Japanese Princess Aiko at historical experience hall

Japanese Princess Aiko at historical experience hall

Japanese Princess Aiko picks up seashells while watching local children experience a traditional shell-matching game once played by aristocrats at the Itsukinomiya Hall for Historical Experience in Meiwa in the central Japan prefecture of Mie on March 27, 2024. (Pool photo)

Hong Kong Customs detects largest-ever suspected solid methamphetamine case

STORY: Hong Kong Customs detects largest-ever suspected solid methamphetamine case SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 9, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of suspected methamphetamine camouflaged as seashells 2. various of a press conference STORYLINE: Hong Kong Customs has detected a large-scale suspected solid methamphetamine trafficking case recently, and seized about 1.1 tonnes of suspected methamphetamine camouflaged as seashells. This would be the largest-ever solid methamphetamine case detected by Hong Kong Customs, it said in a press release. Through risk assessment, Hong Kong Customs on Oct. 26 selected a seaborne container, declared as carrying 611 sacks of seafood and arriving in Hong Kong from Mexico, for inspection. Upon examination, a batch of suspected methamphetamine, which was camouflaged as seashells and mix-loaded with genuine ones, was found inside 104 nylon bags. Upon a follow-up investigation, Customs officers arres

INDONESIA-LHOKSEUMAWE-DAILY LIFE-COLLECTING SEASHELLS

INDONESIA-LHOKSEUMAWE-DAILY LIFE-COLLECTING SEASHELLS

(230605) -- LHOKSEUMAWE, June 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People collect seashells at a beach in Lhokseumawe, Aceh Province, Indonesia, June 4, 2023. (Photo by Fachrul Reza/Xinhua)

Japan, S. Korea students study shared culture of pro female divers

Japan, S. Korea students study shared culture of pro female divers

A group of university students from South Korea performs a song from the popular Japanese television drama "Amachan" during a gathering with students of Mie University in Tsu, western Japan, on July 13, 2015. The event was part of a program in which some 70 students from both sides engaged together in a hands-on study of professional women divers, known as "ama" in Japan and "haenyeo" in South Korea, who hunt for deep-sea fish and seashells in a traditional practice believed to be unique to the two countries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo