ILEA000007666: Japanese singer denies reports of drinking binge in Taipei

UN chief visits Iraq to show solidarity

STORY: UN chief visits Iraq to show solidarity DATELINE: March 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during his meetings with the Iraqi President, Prime Minister, and Iraqi Foreign Minister in Baghdad STORYLINE: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with senior Iraqi leaders in Baghdad on Wednesday during a visit aimed at showing the UN's solidarity with Iraq. "I am here on a visit of solidarity and confirmation of the commitment of the United Nations to support Iraq in consolidating its democratic institutions and promoting peace, development, and human rights for all Iraqis," Guterres said at a joint news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani. Earlier in the day, the UN chief held a meeting with al-Sudani to discuss the UN-Iraqi relations, the climate challenges and Iraq's need for international assistance in this regard, said the Iraqi PM's media office in a statement. The

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, March 23:Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan delivers a keynote speech at the two-day World Assembly for Women conference in Tokyo on its first day on March 23, 2019.

Japanese singer hospitalized after drinking in Taipei

TAIPEI, Taiwan - File photo shows Japanese starlet Tomoe Shinohara, who was reportedly hospitalized in Taipei on March 5 after what appeared to be a nervous breakdown induced by excessive drinking and work-related exhaustion. Shinohara, who arrived in Taiwan on March 2 on a promotional tour, started to raise a ruckus in the corridor in front of her room on the 10th floor of the Regent Hotel around 2 a.m. on March 5, according to local media reports.

40% of women expect returns from 'duty' Valentine's chocolates

TOKYO, Japan - A flight attendant of Japan Airlines presents a chocolate with a message card to a baby in a departure lounge at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Feb. 13., the day before Valentine's Day. It is customary in Japan for women to give chocolates to men on Feb. 14. Forty percent of female office workers expect to receive something in return for chocolate they give on Valentine's Day, according to a survey by Recruit Co.

Taiwan's Eva Air inaugurates Taipei-Tokyo service

TOKYO, Japan - Officials with Tokyo's Haneda airport and Taiwan's Eva Air cut the tape to mark the arrival of the airline's inaugural flight from Taipei on Sept. 7.

N. Koreans, Mongolians attend IT symposium in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui speaks at a symposium on information technology (IT) in Asia that opened in Taipei on Aug. 21, with prominent North Koreans in Japan and a Mongolian delegation participating. The one-day conference, which is co-hosted by the Tokyo-based East Asia General Institute and the Taiwan Research Institute, of which Lee is honorary chairman, aims to form new regional networks through development of the IT industry.

Clinton answers questions

U.S. President Bill Clinton fields questions in an impromptu press conference prior to departure from Tokyo's Haneda airport for Seoul on Nov. 20 after a two-day visit to Japan. ==Kyodo

Japanese singer denies reports of drinking binge in Taipei