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Festival to promote Japan-S. Korea interchanges

A woman in traditional South Korean attire dances on the first day of a two-day festival to promote interchanges between Japan and South Korea at Komazawa Olympic Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Festival to promote Japan-S. Korea interchanges

A woman in traditional South Korean attire dances on the first day of a two-day festival to promote interchanges between Japan and South Korea at Komazawa Olympic Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Festival to promote Japan-S. Korea interchanges

People clad in traditional South Korean attire pose for a photo on the first day of a two-day festival to promote interchanges between Japan and South Korea at Komazawa Olympic Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Singer Tokiko Kato sings in China

Japanese singer Tokiko Kato (3rd from L), 81, acknowledges the crowd after singing at a concert to promote Japan-China cultural interchanges on Aug. 23, 2025, in Harbin, a northeastern China city, where she was born in 1943, marking the 60th anniversary of her debut.

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Singer Tokiko Kato sings in China

Japanese singer Tokiko Kato (C), 81, sings during a concert to promote Japan-China cultural interchanges on Aug. 23, 2025, in Harbin, a northeastern China city, where she was born in 1943, marking the 60th anniversary of her debut.

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Singer Tokiko Kato sings in China

Japanese singer Tokiko Kato, 81, sings during a concert to promote Japan-China cultural interchanges on Aug. 23, 2025, in Harbin, a northeastern China city, where she was born in 1943, marking the 60th anniversary of her debut.

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Singer Tokiko Kato sings in China

Japanese singer Tokiko Kato (C), 81, sings during a concert to promote Japan-China cultural interchanges on Aug. 23, 2025, in Harbin, a northeastern China city, where she was born in 1943, marking the 60th anniversary of her debut.

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Singer Tokiko Kato sings in China

Japanese singer Tokiko Kato (C), 81, sings during a concert to promote Japan-China cultural interchanges on Aug. 23, 2025, in Harbin, a northeastern China city, where she was born in 1943, marking the 60th anniversary of her debut.

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Singer Tokiko Kato sings in China

Japanese singer Tokiko Kato, 81, sings during a concert to promote Japan-China cultural interchanges on Aug. 23, 2025, in Harbin, a northeastern China city, where she was born in 1943, marking the 60th anniversary of her debut.

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Singer Tokiko Kato sings in China

Japanese singer Tokiko Kato, 81, sings during a concert to promote Japan-China cultural interchanges on Aug. 23, 2025, in Harbin, a northeastern China city, where she was born in 1943, marking the 60th anniversary of her debut.

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Illustration - La Defense - Paris

FRANCE. HAUTS DE SEINE (92) PUTEAUX. LA DEFENSE BUSINESS DISTRICT. MOTORWAY INTERCHANGES AT THE FOOT OF OFFICE BUILDINGS Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expressway ETC lanes closed in 8 Japanese prefectures

KOMAKI, Japan, April 7 Kyodo - Electronic toll collection lanes are closed at a toll gate of the Chuo Expressway's interchange in Komaki in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on April 7, 2025, due to a system outage. A similar problem that started the previous day spread to over 100 interchanges in eight prefectures in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Expressway ETC lanes closed in 8 Japanese prefectures

Electronic toll collection lanes are closed at a toll gate of the Chuo Expressway's interchange in Komaki in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on April 7, 2025, due to a system outage. A similar problem that started the previous day spread to over 100 interchanges in eight prefectures in Japan.

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Expressway ETC lanes closed in 8 Japanese prefectures

Electronic toll collection lanes are closed at a toll gate of the Chuo Expressway's interchange in Komaki in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on April 7, 2025, due to a system outage. A similar problem that started the previous day spread to over 100 interchanges in eight prefectures in Japan.

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Israel allocates 264 mln USD for transport projects in E Jerusalem

STORY: Israel allocates 264 mln USD for transport projects in E Jerusalem DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of East Jerusalem 2. wide shot of Jerusalem STORYLINE: Israel allocated about one billion shekels (nearly 264 million U.S. dollars) for the optimization of public transportation in East Jerusalem on Sunday, the Israeli Ministry of Transport and Road Safety said in a statement. As part of a five-year plan approved by the Israeli government for the development of East Jerusalem, the project includes the completion of the Eastern Ring Road, which crosses the eastern neighborhoods of Jerusalem from north to south, and the establishment of other roads in East Jerusalem, particularly to schools, interchanges and bus terminals, while increasing bus frequency, adding bus stops and integrating information technology into public transport systems. This plan continues the investment plan approved by the cabinet in 2018 and mainly focuses on impr

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Moscow opens world's longest metro ring

STORY: Moscow opens world's longest subway line DATELINE: March 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:06 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening of the 70-km Big Circle Line (BCL) 2. various of Russian President Vladimir Putin participating in the opening ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE (Russian): SERGEI SOBYANIN, Moscow Mayor 4. various of the Big Circle Line STORYLINE: Moscow on Wednesday opened the 70-km Big Circle Line (BCL), the longest subway line in the world. The metro line was constructed from 2011 to 2022. The first section of the BCL opened in 2018, and another 20-km section, which is the longest in the history of the capital's metro, was launched in December 2021. The BCL has 31 stations, with 24 of those providing 47 interchanges to existing and future stations of the capital's metro. Russian President Vladimir Putin participated in the ceremony dedicated to the launch of the BLC via video link, while Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin attended the opening in person. SOUNDBITE (Rus

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Shin-Etsu Expressway blocked by soil from collapsed roadside wall

TOKYO, Japan - Soil from a collapsed roadside wall covers a 10-meter section of the Shin-Etsu Expressway in Komoro, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 19, shutting down the expressway between the Komoro and Saku interchanges for four hours. The landslide, which occurred at around 6:15 a.m., did not hit any vehicles, officials said.

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Expressway closed after road collapse

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo-bound lanes on the Joshinetsu Expressway collapses Aug. 15 after heavy rains lashed out eastern Japan the previous day. The expressway linking Tokyo with Nagano via Gunma Prefecture is closed between Shimonita and Tomioka interchanges in Gunma Prefecture.

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China-aided infrastructure project boosts Namibia's gateway position

STORY: China-aided infrastructure project boosts Namibia's gateway position DATELINE: May 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Namibia CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the groundbreaking ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (English): YANG JUN, Charge d'Affaires at the Chinese Embassy in Namibia 3. various of the 2B airport road project STORYLINE: China-aided projects continue to support infrastructure development in Namibia with the latest project being the upgrading of Phase 2B of the Windhoek to Hosea Kutako International Airport road. An official groundbreaking ceremony was held on Monday. The project forms part of Namibia's regional trunk routes and includes the construction of a 21.3 km dual-carriage freeway, three interchanges, two river bridges, and drainage structures, Namibia's Minister of Works and Transport, John Mutorwa said during the ceremony held in Windhoek. The Phase 2B project funded by the Chinese government is expected to take 36 months to complete, he said while commending China f

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Reopened stretch of Joban Expressway shown to press

East Nippon Expressway Co. shows the press a stretch of the Joban Expressway in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 17, 2015, before it opens to traffic on March 1. Construction of the 14.3-kilometer stretch between the Namie and Joban-Tomioka interchanges in the northeastern Japan prefecture had been delayed due to radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster in 2011. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reopened stretch of Joban Expressway shown to press

An electronic board shows a count of 5.5 microsieverts per hour in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, along a portion of the Joban Expressway between the Namie and Joban-Tomioka interchanges in the northeastern Japanese prefecture on Feb. 17, 2015. The stretch was shown to the press before it opens to traffic on March 1 after construction had been delayed due to radiation from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shin-Etsu Expressway blocked by soil from collapsed roadside wal

TOKYO, Japan - Soil from a collapsed roadside wall covers a 10-meter section of the Shin-Etsu Expressway in Komoro, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 19, shutting down the expressway between the Komoro and Saku interchanges for four hours. The landslide, which occurred at around 6:15 a.m., did not hit any vehicles, officials said. (Kyodo)

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Expressway closed after road collapse

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo-bound lanes on the Joshinetsu Expressway collapses Aug. 15 after heavy rains lashed out eastern Japan the previous day. The expressway linking Tokyo with Nagano via Gunma Prefecture is closed between Shimonita and Tomioka interchanges in Gunma Prefecture.