Comedian begins 440-km marathon in quake-hit northeast

Comedian begins 440-km marathon in quake-hit northeast

YAMADA, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (R) speaks during an event in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, in July 2012, about his plan to run 440 kilometers across Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures. Hazama began on Aug. 13 in the Iwate town of Yamada a nine-day marathon across the prefectures in northeastern Japan, the area hit hardest by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in an effort to spread cheer among disaster-stricken local residents.

New York Int'l Auto Show opens to press

New York Int'l Auto Show opens to press

NEW YORK, United States - The 2001 Toyota Highlander car-based, sport-utility vehicle is one of some 1,000 new models from the world's leading automakers on display at the 2000 New York International Auto Show, which opened to the press April 19 ahead of its nine-day run starting April 22. Fifteen new models will be unveiled for the first time at the show, which will also feature more than 30 futuristic concept cars.

Auto China 2008 begins 9-day run

Auto China 2008 begins 9-day run

BEIJING, China - People gather in front of a stage featuring Japan's Honda Motor Co. at the New China International Exhibition Center in Shunyi in the suburbs of Beijing on April 20 as Auto China 2008 begins its nine-day run. (Kyodo)

New York Int'l Auto Show opens to press

New York Int'l Auto Show opens to press

NEW YORK, United States - The 2001 Toyota Highlander car-based, sport-utility vehicle is one of some 1,000 new models from the world's leading automakers on display at the 2000 New York International Auto Show, which opened to the press April 19 ahead of its nine-day run starting April 22. Fifteen new models will be unveiled for the first time at the show, which will also feature more than 30 futuristic concept cars.