On the first Wednesday of every month since 2005, rain or shine, a determined circle forms outside Osaka Station. Holding portraits of silver-haired women and signs reading "Let us build a society together where peace and human rights prevail, preserving the memory of history," members of a Japanese civil group raise voices that Tokyo has long tried to silence.

On the early morning of May 12, a 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Lhaze county, Xigaze, Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. The earthquake had a focal depth of 10 kilometers and affected surrounding areas, including Saga county. 

‘People don't want their homes to be reviewed by anyone from burglars through to stalkers.’

In Xinhui, China, the Xijiang and Tanjiang Rivers meet. On one side, Guifeng Mountain rises in green; on the other, Gudou Mountain rests in silence.