U.S. ex-President Trump stands historic criminal trial

STORY: U.S. ex-President Trump stands historic criminal trial SHOOTING TIME: April 16, 2024 DATELINE: April 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of streets near criminal court 2. wide shot of Donald Trump arriving at the court 3. mid shot of Trump speaking (file) 4. various of news crews 5. various of activists 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEVE MERCZYNSKI, Trump supporter 7. various of activists 8. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARC LEAVITT, Trump critic STORYLINE: Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday appeared in a criminal court in Manhattan, New York City, in the hush money case, making him the first former U.S. president to stand a criminal trial. Trump arrived at the court in Lower Manhattan around 9 a.m. with a heavy presence of security guards, press representatives as well as activists from different political camps. Trump descended from his motorcade and talked to the press briefly before entering the courtroom. "The trial is a political perse

Ex-Narita airport activists pay off compensation with donations

Ex-Narita airport activists pay off compensation with donations

TOKYO, Japan - One of 16 former activists hand 104 million yen in cash to officials at the Civil Aviation Bureau of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry on Nov. 11 in compensation for their 1978 barricading of Narita airport's control tower. The activists had owed the money to the state and the operator of the airport for their occupation of the tower, which was an attempt to block the opening of the airport in Chiba Prefecture constructed after controversial land seizures from local farmers. They said they had received donations from former comrades and sympathizers.

Japan lawmaker pushes for WW II disclosure

Japan lawmaker pushes for WW II disclosure

LOS ANGELES, United States - Ko Tanaka (L), a Japanese opposition lawmaker, sits with Rabbi Cooper (C), associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, at a conference held in Los Angeles on Aug. 16. The meeting was attended by U.S. activists, politicians and former prisoners of war (POWs). ''The Japanese people have not demanded their Japanese government to clarify the facts of World War II and seem willing to move ahead to the next century without doing so,'' Tanaka said.

Ex-Narita airport activists pay off compensation with donations

Ex-Narita airport activists pay off compensation with donations

TOKYO, Japan - One of 16 former activists hand 104 million yen in cash to officials at the Civil Aviation Bureau of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry on Nov. 11 in compensation for their 1978 barricading of Narita airport's control tower. The activists had owed the money to the state and the operator of the airport for their occupation of the tower, which was an attempt to block the opening of the airport in Chiba Prefecture constructed after controversial land seizures from local farmers. They said they had received donations from former comrades and sympathizers. (Kyodo)

Ex-Narita airport activists pay off compensation with donations

Ex-Narita airport activists pay off compensation with donations

TOKYO, Japan - One of 16 former activists hand 104 million yen in cash to officials at the Civil Aviation Bureau of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry on Nov. 11 in compensation for their 1978 barricading of Narita airport's control tower. The activists had owed the money to the state and the operator of the airport for their occupation of the tower, which was an attempt to block the opening of the airport in Chiba Prefecture constructed after controversial land seizures from local farmers. They said they had received donations from former comrades and sympathizers. (Kyodo)

Japan lawmaker pushes for WW II disclosure

Japan lawmaker pushes for WW II disclosure

LOS ANGELES, United States - Ko Tanaka (L), a Japanese opposition lawmaker, sits with Rabbi Cooper (C), associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, at a conference held in Los Angeles on Aug. 16. The meeting was attended by U.S. activists, politicians and former prisoners of war (POWs). ''The Japanese people have not demanded their Japanese government to clarify the facts of World War II and seem willing to move ahead to the next century without doing so,'' Tanaka said.