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Serbian teacher sees closer cooperation between China, Serbia

STORY: Serbian teacher sees closer cooperation between China, Serbia SHOOTING TIME: May 28, 2024 DATELINE: May 30, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:11 LOCATION: LU'AN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Goran Marinovic STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): GORAN MARINOVIC, English teacher of Lu'an No. 2 High School "Hello, my name is Goran. I come from Serbia. My hometown is Bohr in eastern Serbia. And here I'm in Lu'an, Anhui Province, where I teach English at No. 2 High School of Lu'an. Before teaching in China, I was teaching English also in Serbia for 18 years. I came to China seven years ago, because I needed a new challenge. First, I went to Fujian Province. After that, the next year, I was in Xinjiang. And for the last five years, I'm here in Anhui Province. Students at this school are very smart, and they are eager to learn, they want to learn something new every day, every class. So during the classes, I teach them something about other countries, other countries' customs. And they teach me ab

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Monument unveiled to draw attention to South Korean abductees

Families of five high school students abducted by North Korea in 1977 and 1978 attend a ceremony to unveil a monument in Seonyudo, South Korea, on May 24, 2024, that draws attention to their abduction.

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Monument unveiled to draw attention to South Korean abductees

Families of five high school students abducted by North Korea in 1977 and 1978 pose for a photo at a ceremony to unveil a monument in Seonyudo, South Korea, on May 24, 2024, that draws attention to their abduction.

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Monument unveiled to draw attention to South Korean abductees

South Korean Unification Minister Kim Young Ho speaks during a ceremony to unveil a monument in Seonyudo, South Korea, on May 24, 2024, that draws attention to the abduction of five high school students by North Korea in 1977 and 1978.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240427) -- BEIJING, April 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students of the Muscatine High School delegation watch a lion dance performance at the Xiong'an New Area in north China's Hebei Province, April 22, 2024. A total of 32 students and eight teachers from Muscatine High School, in the U.S. state of Iowa recently attended a week-long study tour to Beijing, Hebei and Shanghai. The Muscatine High School delegation is part of a China-initiated program that will invite 50,000 American youths to China within five years for exchanges and study. The delegation is the second batch from the school. (Photo by Liu Zunshuan/Xinhua)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-MUSCATINE HIGH SCHOOL DELEGATION-STUDY TOUR (CN)

(240426) -- BEIJING, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students of the Muscatine High School delegation practice an ethnic dance with Chinese students at the High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University in Beijing, capital of China, April 18, 2024. A total of 32 students and eight teachers from Muscatine High School, in the U.S. state of Iowa recently attended a week-long study tour to Beijing, Hebei and Shanghai. The Muscatine High School delegation is part a China-initiated program that will invite 50,000 American youths to China within five years for exchanges and study. The delegation is the second batch from the school. (Photo by Liu Zunshuan/Xinhua)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-MUSCATINE HIGH SCHOOL DELEGATION-STUDY TOUR (CN)

(240426) -- BEIJING, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and American students plant a tree in Zhengding, north China's Hebei Province, April 20, 2024. A total of 32 students and eight teachers from Muscatine High School, in the U.S. state of Iowa recently attended a week-long study tour to Beijing, Hebei and Shanghai. The Muscatine High School delegation is part a China-initiated program that will invite 50,000 American youths to China within five years for exchanges and study. The delegation is the second batch from the school. (Xinhua/Zhang Can)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-MUSCATINE HIGH SCHOOL DELEGATION-STUDY TOUR (CN)

(240426) -- BEIJING, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A student (L) of the Muscatine High School delegation takes selfies at the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, April 18, 2024. A total of 32 students and eight teachers from Muscatine High School, in the U.S. state of Iowa recently attended a week-long study tour to Beijing, Hebei and Shanghai. The Muscatine High School delegation is part a China-initiated program that will invite 50,000 American youths to China within five years for exchanges and study. The delegation is the second batch from the school. (Photo by Liu Zunshuan/Xinhua)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-MUSCATINE HIGH SCHOOL DELEGATION-STUDY TOUR (CN)

(240426) -- BEIJING, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students of the Muscatine High School delegation watch a lion dance performance at the Xiong'an New Area in north China's Hebei Province, April 22, 2024. A total of 32 students and eight teachers from Muscatine High School, in the U.S. state of Iowa recently attended a week-long study tour to Beijing, Hebei and Shanghai. The Muscatine High School delegation is part a China-initiated program that will invite 50,000 American youths to China within five years for exchanges and study. The delegation is the second batch from the school. (Photo by Liu Zunshuan/Xinhua)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-MUSCATINE HIGH SCHOOL DELEGATION-STUDY TOUR (CN)

(240426) -- BEIJING, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students of the Muscatine High School delegation try making dumplings at Shijiazhuang Foreign Language School in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, April 20, 2024. A total of 32 students and eight teachers from Muscatine High School, in the U.S. state of Iowa recently attended a week-long study tour to Beijing, Hebei and Shanghai. The Muscatine High School delegation is part a China-initiated program that will invite 50,000 American youths to China within five years for exchanges and study. The delegation is the second batch from the school. (Xinhua/Zhang Can)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-MUSCATINE HIGH SCHOOL DELEGATION-STUDY TOUR (CN)

(240426) -- BEIJING, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students of the Muscatine High School delegation stroll along a street near the Yuyuan Garden in east China's Shanghai, April 23, 2024. A total of 32 students and eight teachers from Muscatine High School, in the U.S. state of Iowa recently attended a week-long study tour to Beijing, Hebei and Shanghai. The Muscatine High School delegation is part a China-initiated program that will invite 50,000 American youths to China within five years for exchanges and study. The delegation is the second batch from the school. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-MUSCATINE HIGH SCHOOL DELEGATION-STUDY TOUR (CN)

(240426) -- BEIJING, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Teachers of the Muscatine High School delegation take selfies at Jing'an Park in east China's Shanghai, April 24, 2024. A total of 32 students and eight teachers from Muscatine High School, in the U.S. state of Iowa recently attended a week-long study tour to Beijing, Hebei and Shanghai. The Muscatine High School delegation is part a China-initiated program that will invite 50,000 American youths to China within five years for exchanges and study. The delegation is the second batch from the school. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-MUSCATINE HIGH SCHOOL DELEGATION-STUDY TOUR (CN)

(240426) -- BEIJING, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and American students pose for a photo at Shijiazhuang Zoo in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, April 21, 2024. A total of 32 students and eight teachers from Muscatine High School, in the U.S. state of Iowa recently attended a week-long study tour to Beijing, Hebei and Shanghai. The Muscatine High School delegation is part a China-initiated program that will invite 50,000 American youths to China within five years for exchanges and study. The delegation is the second batch from the school. (Photo by Liu Zunshuan/Xinhua)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-MUSCATINE HIGH SCHOOL DELEGATION-STUDY TOUR (CN)

(240426) -- BEIJING, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The Muscatine High School delegation poses for a group photo at the Badaling Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China, April 19, 2024. A total of 32 students and eight teachers from Muscatine High School, in the U.S. state of Iowa recently attended a week-long study tour to Beijing, Hebei and Shanghai. The Muscatine High School delegation is part a China-initiated program that will invite 50,000 American youths to China within five years for exchanges and study. The delegation is the second batch from the school. (Xinhua/Bai Lin)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-MUSCATINE HIGH SCHOOL DELEGATION-STUDY TOUR (CN)

(240426) -- BEIJING, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The Muscatine High School delegation poses for a group photo at the Bund area in east China's Shanghai, April 23, 2024. A total of 32 students and eight teachers from Muscatine High School, in the U.S. state of Iowa recently attended a week-long study tour to Beijing, Hebei and Shanghai. The Muscatine High School delegation is part a China-initiated program that will invite 50,000 American youths to China within five years for exchanges and study. The delegation is the second batch from the school. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-MUSCATINE HIGH SCHOOL DELEGATION-STUDY TOUR (CN)

(240426) -- BEIJING, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A teacher of the Muscatine High School delegation takes photos of silverwork making in east China's Shanghai, April 23, 2024. A total of 32 students and eight teachers from Muscatine High School, in the U.S. state of Iowa recently attended a week-long study tour to Beijing, Hebei and Shanghai. The Muscatine High School delegation is part a China-initiated program that will invite 50,000 American youths to China within five years for exchanges and study. The delegation is the second batch from the school. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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French PM Attal Visits Quebec

Quebec Premier Francois Legault, centre, gives a high-five to students while Prime Minister of France Gabriel Attal, left behind, looks on while visiting an elementary school, Friday, April 12, 2024 in Quebec City. Photo by Jacques Boissinot/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-AMERICAN YOUTHS-CHINA TRIP (CN)

(240329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington try paper-cutting at Zhixin High School in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, March 24, 2024. During the 11 days from March 17, a group of 24 American high school students visited Beijing and other Chinese cities as part of the exchange and study program that would invite 50,000 American youths to China over the next five years. TO GO WITH "Feature: American youths' amazing encounter with Chinese culture" (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)

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CHINA-AMERICAN YOUTHS-CHINA TRIP (CN)

(240329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington experience China's school life at Shenzhen Nanshan Foreign Language Senior High School in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, March 25, 2024. During the 11 days from March 17, a group of 24 American high school students visited Beijing and other Chinese cities as part of the exchange and study program that would invite 50,000 American youths to China over the next five years. TO GO WITH "Feature: American youths' amazing encounter with Chinese culture" (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

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CHINA-AMERICAN YOUTHS-CHINA TRIP (CN)

(240329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A member of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington visits an ancient architecture on Wudang Mountain, a sanctuary for the Taoism martial art, in central China's Hubei Province, March 22, 2024. During the 11 days from March 17, a group of 24 American high school students visited Beijing and other Chinese cities as part of the exchange and study program that would invite 50,000 American youths to China over the next five years. TO GO WITH "Feature: American youths' amazing encounter with Chinese culture" (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-AMERICAN YOUTHS-CHINA TRIP (CN)

(240329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington pose for a group photo on Wudang Mountain, a sanctuary for the Taoism martial art, in central China's Hubei Province, March 22, 2024. During the 11 days from March 17, a group of 24 American high school students visited Beijing and other Chinese cities as part of the exchange and study program that would invite 50,000 American youths to China over the next five years. TO GO WITH "Feature: American youths' amazing encounter with Chinese culture" (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-AMERICAN YOUTHS-CHINA TRIP (CN)

(240329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington and students from Shenzhen Nanshan Foreign Language Senior High School plant trees at Qianhai Bay in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, March 25, 2024. During the 11 days from March 17, a group of 24 American high school students visited Beijing and other Chinese cities as part of the exchange and study program that would invite 50,000 American youths to China over the next five years. TO GO WITH "Feature: American youths' amazing encounter with Chinese culture" (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

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CHINA-AMERICAN YOUTHS-CHINA TRIP (CN)

(240329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington practice Tai Chi, one of the traditional cultural classics, on Wudang Mountain, a sanctuary for the Taoism martial art, in central China's Hubei Province, March 22, 2024. During the 11 days from March 17, a group of 24 American high school students visited Beijing and other Chinese cities as part of the exchange and study program that would invite 50,000 American youths to China over the next five years. TO GO WITH "Feature: American youths' amazing encounter with Chinese culture" (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-AMERICAN YOUTHS-CHINA TRIP (CN)

(240329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington and students from Shenzhen Nanshan Foreign Language Senior High School dance together at the campus of Shenzhen Nanshan Foreign Language Senior High School in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, March 25, 2024. During the 11 days from March 17, a group of 24 American high school students visited Beijing and other Chinese cities as part of the exchange and study program that would invite 50,000 American youths to China over the next five years. TO GO WITH "Feature: American youths' amazing encounter with Chinese culture" (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

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CHINA-AMERICAN YOUTHS-CHINA TRIP (CN)

(240329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington visit Wudang Mountain, a sanctuary for the Taoism martial art, in central China's Hubei Province, March 22, 2024. During the 11 days from March 17, a group of 24 American high school students visited Beijing and other Chinese cities as part of the exchange and study program that would invite 50,000 American youths to China over the next five years. TO GO WITH "Feature: American youths' amazing encounter with Chinese culture" (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-AMERICAN YOUTHS-CHINA TRIP (CN)

(240329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington visit Wudang Mountain, a sanctuary for the Taoism martial art, in central China's Hubei Province, March 22, 2024. During the 11 days from March 17, a group of 24 American high school students visited Beijing and other Chinese cities as part of the exchange and study program that would invite 50,000 American youths to China over the next five years. TO GO WITH "Feature: American youths' amazing encounter with Chinese culture" (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-AMERICAN YOUTHS-CHINA TRIP (CN)

(240329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington experience China's school life at Shenzhen Nanshan Foreign Language Senior High School in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, March 25, 2024. During the 11 days from March 17, a group of 24 American high school students visited Beijing and other Chinese cities as part of the exchange and study program that would invite 50,000 American youths to China over the next five years. TO GO WITH "Feature: American youths' amazing encounter with Chinese culture" (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

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CHINA-AMERICAN YOUTHS-CHINA TRIP (CN)

(240329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington watch a chef making dessert at the White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, March 24, 2024. During the 11 days from March 17, a group of 24 American high school students visited Beijing and other Chinese cities as part of the exchange and study program that would invite 50,000 American youths to China over the next five years. TO GO WITH "Feature: American youths' amazing encounter with Chinese culture" (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)

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CHINA-AMERICAN YOUTHS-CHINA TRIP (CN)

(240329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington learn traditional "fist and palm" salute on Wudang Mountain, a sanctuary for the Taoism martial art, in central China's Hubei Province, March 22, 2024. During the 11 days from March 17, a group of 24 American high school students visited Beijing and other Chinese cities as part of the exchange and study program that would invite 50,000 American youths to China over the next five years. TO GO WITH "Feature: American youths' amazing encounter with Chinese culture" (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-AMERICAN YOUTHS-CHINA TRIP (CN)

(240329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A member of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington takes a sedan chair on Wudang Mountain, a sanctuary for the Taoism martial art, in central China's Hubei Province, March 22, 2024. During the 11 days from March 17, a group of 24 American high school students visited Beijing and other Chinese cities as part of the exchange and study program that would invite 50,000 American youths to China over the next five years. TO GO WITH "Feature: American youths' amazing encounter with Chinese culture" (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-AMERICAN YOUTHS-CHINA TRIP (CN)

(240329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A member of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington poses for a photo in traditional Chinese attire at Zhixin High School in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, March 24, 2024. During the 11 days from March 17, a group of 24 American high school students visited Beijing and other Chinese cities as part of the exchange and study program that would invite 50,000 American youths to China over the next five years. TO GO WITH "Feature: American youths' amazing encounter with Chinese culture" (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)

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CHINA-AMERICAN YOUTHS-CHINA TRIP (CN)

(240329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A member of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington shows her brush calligraphy work at Zhixin High School in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, March 24, 2024. During the 11 days from March 17, a group of 24 American high school students visited Beijing and other Chinese cities as part of the exchange and study program that would invite 50,000 American youths to China over the next five years. TO GO WITH "Feature: American youths' amazing encounter with Chinese culture" (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)

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CHINA-AMERICAN YOUTHS-CHINA TRIP (CN)

(240329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington visit Wudang Mountain, a sanctuary for the Taoism martial art, in central China's Hubei Province, March 22, 2024. During the 11 days from March 17, a group of 24 American high school students visited Beijing and other Chinese cities as part of the exchange and study program that would invite 50,000 American youths to China over the next five years. TO GO WITH "Feature: American youths' amazing encounter with Chinese culture" (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-AMERICAN YOUTHS-CHINA TRIP (CN)

(240329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese student introduces Cantonese food to members of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington at Yongqingfang, an old part of the city, in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, March 24, 2024. During the 11 days from March 17, a group of 24 American high school students visited Beijing and other Chinese cities as part of the exchange and study program that would invite 50,000 American youths to China over the next five years. TO GO WITH "Feature: American youths' amazing encounter with Chinese culture" (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)

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CHINA-AMERICAN YOUTHS-CHINA TRIP (CN)

(240329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington experience China's school life at Shenzhen Nanshan Foreign Language Senior High School in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, March 25, 2024. During the 11 days from March 17, a group of 24 American high school students visited Beijing and other Chinese cities as part of the exchange and study program that would invite 50,000 American youths to China over the next five years. TO GO WITH "Feature: American youths' amazing encounter with Chinese culture" (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

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CHINA-AMERICAN YOUTHS-CHINA TRIP (CN)

(240329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington experience China's school life at Shenzhen Nanshan Foreign Language Senior High School in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, March 25, 2024. During the 11 days from March 17, a group of 24 American high school students visited Beijing and other Chinese cities as part of the exchange and study program that would invite 50,000 American youths to China over the next five years. TO GO WITH "Feature: American youths' amazing encounter with Chinese culture" (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

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CHINA-AMERICAN YOUTHS-CHINA TRIP (CN)

(240329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington experience China's school life at Shenzhen Nanshan Foreign Language Senior High School in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, March 25, 2024. During the 11 days from March 17, a group of 24 American high school students visited Beijing and other Chinese cities as part of the exchange and study program that would invite 50,000 American youths to China over the next five years. TO GO WITH "Feature: American youths' amazing encounter with Chinese culture" (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

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CHINA-HAINAN-SPECIAL EDUCATION-TEACHER (CN)

(230910) -- HAIKOU, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fu Yaohui (R) gives a high-five to a student during class at Hainan (Haikou) Special School in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 6, 2023. Fu Yaohui is a teacher at the special education school in Haikou. Since 2004, Fu has been engaged in special education for students with intellectual disabilities, cultivating their basic skills to adapt to life. Every day, Fu arrives at school early and accompanies the students with patience and encouragement. "I want my students to be self-reliant," she said. In order to achieve this goal, she tries her best to help these children, so that they can succeed in their studies and better integrate into society. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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Over 67 pct of students pass university entrance exam in Myanmar

STORY: Over 67 pct of students pass university entrance exam in Myanmar DATELINE: June 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:47 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of people checking exam results STORYLINE: Myanmar's Ministry of Education said on Friday that 67.87 percent of students have passed their high school graduation exam for the 2022-2023 academic year. A total of 161,850 students sat for the university entrance exam for the academic year. Of them, 109,851 students passed the exam, the education ministry said. This year's pass rate was up, as compared to 46.88 percentage points from the 2021-2022 academic year, official data showed. Myanmar held the nationwide matriculation exam for the 2022-2023 academic year in March this year with 863 exam centers, including five overseas exam centers. From the overseas exam centers, 10 students passed the matriculation exam, with a passing rate of 90.91 percent, the ministry's figures showed. According to the education minist

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New Zealand students compete for Chinese proficiency

STORY: New Zealand students compete for Chinese proficiency DATELINE: May 28, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:33 LOCATION: CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the annual "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition in New Zealand's South Island STORYLINE: University, secondary and primary school students from across New Zealand's South Island competed for Chinese proficiency in the annual "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition held on Sunday. Hosted by the Confucius Institute at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, the themes of the South Island final for the university, secondary and primary school groups are "Fly High with Chinese," "One World, One Family" and "Chinese, Joy &Fun!" respectively. Besides delivering speeches, the contestants showcased their Chinese talent through calligraphy, Tai Chi fan, Chinese dance, and singing Chinese songs. "By studying Chinese, you not only gain insights into China's five-thousand-year history, but also gain an u

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Fukushima students awarded for film about balloon bombs aimed at U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Students from Nakoso 1st Junior High School in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, receive an award for their five-minute documentary, "There Once Was War Here," at ceremony for the Kid Witness News global video contest near New York on Oct. 15, 2014. For their video, the Fukushima students researched the desperate practice in the final states of World War II of attaching bombs to large balloons that were released from Japan's Pacific coast in hopes they would reach the United States.

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Junior high students from Nagano awarded in global video contest

LOS ANGELES, United States - Female students from Nagawa Junior High School in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, line up for group photos in Hollywood on July 21, 2011, after winning the best documentary award -- for their five-minute film about the construction of a dam -- at the Kid Witness News, a global video contest for children around the world, run by Panasonic Corp. of Japan.

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'Lilac Festival' begins in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Senior high school students watch lilac flowers at Odori Park in central Sapporo on May 20 as the ''Lilac Festival'' starts for the five-day run. About 400,000 people are expected to visit the festival to view some 400 lilac trees in full bloom.

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5 Nagasaki teens deliver antinuclear petition to U.N.

GENEVA, Switzerland - Five Japanese high school students from Nagasaki pose for photos after listening to a debate at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva on Aug. 18. They later handed a petition of signatures and paper cranes calling for nuclear disarmament to a conference official. They are (from L to R) Shiro Yamada, Natsuko Kobiyama, Ayumi Hirayu, Shun Nishizako and Michiru Nakamura.

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Hitomi Soga talks about N. Korea abduction issue

Hitomi Soga, one of the five Japanese abductees repatriated from North Korea in 2002, speaks to junior high school students in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on April 26, 2022. Soga voiced concern that the abduction issue might be forgotten as a thing of the past.

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Hitomi Soga talks about N. Korea abduction issue

Hitomi Soga, one of the five Japanese abductees repatriated from North Korea in 2002, speaks to junior high school students in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on April 26, 2022. Soga voiced concern that the abduction issue might be forgotten as a thing of the past.

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Tribute At The Scene Of Sunday's Hate-Motivated Vehicle Attack - Ontario

High school students carry signs outside the London Muslim Mosque before a vigil for the victims of the deadly vehicle attack on five members of the Canadian Muslim community in London, Ont., on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Four of the members of the family died and one is in critical condition. Police have charged a London man with four counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. Photo by Nathan Denette/Canadia Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Living in the Ground

High school students from Okinawa came to Shizuoka to study agricultural technology as part of their school trip. A farming camp was held at Nagahama Agricultural High School in Shiga Prefecture. High school students from Okinawa come to Shizuoka to study agricultural techniques and for a school trip; scenes of life at a training camp for rural life in Shiga Prefecture. Students eating curry and rice, Uchijiro's home in Shinshu taking in and caring for five handicapped children, helping with various farm work, date of shooting unknown, release date: November 21, 1958.

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Tottori Pref. to get funding from Nippon Foundation for welfare improvement

Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai (R) and Nippon Foundation Chairman Yohei Sasakawa show an agreement on bilateral cooperation in the prefectural capital of Tottori, western Japan, on Nov. 18, 2015. Under the agreement, the foundation will provide Tottori Prefecture with 3 billion yen over five years to finance joint projects aimed at improving the welfare environment for elderly and handicapped people. The foundation selected Tottori as a recipient of its funds for the prefecture's efforts to improve welfare for the disadvantaged through a sign language promotion event for high school students and other programs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5 Nagasaki teens deliver antinuclear petition to U.N.

GENEVA, Switzerland - Five Japanese high school students from Nagasaki pose for photos after listening to a debate at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva on Aug. 18. They later handed a petition of signatures and paper cranes calling for nuclear disarmament to a conference official. They are (from L to R) Shiro Yamada, Natsuko Kobiyama, Ayumi Hirayu, Shun Nishizako and Michiru Nakamura. (Kyodo)