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U.S. Naval Power On Display In Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 3, 2023 shows the world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) steams in formation with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during a photo exercise in the East Mediterranean Sea. The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers, and their supporting ships, to the eastern Mediterranean since the attacks on Israel. The ships are meant as a deterrent to ensure the conflict does not expand, but bring a significant amount of power to a region that already hosts a number of U.S. military ships, planes and troops. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Malachi Lakey via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Naval Power On Display In Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 1, 2023 shows F/A-18 Super Hornets from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 taxi the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN) 78 in the Mediterranean Sea. The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers, and their supporting ships, to the eastern Mediterranean since the attacks on Israel. The ships are meant as a deterrent to ensure the conflict does not expand, but bring a significant amount of power to a region that already hosts a number of U.S. military ships, planes and troops. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jennifer Newsome via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Naval Power On Display In Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 3, 2023 shows the U.S. Sixth Fleet command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) leads the Italian navy frigates Carlo Margottini (F 592) and Virginio Fasan (F 591) and U.S. Navy ships from the Gerald R. Ford and Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Groups in the Mediterranean Sea. .The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers, and their supporting ships, to the eastern Mediterranean since the attacks on Israel. The ships are meant as a deterrent to ensure the conflict does not expand, but bring a significant amount of power to a region that already hosts a number of U.S. military ships, planes and troops. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Keith Nowak via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Naval Power On Display In Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 3, 2023 shows the aircraft carriers USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), front, and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) lead ships from their carrier strike groups, including U.S. Sixth Fleet command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), and Italian navy frigates Carlo Margottini (F 592) and Virginio Fasan (F 591) during a formation transit of the Mediterranean Sea. The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers, and their supporting ships, to the eastern Mediterranean since the attacks on Israel. The ships are meant as a deterrent to ensure the conflict does not expand, but bring a significant amount of power to a region that already hosts a number of U.S. military ships, planes and troops. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Naval Power On Display In Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 1, 2023 shows an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the “Tomcatters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during routine operations in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers, and their supporting ships, to the eastern Mediterranean since the attacks on Israel. The ships are meant as a deterrent to ensure the conflict does not expand, but bring a significant amount of power to a region that already hosts a number of U.S. military ships, planes and troops. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Triniti Lersch via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Naval Power On Display In Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 1, 2023 shows sailors assigned to the "Gray Wolves" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 142 equip an E/A-18G Growler with missiles on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) while conducting routine operations in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers, and their supporting ships, to the eastern Mediterranean since the attacks on Israel. The ships are meant as a deterrent to ensure the conflict does not expand, but bring a significant amount of power to a region that already hosts a number of U.S. military ships, planes and troops. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Triniti Lersch via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Naval Power On Display In Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 3, 2023 shows ships from the Gerald R. Ford and Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Groups (CSG), U.S. Sixth Fleet command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), and Italian Navy frigates Carlo Margottini (F 592) and Virginio Fasan (F 591) sail in formation in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers, and their supporting ships, to the eastern Mediterranean since the attacks on Israel. The ships are meant as a deterrent to ensure the conflict does not expand, but bring a significant amount of power to a region that already hosts a number of U.S. military ships, planes and troops. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maxwell Orlosky via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Naval Power On Display In Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 1, 2023 shows F/A-18 Super Hornets from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 taxi the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN) 78 in the Mediterranean Sea. The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers, and their supporting ships, to the eastern Mediterranean since the attacks on Israel. The ships are meant as a deterrent to ensure the conflict does not expand, but bring a significant amount of power to a region that already hosts a number of U.S. military ships, planes and troops. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jennifer Newsome via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Naval Power On Display In Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 3, 2023 shows the aircraft carriers USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), bottom, and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), top right, transit the Mediterranean Sea. The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers, and their supporting ships, to the eastern Mediterranean since the attacks on Israel. The ships are meant as a deterrent to ensure the conflict does not expand, but bring a significant amount of power to a region that already hosts a number of U.S. military ships, planes and troops. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Naval Power On Display In Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 1, 2023 shows an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the “Tomcatters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during routine operations in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers, and their supporting ships, to the eastern Mediterranean since the attacks on Israel. The ships are meant as a deterrent to ensure the conflict does not expand, but bring a significant amount of power to a region that already hosts a number of U.S. military ships, planes and troops. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Triniti Lersch via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Naval Power On Display In Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 3, 2023 shows the aircraft carriers USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), left, and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) transit the Mediterranean Sea. The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers, and their supporting ships, to the eastern Mediterranean since the attacks on Israel. The ships are meant as a deterrent to ensure the conflict does not expand, but bring a significant amount of power to a region that already hosts a number of U.S. military ships, planes and troops. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Naval Power On Display In Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 3, 2023 shows the aircraft carriers USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), front, and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) transit the Mediterranean Sea. The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers, and their supporting ships, to the eastern Mediterranean since the attacks on Israel. The ships are meant as a deterrent to ensure the conflict does not expand, but bring a significant amount of power to a region that already hosts a number of U.S. military ships, planes and troops. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Naval Power On Display In Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 3, 2023 shows Ships from the Gerald R. Ford and Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Groups (CSG), U.S. Sixth Fleet command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), and Italian Navy frigates Carlo Margottini (F 592) and Virginio Fasan (F 591) sail in formation in the Mediterranean Sea. The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers, and their supporting ships, to the eastern Mediterranean since the attacks on Israel. The ships are meant as a deterrent to ensure the conflict does not expand, but bring a significant amount of power to a region that already hosts a number of U.S. military ships, planes and troops. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Janae Chambers via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Naval Power On Display In Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 3, 2023 shows the aircraft carriers USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), front, and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) transit the Mediterranean Sea. The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers, and their supporting ships, to the eastern Mediterranean since the attacks on Israel. The ships are meant as a deterrent to ensure the conflict does not expand, but bring a significant amount of power to a region that already hosts a number of U.S. military ships, planes and troops. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Sixth Fleet Conducts Dual-Carrier Operations In Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated October 28, 2023 shows the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group transits the Strait of Gibraltar. For the first time in decades, two U.S. aircraft carriers sailed together in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, U.S. 6th fleet announced Friday. “Operating dual carrier strike groups alongside Allies and Partners in a dynamic environment demonstrates our capability and capacity to respond with agility decisively to any contingency,” Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee, commander of the U.S. 6th Fleet said in a Friday statement. “Our presence sends a clear signal about our commitment to deter aggression and promote stability throughout the region.” Shortly after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in southern Israel, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin extended Ford’s deployment and shifted the strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean as part of the U.S. effort to keep the conflict from spreading. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Merissa Daley via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Sixth Fleet Conducts Dual-Carrier Operations In Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 3, 2023 shows the world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) steams in formation with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during a photo exercise. For the first time in decades, two U.S. aircraft carriers sailed together in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, U.S. 6th fleet announced Friday. “Operating dual carrier strike groups alongside Allies and Partners in a dynamic environment demonstrates our capability and capacity to respond with agility decisively to any contingency,” Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee, commander of the U.S. 6th Fleet said in a Friday statement. “Our presence sends a clear signal about our commitment to deter aggression and promote stability throughout the region.” Shortly after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in southern Israel, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin extended Ford’s deployment and shifted the strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean as part of the U.S. effort to keep the conflict from spreading. U.S. Navy photo by Mas

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U.S. Sixth Fleet Conducts Dual-Carrier Operations In Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 23, 2023 shows ships from the Gerald R. Ford and Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Groups (CSG), U.S. Sixth Fleet command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), and Italian Navy frigates Carlo Margottini (F 592) and Virginio Fasan (F 591) sail in formation in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. For the first time in decades, two U.S. aircraft carriers sailed together in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, U.S. 6th fleet announced Friday. “Operating dual carrier strike groups alongside Allies and Partners in a dynamic environment demonstrates our capability and capacity to respond with agility decisively to any contingency,” Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee, commander of the U.S. 6th Fleet said in a Friday statement. “Our presence sends a clear signal about our commitment to deter aggression and promote stability throughout the region.” Shortly after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in southern Israel, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin extended Ford’s deployment and shifted the strike group to the Eastern Mediterran

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U.S. Sixth Fleet Conducts Dual-Carrier Operations In Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 3, 2023 shows ships from the Gerald R. Ford and Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Groups (CSG), U.S. Sixth Fleet command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), and Italian Navy frigates Carlo Margottini (F 592) and Virginio Fasan (F 591) sail in formation in the Mediterranean Sea. For the first time in decades, two U.S. aircraft carriers sailed together in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, U.S. 6th fleet announced Friday. “Operating dual carrier strike groups alongside Allies and Partners in a dynamic environment demonstrates our capability and capacity to respond with agility decisively to any contingency,” Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee, commander of the U.S. 6th Fleet said in a Friday statement. “Our presence sends a clear signal about our commitment to deter aggression and promote stability throughout the region.” Shortly after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in southern Israel, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin extended Ford’s deployment and shifted the strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean as pa

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Hong Kong's largest offshore LNG project starts trial operation

STORY: Hong Kong's largest offshore LNG project starts trial operation DATELINE: May 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the liquefied natural gas project 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG ZHANGLING, President of Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: The Hong Kong liquefied natural gas (LNG) project started trial operation recently, according to its general contractor Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd., which is based in China's Tianjin. As the largest offshore energy infrastructure project in Hong Kong, China, it consists of a dual-berth offshore LNG terminal, a land LNG terminal and two submarine pipelines. It is capable of accommodating two of the world's largest floating storage and regasification units (FSRU) or LNG carriers at the same time. It is expected to increase the use of clean energy in Hong Kong and optimize the energy structure of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG ZHANGLING, President

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CHINA-CHONGQING-CHINESE-ITALIAN-ART EXHIBITION (CN)

(230419) -- CHONGQING, April 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 7, 2023 shows two paintings in the "Eight Diagrams" series by Italian Artist Orlando Daga displayed at an art exhibition in southwest China's Chongqing. Old items with an obvious imprint of traditional Chinese culture, such as quaint windows, screens and abandoned laundry boards, have become new carriers of the creative ideas of Italian artists. As displayed during the ongoing month-long "Connecting Point" contemporary art exhibition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, dozens of artworks that blend traditional Chinese culture and trendy Italian design have appealed to even the most finicky of art fans in the city. TO GO WITH "Across China: Chinese traditional culture serves as new muse for Italian artists" (Xinhua/Yang Shiyan)

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Narita airport to open terminal for LCCs in April

NARITA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 29, 2014 shows Terminal 3 of Narita airport near Tokyo, under construction to open as an exclusive facility for low-cost carriers on April 8, 2015. It will consist of a three-story building and a two-story satellite and have a total floor area of 66,000 square meters.

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Narita airport to open terminal for LCCs in April

NARITA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 29, 2014 shows Terminal 3 of Narita airport near Tokyo, under construction to open as an exclusive facility for low-cost carriers on April 8, 2015. It will consist of a three-story building and a two-story satellite and have a total floor area of 66,000 square meters.

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Japanese mobile phone carriers launch new Apple iPads

TOKYO, Japan - A staff member at an NTT Docomo Inc. outlet in Tokyo explains the company's trade-in campaign on Oct. 24, 2014, to a customer holding an iPad Air 2 tablet, as Japan's three major mobile phone carriers launch sales of Apple Inc.'s two new tablets. NTT Docomo, which started iPad sales in June well after KDDI Corp. and Softbank Mobile Corp., is hoping to win over customers from its smaller rivals by offering the trade-in campaign, under which it will buy older iPads, including those sold by other companies, for up to 21,600 yen.

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JAL group completes integration of airline carriers

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines International Co., a unit of the Japan Airlines Corp. group, absorbed group firm Japan Airlines Domestic Co. on Oct. 1, completing the merger of two carriers that began four years ago. Cabin attendants wear uniforms of the two companies worn in the past in a ceremony marking their merger at Tokyo's Haneda airport.

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Telecoms start taking 'Myline' preferred-carrier applications

TOKYO, Japan - Telephone operators are busy Jan. 10 as carriers across Japan began accepting applications for a new, industry-wide service to be launched in May called ''Myline,'' which allows users to select their preferred carrier. As many as 2,000 calls, including inquiries, were received in the morning alone at the two Myline centers jointly set up by the 13 carriers, reflecting user interest.

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NTT reorganized into holding company, three new firms

NTT Communications Corp., a long-distance and international carrier, opens its operation in Tokyo on July 1 as part of reorganization of Japanese telecom giant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.(NTT). NTT was reorganized into a holding company, two regional carriers, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp. (NTT East), Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. (NTT West), and NTT Communications.

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NTT chief speaks on reorganization

Junichiro Miyazu, president of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., speaks on NTT's major reorganization in an interview with Kyodo News this week. He said the telecom giant is considering slashing the workforce at its two regional carriers by some 3,000 to 100,000 to deal with the present difficult situation.

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Shanghai races to ensure daily supplies amid fight against COVID-19

STORY: Shanghai races to ensure daily supplies amid fight against COVID-19 DATELINE: April 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shanghai STORYLINE: Authorities and suppliers in Shanghai have been racing to secure daily supplies for residents. The megacity, with a population of over 24 million, began temporary closed-off management in two phases to curb the recent resurgence in COVID-19 infections. Temporary vegetable warehouses have been set up for extra storage in the city and existing warehouses are boosting their capacity to deliver goods. Local authorities have also issued passes to logistics companies to facilitate delivery to areas under closed-off management. The local health commission said Shanghai reported 438 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 7,788 asymptomatic carriers on Saturday. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

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Shanghai builds drone network for publicity, delivery amid COVID-19 resurgence

STORY: Shanghai builds drone network for publicity, delivery amid COVID-19 resurgence DATELINE: April 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of drones STORYLINE: China's Shanghai has sent drones to help publicity and delivery work in the fight against the latest COVID-19 resurgence. The megacity, with a population of over 24 million, began on Monday temporary closed-off management in two phases to track infections and curb the spread of the virus. Police in Huangpu District are employing drones equipped with a broadcasting system to patrol key areas and to publicize latest news and anti-pandemic prevention and control measures to the local communities. Firefighters in Xuhui District have also launched drones to deliver medicine to nearby residents. Twelve such parcels were delivered Friday. Shanghai reported 260 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 6,051 asymptomatic carriers Friday. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting fr

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Over 70,000 volunteers help ensure daily supplies for residents amid latest COVID-19 resurgence

STORY: Over 70,000 volunteers help ensure daily supplies for residents amid latest COVID-19 resurgence DATELINE: March 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:26 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of volunteers in Changchun STORYLINE: Over 70,000 volunteers in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, have helped ensure daily supplies for local residents amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence. On Wednesday, the province reported 742 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 415 local asymptomatic carriers. As of Wednesday, the construction of eight makeshift hospitals, with 11,488 beds, had been completed, while two temporary quarantine facilities with 662 isolation rooms had been established in the northeastern province. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Changchun, China. (XHTV)

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Kyushu Electric Power signs LNG bunkering contracts for coal with two shipping companies

The cost of the project and the share of the cost with Kyushu Electric Power Co. will not be disclosed. The two shipping companies mentioned the spread of LNG-fueled vessels. Hitoshi Nagasawa, president of Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), said, "We will basically use LNG-fueled vessels for car carriers. Junichiro Ikeda, president of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), expressed his willingness to work on infrastructure development, including fuel supply. The fuel will be supplied by Kyushu Electric Company (Tobata Ward, Kitakyushu City) at its onshore shipping facilities. Kyushu Electric will also consider cultivating other customers and supplying them with coal. Photo shows (from left) NYK President Nagasawa, Kyuden President Ikebe, and MOL President Ikeda shaking hands on December 25, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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JAL group completes integration of airline carriers

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines International Co., a unit of the Japan Airlines Corp. group, absorbed group firm Japan Airlines Domestic Co. on Oct. 1, completing the merger of two carriers that began four years ago. Cabin attendants wear uniforms of the two companies worn in the past in a ceremony marking their merger at Tokyo's Haneda airport. (Kyodo)

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Keep 'em Flying - US Dive Bombing Planes

Keep 'em Flying - US Dive Bombing Planes. he planes shown here are all U.S. Navy Douglas SBD ("Scout Bomber Douglas") Dauntless aircraft. The SBD is best remembered as the bomber that delivered the fatal blows to the Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway in June 1942. Date: circa 1940

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The Imperial Japanese Navy, Second World War, 1941

British estimate of the strength of the Imperial Japanese Navy, during the Second World War, 1941. The ships illustrated range in size from battleships and aircraft-carriers to minesweepers.1941

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Japan, U.S. hold talks over new slots at Tokyo's Haneda airport

Representatives of the governments of Japan and the United States hold talks in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2016, over the allocation of slots for flights connecting U.S. cities and Tokyo's Haneda airport. The two-day meeting will focus on whether to expand the allocation of slots at Haneda -- which is closer to Tokyo's downtown than Narita airport east of the capital -- for Japanese and U.S. carriers for "daytime" flights to and from the United States, defined as between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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A woman in a basket palanquin

A mountain palanquin crosses the small bridge over the small river in the town. Two palanquin carriers may be the same as on the photo numbered 40-30.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Suzuki Shin-ichi, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number41‐28‐0]

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A woman in a basket palanquin

A woman rides a palanquin, two palanquin carriers with Ikizue (canes) and luggage of the passengers are placed on the roof. A dramatized photo seen very often.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number40‐30‐0]

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Palanquin bearers

Two palanquin carriers hold a woman on their carriage in the mountains. Both have towels around their heads and bindings on their feet with sandals. They carry the carriage on their left shoulders, and hold canes in their right hands.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number25‐68‐0]

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Narita airport to open terminal for LCCs in April

NARITA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 29, 2014 shows Terminal 3 of Narita airport near Tokyo, under construction to open as an exclusive facility for low-cost carriers on April 8, 2015. It will consist of a three-story building and a two-story satellite and have a total floor area of 66,000 square meters. (Kyodo)

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Japanese mobile phone carriers launch new Apple iPads

TOKYO, Japan - A staff member at an NTT Docomo Inc. outlet in Tokyo explains the company's trade-in campaign on Oct. 24, 2014, to a customer holding an iPad Air 2 tablet, as Japan's three major mobile phone carriers launch sales of Apple Inc.'s two new tablets. NTT Docomo, which started iPad sales in June well after KDDI Corp. and Softbank Mobile Corp., is hoping to win over customers from its smaller rivals by offering the trade-in campaign, under which it will buy older iPads, including those sold by other companies, for up to 21,600 yen. (Kyodo)

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Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Boats are seen on the broad river at the Taicang section of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu province on April 6, 2021. Jiangsu Taicang Waterway Office of the Yangtze River has been constantly improving the navigation capacity of the waterway under its jurisdiction. The water depth of the waterway under its jurisdiction has been maintained at more than 12.5 meters, and the deep-water waterway runs through 38.8 kilometers of the whole water area of Taicang. In the Taicang section of the Yangtze River, the fourth-generation container ships and 50,000-ton ships can have full tide two-way navigation, and the fifth and sixth generation large ocean container ships, 100,000-ton fully loaded bulk carriers and 200,000-ton reduced bulk carriers can ride the tide directly to Taicang Port.

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Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Boats are seen on the broad river at the Taicang section of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu province on April 6, 2021. Jiangsu Taicang Waterway Office of the Yangtze River has been constantly improving the navigation capacity of the waterway under its jurisdiction. The water depth of the waterway under its jurisdiction has been maintained at more than 12.5 meters, and the deep-water waterway runs through 38.8 kilometers of the whole water area of Taicang. In the Taicang section of the Yangtze River, the fourth-generation container ships and 50,000-ton ships can have full tide two-way navigation, and the fifth and sixth generation large ocean container ships, 100,000-ton fully loaded bulk carriers and 200,000-ton reduced bulk carriers can ride the tide directly to Taicang Port.

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Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Boats are seen on the broad river at the Taicang section of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu province on April 6, 2021. Jiangsu Taicang Waterway Office of the Yangtze River has been constantly improving the navigation capacity of the waterway under its jurisdiction. The water depth of the waterway under its jurisdiction has been maintained at more than 12.5 meters, and the deep-water waterway runs through 38.8 kilometers of the whole water area of Taicang. In the Taicang section of the Yangtze River, the fourth-generation container ships and 50,000-ton ships can have full tide two-way navigation, and the fifth and sixth generation large ocean container ships, 100,000-ton fully loaded bulk carriers and 200,000-ton reduced bulk carriers can ride the tide directly to Taicang Port.

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Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Boats are seen on the broad river at the Taicang section of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu province on April 6, 2021. Jiangsu Taicang Waterway Office of the Yangtze River has been constantly improving the navigation capacity of the waterway under its jurisdiction. The water depth of the waterway under its jurisdiction has been maintained at more than 12.5 meters, and the deep-water waterway runs through 38.8 kilometers of the whole water area of Taicang. In the Taicang section of the Yangtze River, the fourth-generation container ships and 50,000-ton ships can have full tide two-way navigation, and the fifth and sixth generation large ocean container ships, 100,000-ton fully loaded bulk carriers and 200,000-ton reduced bulk carriers can ride the tide directly to Taicang Port.

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Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Boats are seen on the broad river at the Taicang section of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu province on April 6, 2021. Jiangsu Taicang Waterway Office of the Yangtze River has been constantly improving the navigation capacity of the waterway under its jurisdiction. The water depth of the waterway under its jurisdiction has been maintained at more than 12.5 meters, and the deep-water waterway runs through 38.8 kilometers of the whole water area of Taicang. In the Taicang section of the Yangtze River, the fourth-generation container ships and 50,000-ton ships can have full tide two-way navigation, and the fifth and sixth generation large ocean container ships, 100,000-ton fully loaded bulk carriers and 200,000-ton reduced bulk carriers can ride the tide directly to Taicang Port.

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Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Boats are seen on the broad river at the Taicang section of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu province on April 6, 2021. Jiangsu Taicang Waterway Office of the Yangtze River has been constantly improving the navigation capacity of the waterway under its jurisdiction. The water depth of the waterway under its jurisdiction has been maintained at more than 12.5 meters, and the deep-water waterway runs through 38.8 kilometers of the whole water area of Taicang. In the Taicang section of the Yangtze River, the fourth-generation container ships and 50,000-ton ships can have full tide two-way navigation, and the fifth and sixth generation large ocean container ships, 100,000-ton fully loaded bulk carriers and 200,000-ton reduced bulk carriers can ride the tide directly to Taicang Port.

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Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Boats are seen on the broad river at the Taicang section of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu province on April 6, 2021. Jiangsu Taicang Waterway Office of the Yangtze River has been constantly improving the navigation capacity of the waterway under its jurisdiction. The water depth of the waterway under its jurisdiction has been maintained at more than 12.5 meters, and the deep-water waterway runs through 38.8 kilometers of the whole water area of Taicang. In the Taicang section of the Yangtze River, the fourth-generation container ships and 50,000-ton ships can have full tide two-way navigation, and the fifth and sixth generation large ocean container ships, 100,000-ton fully loaded bulk carriers and 200,000-ton reduced bulk carriers can ride the tide directly to Taicang Port.

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Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Boats are seen on the broad river at the Taicang section of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu province on April 6, 2021. Jiangsu Taicang Waterway Office of the Yangtze River has been constantly improving the navigation capacity of the waterway under its jurisdiction. The water depth of the waterway under its jurisdiction has been maintained at more than 12.5 meters, and the deep-water waterway runs through 38.8 kilometers of the whole water area of Taicang. In the Taicang section of the Yangtze River, the fourth-generation container ships and 50,000-ton ships can have full tide two-way navigation, and the fifth and sixth generation large ocean container ships, 100,000-ton fully loaded bulk carriers and 200,000-ton reduced bulk carriers can ride the tide directly to Taicang Port.

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Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Boats are seen on the broad river at the Taicang section of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu province on April 6, 2021. Jiangsu Taicang Waterway Office of the Yangtze River has been constantly improving the navigation capacity of the waterway under its jurisdiction. The water depth of the waterway under its jurisdiction has been maintained at more than 12.5 meters, and the deep-water waterway runs through 38.8 kilometers of the whole water area of Taicang. In the Taicang section of the Yangtze River, the fourth-generation container ships and 50,000-ton ships can have full tide two-way navigation, and the fifth and sixth generation large ocean container ships, 100,000-ton fully loaded bulk carriers and 200,000-ton reduced bulk carriers can ride the tide directly to Taicang Port.

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Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Boats are seen on the broad river at the Taicang section of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu province on April 6, 2021. Jiangsu Taicang Waterway Office of the Yangtze River has been constantly improving the navigation capacity of the waterway under its jurisdiction. The water depth of the waterway under its jurisdiction has been maintained at more than 12.5 meters, and the deep-water waterway runs through 38.8 kilometers of the whole water area of Taicang. In the Taicang section of the Yangtze River, the fourth-generation container ships and 50,000-ton ships can have full tide two-way navigation, and the fifth and sixth generation large ocean container ships, 100,000-ton fully loaded bulk carriers and 200,000-ton reduced bulk carriers can ride the tide directly to Taicang Port.