Sanseito party's campaign rally in Tokyo

Sanseito party's campaign rally in Tokyo

An election campaign vehicle of the opposition Sanseito party carries a sign reading "Japanese First," the right-wing party's mantra, on July 19, 2025, in Tokyo's Shinjuku area ahead of the July 20 House of Councillors election.

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Actress Usha Jadhav during a yoga master class for the 10th anniversary of the International Yoga Day (DIY), at the Puente del Rey esplanade, on June 22, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Embassy of India in Madrid organizes an outdoor yoga master class guided by renowned yoga teachers, including meditation practice, mantra recitation, stretching, asanas (yoga postures), relaxation and breathing techniques. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Actress Usha Jadhav during a yoga master class for the 10th anniversary of the International Yoga Day (DIY), at the Puente del Rey esplanade, on June 22, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Embassy of India in Madrid organizes an outdoor yoga master class guided by renowned yoga teachers, including meditation practice, mantra recitation, stretching, asanas (yoga postures), relaxation and breathing techniques. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Dozens of people during a yoga master class for the 10th anniversary of the International Yoga Day (DIY), at the Puente del Rey esplanade, on June 22, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Embassy of India in Madrid organizes an outdoor yoga master class guided by renowned yoga teachers, including meditation practice, mantra recitation, stretching, asanas (yoga postures), relaxation and breathing techniques. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Yoga International Day - Madrid

A woman during a yoga master class for the 10th anniversary of the International Yoga Day (DIY), at the Puente del Rey esplanade, on June 22, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Embassy of India in Madrid organizes an outdoor yoga master class guided by renowned yoga teachers, including meditation practice, mantra recitation, stretching, asanas (yoga postures), relaxation and breathing techniques. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Several people before a yoga master class for the 10th anniversary of the International Day of Yoga (DIY), in the esplanade of Puente del Rey, on June 22, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Embassy of India in Madrid organizes an outdoor yoga master class guided by renowned yoga teachers, including meditation practice, mantra recitation, stretching, asanas (yoga postures), relaxation and breathing techniques. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Two teachers during a yoga master class for the 10th anniversary of the International Yoga Day (DIY), at the Puente del Rey esplanade, on June 22, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Embassy of India in Madrid organizes an outdoor yoga master class guided by renowned yoga teachers, including the practice of meditation, mantra recitation, stretching, asanas (yoga postures), relaxation and breathing techniques. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Yoga International Day - Madrid

The Ambassador of India in Spain, Dinesh Patnaik, speaks during a yoga master class for the 10th anniversary of the International Day of Yoga (DIY), in the esplanade of Puente del Rey, on June 22, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Embassy of India in Madrid organizes an outdoor yoga master class guided by renowned yoga teachers, including the practice of meditation, mantra recitation, stretching, asanas (yoga postures), relaxation and breathing techniques. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Dozens of people during a yoga master class for the 10th anniversary of the International Yoga Day (DIY), at the Puente del Rey esplanade, on June 22, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Embassy of India in Madrid organizes an outdoor yoga master class guided by renowned yoga teachers, including meditation practice, mantra recitation, stretching, asanas (yoga postures), relaxation and breathing techniques. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Dozens of people during a yoga master class for the 10th anniversary of the International Yoga Day (DIY), at the Puente del Rey esplanade, on June 22, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Embassy of India in Madrid organizes an outdoor yoga master class guided by renowned yoga teachers, including meditation practice, mantra recitation, stretching, asanas (yoga postures), relaxation and breathing techniques. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Dozens of people during a yoga master class for the 10th anniversary of the International Yoga Day (DIY), at the Puente del Rey esplanade, on June 22, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Embassy of India in Madrid organizes an outdoor yoga master class guided by renowned yoga teachers, including meditation practice, mantra recitation, stretching, asanas (yoga postures), relaxation and breathing techniques. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Dozens of people during a yoga master class for the 10th anniversary of the International Yoga Day (DIY), at the Puente del Rey esplanade, on June 22, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Embassy of India in Madrid organizes an outdoor yoga master class guided by renowned yoga teachers, including meditation practice, mantra recitation, stretching, asanas (yoga postures), relaxation and breathing techniques. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Dozens of people during a yoga master class for the 10th anniversary of the International Yoga Day (DIY), at the Puente del Rey esplanade, on June 22, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Embassy of India in Madrid organizes an outdoor yoga master class guided by renowned yoga teachers, including meditation practice, mantra recitation, stretching, asanas (yoga postures), relaxation and breathing techniques. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Dozens of people during a yoga master class for the 10th anniversary of the International Yoga Day (DIY), at the Puente del Rey esplanade, on June 22, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Embassy of India in Madrid organizes an outdoor yoga master class guided by renowned yoga teachers, including meditation practice, mantra recitation, stretching, asanas (yoga postures), relaxation and breathing techniques. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Dozens of people during a yoga master class for the 10th anniversary of the International Yoga Day (DIY), at the Puente del Rey esplanade, on June 22, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Embassy of India in Madrid organizes an outdoor yoga master class guided by renowned yoga teachers, including meditation practice, mantra recitation, stretching, asanas (yoga postures), relaxation and breathing techniques. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Dozens of people during a yoga master class for the 10th anniversary of the International Yoga Day (DIY), at the Puente del Rey esplanade, on June 22, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Embassy of India in Madrid organizes an outdoor yoga master class guided by renowned yoga teachers, including meditation practice, mantra recitation, stretching, asanas (yoga postures), relaxation and breathing techniques. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Dozens of people during a yoga master class for the 10th anniversary of the International Yoga Day (DIY), at the Puente del Rey esplanade, on June 22, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Embassy of India in Madrid organizes an outdoor yoga master class guided by renowned yoga teachers, including meditation practice, mantra recitation, stretching, asanas (yoga postures), relaxation and breathing techniques. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Dozens of people during a yoga master class for the 10th anniversary of the International Yoga Day (DIY), at the Puente del Rey esplanade, on June 22, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Embassy of India in Madrid organizes an outdoor yoga master class guided by renowned yoga teachers, including meditation practice, mantra recitation, stretching, asanas (yoga postures), relaxation and breathing techniques. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Dozens of people during a yoga master class for the 10th anniversary of the International Yoga Day (DIY), at the Puente del Rey esplanade, on June 22, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Embassy of India in Madrid organizes an outdoor yoga master class guided by renowned yoga teachers, including meditation practice, mantra recitation, stretching, asanas (yoga postures), relaxation and breathing techniques. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Yoga International Day - Madrid

Dozens of people during a yoga master class for the 10th anniversary of the International Yoga Day (DIY), at the Puente del Rey esplanade, on June 22, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Embassy of India in Madrid organizes an outdoor yoga master class guided by renowned yoga teachers, including meditation practice, mantra recitation, stretching, asanas (yoga postures), relaxation and breathing techniques. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inauguration Of The Hindu Ram Temple - India

Inauguration Of The Hindu Ram Temple - India

Indian Hindu devotee Take part in Ram Naam Maha Mantra Parikrama ahead of the inauguration of the Hindu Ram temple in Ayodhya, in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on January 18, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Inauguration Of The Hindu Ram Temple - India

Inauguration Of The Hindu Ram Temple - India

Indian Hindu devotee Take part in Ram Naam Maha Mantra Parikrama ahead of the inauguration of the Hindu Ram temple in Ayodhya, in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on January 18, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Inauguration Of The Hindu Ram Temple - India

Inauguration Of The Hindu Ram Temple - India

Indian Hindu devotee Take part in Ram Naam Maha Mantra Parikrama ahead of the inauguration of the Hindu Ram temple in Ayodhya, in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on January 18, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Inauguration Of The Hindu Ram Temple - India

Inauguration Of The Hindu Ram Temple - India

Indian Hindu devotee Take part in Ram Naam Maha Mantra Parikrama ahead of the inauguration of the Hindu Ram temple in Ayodhya, in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on January 18, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Inauguration Of The Hindu Ram Temple - India

Inauguration Of The Hindu Ram Temple - India

Indian Hindu devotee Take part in Ram Naam Maha Mantra Parikrama ahead of the inauguration of the Hindu Ram temple in Ayodhya, in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on January 18, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Inauguration Of The Hindu Ram Temple - India

Inauguration Of The Hindu Ram Temple - India

Indian Hindu devotee Take part in Ram Naam Maha Mantra Parikrama ahead of the inauguration of the Hindu Ram temple in Ayodhya, in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on January 18, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Inauguration Of The Hindu Ram Temple - India

Inauguration Of The Hindu Ram Temple - India

Indian Hindu devotee Take part in Ram Naam Maha Mantra Parikrama ahead of the inauguration of the Hindu Ram temple in Ayodhya, in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on January 18, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Party leaders on the stumping

Party leaders on the stumping

FUKUOKA, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who is president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, waves at people during his stumping tour in Fukuoka on Sept. 3. In his speech, Koizumi repeated his mantra that privatizing Japan's postal services is an indispensable reform.

ADB chief urges China make early shift to flexible forex regime

ADB chief urges China make early shift to flexible forex regime

TOKYO, Japan - Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda speaks at a press luncheon at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on June 14. He repeated his mantra that China should shift to a more flexible currency regime at an early date.

Quake-damaged sacred Tibetan mound restored in Yushu, China

STORY: Quake-damaged sacred Tibetan mound restored in Yushu, China DATELINE: March 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: YUSHU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Gyanak Mani Stone Mound 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GE LIWEI, Director of Cultural Heritage Bureau of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture STORYLINE: Twelve years after a powerful earthquake severely damaged the Gyanak Mani Stone Mound in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu in northwest China's Qinghai Province, the historic site has got repaired and mended well. Mani stones are stone plates and rocks inscribed with Lamaist mantra prayers or other propitious symbols of Tibetan Buddhism. They are usually placed along roadsides and rivers, or piled up to form mounds or long walls. The Gyanak Mani Stone Mound was the world's largest Mani stone mound before a 7.1-magnitude earthquake on April 14, 2010, reduced the 300-year-old sacred Tibetan mound to a chaotic tangle of rubble and colored sutra streamers. After the earthquake, the Chi

Fast & Furious 9 Premiere - Madrid

Fast & Furious 9 Premiere - Madrid

Carlos Marco, Paula Perez and Charly Weinberg of Mantra during the photocall for the 'Fast & Furious 9' Madrid Premiere. June 17, 2021. Photo by Acero/Alterphotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

ADB chief urges China make early shift to flexible forex regime

ADB chief urges China make early shift to flexible forex regime

TOKYO, Japan - Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda speaks at a press luncheon at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on June 14. He repeated his mantra that China should shift to a more flexible currency regime at an early date. (Kyodo)

Buddhist monks hold ritual in commemoration of Shinran

Buddhist monks hold ritual in commemoration of Shinran

Buddhist monks chant a mantra and Buddhist hymn while swaying their bodies during a ritual at Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto on Nov. 28, 2015, the death anniversary of Shinran, the founder of the Jodo Shinshu school of Buddhism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Buddhist monks hold ritual in commemoration of Shinran

Buddhist monks hold ritual in commemoration of Shinran

Buddhist monks chant a mantra and Buddhist hymn while swaying their bodies during a ritual at Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto on Nov. 28, 2015, the death anniversary of Shinran, the founder of the Jodo Shinshu school of Buddhism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tokyo's popular college cafeteria serves authentic Indian curry

Tokyo's popular college cafeteria serves authentic Indian curry

An Indian chef shows a lunch set at "Curry mantra" in a dining hall at Toyo University in the Hakusan area of Tokyo's Bunkyo district on May 21, 2015. The popular menu, which includes two types of authentic Indian curry and a freshly baked naan, is priced at 500 yen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Curry restaurant on Hakusan campus of Toyo University

Curry restaurant on Hakusan campus of Toyo University

Photo taken May 21, 2015, shows an Indian chef who works at Curry mantra, an Indian curry restaurant on the Hakusan campus in Tokyo of Toyo University, which accepts not only students but also the general public as customers. He makes nan using a tandoor after receiving orders. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Party leaders on the stumping

Party leaders on the stumping

FUKUOKA, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who is president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, waves at people during his stumping tour in Fukuoka on Sept. 3. In his speech, Koizumi repeated his mantra that privatizing Japan's postal services is an indispensable reform. (Kyodo)

2019 Japan top buzzword award ceremony

2019 Japan top buzzword award ceremony

Japan Rugby Football Union President Shigetaka Mori speaks in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2019, at a ceremony for the year's top buzzword awards. "One Team," the mantra for the Japan national rugby team that reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup, was selected as the country's top buzzword for the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

2019 Japan top buzzword award ceremony

2019 Japan top buzzword award ceremony

Japan Rugby Football Union President Shigetaka Mori speaks in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2019, at a ceremony for the year's top buzzword awards. "One Team," the mantra for the Japan national rugby team that reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup, was selected as the country's top buzzword for the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

2019 Japan top buzzword award ceremony

2019 Japan top buzzword award ceremony

Japan Rugby Football Union President Shigetaka Mori speaks in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2019, at a ceremony for the year's top buzzword awards. "One Team," the mantra for the Japan national rugby team that reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup, was selected as the country's top buzzword for the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tibetans in India

Tibetans in India

A Tibetan exile hides his face with a mantra embroidery in this photo taken in January 2018 in Dharamsala, northern India. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo