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BRI Stories | Ancient temple excavation gains progress by joint Egyptian-Chinese archaeological mission

(240529) -- LUXOR, May 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Archaeologists of a Chinese-Egyptian archaeological mission excavate the fourth chapel near the relic of the Montu Temple in Luxor, Egypt, on May 7, 2024. The Montu Temple, located at the Karnak Temple Complex of Egypt's monument-rich city of Luxor, was dedicated to the worship of Montu, a falcon-headed war god. Since late 2018, the first Egyptian-Chinese archaeological mission has been working seasonally at the Karnak Temple Complex, inspiring many Egyptian and Chinese experts to strengthen related cooperation. After nearly six years of joint efforts by Chinese and Egyptian archaeologists, the excavation of the once-abandoned Montu Temple, has achieved fruitful results. (Egyptian-Chinese archaeological mission/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baseball: Marlins vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani (17) is late covering first base on a grounder by Joey Wendle of the Miami Marlins during the fourth inning of a baseball game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 27, 2023. Wendle reached on an infield single to first.

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Sumo: Hakuho ties late Chiyonofuji for 2nd all-time with 1,045 wins

NAGOYA, Japan, July 17 Kyodo - Yokozuna Hakuho holds a board to celebrate his 1,045 career victories after defeating fourth-ranked maegashira Kagayaki on July 17, 2017, during the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya, central Japan. Hakuho ties late yokozuna Chiyonofuji at 2nd for all-time victories.

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Murals of Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2011 shows murals on stone chamber walls -- men and women clad in ethnic costumes on the east wall and a design consisting of Chinese characters, pronounced ''tae (dae)'' and ''wang'' in Korean on the north wall -- at the Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, North Korea. The tomb dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty was excavated in 2010 and disclosed to the foreign media for the first time in October 2011.

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Murals of Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2011 shows murals on a stone chamber's east wall which depict men and women in ethnic costumes, some of them dancing, at the Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, North Korea. The tomb dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty was excavated in 2010 and disclosed to the foreign media for the first time in October 2011.

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Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - A man walks into the Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, North Korea, which was disclosed to the foreign media for the first time in October 2011. The tomb dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty was excavated in 2010.

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Murals of Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Image captured by ultraviolet photography shows the face of a maid painted on a stone chamber wall in the Okto-ri tomb, Nampho, North Korea, in October 2011. The maid's lips are painted in red. The tomb dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty was disclosed to the foreign media for the first time in October 2011.

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Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2011 shows the surroundings of the Okto-ri tomb (on a hill in L) in Nampho, North Korea. The person who was buried in the tomb dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty is believed to be a local leader and lord of a castle on a mountain (L back).

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Murals of Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2011 shows murals on a stone chamber wall in the Okto-ri tomb, dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty, in Nampho, North Korea. The paintings depict a beam (edged with red lines), flames above the beam and a foot of a black tortoise, one of ''Four Guardian Deities,'' above the flames.

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Murals of Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2011 shows murals on a stone chamber wall in the Okto-ri tomb, dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty, in Nampho, North Korea. An image of the buried couple believed to have been painted there was almost unrecognizable. A beam painted in yellow appears to divide the real world (below) and an imaginary world (above).

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Murals of Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2011 shows maids painted on a stone wall chamber of the Okto-ri tomb, dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty, in Nampho, North Korea. A maid with higher status is depicted larger and those with lower status were painted smaller.

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Female gov't leaders in Southeast Asia

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photos show (from L to R) the late Corazon Aquino, who was president of the Philippines between 1986 and 1992, Gloria Arroyo, who was president of the Philippines between 2001 and 2010, and Megawati Sukarnoputri, who was president of Indonesia between 2001 and 2004. On Aug. 5, 2011, Yingluck Shinawatra was elected as Thailand's first female prime minister. The 44-year-old Yingluck is the fourth female top government leader in Southeast Asia after Aquino, Arroyo and Megawati.

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Japan's oldest terracotta figurine

OSAKA, Japan - A terracotta figurine, which looks like it is smiling and deemed one of the oldest in Japan, was unearthed from a late fourth century tomb in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, a local authority said as it was shown to reporters in Sakurai on Feb. 24, 2011.

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Japan's oldest terracotta figurine

OSAKA, Japan - A terracotta figurine, which looks like it is smiling and deemed one of the oldest in Japan, was unearthed from a late fourth century tomb in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, a local authority said as it was shown to reporters in Sakurai on Feb. 24, 2011.

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Stone chamber of ancient tomb in early Yamato dynasty unveiled

KASHIHARA, Japan - The roof of a red-colored stone chamber, excavated at the ancient Sakurai Chausu-yama tomb mound in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, is covered with large pieces of stone. Japanese archaeologists showed to the media the stone chamber on Oct. 22, 2009. The site is believed to date back to the late third to early fourth century.

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Hereditary succession enjoys limited favor in traditional arts

TOKYO, Japan - Popular mimic Edoya Koneko, who will assume his late father's stage title in October to become the fourth Edoya Nekohachi, talks about hereditary succession in Tokyo on May 8.

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Crown princess visits hospital for 4th pregnancy checkup

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Princess Masako, accompanied by Crown Prince Naruhito, is driven to the Hospital of the Imperial Household on Sept. 18 for her fourth pregnancy checkup there since her pregnancy was announced in May. The 37-year-old princess, who married the 41-year-old crown prince in June 1993, is expected to give birth between late November and early December. (Pool photo)

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S. Korean premier visits ancient scholar's grave in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil (R) offers a prayer at the gravestone in memory of Wani, who came to Japan from the Korean state of Paekche around 400, in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 5. Kim is completing his five-day official visit to Japan on the same day. Wani is thought to have brought the ''Analects of Confucius'' and the ''Thousand Character Classic,'' to Japan during Emperor Ojin's reign from the late fourth to early fifth centuries.

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UK inflation hits successive new highs

STORY: UK inflation hits successive new highs DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:27 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHAO XIAONA, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE (English): FRANCIS, London resident 3. SOUNDBITE (English): KIKI, London resident 4. various of the UK supermarkets STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHAO XIAONA, Xinhua correspondent "Inflation in Britain has hit successive new highs this year. The annual CPI surged by 10.1 percent in July, the highest level in 40 years. However, higher energy prices are expected to push the UK's inflation to 13 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022. An official report in August said, around nine in 10 adults reported their cost of living had risen. Around three-quarters of adults reported being very or somewhat worried about rising costs of living." Experts warned that inflation could rise even further, alongside a huge increase in the energy price cap. In late August, Britain's energy regulator announced that, the cap for av

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N. Korea quietly marks anniversary of former leader's death

People place flowers near a statue of the late leader Kim Jong Il on Munsu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2015, marking the fourth anniversary of his death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea quietly marks anniversary of former leader's death

People bow in front of a bronze statue of the late leader Kim Jong Il on Munsu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2015, marking the fourth anniversary of his death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Son of WWII Imperial Japanese Army officer talks about his father

Masami Murai, the fourth son of World War II Imperial Japanese Army Maj.-Gen. Gonjiro Murai, who served as a strategist in the ill-fated garrison defending the Peleliu Island battlefield in the western Pacific before killing himself, talks about his late father on March 18, 2015, in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The son later visited Peleliu in the republic of Palau on April 9 to witness the Japanese imperial couple's visit to the island to commemorate those who lost their lives there during the war, saying he believes that the imperial visit must have "satisfied him." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan marks 4th anniv. of deadly disaster

Officials of the northeastern Japan town of Otsuchi fall silent in front of the municipal office on March 11, 2015, the fourth anniversary of the triple disaster in Japan, in honor of their late colleagues. The former mayor and 40 officials were killed in the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Stone chamber of ancient tomb in early Yamato dynasty unveiled

KASHIHARA, Japan - The roof of a red-colored stone chamber, excavated at the ancient Sakurai Chausu-yama tomb mound in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, is covered with large pieces of stone. Japanese archaeologists showed to the media the stone chamber on Oct. 22, 2009. The site is believed to date back to the late third to early fourth century. (Kyodo)

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Female gov't leaders in Southeast Asia

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photos show (from L to R) the late Corazon Aquino, who was president of the Philippines between 1986 and 1992, Gloria Arroyo, who was president of the Philippines between 2001 and 2010, and Megawati Sukarnoputri, who was president of Indonesia between 2001 and 2004. On Aug. 5, 2011, Yingluck Shinawatra was elected as Thailand's first female prime minister. The 44-year-old Yingluck is the fourth female top government leader in Southeast Asia after Aquino, Arroyo and Megawati. (Kyodo)

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Japan's oldest terracotta figurine

OSAKA, Japan - A terracotta figurine, which looks like it is smiling and deemed one of the oldest in Japan, was unearthed from a late fourth century tomb in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, a local authority said as it was shown to reporters in Sakurai on Feb. 24, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Japan's oldest terracotta figurine

OSAKA, Japan - A terracotta figurine, which looks like it is smiling and deemed one of the oldest in Japan, was unearthed from a late fourth century tomb in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, a local authority said as it was shown to reporters in Sakurai on Feb. 24, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Murals of Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2011 shows murals on a stone chamber wall in the Okto-ri tomb, dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty, in Nampho, North Korea. The paintings depict a beam (edged with red lines), flames above the beam and a foot of a black tortoise, one of ''Four Guardian Deities,'' above the flames. (Kyodo)

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Murals of Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2011 shows murals on a stone chamber's east wall which depict men and women in ethnic costumes, some of them dancing, at the Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, North Korea. The tomb dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty was excavated in 2010 and disclosed to the foreign media for the first time in October 2011. (Kyodo)

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Murals of Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2011 shows maids painted on a stone wall chamber of the Okto-ri tomb, dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty, in Nampho, North Korea. A maid with higher status is depicted larger and those with lower status were painted smaller. (Kyodo)

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Murals of Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2011 shows murals on a stone chamber wall in the Okto-ri tomb, dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty, in Nampho, North Korea. An image of the buried couple believed to have been painted there was almost unrecognizable. A beam painted in yellow appears to divide the real world (below) and an imaginary world (above). (Kyodo)

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Murals of Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Image captured by ultraviolet photography shows the face of a maid painted on a stone chamber wall in the Okto-ri tomb, Nampho, North Korea, in October 2011. The maid's lips are painted in red. The tomb dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty was disclosed to the foreign media for the first time in October 2011. (Kyodo)

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Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2011 shows the surroundings of the Okto-ri tomb (on a hill in L) in Nampho, North Korea. The person who was buried in the tomb dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty is believed to be a local leader and lord of a castle on a mountain (L back). (Kyodo)

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Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - A man walks into the Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, North Korea, which was disclosed to the foreign media for the first time in October 2011. The tomb dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty was excavated in 2010. (Kyodo)

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Murals of Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2011 shows murals on stone chamber walls -- men and women clad in ethnic costumes on the east wall and a design consisting of Chinese characters, pronounced ''tae (dae)'' and ''wang'' in Korean on the north wall -- at the Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, North Korea. The tomb dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty was excavated in 2010 and disclosed to the foreign media for the first time in October 2011. (Kyodo)

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4th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

A man leaves a drink for his late son in Manamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, in the early hours of April 16, 2020, the fourth anniversary of the second of two massive earthquakes that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture. His son was killed in the quake at age 22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1970 Osaka Expo symbol

Photo taken on Dec. 5, 2018, inside the Tower of the Sun, a building designed by the late artist Taro Okamoto now symbolizing the 1970 World Exposition in Osaka, shows an object known as the tower's fourth sun, located underground. The refurbished interior of the Tower of the Sun opened to the public in March 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Hakuho ties late Chiyonofuji for 2nd all-time with 1,045 wins

Yokozuna Hakuho (R) slams down fourth-ranked maegashira Kagayaki during the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 17, 2017, tying late yokozuna Chiyonofuji with 1,045 career victories. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown princess visits hospital for 4th pregnancy checkup

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Princess Masako, accompanied by Crown Prince Naruhito, is driven to the Hospital of the Imperial Household on Sept. 18 for her fourth pregnancy checkup there since her pregnancy was announced in May. The 37-year-old princess, who married the 41-year-old crown prince in June 1993, is expected to give birth between late November and early December.

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Japan's oldest plow unearthed in Shiga Pref.

OTSU, Japan - A plow believed to be the oldest harrow in Japan was unearthed on May 11 at a ruin in the town of Notogawa in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. Experts believe the harrow, which has a 70-centimeter-long base of Japanese cypress and three 50 cm-long oak tines, was used in the late fourth to early fifth centuries. The photo was provided by the Notogawa town education board.