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Tokyo stocks tumble

TOKYO, Japan, March 23 Kyodo - A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average falling over 2,500 points from the previous trading day's close on the morning of March. 23, 2026, amid the escalating Middle East crisis. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo stocks plunge in morning

A stock board in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average falling more than 2,500 points from the previous trading day's close on the morning of March 30, 2026.

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Tokyo stocks plunge in morning

A pedestrian walks past a stock board in Tokyo showing the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average shedding more than 2,500 points from the previous trading day's close on the morning of March 30, 2026.

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Hydrangeas at Kamakura temple

People stroll at Meigetsuin temple, famous for hydrangeas, in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on June 6, 2023. About 2,500 hydrangeas are now in full bloom at the temple in the ancient Japanese capital.

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Baseball: "Kabuto" warrior helmet for Angels home run celebrations

Photo taken on April 8, 2023, in Anaheim, California, shows a samurai warrior helmet, called a "kabuto" in Japanese, used by the Los Angeles Angels starting from the 2023 season for home run celebrations in the dugout. An armor maker based in Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture received a request from the major league club to make the helmet, costing 330,000 yen (about $2,500).

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Baseball: "Kabuto" warrior helmet for Angels home run celebrations

Photo taken on April 8, 2023, in Anaheim, California, shows a samurai warrior helmet, called a "kabuto" in Japanese, used by the Los Angeles Angels starting from the 2023 season for home run celebrations in the dugout. An armor maker based in Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture received a request from the major league club to make the helmet, costing 330,000 yen (about $2,500).

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Robot searches for missing in 2011 quake-tsunami disaster

A self-moving robot searches for those still unaccounted for on a beach in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 19, 2023, about 12 years after the earthquake and tsunami disaster left more than 15,000 dead and about 2,500 still missing nationwide.

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Search continues in 2011 quake area

A Coast Guard diver holds a sneaker found underwater as the search continues for those still unaccounted for in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 16, 2023, 12 years after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that left more than 15,000 dead and about 2,500 still missing nationwide.

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Search continues in 2011 quake area

A Coast Guard diver jumps into the water as the search continues for those still unaccounted for in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 16, 2023, 12 years after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that left more than 15,000 dead and about 2,500 still missing nationwide.

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Search continues in 2011 quake area

A team continues the search for those still unaccounted for in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 16, 2023, 12 years after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that left more than 15,000 dead and about 2,500 still missing nationwide.

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London Olympics pool prior to downsizing

TOKYO, Japan - The London Aquatics Centre during the 2012 London Olympics at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is shown in this file photo taken in June 2012. The two temporary spectator wings were deconstructed after the Games to reduce the capacity from 17,500 to 2,500 and minimize maintenance costs.

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London Olympics pool downsized

TOKYO, Japan - The London Aquatics Centre is shown in a downsized form after the deconstruction of two wings of temporary spectator stands in this file photo taken on Oct. 30, 2014, in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in the British capital. The modification reduced the capacity from 17,500 during the 2012 London Olympics to 2,500 to minimize maintenance costs.

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California rice grower

SACRAMENTO, United States - Farmer and Chairman of the California Rice Commission, Charley Matthews Jr. talks about growing different varieties of rice on his farm in Marysville, California, on June 27, 2013. Matthews is among 2,500 rice farmers in California who stand to gain from possible Japanese rice market liberalization under the Trans Pacific Partnership.

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Orchid festival in Tottori

YONAGO, Japan - An orchid festival starts at Tottori Hanakairo park in the town of Nambu, Tottori Prefecture, on Jan. 26, 2013, displaying some 2,500 flowers of about 20 different species.

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Gold Ship wins Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Jockey Hiroyuki Uchida on Gold Ship acknowledges cheers from spectators after the horse won the 57th Arima Kinen, the final Grade 1 race of the year in Japanese horse racing, at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 23, 2012. First pick Gold Ship, a 3-year-old, crossed the line in 2 minutes, 31.9 seconds over the 2,500 meters, capturing his third Grade 1 title.

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Gold Ship wins Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Jockey Hiroyuki Uchida on Gold Ship celebrates after the horse won the 57th Arima Kinen, the final Grade 1 race of the year in Japanese horse racing, at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 23, 2012. First pick Gold Ship, a 3-year-old, crossed the line in 2 minutes, 31.9 seconds over the 2,500 meters, capturing his third Grade 1 title.

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Gold Ship wins Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Gold Ship (R), ridden by Hiroyuki Uchida, gallops to victory in the 57th Arima Kinen, the final Grade 1 race of the year in Japanese horse racing, at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 23, 2012. First pick Gold Ship, a 3-year-old, crossed the line in 2 minutes, 31.9 seconds over the 2,500 meters, capturing his third Grade 1 title. To the left is second favorite Rulership, who finished third.

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Thailand charity run

BANGKOK, Thailand - About 2,500 people take part in a charity run in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 11, 2012, to raise funds to support people harmed by the quake and tsunami in Japan or the massive flooding in Thailand in 2011. The event was held on the first anniversary of the Japan disaster.

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Orfevre wins Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Triple Crown champion Orfevre (9) gallops to victory in the Arima Kinen at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Dec. 25, 2011, followed by Eishin Flash and To the Glory (7), who took second and third, respectively. First choice Orfevre crossed the line in 2 minutes, 36.0 seconds over the 2,500 meters, capturing his fourth Grade 1 title.

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Fukushima farmers reluctant to leave cows

IITATE, Japan - Cattle farmer Toyohiro Sato feeds cows in the village of Iitate in Fukushima Prefecture, which is largely within the 30-to-50 kilometers range from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 12, 2011. The government plans to issue an evacuation directive to the village due to high radiation levels, leaving many farmers concerned about what to do with the 2,500 cows in the village. Sato, 29, said he has affection for the cows he has raised and he wished there is a way to take them with him.

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Rallies against nuclear plants

TOKYO, Japan - A girl holds a picket sign expressing opposition to nuclear power plants during a demonstration in Tokyo's Minato Ward on April 10, 2011. About 2,500 people gathered for the civic rally to demand that Chubu Electric Power Co. halt operations at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, saying the plant located ''right above'' the assumed epicenter of a predicted major quake may cause another nuclear crisis.

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Volcanic eruption in southern Kyushu

TAKAHARU, Japan - A man photographs the erupting Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, in the town of Takaharu, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Jan. 27, 2011. The plume of smoke from the volcano reached to a height of over 2,500 meters the same day.

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a continuing volcanic eruption of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, running through the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, on Jan. 27, 2011. The plume of smoke from the volcano reached to a height of over 2,500 meters the same day.

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a continuing volcanic eruption of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, running through the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, on Jan. 27, 2011. The plume of smoke from the volcano reached to a height of over 2,500 meters the same day.

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Volcanic eruption in southern Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a continuing volcanic eruption of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, running through the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, on Jan. 27, 2011. The plume of smoke from the volcano reached to a height of over 2,500 meters the same day.

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Volcanic eruptions in southern Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a continuing volcanic eruption of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, running through the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, on Jan. 27, 2011. The plume of smoke from the volcano reached to a height of over 2,500 meters the same day.

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Haneda airport's new runway opens with new int'l terminal

TOKYO, Japan - Airliner workers wave to the first airplane leaving Tokyo's Haneda airport as a new international terminal building and a 2,500-meter fourth runway opened on Oct. 21, 2010, prior to the airport's resumption of full-fledged international operations.

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Haneda airport's new runway opens with new int'l terminal

TOKYO, Japan - The first airplane arrives as a new international terminal building and 2,500-meter fourth runway opened at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 21, 2010, prior to the airport's resumption of full-fledged international operations.

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Matsui 2-for-2

ARLINGTON, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui singles to right in the seventh inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Oct. 3, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-2 in his team's 6-2 win. Matsui concluded the season one hit shy of a 2,500-hit mark in his professional baseball career in Japan and the Untied States combined.

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Matsui hits 2-run homer

ARLINGTON, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a two-run homer in the fourth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Oct. 3, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-2 in his team's 6-2 win. Matsui concluded the season one hit shy of a 2,500-hit mark in his professional baseball career in Japan and the Untied States combined.

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Banana vending machine in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A spokeswomen for Dole Japan Ltd. holds bananas sold at the vending machine in Tokyo's Shibuya district on July 21, 2010. The machine has sold more than 2,500 bananas since it was installed in late June.

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New runway at Haneda

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a small test plane of the transport ministry over the fourth runway of Tokyo's Haneda airport during a trial on May 17, 2010. The test of the instrument landing system began that day before the 2,500-meter new runway is put on service Oct. 21, 2010.

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Haneda airport new runway under construction

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows a reclaimed island near Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2010, where the construction of a 2,500-meter runway, the fourth for the key airport, is under way. The airport will try to start to use the runway in October 2010.

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Haneda airport new runway under construction

TOKYO, Japan - Workers watch the ongoing construction of a fourth runway of Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2010. The airport will try to start to use the 2,500-meter runway, being built on a reclaimed island, in October 2010.

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Haneda airport new runway under construction

TOKYO, Japan - Workers watch the ongoing construction of a fourth runway of Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2010. The airport will try to start to use the 2,500-meter runway, being built on a reclaimed island, in October 2010.

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Narita's extended 2nd runway goes operational

NARITA, Japan - A chartered Japan Airlines Boeing 747 jumbo bound for Hakodate, Hokkaido, takes off from the 2,500-meter B runway at Narita International Airport, located some 65 kilometers east of central Tokyo in Narita, on Oct. 22, 2009, becoming the first aircraft to use the extended runway.

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Japanese drum unit Kodo, Italian orchestra play concert in Rome

ROME, Italy - The Japanese drum unit Kodo (in front) and Italy's prestigious Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Orchestra (in back) play in a joint concert in Rome on May 23 with an audience of about 2,500.

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Aquarium-bred clownfish put on sale to curb reckless fishing

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Photo shows museum-bred clownfish which Tokai University's Marine Science Museum has put on sale, hoping to curb reckless fishing of the species popularized by the U.S. animated film ''Finding Nemo.'' The fish, on sale for 2,500 yen each, are clown anemone fish originally from the Australian coral reefs.

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25th anniversary event at Tokyo Disneyland

TOKYO, Japan - Some 2,500 people hold up color panels at a parking lot at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on March 12 to depict Mickey Mouse. The event was held to mark the 25th anniversary of the amusement park.

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Court approves fishermen's plea against project to fill in bay

SAGA, Japan - Plaintiffs celebrate June 27 after the Saga District Court ordered the state to open the Isahaya Bay dike in Nagasaki Prefecture, ruling in favor of about 2,500 fishermen who claim the government's project to fill in the bay has damaged the seawater environment in the area and their fishery businesses.

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India's Tata Motors unveils world's cheapest car

NEW DELHI, India - The Tata Nano, the world's cheapest car, is unveiled by India's Tata Motors Ltd. at the Auto Expo in New Delhi on Jan. 10. The car with a 624 cc engine is priced at about 100,000 rupees ($2,500).

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Narita airport holds ceremony over extending shorter runway

NARITA, Japan - Transport minister Kazuo Kitagawa (C) and Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto (L) pose for a photo during a ceremony held at Narita International Airport on Sept. 15 to mark the start of work to extend the shorter of its two runways to 2,500 meters. Work on the 2,180-meter runway has been on hold since the 2002 opening due in part to landowners refusing to give up land needed for the extension.

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Ichiro records 2,500 hits in Japan, major leagues

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to center in the sixth inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins at Safeco Field in Seattle on June 7. Ichiro marked 2,500 hits in games played in Japan and in Major League Baseball.

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Runway extension approved for Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - Photo taken in March 2005 shows Narita International Airport and vicinity. The transport ministry decided Aug. 4 to extend the second runway of the airport to increase the flight slot capacity by stretching northward (upper direction) to 2,500 meters, extending in the opposite direction from the initial plan because of opposition by some landowners (C).

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Workers dig up 25 mil. yen in cash at construction site

KANAGAWA, Japan - Displayed at Nakahara Police Station, Kanagawa Prefecture, on April 14 are bundles of bills worth 25 million yen unearthed by workers at a condominium construction site in Kawasaki. About 2,500 old 10,000-yen bills were found wrapped inside a vinyl bag, police said.

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(1)2,500 fans welcome S. Korean actor, singer Park

NARITA, Japan - South Korean actor and singer Park Yong Ha waves at Japanese fans on arrival at Narita airport on March 9 to attend a music awards ceremony. About 2,500 screaming fans welcomed Park, who starred in the South Korean TV drama series ''Winter Sonata.'' The series was a big hit in Japan.

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Prices keep on soaring in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Men shop at an open-door market in Baghdad on Oct. 17. The value of the national currency has fallen to 2,000-2,300 dinar to the U.S. dollar from 1,940 dinar in spring this year, pushing up prices of imports. The price of beef has gone up to 4,000 dinar from 2,500 dinar and that of a packet of U.S. cigarettes to 2,000 dinar from 1,759 dinar. ''The economic sanction is to blame, not our government,'' said an anonymous citizen.

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World Cup soccer stadium's lawn to be sold

YOKOHAMA, Japan - The city of Yokohama announced Aug. 21 it will put on sale part of the turf at International Stadium Yokohama, where the World Cup final between Brazil and Germany was held. A piece of turf encased in a block of acrylic resin, 4 centimeters long, 5.5 cm wide and 3.5 cm high, will be available for 2,500 yen.

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Solar battery panels cover new Itoman city office

ITOMAN, Japan - A new municipal office building in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, covered with 2,500 solar battery panels on its south side and roof, is completed April 23. The city office will cut its annual electricity consumption by 20% using the panels, which also shade the building from sunlight.

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Japanese group to donate cherry trees to China

TOKYO, Japan - Dan Zhaoxiang (R), president of the Beijing Afforestation Foundation, presents Katsuya Fukuoka, managing director of the Japan Cherry Blossom Association, with a gift at a Tokyo hotel April 1 in return for 2,500 flowering cherry tree seedlings to be donated to China by the Japanese group in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the normalization of Sino-Japanese ties.