Anti-Japan protest in China

Anti-Japan protest in China

BEIJING, China - People stage a demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 17, 2012, to protest Japan's purchase on Sept. 11 of three islets of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China which claims them. Anti-Japan demonstrations have taken place in Beijing for seven consecutive days since Japan's nationalization of the islets.

Anti-Japan protest in China

Anti-Japan protest in China

BEIJING, China - People stage a demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 17, 2012, to protest Japan's purchase on Sept. 11 of three islets of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China which claims them. Anti-Japan demonstrations have taken place in Beijing for seven consecutive days since Japan's nationalization of the islets.

Italy fears summer COVID-19 wave as cases rise

STORY: Italy fears summer COVID-19 wave as cases rise DATELINE: June 23, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:10 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists in seaside resorts 2. various of tourists in historical sites in Rome STORYLINE: COVID-19 cases are again surging in Italy, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday, fueling fears of a fresh wave of the pandemic during the summer tourist season. The government reported on Wednesday nearly 54,000 new infections over the previous 24 hours. A day earlier, there were 62,704 new infections. Accordingly, the past two days produced the highest back-to-back figures in the country since late April. Italy's seven-day case count is set to increase for the third consecutive week after eight weeks of decline. The daily infection figures are still far below the peaks of more than 200,000 cases registered in January. The country recorded 50 new deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, down from 62 on Tuesday. Despite the recent increase in infections, healt

Tsutenkaku Tower lit up in green after achieving the "Osaka Model".

Tsutenkaku Tower lit up in green after achieving the "Osaka Model".

On April 14, Osaka Prefecture changed its warning signal from yellow to green to show that it had achieved its own standard, the Osaka Model, for lifting the request for closure, and Tsutenkaku Tower and the Tower of the Sun were enveloped in green light. On this day, Osaka Prefecture cleared the conditions, including the positive rate of less than 7%, for seven consecutive days. The lights were changed from yellow, which means the countdown to the lifting of the ban, to green, which indicates the gradual lifting of the ban. (May 14, 2020, Naniwa Ward, Osaka City; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Tsutenkaku Tower lit up in green after achieving the "Osaka Model".

Tsutenkaku Tower lit up in green after achieving the "Osaka Model".

On April 14, Osaka Prefecture changed its warning signal from yellow to green to show that it had achieved its own standard, the Osaka Model, for lifting the request for closure, and Tsutenkaku Tower and the Tower of the Sun were enveloped in green light. On this day, Osaka Prefecture cleared the conditions, including the positive rate of less than 7%, for seven consecutive days. The lights were changed from yellow, which means the countdown to the lifting of the ban, to green, which indicates the gradual lifting of the ban. (May 14, 2020, Naniwa Ward, Osaka City; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Tsutenkaku Tower lit up in green after achieving the "Osaka Model".

Tsutenkaku Tower lit up in green after achieving the "Osaka Model".

On April 14, Osaka Prefecture changed its warning signal from yellow to green to show that it had achieved its own standard, the Osaka Model, for lifting the request for closure, and Tsutenkaku Tower and the Tower of the Sun were enveloped in green light. On this day, Osaka Prefecture cleared the conditions, including the positive rate of less than 7%, for seven consecutive days. The lights were changed from yellow, which means the countdown to the lifting of the ban, to green, which indicates the gradual lifting of the ban. (May 14, 2020, Naniwa Ward, Osaka City; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Tsutenkaku Tower lit up in green after achieving the "Osaka Model".

Tsutenkaku Tower lit up in green after achieving the "Osaka Model".

On April 14, Osaka Prefecture changed its warning signal from yellow to green to show that it had achieved its own standard, the Osaka Model, for lifting the request for closure, and Tsutenkaku Tower and the Tower of the Sun were enveloped in green light. On this day, Osaka Prefecture clearedthe conditions, including the positive rate of less than 7%, for seven consecutive days. The lights were changed from yellow, which means the countdown to the lifting of the ban, to green, which indicates the gradual lifting of the ban. (May 14, 2020, Naniwa Ward, Osaka City; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Buddhist priest faces last meal before 9-day fasting

Buddhist priest faces last meal before 9-day fasting

Buddhist priest Kogen Kamahori (2nd from R) sits before his last meal at Enryaku-ji temple in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 13, 2015, before chanting sutras for nine consecutive days without drinking, eating and sleeping as part of a seven-year quest for enlightenment. He did not eat any of the meal. (Pool photo by Kyoto Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Buddhist priest enters hall for 9-day fasting

Buddhist priest enters hall for 9-day fasting

Buddhist priest Kogen Kamahori (C) enters a hall at Enryaku-ji temple in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 13, 2015, to undertake the challenging practice of chanting sutras for nine consecutive days without drinking, eating and sleeping as part of a seven-year quest for enlightenment. (Pool photo by Kyoto Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Buddhist priest heads to hall for 9-day fasting

Buddhist priest heads to hall for 9-day fasting

Buddhist priest Kogen Kamahori (2nd from L) is en route to a hall at Enryaku-ji temple in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 13, 2015, to practice the challenging exercise of chanting sutras for nine consecutive days without drinking, eating and sleeping as part of a seven-year quest for enlightenment. (Pool photo by Kyoto Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo