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Shanghai Stock Exchange

SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 16, 2024 - Pedestrians walk past the nameplate of the Shanghai Stock Exchange in Shanghai, China, August 16, 2024.

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Shanghai Stock Exchange

SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 16, 2024 - Pedestrians walk past the nameplate of the Shanghai Stock Exchange in Shanghai, China, August 16, 2024.

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Shanghai Stock Exchange

SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 16, 2024 - Pedestrians walk past the nameplate of the Shanghai Stock Exchange in Shanghai, China, August 16, 2024.

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Shanghai Stock Exchange

SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 16, 2024 - Pedestrians walk past the nameplate of the Shanghai Stock Exchange in Shanghai, China, August 16, 2024.

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Shanghai Stock Exchange

SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 16, 2024 - Pedestrians walk past the nameplate of the Shanghai Stock Exchange in Shanghai, China, August 16, 2024.

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Apple Store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 11, 2024 - A nameplate with multiple payment methods is seen at an Apple store in Shanghai, China, April 11, 2024.

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Apple Store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 11, 2024 - A nameplate with multiple payment methods is seen at an Apple store in Shanghai, China, April 11, 2024.

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Emmaus Community Of La Ville Dieu Du Temple

A street nameplate, Place Abbe Pierre. Atmosphere, meetings and portraits, sharing with companions from the Emmaus 82 Community, la Ville-Dieu-du-Temple (82), Emmaus, a national, European and international movement created by Abbe Pierre in 1949, sharing a lunch with the whole team and selling clothes, second-hand clothes, toys, second-hand furniture and other useful items, bicycles, radios, tvs, computers, junk and recycling. One of Emmaus fundamental principles is self-reliance through work. France, Ville-Dieu-du-Temple on October 31, 2023. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Australian PM Albanese VisitsThe Capitol - Washington

The nameplate for Speaker of the House United States Representative Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) officially replaces that of former Speaker of the US House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy (Republican of California) in the Capitol on Thursday, October 26, 2023. The party first nominated United States House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (Republican of Louisiana), who dropped out shortly after winning the nomination due to lack of support. United States Representative Jim Jordan (Republican of Ohio) won the second nomination, however, was unable to get 217 votes on the House Floor after multiple rounds of voting. Majority Whip United States Representative Tom Emmer (Republican of Minnesota) was the third nominee, but dropped out just hours after he was elected. Kevin McCarthy (Republican of California) was recently ousted from the Speakership. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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KYRGYZSTAN-BISHKEK-PM-CHINESE PREMIER-LI QIANG-MEETING

(231025) -- BISHKEK, Oct. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Kyrgyz Prime Minister Akylbek Japarov jointly unveil the nameplate of the China Cultural Center in Bishkek after their meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Oct. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

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Senate Judiciary Hearing - Washington

White roses are placed in front of the late United States Senator Dianne Feinstein’s (Democrat of California) nameplate at a Senate Judiciary hearing to “examine the future of college sports, focusing on name, image, and likeness” in Washington, DC, USA on Tuesday, October 17, 2023. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-SOLOMON ISLANDS-EMBASSY-INAUGURATION (CN)

(230711) -- BEIJING, July 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, and Manasseh Sogavare, the prime minister of Solomon Islands, jointly unveil the nameplate of the Solomon Islands embassy while attending the inauguration ceremony of the embassy in Beijing, capital of China, July 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-SOLOMON ISLANDS-EMBASSY-INAUGURATION (CN)

(230711) -- BEIJING, July 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Manasseh Sogavare, the prime minister of Solomon Islands, addresses the inauguration ceremony of Solomon Islands embassy in Beijing, capital of China, July 11, 2023. Sogavare and Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, jointly unveiled the nameplate of the embassy. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-SOLOMON ISLANDS-EMBASSY-INAUGURATION (CN)

(230711) -- BEIJING, July 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, addresses the inauguration ceremony of Solomon Islands embassy in Beijing, capital of China, July 11, 2023. Wang and Manasseh Sogavare, the prime minister of Solomon Islands, jointly unveiled the nameplate of the embassy. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

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Hanoi opens new bridge built with Japanese aid

HANOI, Vietnam - Nguyen Sinh Hung (2nd from R), chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam, and Japanese infrastructure minister Akihiro Ota (2nd from L) unveil a nameplate for the Nhat Tan Bridge at its inauguration ceremony in Hanoi on Jan. 4, 2015. The bridge, crossing over the Red River and linking the Noi Bai International Airport to the city center, was completed with 54.1 billion yen in official loans from Japan.

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Fukushima school head hangs nameplate on plum tree at shrine

FUKUOKA, Japan - Minoru Honma, the principal of Fukushima High School, hangs a nameplate on one of the young plum trees at Dazaifu Tenmangu, a Shinto shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, western Japan, before the saplings are donated to the Fukushima prefectural school damaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Tsunami-hit school in Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Flowers and fruit are placed at the nameplate of Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 7, 2011, around four weeks after the massive earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. A number of students and teachers were killed by the March 11 tsunami that hit the school.

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Matsushita to rename itself Panasonic to boost brand value

OSAKA, Japan - Workers set up a new nameplate for Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. at the main gate of the company's headquarters in the city of Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 30. Matsushita will change its name to Panasonic Corp. on Oct. 1 at a total cost of around 40 billion yen in a bid to boost its brand value globally.

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Defense Ministry launched, upgraded from agency

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma points to his nameplate at his office in Tokyo on Jan. 9 showing his new title of defense minister, changed from defense agency director general. The Defense Agency was upgraded to full ministry status the same day.

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Toyota launches 10th version of Corolla in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe poses beside the 10th version of the Corolla, the world's best-selling nameplate, in Tokyo on Oct. 10, which the automaker launched for the Japanese market.

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Japan privatizes 4 highway-related public corporations

KOBE, Japan - Tamiyoshi Horikiri (R), president of the privatized Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority, unveils the new company nameplate in a ceremony in Kobe on Oct. 1. Japan privatized four highway-related public corporations the same day as part of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's structural reform initiative.

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Godzilla to join Hollywood's Walk of Fame

TOKYO, Japan - A Godzilla mascot holds a certificate for Hollywood's Walk of Fame at the Tokyo head office of Toho Co., the Japanese movie maker that created the Godzilla character, Oct 20. The fire-breathing lizard-like monster will be honored in a ceremony Nov. 29 on Hollywood Boulevard where a star-shaped nameplate of Godzilla will be showcased.

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(4)Bureaucratic machinery to undergo shake-up

TOKYO, Japan - Workers prepare to replace the nameplate of the Ministry of Finance on Jan. 5 one day before the administrative reorganization due to be launched Jan. 6. The ministry will change its Japanese name from ''Okurasho'' to ''Zaimusho'' or treasury ministry, but will retain its English name.

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New ozeki Kaio relishing new rank

TOKYO, Japan - Newly promoted ozeki Kaio relishes in his latest position after the Japan Sumo Association released its rankings for next month's Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Aug. 21. Kaio points to his nameplate hanging in the Tomozuna stable in Tokyo after meeting with reporters. The 15-day tourney gets under way Sept. 3.

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CHINA-BEIJING-HAN ZHENG-CHINA MINERAL RESOURCES GROUP-INAUGURAL MEETING (CN)

(220725) -- BEIJING, July 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng (L), also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, unveils the nameplate of China Mineral Resources Group Ltd. as he attends the company's inaugural meeting in Beijing, capital of China, July 25, 2022. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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Hearing On Pending U.S. Judicial Nominations - Washington

The nameplate of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, nominated to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, is seen prior to her testimony before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on pending judicial nominations on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 28, 2021. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Intelligence Committee Holds Hearing On Worldwide Threats - DC

A gavel next to the nameplate of Representative Adam Schiff, a Democrat from California and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, during a hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, April 15, 2021. The hearing follows the release of an unclassified report by the intelligence community detailing the U.S. and its allies will face "a diverse array of threats" in the coming year, with aggression by Russia, China and Iran. Photo by Alexander Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Godzilla to join Hollywood's Walk of Fame

TOKYO, Japan - A Godzilla mascot holds a certificate for Hollywood's Walk of Fame at the Tokyo head office of Toho Co., the Japanese movie maker that created the Godzilla character, Oct 20. The fire-breathing lizard-like monster will be honored in a ceremony Nov. 29 on Hollywood Boulevard where a star-shaped nameplate of Godzilla will be showcased. (Kyodo)

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Japan privatizes 4 highway-related public corporations

KOBE, Japan - Tamiyoshi Horikiri (R), president of the privatized Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority, unveils the new company nameplate in a ceremony in Kobe on Oct. 1. Japan privatized four highway-related public corporations the same day as part of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's structural reform initiative. (Kyodo)

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Toyota launches 10th version of Corolla in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe poses beside the 10th version of the Corolla, the world's best-selling nameplate, in Tokyo on Oct. 10, which the automaker launched for the Japanese market. (Kyodo)

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Defense Ministry launched, upgraded from agency

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma points to his nameplate at his office in Tokyo on Jan. 9 showing his new title of defense minister, changed from defense agency director general. The Defense Agency was upgraded to full ministry status the same day. (Kyodo)

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Matsushita to rename itself Panasonic to boost brand value

OSAKA, Japan - Workers set up a new nameplate for Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. at the main gate of the company's headquarters in the city of Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 30. Matsushita will change its name to Panasonic Corp. on Oct. 1 at a total cost of around 40 billion yen in a bid to boost its brand value globally. (Kyodo)

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New ozeki Kaio relishing new rank

TOKYO, Japan - Newly promoted ozeki Kaio relishes in his latest position after the Japan Sumo Association released its rankings for next month's Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Aug. 21. Kaio points to his nameplate hanging in the Tomozuna stable in Tokyo after meeting with reporters. The 15-day tourney gets under way Sept. 3.

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Japanese NGO donates school building in Afghanistan

A headmaster (C) of a school in a suburb of Kabul unveils a nameplate on April 3, 2016. The plate was sent by the Japanese nongovernmental organization Shanti Volunteer Association, which donated a building for the school that lacked classrooms, forcing many students to study in tents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Kinki Univ. changes English name to avoid embarrassment

A ceremony is held April 1, 2016, to unveil a new nameplate of Kindai University in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. In a move aimed at sparing its students and faculty embarrassment, the private university ditched its former English name, "Kinki University" -- with "Kinki" pronounced identically to "kinky" -- for a more benign moniker. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Space, Earth environment research institute set up at Nagoya Univ.

Shinobu Machida (C), director of the newly launched Institute for Space and Earth Environmental Research holds the institute's nameplate at Nagoya University in Nagoya on Oct. 1, 2015. It was created by integrating the university's three research bodies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nikko City opens info office in Nippon Press Center building

Nikko Mayor Fumio Saito (L) from Tochigi Prefecture and calligrapher Fuka Ryo, the city's tourism ambassador, hold the nameplate of its newly opened information dissemination office in the Nippon Press Center building in Tokyo on June 24, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tsunami-hit school in Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Flowers and fruit are placed at the nameplate of Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 7, 2011, around four weeks after the massive earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. A number of students and teachers were killed by the March 11 tsunami that hit the school. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Japan justice minister, wife to quit LDP over election scandal

The nameplate of Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Katsuyuki Kawai stays down at a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo to indicate his absence on June 16, 2020. The former justice minister and his wife who are at the center of an election scandal are set to leave the ruling party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Japan justice minister, wife to quit LDP over election scandal

The nameplate of Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Katsuyuki Kawai stays down at a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo to indicate his absence on June 16, 2020. The former justice minister and his wife who are at the center of an election scandal are set to leave the ruling party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Memorial event of 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

A man puts a nameplate of his brother, a victim of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, on the memorial monument to the disaster in Kobe, western Japan, on Dec. 14, 2019. A ceremony to add four nameplates on the monument was held the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Memorial event of 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

A man puts a nameplate of his brother, a victim of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, on the memorial monument to the disaster in Kobe, western Japan, on Dec. 14, 2019. A ceremony to add four nameplates on the monument was held the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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22nd anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake marked

A visitor to a park in the western Japan city of Kobe touches a nameplate carrying the names of the victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, on Jan. 17, 2017, the 22nd anniversary of the disaster. The quake damaged the port city and the surrounding areas and killed 6,434 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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22nd anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake marked

A visitor to a park in the western Japan city of Kobe wipes a nameplate carrying the names of the victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, on Jan. 17, 2017, the 22nd anniversary of the disaster. The quake damaged the port city and the surrounding areas and killed 6,434 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(4)Bureaucratic machinery to undergo shake-up

TOKYO, Japan - Workers prepare to replace the nameplate of the Ministry of Finance on Jan. 5 one day before the administrative reorganization due to be launched Jan. 6. The ministry will change its Japanese name from ''Okurasho'' to ''Zaimusho'' or treasury ministry, but will retain its English name.