Collection of old Bulgarian towels, clothes and jewelry in Krynychne village

Collection of old Bulgarian towels, clothes and jewelry in Krynychne village

Headwear pieces from the collection of ethnographer Tetiana Dukova, who collects old Bulgarian towels, clothes and jewelry worn by locals more than 100 years ago, in the Bulgarian village of Krynychne, Odesa region, Ukraine, on May 4, 2025 (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

Collection of old Bulgarian towels, clothes and jewelry in Krynychne village

Collection of old Bulgarian towels, clothes and jewelry in Krynychne village

A piece of traditional headwear from the collection of ethnographer Tetiana Dukova, who also collects clothes and jewelry worn by locals more than 100 years ago, in the Bulgarian village of Krynychne, Odesa region, Ukraine, on May 4, 2025 (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

Collection of old Bulgarian towels, clothes and jewelry in Krynychne village

Collection of old Bulgarian towels, clothes and jewelry in Krynychne village

A piece of traditional headwear from the collection of ethnographer Tetiana Dukova, who also collects clothes and jewelry worn by locals more than 100 years ago, in the Bulgarian village of Krynychne, Odesa region, Ukraine, on May 4, 2025 (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

Collection of old Bulgarian towels, clothes and jewelry in Krynychne village

Collection of old Bulgarian towels, clothes and jewelry in Krynychne village

A photo from the collection of ethnographer Tetiana Dukova, who also collects old Bulgarian towels, clothes and jewelry worn by locals more than 100 years ago, in the Bulgarian village of Krynychne, Odesa region, Ukraine, on May 4, 2025 (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

Lifestyle in Shanghai

Lifestyle in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 27, 2024 - Young people wear custom cartoon headwear at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, June 27, 2024.

Lifestyle in Shanghai

Lifestyle in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 27, 2024 - Young people wear custom cartoon headwear at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, June 27, 2024.

Lifestyle in Shanghai

Lifestyle in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 27, 2024 - Young people wear custom cartoon headwear at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, June 27, 2024.

Lifestyle in Shanghai

Lifestyle in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 27, 2024 - Young people wear custom cartoon headwear at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, June 27, 2024.

Lifestyle in Shanghai

Lifestyle in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 27, 2024 - Young people wear custom cartoon headwear at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, June 27, 2024.

Lifestyle in Shanghai

Lifestyle in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 27, 2024 - Young people wear custom cartoon headwear at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, June 27, 2024.

Lifestyle in Shanghai

Lifestyle in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 27, 2024 - Young people wear custom cartoon headwear at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, June 27, 2024.

Lifestyle in Shanghai

Lifestyle in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 27, 2024 - Young people wear custom cartoon headwear at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, June 27, 2024.

Lifestyle in Shanghai

Lifestyle in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 27, 2024 - Young people wear custom cartoon headwear at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, June 27, 2024.

Lifestyle in Shanghai

Lifestyle in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 27, 2024 - Young people wear custom cartoon headwear at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, June 27, 2024.

CHINA-SHENZHEN-CULTURAL INDUSTRIES-FAIR (CN)

CHINA-SHENZHEN-CULTURAL INDUSTRIES-FAIR (CN)

(240523) -- SHENZHEN, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Visitors pose for photos with tradtional opera headwear during the 20th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair (ICIF) at the Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center, Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, May 23, 2024. The 20th ICIF opened here on Thursday. According to the organizers, the five-day event held offline and online simultaneously has attracted over 6,000 government entities, cultural organizations and enterprises, with more than 120,000 exhibits on display. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

BRAZIL-RECIFE-CHINESE NEW YEAR-CELEBRATIONS

BRAZIL-RECIFE-CHINESE NEW YEAR-CELEBRATIONS

(240204) -- RECIFE, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People show dragon head-shaped headwear they made during celebrations for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year at a park in Recife, Brazil, Feb. 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-ASEAN-YEAR OF PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE EXCHANGES-LAUNCHING CEREMONY (CN)

CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-ASEAN-YEAR OF PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE EXCHANGES-LAUNCHING CEREMONY (CN)

(240202) -- FUZHOU, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Two girls display Xunpu flowery headwear at an exhibition of ASEAN-China Year of People-to-People Exchanges, in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, on Feb. 2, 2024. The launching ceremony of ASEAN-China Year of People-to-People Exchanges was held here on Friday. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240128) -- BEIJING, Jan. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A tourist in a flowery headwear poses for photos at Xunpu Village of Quanzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 26, 2024. Xunpu flowery headwear, dubbed "overhead gardens," has been a signature of "Xunpu Women Customs" listed as a national intangible heritage in 2008. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-FLOWERY HEADWEAR (CN)

CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-FLOWERY HEADWEAR (CN)

(240127) -- QUANZHOU, Jan. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A girl shows her flowery headwear via livestream at Xunpu Village of Quanzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 26, 2024. Xunpu flowery headwear, dubbed "overhead gardens," have been a signature of "Xunpu Women Customs" listed as a national intangible heritage in 2008. They attracted millions of eyes in the cyber world in early 2023, followed by a sustainable tourist boom in the village, where visitors are able to literally fit their heads in them. Photo-shooting, dining and other hospitality services have diversified the source of income for residents of this small costal village that used to rely on fishing and mudflat aquaculture. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-FLOWERY HEADWEAR (CN)

CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-FLOWERY HEADWEAR (CN)

(240127) -- QUANZHOU, Jan. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists wearing flowery headwear are seen at Xunpu Village of Quanzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 26, 2024. Xunpu flowery headwear, dubbed "overhead gardens," have been a signature of "Xunpu Women Customs" listed as a national intangible heritage in 2008. They attracted millions of eyes in the cyber world in early 2023, followed by a sustainable tourist boom in the village, where visitors are able to literally fit their heads in them. Photo-shooting, dining and other hospitality services have diversified the source of income for residents of this small costal village that used to rely on fishing and mudflat aquaculture. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-FLOWERY HEADWEAR (CN)

CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-FLOWERY HEADWEAR (CN)

(240127) -- QUANZHOU, Jan. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A tourist in a flowery headwear poses for photos at Xunpu Village of Quanzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 26, 2024. Xunpu flowery headwear, dubbed "overhead gardens," have been a signature of "Xunpu Women Customs" listed as a national intangible heritage in 2008. They attracted millions of eyes in the cyber world in early 2023, followed by a sustainable tourist boom in the village, where visitors are able to literally fit their heads in them. Photo-shooting, dining and other hospitality services have diversified the source of income for residents of this small costal village that used to rely on fishing and mudflat aquaculture. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-FLOWERY HEADWEAR (CN)

CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-FLOWERY HEADWEAR (CN)

(240127) -- QUANZHOU, Jan. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A villager pins a flowery headwear for a tourist at Xunpu Village of Quanzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 26, 2024. Xunpu flowery headwear, dubbed "overhead gardens," have been a signature of "Xunpu Women Customs" listed as a national intangible heritage in 2008. They attracted millions of eyes in the cyber world in early 2023, followed by a sustainable tourist boom in the village, where visitors are able to literally fit their heads in them. Photo-shooting, dining and other hospitality services have diversified the source of income for residents of this small costal village that used to rely on fishing and mudflat aquaculture. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-FLOWERY HEADWEAR (CN)

CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-FLOWERY HEADWEAR (CN)

(240127) -- QUANZHOU, Jan. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists wearing flowery headwear are seen at Xunpu Village of Quanzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 26, 2024. Xunpu flowery headwear, dubbed "overhead gardens," have been a signature of "Xunpu Women Customs" listed as a national intangible heritage in 2008. They attracted millions of eyes in the cyber world in early 2023, followed by a sustainable tourist boom in the village, where visitors are able to literally fit their heads in them. Photo-shooting, dining and other hospitality services have diversified the source of income for residents of this small costal village that used to rely on fishing and mudflat aquaculture. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-FLOWERY HEADWEAR (CN)

CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-FLOWERY HEADWEAR (CN)

(240127) -- QUANZHOU, Jan. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists wearing flowery headwear take selfies at Xunpu Village of Quanzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 26, 2024. Xunpu flowery headwear, dubbed "overhead gardens," have been a signature of "Xunpu Women Customs" listed as a national intangible heritage in 2008. They attracted millions of eyes in the cyber world in early 2023, followed by a sustainable tourist boom in the village, where visitors are able to literally fit their heads in them. Photo-shooting, dining and other hospitality services have diversified the source of income for residents of this small costal village that used to rely on fishing and mudflat aquaculture. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-FLOWERY HEADWEAR (CN)

CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-FLOWERY HEADWEAR (CN)

(240127) -- QUANZHOU, Jan. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists wearing flowery headwear pose for photos at Xunpu Village of Quanzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 26, 2024. Xunpu flowery headwear, dubbed "overhead gardens," have been a signature of "Xunpu Women Customs" listed as a national intangible heritage in 2008. They attracted millions of eyes in the cyber world in early 2023, followed by a sustainable tourist boom in the village, where visitors are able to literally fit their heads in them. Photo-shooting, dining and other hospitality services have diversified the source of income for residents of this small costal village that used to rely on fishing and mudflat aquaculture. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-FLOWERY HEADWEAR (CN)

CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-FLOWERY HEADWEAR (CN)

(240127) -- QUANZHOU, Jan. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A photo studio featuring local traditional costumes is seen at Xunpu Village of Quanzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 26, 2024. Xunpu flowery headwear, dubbed "overhead gardens," have been a signature of "Xunpu Women Customs" listed as a national intangible heritage in 2008. They attracted millions of eyes in the cyber world in early 2023, followed by a sustainable tourist boom in the village, where visitors are able to literally fit their heads in them. Photo-shooting, dining and other hospitality services have diversified the source of income for residents of this small costal village that used to rely on fishing and mudflat aquaculture. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240111) -- BEIJING, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A girl, wearing traditional Tibetan headwear and holding a bunch of artificial flowers purchased for the farmers' New Year, poses for photos at a market in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 9, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. As the festival approaches, the streets and markets in Xigaze are exuding a cheerful and festive atmosphere. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-FARMERS' NEW YEAR-MARKET (CN)

(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-FARMERS' NEW YEAR-MARKET (CN)

(240110) -- LHASA, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A girl, wearing traditional Tibetan headwear and holding a bunch of artificial flowers purchased for the farmers' New Year, poses for photos at a market in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 9, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. As the festival approaches, the streets and markets in Xigaze are exuding a cheerful and festive atmosphere. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-FARMERS' NEW YEAR-MARKET (CN)

(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-FARMERS' NEW YEAR-MARKET (CN)

(240110) -- LHASA, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A vendor promotes traditional Tibetan headwear at a market in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 9, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. As the festival approaches, the streets and markets in Xigaze are exuding a cheerful and festive atmosphere. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-HEZHE PEOPLE-TOURISM-EVENT (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-HEZHE PEOPLE-TOURISM-EVENT (CN)

(240107) -- HARBIN, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Hezhe girl wearing traditional headwear made from fish skin takes part in a promoting event of her hometown in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 6, 2024. The Hezhe are one of the less populous ethnic groups in China, residing along the Heilongjiang, Songhuajiang and Wusuli rivers. On Saturday, Hezhe people from Raohe County by the Wusuli River came to Harbin and held an event promoting their specialty products and culture. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-HEZHE PEOPLE-TOURISM-EVENT (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-HEZHE PEOPLE-TOURISM-EVENT (CN)

(240107) -- HARBIN, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Hezhe girl wearing traditional headwear made from fish skin takes part in a promoting event of her hometown in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 6, 2024. The Hezhe are one of the less populous ethnic groups in China, residing along the Heilongjiang, Songhuajiang and Wusuli rivers. On Saturday, Hezhe people from Raohe County by the Wusuli River came to Harbin and held an event promoting their specialty products and culture. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-INT'L TRAVEL MART-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-INT'L TRAVEL MART-OPENING (CN)

(231117) -- KUNMING, Nov. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor poses for a photo with headwear of Peking Opera at the exhibition zone of Beijing during the China International Travel Mart 2023 in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 17, 2023. The China International Travel Mart 2023 kicked off Friday in Kunming. Themed "Nihao! China," the three-day event is co-sponsored by China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Civil Aviation Administration of China and the provincial government of Yunnan. The fair, with an exhibition area of some 90,000 square meters, features six special exhibition areas, attracting tourism promotion agencies, related enterprises and more than 800 international travel agents from over 70 countries and regions. (Xinhua/Cui Wen)

BRITAIN-LONDON-REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

BRITAIN-LONDON-REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

(231113) -- LONDON, Nov. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman is seen with poppy headwear in front of the Cenotaph on Whitehall on the occasion of Remembrance Sunday in London, Britain, on Nov. 12, 2023. Remembrance Sunday is an annual commemoration held on the closest Sunday to Armistice Day, Nov. 11, the anniversary of the end of the First World War. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

Pupils Learn Xianzi Opera in Linyi

Pupils Learn Xianzi Opera in Linyi

LINYI, CHINA - OCTOBER 20, 2023 - Primary school students arrange each other's headwear in Linyi city, Shandong province, China, Oct 20, 2023. Performers from the Xianzi Opera Troupe came to Zaoyuan Central Primary School to teach students from the school's Xianzi Opera interest group. Xianzi Opera has a history of more than 300 years.

Pupils Learn Xianzi Opera in Linyi

Pupils Learn Xianzi Opera in Linyi

LINYI, CHINA - OCTOBER 20, 2023 - Primary school students arrange each other's headwear in Linyi city, Shandong province, China, Oct 20, 2023. Performers from the Xianzi Opera Troupe came to Zaoyuan Central Primary School to teach students from the school's Xianzi Opera interest group. Xianzi Opera has a history of more than 300 years.

Powwow At James Smith Cree Nation - Saskatchewan

Powwow At James Smith Cree Nation - Saskatchewan

A person sets up a dancer's headwear before a powwow at James Smith Cree Nation, Sask., Canada on Friday, September 1, 2023. Photo by Heywood Yu/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-OPENING CEREMONY-BEHIND THE SCENES-FACE CHANGING...

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-OPENING CEREMONY-BEHIND THE SCENES-FACE CHANGING...

(230729) -- CHENGDU, July 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ren Xin adjusts her headwear prior to an opening ceremony rehearsal in Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on July 23, 2023. Ren Xin, a 19-year-old college student, was fascinated with dancing since her childhood. She was one of the actors and actresses who performed the traditional "bian lian", or face-changing during the opening ceremony of the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu on July 28, 2023. Ren Xin, who was born in a remote mountain village called Changsheng Community in Washi Township of Tongjiang County in Sichuan Province, is now a student majored in dancing performance at Sichuan Film and Television University. Together with other 30 "bian lian" performers, Ren and her fellows were chosen from over 700 dancing performance majors. Four months of intensive "bian lian" training helped those beginners with zero "bian lian" background developed to skilled performers for the opening ceremony. Days of training not only helped tho

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-OPENING CEREMONY-BEHIND THE SCENES-FACE CHANGING...

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-OPENING CEREMONY-BEHIND THE SCENES-FACE CHANGING...

(230729) -- CHENGDU, July 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kang Yong (R), leader as well as director of "bian lian" performing squad, helps Ren Xin with her headwear prior to an opening ceremony rehearsal in Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on July 23, 2023. Ren Xin, a 19-year-old college student, was fascinated with dancing since her childhood. She was one of the actors and actresses who performed the traditional "bian lian", or face-changing during the opening ceremony of the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu on July 28, 2023. Ren Xin, who was born in a remote mountain village called Changsheng Community in Washi Township of Tongjiang County in Sichuan Province, is now a student majored in dancing performance at Sichuan Film and Television University. Together with other 30 "bian lian" performers, Ren and her fellows were chosen from over 700 dancing performance majors. Four months of intensive "bian lian" training helped those beginners with zero "bian lian" background developed to skil

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-OPENING CEREMONY-BEHIND THE SCENES-FACE CHANGING...

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-OPENING CEREMONY-BEHIND THE SCENES-FACE CHANGING...

(230729) -- CHENGDU, July 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ren Xin (C) changes her headwear behind a folding screen prior to an opening ceremony rehearsal in Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on July 23, 2023. Ren Xin, a 19-year-old college student, was fascinated with dancing since her childhood. She was one of the actors and actresses who performed the traditional "bian lian", or face-changing during the opening ceremony of the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu on July 28, 2023. Ren Xin, who was born in a remote mountain village called Changsheng Community in Washi Township of Tongjiang County in Sichuan Province, is now a student majored in dancing performance at Sichuan Film and Television University. Together with other 30 "bian lian" performers, Ren and her fellows were chosen from over 700 dancing performance majors. Four months of intensive "bian lian" training helped those beginners with zero "bian lian" background developed to skilled performers for the opening ceremony. Days of

HK headwear manufacturer pursues shared prosperity in Bangladesh

STORY: HK headwear manufacturer pursues shared prosperity in Bangladesh DATELINE: April 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the hat factory 2. various of Bangladesh 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): PAULINE NGAN PO-LING, Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of Mainland Headwear Holding Limited 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): PAULINE NGAN PO-LING, Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of Mainland Headwear Holding Limited 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): PAULINE NGAN PO-LING, Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of Mainland Headwear Holding Limited 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): PAULINE NGAN PO-LING, Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of Mainland Headwear Holding Limited STORYLINE: At a factory about 45 minutes of drive away from the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, tens of thousands of workers are busy on the production line, producing over 200,000 hats a day for export to destinations around the globe. Founded by Hong Kong entrepreneur Pauline Ngan Po-Ling, the factory is n

Annual 'Ebisu' festival for business success begins

Annual 'Ebisu' festival for business success begins

OSAKA, Japan - "Fuku musume," or good luck girls, clad in kimono and donning golden headwear resembling those of ancient Japanese court nobles hand out lucky charms of bamboo branches to visitors at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 9, 2015. The "Yoi Ebisu" (Eve of Ebisu) event preludes the main "Toka Ebisu" festival held annually through Jan. 11 during which people pray to Ebisu, the patron deity of commerce, for business success.

Apple's new iPhone models go on sale in Japan

Apple's new iPhone models go on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - People donning fancy headwear line up in front of the Omotesando outlet of Apple Inc. in Tokyo in the early morning on Sept. 19, 2014. The company launched sales of the latest models of its popular smartphone, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the same day in Japan.

Kashima Gatalympic at mudflats in Saga Pref.

Kashima Gatalympic at mudflats in Saga Pref.

SAGA, Japan - A woman with headwear showing Kumamon, the mascot character promoting Kumamoto Prefecture, dives into the mudflats of the Ariake Sea during the Kashima Gatalympic in Kashima, Saga Prefecture on May 25, 2014.

Former World Cable Wakeboard Champion eyes more opportunities in China

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