1st anniversary of Jan. 1 quake in central Japan

1st anniversary of Jan. 1 quake in central Japan

Combined photo shows a wavy road in Uchinada in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 29, 2024 (top), following soil liquefaction caused by a powerful earthquake on Jan. 1, and the same site on Dec. 21, ahead of the disaster's first anniversary.

Soil liquefaction after strong earthquake in central Japan

Soil liquefaction after strong earthquake in central Japan

Photo taken on April 2, 2024, shows a wavy street in a residential area in Uchinada in Ishikawa Prefecture as soil liquefaction occurred following a powerful earthquake that hit the central Japan prefecture and its vicinity on Jan. 1.

CHINA-XIZANG-MAPAM YUMCO LAKE-WINTER SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-XIZANG-MAPAM YUMCO LAKE-WINTER SCENERY (CN)

(240130) -- NGARI, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows piled-up ice in a wavy pattern on the Mapam Yumco Lake in Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Located on an altitude of 4,588 meters, the Mapam Yumco Lake is considered one of the three sacred lakes in Xizang. (Xinhua/Guan Minghui)

Britannia and Eve, March 1936

Britannia and Eve, March 1936

Front cover illustration featuring a blonde and beautiful young woman staring directly at the viewer. Date: March 1936

Delineator cover January 1930

Delineator cover January 1930

Front cover illustration featuring a poised and elegant 1920s woman with her red wavy bobbed hair fixed with a clip, wearing a fashionable assortment of matching art deco bangles, bracelets and necklace. Date: January 1930

Advert for Truefitt & Hill - hair stylists & products 1937

Advert for Truefitt & Hill - hair stylists & products 1937

\'Permanence plus\'. Permanent waving - essentially a product of this generations - still depends for its perfect expression on traditional craftsmanship. Only the expert\'s knowledge of hair in its infinite variety of texture can ensure the perfect waves for you. Only the artist\'s flair can interpret the wave to suit your personality, creating from it a style for you alone.1937

Renovated Shibuya metro station

Renovated Shibuya metro station

The first train bound for Asakusa departs from the new Shibuya Station of Tokyo Metro's Ginza Line in the Japanese capital on Jan. 3, 2020. The station has a platform measuring twice as wide as before at 12 meters across with an M-shaped wavy roof. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Renovated Shibuya metro station

Renovated Shibuya metro station

Tokyo Metro Co. officials attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Ginza Line platform of the subway operator's Shibuya Station in the Japanese capital on Jan. 3, 2020. The platform measuring twice as wide as before at 12 meters across with an M-shaped wavy roof began service the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Renovated Shibuya metro station

Renovated Shibuya metro station

Photo taken Jan. 3, 2020, shows the new Ginza Line platform at Tokyo Metro's Shibuya Station in the Japanese capital. The platform measuring twice as wide as before at 12 meters across with an M-shaped wavy roof began service the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Renovated Shibuya metro station

Renovated Shibuya metro station

Photo taken Jan. 3, 2020, shows the new Ginza Line platform at Tokyo Metro's Shibuya Station in the Japanese capital. The platform measuring twice as wide as before at 12 meters across with an M-shaped wavy roof began service the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo