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[Breaking news] U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

IWAKUNI, Japan, May 5 Kyodo - U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, opens to the general public on May 5, 2024, during a U.S.-Japan friendship day event. (Kyodo)

Yen briefly drops past 160 level vs USD in volatile trading

STORY: Yen briefly drops past 160 level vs USD in volatile trading SHOOTING TIME: Archives DATELINE: April 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Tokyo STORYLINE: The Japanese yen briefly dropped to a new 34-year low in the 160 level against the U.S. dollar on foreign exchange markets on Monday morning. It marked the first time since April 1990 that the U.S. dollar has topped the 160 yen line. Monday is a national holiday in Japan, but trading remained very volatile as the Japanese currency began reversing its trajectory in the afternoon, strengthening to the 155 level. Some market participants suspected that Japanese authorities may have stepped into the currency market to stem the yen's dive. A senior Finance Ministry official declined to comment on the yen's sharp rise, Kyodo News reported on Monday. The Japanese currency also fell to around 171 against the euro at one stage, its lowest level since euro was introduced in 1999. Xinhua News

China's EV industry has strong competitiveness: researcher

STORY: China's EV industry has strong competitiveness: researcher SHOOTING TIME: April 11, 2024 DATELINE: April 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: Economy SHOTLIST: 1. various of EV industry of China 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TANG JIN, Senior research officer, Mizuho Bank STORYLINE: During a recent interview with Xinhua, a senior research officer at Japan's Mizuho Bank spoke highly of China's EV and battery industry. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TANG JIN, Senior research officer, Mizuho Bank "China's electric vehicle industry and China's battery industry have quite strong competitiveness in the world. One is the industrial chain advantage, as China can produce relatively inexpensive and good-performance cars. The second is that China's battery technology is also advancing by leaps and bounds, and there's also been advancement in the battery research and development technology, the growth of battery companies, battery range, battery safety, and battery performance. China's electric vehicles have adv

Press Conference by President Change of MS&AD Insurance Group HD

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. president change press conference. Photo shows, from left, President and Group CEO Shinichiro Funabiki and President and Group CEO Noriyuki Hara, in Tokyo on April 26, 2024.

Japanese citizens petition against ocean discharge of Fukushima nuclear-tainted wastewater

STORY: Japanese citizens petition against ocean discharge of Fukushima nuclear-tainted wastewater SHOOTING TIME: April 24, 2024 DATELINE: April 25, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:16 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of over 180,000 signatures from local citizens 2. various of the petitioning campaign 3. SOUNDBITE (Japanese): MASASHI TANI, Secretary general of Japan Congress against A- and H-Bombs STORYLINE: Representatives from Japanese civic groups on Wednesday submitted over 180,000 signatures from local citizens to the Japanese government, urging both the government and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) to immediately halt the ocean discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Hajime Matsukubo, secretary general of the Citizens' Nuclear Information Center, a Japanese non-profit organization, presented 184,712 citizen signatures to the representative from the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry at the Second Members' Office

Spectacular fireworks display near Japan's Mount Fuji

STORY: Spectacular fireworks display near Japan's Mount Fuji SHOOTING TIME: April 20, 2024 DATELINE: April 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists at the foot of Japan's Mount Fuji 2. various of fireworks display near Mount Fuji STORYLINE: A spectacular fireworks show was held Saturday in Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture, attracting hundreds of tourists from all over the world. Various forms of fireworks lighted up the night sky near Mount Fuji, bringing a feast for the eyes. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tokyo. (XHTV)

Photo exhibition on Flying Tigers, Doolittle Raiders unveiled at U.S. Air Force museum

STORY: Photo exhibition on Flying Tigers, Doolittle Raiders unveiled at U.S. Air Force museum SHOOTING TIME: April 19, 2024 DATELINE: April 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: DAYTON, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JEFFREY GREENE, Chairman of Sino-American Aviation Heritage Foundation 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TERRY BRANSTAD, Former U.S. Ambassador to China 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): HUANG PING, Chinese Consul General in New York 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JIANG JIANG, Vice President of Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries 5. various of event 6. various of photo exhibition STORYLINE: A photo exhibition kicked off on Thursday at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force to commemorate the Flying Tigers and Doolittle Raiders, Americans who fought Japan in World War II in cooperation with the Chinese people. The half-year-long exhibition recounts the stories of the Flying Tigers and Doolittle Raiders with around 100 photos and detailed narration

[Breaking News] Nemophila flowers in eastern Japan

HITACHINAKA, Japan, April 18 Kyodo - Nemophila flowers are in full bloom at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 18, 2024. (Kyodo)

UGANDA-WAKISO-CHINESE CONSTRUCTION FIRM-TRAINING-LAUNCHING

(240417) -- WAKISO, April 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A trainee reads pamphlets about the "Seagull Talent Training Project" during the opening ceremony of the project at the central district of Wakiso, Uganda, April 16, 2024. China Communications Construction Corporation (CCCC) on Tuesday started a two-week training program for local foremen and engineers in Uganda's central district of Wakiso. According to the CCCC, the "Seagull Talent Training Project" is organized with the support of Wuhan City Polytechnic in central China's Hubei Province, which provides trainers who will pass on their knowledge and skills to the 32 trainees. (Photo by John Tugume/Xinhua)

US-Japan Philippines Trilateral Meeting - Washington

USA Vice President Kamala Harris, from left, President Joe Biden, and Antony Blinken, USA secretary of state, during a trilateral meeting with Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Philippines' president, and Fumio Kishida, Japan's prime minister, not pictured, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, April 11, 2024. Biden is set to unveil joint military patrols and training with the Philippines and Japan as the allies seek to counter an increasingly assertive China in the South China Sea. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Chinese trainee

TOKYO, Japan - A chinese trainee (2nd from left) sews a formal dress at Sanwa Dress in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture. The photo was taken April 30, 2004. (Kyodo)

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