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Workers at long-established Japanese pickle producer Daiyasu Co. make “senmaizuke” pickled sliced turnips in Kyoto on Nov. 7, 2024. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ———- Ishiba’s LDP, smaller DPP debate econ steps, PM eyes minority gov’t TOKYO – Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and […]
A test illumination is held at Eikando Zenrinji temple in Kyoto on Nov. 6, 2024, ahead of its special event for night-time viewing of autumn foliage. Around 3,000 maple trees will be lit up at night at the event to run from Nov. 11-Dec. 1. (Kyodo) The following is the latest list of selected […]
A giant float is paraded during the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage-listed Karatsu Kunchi festival in Karatsu in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2024. (Kyodo) The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ———- Japan launches flagship H3 rocket carrying defense satellite MINAMITANE, Japan – Japan launched a […]
Rion Sumiyoshi of Japan performs in the women’s short program at the Grand Prix de France figure skating competition in Angers, France, on Nov. 1, 2024. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ———- Heavy rain briefly halts all Tokyo-Hakata shinkansen bullet trains TOKYO – Heavy […]
Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows hot air balloons flying over the southwestern Japan city of Saga on Oct. 31, 2024, as the Saga International Balloon Fiesta begins, drawing an estimated 800,000 people during the five-day event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. […]
Photo taken on July 15, 2024, shows red tiles to be used for the reconstruction of the main hall of the Shuri Castle in Naha in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa. A 2019 fire destroyed the castle located on a UNESCO World Heritage site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo The following is the latest list of […]
Hong Kong actor Tony Leung (3rd from L) speaks at the Tokyo International Film Festival’s opening ceremony in the Japanese capital on Oct. 28, 2024, as he serves as the president of international competition jury at the festival. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ———- Japan’s […]
A large-scale anti-disaster drill is conducted at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Oct. 24, 2024, simulating a passenger plane catching fire after a failed landing that has left many passengers injured. About 1,000 people, including firefighters, police officer and airport officials, took part in the drill, which followed a Japan Airlines plane collision with a Japan […]
Jockey Christophe Lemaire and Urban Chic are pictured after winning the Kikka-sho Grade 1 horse race at Kyoto Racecourse in the western Japan city of Kyoto on Oct. 20, 2024. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ———- Support for opposition parties grows ahead of upcoming […]
Photo taken on Oct. 19, 2024, shows 40,000 autumn kochia forming a red carpet at the 215-hectare Hitachi Seaside Park, a popular tourist destination in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ———- G7 defense chiefs oppose status quo change in East, […]