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Airport Fire burning in Orange and Riverside Counties, Southern California has grown to more than 23,000 acres as of Wednesday morning, September 11. The fire injured at least seven people and destroyed homes.

Nikkei hits 2.5-month low in morning

Nikkei hits 2.5-month low in morning

TOKYO, Japan - An electric board in central Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2015, shows the Nikkei stock index falling to its lowest level in two-and-a-half months in the morning. The U.S. dollar, meanwhile, weakened to near the 116 yen line.

Nikkei closes above 17,000 for 1st time in 7 yrs

Nikkei closes above 17,000 for 1st time in 7 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - Financial market screens in Tokyo show the Nikkei stock index closing above the 17,000 line for the first time in seven years on Nov. 11, 2014, while the U.S. dollar trades in the 115-yen range. The U.S. currency briefly topped 116 yen for the first time since October 2007.

Panoramic simulator at Haneda airport

Panoramic simulator at Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan - Air traffic controllers receive training on using a new simulator equipped with a 360-degree panoramic projector at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 14, 2009, ahead of the completion next year of a fourth runway and a new 116-meter-high control tower. The 17 color panels on the 1 billion yen simulator can display weather changes and images of airplanes complete with airline tail logos to aid air traffic controllers in smoothly guiding aircraft at the gateway to Tokyo.

JT eyeing 30 yen price hike for Mild Seven brand in July

JT eyeing 30 yen price hike for Mild Seven brand in July

TOKYO, Japan - With the tobacco excise tax due to be raised on July 1, Japan Tobacco Inc. said May 11 it has applied to the Finance Ministry for approval to raise the list prices of all 116 domestic tobacco brands by 10 to 30 yen, including a price increase that far exceeds the tax hike for the popular Mild Seven brand (in photo).

Dollar falls to 116 yen level in morning, 10-month low

Dollar falls to 116 yen level in morning, 10-month low

TOKYO, Japan - An electric board at a money broker in Tokyo's Nihombashi business district shows the U.S. dollar falling to the 116 yen level, its lowest in 10 months, July 12.

Dollar hits 18-month high to reach 116 yen level

Dollar hits 18-month high to reach 116 yen level

TOKYO, Japan - The U.S. dollar shots up against the yen in Tokyo on Jan. 5 to break the 116 yen barrier for the first time since July 1999, extending its overnight rally in New York. The signboard at Tokyo Forex & Ueda Harlow shows the U.S. currency fetching 116.90 yen at 11:15 a.m.

JT eyeing 30 yen price hike for Mild Seven brand in July

JT eyeing 30 yen price hike for Mild Seven brand in July

TOKYO, Japan - With the tobacco excise tax due to be raised on July 1, Japan Tobacco Inc. said May 11 it has applied to the Finance Ministry for approval to raise the list prices of all 116 domestic tobacco brands by 10 to 30 yen, including a price increase that far exceeds the tax hike for the popular Mild Seven brand (in photo). (Kyodo)

Panoramic simulator at Haneda airport

Panoramic simulator at Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan - Air traffic controllers receive training on using a new simulator equipped with a 360-degree panoramic projector at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 14, 2009, ahead of the completion next year of a fourth runway and a new 116-meter-high control tower. The 17 color panels on the 1 billion yen simulator can display weather changes and images of airplanes complete with airline tail logos to aid air traffic controllers in smoothly guiding aircraft at the gateway to Tokyo. (Kyodo)

Nikkei hits 2.5-month low in morning

Nikkei hits 2.5-month low in morning

TOKYO, Japan - An electric board in central Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2015, shows the Nikkei stock index falling to its lowest level in two-and-a-half months in the morning. The U.S. dollar, meanwhile, weakened to near the 116 yen line. (Kyodo)

Nikkei closes above 17,000 for 1st time in 7 yrs

Nikkei closes above 17,000 for 1st time in 7 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - Financial market screens in Tokyo show the Nikkei stock index closing above the 17,000 line for the first time in seven years on Nov. 11, 2014, while the U.S. dollar trades in the 115-yen range. The U.S. currency briefly topped 116 yen for the first time since October 2007. (Kyodo)

Suit against security legislation filed

Suit against security legislation filed

Residents of the western Japan prefecture Yamaguchi head to the Yamaguchi District Court on Dec. 26, 2016, to file a lawsuit against the nation's security legislation. The 116 plaintiffs seek 100,000 yen damages each, arguing the legislation violates their right to a peaceful life and personal rights. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Daughter of ex-Saitama gov. gets suspended prison term

Daughter of ex-Saitama gov. gets suspended prison term

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo District Court on March 17 sentenced Momoko Ichikawa (file photo), a daughter of former Saitama Gov. Yoshihiko Tsuchiya, to 18 months in prison, suspended for four years, for embezzlement and falsification of reports on political donations. The court said Ichikawa illegally excluded 116 million yen in donations from reports on her father's political funds between 1998 and 2002. (Kyodo)

Dollar hits 18-month high to reach 116 yen level

Dollar hits 18-month high to reach 116 yen level

TOKYO, Japan - The U.S. dollar shots up against the yen in Tokyo on Jan. 5 to break the 116 yen barrier for the first time since July 1999, extending its overnight rally in New York. The signboard at Tokyo Forex & Ueda Harlow shows the U.S. currency fetching 116.90 yen at 11:15 a.m.