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Gold prices surging in Japan

A board at the flagship store of Tanaka Precious Metal Technologies Co. in Tokyo's Ginza area shows retail prices of gold (upper L) topping 17,000 yen (about $120) per gram for the first time on April 22, 2025.

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Gold prices surging in Japan

A board at the flagship store of Tanaka Precious Metal Technologies Co. in Tokyo's Ginza area shows retail prices of gold topping 17,000 yen (about $120) per gram for the first time on April 22, 2025.

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17,000 people encircle Futemma base in 'human chain'

GINOWAN, Japan - People join hands amid heavy rain to form a ''human chain'' encircling the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 16, 2010. About 17,000 people took part in the demonstration to call for an early return of the base and opposing plans to relocate its functions within the prefecture.

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17,000 people encircle Futemma base in 'human chain'

GINOWAN, Japan - People form a ''human chain'' encircling the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan (back), Okinawa Prefecture, amid rain on May 16, 2010, About 17,000 people took part in the demonstration to call for an early return of the base and opposing plans to relocate its functions within the prefecture.

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17,000 people encircle Futemma base in 'human chain'

GINOWAN, Japan - People join hands amid heavy rain to form a ''human chain'' encircling the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 16, 2010. About 17,000 people took part in the demonstration to call for an early return of the base and opposing plans to relocate its functions within the prefecture.

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17,000 people encircle Futemma base in 'human chain'

GINOWAN, Japan - People join hands amid heavy rain to form a ''human chain'' encircling the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 16, 2010. About 17,000 people took part in the demonstration to call for an early return of the base and opposing plans to relocate its functions within the prefecture.

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17,000 people encircle Futemma base in 'human chain'

NAHA, Japan - Ginowan Mayor Yoichi Iha (R) and Nago Mayor Susumu Inamine (C) join a ''human chain'' encircling the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 16, 2010. About 17,000 people took part in the demonstration to call for an early return of the base and opposing plans to relocate its functions within the prefecture.

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17,000 people encircle Futemma base in 'human chain'

GINOWAN, Japan - People join hands amid heavy rain to form a ''human chain'' encircling the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 16, 2010. About 17,000 people took part in the demonstration to call for an early return of the base and opposing plans to relocate its functions within the prefecture.

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17,000 people encircle Futemma base in 'human chain'

GINOWAN, Japan - People form a ''human chain'' encircling the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, amid rain on May 16, 2010, About 17,000 people took part in the demonstration to call for an early return of the base and opposing plans to relocate its functions within the prefecture.

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Brazil opens new consulate general in Hamamatsu

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Consul General Luiz Sergio Gama Figueira (C) and others cut the ribbon at an opening ceremony for Brazil's third consulate general in Japan in Shizuoka Prefecture, where around 51,000 Brazilians live, on Sept. 18, 2009. The new consulate, which is expected to begin full operations in mid-October, is located in Hamamatsu, which has a Brazilian population of about 17,000, the largest in a Japanese municipality.

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Italian motorcyclists offer paper cranes at Hiroshima monument

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Marco Polo Team of three Italian motorcyclists offer paper cranes made by Italian children at a monument dedicated to a Japanese girl who died at age 12 as a result of the atomic bombing of the city on Aug. 6, 1945. The motorcyclists arrived in Hiroshima after a 17,000-kilometer trans-Eurasian journey from Italy via Belarus to campaign against radiation tragedies.

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Shipments of square watermelons begin in Kagawa Pref.

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Workers at an agricultural cooperative in the city of Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture, prepare for the shipment of square watermelons on June 25. The cooperative will ship about 800 of the watermelons through mid-July with a price tag ranging from 17,000 to 25,000 yen.

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Memorial ceremonies mark 2nd anniversary of Niigata quake

NAGAOKA, Japan - Local people light candles and offer silent prayers in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, at 5:56 p.m. on Oct. 23, the time the magnitude-6.8 earthquake hit the prefecture two years ago. The quake killed 67 people, leaving some 4,800 people injured and 17,000 houses destroyed or damaged.

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Vote counting starts in Philippine elections

MANILA, Philippines - Philippine election officials in the city of Makati begin tallying votes cast May 10 to elect the country's next president, vice president, 12 senators, more than 200 members of the House of Representatives and about 17,000 local officials.

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(2)Voting under way in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - Voters fill in their ballots at a school in Mandaluyong City on May 10 to elect their next president and 17,000 other officials at all levels of government.

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(1)Voting under way in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - Voters cast their ballots at a school in Mandaluyong City on May 10 to elect their next president and 17,000 other officials at all levels of government.

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Trimph International to sell 'World Cup' underwear

TOKYO, Japan - A model shows off a bra and panties to be sold by Trimph International Japan. Trimph will sell underwear to commemorate the May 31-June 30 World Cup finals to be co-hosted by Japan and South Korea. A total of 100 sets will be sold for 17,000 yen each at four department stores in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

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Toshiba to cut 17,000 jobs

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiba Corp. President Tadashi Okamura announces in Tokyo on Aug. 27 that his company will slash 17,000 jobs, or 12% of its domestic group workforce of 144,000, by the close of the fiscal year that ends March 31, 2004 to cope with the downturn in the information technology sector.

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17,000 residents checked for radiation in Tokaimura

TOKAIMURA, Japan - The last set of radiation checks is conducted on about 17,000 residents in the village of Tokaimura, about 120 kilometers northeast of Tokyo, and their possessions on Oct. 11, following Japan's Sept. 30 worst nuclear accident. The photo shows radiation checks of home-farming soil.

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Tokyo stocks close above 17,000

Buoyed by expectations that the Japanese government will map out additional economic stimulus measures soon, share prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange soared May 6, with the key Nikkei index closing above 17,000 for the first time in almost 14 months.