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Fresh Peach Base in Zaozhuang

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - MARCH 28, 2025 - A farmer manually thinning flowers in a peach garden in Zaozhuang city, East China's Shandong province on March 28, 2025.

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Fresh Peach Base in Zaozhuang

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - MARCH 28, 2025 - A farmer manually thinning flowers in a peach garden in Zaozhuang city, East China's Shandong province on March 28, 2025.

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Fresh Peach Base in Zaozhuang

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - MARCH 28, 2025 - A farmer manually thinning flowers in a peach garden in Zaozhuang city, East China's Shandong province on March 28, 2025.

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China Agriculture

BINZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 18, 2024 - A farmer gives fruit thinning management to a pear tree in Binzhou city, Shandong province, China, April 18, 2024.

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T-shirts made from waste

Photo taken in Tokyo on March 2, 2023, shows T-shirts made from factory and household waste, as well as timber from forest thinning. Osaka-based Upcycle Association, consisting of 14 companies and organizations, launched a project to make products targeting environment-conscious consumers.

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T-shirts made from waste

Photo taken in Tokyo on March 2, 2023, shows T-shirts made from factory and household waste, as well as timber from forest thinning. Osaka-based Upcycle Association, consisting of 14 companies and organizations, launched a project to make products targeting environment-conscious consumers.

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Consumer lender seeks rehabilitation

TOKYO, Japan - A large portrait of the late founder Yasuo Takei is seen from outside the head office of Takefuji Corp. in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Sept. 27, 2010. The major consumer lender listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's First Section has reportedly decided to seek court-backed rehabilitation in the face of mounting claims by borrowers for reimbursement of excessive interest charges and thinning profit margins under tightened consumer loan regulations.

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Consumer lender seeks rehabilitation

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters gather near Takefuji Corp. head office in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Sept. 27, 2010. The major consumer lender listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's First Section has reportedly decided to seek court-backed rehabilitation in the face of mounting claims by borrowers for reimbursement of excessive interest charges and thinning profit margins under tightened consumer loan regulations.

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Consumer lender seeks rehabilitation

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters gather near Takefuji Corp. head office in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Sept. 27, 2010. The major consumer lender listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's First Section has reportedly decided to seek court-backed rehabilitation in the face of mounting claims by borrowers for reimbursement of excessive interest charges and thinning profit margins under tightened consumer loan regulations.

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Consumer lender seeks rehabilitation

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Takefuji Corp. head office in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Sept. 27, 2010. The major consumer lender listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's First Section has reportedly decided to seek court-backed rehabilitation in the face of mounting claims by borrowers for reimbursement of excessive interest charges and thinning profit margins under tightened consumer loan regulations.

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Emperor may have bone loss from cancer therapy: officials

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (file photo) has shown signs of bone-thinning osteoporosis due to hormone therapy for prostate cancer, Imperial Household Agency officials said Feb. 25. The emperor, 74, underwent prostate cancer surgery in January 2003.

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Ice drift thinning in the Okhotsk Sea

SAPPORO, Japan - Ice drift has shrunk this year in the Okhotsk Sea off northern Hokkaido. While ice packs used to fill the entire Okhotsk Sea at around this time of the year, only half the area is seen covered with floating ice during an observation flight on a Japan Coast Guard plane on Feb. 28. The photo shows the coastal area of Shiretoko Peninsula, a World Heritage site, packed with ice drift.

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GLOBALink|China passes new law to strengthen black soil protection

China's top legislature on Friday passed a law on black soil conservation, as part of efforts to ensure the country's grain security and protect the ecosystem. The law, adopted after a vote at the closing meeting of the 35th standing committee session of the 13th National People's Congress, addresses the country's need for measures designed to specifically protect the black soil. The black soil, or chernozem soil, found in China's northeastern provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning and in some parts of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, produces about a quarter of the country's total grain output, making it crucial to China's food supply. However, excessive reclamation has eroded the soil's nutrients and its chernozem layer is thinning out, posing a threat to the country's ecological security and sustainable agricultural development. Consisting of 38 provisions, the law specifies the responsibilities of the government and "agricultural production operators" to protect the black soil. The law require

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China passes new law to strengthen black soil protection

STORY: China passes new law to strengthen black soil protection DATELINE: June 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/LAW SHOTLIST: various of black soilSOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG WENDI, Head of a farmers' cooperative in Lishu County, Jilin Province STORYLINE: China's top legislature on Friday passed a law on black soil conservation, as part of efforts to ensure the country's grain security and protect the ecosystem. The law was adopted after a vote at the closing meeting of the 35th standing committee session of the 13th National People's Congress. The black soil, or chernozem soil, found in China's northeastern provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning and in some parts of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, produces about a quarter of the country's total grain output, making it crucial to China's food supply. However, excessive reclamation has eroded the soil's nutrients and its chernozem layer is thinning out, posing a threat to the country's ecological secu

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Ice drift thinning in the Okhotsk Sea

SAPPORO, Japan - Ice drift has shrunk this year in the Okhotsk Sea off northern Hokkaido. While ice packs used to fill the entire Okhotsk Sea at around this time of the year, only half the area is seen covered with floating ice during an observation flight on a Japan Coast Guard plane on Feb. 28. The photo shows the coastal area of Shiretoko Peninsula, a World Heritage site, packed with ice drift. (Kyodo)

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Coffin-entering experience at "end-of-life planning" cafe in Tokyo

A woman experiences getting inside a colorful coffin made of forest thinning and corrugated paper at newly opened Blue Ocean Cafe offering "end-of-life planning" services in Tokyo on April 21, 2015. End-of-life planning is a household term in today's rapidly graying society. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor may have bone loss from cancer therapy: officials

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (file photo) has shown signs of bone-thinning osteoporosis due to hormone therapy for prostate cancer, Imperial Household Agency officials said Feb. 25. The emperor, 74, underwent prostate cancer surgery in January 2003. (Kyodo)

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Consumer lender seeks rehabilitation

TOKYO, Japan - A large portrait of the late founder Yasuo Takei is seen from outside the head office of Takefuji Corp. in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Sept. 27, 2010. The major consumer lender listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's First Section has reportedly decided to seek court-backed rehabilitation in the face of mounting claims by borrowers for reimbursement of excessive interest charges and thinning profit margins under tightened consumer loan regulations. (Kyodo)

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Consumer lender seeks rehabilitation

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Takefuji Corp. head office in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Sept. 27, 2010. The major consumer lender listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's First Section has reportedly decided to seek court-backed rehabilitation in the face of mounting claims by borrowers for reimbursement of excessive interest charges and thinning profit margins under tightened consumer loan regulations. (Kyodo)

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Consumer lender seeks rehabilitation

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters gather near Takefuji Corp. head office in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Sept. 27, 2010. The major consumer lender listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's First Section has reportedly decided to seek court-backed rehabilitation in the face of mounting claims by borrowers for reimbursement of excessive interest charges and thinning profit margins under tightened consumer loan regulations. (Kyodo)

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Consumer lender seeks rehabilitation

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters gather near Takefuji Corp. head office in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Sept. 27, 2010. The major consumer lender listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's First Section has reportedly decided to seek court-backed rehabilitation in the face of mounting claims by borrowers for reimbursement of excessive interest charges and thinning profit margins under tightened consumer loan regulations. (Kyodo)

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Wooden straws

Japanese journalist Yuri Takeda holds an eco-friendly wooden straw in Tokyo on June 27, 2019. An environmental journalist, Takeda developed the straw, made of a rolled thin strip of cedar timber collected from forest thinning, in collaboration with home builder Aqurahome Co. and the Capitol Hotel Tokyu in an effort to reduce plastic waste. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wooden straws

Japanese journalist Yuri Takeda holds an eco-friendly wooden straw in Tokyo on June 27, 2019. An environmental journalist, Takeda developed the straw, made of a rolled thin strip of cedar timber collected from forest thinning, in collaboration with home builder Aqurahome Co. and the Capitol Hotel Tokyu in an effort to reduce plastic waste. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wooden straws

Photo taken in Tokyo on June 27, 2019, shows an eco-friendly wooden straw, made of a rolled thin strip of cedar timber collected from forest thinning. Japanese environmental journalist Yuri Takeda developed the straw in collaboration with home builder Aqurahome Co. and the Capitol Hotel Tokyu in an effort to reduce plastic waste. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo