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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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Tokyo taxi operator adds electric vehicles to fleet

TOKYO, Japan - Two Mitsubishi Motors Corp. i-MiEV electric cars introduced by Hinomaru Limousine Co. as taxis are seen in Tokyo on March 25, 2010, as the company added two vehicles to its fleet for use primarily in the central business district in the capital on weekdays. The fare for the initial 2 kilometers of travel will be identical to that of gasoline-powered taxis at 710 yen.

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Tokyo taxis begin 710 yen flag fare, 1st hike in 10 years

TOKYO, Japan - Taxi operators in Tokyo and nearby Kanagawa Prefecture hiked their fares on Dec. 3 for the first time in 10 years, raising the flag fare for the first 2 kilometers to 710 yen from the previous 660 yen as well as subsequent distance-based fares. Photo shows a notice on a taxi door at JR Tokyo Station indicating the fare has been raised to 710 yen for the first 2 kilometers.

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Higher taxi fares in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - A taxi company employee puts a new fare sticker on the side window of a taxi in Nagoya, where the starting fare went up to 500 yen on Oct. 19 for the initial ride of up to 1.3 kilometers, the first effective fare increase in 11 years. On the same day, the government announced a 7.2 percent hike in Tokyo taxi fares from Dec. 3, raising the starting fare for the first 2 km from 660 yen to 710 yen.

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Japan signs accord to waive 710 bil. yen loans to Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso shake hands in Tokyo on Nov. 24 after signing documents to waive about $6.1 billion, or 710 billion yen, in Japan's loans to Iraq.

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Japan signs accord to waive 710 bil. yen loans to Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso shake hands in Tokyo on Nov. 24 after signing documents to waive about $6.1 billion, or 710 billion yen, in Japan's loans to Iraq. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo taxis begin 710 yen flag fare, 1st hike in 10 years

TOKYO, Japan - Taxi operators in Tokyo and nearby Kanagawa Prefecture hiked their fares on Dec. 3 for the first time in 10 years, raising the flag fare for the first 2 kilometers to 710 yen from the previous 660 yen as well as subsequent distance-based fares. Photo shows a notice on a taxi door at JR Tokyo Station indicating the fare has been raised to 710 yen for the first 2 kilometers. (Kyodo)

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Toshiba projects record net loss for FY 2015 after scandal

Toshiba Corp. President Masashi Muromachi attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2016. Toshiba cut its earnings outlook for fiscal 2015, estimating a record group net loss of 710 billion yen ($6 billion), as the lackluster performance of its semiconductor and social infrastructure units added to ballooning restructuring costs following an accounting scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba projects record net loss for FY 2015 after scandal

Toshiba Corp. President Masashi Muromachi attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2016. Toshiba cut its earnings outlook for fiscal 2015, estimating a record group net loss of 710 billion yen ($6 billion), as the lackluster performance of its semiconductor and social infrastructure units added to ballooning restructuring costs following an accounting scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumitomo Corp. expects 1st net loss in 16 years for FY 2014

Sumitomo Corp. President Kuniharu Nakamura tells a press conference in Tokyo on March 25, 2015, the trading giant is expecting a group net loss of 85 billion yen ($710 million) in fiscal 2014, the first net loss in 16 years, due chiefly to failed energy development projects in the United States, Brazil and elsewhere. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo taxi operator adds electric vehicles to fleet

TOKYO, Japan - Two Mitsubishi Motors Corp. i-MiEV electric cars introduced by Hinomaru Limousine Co. as taxis are seen in Tokyo on March 25, 2010, as the company added two vehicles to its fleet for use primarily in the central business district in the capital on weekdays. The fare for the initial 2 kilometers of travel will be identical to that of gasoline-powered taxis at 710 yen. (Kyodo)

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Higher taxi fares in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - A taxi company employee puts a new fare sticker on the side window of a taxi in Nagoya, where the starting fare went up to 500 yen on Oct. 19 for the initial ride of up to 1.3 kilometers, the first effective fare increase in 11 years. On the same day, the government announced a 7.2 percent hike in Tokyo taxi fares from Dec. 3, raising the starting fare for the first 2 km from 660 yen to 710 yen. (Kyodo)