Int'l horticultural expo attracts worldwide green fingers to Chengdu

STORY: Int'l horticultural expo attracts worldwide green fingers to Chengdu SHOOTING TIME: April 19, 2024 DATELINE: April 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2024 International Horticultural Exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TIM BRIERCLIFFE, Secretary General of International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) 3. various of the 2024 International Horticultural Exhibition 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHAD SINCLAIR, Bonsai artist 5. various of Chad Sinclair STORYLINE: The 2024 International Horticultural Exhibition opened in China's Chengdu on Friday. Running from April 26 to Oct. 28, the event will host over 2,000 events and cultural activities, showcasing more than 500 varieties of distinctive plants from five continents and over 60 local plant species, as well as a diverse range of gardening styles worldwide in 113 exhibition parks. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TIM BRIERCLIFFE, Secretary General of International Association of Horticultu

Kyushu town mayor welcomes nuclear waste disposal site talks

Kyushu town mayor welcomes nuclear waste disposal site talks

Hideo Kishimoto, mayor of the southwestern Japanese town of Genkai, meets with reporters at the town offices on April 27, 2016. Kishimoto said he welcomes the possibility of negotiating with the government to host a final disposal site for highly radioactive waste generated by nuclear power plants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Hokkaido town applies for nuclear waste disposal site survey

Hokkaido town applies for nuclear waste disposal site survey

Haruo Kataoka, mayor of Suttsu, a small Hokkaido town in northern Japan, meets the press in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2020, after submitting a document to the quasi-governmental Nuclear Waste Management Organization applying for a land assessment to be undertaken. The assessment is a part of the process for selecting a municipality to host a final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants.

Hokkaido town applies for nuclear waste disposal site survey

Hokkaido town applies for nuclear waste disposal site survey

Haruo Kataoka, mayor of Suttsu, a small Hokkaido town in northern Japan, meets the press in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2020, after submitting a document to the quasi-governmental Nuclear Waste Management Organization applying for a land assessment to be undertaken. The assessment is a part of the process for selecting a municipality to host a final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants.

Hokkaido town applies for nuclear waste disposal site survey

Hokkaido town applies for nuclear waste disposal site survey

Haruo Kataoka, mayor of Suttsu, a small Hokkaido town in northern Japan, meets the press in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2020, after submitting a document to the quasi-governmental Nuclear Waste Management Organization applying for a land assessment to be undertaken. The assessment is a part of the process for selecting a municipality to host a final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants.

Hokkaido town applies for nuclear waste disposal site survey

Hokkaido town applies for nuclear waste disposal site survey

Haruo Kataoka (L), mayor of Suttsu, a small Hokkaido town in northern Japan, submits a document to Shunsuke Kondo, chief of the quasi-governmental Nuclear Waste Management Organization, in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2020, applying for a land assessment to be undertaken. The assessment is a part of the process for selecting a municipality to host a final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants.

Hokkaido town applies for nuclear waste disposal site survey

Hokkaido town applies for nuclear waste disposal site survey

Haruo Kataoka (L), mayor of Suttsu, a small Hokkaido town in northern Japan, submits a document to Shunsuke Kondo, chief of the quasi-governmental Nuclear Waste Management Organization, in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2020, applying for a land assessment to be undertaken. The assessment is a part of the process for selecting a municipality to host a final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants.

Japan rugby players in paddy art

Japan rugby players in paddy art

Photo taken July 19, 2019, shows Japan rugby players Michael Leitch (C), Kazuki Himeno (L) and Fumiaki Tanaka portrayed on paddy fields in Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, with four varieties of rice plants used to show different colors. Japan will host the Rugby World Cup starting in September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo