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Turkish cargo vessel with 12-member crew sinks off Black Sea coast

STORY: Turkish cargo vessel with 12-member crew sinks off Black Sea coast SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 19, 20, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: ZONGULDAK, Türkiye CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the cargo ship going aground in the northwestern city of Eregli, Türkiye's Black Sea coast (shooting time: Nov. 19, 2023) 2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): ALI YERLIKAYA, Turkish Interior Minister (courtesy of ihlas news agency) (shooting time: Nov. 20, 2023) STORYLINE: A Turkish cargo ship and its 12-member crew sank off Türkiye's Black Sea coast during a storm on Sunday, the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Monday. The authorities have been unable to make contact with the crew, the minister told reporters in the northwestern city of Eregli. The "Kafkametler" vessel, which was transporting ferrosilicon from the Russian port of Temryuk to Aliaga in Türkiye, sank after hitting the breakwater in Eregli, he said. The region was hit by powerful storms on Sunday and the bad weather prevente

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Türkiye's Istanbul welcomes 1st Chinese tourist group after pandemic

STORY: Türkiye's Istanbul welcomes 1st Chinese tourist group after pandemic DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul 2. various of Sultanahmet Square, Hagia Sophia in Istanbul 3. various of Chinese tourist groups in Istanbul 4. various of China's deputy consul general in Istanbul Wu Jian meeting a group of Chinese tourists 5. various of Chinese tourists STORYLINE: Istanbul, one of Türkiye's most visited cities, welcomed on Thursday its first Chinese tourist group after China lifted the group tour ban to Türkiye on Aug. 10. The 12-member tour group will take an 8-day trip across Türkiye. Wu Jian, China's deputy consul general in Istanbul, accompanied the group to tour the historical Sultanahmet Square, surrounded by the iconic Basilica Cistern, Hagia Sophia, and Blue Mosque. Wu told the group that a series of meetings are being held between Turkish authorities and the Chinese consulate focusing on the safe and trouble-free trav

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Last survivor of 12-member Enola Gay bomber crew dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in 2007 shows Theodore Van Kirk, the navigator of the Enola Gay, the U.S. bomber that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945. The last survivor of the 12-member crew of the B-29 Superfortress has died at the age of 93.

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Last survivor of 12-member Enola Gay bomber crew dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 2010 at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum near Washington, the United States, shows the Enola Gay, the U.S. bomber that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945. Theodore Van Kirk, the last survivor of the 12-member crew of the B-29 Superfortress has died at the age of 93.

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Disarmament activists disappointed at Hiroshima statement

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Haruko Moritaki (C), co-representative of the Hiroshima Alliance for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, and other disarmament activists meet reporters in Hiroshima, western Japan, on April 12, 2014, to voice disappointment at a Hiroshima declaration issued jointly by the foreign ministers of the 12-member Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative.

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Japan, Germany agree to cooperate to defuse

HIROSHIMA, Japan -縲Visiting German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida shake hands in Hiroshima, Japan, on April 12, 2014, prior to their talks. The two foreign minister met on the sidelines of a foreign ministerial meeting of the 12-member Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative.

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Japan, Germany agree to cooperate to defuse Ukraine crisis

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2nd from R) hold talks in Hiroshima, Japan, on April 12, 2014. The two foreign minister met on the sidelines of a foreign ministerial meeting of the 12-member Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative.

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High schoolers from 7 states discuss nuke arms abolition

HIROSHIMA, Japan - High school students from seven countries discuss how to eliminate nuclear weapons in Hiroshima, western Japan, on April 12, 2014. The countries represented are among the 12 member states of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative that met there the same day.

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NPDI foreign ministers hold joint press conference

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The foreign ministers of 12 member countries of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative hold a joint press conference in Hiroshima, western Japan, on April 12, 2014, following their one-day meeting.

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World leaders urged to visit A-bombed cities

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Foreign ministers from a coalition of nations without nuclear weapons hold a joint news conference in Hiroshima, Japan, on April 12, 2014, after a two-day meeting of the 12-member Nonproliferation and Disarmament Initiative in the atomic-bombed city.

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World leaders urged to visit A-bombed cities

HIROSHIMA,Japan - Foreign ministers from a coalition of nations without nuclear weapons hold a joint news conference in Hiroshima, Japan, on April 12, 2014, after a two-day meeting of the 12-member Nonproliferation and Disarmament Initiative in the atomic-bombed city.

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World leaders urged to visit A-bombed cities

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Foreign ministers from a coalition of nations without nuclear weapons gather at a luncheon during a second day session of a two-day meeting of the 12-member Nonproliferation and Disarmament Initiative in Hiroshima on April 12, 2014.

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World leaders urged to visit A-bombed cities

HIROSHIMA,Japan - Keiko Ogura (L), a 76-year-old A-bomb survivor, speaks about her experience to foreign ministers from a coalition of non-nuclear weapons states in Hiroshima, Japan, on April 12, 2014, during a second-day session of a two-day meeting of the 12-member Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative.

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Foreign ministers urge world leaders to visit A-bombed cities

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Foreign ministers from a coalition of non-nuclear weapons visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima on April 12, 2014, before the second-day session of the two-day meeting of the 12-member Nonproliferation and Disarmament Initiative in the city.

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Foreign ministers urge world leaders to visit A-bombed cities

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Foreign ministers from a coalition of non-nuclear weapons offer flowers at the memorial cenotaph for the Atomic Bomb Victims in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on April 12, 2014, before the second-day session of the two-day meeting of the 12-member Nonproliferation and Disarmament Initiative in the city.

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Foreign ministers urge world leaders to visit A-bombed cities

HIROSHIMA, Japan -縲Foreign ministers from a coalition of non-nuclear weapons offer flowers at the memorial cenotaph for the Atomic Bomb Victims in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on April 12, 2014, before the second-day session of the two-day meeting of the 12-member Nonproliferation and Disarmament Initiative in the city.

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Japan-US trade talks

WASHINGTON, United States - Japan and the United States hold their third round of bilateral trade negotiations in Washington on Oct. 21, 2013. Their negotiations cover auto trade-related issues and nontariff measures and are in parallel with the 12-member Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations.

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Antinuclear torch relay begins in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - An antinuclear torch relay begins in Hiroshima Prefecture on June 19 to underscore the hope that the world will be free of war and nuclear attacks during the 21st century. A 12-member leadoff group of runners started the 20th relay from Hiroshima Peace Park at 8:15 a.m., the time the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. The relay will cover about 1,816 kilometers in the prefecture, ending on July 26.

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Japanese team begins rescue efforts in quake disaster

AHMEDABAD, India - A Japanese team of disaster relief and medical experts arrives in Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat Province, western India, on Jan. 30. The 12-member team soon joined international efforts to rescue victims from the violent Jan. 26 earthquake.

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Japan PM Kishida in New York

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a meeting of the 12-member Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative, a framework involving non-nuclear states in the non-proliferation treaty (NPT) including Japan and Australia, in New York on Aug. 1, 2022. Kishida delivered a speech at a NPT review conference the same day at the U.N. headquarters. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Kishida in New York

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a meeting of the 12-member Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative, a framework involving non-nuclear states in the non-proliferation treaty (NPT) including Japan and Australia, in New York on Aug. 1, 2022. Kishida delivered a speech at a NPT review conference the same day at the U.N. headquarters. (Pool photo)

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Palestinian family fears forced displacement in West Bank

STORY: Palestinian family fears forced displacement in West Bank DATELINE: May 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:39 LOCATION: RAMALLAH, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the village of Jinba and inside the cave of Mohammed Jabarin 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMED JABARIN, Palestinian man 3. various of Jabarin's children playing outside their cave 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): UMM AHMED, Jabarin's wife 5. various of Jabarin's children playing outside their cave 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): NIDAL YOUNIS, Head of the local council in Masafer Yatta STORYLINE: After 20 years of endless waiting, many Palestinians living in the villages of Masafer Yatta in the West Bank are threatened with the demolition of their homes and the forced eviction from their land. The 12-member family of Mohammed Jabarin from Jinba village, one of 12 villages in the area, is among those who were forcibly displaced in 1999 after Israeli authorities expelled them and demolished their houses, where they had lived for decades. They were

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Hurdles left in Japan-U.S. TPP talks, ministers to handle key issues

Combination photo taken July 10, 2015, in Tokyo shows Hiroshi Oe (L), Japan's deputy chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative. They met with reporters after completing their two-day working-level talks, prior to the ministerial meeting of all 12 member countries from July 28 to 31 in Hawaii. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Last survivor of 12-member Enola Gay bomber crew dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 2010 at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum near Washington, the United States, shows the Enola Gay, the U.S. bomber that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945. Theodore Van Kirk, the last survivor of the 12-member crew of the B-29 Superfortress has died at the age of 93. (Kyodo)

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Last survivor of 12-member Enola Gay bomber crew dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in 2007 shows Theodore Van Kirk, the navigator of the Enola Gay, the U.S. bomber that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945. The last survivor of the 12-member crew of the B-29 Superfortress has died at the age of 93. (Kyodo)

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Ueda to become NHK president to replace Momii

Ryoichi Ueda, former senior executive vice president of major trading company Mitsubishi Corp., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 6, 2016, after being selected as new president of Japan Broadcasting Corp. by the board of governors of the public broadcaster known as NHK. Katsuto Momii, the current NHK president, will retire in January after one three-year term. Ueda currently serves as the only full-time governor of the 12-member NHK board and a member of the NHK audit committee. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ueda to become NHK president to replace Momii

Ryoichi Ueda, former senior executive vice president of major trading company Mitsubishi Corp., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 6, 2016, after being selected as new president of Japan Broadcasting Corp. by the board of governors of the public broadcaster known as NHK. Katsuto Momii, the current NHK president, will retire in January after one three-year term. Ueda currently serves as the only full-time governor of the 12-member NHK board and a member of the NHK audit committee. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ueda to become NHK president to replace Momii

Ryoichi Ueda, former senior executive vice president of major trading company Mitsubishi Corp., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 6, 2016, after being selected as new president of Japan Broadcasting Corp. by the board of governors of the public broadcaster known as NHK. Katsuto Momii, the current NHK president, will retire in January after one three-year term. Ueda currently serves as the only full-time governor of the 12-member NHK board and a member of the NHK audit committee. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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TPP leaders vow efforts to implement pact despite Trump's opposition

The leaders of the 12 member states of the Trans-Pacific Partnership meet in Lima on Nov. 19, 2016. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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TPP leaders vow efforts to implement pact despite Trump's opposition

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (facing) attends a summit of the 12 member states of the Trans-Pacific Partnership in Lima on Nov. 19, 2016. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N., S. Korea conduct land surveys for railway, road

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean workers walk into the demilitarized zone (DMZ) on Nov. 26 as North and South Korea begin land surveys to find suitable locations for a cross-border railway line and a parallel road to be constructed on the east coast. A 15-member South Korean team completed survey work in the southern sector of the 4-kilometer DMZ while a 12-member North Korean team did the same in the northern sector of the same zone on the east coast. (Kyodo)

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Antinuclear torch relay begins in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - An antinuclear torch relay begins in Hiroshima Prefecture on June 19 to underscore the hope that the world will be free of war and nuclear attacks during the 21st century. A 12-member leadoff group of runners started the 20th relay from Hiroshima Peace Park at 8:15 a.m., the time the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. The relay will cover about 1,816 kilometers in the prefecture, ending on July 26.

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Japanese team begins rescue efforts in quake disaster

AHMEDABAD, India - A Japanese team of disaster relief and medical experts arrives in Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat Province, western India, on Jan. 30. The 12-member team soon joined international efforts to rescue victims from the violent Jan. 26 earthquake.