Quake-hit schools begin classes at temporary building

Quake-hit schools begin classes at temporary building

OTSUCHI, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 20, 2011 shows paper cranes made and presented by elementary school children in Shizuoka Prefecture hanging outside a classroom of a temporary school building in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture. The building has been constructed for pupils and students of four elementary schools and a junior high school in the town that were put out of use by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

Security guards posted at Ikeda elementary school

Security guards posted at Ikeda elementary school

OSAKA, Japan - A security guard stands in front of the gate of the state-run Ikeda Elementary School in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, on June 11. A total of five security guards were posted at the four gates of the school compound, where the Ikeda junior and senior high schools are also located. Eight elementary school children were stabbed to death and 15 others were wounded on June 8 when a man stormed into the school, attached to the state-run Osaka Kyoiku University, and attacked them with a kitchen knife.

Taiwan, Japanese city sign banana deal to strengthen ties

Taiwan, Japanese city sign banana deal to strengthen ties

Hsiou Dong-chong (L), deputy director general of the Department of International Affairs of Taiwan's Council of Agriculture, and Yohei Wakabayashi, major of the Japanese city of Gotemba, pose for photos in Taipei on July 12, 2016. Under their agreement, the council will provide Gotemba's six elementary schools and four junior high schools with Taiwanese bananas at lunch on or around the 11th day of each month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Quake-hit schools begin classes at temporary building

Quake-hit schools begin classes at temporary building

OTSUCHI, Japan - Children walk in a corridor of a temporary school building in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture on Sept. 20, 2011, which has been constructed for pupils and students of four elementary schools and a junior high school in the town that were put out of use by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Classes at the temporary facility began the same day for the elementary schools and will begin on Sept. 22 for the junior high school. (Kyodo)

Quake-hit schools begin classes at temporary building

Quake-hit schools begin classes at temporary building

OTSUCHI, Japan - Children are pictured on Sept. 20, 2011 in a classroom of a temporary school building in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, which has been constructed for pupils and students of four elementary schools and a junior high school in the town that were put out of use by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Classes at the temporary facility began the same day for the elementary schools and will begin on Sept. 22 for the junior high school. (Kyodo)

Quake-hit schools begin classes at temporary building

Quake-hit schools begin classes at temporary building

OTSUCHI, Japan - Children study in a classroom of a temporary school building in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on Sept. 20, 2011, which has been constructed for pupils and students of four elementary schools and a junior high school in the town that were put out of use by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Classes at the temporary facility began the same day for the elementary schools and will begin on Sept. 22 for the junior high school. (Kyodo)

Quake-hit schools begin classes at temporary building

Quake-hit schools begin classes at temporary building

OTSUCHI, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 20, 2011 shows paper cranes made and presented by elementary school children in Shizuoka Prefecture hanging outside a classroom of a temporary school building in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture. The building has been constructed for pupils and students of four elementary schools and a junior high school in the town that were put out of use by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

Enrollment ceremonies in tsunami-hit areas

Enrollment ceremonies in tsunami-hit areas

IWAKI, Japan - New first graders pose for a photo at a joint enrollment ceremony for four elementary schools -- two tsunami-hit schools in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, and two schools near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant -- in Iwaki on April 6, 2011, following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that struck the region. (Kyodo)

Enrollment ceremonies in tsunami-hit areas

Enrollment ceremonies in tsunami-hit areas

IWAKI, Japan - A new first grader puts on her hat at a reception desk for a joint enrollment ceremony for four elementary schools -- two tsunami-hit schools in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, and two schools near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant -- in Iwaki on April 6, 2011, following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that struck the region. (Kyodo)

Enrollment ceremonies in tsunami-hit areas

Enrollment ceremonies in tsunami-hit areas

IWAKI, Japan - New first graders and their parents head to a joint enrollment ceremony for four elementary schools -- two tsunami-hit schools in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, and two schools near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant -- in Iwaki on April 6, 2011, following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that struck the region. (Kyodo)

ROMAN PRYMULA, ROBERT PLAGA

ROMAN PRYMULA, ROBERT PLAGA

Culture events will be suspended in Czechia for two weeks as of Monday to curb COVID-19 spread cinemas, theatres, zoos will close - said Czech Health Minister Roman Prymula (right) in Prague, Czech Republic, October 8, 2020. All professional and leisure activities of athletes will be canceled as of Monday. Maximally 20 persons may practice sport outdoors. Catering services in shopping centres will have to switch off wi-fi, only two people can sit at one table to limit youth gathering. Restaurants in Czechia will have to close at 20:00, only up to four people can sit at one table, only two in catering services in shopping centres. The pupils at the upper grade level of elementary schools (from the 6th to 9th grades) will be alternately taught online and at school for two weeks in the Czech Republic as of Monday, Education Minister Robert Plaga (for ANO) told journalists today. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

ROMAN PRYMULA, ROBERT PLAGA

ROMAN PRYMULA, ROBERT PLAGA

Culture events will be suspended in Czechia for two weeks as of Monday to curb COVID-19 spread cinemas, theatres, zoos will close - said Czech Health Minister Roman Prymula (right) in Prague, Czech Republic, October 8, 2020. All professional and leisure activities of athletes will be canceled as of Monday. Maximally 20 persons may practice sport outdoors. Catering services in shopping centres will have to switch off wi-fi, only two people can sit at one table to limit youth gathering. Restaurants in Czechia will have to close at 20:00, only up to four people can sit at one table, only two in catering services in shopping centres. The pupils at the upper grade level of elementary schools (from the 6th to 9th grades) will be alternately taught online and at school for two weeks in the Czech Republic as of Monday, Education Minister Robert Plaga (for ANO) told journalists today. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

ROMAN PRYMULA, ROBERT PLAGA

ROMAN PRYMULA, ROBERT PLAGA

Culture events will be suspended in Czechia for two weeks as of Monday to curb COVID-19 spread cinemas, theatres, zoos will close - said Czech Health Minister Roman Prymula (right) in Prague, Czech Republic, October 8, 2020. All professional and leisure activities of athletes will be canceled as of Monday. Maximally 20 persons may practice sport outdoors. Catering services in shopping centres will have to switch off wi-fi, only two people can sit at one table to limit youth gathering. Restaurants in Czechia will have to close at 20:00, only up to four people can sit at one table, only two in catering services in shopping centres. The pupils at the upper grade level of elementary schools (from the 6th to 9th grades) will be alternately taught online and at school for two weeks in the Czech Republic as of Monday, Education Minister Robert Plaga (for ANO) told journalists today. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

ROMAN PRYMULA, ROBERT PLAGA

ROMAN PRYMULA, ROBERT PLAGA

Culture events will be suspended in Czechia for two weeks as of Monday to curb COVID-19 spread cinemas, theatres, zoos will close - said Czech Health Minister Roman Prymula (right) in Prague, Czech Republic, October 8, 2020. All professional and leisure activities of athletes will be canceled as of Monday. Maximally 20 persons may practice sport outdoors. Catering services in shopping centres will have to switch off wi-fi, only two people can sit at one table to limit youth gathering. Restaurants in Czechia will have to close at 20:00, only up to four people can sit at one table, only two in catering services in shopping centres. The pupils at the upper grade level of elementary schools (from the 6th to 9th grades) will be alternately taught online and at school for two weeks in the Czech Republic as of Monday, Education Minister Robert Plaga (for ANO) told journalists today. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

ROMAN PRYMULA, ROBERT PLAGA

ROMAN PRYMULA, ROBERT PLAGA

Culture events will be suspended in Czechia for two weeks as of Monday to curb COVID-19 spread cinemas, theatres, zoos will close - said Czech Health Minister Roman Prymula (right) in Prague, Czech Republic, October 8, 2020. All professional and leisure activities of athletes will be canceled as of Monday. Maximally 20 persons may practice sport outdoors. Catering services in shopping centres will have to switch off wi-fi, only two people can sit at one table to limit youth gathering. Restaurants in Czechia will have to close at 20:00, only up to four people can sit at one table, only two in catering services in shopping centres. The pupils at the upper grade level of elementary schools (from the 6th to 9th grades) will be alternately taught online and at school for two weeks in the Czech Republic as of Monday, Education Minister Robert Plaga (for ANO) told journalists today. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

ROMAN PRYMULA, ROBERT PLAGA

ROMAN PRYMULA, ROBERT PLAGA

Culture events will be suspended in Czechia for two weeks as of Monday to curb COVID-19 spread cinemas, theatres, zoos will close - said Czech Health Minister Roman Prymula (right) in Prague, Czech Republic, October 8, 2020. All professional and leisure activities of athletes will be canceled as of Monday. Maximally 20 persons may practice sport outdoors. Catering services in shopping centres will have to switch off wi-fi, only two people can sit at one table to limit youth gathering. Restaurants in Czechia will have to close at 20:00, only up to four people can sit at one table, only two in catering services in shopping centres. The pupils at the upper grade level of elementary schools (from the 6th to 9th grades) will be alternately taught online and at school for two weeks in the Czech Republic as of Monday, Education Minister Robert Plaga (for ANO) told journalists today. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

Security guards posted at Ikeda elementary school

Security guards posted at Ikeda elementary school

OSAKA, Japan - A security guard stands in front of the gate of the state-run Ikeda Elementary School in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, on June 11. A total of five security guards were posted at the four gates of the school compound, where the Ikeda junior and senior high schools are also located. Eight elementary school children were stabbed to death and 15 others were wounded on June 8 when a man stormed into the school, attached to the state-run Osaka Kyoiku University, and attacked them with a kitchen knife.