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Editor’s Note: This story was originally published in April 2023.

CNN  — 

Slumped on his club, head buried in his arm, Rory McIlroy looked on the verge of tears.

The then-21-year-old had just watched his ball sink into the waters of Rae’s Creek at Augusta National and with it, his dream of winning The Masters, a dream that had looked so tantalizingly close mere hours earlier.

As a four-time major winner and one of the most decorated names in the sport’s history, few players would turn down the chance to swap places with McIlroy heading into Augusta this week.

Yet on Sunday afternoon of April 10, 2011, not a golfer in the world would have wished to be in the Northern Irishman’s shoes.

Flying

A fresh-faced, mop-headed McIlroy had touched down in Georgia for the first major of the season with a reputation as the leading light of the next generation of stars.

An excellent 2010 had marked his best season since turning pro three years earlier, highlighted by a first PGA Tour win at the Quail Hollow Championship and a crucial contribution to Team Europe’s triumph at the Ryder Cup.

Yet despite a pair of impressive top-three finishes at the Open and PGA Championship respectively, a disappointing missed cut at The Masters – his first at a major – served as ominous foreshadowing.

McIlroy shot 74 and 77 to fall four strokes short of the cut line at seven-over par, a performance that concerned him enough to take a brief sabbatical from competition.

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But one year on in 2011, any lingering Masters demons looked to have been exorcised as McIlroy flew round the Augusta fairways.

Having opened with a bogey-free seven-under 65 – the first time he had ever shot in the 60s at the major – McIlroy pulled ahead from Spanish first round co-leader Alvaro Quirós with a second round 69.

It sent him into the weekend holding a two-shot cushion over Australia’s Jason Day, with Tiger Woods a further stroke behind and back in the hunt for a 15th major after a surging second round 66.

And yet the 21-year-old leader looked perfectly at ease with having a target on his back. Even after a tentative start to the third round, McIlroy rallied with three birdies across the closing six holes to stretch his lead to four strokes heading into Sunday.

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The youngster was out on his own ahead of a bunched chasing pack comprising Day, Ángel Cabrera, K.J. Choi and Charl Schwartzel. After 54 holes, McIlroy had shot just three bogeys.

“It’s a great position to be in … I’m finally feeling comfortable on this golf course,” McIlroy told reporters.

“I’m not getting ahead of myself, I know how leads can dwindle away very quickly. I have to go out there, not take anything for granted and go out and play as hard as I’ve played the last three days. If I can do that, hopefully things will go my way.

“We’ll see what happens tomorrow because four shots on this golf course isn’t that much.”

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Falling

The truth can hurt, and McIlroy was about to prove his assessment of Augusta to be true in the most excruciating way imaginable.

His fourth bogey of the week arrived immediately. Having admitted to expecting some nerves at the first tee, McIlroy sparked a booming opening drive down the fairway, only to miss his putt from five feet.

Three consecutive pars steadied the ship, but Schwartzel had the wind in his sails. A blistering birdie, par, eagle start had seen him draw level at the summit after his third hole.

A subsequent bogey from the South African slowed his charge, as McIlroy clung onto a one-shot lead at the turn from Schwartzel, Cabrera, Choi, and a rampaging Woods, who shot five birdies and an eagle across the front nine to send Augusta into a frenzy.

Despite his dwindling advantage and the raucous Tiger-mania din ahead of him, McIlroy had responded well to another bogey at the 5th hole, draining a brilliant 20-foot putt at the 7th to restore his lead.

The fist pump that followed marked the high-water point of McIlroy’s round, as a sliding start accelerated into full-blown free-fall at the par-four 10th hole.

His tee shot went careening into a tree, ricocheting to settle between the white cabins that separate the main course from the adjacent par-three course. It offered viewers a glimpse at a part of Augusta rarely seen on broadcast, followed by pictures of McIlroy anxiously peering out from behind a tree to track his follow-up shot.

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Though his initial escape was successful, yet another collision with a tree and a two-putt on the green saw a stunned McIlroy eventually tap in for a triple bogey. Having led the field one hole and seven shots earlier, he arrived at the 11th tee in seventh.

By the time his tee drive at the 13th plopped into the creek, all thoughts of who might be the recipient of the green jacket had long-since switched away from the anguished youngster. It had taken him seven putts to navigate the previous two greens, as a bogey and a double bogey dropped him to five-under – the score he had held after just 11 holes of the tournament.

Mercifully, the last five holes passed without major incident. A missed putt for birdie from five feet at the final hole summed up McIlroy’s day, though he was given a rousing reception as he left the green.

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Mere minutes earlier, the same crowd had erupted as Schwartzel sunk his fourth consecutive birdie to seal his first major title. After starting the day four shots adrift of McIlroy, the South African finished 10 shots ahead of him, and two ahead of second-placed Australian duo Jason Day and Adam Scott.

McIlroy’s eight-over 80 marked the highest score of the round. Having headlined the leaderboard for most of the week, he finished tied-15th.

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Bounce-back

Tears would flow during a phone call with his parents the following morning, but at his press conference, McIlroy was upbeat.

“I’m very disappointed at the minute, and I’m sure I will be for the next few days, but I’ll get over it,” he said.

“I was leading this golf tournament with nine holes to go, and I just unraveled … It’s a Sunday at a major, what it can do.

“This is my first experience at it, and hopefully the next time I’m in this position I’ll be able to handle it a little better. I didn’t handle it particularly well today obviously, but it was a character-building day … I’ll come out stronger for it.”

Once again, McIlroy would be proven right.

Just eight weeks later in June, McIlroy rampaged to an eight-shot victory at the US Open. Records tumbled in his wake at Congressional, as he shot a tournament record 16-under 268 to become the youngest major winner since Tiger Woods at The Masters in 1997.

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The historic victory kickstarted a golden era for McIlroy. After coasting to another eight-shot win at the PGA Championship in 2012, McIlroy became only the third golfer since 1934 to win three majors by the age of 25 with triumph at the 2014 Open Championship.

Before the year was out, he would add his fourth major title with another PGA Championship win.

And much of it was owed to that fateful afternoon at Augusta. In an interview with the BBC in 2015, McIlroy dubbed it “the most important day” of his career.

“If I had not had the whole unravelling, if I had just made a couple of bogeys coming down the stretch and lost by one, I would not have learned as much.

“Luckily, it did not take me long to get into a position like that again when I was leading a major and I was able to get over the line quite comfortably. It was a huge learning curve for me and I needed it, and thankfully I have been able to move on to bigger and better things.

“Looking back on what happened in 2011, it doesn’t seem as bad when you have four majors on your mantelpiece.”

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The missing piece

McIlroy’s contentment came with a caveat: it would be “unthinkable” if he did not win The Masters in his career.

Yet as he prepares for his 15th appearance at Augusta National this week, a green jacket remains an elusive missing item from his wardrobe.

Despite seven top-10 finishes in his past 10 Masters outings, the trophy remains the only thing separating McIlroy from joining the ranks of golf immortals to have completed golf’s career grand slam of all four majors in the modern era: Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods.

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A runner-up finish to Scottie Scheffler last year marked McIlroy’s best finish at Augusta, yet arguably 2011 remains the closest he has ever been to victory. A slow start in 2022 meant McIlroy had begun Sunday’s deciding round 10 shots adrift of the American, who teed off for his final hole with a five-shot lead despite McIlroy’s brilliant 64 finish.

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At 33 years old, time is still on his side. Though 2022 extended his major drought to eight years, it featured arguably his best golf since that golden season in 2014.

And as McIlroy knows better than most, things can change quickly at Augusta National.

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CNN  — 

It is one of China’s most popular shopping apps, selling clothing, groceries and just about everything else under the sun to more than 750 million users a month.

But according to cybersecurity researchers, it can also bypass users’ cell phone security to monitor activities on other apps, check notifications, read private messages and change settings.

And once installed, it’s tough to remove.

While many apps collect vast troves of user data, sometimes without explicit consent, experts say e-commerce giant Pinduoduo has taken violations of privacy and data security to the next level.

In a detailed investigation, CNN spoke to half a dozen cybersecurity teams from Asia, Europe and the United States — as well as multiple former and current Pinduoduo employees — after receiving a tipoff.

Multiple experts identified the presence of malware on the Pinduoduo app that exploited vulnerabilities in Android operating systems. Company insiders said the exploits were utilized to spy on users and competitors, allegedly to boost sales.

“We haven’t seen a mainstream app like this trying to escalate their privileges to gain access to things that they’re not supposed to gain access to,” said Mikko Hyppönen, chief research officer at WithSecure, a Finnish cybersecurity firm.

“This is highly unusual, and it is pretty damning for Pinduoduo.”

This is highly unusual, and it is pretty damning for Pinduoduo.

Mikko Hyppönen, cybersecurity expert

Malware, short for malicious software, refers to any software developed to steal data or interfere with computer systems and mobile devices.

Evidence of sophisticated malware in the Pinduoduo app comes amid intense scrutiny of Chinese-developed apps like TikTok over concerns about data security.

Some American lawmakers are pushing for a national ban on the popular short-video app, whose CEO Shou Chew was grilled by Congress for five hours last week about its relations with the Chinese government.

The revelations are also likely to draw more attention to Pinduoduo’s international sister app, Temu, which is topping US download charts and fast expanding in other Western markets. Both are owned by Nasdaq-listed PDD, a multinational company with roots in China.

While Temu has not been implicated, Pinduoduo’s alleged actions risk casting a shadow over its sister app’s global expansion.

There is no evidence that Pinduoduo has handed data to the Chinese government. But as Beijing enjoys significant leverage over businesses under its jurisdiction, there are concerns from US lawmakers that any company operating in China could be forced to cooperate with a broad range of security activities.

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The findings follow Google’s suspension of Pinduoduo from its Play Store in March, citing malware identified in versions of the app.

An ensuing report from Bloomberg said a Russian cybersecurity firm had also identified potential malware in the app.

Pinduoduo has previously rejected “the speculation and accusation that Pinduoduo app is malicious.”

CNN has contacted PDD multiple times over email and phone for comment, but has not received a response.

Rise to success

Pinduoduo, which boasts a user base that accounts for three quarters of China’s online population and a market value three times that of eBay (EBAY), wasn’t always an online shopping behemoth.

Founded in 2015 in Shanghai by Colin Huang, a former Google employee, the startup was fighting to establish itself in a market long dominated by e-commerce stalwarts Alibaba (BABA) and JD.com (JD).

It succeeded by offering steep discounts on friends-and-family group buying orders and focusing on lower-income rural areas.

Pinduoduo posted triple digit growth in monthly users until the end of 2018, the year it listed in New York. By the middle of 2020, though, the increase in monthly users had slowed to around 50% and would continue to decline, according to its earnings reports.

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It was in 2020, according to a current Pinduoduo employee, that the company set up a team of about 100 engineers and product managers to dig for vulnerabilities in Android phones, develop ways to exploit them — and turn that into profit.

According to the source, who requested anonymity for fear of reprisals, the company only targeted users in rural areas and smaller towns initially, while avoiding users in megacities such as Beijing and Shanghai.

“The goal was to reduce the risk of being exposed,” they said.

By collecting expansive data on user activities, the company was able to create a comprehensive portrait of users’ habits, interests and preferences, according to the source.

This allowed it to improve its machine learning model to offer more personalized push notifications and ads, attracting users to open the app and place orders, they said.

The team was disbanded in early March, the source added, after questions about their activities came to light.

PDD didn’t reply to CNN’s repeated requests for comment on the team.

What experts found

Approached by CNN, researchers from Tel Aviv-based cyber firm Check Point Research, Delaware-based app security startup Oversecured and Hyppönen’s WithSecure conducted independent analysis of the 6.49.0 version of the app, released on Chinese app stores in late February.

Google Play is not available in China, and Android users in the country download their apps from local stores. In March, when Google suspended Pinduoduo, it said it had found malware in off-Play versions of the app.

The researchers found code designed to achieve “privilege escalation”: a type of cyberattack that exploits a vulnerable operating system to gain a higher level of access to data than it’s supposed to have, according to experts.

“Our team has reverse engineered that code and we can confirm that it tries to escalate rights, tries to gain access to things normal apps wouldn’t be able to do on Android phones,” said Hyppönen.

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The app was able to continue running in the background and prevent itself from being uninstalled, which allowed it to boost its monthly active user rates, Hyppönen said. It also had the ability to spy on competitors by tracking activity on other shopping apps and getting information from them, he added.

Check Point Research additionally identified ways in which the app was able to evade scrutiny.

The app deployed a method that allowed it to push updates without an app store review process meant to detect malicious applications, the researchers said.

They also identified in some plug-ins the intent to obscure potentially malicious components by hiding them under legitimate file names, such as Google’s.

“Such a technique is widely used by malware developers that inject malicious code into applications that have legitimate functionality,” they said.

Android targeted

In China, about three quarters of smartphone users are on the Android system. Apple (AAPL)’s iPhone has 25% market share, according to Daniel Ives of Wedbush Securities.

Sergey Toshin, the founder of Oversecured, said Pinduoduo’s malware specifically targeted different Android-based operating systems, including those used by Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi and Oppo.

CNN has reached out to these companies for comment.

Toshin described Pinduoduo as “the most dangerous malware” ever found among mainstream apps.

“I’ve never seen anything like this before. It’s like, super expansive,” he said.

Most phone manufacturers globally customize the core Android software, the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), to add unique features and applications to their own devices.

Toshin found Pinduoduo to have exploited about 50 Android system vulnerabilities. Most of the exploits were tailor made for customized parts known as the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) code, which tends to be audited less often than AOSP and is therefore more prone to vulnerabilities, he said.

Pinduoduo also exploited a number of AOSP vulnerabilities, including one which was flagged by Toshin to Google in February 2022. Google fixed the bug this March, he said.

I’ve never seen anything like this before. It’s like, super expansive.

Sergey Toshin, Android security expert

According to Toshin, the exploits allowed Pinduoduo access to users’ locations, contacts, calendars, notifications and photo albums without their consent. They were also able to change system settings and access users’ social network accounts and chats, he said.

Of the six teams CNN spoke to for this story, three did not conduct full examinations. But their primary reviews showed that Pinduoduo asked for a large number of permissions beyond the normal functions of a shopping app.

They included “potentially invasive permissions” such as “set wallpaper” and “download without notification,” said René Mayrhofer, head of the Institute of Networks and Security at the Johannes Kepler University Linz in Austria.

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Disbanding the team

Suspicions about malware in Pinduoduo’s app were first raised in late February in a report by a Chinese cybersecurity firm called Dark Navy. Even though the analysis didn’t directly name the shopping giant, the report spread quickly among other researchers, who did name the company. Some of the analysts followed up with their own reports confirming the original findings.

Soon after, on March 5, Pinduoduo issued a new update of its app, version 6.50.0, which removed the exploits, according to two experts who CNN spoke to.

Two days after the update, Pinduoduo disbanded the team of engineers and product managers who had developed the exploits, according to the Pinduoduo source.

The next day, team members found themselves locked out of Pinduoduo’s bespoke workplace communication app, Knock, and lost access to files on the company’s internal network. Engineers also found their access to big data, data sheets and the log system revoked, the source said.

Most of the team were transferred to work at Temu. They were assigned to different departments at the subsidiary, with some working on marketing or developing push notifications, according to the source.

A core group of about 20 cybersecurity engineers who specialize in finding and exploiting vulnerabilities remain at Pinduoduo, they said.

Toshin of Oversecured, who looked into the update, said although the exploits were removed, the underlying code was still there and could be reactivated to carry out attacks.

Oversight failure

Pinduoduo has been able to grow its user base against a backdrop of the Chinese government’s regulatory clampdown on Big Tech that began in late 2020.

That year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology launched a sweeping crackdown on apps that illegally collect and use personal data.

In 2021, Beijing passed its first comprehensive data privacy legislation.

The Personal Information Protection Law stipulates that no party should illegally collect, process or transmit personal information. They’re also banned from exploiting internet-related security vulnerabilities or engaging in actions that endanger cybersecurity.

Pinduoduo’s apparent malware would be a violation of those laws, tech policy experts say, and should have been detected by the regulator.

“This would be embarrassing for the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, because this is their job,” said Kendra Schaefer, a tech policy expert at Trivium China, a consultancy. “They’re supposed to check Pinduoduo, and the fact that they didn’t find (anything) is embarrassing for the regulator.”

The ministry has regularly published lists to name and shame apps found to have undermined user privacy or other rights. It also publishes a separate list of apps that are removed from app stores for failing to comply with regulations.

Pinduoduo did not appear on any of the lists.

They’re supposed to check Pinduoduo, and the fact that they didn’t find (anything) is embarrassing for the regulator.

Kendra Schaefer, tech policy expert

CNN has reached out to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Cyberspace Administration of China for comment.

On Chinese social media, some cybersecurity experts questioned why regulators haven’t taken any action.

“Probably none of our regulators can understand coding and programming, nor do they understand technology. You can’t even understand the malicious code when it’s shoved right in front of your face,” a cybersecurity expert with 1.8 million followers wrote last week in a viral post on Weibo, a Twitter-like platform.

The post was censored the next day.

CNN’s Kristie Lu Stout and Sean Lyngaas contributed reporting.

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Experts link the rising frequency and intensity of these heatwaves to climate change. Scientists warn that such extreme weather events are becoming increasingly common across Europe’s southern region.

Europe continues to struggle on Wednesday against extreme temperatures caused by an exceptional African anticyclone which is spreading across the continent, with authorities in several countries issuing new red alert warnings as emergency cases rise.

Heat warnings were issued for parts of Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany and the UK, with new highs expected on Wednesday before forecast rain is expected to bring respite to some areas.

Italy

In the Italian capital Rome, people struggled to cope with the heat as temperatures rose above 40 degrees Celsius. Tourists dunked their hands, arms and faces into the city’s ubiquitous fountains and snacked on gelato as they tried to keep cool.

Italy’s Health Ministry issued red alert heat warnings for 17 cities across the country, including Rome, Florence, Turin and Milan.

Rome’s Civil Protection unit set up air-conditioned tents around the city and handed out bottles of water in five mobile units around the city from the Colosseum to the Vatican.

“Sunglasses, a bit of sunscreen, a cap, and that’s it. Oh yes and always have water in your bag,” was the survival formula for Julie Riolacci, an 18-year-old visiting from Corsica.

Paolo Scarabaggio, a 20-year-old Italian, had a different solution: “Getting your arms wet with the water from the fountain,” he said, “And then taking little streets that are in the shade and staying out of the sun.”

On Monday, one person drowned after the Fréjus River in Italy’s north flooded, while a 47-year-old working on a construction site near Bologna died during a concrete pour.

Spain

While in Spain’s Catalonia region, a wildfire claimed two lives on Tuesday, with emergency services and officials predicting additional wind and thunderstorms for Wednesday.

The fire has since been contained and there were no additional injuries, according to fire crews, but the Torrefeta fire, which started in an agricultural area on Tuesday afternoon, destroyed multiple farms and affected an area of around 40 square kilometres.

The first heatwave of the year began its grip on Spain during the weekend and no relief is expected until Thursday, the national weather service said on Monday.

The country appeared to hit a new high for June on Saturday when 46 degrees Celsius was recorded in the southern province of Huelva, while residents in the capital Madrid say it is proving difficult to cope with city’s high temperatures.

The Netherlands

Meanwhile, in the Dutch town of Soest, firefighters brought hoses to a local park on Tuesday evening to cool down residents amid a heatwave.

“Bring your water pistol and swimming clothes with you, because you’re guaranteed to get soaked,” the firefighters said in an Instagram post.

Dozens of families enjoyed the public event with water pistols.

“It’s a very good idea of them to help and cool us down and entertain us at the same time,” said Maarten, a Soest resident.

France

Paris’ elegant Haussmann facades and narrow, historic streets that enchant tourists by day could soon turn against residents as brutal heat waves bake the city.

Soaring temperatures this week have exposed how the capital’s storied architecture and dense urban “canyons” trap and radiate heat long after sunset, putting vulnerable populations at risk.

Urban climatologist Erwan Cordeau explained that sun-drenched limestone facades absorb massive amounts of heat during the day.

“Then at night, when there is no more sunlight, this heat will be released, meaning the street will struggle to cool down,” he said.

The effect is most pronounced in central districts, particularly along the right bank of the River Seine, where night-time temperatures can run six to seven degrees Celsius hotter than in leafier, residential suburbs.

Further vulnerability factors include an ageing population and poorly insulated 19th-century apartment blocks.

On former railway grounds in the west of the city, a new development features a “green island” park designed to provide shade, manage water and serve as a cooling refuge.

“It offers several qualities: shading, rejuvenation, water management, irrigation, and effectively serves as a climate shelter for people when they experience pronounced thermal discomfort at home,” Cordeau said as he strolled through the verdant oasis surrounded by modern residential buildings.

Where planting trees and restoring soil isn’t feasible, simple technical adaptations can help.

“It’s quite simple, but when there are no shutters today, we’ve seen examples where shutters can be installed, solar shades are added to buildings, or even above a street where it’s not possible to add vegetation, we can indeed use shading textures, as seen in Seville, for instance,” Cordeau said.

As Europe endures the severe heat wave with record-breaking temperatures, experts have linked the rising frequency and intensity of the extreme weather to climate change.

Scientists warn that such extreme weather events are becoming increasingly common, in particular across Europe’s southern regions.

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Poziția lui Friedrich Merz împotriva afișării steagului curcubeu la parlamentul german pentru viitoarele sărbători ale Zilei Christopher Street a stârnit critici din partea parlamentarilor opoziției.

Cancelarul german și liderul partidului CDU, Friedrich Merz, se confruntă cu reacții negative semnificative din partea adversarilor săi politici după ce a respins apelurile de a arbora un steag al Pride-ului la Bundestag, despre care a spus că „nu este un cort de circ unde ar putea fi arborat orice steag”.

Într-o apariție la postul public de televiziune ARD de marți, Merz i-a apărat pe parlamentarii partidului său și pe președinta Bundestag-ului, Julia Klöckner – care anterior a refuzat să afișeze steagul curcubeu de Ziua Christopher Street din 26 iulie – spunând că steagul ar trebui arborat doar pe 17 mai, Ziua Internațională Împotriva Homofobiei.

„În toate celelalte zile, steagul german și steagul european sunt arborate la Bundestag-ul german și nu în altul. Și această decizie este cea corectă”, a spus el.

În Germania, Ziua Christopher Street este marcată în memoria revoltelor de la Stonewall din 1969 din New York – prima revoltă majoră a comunității LGBTQ+ împotriva persecuției – și este de obicei marcată de evenimente Pride în toată țara.

În anii precedenți, steagul curcubeu a fost arborat la clădirea Bundestag-ului în timpul evenimentelor Pride, iar foștii cancelari au participat la sărbătorile Zilei Christopher Street.

Cuvintele lui Merz au stârnit critici considerabile din partea opoziției. Sophie Koch, comisarul guvernamental pentru comunitatea queer și parlamentar de centru-stânga al SPD, a pus sub semnul întrebării dacă declarația sugerează că comunitatea LGBTQ+ este „animală de circ”.

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Gion Matsuri is a bucket list experience for many visitors to the Japanese city.

In July, Kyoto celebrates the historic Gion Matsuri festival, one of Japan’s most famous and long-running traditions.

With origins dating back to 869, the event draws more than one million people each year.

It’s a bucket list experience for many visitors to the Japanese city. Here are some expert tips from Japanese rail company JR Pass on how to enjoy the festival in the most authentic and memorable way possible.

What is Japan’s Gion Matsuri festival?

Gion Matsuri is one of Japan’s three most iconic festivals, alongside Tenjin Matsuri and Kanda Matsuri. Its origins trace back to the time when Kyoto was still the capital.

Spanning across the entire month of July, the most spectacular feature of the event is the procession of Yamahokos on 17 July where floats, known as ‘moving museums’, are paraded through the city, followed by the second, smaller procession on the 24.

Despite its name, many of the main festivities don’t take place in Kyoto’s Gion district; instead, they happen on the other side of the Kamo River.

The famous floats of the Gion Matsuri festival

A total of 34 floats are used throughout the festival, with 23 featuring at the Early Festival Yamahoko Junko (17 July), and the remaining 11 being shown at the Latter Festival Yamahoko Junko (24 July).

The floats take a guided three-kilometre route through the Shijo, Kawaramachi and Oike streets, with viewpoints available along the way.

They are divided into two categories: 23 yama floats and 10 hoko floats. Yama floats have platforms whose sides are decorated to resemble mountain scenery while hoko floats are topped by tall wooden poles originally intended to summon the Plague God. The latter are particularly impressive as they can be up to 7.5 metres tall and weigh up to 11,000 kilos.

Each float is associated with a historical or mythological tale. Learning even one or two can enrich your experience, and locals are often happy to share these stories if you ask.

Though lesser known, there are also three portable shrines (mikoshi) that are paraded on the night of the 17th, carrying deities of Yasaka Jinja to Otabisho in the downtown of Kyoto, where they remain until the 24th.

These shrines represent the physical transfer of the deities from Yasaka Shrine to the Otabisho – a temporary resting place.

The mikoshi procession is the sacred heart of Gion Matsuri, enacting the movement of divine spirits into the city to bless and protect it. While lesser known to tourists, for locals and worshippers, it’s the most spiritually meaningful part of the festival.

Alongside the floats, the festival has also maintained its practice of choosing a young boy to ride atop the Naginata hoko, the first float of the parade.

This boy is selected as a sacred messenger to the gods, first sitting on the float on 13 July and being unable to touch the ground until the parade ends on 17 July.

Join Kyoto’s night parties for festival food specialities

Each parade is preceded by three nights of celebration, during which the general public can visit (and sometimes go inside) the floats, which are parked up in various locations throughout the city.

On these nights, the streets are packed with various food and drink vendors, allowing visitors and locals alike the chance to try Kyoto’s regional specialities.

Look for Kyoto-style okonomiyaki, yatsuhashi sweets, or locally made kakigori (shaved ice). Many stalls are run by families from Kyoto and only operate during festivals.

You can also purchase chimaki (good luck charms). More than just souvenirs, these charms are tied to specific floats and meant to ward off misfortune. Buying one directly from the float’s neighbourhood team supports local traditions and lets you engage with the community.

If you want to truly soak up the Japanese festival traditions, many locals welcome tourists to wear yukatas – lightweight robes that have become a hallmark of Japanese festivals.

Rent one of these robes and learn the basics of how to wear it respectfully (e.g. folding left over right). Some include small accessories, such as folding fans (sensu) or drawstring bags (kinchaku).

How to avoid the crowds at the Gion Matsuri festival

As one of Japan’s most famous festivals, it’s no surprise that the event draws large crowds. While the parade itself is packed no matter what, there are steps you can take to navigate it more comfortably.

If you’re hoping to avoid the busiest times, consider visiting the floats in the afternoon. Most of the heavy traffic comes from teenagers and office workers, who arrive in the evening when lanterns are lit and the festival atmosphere peaks.

If you want to escape the crowd entirely, take a walk to the nearby Maruyama Park. It’s a quieter spot where you can relax, enjoy a snack and decompress from the excitement of the festivities.

How to get to Kyoto by train

According to JR Pass, the most convenient way to reach Kyoto is via Japan’s extensive railway system, most notably its bullet trains (Shinkansen).

The Tokaido Shinkansen line connects Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, and Nagoya to Kyoto. From Tokyo, it takes just over 2 hours to reach Kyoto. From Osaka, the trip is as short as 15 minutes, and from Nagoya, it’s around 35 minutes.

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For travellers coming from Hiroshima or Fukuoka, the Sanyo Shinkansen provides a direct route to Kyoto, taking roughly 1 hour and 40 minutes from Hiroshima and around 3 hours from Fukuoka (Hakata Station).

Visitors from northern cities such as Kanazawa can take the Limited Express Thunderbird, which reaches Kyoto in about 2 hours and 20 minutes.

For a cheaper option, standard trains run all across the country, stopping at both major hubs such as Tokyo, Fukuoka, and Kyoto, as well as quieter towns and villages.

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