oksana Nechyporenko (2R), founders of the Ukrainian Masha Foundation, pose with Saara-Sofia Siren (L), Chair of the 2025 Prize Jury, and Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo at the International Gender Equality Prize ceremony in Tampere, Finland, on December 8, 2025. Masha Foundation is a Ukrainian public organisation which carries out significant work to help Ukrainian women overcome the psychological consequences of war and other violence. Finland awarded the International Gender Equality Prize for the fifth time. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The International Gender Equality Prize ceremony in Tampere, Finland

Saara-Sofia Siren, Chair of the 2025 Prize Jury and Finnish Member of Parliament, speaks at the International Gender Equality Prize ceremony in Tampere, Finland, on December 8, 2025. Finland awarded the International Gender Equality Prize for the fifth time. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The International Gender Equality Prize ceremony in Tampere, Finland

Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo speaks at the International Gender Equality Prize ceremony in Tampere, Finland, on December 8, 2025. Finland awarded the International Gender Equality Prize for the fifth time. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The International Gender Equality Prize ceremony in Tampere, Finland

Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo speaks at the International Gender Equality Prize ceremony in Tampere, Finland, on December 8, 2025. Finland awarded the International Gender Equality Prize for the fifth time. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The International Gender Equality Prize ceremony in Tampere, Finland

Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo speaks at the International Gender Equality Prize ceremony in Tampere, Finland, on December 8, 2025. Finland awarded the International Gender Equality Prize for the fifth time. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The International Gender Equality Prize ceremony in Tampere, Finland

Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo speaks at the International Gender Equality Prize ceremony in Tampere, Finland, on December 8, 2025. Finland awarded the International Gender Equality Prize for the fifth time. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize award ceremony

Abdoulaye Djimde of Mali, a recipient of the fifth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize, speaks at an award ceremony in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2025. The prize is named after Japanese biologist Hideyo Noguchi, who died in Ghana in 1928 while carrying out research on yellow fever. (Pool photo)

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Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize award ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (back, R) and Empress Masako are greeted by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (front, L) upon arriving at the venue of a ceremony in honor of the fifth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize laureates in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2025. The prize is named after Japanese biologist Hideyo Noguchi, who died in Ghana in 1928 while carrying out research on yellow fever.

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Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize award ceremony

Abdoulaye Djimde (L) of Mali, a recipient of the fifth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize, is congratulated by Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at an award ceremony in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2025. The prize is named after Japanese biologist Hideyo Noguchi, who died in Ghana in 1928 while carrying out research on yellow fever. (Pool photo)

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Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize award ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (front, R, facing camera) and Empress Masako are pictured after attending a ceremony in honor of the fifth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize laureates in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2025. The prize is named after Japanese biologist Hideyo Noguchi, who died in Ghana in 1928 while carrying out research on yellow fever. (Pool photo)

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Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize award ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from L) and Empress Masako (3rd from L) arrive at the venue of a ceremony in honor of the fifth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize laureates in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2025. The prize is named after Japanese biologist Hideyo Noguchi, who died in Ghana in 1928 while carrying out research on yellow fever.

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Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize award ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a ceremony in honor of the fifth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize laureates in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2025. The prize is named after Japanese biologist Hideyo Noguchi, who died in Ghana in 1928 while carrying out research on yellow fever. (Pool photo)

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Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize award ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a ceremony in honor of the fifth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize laureates in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2025. The prize is named after Japanese biologist Hideyo Noguchi, who died in Ghana in 1928 while carrying out research on yellow fever. (Pool photo)

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Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize award ceremony

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at a ceremony in honor of the fifth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize laureates in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2025. The prize is named after Japanese biologist Hideyo Noguchi, who died in Ghana in 1928 while carrying out research on yellow fever. (Pool photo)

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5th Chinese New Year film festival kicks off in Malta

STORY: 5th Chinese New Year film festival kicks off in Malta SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 2, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: Valletta CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of people coming and watching film 2. various of people taking part in prize draw STORYLINE: The fifth "Happy Chinese New Year" film festival kicked off on Friday evening with the Chinese film "The Rescue" at Malta's National Center for Creativity in Valletta. Three more Chinese films: "My People, My Homeland," "A Little Red Flower," and "Hi, Mom" will be showcased during the festival, which will run through Feb. 20. The festival is jointly organized by the China Cultural Center in Malta and the National Center for Creativity to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 10. Charmaine St. John, the mayor of Santa Lucija, said she is deeply impressed by "The Rescue," describing it as a "nice film." Given her background as a pilot, she found a special connection wit

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Extraordinary Christmas Lottery Draw - Madrid

Angel Albaga Elebiyo sings a fifth prize, the number 01568, during the Extraordinary Draw of the Christmas Lottery 2023 at the Royal Theater of Madrid, on December 22, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. The draw is held on this occasion with full capacity in the stalls of the Teatro Real. Today is celebrated the Extraordinary Draw of Christmas 2023, with which the State distributes 2,590 million euros in prizes among the 185 million Lottery tickets put on sale. The issue amounts to 3,700 million euros in total, with 70% of the prizes being distributed in prizes. The draw is held through the so-called 'traditional system', which consists of two drums containing one of them the numbers and the other the prizes. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Extraordinary Christmas Lottery Draw - Madrid

Paula Figuereo Figuereo and Ángel Albaga Elebiyo sing a fifth prize, number 86,007, during the 2023 Christmas Lottery Extraordinary Draw at the Teatro Real in Madrid, on December 22, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. The draw is held on this occasion with full capacity in the stalls of the Teatro Real. Today is celebrated the Extraordinary Draw of Christmas 2023, with which the State distributes 2,590 million euros in prizes among the 185 million Lottery tickets put on sale. The issue amounts to 3,700 million euros in total, with 70% of the prizes being distributed in prizes. The draw is held through the so-called 'traditional system', which consists of two drums containing one of them the numbers and the other the prizes. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Extraordinary Christmas Lottery Draw - Madrid

Paula Figuereo Figuereo sings a fifth prize, number 01568, during the Extraordinary Draw of the Christmas Lottery 2023 at the Teatro Real in Madrid, on December 22, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. The draw is held on this occasion with full capacity in the stalls of the Teatro Real. Today is celebrated the Extraordinary Draw of Christmas 2023, with which the State distributes 2,590 million euros in prizes among the 185 million Lottery tickets put on sale. The issue amounts to 3,700 million euros in total, with 70% of the prizes being distributed in prizes. The draw is held through the so-called 'traditional system', which consists of two drums containing one of them the numbers and the other the prizes. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Extraordinary Christmas Lottery Draw - Madrid

Paula Figuereo Figuereo and Ángel Albaga Elebiyo sing a fifth prize, number 01568, during the Extraordinary Draw of the Christmas Lottery 2023 at the Teatro Real in Madrid, on December 22, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. The draw is held on this occasion with full capacity in the stalls of the Teatro Real. Today is celebrated the Extraordinary Draw of Christmas 2023, with which the State distributes 2,590 million euros in prizes among the 185 million Lottery tickets put on sale. The issue amounts to 3,700 million euros in total, with 70% of the prizes being distributed in prizes. The draw is held through the so-called 'traditional system', which consists of two drums containing one of them the numbers and the other the prizes. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Extraordinary Christmas Lottery Draw - Madrid

Paula Figuereo Figuereo and Ángel Albaga Elebiyo sing a fifth prize, number 01568, during the Extraordinary Draw of the Christmas Lottery 2023 at the Teatro Real in Madrid, on December 22, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. The draw is held on this occasion with full capacity in the stalls of the Teatro Real. Today is celebrated the Extraordinary Draw of Christmas 2023, with which the State distributes 2,590 million euros in prizes among the 185 million Lottery tickets put on sale. The issue amounts to 3,700 million euros in total, with 70% of the prizes being distributed in prizes. The draw is held through the so-called 'traditional system', which consists of two drums containing one of them the numbers and the other the prizes. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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German student wins love letter contest in Japan

KYOTO, Japan - Quitz Anna Milena, a German university student, speaks after winning the first prize at the fifth love letter contest award ceremony in Kyoto on Nov. 29, 2014. She had studied in Japan for two years until September 2014.

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Grade school boy poses before award-winning drawing

FUKUOKA, Japan - Shinnosuke Takagi, a fifth grader at an elementary school in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, pose in front of his drawing (upper R) at the Fukuoka city office building on Oct. 5, 2014. He won a prize at an exhibition of drawings by Japanese, Chinese and South Korean preschool and elementary school pupils to promote understanding among the three countries.

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Mizushima wins Poplar novel award

TOKYO, Japan - Actor-turned-writer Hiro Mizushima speaks to reporters at Poplar Publishing Co. in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2010 after the publisher selected him as the recipient of its fifth literature award for his novel ''KAGEROU.'' Mizushima said it was an honor to receive the prize, with the piece marking the first step of his writing career.

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Baruto throws down Kyokutenho at New Year basho

TOKYO, Japan - Estonian sekiwake Baruto sends down fifth-ranked maegashira Kyokutenho with a pulling overarm throw for his 12th win on the final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 24, 2010, at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. Baruto earned the Outstanding Performance Prize, one of three special prizes the Japan Sumo Association gives to makuuchi division wrestlers on the final day of a tournament.

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Japanese wins 3rd prize at Leeds piano competition

LEEDS, England - Yuma Osaki from Japan poses for photos after winning third prize at an international piano competition in Leeds, Britain, on Sept. 20. The 22-year-old native of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, is the fifth Japanese to win one of the top prizes at the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition, and the first Japanese winner since 1987.

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CUBA-HAVANA-CHINESE POETRY

(221013) -- HAVANA, Oct. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yinet Ferrer, the first-prize winner of this year's Fifth International Classical Chinese Poetry Recitation Contest in Cuba, reads a book in a library at Cuba's Confucius Institute in Havana, Cuba, Oct. 11, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: A Cuban student's affection for Chinese poems" (Photo by Joaquin Hernandez/Xinhua)

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CUBA-HAVANA-CHINESE POETRY

(221013) -- HAVANA, Oct. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yinet Ferrer (2nd R), the first-prize winner of this year's Fifth International Classical Chinese Poetry Recitation Contest in Cuba, discusses with her classmates at Cuba's Confucius Institute in Havana, Cuba, Oct. 11, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: A Cuban student's affection for Chinese poems" (Photo by Joaquin Hernandez/Xinhua)

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CUBA-HAVANA-CHINESE POETRY

(221013) -- HAVANA, Oct. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yinet Ferrer (2nd R), the first-prize winner of this year's Fifth International Classical Chinese Poetry Recitation Contest in Cuba, takes a class at Cuba's Confucius Institute in Havana, Cuba, Oct. 11, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: A Cuban student's affection for Chinese poems" (Photo by Joaquin Hernandez/Xinhua)

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Yu Miri wins 5th Berkeley Japan Prize

Novelist Yu Miri speaks on Sept. 30, 2022 at an award ceremony at University of California, Berkeley, as she receives the fifth Berkeley Japan Prize from the school's Center for Japanese Studies. The award is given to individuals who contributed to a global understanding of Japan.

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Yu Miri wins 5th Berkeley Japan Prize

Novelist Yu Miri attends an award ceremony on Sept. 30, 2022 at University of California, Berkeley, as she receives the fifth Berkeley Japan Prize from the school's Center for Japanese Studies. The award is given to individuals who contributed to a global understanding of Japan.

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Renowned artists receive Japanese art prize

Recipients of the 2015 Praemium Imperiale global art prize, granted annually by the Japan Art Association in honor of Prince Takamatsu, younger brother of the late Emperor Hirohito, attend an awards ceremony in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2015. From L: graphic designer/illustrator Tadanori Yokoo of Japan, sculptor Wolfgang Laib of Germany, and two French nationals, architect Dominique Perrault and ballerina Sylvie Guillem. A fifth laureate, Japanese pianist Mitsuko Uchida, was absent due to health reasons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baruto throws down Kyokutenho at New Year basho

TOKYO, Japan - Estonian sekiwake Baruto sends down fifth-ranked maegashira Kyokutenho with a pulling overarm throw for his 12th win on the final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 24, 2010, at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. Baruto earned the Outstanding Performance Prize, one of three special prizes the Japan Sumo Association gives to makuuchi division wrestlers on the final day of a tournament. (Kyodo)

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Mizushima wins Poplar novel award

TOKYO, Japan - Actor-turned-writer Hiro Mizushima speaks to reporters at Poplar Publishing Co. in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2010 after the publisher selected him as the recipient of its fifth literature award for his novel ''KAGEROU.'' Mizushima said it was an honor to receive the prize, with the piece marking the first step of his writing career. (Kyodo)

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JAN BERANEK

The Czech-German Fund for the Future has presented the Czech-German journalistic awards to reporters who contributed to a better understanding between Czechs and Germans for the fifth time, and eight Czech and German authors received them. The Milena Jesenska Special Prize, awarded for stories on issues such as civic courage, multicultural understanding and tolerance between countries, was given to Jan Beranek from Czech Television for a documentary film about Czechoslovak RAF pilot Kurt Taussig in Prague, Czech Republic, November 14, 2020. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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JAN BERANEK

The Czech-German Fund for the Future has presented the Czech-German journalistic awards to reporters who contributed to a better understanding between Czechs and Germans for the fifth time, and eight Czech and German authors received them. The Milena Jesenska Special Prize, awarded for stories on issues such as civic courage, multicultural understanding and tolerance between countries, was given to Jan Beranek from Czech Television for a documentary film about Czechoslovak RAF pilot Kurt Taussig in Prague, Czech Republic, November 14, 2020. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Nobel Banquet

Around 1,300 people attend the Nobel Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall in the Swedish capital on Dec. 10, 2018. Seen on the left lane and fifth from the bottom is Japanese Nobel Prize winner in physiology or medicine, Tasuku Honjo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese wins 3rd prize at Leeds piano competition

LEEDS, England - Yuma Osaki from Japan poses for photos after winning third prize at an international piano competition in Leeds, Britain, on Sept. 20. The 22-year-old native of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, is the fifth Japanese to win one of the top prizes at the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition, and the first Japanese winner since 1987. (Kyodo)