[Breaking News]Nikkei index hits new closing high above 54,000

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 15 Kyodo - A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average hitting an all-time closing high above 54,000 on Jan. 14, 2026. (Kyodo)

Nikkei index hits new closing high above 54,000

Nikkei index hits new closing high above 54,000

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average hitting an all-time closing high above 54,000 on Jan. 14, 2026.

Nikkei index hits new closing high above 54,000

Nikkei index hits new closing high above 54,000

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average hitting an all-time closing high above 54,000 on Jan. 14, 2026.

Nikkei index hits new closing high above 54,000

Nikkei index hits new closing high above 54,000

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average hitting an all-time closing high above 54,000 on Jan. 14, 2026.

Nikkei tops 54,000 for 1st time

Nikkei tops 54,000 for 1st time

Stock monitors at a currency trading company in Tokyo show the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average trading above the 54,000 line for the first time following a gain of over 800 points during the morning session on Jan. 14, 2026.

Nikkei tops 54,000 for 1st time

Nikkei tops 54,000 for 1st time

A monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average trading above the 54,000 line for the first time during the morning session on Jan. 14, 2026.

Bitcoin Falls Below $54,000

Bitcoin Falls Below $54,000

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 - Physical commemorative bitcoins in Yichang, Hubei province, China, September 7, 2024. On September 7, Bitcoin fell 5% in 24 hours to below $54,000.

Bitcoin Falls Below $54,000

Bitcoin Falls Below $54,000

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 - Physical commemorative bitcoins in Yichang, Hubei province, China, September 7, 2024. On September 7, Bitcoin fell 5% in 24 hours to below $54,000.

Bitcoin Falls Below $54,000

Bitcoin Falls Below $54,000

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 - Physical commemorative bitcoins in Yichang, Hubei province, China, September 7, 2024. On September 7, Bitcoin fell 5% in 24 hours to below $54,000.

Bitcoin Falls Below $54,000

Bitcoin Falls Below $54,000

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 - Physical commemorative bitcoins in Yichang, Hubei province, China, September 7, 2024. On September 7, Bitcoin fell 5% in 24 hours to below $54,000.

Bitcoin Falls Below $54,000

Bitcoin Falls Below $54,000

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 - Physical commemorative bitcoins in Yichang, Hubei province, China, September 7, 2024. On September 7, Bitcoin fell 5% in 24 hours to below $54,000.

Bitcoin Falls Below $54,000

Bitcoin Falls Below $54,000

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 - Physical commemorative bitcoins in Yichang, Hubei province, China, September 7, 2024. On September 7, Bitcoin fell 5% in 24 hours to below $54,000.

Bitcoin Falls Below $54,000

Bitcoin Falls Below $54,000

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 - Physical commemorative bitcoins in Yichang, Hubei province, China, September 7, 2024. On September 7, Bitcoin fell 5% in 24 hours to below $54,000.

Bitcoin Falls Below $54,000

Bitcoin Falls Below $54,000

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 - Physical commemorative bitcoins in Yichang, Hubei province, China, September 7, 2024. On September 7, Bitcoin fell 5% in 24 hours to below $54,000.

Bitcoin Falls Below $54,000

Bitcoin Falls Below $54,000

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 - Physical commemorative bitcoins in Yichang, Hubei province, China, September 7, 2024. On September 7, Bitcoin fell 5% in 24 hours to below $54,000.

Bitcoin Falls Below $54,000

Bitcoin Falls Below $54,000

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 - Physical commemorative bitcoins in Yichang, Hubei province, China, September 7, 2024. On September 7, Bitcoin fell 5% in 24 hours to below $54,000.

Bitcoin Falls Below $54,000

Bitcoin Falls Below $54,000

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 - Physical commemorative bitcoins in Yichang, Hubei province, China, September 7, 2024. On September 7, Bitcoin fell 5% in 24 hours to below $54,000.

Bitcoin Falls Below $54,000

Bitcoin Falls Below $54,000

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 - Physical commemorative bitcoins in Yichang, Hubei province, China, September 7, 2024. On September 7, Bitcoin fell 5% in 24 hours to below $54,000.

World Cleanup Day

World Cleanup Day

16.09.2023, Pärnu. Over 54,000 people take part in World Cleanup Day in Estonia. Cleaning the beach of Pärnu. Foto: Urmas Luik/Pärnu PM

Turkish authorities inspect food facilities for health compliance

STORY: Turkish authorities inspect food facilities for health compliance DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of teams leaving the ministry building to conduct food inspections in restaurants, cafes, and hotels in Türkiye 2. various of teams carrying out hygiene and food safety inspections in the kitchens of restaurants in Türkiye STORYLINE: Turkish authorities have conducted simultaneous inspections in restaurants, cafes, and hotels across the country for the past three weeks to protect public health, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli was quoted as saying on Tuesday that inspections had been carried out between Aug. 21 and Sept. 8 in all 81 provinces. The minister said that more than 7,000 inspectors examined over 54,000 facilities and conducted technical, sanitary, and storage inspections. The inspectors imposed 245 administrative sanctions against those who failed to meet the

Chinese-built project enhances food security in Barbados

STORY: Chinese-built project enhances food security in Barbados DATELINE: June 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Bridgetown CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction site 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU SUNQING, Project manager from Shanghai Construction Group 3. various of the construction site 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WU SUNQING, Project manager from Shanghai Construction Group STORYLINE: In the parish of St. Thomas in Barbados, a significant project is underway to enhance the country's food security. Thanks to the dedicated efforts of Chinese workers, the construction site of the China-Aid Center for Food Security and Entrepreneurship Project has witnessed substantial progress, with the main buildings taking shape. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU SUNQING, Project manager from Shanghai Construction Group "Construction of this project started on July 31, 2022, and is expected to complete in March 2024. The project spans an area of 54,000 square meters. It comprises 13 buildings, including a c

Around 2,400 Afghan refugees return home from Iran

STORY: Around 2,400 Afghan refugees return home from Iran DATELINE: May 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghan refugees returning home from Iran STORYLINE: Nearly 2,400 Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland from Iran, Afghanistan's Ministry for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs said in a statement on Monday. "A total of 2,348 Afghan refugees returned to their homeland Afghanistan on Sunday after years of living as refugees in Iran and the process of returning the refugees to their country continues," the statement said. Weeks ago, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported the return of more than 54,000 Afghan refugees from Iran over the past couple of months. More than 2.5 million registered Afghan refugees reportedly have been living in Iran and about the same number are living in Pakistan. The Afghan caretaker government has called on Afghan refugees living abroad to return home and contribute to reconstruction of their war-r

Around 600 Afghan refugees return home recently from Pakistan

STORY: Around 600 Afghan refugees return home recently from Pakistan DATELINE: May 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: NANGARHAR, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghan refugees at a border crossing point of Torkham between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Nangarhar province STORYLINE: Nearly 600 Afghan refugees have returned from neighboring Pakistan over the past two days, Afghanistan's Ministry for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs said Wednesday. A total of 579 Afghan refugees have returned over the past two days after years of stay in Pakistan, the ministry said in a statement, reporting the arrival of a group of 343 people on Monday and another batch of 236 on Tuesday. More than 2.5 million registered Afghan refugees reportedly have been living in Pakistan and about the same number in Iran. The return of Afghan refugees to their homeland, according to the statement, has been continuing. Last week, the Afghan state-run Bakhtar news agency reported the return of more than 54,000 Afg

Narita airport jam-packed with returning holidaymakers

Narita airport jam-packed with returning holidaymakers

NARITA, Japan - The arrival lobby of Narita International Airport is jam-packed with holidaymakers who returned to Japan after spending summer holidays overseas. According to airport officials, 54,000 people are expected to fly back to Japan on Saturday alone.

54,000 fans of Yujiro attend memorial in Tokyo

54,000 fans of Yujiro attend memorial in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Around 54,000 people gathered at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sunday to attend a memorial service for the late Yujiro Ishihara, a popular singer and actor who died in July 1987 at the age of 52.

54,000 fans of Yujiro attend memorial in Tokyo

54,000 fans of Yujiro attend memorial in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Around 54,000 people gathered at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sunday to attend a memorial service for the late Yujiro Ishihara, a popular singer and actor who died in July 1987 at the age of 52.

Tokyo Monorail link to Haneda airport resumes

Tokyo Monorail link to Haneda airport resumes

TOKYO, Japan - A maintenance vehicle of the Tokyo Monorail Co. gets stuck in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Nov. 24 due to brake trouble. The services of the monorail, which links JR Lines in central Tokyo and Haneda airport, were suspended for eight hours, affecting some 54,000 passengers.

Gov't counts on help from 'Tama-chan' to clean up rivers

Gov't counts on help from 'Tama-chan' to clean up rivers

YOKOHAMA, Japan - The Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry's construction office in Yokohama said Nov. 12 it will prepare about 54,000 copies of a four-page pamphlet featuring a popular but elusive wild seal named ''Tama-chan'' (shown in photo) for help in a campaign to clean up rivers. The bearded seal was spotted in the Tama River, the Tsurumi River and the Katabira River in Tokyo and Kanagawa prefectures.

Tokyo Olympic ex-exec faces fresh bribery charge

Prosecutors on Tuesday served a fresh arrest warrant on Haruyuki Takahashi, a former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee executive already embroiled in suspected corruption cases, for allegedly accepting bribes totaling 76 million yen ($54,000) from major publisher Kadokawa Corp. The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office also arrested former Kadokawa executive Toshiyuki Yoshihara, 64, and another person for allegedly bribing Takahashi, 78, as well as Kazumasa Fukami, 73, who heads a consulting firm, for allegedly receiving bribes from the publisher. The prosecutors also searched the home of the publisher's chairman, Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, over the case. The move comes after the prosecutors searched on Monday the offices of Daiko Advertising Inc., including its Osaka headquarters and branch in Tokyo, on suspicion of bribery.

Italy fears summer COVID-19 wave as cases rise

STORY: Italy fears summer COVID-19 wave as cases rise DATELINE: June 23, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:10 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists in seaside resorts 2. various of tourists in historical sites in Rome STORYLINE: COVID-19 cases are again surging in Italy, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday, fueling fears of a fresh wave of the pandemic during the summer tourist season. The government reported on Wednesday nearly 54,000 new infections over the previous 24 hours. A day earlier, there were 62,704 new infections. Accordingly, the past two days produced the highest back-to-back figures in the country since late April. Italy's seven-day case count is set to increase for the third consecutive week after eight weeks of decline. The daily infection figures are still far below the peaks of more than 200,000 cases registered in January. The country recorded 50 new deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, down from 62 on Tuesday. Despite the recent increase in infections, healt

Narita airport jam-packed with returning holidaymakers

Narita airport jam-packed with returning holidaymakers

NARITA, Japan - The arrival lobby of Narita International Airport is jam-packed with holidaymakers who returned to Japan after spending summer holidays overseas. According to airport officials, 54,000 people are expected to fly back to Japan on Saturday alone. (Kyodo)

54,000 fans of Yujiro attend memorial in Tokyo

54,000 fans of Yujiro attend memorial in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Around 54,000 people gathered at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sunday to attend a memorial service for the late Yujiro Ishihara, a popular singer and actor who died in July 1987 at the age of 52. (Kyodo)

54,000 fans of Yujiro attend memorial in Tokyo

54,000 fans of Yujiro attend memorial in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Around 54,000 people gathered at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sunday to attend a memorial service for the late Yujiro Ishihara, a popular singer and actor who died in July 1987 at the age of 52. (Kyodo)

Tokyo Monorail link to Haneda airport resumes

Tokyo Monorail link to Haneda airport resumes

TOKYO, Japan - A maintenance vehicle of the Tokyo Monorail Co. gets stuck in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Nov. 24 due to brake trouble. The services of the monorail, which links JR Lines in central Tokyo and Haneda airport, were suspended for eight hours, affecting some 54,000 passengers. (Kyodo)

Mohammed Yousef Al Samarrai convicted of financing terrorism

Mohammed Yousef Al Samarrai convicted of financing terrorism

Mohammed Yousef Al Samarrai, pictured, received a three-year suspended sentence with a three-year probation for financing terrorism as he sent money to his son, a member of the Islamic State, from a Czech regional court on July 9, 2020, in Pardubice, Czech Republic. According to the indictment, he sent 54,000 crowns to his son, about whom he knew he was a member of the Daesh, residing in Mosul in Iraq in 2017. (CTK Photo)

Mohammed Yousef Al Samarrai convicted of financing terrorism

Mohammed Yousef Al Samarrai convicted of financing terrorism

Mohammed Yousef Al Samarrai, pictured, received a three-year suspended sentence with a three-year probation for financing terrorism as he sent money to his son, a member of the Islamic State, from a Czech regional court on July 9, 2020, in Pardubice, Czech Republic. According to the indictment, he sent 54,000 crowns to his son, about whom he knew he was a member of the Daesh, residing in Mosul in Iraq in 2017. (CTK Photo)

Mohammed Yousef Al Samarrai convicted of financing terrorism

Mohammed Yousef Al Samarrai convicted of financing terrorism

Mohammed Yousef Al Samarrai, pictured, received a three-year suspended sentence with a three-year probation for financing terrorism as he sent money to his son, a member of the Islamic State, from a Czech regional court on July 9, 2020, in Pardubice, Czech Republic. According to the indictment, he sent 54,000 crowns to his son, about whom he knew he was a member of the Daesh, residing in Mosul in Iraq in 2017. (CTK Photo)

Mohammed Yousef Al Samarrai convicted of financing terrorism

Mohammed Yousef Al Samarrai convicted of financing terrorism

Mohammed Yousef Al Samarrai, left, received a three-year suspended sentence with a three-year probation for financing terrorism as he sent money to his son, a member of the Islamic State, from a Czech regional court on July 9, 2020, in Pardubice, Czech Republic. According to the indictment, he sent 54,000 crowns to his son, about whom he knew he was a member of the Daesh, residing in Mosul in Iraq in 2017. (CTK Photo)

Mohammed Yousef Al Samarrai convicted of financing terrorism

Mohammed Yousef Al Samarrai convicted of financing terrorism

Mohammed Yousef Al Samarrai, right, received a three-year suspended sentence with a three-year probation for financing terrorism as he sent money to his son, a member of the Islamic State, from a Czech regional court on July 9, 2020, in Pardubice, Czech Republic. According to the indictment, he sent 54,000 crowns to his son, about whom he knew he was a member of the Daesh, residing in Mosul in Iraq in 2017. (CTK Photo)

Mohammed Yousef Al Samarrai convicted of financing terrorism

Mohammed Yousef Al Samarrai convicted of financing terrorism

Mohammed Yousef Al Samarrai, right, received a three-year suspended sentence with a three-year probation for financing terrorism as he sent money to his son, a member of the Islamic State, from a Czech regional court on July 9, 2020, in Pardubice, Czech Republic. According to the indictment, he sent 54,000 crowns to his son, about whom he knew he was a member of the Daesh, residing in Mosul in Iraq in 2017. (CTK Photo)

Mohammed Yousef Al Samarrai convicted of financing terrorism

Mohammed Yousef Al Samarrai convicted of financing terrorism

Mohammed Yousef Al Samarrai, pictured, received a three-year suspended sentence with a three-year probation for financing terrorism as he sent money to his son, a member of the Islamic State, from a Czech regional court on July 9, 2020, in Pardubice, Czech Republic. According to the indictment, he sent 54,000 crowns to his son, about whom he knew he was a member of the Daesh, residing in Mosul in Iraq in 2017. (CTK Photo)

Gov't counts on help from 'Tama-chan' to clean up rivers

Gov't counts on help from 'Tama-chan' to clean up rivers

YOKOHAMA, Japan - The Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry's construction office in Yokohama said Nov. 12 it will prepare about 54,000 copies of a four-page pamphlet featuring a popular but elusive wild seal named ''Tama-chan'' (shown in photo) for help in a campaign to clean up rivers. The bearded seal was spotted in the Tama River, the Tsurumi River and the Katabira River in Tokyo and Kanagawa prefectures. (Kyodo)