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Women promote local peach festival at PM's office

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C, R) receives a peach bouquet at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 20, 2025, from women tasked with promoting a local peach festival slated to begin at a park in Koga in the eastern Japan prefecture of Ibaraki in mid-March.

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Women promote local peach festival at PM's office

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (2nd from R) receives a peach bouquet at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 20, 2025, from women tasked with promoting a local peach festival slated to begin at a park in Koga in the eastern Japan prefecture of Ibaraki in mid-March.

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Smart cotton planting in China's Xinjiang

STORY: Smart cotton planting in China's Xinjiang SHOOTING TIME: April 16-20, 2024 DATELINE: April 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of farmers working in the fields 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YEMEK AMEN, Cotton farmer 3. SOUNDBTIE 2 (Chinese): MA JINYUN, Cotton farmer 4. SOUNDBTIE 3 (Chinese): LI WEIGUO, Cotton farmer 5. various of cotton fields STORYLINE: April marks the busiest planting season for cotton farmers in northwest China's Xinjiang. With the wide application of mechanization and unmanned technology, farmers embrace easier farm working. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YEMEK AMEN, Cotton farmer "We have started the busy season since mid-March with plowing, leveling the ground, harrowing, and sowing. We use agricultural drones to spray pesticides. With modern science and technology, we have used unmanned vehicles and full automatic agricultural machinery, which are easy to operate." SOUNDBTIE 2 (Chinese): MA JINYUN, Cotton farmer "To plant

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From Dutch fields to Chinese soil: the blossoming journey of tulips

STORY: From Dutch fields to Chinese soil: the blossoming journey of tulips SHOOTING TIME: April 22, 2024 DATELINE: April 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Amsterdam CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tulips 2. various of Jan de Wit en Zonen B.V. 3. SOUNDBITE (English): JAN DE WIT, CEO of Jan de Wit en Zonen B.V. 4. various of China STORYLINE: A Dutch flower wholesaler has expressed deep commitment to the Chinese market, placing strong confidence in the promising growth and opportunities awaiting his business in China. Dubbed as the land of tulips, the Netherlands' annual tulip season runs from mid-March to mid-May. Nestled in one of the country's major tulip-growing regions, Jan de Wit en Zonen B.V. is a century-old family business that has tapped into the markets of China and the Asia region. SOUNDBITE (English): JAN DE WIT, CEO of Jan de Wit en Zonen B.V. "Now we are very happy to have cooperated so many years with our partners in China. When it was in the beginning, we just sent a box of tul

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref. in mid-March

Passengers selected via lottery board a shinkansen bullet train at JR Tsuruga Station in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 3, 2024, ahead of the March 16 start of a commercial service between Tsuruga and Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, currently linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref. in mid-March

A shinkansen bullet train is pictured at JR Tsuruga Station in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 3, 2024, before passengers selected via lottery take a ride ahead of the March 16 start of a commercial service between Tsuruga and Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, currently linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref. in mid-March

A shinkansen bullet train arrives at JR Tsuruga Station in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 1, 2024, as journalists are set to take a ride ahead of the March 16 start of a commercial service between Tsuruga and Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, currently linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref. in mid-March

A shinkansen bullet train arrives at JR Tsuruga Station in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 1, 2024, as journalists are set to take a ride ahead of the March 16 start of a commercial service between Tsuruga and Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, currently linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref. in mid-March

An interior of a shinkansen bullet train is shown to journalists at JR Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 1, 2024, as they take a ride the same day ahead of the March 16 start of a commercial service between Tsuruga and Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, currently linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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Penguin parade rehearsal at northern Japan zoo

ASAHIKAWA, Japan Kyodo - Penguins walk along a snow-covered path at Asahiyama Zoo in the northern Japan city of Asahikawa in Hokkaido on Dec. 22, 2023, as a rehearsal is held for the penguin parade, the zoo's popular winter attraction set to begin the following day and last through mid-March. (Kyodo)

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Penguin parade rehearsal at northern Japan zoo

Penguins walk along a snow-covered path at Asahiyama Zoo in the northern Japan city of Asahikawa in Hokkaido on Dec. 22, 2023, as a rehearsal is held for the penguin parade, the zoo's popular winter attraction set to begin the following day and last through mid-March.

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Penguin parade rehearsal at northern Japan zoo

Penguins walk along a snow-covered path at Asahiyama Zoo in the northern Japan city of Asahikawa in Hokkaido on Dec. 22, 2023, as a rehearsal is held for the penguin parade, the zoo's popular winter attraction set to begin the following day and last through mid-March.

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Penguin parade rehearsal at northern Japan zoo

Penguins walk along a snow-covered path at Asahiyama Zoo in the northern Japan city of Asahikawa in Hokkaido on Dec. 22, 2023, as a rehearsal is held for the penguin parade, the zoo's popular winter attraction set to begin the following day and last through mid-March.

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Penguin parade rehearsal at northern Japan zoo

Penguins walk along a snow-covered path at Asahiyama Zoo in the northern Japan city of Asahikawa in Hokkaido on Dec. 22, 2023, as a rehearsal is held for the penguin parade, the zoo's popular winter attraction set to begin the following day and last through mid-March.

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Int'l consortium starts development of new container terminal in Egypt

STORY: Int'l consortium starts development of new container terminal in Egypt DATELINE: July 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the new container terminal 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): KAMEL EL-WAZIR, Egyptian Transport Minister STORYLINE: An international consortium has started the development of a new container terminal of Ain Sokhna Port on the Red Sea in northeastern Egypt. During a ceremony at the port on Saturday, Egyptian Transport Minister Kamel el-Wazir delivered the terminal to the representatives of the consortium comprised of China's Hutchison Ports, a leading port investor, developer and operator, Chinese state-owned COSCO Shipping and the French shipping company CMA CGM. The process comes as part of two mid-March agreements signed by Egypt and the consortium on the development and operation of the container terminals at Ain Sokhna Port in Suez Province and Dekheila Port in Alexandria Province. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): KAMEL EL-WAZIR, Egyptian Transp

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China's Li Meng looks ahead to new season with Washington Mystics

STORY: China's Li Meng looks ahead to new season with Washington Mystics DATELINE: May 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: MEMPHIS, U.S. CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI MENG, Chinese basketball player 2. various of Washington Mystics head coach Eric Thibault addressing the press 3. various of Li Meng at a portrait photoshoot STORYLINE: Chinese basketball player Li Meng said on Monday that she is actively adapting to life in the United States as a member of the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Washington Mystics signed Li in mid-March, and she joined the team in late April. Li told Xinhua during an interview that she is thriving in her training and new environment and looking forward to showcasing her abilities and skills on the court. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI MENG, Chinese basketball player "I haven't been here for a very long time, but I have spent some time with the team members here now. A major challenge for me is the English languag

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Peach blossoms usher in spring in China's Tibet

STORY: Peach blossoms usher in spring in China's Tibet DATELINE: March 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: NYINGCHI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of aerial view of peach blossoms STORYLINE: As spring arrives, peach blossoms in Bome County in Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region are in full bloom. At Bodui peach blossom valley, a popular tourist site, 25 square kilometers of peach blossoms form a spectacular view. The peach blossoms here usually reach full bloom in mid-March and will last until late April. In recent years, Bome County has continued to improve its tourism infrastructure and related services to promote rural revitalization. In 2022, Bome County received over 1 million tourists and generated over 763 million yuan (about 111 million U.S. dollars) in revenue. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nyingchi, China. (XHTV)

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NETHERLANDS-SPIERDIJK-TULIP

(230318) -- SPIERDIJK, March 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees prepare bouquets of tulips for the tulip season at a workshop in Spierdijk, the Netherlands, March 17, 2023. As spring arrives along with the highly anticipated tulip season, the Dutch are ready to welcome visitors and showcase the country's wide tulip fields with vibrant colors. In the Netherlands, which is dubbed as the land of tulips, the tulip season typically runs from mid-March to mid-May, when the flowers gradually blossom till April. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

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NETHERLANDS-SPIERDIJK-TULIP

(230318) -- SPIERDIJK, March 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees place tulip bulbs at a workshop in Spierdijk, the Netherlands, March 17, 2023. As spring arrives along with the highly anticipated tulip season, the Dutch are ready to welcome visitors and showcase the country's wide tulip fields with vibrant colors. In the Netherlands, which is dubbed as the land of tulips, the tulip season typically runs from mid-March to mid-May, when the flowers gradually blossom till April. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

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NETHERLANDS-SPIERDIJK-TULIP

(230318) -- SPIERDIJK, March 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 17, 2023 shows tulips at a greenhouse in Spierdijk, the Netherlands. As spring arrives along with the highly anticipated tulip season, the Dutch are ready to welcome visitors and showcase the country's wide tulip fields with vibrant colors. In the Netherlands, which is dubbed as the land of tulips, the tulip season typically runs from mid-March to mid-May, when the flowers gradually blossom till April. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

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NETHERLANDS-SPIERDIJK-TULIP

(230318) -- SPIERDIJK, March 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 17, 2023 shows a bouquet of tulips at a workshop in Spierdijk, the Netherlands. As spring arrives along with the highly anticipated tulip season, the Dutch are ready to welcome visitors and showcase the country's wide tulip fields with vibrant colors. In the Netherlands, which is dubbed as the land of tulips, the tulip season typically runs from mid-March to mid-May, when the flowers gradually blossom till April. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

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Dutch gear up for colorful, productive tulip season

STORY: Dutch gear up for colorful, productive tulip season DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: The Hague, the Netherlands CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tulips processing line 2. various of tulips in the market STORYLINE: As spring arrives along with the highly anticipated tulip season, the Dutch are ready to welcome visitors and showcase the country's wide tulip fields with vibrant colors. In the Netherlands, which is dubbed as the land of tulips, the tulip season typically runs from mid-March to mid-May, when the flowers gradually blossom till April. "Our farm now produces up to 150,000 tulip flowers every day," Arjan Smit, owner of Smit Flowers, a fourth-generation Dutch family business focusing on the cultivation of tulips, told Xinhua. Germany and the United Kingdom are among top export destinations of the tulips produced on his farm, he said, adding that many of the flowers also go to the Dutch domestic market. Meanwhile, Keukenhof, the most popular place to

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-NOWRUZ-FIRE FESTIVAL

(230315) -- VANCOUVER, March 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman helps a girl leap over a bonfire with the help of her parent during the fire festival in celebration of Nowruz at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on March 14, 2023. The Persian New Year, or Nowruz, is celebrated by Canada's Iranian community with a concert, fires, and festivities in mid-March each year. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-NOWRUZ-FIRE FESTIVAL

(230315) -- VANCOUVER, March 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A boy leaps over a bonfire during the fire festival in celebration of Nowruz at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on March 14, 2023. The Persian New Year, or Nowruz, is celebrated by Canada's Iranian community with a concert, fires, and festivities in mid-March each year. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-NOWRUZ-FIRE FESTIVAL

(230315) -- VANCOUVER, March 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman leaps over a bonfire during the fire festival in celebration of Nowruz at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on March 14, 2023. The Persian New Year, or Nowruz, is celebrated by Canada's Iranian community with a concert, fires, and festivities in mid-March each year. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-NOWRUZ-FIRE FESTIVAL

(230315) -- VANCOUVER, March 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A child leaps over a bonfire during the fire festival in celebration of Nowruz at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on March 14, 2023. The Persian New Year, or Nowruz, is celebrated by Canada's Iranian community with a concert, fires, and festivities in mid-March each year. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-NOWRUZ-FIRE FESTIVAL

(230315) -- VANCOUVER, March 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman helps a boy leap over a bonfire with the help of his parent during the fire festival celebrating Nowruz at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on March 14, 2023. The Persian New Year, or Nowruz, is celebrated by Canada's Iranian community with a concert, fires, and festivities in mid-March each year. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-NOWRUZ-FIRE FESTIVAL

(230315) -- VANCOUVER, March 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People help a young girl leap over a bonfire during the fire festival in celebration of Nowruz at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on March 14, 2023. The Persian New Year, or Nowruz, is celebrated by Canada's Iranian community with a concert, fires, and festivities in mid-March each year. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fuel prices are displayed at a gas station in Paris, France, March 16, 2022. The price of petrol exceeded two euros (about 2.14 U.S. dollars) per liter in mid-March of 2022 in France, putting a severe strain on business and household budgets. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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Japan's new measures against coronavirus

TOKYO, Japan, March 10 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far L) announces in Tokyo on March 10, 2020, an extension of his request for big sporting and cultural events to be canceled or postponed due to the spread of the new coronavirus by around 10 days beyond mid-March.

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Train cars shipped for British high-speed railway

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 7, 2015, in the western Japan city of Kudamatsu shows train cars destined for Britain's high-speed railway system. The train cars, built by Hitachi Ltd., were shipped the same day and will arrive in Britain in mid-March for trial runs starting in April.

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Therapist training for at-home mental health services

TOKYO, Japan - Therapist Chihiro Adachi (R) listens to a parent who has a mentally disturbed child, in mid-March 2014 in Chiba Prefecture.

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American to ship back items lost in tsunami to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows David (L) and Yumi Baxter in Kasilof, Alaska, on April 22, 2012. David holds a soccer ball and Yumi holds a volleyball found by David in mid-March 2012 on the coast of Middleton Island off Alaska, after the balls floated across the Pacific Ocean after being swept away from northeastern Japan in the March 2011 tsunami. The couple initially expressed their intention to deliver the items back to their original owners in person during their upcoming trip to Japan, but have now opted to ship them instead in consideration of the owners' privacy, David Baxter told Kyodo News on May 23, 2012.

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Owner of tsunami-swept volleyball found

KASILOF, United States - Photo shows David (L) and Yumi Baxter in Kasilof, Alaska, on April 22, 2012. David holds a soccer ball and Yumi a volleyball, both found by David in mid-March 2012 on the coast of Middleton Island off Alaska. The balls apparently floated across the Pacific Ocean after being swept away from northeastern Japan in the March 2011 tsunami. Their owners have been located in Japan.

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March of penguins at Asahiyama Zoo

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - People watch penguins taking a stroll at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Dec. 10, 2011. Zookeepers let the penguins walk on snow through mid-March to keep them healthy as they do not actively swim in their pool during winter.

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Obama statue to be moved from Jakarta park to his former school

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Photo shows a bronze statue of U.S. President Barack Obama as a boy at Menteng Park in Jakarta. Jakarta authorities announced on Feb. 5, 2010, the statue will be moved to his former elementary school before he visits Indonesia in mid-March. The 110-centimeter statue of a 10-year-old Obama smiling at a butterfly resting on his raised left thumb has drawn criticism since being erected on Dec. 10, 2009.

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Riot police seen training in ethnic Tibetan area of China

SHANGRI-LA, China - About 1,000 riot police were seen marching in an area populated by ethnic Tibetans in China's southwestern province of Yunnan on March 24, in what appeared to be training in case new violence erupts in the wake of unrest that rocked Tibet and nearby provinces this month. The ethnic Tibetan area of northwestern Yunnan neighbors Tibet, which was hit by deadly rioting in mid-March.

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Riot police seen training in ethnic Tibetan area of China

SHANGRI-LA, China - About 1,000 riot police were seen marching in an area populated by ethnic Tibetans in China's southwestern province of Yunnan on March 24, in what appeared to be training in case new violence erupts in the wake of unrest that rocked Tibet and nearby provinces this month. The ethnic Tibetan area of northwestern Yunnan neighbors Tibet, which was hit by deadly rioting in mid-March.

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Riot police seen training in ethnic Tibetan area of China

SHANGRI-LA, China - About 1,000 riot police were seen marching in an area populated by ethnic Tibetans in China's southwestern province of Yunnan on March 24, in what appeared to be training in case new violence erupts in the wake of unrest that rocked Tibet and nearby provinces this month. The ethnic Tibetan area of northwestern Yunnan neighbors Tibet, which was hit by deadly rioting in mid-March.

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Plum blossom at Kairakuen plum park in Mito, Ibaraki Pref.

MITO, Japan - Flowering plum trees at the Kairakuen plum park in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, which marked the opening of this year's plum blossom festival on Feb. 20. Kairakuen, one of the largest plum-tree parks in Japan, boasts 3,000 plum trees of some 100 species. Cold weather has delayed the blossoming at Kairakuen this year, and only a fraction of the plum trees there have blossomed. The peak blossom-viewing time will be from early to mid-March. The plum blossom festival will run through March 31.

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Kushiro's winter attraction: SL train trip on Kushiro wetland

KUSHIRO, Japan - JR Hokkaido is offering a steam locomotive train service across the Kushiro wetland during the winter season as a tourist attraction in eastern Hokkaido. The photo shows a SL train crossing a bridge over the frozen Kushiro River. The inaugural run Jan. 19 on the 224-seat SL train between Kushiro Station and Yukawa Onsen Station was sold out, JR officials say. The SL train service will run through mid-March.

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Japan unveils new patrol boat to seize suspicious ships

FUKUOKA, Japan - The 770-ton Aso, Japan's first patrol boat designed to seize unidentified vessels, is anchored at a terminal at Hakata port in Fukuoka on April 11. It has been deployed at the Fukuoka Coast Guard Office of the Japan Coast Guard since mid-March.

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Dutch defense chief says Japan troops can protect themselves in Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Dutch Defense Minister Henk Kamp speaks at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan on Nov. 30. He said he believes Japanese troops in southern Iraq are ''very well able to protect themselves'' even after Dutch troops withdraw in mid-March and dismissed concerns over the area's security conditions

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Seal believed to be 'Tama-chan' seen in Saitama Pref.

KOSHIGAYA, Japan - A seal believed to be ''Tama-chan'' -- the seal that has gained nationwide fame since first being sighted last August in the Tama River, which borders Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture -- is spotted in the Naka River in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, April 21. The elusive seal had been seen recently in the Katabira River in Yokohama but its whereabouts have not been known since mid-March.

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Tibet steps up protection of endangered crane

STORY: Tibet steps up protection of endangered crane DATELINE: April 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the black-necked cranes STORYLINE: It is the season for black-necked cranes to migrate to lakeside marshes far beyond human touch in northern Tibet, China for reproduction. The birds come to southwest China's Tibet each October and reproduce between mid-March and late April each year. Tibet has been making increasing efforts to protect wild animals over the past few decades. The population of the rare crane has increased from less than 3,000 in 1995 to around 8,000 in recent years. Black-necked cranes mainly live in the highlands of China, India, Bhutan, and Nepal. Tibet is home to about 80 percent of the world's total. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Lhasa, China. (XHTV)

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People enjoy cherry blossoms in Netherlands

STORY: People enjoy cherry blossoms in Netherlands DATELINE: March 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Amsterdam CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cherry blossoms STORYLINE: Every year starting from mid-March to early April, cherry blossoms are in full bloom around Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands. At this time of the year, residents and tourists usually spend their time enjoying the cherry blossoms while many cherry blossom festivals are hosted around the city. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Amsterdam. (XHTV)

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1st press conference for Princess Aiko

Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, speaks at her first press conference at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 17, 2022. The princess marked her coming of age when she turned 20 in December last year, but the customary press conference, usually held ahead of the birthday, was postponed to mid-March to avoid disrupting her studies. (Pool photo)

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1st press conference for Princess Aiko

Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, speaks at her first press conference at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 17, 2022. The princess marked her coming of age when she turned 20 in December last year, but the customary press conference, usually held ahead of the birthday, was postponed to mid-March to avoid disrupting her studies. (Pool photo)

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1st press conference for Princess Aiko

Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, speaks at her first press conference at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 17, 2022. The princess marked her coming of age when she turned 20 in December last year, but the customary press conference, usually held ahead of the birthday, was postponed to mid-March to avoid disrupting her studies. (Kyodo)(Pool photo) ==Kyodo

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1st press conference for Princess Aiko

Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, speaks at her first press conference at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 17, 2022. The princess marked her coming of age when she turned 20 in December last year, but the customary press conference, usually held ahead of the birthday, was postponed to mid-March to avoid disrupting her studies. (Kyodo)(Pool photo) ==Kyodo