Bouquinistes of Paris Seek UNESCO Recognition

Bouquinistes is the French word to call sellers of old books along the Seine River in Paris. The tradition has existed for over 400 years. However, modern technology like electronic book readers and sellers of books online are now hurting their profi

国家地理-2008-08-28 盂兰盆节的“醉汉舞”

Celebrations in honour of the dead take place in July and August in Japan. Prayers are set and graves are tended during the festival of O-Bon. In Tokushima city around 100 thousand costumed people dance in the streets. This is an incredible scale, t

Mystery Still Surrounds Remains Given to Japan by N. Korea

By Steve Herman Japan is lodging a protest with North Korea after forensic tests confirmed that what Pyongyang said were the remains of a Japanese woman abducted by North Korean agents are actually th

Japan 1)Unveils Extra Spending Package

Broadcast: Jan 31 2003 Japan's jobless rate stands at a post-war high of 5.5 percent for December, rising from 5.3 percent in November. Labor Minister Chikara Sakaguchi said the jobless condition refl

英语游戏:Age of Japan 2

[全屏观看] 点击右键- 另存为 可保存这个Flash影片 Description: Age of Japan is an incredible puzzle entertainment, which shines with unique graphics. All 40 game levels are rendered with Japane...

英语游戏:Age of Japan

[全屏观看] 点击右键- 另存为 可保存这个Flash影片 Description: Age of Japan is an incredible puzzle entertainment, which shines with unique graphics. All 40 game levels are rendered with Japane...

Japan Will Not Withdraw Troops from Iraq, Despite Kidnapping

Japan Will Not Withdraw Troops from Iraq, Despite Kidnapping of 3 Civilians Steve Herman Task forces have been set up in Tokyo at the prime minister's office and the Foreign Ministry to deal with what

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'It's A Huge Loss': Friend Mourns Anthony Bourdain

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This morning we report on the death of a man who bounded across television screens filled with life. Anthony Bourdain has died. He took his own life, we're told, while in France recording an episode of his CNN program Parts Unkno

英语听力：自然百科 盂兰盆节的“醉汉舞”

Celebrations in honour of the dead take place in July and August in Japan. Prayers are set and graves are tended during the festival of O-Bon. In Tokushima city around 100 thousand costumed people dance in the streets. This is an incredible scale, th

Japan, US into FIFA Women's World Cup fina

BERLIN, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Japan and the United States roared into the FIFA Women's World Cup final on Wednesday. Japan rallied to beat Sweden 3-1 in Frankfurt while earlier the United States eased past France 3-1 in Moenchengladbach. In Japan, it i

Japan's current account surplus drops 15.7% on year in Nov

TOKYO, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Japan's current account surplus（顺差） fell 15.7 percent in November from a year earlier, the Ministry of Finance said Wednesday. The nation's current account surplus in the recording period stood at 926.2 billion yen

2007年VOA标准英语-Japan Launches Much-Delayed Lunar Orbiter

By Liz Noh Tokyo 14 September 2007 Almost 40 years after the U.S. moon missions, Japan's Space Agency has launched its much-delayed lunar orbiter. Liz Noh reports from Tokyo. A domestically-developed H2-A rocket, carrying a lunar orbiter, lifts off f

Japan Tells ASEAN Its Food Exports are Safe

Japan has defended its food exports as healthy amid global fears that the countrys nuclear disaster has contaminated its dairy products, fruits and vegetables. Leaders of Southeast Asian nations met with Japanese officials in Indonesia to discuss sup

Japan's GDP shrinks 1.1% in 4th quarter 2010

TOKYO, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Japan's economy shrank(缩小) an annualized real 1.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010, marking the first contraction in five quarters, the Cabinet Office said Monday. The October-December period figure, measured by gr

Strong Earthquake Rocks NE Japan

A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted northeastern Japan early Sunday in the same region that was devastated by a massive 9.0 earthquake and ensuing tsunami earlier this year. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake was centered in the Pacific O

Japan sends new spy satellite into space

TOKYO, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Japan's H-2A rocket carrying a new information gathering satellite was launched at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Friday, local media reported. Japan has already introduced three information-gather

Japan Commemorates 6 Months Since Disasters

Japan fell silent Sunday in a solemn minute of prayer and reflection marking six months since the massive earthquake and tsunami that left 20,000 people dead or missing and sparked a nuclear crisis. Sirens wailed at 2:46 in the afternoon as tens of t

Japan Moves to Stem Rising Yen

Japan's government and the country's central bank took action Thursday to dilute the yen. The Japanese currencys strong standing against the dollar is making exports more expensive, hurting efforts to revive the country's moribund economy. After many

Japan: Disasters Slash Manufacturing

The Japanese government says the country's industrial production and consumer spending fell at their sharpest pace on record in March in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and tsunami. In a report Thursday, the government said that productio

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Track One From a very young age I had a bit of a fascination with flying 我自儿时便有些迷上了飞行 Bit of a fascination with speed 着迷那样的高速（驾驶） As I went through school and into my A-Levels I wanted to pursue a flying