China Sends Emergency Aid to Myanmar for Earthquake Relief - Beijing

China Sends Emergency Aid to Myanmar for Earthquake Relief - Beijing

Staff members load China's first batch of emergency humanitarian aid to Myanmar onto an airplane at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, March 31, 2025. China's first batch of emergency humanitarian earthquake relief supplies to Myanmar departed from Beijing Capital International Airport on Monday morning. In response to a request from the Myanmar government, China has decided to provide Myanmar with 100 million yuan (13.9 million U.S. dollars) in emergency humanitarian aid to support earthquake relief efforts. According to the China International Development Cooperation Agency, the initial supplies include tents, blankets and first aid kits. Beijing, China, March 31, 2025. Photo by Chen Yehua/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

China Sends Emergency Aid to Myanmar for Earthquake Relief - Beijing

China Sends Emergency Aid to Myanmar for Earthquake Relief - Beijing

Staff members load China's first batch of emergency humanitarian aid to Myanmar onto an airplane at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, March 31, 2025. China's first batch of emergency humanitarian earthquake relief supplies to Myanmar departed from Beijing Capital International Airport on Monday morning. In response to a request from the Myanmar government, China has decided to provide Myanmar with 100 million yuan (13.9 million U.S. dollars) in emergency humanitarian aid to support earthquake relief efforts. According to the China International Development Cooperation Agency, the initial supplies include tents, blankets and first aid kits. Beijing, China, March 31, 2025. Photo by Chen Yehua/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

China Sends Emergency Aid to Myanmar for Earthquake Relief - Beijing

China Sends Emergency Aid to Myanmar for Earthquake Relief - Beijing

Staff members load China's first batch of emergency humanitarian aid to Myanmar onto an airplane at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, March 31, 2025. China's first batch of emergency humanitarian earthquake relief supplies to Myanmar departed from Beijing Capital International Airport on Monday morning. In response to a request from the Myanmar government, China has decided to provide Myanmar with 100 million yuan (13.9 million U.S. dollars) in emergency humanitarian aid to support earthquake relief efforts. According to the China International Development Cooperation Agency, the initial supplies include tents, blankets and first aid kits. Beijing, China, March 31, 2025. Photo by Chen Yehua/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

China Sends Emergency Aid to Myanmar for Earthquake Relief - Beijing

China Sends Emergency Aid to Myanmar for Earthquake Relief - Beijing

(A staff member loads China's first batch of emergency humanitarian aid to Myanmar onto an airplane at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, March 31, 2025. China's first batch of emergency humanitarian earthquake relief supplies to Myanmar departed from Beijing Capital International Airport on Monday morning. In response to a request from the Myanmar government, China has decided to provide Myanmar with 100 million yuan (13.9 million U.S. dollars) in emergency humanitarian aid to support earthquake relief efforts. According to the China International Development Cooperation Agency, the initial supplies include tents, blankets and first aid kits. Beijing, China, March 31, 2025. Photo by Chen Yehua/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

China Sends Emergency Aid to Myanmar for Earthquake Relief - Beijing

China Sends Emergency Aid to Myanmar for Earthquake Relief - Beijing

(A staff member loads China's first batch of emergency humanitarian aid to Myanmar onto an airplane at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, March 31, 2025. China's first batch of emergency humanitarian earthquake relief supplies to Myanmar departed from Beijing Capital International Airport on Monday morning. In response to a request from the Myanmar government, China has decided to provide Myanmar with 100 million yuan (13.9 million U.S. dollars) in emergency humanitarian aid to support earthquake relief efforts. According to the China International Development Cooperation Agency, the initial supplies include tents, blankets and first aid kits. Beijing, China, March 31, 2025. Photo by Chen Yehua/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

US: Falcon 9 Rocket Captured At 39,000 Feet Over North Carolina

On Tuesday, February 4, a Falcon 9 rocket was captured from a business jet flying at 39,000 feet over North Carolina The SpaceX rocket launched two Earth observation satellites for Maxar Intelligence, the Colorado-based provider of geospatial intelligence, from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

President Biden At White House Congressional Picnic - DC

President Biden At White House Congressional Picnic - DC

US First Lady Jill Biden boards an airplane at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday allowing him to halt some asylum claims at the US-Mexico border, seeking to curb migrant crossings and address one of his biggest liabilities in the election campaign against Donald Trump. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240304) -- BEIJING, March 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 4, 2024 shows a Chinese airplane C919 at Wattay International Airport in Vientiane, Laos. Chinese airplanes C919 and ARJ21 developed by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) on Monday arrived in Laos for a static display and demonstration flight. The two jetliners flew from Singapore to Vietnam, and then to Laos, after finishing the Singapore Airshow 2024 where they made their first airshow appearances outside China. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

LAOS-VIENTIANE-CHINA-AIRPLANES

LAOS-VIENTIANE-CHINA-AIRPLANES

(240305) -- VIENTIANE, March 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 4, 2024 shows the interior view of a Chinese airplane C919 at Wattay International Airport in Vientiane, Laos. Chinese airplanes C919 and ARJ21 developed by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) on Monday arrived in Laos for a static display and demonstration flight. The two jetliners flew from Singapore to Vietnam, and then to Laos, after finishing the Singapore Airshow 2024 where they made their first airshow appearances outside China. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

LAOS-VIENTIANE-CHINA-AIRPLANES

LAOS-VIENTIANE-CHINA-AIRPLANES

(240305) -- VIENTIANE, March 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 4, 2024 shows a Chinese airplane C919 at Wattay International Airport in Vientiane, Laos. Chinese airplanes C919 and ARJ21 developed by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) on Monday arrived in Laos for a static display and demonstration flight. The two jetliners flew from Singapore to Vietnam, and then to Laos, after finishing the Singapore Airshow 2024 where they made their first airshow appearances outside China. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

LAOS-VIENTIANE-CHINA-AIRPLANES

LAOS-VIENTIANE-CHINA-AIRPLANES

(240305) -- VIENTIANE, March 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 4, 2024 shows a Chinese airplane ARJ21 at Wattay International Airport in Vientiane, Laos. Chinese airplanes C919 and ARJ21 developed by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) on Monday arrived in Laos for a static display and demonstration flight. The two jetliners flew from Singapore to Vietnam, and then to Laos, after finishing the Singapore Airshow 2024 where they made their first airshow appearances outside China. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

King Charles Visit To France - Arrival At Orly Airport

King Charles Visit To France - Arrival At Orly Airport

Airplane Britain King Charles III arrival at the Orly Airport on September 20, 2023, on the first day of a state visit to France. Britain King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla are on a three-day state visit to France. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles Visit To France - Arrival At Orly Airport

King Charles Visit To France - Arrival At Orly Airport

Airplane Britain King Charles III arrival at the Orly Airport on September 20, 2023, on the first day of a state visit to France. Britain King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla are on a three-day state visit to France. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles Visit To France - Arrival At Orly Airport

King Charles Visit To France - Arrival At Orly Airport

Airplane Britain King Charles III arrival at the Orly Airport on September 20, 2023, on the first day of a state visit to France. Britain King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla are on a three-day state visit to France. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles Visit To France - Arrival At Orly Airport

King Charles Visit To France - Arrival At Orly Airport

Airplane Britain King Charles III arrival at the Orly Airport on September 20, 2023, on the first day of a state visit to France. Britain King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla are on a three-day state visit to France. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles Visit To France - Arrival At Orly Airport

King Charles Visit To France - Arrival At Orly Airport

Airplane Britain King Charles III arrival at the Orly Airport on September 20, 2023, on the first day of a state visit to France. Britain King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla are on a three-day state visit to France. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles Visit To France - Arrival At Orly Airport

King Charles Visit To France - Arrival At Orly Airport

Airplane Britain King Charles III arrival at the Orly Airport on September 20, 2023, on the first day of a state visit to France. Britain King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla are on a three-day state visit to France. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles Visit To France - Arrival At Orly Airport

King Charles Visit To France - Arrival At Orly Airport

Airplane Britain King Charles III arrival at the Orly Airport on September 20, 2023, on the first day of a state visit to France. Britain King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla are on a three-day state visit to France. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles Visit To France - Arrival At Orly Airport

King Charles Visit To France - Arrival At Orly Airport

Airplane Britain King Charles III arrival at the Orly Airport on September 20, 2023, on the first day of a state visit to France. Britain King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla are on a three-day state visit to France. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Direct flights launched between China's Xi'an and Kazakhstan's Astana

STORY: Direct flights launched between China's Xi'an and Kazakhstan's Astana DATELINE: April 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of airplane 2. various of the airport 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): KYRAUBAYEV ZHOSHYKHAN, Consul General of Kazakhstan in Xi'an 4. various of the opening ceremony of the new route 5. various of the airport STORYLINE: The first flight on a new route from Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, to Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, took off on Friday. It is the fourth direct passenger route launched between Xi'an and Central Asia this year, following routes to Almaty, Bishkek and Tashkent. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): KYRAUBAYEV ZHOSHYKHAN, Consul General of Kazakhstan in Xi'an "I think the opening of direct flights is of great significance to promoting exchanges between Kazakhstan and Chinese citizens. Kazakhstan has a 14-day visa-free policy for Chinese citizens, and now our two countries are ready to promote the signing of a 30-d

SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-CHINESE TOURISTS

SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-CHINESE TOURISTS

(230329) -- JOHANNESBURG, March 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 29, 2023 shows an Air China airplane carrying tourists from China landing at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa. South Africa's tourism authority on Wednesday welcomed the first group of tourists from China since the outbreak of COVID-19. (Xinhua)

1st Israel-UAE free trade deal takes effect

STORY: 1st Israel-UAE free trade deal takes effect DATELINE: March 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and UAE Ambassador to Israel Mohamed Al Khaja signing the agreement 2. various of UAE airplane landing at Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport 3. various of Israel and UAE signing an agreement to establish diplomatic relations in 2020 (file) 4. various of UAE opening its embassy in Israel's Tel Aviv (file) 5. various of Israeli President Isaac Herzog meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (file) 6. various of Israel and UAE signing an FTA in May 2022 (file) 7. various of skyscrapers in Israel's economic center Tel Aviv STORYLINE: A free trade agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) came into effect on Sunday, the first such economic deal Israel reached with an Arab country. Officials from both countries signed a customs agreement on Sunday, enabling the free trade agreemen

Belarus leader Lukashenko visits Zimbabwe

STORY: Belarus leader Lukashenko visits Zimbabwe DATELINE: Jan. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Belarus airplane 2. various of President Lukashenko inspecting a guard of honor 3. various of President Lukashenko and President Mnangagwa greeting officials and diplomats STORYLINE: The president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, arrived in Zimbabwe Monday afternoon for his first state visit to a sub-Saharan African country. Lukashenko was greeted upon his arrival by Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, ahead of bilateral talks that are set to strengthen relations between the two countries. The two countries have strong cooperation in politics, economy, mining, agriculture, and disaster risk management. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harare. (XHTV)

Female senior mechanic of JAL

Female senior mechanic of JAL

TOKYO, Japan - Miki Muto, the first female Japan Airlines mechanic in charge of final checkups on mid- to large-size passenger carriers, conducts checkups on an airplane prior to its departure at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 19, 2010.

Peach stepping up efforts to hire pilots to boost flights

Peach stepping up efforts to hire pilots to boost flights

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken in January 2014 at Kansai International Airport shows Ryoji Fujii (R), a rookie pilot of Peach Aviation, ready to fly an airplane under the direction of a captain. Fujii, who entered Peach as the low-cost carrier's first pilot trainee in January 2013, is in the final phase of the airline's pilot training program.

1st batch of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Japan

1st batch of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Japan

NARITA, Japan, Feb. 12 Kyodo - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 12, 2021, shows cargo being unloaded at Narita airport near Tokyo from an airplane that transported from Brussels the first batch to arrive in Japan of the coronavirus vaccine developed by U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc.

1st batch of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Japan

1st batch of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Japan

NARITA, Japan, Feb. 12 Kyodo - Cargo is unloaded at Narita airport near Tokyo on Feb. 12, 2021, from an airplane that transported from Brussels the first batch to arrive in Japan of the coronavirus vaccine developed by U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc.

'Hida beef' exported from Nagoya airport for 1st time

'Hida beef' exported from Nagoya airport for 1st time

NAGOYA, Japan - A cargo of the famous Hida beef from Gifu Prefecture is ready for loading onto an airplane bound for Bangkok, Thailand, at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Nagoya, central Japan, on Dec. 22, 2014. It was the first time the prized beef brand had been exported from the airport, which is much closer to Hida Takayama where beef cattle are raised than Fukuoka airport in southwestern Japan used previously.

70th anniv. of 1st suicide attack by Japan during WWII

70th anniv. of 1st suicide attack by Japan during WWII

MABALACAT CITY, Philippines - File photo taken in October 1944 shows a Japanese "kamikaze" attack airplane taking off from the Mabalacat airfield in the Philippines. A ceremony praying for world peace was held in Mabalacat City north of Manila on Oct. 25, 2014, the 70th anniversary of the first suicide air attack deployed by Japanese forces against U.S. warships during World War II. About 150 Japanese and Filipinos attended the ceremony.

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows Mt. Fuji, Japan's tallest mountain, covered with a thin layer of snow on Oct. 16, 2014. The 3,776-meter mountain got its first snowcap of the season the same day, 16 days later than average but three days earlier than last year, the Kofu Local Meteorological Observatory said.

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows Mt. Fuji, Japan's tallest mountain, covered with a thin layer of snow on Oct. 16, 2014. Miho-no-matsubara, a seashore area lined with pine trees, is seen in the foreground. The 3,776-meter mountain got its first snowcap of the season the same day, 16 days later than average but three days earlier than last year, the Kofu Local Meteorological Observatory said.

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows Mt. Fuji, Japan's tallest mountain, covered with a thin layer of snow on Oct. 16, 2014. The 3,776-meter mountain got its first snowcap of the season the same day, 16 days later than average but three days earlier than last year, the Kofu Local Meteorological Observatory said.

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows Mt. Fuji, Japan's tallest mountain, covered with a thin layer of snow on Oct. 16, 2014. The 3,776-meter mountain got its first snowcap of the season the same day, 16 days later than average but three days earlier than last year, the Kofu Local Meteorological Observatory said.

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows Mt. Fuji, Japan's tallest mountain, covered with a thin layer of snow on Oct. 16, 2014. The 3,776-meter mountain got its first snowcap of the season the same day, 16 days later than average but three days earlier than last year, the Kofu Local Meteorological Observatory said.

N. Korean diplomat Kim

N. Korean diplomat Kim

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan boards an airplane bound for Beijing at Pyongyang international airport on June 18, 2013, to take part in a strategic dialogue with China slated for the following day.

Chinese vessel near Senkakus

Chinese vessel near Senkakus

AMAMI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows a Chinese surveillance vessel in waters near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Oct. 25, 2012. Chinese surveillance vessels entered Japan's territorial waters around the islands, claimed by China, for the first time in three weeks the same day, prompting Tokyo to lodge a "strong protest" with Beijing through diplomatic channels.

Chinese vessel near Senkakus

Chinese vessel near Senkakus

AMAMI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows a Chinese surveillance vessel and a Japan Coast Guard vessel in waters near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Oct. 25, 2012. Chinese surveillance vessels entered Japan's territorial waters around the islands, claimed by China, for the first time in three weeks the same day, prompting Tokyo to lodge a "strong protest" with Beijing through diplomatic channels.

Star Flyer launches 1st int'l flight to S. Korea

Star Flyer launches 1st int'l flight to S. Korea

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo shows Star Flyer Inc.'s airplane at Kitakyushu airport in southwestern Japan prior to departure for Busan in South Korea on July 12, 2012. The company launched its first regular international flight, providing two return flights a day between Kitakyushu and Busan.

Crown prince departs on visit to Southeast Asia

Crown prince departs on visit to Southeast Asia

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito boards an airplane at Tokyo's Haneda airport on June 25, 2012, for a weeklong visit to Thailand, Cambodia and Laos in his first official visit to the three Southeast Asian countries.

Nepalese man returns home for 1st time in 18 yrs

Nepalese man returns home for 1st time in 18 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - Govinda Prasad Mainali (R), the Nepalese man convicted in a 1997 Tokyo murder case, and his wife Radha smile aboard an airplane bound for Kathmandu on June 16, 2012. Mainali returned home for the first time in 18 years the same day after a Japanese court granted him a retrial. (Pool photo)

Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

NARITA, Japan - Govinda Prasad Mainali (R bottom, in a black suit), a Nepalese man granted a retrial over a 1997 Tokyo murder case, climbs up the stairs into an airplane at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 15, 2012. After spending 15 years in prison, Mainali, 45, left Japan to return to his home country for the first time in about 18 years, accompanied by his wife Radha, 42, and their two daughters Mithila, 20, and Alisha, 18, as well as Japanese supporters.

Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

NARITA, Japan - Govinda Prasad Mainali, a Nepalese man granted a retrial over a 1997 Tokyo murder case, shakes hands with a supporter, with his wife Radha sitting next to him, aboard an airplane ahead of departure from Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 15, 2012. To the left is their daughter Mithila. After spending 15 years in prison, Mainali, 45, left Japan to return to his home country for the first time in about 18 years, accompanied by his wife Radha, 42, and their two daughters Mithila, 20, and Alisha, 18, as well as Japanese supporters.

Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

NARITA, Japan - Govinda Prasad Mainali (C), a Nepalese man granted a retrial over a 1997 Tokyo murder case, climbs up the stairs into an airplane at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 15, 2012. After spending 15 years in prison, Mainali, 45, left Japan to return to his home country for the first time in about 18 years, accompanied by his wife Radha, 42, and their two daughters Mithila, 20, and Alisha, 18, as well as Japanese supporters.

Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

NARITA, Japan - Govinda Prasad Mainali (C), a Nepalese man granted a retrial over a 1997 Tokyo murder case, gets off a bus while surrounded by immigration officials, near an airplane at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 15, 2012. After spending 15 years in prison, Mainali, 45, left Japan to return to his home country for the first time in about 18 years, accompanied by his wife Radha, 42, and their two daughters Mithila, 20, and Alisha, 18, as well as Japanese supporters.

Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

NARITA, Japan - Govinda Prasad Mainali (C), a Nepalese man granted a retrial over a 1997 Tokyo murder case, gets off a bus while surrounded by immigration officials, near an airplane at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 15, 2012. After spending 15 years in prison, Mainali, 45, left Japan to return to his home country for the first time in about 18 years, accompanied by his wife Radha, 42, and their two daughters Mithila, 20, and Alisha, 18, as well as Japanese supporters.

Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

NARITA, Japan - Govinda Prasad Mainali, a Nepalese man granted a retrial over a 1997 Tokyo murder case, climbs up the stairs into an airplane at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 15, 2012. After spending 15 years in prison, Mainali, 45, left Japan to return to his home country for the first time in about 18 years, accompanied by his wife Radha, 42, and their two daughters Mithila, 20, and Alisha, 18, as well as Japanese supporters.

Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

NARITA, Japan - Govinda Prasad Mainali, a Nepalese man granted a retrial over a 1997 Tokyo murder case, climbs up the stairs into an airplane at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 15, 2012. After spending 15 years in prison, Mainali, 45, left Japan to return to his home country for the first time in about 18 years, accompanied by his wife Radha, 42, and their two daughters Mithila, 20, and Alisha, 18, as well as Japanese supporters.

Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

NARITA, Japan - Govinda Prasad Mainali, a Nepalese man granted a retrial over a 1997 Tokyo murder case, shakes hands with a supporter, with his wife Radha sitting next to him, aboard an airplane ahead of departure from Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 15, 2012. After spending 15 years in prison, Mainali, 45, left Japan to return to his home country for the first time in about 18 years, accompanied by his wife Radha, 42, and their two daughters Mithila, 20, and Alisha, 18, as well as Japanese supporters.

Jetstar plane

Jetstar plane

NARITA, Japan - Jetstar Japan Co., a budget airline of Japan Airlines Co., shows reporters its first airplane, an Airbus A320, at Narita airport near Tokyo on June 12, 2012, before the beginning domestic flights in July.

Jetstar plane

Jetstar plane

NARITA, Japan - Jetstar Japan Co., a budget airline of Japan Airlines Co., shows reporters its first airplane, an Airbus A320, at Narita airport near Tokyo on June 12, 2012, before the beginning domestic flights in July.