Japan's child population hits record low, down for 43rd straight year

STORY: Japan's child population hits record low, down for 43rd straight year SHOOTING TIME: May 3, 2024 and archives DATELINE: May 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of children in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's estimated child population as of April 1 stood at 14.01 million, marking a fall for the 43rd straight year, government data showed. The number of children aged 14 or younger, including foreigners, dropped 330,000 from a year before to hit its record low since comparable data became available in 1950, according to data released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on Saturday. The ratio of children to the country's total population fell 0.2 percentage point to 11.3 percent, also the lowest level since 1950, declining for 50 years in a row. By gender, the population of boys came to 7.18 million compared with 6.83 million girls. By age, 3.17 million children were in the 12 to 14 age group, while 2.35 million were in the 0 to 2 age group, sug

Nikkei falls sharply on 1st trading day of 2014

Nikkei falls sharply on 1st trading day of 2014

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic display in Tokyo's Yaesu district shows the closing level of the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average on Jan. 6, 2014, the first trading day of the year in Japan. The index fell 382.43 points, or 2.35 percent, from Dec. 30 to 15,908.88.

Australia's cash rate hits 2.35 pct after 5 consecutive hikes

STORY: Australia's cash rate hits 2.35 pct after 5 consecutive hikes DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Reserve Bank of Australia and street view in Australia 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SARAH HUNTER, Partner, senior economist from KPMG 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SARAH HUNTER, Partner, senior economist from KPMG 4. various of street view in Australia STORYLINE: The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on Tuesday announced a rate hike for the 5th consecutive month, lifting its cash rate target by 50 basis points to a record high of 2.35 percent since 2015. "The Board is committed to returning inflation to the 2-3 percent range over time. It is seeking to do this while keeping the economy on an even keel," Governor Philip Lowe said in a statement on the monetary policy decision. Noting that inflation in Australia is at its highest level since the early 1990s and expected to increase further, the governor said more rate increases a

AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-CASH RATE

AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-CASH RATE

(220906) -- SYDNEY, Sept. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A pedestrian walks past the Reserve Bank of Australia in Sydney, Australia, Sept. 6, 2022. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on Tuesday announced a rate hike for the 5th consecutive month, lifting its cash rate target by 50 basis points to a record high of 2.35 percent since 2015. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-CASH RATE

AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-CASH RATE

(220906) -- SYDNEY, Sept. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A pedestrian walks past the Reserve Bank of Australia in Sydney, Australia, Sept. 6, 2022. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on Tuesday announced a rate hike for the 5th consecutive month, lifting its cash rate target by 50 basis points to a record high of 2.35 percent since 2015. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

Daily COVID-19 cases surpass 10,000-mark once again in India

STORY: Daily COVID-19 cases surpass 10,000-mark once again in India DATELINE: June 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views of New Delhi STORYLINE: The number of new COVID-19 cases per day in India continues to increase at a fast pace with 12,213 new cases recorded during the past 24 hours, showed data released by the federal health ministry on Thursday. This was the first time in the past couple of months that the number of new cases per day crossed the 10,000-mark. According to official figures released by the federal health ministry, the rate of increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases over the past two days has been around 35 percent. The number of new cases registered per day has almost doubled over the past two days. So far, India's COVID-19 tally has stood at 43,257,730. The daily positivity rate is 2.35 percent, while the weekly positivity rate has been 2.38 percent, revealed the federal health ministry. Besides, 11 peo