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Pre-Training Center for Humanoid Robots - China

A technician teaches a humanoid robot to wipe the kitchen stove at a data collection pre-training center for humanoid robots in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, December 4, 2025. Using technologies such as physical simulation, virtual reality, and big data modelling, the data collection pre-training center helps robots adapt to diverse tasks from handling precision components to daily household services, while shortening research and development cycles and reducing relevant costs. The center has attracted companies to test their robots here through structured courses and assessments. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Duan/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranians Mark 46th Anniversary Of Islamic Revolution - Tehran

A man is holding a placard that reads "we are going to wipe out Israel" during a rally that marks the 46th anniversary of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, on February 10, 2025. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Displaced People Protest Eviction - Beirut

A man helps another man wipe blood from his face after clashes between displaced people and Lebanese security forces at the Hamra Star building in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 21, 2024. Photo by Sami Boudra/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Displaced People Protest Eviction - Beirut

A man helps another man wipe blood from his face after clashes between displaced people and Lebanese security forces at the Hamra Star building in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 21, 2024. Photo by Sami Boudra/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aftermath of December 13 Russian missile attack on Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 18, 2023 - A woman washes the ceiling in the kitchen in an apartment of Anatolii Luchok damaged after the residential building at 4A Ostafiia Dashkevycha Street was hit by the debris of downed Russian ballistic missiles, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. At exactly 03:00 on December 13, 2023, Russian troops launched a missile attack on the capital of Ukraine. All 10 incoming targets flying along a ballistic trajectory were shot down by the air defence unit of the Ukrainian Air Force.

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National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre victims

NANJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 9, 2023 - Students from Nanjing Maju Street Primary School gently wipe the memorial near the Arctic Pavilion in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese invaders to pay tribute to the victims in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Dec 9, 2023.

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All fuel removed from Fukushima Daiichi No. 4 unit pool

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Workers wipe water off a transport container for nuclear fuel rods after it is removed from the spent fuel pool of the No. 4 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Dec. 20, 2014. (Pool photo)(Image is partially modified for security reasons)

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Japanese giant salamander threatened by crossbreeding

KASHIHARA, Japan - A Japanese giant salamander is captured during a field study on June 27, 2014, in Uda, Nara Prefecture, western Japan. Experts warn that increasing crossbreeding with Chinese giant salamanders, an alien species, is threatening to wipe out the native species, designated as a special "natural monument" in Japan.

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Japanese giant salamander threatened by crossbreeding

KASHIHARA, Japan - Researchers examine a Japanese giant salamander captured during a field trip on June 27, 2014, at a river in Uda, Nara Prefecture, western Japan. Experts warn that increasing crossbreeding with Chinese giant salamanders, an alien species, is threatening to wipe out the native species, designated as a special "natural monument" in Japan.

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Photos from ferry disaster in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - People wipe away their tears after paying their respects to victims of the April 16 ferry disaster at a memorial altar in front of the Seoul City office building in Seoul on April 30, 2014. South Korean authorities are continuing search and rescue operations on the Sewol for the 92 passengers still missing after it sank off Jindo Island in the country's southwest. So far 210 people have been confirmed dead.

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Memorial Mass in Sao Paulo

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Participants of a memorial Mass in Sao Paulo for quake and tsunami victims in Japan, organized by local ethnic Japanese groups, wipe off tears on March 17, 2011. About 500 participants commemorated the victims of the historic earthquake and tsunami which devastated northeastern and eastern Japan on March 11.

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D. Kameda apologizes for breaking rules in world title fight

TOKYO, Japan - Troubled boxer Daiki Kameda apologized in a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 30 for breaching fight regulations in a WBC flyweight title match last month and said he wants to wipe the slate clean and start afresh. Kameda, 18, had three points deducted in the 12th round of the fight in Tokyo for resorting to underhand tactics against champion Daisuke Naito. He was subsequently slapped with a one-year ban by the Japan Boxing Commission.

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New carriers, U.S. join hands in opposing NTT's fee hike plan

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from new Japanese common carriers sit together with consumers as well as U.S. government officials at a symposium held in Tokyo on March 4 to oppose the telecommunications ministry's plan to let Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) raise the interconnection fees it charges to other carriers to access its phone lines. Jessica Webster, first secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, told the meeting that the planned fee hike would wipe out benefits from increased competition in Japan's telecom market.

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JR Tokai ordered to pay 49 mil. yen over teen's death

NUMAZU, Japan - Yasuo Kawasaki (L) and Nobue Kawasaki, parents of Yusuke Kawasaki, wipe away tears at a news conference in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on March 7 after the Shizuoka District Court ordered Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) to pay them 49 million yen in compensation over a 1995 bullet train accident at Mishima Station on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line. On Dec. 27, 1995, their son Yusuke, 17, died after getting his finger caught in a train door and being dragged for about 150 meters.

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World Economic Forum warns of risk of global economic recession

STORY: World Economic Forum warns of risk of global economic recession DATELINE: May 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: DAVOS, Switzerland CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views, World Economic Forum events and participants 2. STANDUP (English): FU YIMING, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE (English): BORGE BRENDE, World Economic Forum President STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): FU YIMING, Xinhua correspondent "A number of government officials and economists attending the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum warned that due to factors such as geopolitics and the COVID-19 pandemic, global economic activities are expected to decrease this year, inflation to rise, real wages to decline, and food insecurity is expected to increase. Experts say, the pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict would have a profound impact on the world economy and may wipe out the gains of the past years. They predict that the world economy faces the risk of recession, especially the economic performance of the Eu

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-WHEELCHAIR CURLING-VOLUNTEERS(CN)

(220307) -- BEIJING, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers prepare the curling stones for the athletes during the Wheelchair Curling competitions of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. There are a group of volunteers in the National Aquatics Center who assist athletes to complete the competition. These volunteers work in groups of two on each track to wipe, set, and collect the curling stones. Volunteers also clean wheelchairs for athletes before the competitions. During the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, a total of 20 collage students participate in this work voluntarily in the National Aquatics Center. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-WHEELCHAIR CURLING-VOLUNTEERS(CN)

(220307) -- BEIJING, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers prepare to welcome the athletes during the Wheelchair Curling competitions of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. There are a group of volunteers in the National Aquatics Center who assist athletes to complete the competition. These volunteers work in groups of two on each track to wipe, set, and collect the curling stones. Volunteers also clean wheelchairs for athletes before the competitions. During the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, a total of 20 collage students participate in this work voluntarily in the National Aquatics Center. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-WHEELCHAIR CURLING-VOLUNTEERS(CN)

(220307) -- BEIJING, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers clean a wheelchair for an athlete during the Wheelchair Curling competitions of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. There are a group of volunteers in the National Aquatics Center who assist athletes to complete the competition. These volunteers work in groups of two on each track to wipe, set, and collect the curling stones. Volunteers also clean wheelchairs for athletes before the competitions. During the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, a total of 20 collage students participate in this work voluntarily in the National Aquatics Center. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-WHEELCHAIR CURLING-VOLUNTEERS(CN)

(220307) -- BEIJING, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers prepare the curling stones for the athletes during the Wheelchair Curling competitions of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. There are a group of volunteers in the National Aquatics Center who assist athletes to complete the competition. These volunteers work in groups of two on each track to wipe, set, and collect the curling stones. Volunteers also clean wheelchairs for athletes before the competitions. During the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, a total of 20 collage students participate in this work voluntarily in the National Aquatics Center. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-WHEELCHAIR CURLING-VOLUNTEERS(CN)

(220307) -- BEIJING, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Volunteer adjusts her gloves during the Wheelchair Curling competitions of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. There are a group of volunteers in the National Aquatics Center who assist athletes to complete the competition. These volunteers work in groups of two on each track to wipe, set, and collect the curling stones. Volunteers also clean wheelchairs for athletes before the competitions. During the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, a total of 20 collage students participate in this work voluntarily in the National Aquatics Center. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-WHEELCHAIR CURLING-VOLUNTEERS(CN)

(220307) -- BEIJING, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers prepare the curling stones for the athletes during the Wheelchair Curling competitions of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. There are a group of volunteers in the National Aquatics Center who assist athletes to complete the competition. These volunteers work in groups of two on each track to wipe, set, and collect the curling stones. Volunteers also clean wheelchairs for athletes before the competitions. During the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, a total of 20 collage students participate in this work voluntarily in the National Aquatics Center. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-WHEELCHAIR CURLING-VOLUNTEERS(CN)

(220307) -- BEIJING, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer (L) prepares the curling stones for the athletes during the Wheelchair Curling competitions of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. There are a group of volunteers in the National Aquatics Center who assist athletes to complete the competition. These volunteers work in groups of two on each track to wipe, set, and collect the curling stones. Volunteers also clean wheelchairs for athletes before the competitions. During the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, a total of 20 collage students participate in this work voluntarily in the National Aquatics Center. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-WHEELCHAIR CURLING-VOLUNTEERS(CN)

(220307) -- BEIJING, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer prepares the curling stones for the athletes during the Wheelchair Curling competitions of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. There are a group of volunteers in the National Aquatics Center who assist athletes to complete the competition. These volunteers work in groups of two on each track to wipe, set, and collect the curling stones. Volunteers also clean wheelchairs for athletes before the competitions. During the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, a total of 20 collage students participate in this work voluntarily in the National Aquatics Center. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-WHEELCHAIR CURLING-VOLUNTEERS(CN)

(220307) -- BEIJING, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers prepare the curling stones for the athletes during the Wheelchair Curling competitions of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. There are a group of volunteers in the National Aquatics Center who assist athletes to complete the competition. These volunteers work in groups of two on each track to wipe, set, and collect the curling stones. Volunteers also clean wheelchairs for athletes before the competitions. During the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, a total of 20 collage students participate in this work voluntarily in the National Aquatics Center. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-WHEELCHAIR CURLING-VOLUNTEERS(CN)

(220307) -- BEIJING, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer prepares the curling stones for the athletes during the Wheelchair Curling competitions of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. There are a group of volunteers in the National Aquatics Center who assist athletes to complete the competition. These volunteers work in groups of two on each track to wipe, set, and collect the curling stones. Volunteers also clean wheelchairs for athletes before the competitions. During the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, a total of 20 collage students participate in this work voluntarily in the National Aquatics Center. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-WHEELCHAIR CURLING-VOLUNTEERS(CN)

(220307) -- BEIJING, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers clean a wheelchair for an athlete during the Wheelchair Curling competitions of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. There are a group of volunteers in the National Aquatics Center who assist athletes to complete the competition. These volunteers work in groups of two on each track to wipe, set, and collect the curling stones. Volunteers also clean wheelchairs for athletes before the competitions. During the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, a total of 20 collage students participate in this work voluntarily in the National Aquatics Center. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-WHEELCHAIR CURLING-VOLUNTEERS(CN)

(220307) -- BEIJING, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer prepares the curling stones for the athletes during the Wheelchair Curling competitions of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. There are a group of volunteers in the National Aquatics Center who assist athletes to complete the competition. These volunteers work in groups of two on each track to wipe, set, and collect the curling stones. Volunteers also clean wheelchairs for athletes before the competitions. During the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, a total of 20 collage students participate in this work voluntarily in the National Aquatics Center. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-WHEELCHAIR CURLING-VOLUNTEERS(CN)

(220307) -- BEIJING, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers welcome the athletes during the Wheelchair Curling competitions of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. There are a group of volunteers in the National Aquatics Center who assist athletes to complete the competition. These volunteers work in groups of two on each track to wipe, set, and collect the curling stones. Volunteers also clean wheelchairs for athletes before the competitions. During the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, a total of 20 collage students participate in this work voluntarily in the National Aquatics Center. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-WHEELCHAIR CURLING-VOLUNTEERS(CN)

(220307) -- BEIJING, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer communicate with an athlete during the Wheelchair Curling competitions of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. There are a group of volunteers in the National Aquatics Center who assist athletes to complete the competition. These volunteers work in groups of two on each track to wipe, set, and collect the curling stones. Volunteers also clean wheelchairs for athletes before the competitions. During the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, a total of 20 collage students participate in this work voluntarily in the National Aquatics Center. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-WHEELCHAIR CURLING-VOLUNTEERS(CN)

(220307) -- BEIJING, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer prepares the curling stones for the athletes during the Wheelchair Curling competitions of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. There are a group of volunteers in the National Aquatics Center who assist athletes to complete the competition. These volunteers work in groups of two on each track to wipe, set, and collect the curling stones. Volunteers also clean wheelchairs for athletes before the competitions. During the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, a total of 20 collage students participate in this work voluntarily in the National Aquatics Center. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-WHEELCHAIR CURLING-VOLUNTEERS(CN)

(220307) -- BEIJING, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer prepares the curling stones for the athletes during the Wheelchair Curling competitions of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. There are a group of volunteers in the National Aquatics Center who assist athletes to complete the competition. These volunteers work in groups of two on each track to wipe, set, and collect the curling stones. Volunteers also clean wheelchairs for athletes before the competitions. During the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, a total of 20 collage students participate in this work voluntarily in the National Aquatics Center. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-WHEELCHAIR CURLING-VOLUNTEERS(CN)

(220307) -- BEIJING, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer prepares the curling stones for the athletes during the Wheelchair Curling competitions of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. There are a group of volunteers in the National Aquatics Center who assist athletes to complete the competition. These volunteers work in groups of two on each track to wipe, set, and collect the curling stones. Volunteers also clean wheelchairs for athletes before the competitions. During the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, a total of 20 collage students participate in this work voluntarily in the National Aquatics Center. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-WHEELCHAIR CURLING-VOLUNTEERS(CN)

(220307) -- BEIJING, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer prepares the curling stones for the athletes during the Wheelchair Curling competitions of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. There are a group of volunteers in the National Aquatics Center who assist athletes to complete the competition. These volunteers work in groups of two on each track to wipe, set, and collect the curling stones. Volunteers also clean wheelchairs for athletes before the competitions. During the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, a total of 20 collage students participate in this work voluntarily in the National Aquatics Center. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

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Congressional Jan 6Th Commission Hearing - DC

U.S. Capitol Police sergeant Aquilino Gonell wipe tears while testifying during the opening hearing of the U.S. House (Select) Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 27, 2021. Photo by Jim Bourg/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Congressional Jan 6Th Commission Hearing - DC

U.S. Capitol Police sergeant Aquilino Gonell wipe tears while testifying during the opening hearing of the U.S. House (Select) Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 27, 2021. Photo by Jim Bourg/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jan. 6 House select committee hearing - DC

U.S. Capitol Police sergeant Aquilino Gonell wipe tears prior to testifying before the opening hearing of the U.S. House (Select) Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on July 27, 2021. Photo by Jim Bourg/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Invest In America Act Press Conference - Washington

Rana Abbas Taylor, center, and her husband Tom Taylor, left, wipe the tears from their eyes they are comforted by United States Representative Jan Schakowsky (Democrat of Illinois), right, during a press conference on the auto safety provisions included in the INVEST in America Act at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, June 30, 2021. RanaâÂÂs sister Rima Abbas, along with her husband Issam and three children, were killed by a drunk diver. The entire family of five was killed in a head-on collision at high speed when a drunk driver entered the freeway in the wrong direction. The driver of the other car was also killed. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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D. Kameda apologizes for breaking rules in world title fight

TOKYO, Japan - Troubled boxer Daiki Kameda apologized in a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 30 for breaching fight regulations in a WBC flyweight title match last month and said he wants to wipe the slate clean and start afresh. Kameda, 18, had three points deducted in the 12th round of the fight in Tokyo for resorting to underhand tactics against champion Daisuke Naito. He was subsequently slapped with a one-year ban by the Japan Boxing Commission. (Kyodo)

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Hawaii Five-0 (2010)

Alex O'Loughlin & Scott Caan Characters: Steve McGarrett & Danny 'Danno' Williams Television: Hawaii Five-0 (TV-Serie) Usa 2010-, 20 September 2010 Image ,: 10805608 'Hawaii Five-0' is a contemporary take on the classic drama series about a new elite federalized task force whose mission is to wipe out the crime that washes up on the Islands' sun-drenched beaches. (L-R) Alex O'Loughlin plays Detective Steve McGarrett and Scott Caan plays Detective Danny ｿDanno' Williams. Hawaii Five-0 will premiere this Fall, Mondays on the CBS Television Network. CBS/Mario Perez /Landov Date: 20 September 2010

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Hawaii Five-0 (2010)

Scott Caan, Daniel Dae Kim, Alex O'Loughlin & Grace Park Characters: Danny 'Danno' Williams,Chin Ho Kelly,Steve McGarrett & Kono Kalakaua Television: Hawaii Five-0 (TV-Serie) Usa 2010-, 20 September 2010 Image ,: 10805602 'Hawaii Five-0' is a contemporary take on the classic drama series about a new elite federalized task force whose mission is to wipe out the crime that washes up on the Islands' sun-drenched beaches. (L-R) Scott Caan plays Detective Danny 'Danno' Williams, Daniel Dae Kim?portrays Chin Ho Kelly, Alex O'Loughlin?plays Detective Steve McGarrett,?and?Grace Park?plays Kono. Hawaii Five-0 will premiere this Fall, Mondays on the CBS Television Network. CBS/Mario Perez /Landov Date: 20 September 2010

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Hawaii Five-0 (2010)

Alex O'Loughlin & Scott Caan Characters: Steve McGarrett & Danny 'Danno' Williams Television: Hawaii Five-0 (TV-Serie) Usa 2010-, 20 September 2010 Image ,: 10805594 'Hawaii Five-0' is a contemporary take on the classic drama series about a new elite federalized task force whose mission is to wipe out the crime that washes up on the Islands' sun-drenched beaches. (L-R) Alex O'Loughlin plays Detective Steve McGarrett and Scott Caan plays Detective Danny 'Danno' Williams. Hawaii Five-0 will premiere this Fall, Mondays on the CBS Television Network. CBS/Mario Perez /Landov Date: 20 September 2010

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Statues of "yokai" monsters cleaned ahead of New Year

Local people wipe the dirt off the statue of Kitaro, a boy "yokai" monster character, and Medama-oyaji, an eye-ball man who is Kitaro's father, on his palm, alongside the "Mizuki Shigeru Road" shopping street in Sakaiminato, western Japan, on Dec. 29, 2015. Local people annually wipe the dirt off more than 150 bronze statues of characters from the late cartoonist Mizuki's horror comic series "Gegege no Kitaro" at the yearend to express their gratitude for the statues that draw an annual 2 million tourists to the town. The cartoonist, who hailed from Sakaiminato, died in November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Statues of "yokai" monsters cleaned ahead of New Year

Local people wipe the dirt off the statues of Shigeru Mizuki (C) drawing cartoons at his desk, being watched by Kitaro (R), a boy "yokai" monster character, and a rat man named Nezumi Otoko (L), alongside the "Mizuki Shigeru Road" shopping street in Sakaiminato, western Japan, on Dec. 29, 2015. Local people annually wipe the dirt off more than 150 bronze statues of characters from the late cartoonist's horror comic series "Gegege no Kitaro" at the yearend to express their gratitude for the statues that draw an annual 2 million tourists to the town. Mizuki, who hailed from Sakaiminato, died in November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Warhorse Wakanosato announces retirement

Former sekiwake Wakanosato (L) and his stable master Tagonoura wipe away tears after the 39-year-old wrestler, whose real name is Shinobu Kogawa, announced he would end his wrestling career at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Strong quake hits northeastern Japan

Workers at a supermarket in Kunimi, Fukushima Prefecture, wipe up oil spilled on the floor on Feb. 14, 2021, after a magnitude-7.3 earthquake shook northeastern Japan

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Efforts continue to save terrified S. Korean hostages

SEOUL, South Korea - Family members of South Korean hostages in Afghanistan wipe away tears during a press conference in Seoul on July 26 calling for release of the hostages. South Korea has confirmed that one of the 23 South Korean hostages seized by the Taliban in Afghanistan is dead. (Pool photo by South Korean media)(Kyodo)

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Memorial Mass in Sao Paulo

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Participants of a memorial Mass in Sao Paulo for quake and tsunami victims in Japan, organized by local ethnic Japanese groups, wipe off tears on March 17, 2011. About 500 participants commemorated the victims of the historic earthquake and tsunami which devastated northeastern and eastern Japan on March 11. (Kyodo)

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All fuel removed from Fukushima Daiichi No. 4 unit pool

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Workers wipe water off a transport container for nuclear fuel rods after it is removed from the spent fuel pool of the No. 4 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Dec. 20, 2014. (Pool photo)(Image is partially modified for security reasons)(Kyodo)

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Japanese giant salamander threatened by crossbreeding

KASHIHARA, Japan - Researchers examine a Japanese giant salamander captured during a field trip on June 27, 2014, at a river in Uda, Nara Prefecture, western Japan. Experts warn that increasing crossbreeding with Chinese giant salamanders, an alien species, is threatening to wipe out the native species, designated as a special "natural monument" in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Year-end cleanup at Kyoto temple

People wipe away dust during the "susuharai" year-end cleanup on Dec. 20, 2020, at Higashi Hongan-ji temple in Kyoto, western Japan.