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US: Fast-Moving Sandy Fire Burns More Than 800 Acres, Prompting Evacuations 6

The Sandy Fire broke out Monday, May 18, in Simi Valley, roughly 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles, burning over 836 acres, destroying at least one home, and forcing more than 29,000 residents to evacuate.

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US: Fast-Moving Sandy Fire Burns More Than 800 Acres, Prompting Evacuations 3

The Sandy Fire broke out Monday, May 18, in Simi Valley, roughly 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles, burning over 836 acres, destroying at least one home, and forcing more than 29,000 residents to evacuate.

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US: Fast-Moving Sandy Fire Burns More Than 800 Acres, Prompting Evacuations 4

The Sandy Fire broke out Monday, May 18, in Simi Valley, roughly 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles, burning over 836 acres, destroying at least one home, and forcing more than 29,000 residents to evacuate.

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US: Fast-Moving Sandy Fire Burns More Than 800 Acres, Prompting Evacuations 5

The Sandy Fire broke out Monday, May 18, in Simi Valley, roughly 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles, burning over 836 acres, destroying at least one home, and forcing more than 29,000 residents to evacuate.

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US: Fast-Moving Sandy Fire Burns More Than 800 Acres, Prompting Evacuations

The Sandy Fire broke out Monday, May 18, in Simi Valley, roughly 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles, burning over 836 acres, destroying at least one home, and forcing more than 29,000 residents to evacuate.

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US: Fast-Moving Sandy Fire Burns More Than 800 Acres, Prompting Evacuations 2

The Sandy Fire broke out Monday, May 18, in Simi Valley, roughly 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles, burning over 836 acres, destroying at least one home, and forcing more than 29,000 residents to evacuate.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi views a memorial monument for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II, during a visit to the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026. A Japan-U.S. joint ceremony for the fallen was held the same day.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (2nd from R) attends a Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II, held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets the press after attending a Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II, held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during a Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II, held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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US: Meteor Spotted Across Michigan and Midwest as NASA Confirms Asteroid Fragment

A meteor was spotted across Michigan and several Midwest states on Monday, March 23. NASA confirmed the fireball was caused by a piece of asteroid approximately four inches in diameter, traveling northeast at 29,000 miles per hour.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240726) -- BEIJING, July 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Huge waves lash the shore in Sansha Township of Xiapu County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 25, 2024. East China's Fujian Province had relocated 156,800 residents as of 7 a.m. Thursday as Typhoon Gaemi, the third typhoon of this year, approaches, said local authorities. Meanwhile, 73 passenger ferry routes along the province's coast were suspended and 97 flights canceled. Over 29,000 people working on fishing rafts along its coast have been evacuated to the shore, and 733 fishing boats have taken shelter at ports and some 3,200 people aboard have been evacuated ashore, according to the provincial flood control office. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-TYPHOON-GAEMI-PRECAUTIONS (CN)

(240725) -- NINGDE, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Emergency staff members guide a stranded car to a safe area as huge waves lash the shore in Sansha Township of Xiapu County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 25, 2024. East China's Fujian Province had relocated 156,800 residents as of 7 a.m. Thursday as Typhoon Gaemi, the third typhoon of this year, approaches, said local authorities. Meanwhile, 73 passenger ferry routes along the province's coast were suspended and 97 flights canceled. Over 29,000 people working on fishing rafts along its coast have been evacuated to the shore, and 733 fishing boats have taken shelter at ports and some 3,200 people aboard have been evacuated ashore, according to the provincial flood control office. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-TYPHOON-GAEMI-PRECAUTIONS (CN)

(240725) -- NINGDE, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Huge waves lash the shore in Sansha Township of Xiapu County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 25, 2024. East China's Fujian Province had relocated 156,800 residents as of 7 a.m. Thursday as Typhoon Gaemi, the third typhoon of this year, approaches, said local authorities. Meanwhile, 73 passenger ferry routes along the province's coast were suspended and 97 flights canceled. Over 29,000 people working on fishing rafts along its coast have been evacuated to the shore, and 733 fishing boats have taken shelter at ports and some 3,200 people aboard have been evacuated ashore, according to the provincial flood control office. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-TYPHOON-GAEMI-PRECAUTIONS (CN)

(240725) -- NINGDE, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Huge waves lash the shore in Sansha Township of Xiapu County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 25, 2024. East China's Fujian Province had relocated 156,800 residents as of 7 a.m. Thursday as Typhoon Gaemi, the third typhoon of this year, approaches, said local authorities. Meanwhile, 73 passenger ferry routes along the province's coast were suspended and 97 flights canceled. Over 29,000 people working on fishing rafts along its coast have been evacuated to the shore, and 733 fishing boats have taken shelter at ports and some 3,200 people aboard have been evacuated ashore, according to the provincial flood control office. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-TYPHOON-GAEMI-PRECAUTIONS (CN)

(240725) -- NINGDE, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Emergency staff members are on guard against Typhoon Gaemi at a port in Sansha Township of Xiapu County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 25, 2024. East China's Fujian Province had relocated 156,800 residents as of 7 a.m. Thursday as Typhoon Gaemi, the third typhoon of this year, approaches, said local authorities. Meanwhile, 73 passenger ferry routes along the province's coast were suspended and 97 flights canceled. Over 29,000 people working on fishing rafts along its coast have been evacuated to the shore, and 733 fishing boats have taken shelter at ports and some 3,200 people aboard have been evacuated ashore, according to the provincial flood control office. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-TYPHOON-GAEMI-PRECAUTIONS (CN)

(240725) -- NINGDE, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Huge waves lash the shore in Sansha Township of Xiapu County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 25, 2024. East China's Fujian Province had relocated 156,800 residents as of 7 a.m. Thursday as Typhoon Gaemi, the third typhoon of this year, approaches, said local authorities. Meanwhile, 73 passenger ferry routes along the province's coast were suspended and 97 flights canceled. Over 29,000 people working on fishing rafts along its coast have been evacuated to the shore, and 733 fishing boats have taken shelter at ports and some 3,200 people aboard have been evacuated ashore, according to the provincial flood control office. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-TYPHOON-GAEMI-PRECAUTIONS (CN)

(240725) -- NINGDE, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Emergency staff members are on guard against Typhoon Gaemi at a port in Sansha Township of Xiapu County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 25, 2024. East China's Fujian Province had relocated 156,800 residents as of 7 a.m. Thursday as Typhoon Gaemi, the third typhoon of this year, approaches, said local authorities. Meanwhile, 73 passenger ferry routes along the province's coast were suspended and 97 flights canceled. Over 29,000 people working on fishing rafts along its coast have been evacuated to the shore, and 733 fishing boats have taken shelter at ports and some 3,200 people aboard have been evacuated ashore, according to the provincial flood control office. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Kehong)

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Egypt regrets UNSC's failure to adopt Gaza ceasefire resolution

STORY: Egypt regrets UNSC's failure to adopt Gaza ceasefire resolution SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the headquarters of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs STORYLINE: Egypt expressed deep regret on Tuesday for the inability of the United Nations Security Council to pass a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip after a U.S. veto. The United States earlier in the day vetoed a resolution submitted by Algeria for the Arab Group in New York calling for a ceasefire in the Palestinian enclave, where more than 29,000 people have been killed in Israeli attacks since Oct. 7. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the outcome "has come to question the credibility of the rules and working mechanisms of the current international architecture, especially the Security Council, which is entrusted with the responsibility of preventing and settling conflicts and halting wars." Egypt stron

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Palestinian death toll in Gaza exceeds 29,000: ministry

STORY: Palestinian death toll in Gaza exceeds 29,000: ministry SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 19, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of central Gaza STORYLINE: The Palestinian death toll resulting from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has surpassed 29,000, the Gaza-based Health Ministry announced on Monday. According to a press statement from the ministry, the Israeli army has killed 107 Palestinians and wounded 145 more within the past 24 hours. This latest update brings the total number of casualties to 29,092 deaths and 69,028 injuries since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023, according to the statement. It noted that some victims remain under the rubble amid heavy bombardment and a lack of civil defense and ambulance crews. Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023. Xinhua New

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MIDEAST-GAZA-RAFAH-ISRAEL-AIRSTRIKE

(240219) -- GAZA, Feb. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People conduct rescue work after an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Feb. 19, 2024. The Palestinian death toll resulting from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has surpassed 29,000, the Gaza-based Health Ministry announced on Monday. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-RAFAH-ISRAEL-AIRSTRIKE

(240219) -- GAZA, Feb. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People conduct rescue work after an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Feb. 19, 2024. The Palestinian death toll resulting from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has surpassed 29,000, the Gaza-based Health Ministry announced on Monday. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-RAFAH-ISRAEL-AIRSTRIKE

(240219) -- GAZA, Feb. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People conduct rescue work after an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Feb. 19, 2024. The Palestinian death toll resulting from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has surpassed 29,000, the Gaza-based Health Ministry announced on Monday. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-RAFAH-ISRAEL-AIRSTRIKE

(240219) -- GAZA, Feb. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People conduct rescue work after an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Feb. 19, 2024. The Palestinian death toll resulting from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has surpassed 29,000, the Gaza-based Health Ministry announced on Monday. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-RAFAH-ISRAEL-AIRSTRIKE

(240219) -- GAZA, Feb. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People conduct rescue work after an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Feb. 19, 2024. The Palestinian death toll resulting from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has surpassed 29,000, the Gaza-based Health Ministry announced on Monday. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-RAFAH-ISRAEL-AIRSTRIKE

(240219) -- GAZA, Feb. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People conduct rescue work after an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Feb. 19, 2024. The Palestinian death toll resulting from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has surpassed 29,000, the Gaza-based Health Ministry announced on Monday. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-RAFAH-ISRAEL-AIRSTRIKE

(240219) -- GAZA, Feb. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A rescuer works after an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Feb. 19, 2024. The Palestinian death toll resulting from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has surpassed 29,000, the Gaza-based Health Ministry announced on Monday. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)

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Palestinian death toll in Gaza nears 29,000: ministry

STORY: Palestinian death toll in Gaza nears 29,000: ministry SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 18, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Gaza STORYLINE: The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 28,985, the Hamas-run health ministry said on Sunday. In a press statement sent to Xinhua, the ministry said that 68,883 Palestinians have been wounded in the coastal enclave since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct. 7, 2023. The Israeli army killed 127 Palestinians and wounded 205 others during the last 24 hours, the ministry added. It noted that some victims remain under the rubble amid heavy bombardment and a lack of civil defense and ambulance crews. Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 were taken hosta

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CHINA-BEIJING-BIOMEDICAL PLATFORM-CONSTRUCTION-LAUNCHING (CN)

(240207) -- BEIJING, Feb. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cheng Heping, a leading Chinese biomedical expert at Peking University, delivers a speech at the launching ceremony of the construction of an innovative platform for molecular imaging and theranostic medical probes in Huairou Science City in the northeastern suburbs of Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2024. China launched the construction of an innovative platform for molecular imaging and theranostic medical probes in Huairou Science City in the northeastern suburbs of Beijing on Wednesday, according to Peking University, which is leading the project. The platform, with a planned construction area of 29,000 square meters and a total investment of approximately 630 million yuan (about 88.67 million U.S. dollars), is a key part of the multi-modal and multi-scale biomedical imaging project, one of the major national scientific and technological infrastructure, which was completed in Huairou Science City in 2022 and began trial operations last year, said Yang Zh

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CHINA-BEIJING-BIOMEDICAL PLATFORM-CONSTRUCTION-LAUNCHING (CN)

(240207) -- BEIJING, Feb. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This rendering provided by Peking University shows the multi-modal and multi-scale biomedical imaging project, one of the major national scientific and technological infrastructure, in Huairou Science City in the northeastern suburbs of Beijing, capital of China. China launched the construction of an innovative platform for molecular imaging and theranostic medical probes in Huairou Science City in the northeastern suburbs of Beijing on Wednesday, according to Peking University, which is leading the project. The platform, with a planned construction area of 29,000 square meters and a total investment of approximately 630 million yuan (about 88.67 million U.S. dollars), is a key part of the multi-modal and multi-scale biomedical imaging project, one of the major national scientific and technological infrastructure, which was completed in Huairou Science City in 2022 and began trial operations last year, said Yang Zhi, a scientist at Peking University's National

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CHINA-BEIJING-BIOMEDICAL PLATFORM-CONSTRUCTION-LAUNCHING (CN)

(240207) -- BEIJING, Feb. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 7, 2024 shows the launching ceremony of the construction of an innovative platform for molecular imaging and theranostic medical probes in Huairou Science City in the northeastern suburbs of Beijing, capital of China. China launched the construction of an innovative platform for molecular imaging and theranostic medical probes in Huairou Science City in the northeastern suburbs of Beijing on Wednesday, according to Peking University, which is leading the project. The platform, with a planned construction area of 29,000 square meters and a total investment of approximately 630 million yuan (about 88.67 million U.S. dollars), is a key part of the multi-modal and multi-scale biomedical imaging project, one of the major national scientific and technological infrastructure, which was completed in Huairou Science City in 2022 and began trial operations last year, said Yang Zhi, a scientist at Peking University's National Biomedical Imaging Ce

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More Gazans displaced as conflict persists

STORY: More Gazans displaced as conflict persists SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 13-Nov. 14, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): OM WASSEM, Displaced resident in Gaza 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): Worker 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ABDEL NASSER AL-AZRABI, Bakery owner in Gaza 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): ATEF AL-HAZEEN, Gaza resident 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Arabic): IBRAHIM AL-NAJJAR, Gaza resident 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (Arabic): AYA HABBUB, Displaced resident in Gaza 7. SOUNDBITE 7 (Arabic): NARIMAN FATHY, Displaced resident in Gaza 8. SOUNDBITE 8 (Arabic): NABILA HASHEM, Gaza resident STORYLINE: More residents in the Gaza Strip have been displaced as the Palestinian-Israeli conflict persists. The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli attacks in the enclave since the start of the conflict has risen above 11,500, while over 29,000 others were injured, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry and Gaza's government media office. SOUNDBITE 1 (A

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Japan sees 1st foreign cruise ship arrival in 3 years amid pandemic

A foreign cruise ship docked in a Shizuoka Prefecture port Wednesday to become the first such vessel to arrive in Japan in about three years following a government-mandated suspension of cruises due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 29,000-ton ship, which departed Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands on Feb. 25, is scheduled to leave Shizuoka for Tokyo on Wednesday night. Acceptance of foreign cruise ships was suspended in March 2020 following a mass coronavirus outbreak on the Diamond Princess, which caused thousands to be quarantined in Yokohama in February 2020 and left 13 of the over 700 infected crew and passengers dead.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony on Iwoto Island

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 13, 2013, shows a scene from a joint ceremony held by Japan and the United States on Iwoto Island to commemorate the 29,000 who died in one of the most grueling battles of World War II, known as the Battle of Iwojima. Around 270 veterans, their families and government officials from the two countries attended. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. ceremony on Iwoto Island

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 13, 2013, shows a scene from a joint ceremony held by Japan and the United States on Iwoto Island to commemorate the 29,000 who died in one of the most grueling battles of World War II, known as the Battle of Iwojima. Around 270 veterans, their families and government officials from the two countries attended. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. ceremony on Iwoto Island

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 13, 2013, shows people who attended a joint ceremony held by Japan and the United States on Iwoto Island to commemorate the 29,000 who died in one of the most grueling battles of World War II, known as the Battle of Iwojima. Around 270 veterans, their families and government officials from the two countries attended. (Pool photo)

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Memorial held for World War II dead of Iwoto

IWOTO, Japan - Welfare Minister Akira Nagatsuma speaks at a government-held memorial on Iwoto Island in the Pacific on July 15, 2010, honoring the war dead. A bloody battle waged on the island far south of Tokyo in the final year of World War II claimed nearly 22,000 Japanese lives and left 29,000 U.S. casualties.

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Nintendo's new game console Wii hits U.S. shelves

NEW YORK, United States - Jubilant shoppers show off their Wii videogame system, Nintendo Co.'s new next-generation console, which hit U.S. store shelves on Nov. 18 before its debut in Japan on Dec. 2. Nintendo made 400,000 units available for the first day of sales at a per-unit price of $244.99, or 29,000 yen, hoping to sell 2 million units by the end of the year.

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Data on Japanese emigrants to Hawaii to be available online

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - The Museum of Japanese Emigration to Hawaii, located in Oshima, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, will next month launch a research service to allow the emigrants' descendants to obtain information on their ancestors who sailed to the Pacific islands in the late 19th century. The museum will post information online on about 29,000 Japanese who emigrated to Hawaii to work in the sugar industry between 1885 and 1894, under a government-led program during the Meiji Period (1868-1912).

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Torrential rain hits Niigata

Torrential rains in northern Niigata Prefecture flood more than 14,000 homes and cut the electricity in some 29,000 homes in the city of Niigata on Aug. 4. Hourly rainfall measured 97 millimeters, the heaviest since the Meteorological Agency started compiling data in 1886. The photo taken Wednesday morning shows the farming village of Sasakami sitting under water after a river overflowed and broke a dike the previous day.

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Night markets bolster nighttime economy in China's Yinchuan

STORY: Night markets bolster nighttime economy in China's Yinchuan DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the night markets in Yinchuan, China 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DING YANG, Stall owner STORYLINE: Rows of stalls featuring folk culture, local specialties and fun activities, draw crowds of visitors to the night markets in Yinchuan City, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The night markets not only provide a place for people to relax, but also bolster local night economy. 　　 SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DING YANG, Stall owner "Today's business is not bad. There are about 20 tables of diners tonight. Concerning the season, the current customer flow is quite satisfactory. From May to August, this street is full of visitors. During the peak season, which is from March to October, our sales could reach more than 200,000 yuan (about 29,000 U.S. dollars) every month." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yinchua

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Nikkei recovers 29,000

A roadside financial data screen in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average finishing above the 29,000 mark on Aug. 17, 2022, for the first time in about seven months.