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US: Airport Fire Expands In Southern California, Destroys Homes 3

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.

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Yoshinoya to cut "gyudon" prices

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Yoshinoya's regular "gyudon" beef and rice bowl in Tokyo on April 10, 2013. Yoshinoya Holdings Co. said the same day it will cut gyudon prices on April 18 in response to the relaxation in February of restrictions on beef imports from the United States. The regular gyudon bowl price will be lowered by 100 yen to 280 yen.

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Lion's Nakajima in press conference

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Seibu Lions captain Hiroyuki Nakajima gives a press conference at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2012, after re-signing with the Lions for an estimated 280 million yen plus incentives. Nakajima said he plans to take another shot at playing in the majors in the following offseason as a free agent.

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Pure gold Stitch, Angel characters displayed in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Walt Disney's animated characters Stitch and his girlfriend Angel made of pure gold are displayed at the jewelry shop ''GINZA TANAKA'' in central Tokyo on July 14, 2010. The 15-centimeter high image, which was produced by Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. on an order from Walt Disney Japan Ltd., is made of some 280 grams of pure gold and priced at 5 million yen.

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Toshiba sees FY08 operating loss of 280 bil. yen, 1st red ink in 7 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiba Corp. President Atsutoshi Nishida bows at the end of a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Jan. 29. The struggling Japanese electronics giant said it will lay off 4,500 temporary workers in its loss-making semiconductor and liquid crystal display businesses and it expects to incur group net and operating losses of 280 billion yen each for fiscal 2008 through March, its first red-ink figures in seven years.

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'Udon' noodle shops facing the pinch as wheat prices go up

TAKAMATSU, Japan - ''Udon'' noodle shops are feeling the pinch as the price of wheat flour in Japan has shot up as a result of a severe drought in Australia, a leading wheat-growing country and principal wheat supplier to Japan. In Kagawa Prefecture, a region known for the delicious, low-priced Sanuki ''udon,'' some of the 900 Sanuki noodle shops are being forced to raise prices to stay in business. At Udon Tanaka, a noodle shop in Takamatsu (photo), the price of a bowl of plain soup ''udon'' will go up 20 yen to 280 yen from Oct. 1. ''Can't be helped. The price of tempura oil, salt has gone up as well,'' says Udon Tanaka owner Sadatoshi Tanaka.

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Matsushita to construct world's largest plasma panel plant

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. will invest about 280 billion yen to construct the world's largest plasma display panel plant with an annual production capacity of about 10 million units in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. Photo taken on Jan. 10 shows the company's No. 1 Amagasaki plant (left) and No. 2 Amagasaki plant, which is to begin operations in the summer of 2007. The new third plant, to be built near No. 2 plant, will come on stream in the summer of 2008.

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Yoshinoya cuts price of beef-and-rice bowl

TOKYO, Japan - One of outlets in Tokyo of Yoshinoya D&C Co., Japan's largest operator of restaurants serving ''gyudon'' -- rice topped with seasoned beef -- puts up a banner August 1 showing it has cut the price of its regular-size gyudon to 280 yen from 400 yen. The company said it introduced the price cut at 424 outlets in eastern Japan after a similar cut at 365 outlets in western Japan on July 26.

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Mitsubishi Heavy markets 1st self-made chopper

KOMAKI, Japan - Photo shows the first helicopter developed entirely in-house by Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. The company delivered the MH2000 helicopter, priced at 400 million yen, to a Chiba, east of Tokyo, helicopter charter and maintenance company. The 14-meter-long helicopter flies at a maximum speed of 280 km per hour and has a range of 780 km.

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Distribution of merchandise coupons begins in Hamada

A woman shows merchandise coupons distributed by the municipal government of Hamada in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 29. Hamada is the first municipality to initiate the central government's economic stimulus program and plans to issue some 280 million yen worth of coupons.

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Matsushita to construct world's largest plasma panel plant

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. will invest about 280 billion yen to construct the world's largest plasma display panel plant with an annual production capacity of about 10 million units in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. Photo taken on Jan. 10 shows the company's No. 1 Amagasaki plant (left) and No. 2 Amagasaki plant, which is to begin operations in the summer of 2007. The new third plant, to be built near No. 2 plant, will come on stream in the summer of 2008. (Kyodo)

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'Udon' noodle shops facing the pinch as wheat prices go up

TAKAMATSU, Japan - ''Udon'' noodle shops are feeling the pinch as the price of wheat flour in Japan has shot up as a result of a severe drought in Australia, a leading wheat-growing country and principal wheat supplier to Japan. In Kagawa Prefecture, a region known for the delicious, low-priced Sanuki ''udon,'' some of the 900 Sanuki noodle shops are being forced to raise prices to stay in business. At Udon Tanaka, a noodle shop in Takamatsu (photo), the price of a bowl of plain soup ''udon'' will go up 20 yen to 280 yen from Oct. 1. ''Can't be helped. The price of tempura oil, salt has gone up as well,'' says Udon Tanaka owner Sadatoshi Tanaka. (Kyodo)

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Toshiba to cut 4,500 temp jobs by end of March as it faces loss

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiba Corp. President Atsutoshi Nishida bows at the end of a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Jan. 29. The struggling Japanese electronics giant said it will lay off 4,500 temporary workers in its loss-making semiconductor and liquid crystal display businesses and it expects to incur group net and operating losses of 280 billion yen each for fiscal 2008 through March, its first red-ink figures in seven years. (Kyodo)

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Pure gold Stitch, Angel characters displayed in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Walt Disney's animated characters Stitch and his girlfriend Angel made of pure gold are displayed at the jewelry shop ''GINZA TANAKA'' in central Tokyo on July 14, 2010. The 15-centimeter high image, which was produced by Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. on an order from Walt Disney Japan Ltd., is made of some 280 grams of pure gold and priced at 5 million yen. (Kyodo)

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Lion's Nakajima in press conference

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Seibu Lions captain Hiroyuki Nakajima gives a press conference at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2012, after re-signing with the Lions for an estimated 280 million yen plus incentives. Nakajima said he plans to take another shot at playing in the majors in the following offseason as a free agent. (Kyodo)

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Koenigsegg reveals new Agera RSR sports car in Tokyo

Swedish automaker Koenigsegg reveals its new Agera RSR sports car in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2016. Only three units will be produced and all of the 280 million yen vehicles are expected to be owned by Japanese customers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yoshinoya cuts price of beef-and-rice bowl

TOKYO, Japan - One of outlets in Tokyo of Yoshinoya D&C Co., Japan's largest operator of restaurants serving ''gyudon'' -- rice topped with seasoned beef -- puts up a banner August 1 showing it has cut the price of its regular-size gyudon to 280 yen from 400 yen. The company said it introduced the price cut at 424 outlets in eastern Japan after a similar cut at 365 outlets in western Japan on July 26.

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Mitsubishi Heavy markets 1st self-made chopper

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the first helicopter developed entirely in-house by Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. The company delivered the MH2000 helicopter, priced at 400 million yen, to a Chiba, east of Tokyo, helicopter charter and maintenance company. The 14-meter-long helicopter flies at a maximum speed of 280 km per hour and has a range of 780 km.

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Distribution of merchandise coupons begins in Hamada

A woman shows merchandise coupons distributed by the municipal government of Hamada in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 29. Hamada is the first municipality to initiate the central government's economic stimulus program and plans to issue some 280 million yen worth of coupons. ==Kyodo