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Tuna sells for 56.49 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - A cook shows customers meat from a 269-kilogram bluefin tuna at a sushi bar in Tokyo's Tsukiji area on Jan. 5, 2012, after its operator bought the fish earlier in the day for a record 56.49 million yen, or 210,000 yen per kilogram, at the first auction of the year at the Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market in Tsukiji.

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Tuna sells for 56.49 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - A 269-kilogram bluefin tuna is cut up at a sushi bar in Tokyo's Tsukiji area on Jan. 5, 2012, after its operator bought the fish earlier in the day for a record 56.49 million yen, or 210,000 yen per kilogram, at the first auction of the year at the Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market in Tsukiji.

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Year's 1st tuna auction at Tsukiji market

TOKYO, Japan - Wholesale dealers and purchasers check the conditions of tuna ahead of the year's first auction at the Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market, commonly known as Tsukiji market, in Tokyo early in the morning on Jan. 5, 2012. A 269-kilogram bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, was sold for 56.49 million yen, or 210,000 yen per kg, shattering the previous record of 32.49 million yen, or 95,000 yen per kg.

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Softbank closer Mahara re-signs for 210 mil. yen

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks closer Takahiro Mahara speaks at a press conference at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka on Dec. 28, 2010, after re-signing with the baseball club for an annual salary of 210 million yen.

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'7-million-yen' platinum toy car displayed

SENDAI, Japan - A one-of-a-kind pure platinum toy car under the long-selling Tomica brand name, which would be worth 7 million yen if put on sale, is displayed at an outlet of Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. in Sendai on May 19, 2010. Tanaka Kikinzoku produced the 7-centimeter, 210-gram model, based on Nissan Motor Co.'s Fairlady Z 432 sports car, jointly with toy maker Tomy Co. to mark the 40th anniversary of the debut of the toy car series.

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Shipbuilder ordered to compensate ex-workers with lung disease

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Lawyers speak to supporters after the Yokohama District Court ordered Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. on Oct. 30 to pay a total of 210 million yen in damages to former employees who say they contracted pneumoconiosis by working at its shipyards. It is the first ruling on a case involving lung disease linked to employment at a shipyard, according to the plaintiffs' lawyers.

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S. Korean slugger Lee joins Yomiuri

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara (L) and South Korean slugger Lee Seung Yeop shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 19. The Central League baseball club and Lee signed a one-year contract worth an estimated 210 million yen, including a 50 million yen signing bonus.

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IBM to lower 2004 sales due to improper practice at Japan unit

TOKYO, Japan - Takuma Otoshi, president of International Business Machines Corp.'s Japanese unit, said Feb. 25 in Tokyo that IBM will revise its 2004 sales downward by $210 million as improper in-house accounting practice by some employees have been found at IBM Japan Ltd.

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Japan provides funds to preserve Bamyan remains

BAMYAN, Afghanistan - Japanese Ambassador to Afghanistan Kinichi Komano (2nd from R) shakes hands with Martin Hadlow, head of UNESCO's Kabul office, in Bamyan, central Afghanistan on June 2 after signing a document on 210 million yen in funds Japan will provide for preserving the Bamyan remains. At the background is a cave where there was a huge statue of Buddha which was demolished by the Taliban.

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Uehara wins massive pay boost

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants right-hander Koji Uehara speaks to reporters at the club office in Tokyo on Dec. 25 after agreeing to a new 210 million yen deal in a second round of talks with the Central League club.

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210 mil. yen 'lucky bag'

TOKYO, Japan - Major department store operator Takashimaya will sell on Jan. 3-5 a 210 million yen ''fukubukuro'' (lucky bag) containing a jewelry box filled with jewelry such as a necklace with a 25-carat heart-shaped diamond and a ring with a 30-carat oval-shaped diamond.

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Egypt prepares Sharm El-Sheikh for COP27

STORY: Egypt prepares Sharm El-Sheikh for COP27 DATELINE: Oct. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sharm El-Sheikh STORYLINE: Egyptian Minister of Local Development Hisham Amna announced Wednesday that a total of 210 environmentally-friendly buses are in place in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh to transport the delegations to the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Amna said the buses, powered by natural gas and electricity, were manufactured according to relevant cooperation protocols. Amna also confirmed that the ministry has assigned 70,000 trees to Sharm El-Sheikh, as part of Egypt's efforts to implement the Presidential Initiative of planting 100 million trees nationwide to combat climate change. COP27 is scheduled to open on Nov. 6. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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Libyan gov't says 210 mln USD spent to maintain power plants

STORY: Libyan gov't says 210 mln USD spent to maintain power plants DATELINE: July 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. various of correspondents reporting the conference STORYLINE: The Government of National Unity in Libya on Monday said it has allocated 1 billion Libyan dinars (about 210 million U.S. dollars) over the past two years to maintain the country's power plants. "All the power plants in the country need maintenance. Some plants were not maintained for over 15 years," Mohamed Hamuda, the government spokesman, told a press conference in the capital Tripoli after a cabinet meeting. Some new power plants have not been used yet for "security and technical reasons," he said. Libyans tend to suffer a 14-hour power cut on a daily basis, especially during the summer, amid years of armed conflict and instability in the North African country. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tripoli. (XHTV)

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IBM to lower 2004 sales due to improper practice at Japan unit

TOKYO, Japan - Takuma Otoshi, president of International Business Machines Corp.'s Japanese unit, said Feb. 25 in Tokyo that IBM will revise its 2004 sales downward by $210 million as improper in-house accounting practice by some employees have been found at IBM Japan Ltd. (Kyodo)

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S. Korean slugger Lee joins Yomiuri

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara (L) and South Korean slugger Lee Seung Yeop shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 19. The Central League baseball club and Lee signed a one-year contract worth an estimated 210 million yen, including a 50 million yen signing bonus. (Kyodo)

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Japan provides funds to preserve Bamyan remains

BAMYAN, Afghanistan - Japanese Ambassador to Afghanistan Kinichi Komano (2nd from R) shakes hands with Martin Hadlow, head of UNESCO's Kabul office, in Bamyan, central Afghanistan on June 2 after signing a document on 210 million yen in funds Japan will provide for preserving the Bamyan remains. At the background is a cave where there was a huge statue of Buddha which was demolished by the Taliban. (Kyodo)

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Uehara wins massive pay boost

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants right-hander Koji Uehara speaks to reporters at the club office in Tokyo on Dec. 25 after agreeing to a new 210 million yen deal in a second round of talks with the Central League club. (Kyodo)

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McDonald's Japan logs record net loss for first half of FY 2015

McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) President Sarah Casanova holds a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 12, 2015. The company logged a record group net loss of 26.22 billion yen ($210 million) for the January to June period, hurt by a double-digit slump in sales in the aftermath of food safety scandals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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McDonald's Japan logs record net loss for first half of FY 2015

McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) President Sarah Casanova holds a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 12, 2015. The company logged a record group net loss of 26.22 billion yen ($210 million) for the January to June period, hurt by a double-digit slump in sales in the aftermath of food safety scandals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shipbuilder ordered to compensate ex-workers with lung disease

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Lawyers speak to supporters after the Yokohama District Court ordered Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. on Oct. 30 to pay a total of 210 million yen in damages to former employees who say they contracted pneumoconiosis by working at its shipyards. It is the first ruling on a case involving lung disease linked to employment at a shipyard, according to the plaintiffs' lawyers. (Kyodo)

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'7-million-yen' platinum toy car displayed

SENDAI, Japan - A one-of-a-kind pure platinum toy car under the long-selling Tomica brand name, which would be worth 7 million yen if put on sale, is displayed at an outlet of Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. in Sendai on May 19, 2010. Tanaka Kikinzoku produced the 7-centimeter, 210-gram model, based on Nissan Motor Co.'s Fairlady Z 432 sports car, jointly with toy maker Tomy Co. to mark the 40th anniversary of the debut of the toy car series. (Kyodo)

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Softbank closer Mahara re-signs for 210 mil. yen

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks closer Takahiro Mahara speaks at a press conference at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka on Dec. 28, 2010, after re-signing with the baseball club for an annual salary of 210 million yen. (Kyodo)

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210 mil. yen 'lucky bag'

TOKYO, Japan - Major department store operator Takashimaya will sell on Jan. 3-5 a 210 million yen ''fukubukuro'' (lucky bag) containing a jewelry box filled with jewelry such as a necklace with a 25-carat heart-shaped diamond and a ring with a 30-carat oval-shaped diamond.