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I'm a humanist photographer based in Vietnam. My current work explores traditional values, customs, and practices in a society that is modernizing at an exponential rate. In particular, I'm concerned with making candid portraits of the people who shape and define the character of Vietnamese society and to document the daily activities of ordinary people in an ever changing urban environment.
Hong Kong’s Sarah Lee on Sunday captured the bronze medal in the women’s track cycling sprint competition in Tokyo, becoming the first local athlete to win medals in two separate Olympic Games.
Lee, already a bronze medal winner in London 2012, added to her medal collection by beating Germany’s Emma Hinze 2-0 in their best-of-three match up.
Putting aside the disappointment of being narrowly beaten in two straight races by Ukraine’s Olena Starikova in the semi-finals, Lee looked composed in her first outing against her German opponent.
The 34-year-old sprinter comfortably took the first contest, crossing the finish line almost a second ahead of Hinze.
The second race was a cagey, tactical affair, but Lee used all her experience to explode from out of Hinze’s slipstream and accelerated to the finish line to claim the bronze medal.
Her bronze medal is the sixth medal of Hong Kong’s most successful Olympics ever.
(20210808 RTHK News)
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Shuri Theatre 首里劇場(www.shurigekijou.com) is Okinawa's oldest cinema, nestled quietly away in Shuri, Naha City. Opened in 1950, the cinema was a central presence in Okinawa's entertainment culture, allowing visitors to enjoy both theater and films. The slightly dilapidated building currently gives off a nostalgic vibe as one of Okinawa's historical monuments, and continues to this day to be in operation as an adult movie cinema. A retro Showa-esque atmosphere drifts through after setting foot into the theater. The rows of unusual long benches and leather covered chairs with an antiquated feeling paint a unique landscape, and are coupled with a screen that has been in use since the theater began business. Also used as an event site, Shuri Theatre became a hot topic in 2014 with the performance of the Shibusashirazu Orchestra, a big band known for its one-of-a-kind performances.
Emilio lleva desde los 14 años dedicando su vida a la artesanía, desde entonces ha sido su principal fuente de ingresos para subsistir. Trabaja en la famosa montaña del Estado Trujillo "Peña de la Virgen", donde se ubica el Monumento a la Virgen de la Paz, ruta comercial a unos 1.700 metros sobre el nivel del mar, visitada por muchos turistas. Emilio se levanta todas las mañanas de a las 5 am para subir a la montaña.
-Emilio has been dedicating his life to crafts since the age of 14, since then he has been his main source of income to survive. It works in the famous mountain of the State of Trujillo "Peña de la Virgen", where is located the Monument to the Virgin of the Peace, commercial route to about 1,700 meters on the level of the sea, visited by many tourists. Emilio gets up every morning at 5 am to climb the mountain.
What is that feeling when you're driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? It's the too-huge world vaulting us, and it's good-bye. But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies.
The Malecón (officially Avenida de Maceo) is a broad esplanade, roadway and seawall which stretches for 8 km (5 miles) along the coast in Havana, Cuba, from the mouth of Havana Harbor in Old Havana, along the north side of the Centro Habana neighbourhood, ending in the Vedado neighbourhood.
The Aomori Nebuta Festival is a Japanese fire festival held annually between August 2nd and 7th in Aomori city. Every year more than 3 million visitors gather for the festivities from all over Japan and abroad to attend. During the festival, over twenty dynamic nebutas – massive lanterns floats based on kabuki or mythical stories – parade through the city of Aomori. On the evenings of August 2nd through 6th and daytime of the 7th, colorfully dressed Haneto (nebuta dancers) as well as flutists and drummers convey the nebuta floats through the city. On the night of the 7th, the nebutas are placed in boats and ferried around the Aomori Bay as fireworks light up the night sky to conclude the festival.
The Aomori Nebuta Festival has been designated as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of Japan in 1980.
Fans gather outside the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Hong Kong, 01 April 2018, to pay tribule to Hong Kong actor and singer Leslie Cheung at the location from where the 46-year-old star leapt to his death from the 24th floor 15 years ago. Thousands of heavy-hearted fans from around the world have gathered in Hong Kong for ceremonies to mark the anniversary of the death of the city's megastar Leslie Cheung.
The Aomori Nebuta Festival is a Japanese fire festival held annually between August 2nd and 7th in Aomori city. Every year more than 3 million visitors gather for the festivities from all over Japan and abroad to attend. During the festival, over twenty dynamic nebutas – massive lanterns floats based on kabuki or mythical stories – parade through the city of Aomori. On the evenings of August 2nd through 6th and daytime of the 7th, colorfully dressed Haneto (nebuta dancers) as well as flutists and drummers convey the nebuta floats through the city. On the night of the 7th, the nebutas are placed in boats and ferried around the Aomori Bay as fireworks light up the night sky to conclude the festival.
The Aomori Nebuta Festival has been designated as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of Japan in 1980.
During World War II, the prison was occupied by the Japanese and most of its buildings were damaged by bombing. The prison was re-opened for use in 1946 after restoration. When Hong Kong was later declared a port of first asylum for Vietnamese refugees, Victoria Prison became a transit and repatriation centre. It was subsequently developed into an institution with modern management facilities for accommodating discharged inmates of both sexes prior to repatriation or deportation. The prison buildings were declared monuments on 8 September 1995, together with the adjacent former Central Police Station and the former Central Magistracy. It was officially decommissioned on 12 March 2006. It is currently under renovation and will be reopened as the Tai Kwun Centre for Heritage and art.
The Aomori Nebuta Festival is a Japanese fire festival held annually between August 2nd and 7th in Aomori city. Every year more than 3 million visitors gather for the festivities from all over Japan and abroad to attend. During the festival, over twenty dynamic nebutas – massive lanterns floats based on kabuki or mythical stories – parade through the city of Aomori. On the evenings of August 2nd through 6th and daytime of the 7th, colorfully dressed Haneto (nebuta dancers) as well as flutists and drummers convey the nebuta floats through the city. On the night of the 7th, the nebutas are placed in boats and ferried around the Aomori Bay as fireworks light up the night sky to conclude the festival.
The Aomori Nebuta Festival has been designated as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of Japan in 1980.
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"The problem is I'm not a good photographer. To be perfectly honest, I'm too shy. Not aggressive enough. Well, I'm not aggressive at all. I just loved to see wonderfully dressed women, and I still do. That's all there is to it."
- Bill Cunningham (1929 - 2016)
Japan's industry ministry says people in quake-hit Hokkaido were using less electricity on Monday morning than the day before the disaster, but they need to try harder to meet a power-saving target of 20 percent.
The ministry says electricity usage from 11:00 to 11:59 AM in areas serviced by the Hokkaido Electric Power Company was 13.7 percent lower than at the same time last Wednesday -- the day before the earthquake.
The prefecture's largest thermal power plant was damaged by the quake. The utility says repairs will take several days.
The 5 day Hakodate Port Festival takes place every year from August 1 to 5, and is the largest summer festival in Hakodate city!
In particular, 20,000 citizens dancing the Squid Dance during Wasshoi Hakodate is an amazing sight to behold! The Squid Dance consists of a simple choreography that anyone can learn, so you can quickly get the hang of it by mimicking those around you. Participation is open to all, so by all means join in on the jumble of men and women of all ages dancing the Squid Dance together.
hokkaido-labo.com/en/tour_hakodate_summer-travel
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The Uetsu Main Line (羽越本線 Uetsu-hon-sen) is a railway line in the Tohoku and Chubu regions of Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) system, it connects Niitsu Station in the city of Niigata and Akita Station in Akita. The name "Uetsu" refers to the ancient provinces of Dewa (出羽) and Echigo (越後), which the line connects.
During World War II, the prison was occupied by the Japanese and most of its buildings were damaged by bombing. The prison was re-opened for use in 1946 after restoration. When Hong Kong was later declared a port of first asylum for Vietnamese refugees, Victoria Prison became a transit and repatriation centre. It was subsequently developed into an institution with modern management facilities for accommodating discharged inmates of both sexes prior to repatriation or deportation. The prison buildings were declared monuments on 8 September 1995, together with the adjacent former Central Police Station and the former Central Magistracy. It was officially decommissioned on 12 March 2006. It is currently under renovation and will be reopened as the Tai Kwun Centre for Heritage and art.
During World War II, the prison was occupied by the Japanese and most of its buildings were damaged by bombing. The prison was re-opened for use in 1946 after restoration. When Hong Kong was later declared a port of first asylum for Vietnamese refugees, Victoria Prison became a transit and repatriation centre. It was subsequently developed into an institution with modern management facilities for accommodating discharged inmates of both sexes prior to repatriation or deportation. The prison buildings were declared monuments on 8 September 1995, together with the adjacent former Central Police Station and the former Central Magistracy. It was officially decommissioned on 12 March 2006. It is currently under renovation and will be reopened as the Tai Kwun Centre for Heritage and art.