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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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Japan's net external assets hit record 3 tln USD in 2023

STORY: Japan's net external assets hit record 3 tln USD in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: May 28, 2024 DATELINE: May 28, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:52 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's net external assets rose to a record 471.31 trillion yen (3 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 12.2 percent from a year earlier, as a weak yen inflated the value of foreign stocks, bonds, and other holdings in yen terms, government data showed Tuesday. With the figure increasing for a sixth straight year, Japan retained its position as the world's largest creditor for the 33rd straight year in yen terms, followed by Germany and China as of the end of 2023, according to the Ministry of Finance. Gross external assets, held by the Japanese government, companies and individual investors, rose 11.1 percent to 1,488.34 trillion yen, while external debt went up 10.6 percent to 1,017.04 trillion yen, the ministry said. The yen was 7.0 percent weaker against the U.S. dollar in

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Postal stamps for winter greetings go on sale

TOKYO, Japan - The 52-yen postal stamps for greetings in the winter season are seen in this undated photo. Japan Post Co. started the sales of the stamps on Nov. 7, 2014.

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Japan sells new postcards, stamps reflecting sales tax hike

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post Co. releases 52 yen and 82 yen stamps on March 3, 2014, to incorporate the sales tax hike from 5% to 8% in April.

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Diamond-studded Christmas tree going for 200.7 million yen

TOKYO, Japan - A diamond-studded Christmas tree is on display at the Nihonbashi Takashimaya department store in Tokyo on Nov. 13. The 40-centimeter-tall Christmas tree is studded with 400 diamonds, the largest weighing 3 karats, and lined with chemically treated miniature roses. The Christmas tree comes with a teddy bear with a diamond necklace. Takashimaya says the set was specially designed for Christmas 2007 with the price set at 200.7 million yen. Without the diamonds, the tree and the teddy bear carry a more affordable price tag: 52,500 yen. The diamond Christmas tree set will be displayed for public viewing from Nov. 14 to Dec. 4.

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Gold, silver euro coins with 'Hello Kitty' images to be sold

TOKYO, Japan - Coin-importer Taisei Coins Corp. and Sanrio Co. said on Nov. 29 they will jointly sell three euro coins (in photo) with images of the latter's ''Hello Kitty'' character on them, beginning on Dec. 5. A 1-ounce gold coin with a face value of 50 euros will cost 168,000 yen. A quarter-ounce, 10-euro gold coin will cost 52,500 yen, and a 1.5-euro silver coin will cost 8,400 yen. Images on the coins, made by the Monnaie de Paris minting authority in France, depict ''Hello Kitty'' characters enjoying life in Paris.

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Nagoya robot developer to release 'Hello Kitty' robot

TOKYO, Japan - Robot developer Business Design Laboratory Co. unveiled a ''Hello Kitty'' robot on July 12 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the popular feline character developed by Sanrio Co. The robot, which is 52 centimeters tall and weighs 6 kilograms, can recognize up to 10 human faces through a built-in camera. The company will release the robot on Hello Kitty's birthday on Nov. 1 at an expected price of just over 400,000 yen.

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Ex-Seibu pitcher Maeda inks deal with China team

SHANGHAI, China - Former Seibu Lions right-hander Katsuhiro Maeda (in file photo) signed a deal worth an estimated 4,000 yuan per month (about 52,000 yen) on March 16 to play for the Shanghai Eagles starting this season, baseball sources said March 17. Maeda will be the first Japanese ever to play in the China Baseball League (CBL) when he debuts in the season opener April 2.

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State ordered to compensate radish farmer over O-157 case

OSAKA, Japan - Yoshinori Minamino speaks at a news conference March 15 in Osaka's Kita Ward after the Osaka District Court ordered the state to pay 6 million yen in compensation to his father, Hajime Minamino. The latter had sued the state for 52 million yen in damages.

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Health minister meets with CJD plaintiffs

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi (R) meet with plaintiffs in lawsuits filed by patients and bereaved families of victims of the fatal Creutsfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) at his ministry Jan. 15. Standing to address Sakaguchi is Sanichi Tani, 52, who heads the suit filed with the Otsu District Court. The plaintiffs are seeking a total of around 3 billion yen in damages in two suits that are pending at the Otsu and Tokyo district courts.

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Health minister meets with CJD plaintiffs

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi (R) meet with plaintiffs in lawsuits filed by patients and bereaved families of victims of the fatal Creutsfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) at his ministry Jan. 15. Standing to address Sakaguchi is Sanichi Tani, 52, who heads the suit filed with the Otsu District Court. The plaintiffs are seeking a total of around 3 billion yen in damages in two suits that are pending at the Otsu and Tokyo district courts.

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State ordered to compensate radish farmer over O-157 case

OSAKA, Japan - Yoshinori Minamino speaks at a news conference March 15 in Osaka's Kita Ward after the Osaka District Court ordered the state to pay 6 million yen in compensation to his father, Hajime Minamino. The latter had sued the state for 52 million yen in damages.

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Chinese envoy donates to Kumamoto's quake relief

Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua (L) gives Kumamoto Gov. Ikuo Kabashima a list of donations totaling about 52 million yen in Kumamoto on April 23, 2016, as aid to the southwestern Japan prefecture hit by powerful earthquakes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Post to issue stamps featuring star Fighters pitcher Otani

Japan Post Co.'s Hokkaido branch will release on Aug. 25, 2015, a limited edition of 13,000 sets of stamps featuring popular Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Shohei Otani at post offices in Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan. Each sheet, comprising five 52 yen stamps and five 82 yen stamps, will be sold at 2,000 yen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nagoya robot developer to release 'Hello Kitty' robot

TOKYO, Japan - Robot developer Business Design Laboratory Co. unveiled a ''Hello Kitty'' robot on July 12 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the popular feline character developed by Sanrio Co. The robot, which is 52 centimeters tall and weighs 6 kilograms, can recognize up to 10 human faces through a built-in camera. The company will release the robot on Hello Kitty's birthday on Nov. 1 at an expected price of just over 400,000 yen. (Kyodo)

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Accountant gets 6 yrs in prison for 2.1 bil. yen tax evasion

NAGOYA, Japan - Tsuneo Otake, a 52-year-old certified public accountant, enters the Nagoya District Court building in Nagoya's Naka Ward on Sept. 4 to hear a court ruling in his tax evasion trial. The court sentenced him to six years in prison and ordered him to pay 500 million yen in penalties for evading about 2.1 billion yen in his own and his clients' income and corporate taxes. (Kyodo)