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.

N. Korea-linked group's head office impounded

N. Korea-linked group's head office impounded

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo metropolitan government has impounded the head office (file photo) of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) over its failure to pay 75 million yen in a real estate acquisition tax, metropolitan government officials said Aug. 10.

Going once, going twice: your very own pagoda

Going once, going twice: your very own pagoda

NAGOYA, Japan - This five-story pagoda located at Sedaiji temple in Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, will be auctioned off to pay tax arrears owed by the temple's owners -- the now-defunct real estate company Sogo Fudosan and its corporate parent Sogo Taxi. The city of Katsuyama seized the 75-meter-high pagoda and other properties of the temple as liens on overdue property and local corporate taxes. Interested bidders must pay the city a deposit of 350 million yen by Nov. 27. Results of the auction will be announced two days later. Kiyoshi Tada, once known as the ''taxicab king of Kansai,'' built Sedaiji in 1987 as a tourist attraction in his native Katsuyama.

Chunichi closer Iwase signs 350 mil. yen deal

Chunichi closer Iwase signs 350 mil. yen deal

NAGOYA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons closer Hitoki Iwase smiles at a press conference after re-signing with the Central League club on Jan. 20 for an estimated annual salary of 350 million yen, up 75 million yen from 2005. Iwase, who set a single-season Japanese baseball record with 46 saves in 2005, agreed on the new deal in the second round of talks.

Motorcyclists steal 75 mil. yen from money transport vehicle

Motorcyclists steal 75 mil. yen from money transport vehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Police investigate a robbery site in Tokyo's Ginza district Dec. 20 where two men stole a bag containing about 75 million yen from a money transport vehicle (C). One man drove a motorbike (in front of the vehicle in photo) in the vehicle's path to make it stop, while the other man broke the glass of the vehicle's rear window and grabbed the bag of cash from the back seat. The two sped away on a different motorbike, the police said.

Chunichi closer Iwase signs 350 mil. yen deal

Chunichi closer Iwase signs 350 mil. yen deal

NAGOYA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons closer Hitoki Iwase smiles at a press conference after re-signing with the Central League club on Jan. 20 for an estimated annual salary of 350 million yen, up 75 million yen from 2005. Iwase, who set a single-season Japanese baseball record with 46 saves in 2005, agreed on the new deal in the second round of talks. (Kyodo)

Motorcyclists steal 75 mil. yen from money transport vehicle

Motorcyclists steal 75 mil. yen from money transport vehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Police investigate a robbery site in Tokyo's Ginza district Dec. 20 where two men stole a bag containing about 75 million yen from a money transport vehicle (C). One man drove a motorbike (in front of the vehicle in photo) in the vehicle's path to make it stop, while the other man broke the glass of the vehicle's rear window and grabbed the bag of cash from the back seat. The two sped away on a different motorbike, the police said. (Kyodo)

Going once, going twice: your very own pagoda

Going once, going twice: your very own pagoda

NAGOYA, Japan - This five-story pagoda located at Sedaiji temple in Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, will be auctioned off to pay tax arrears owed by the temple's owners -- the now-defunct real estate company Sogo Fudosan and its corporate parent Sogo Taxi. The city of Katsuyama seized the 75-meter-high pagoda and other properties of the temple as liens on overdue property and local corporate taxes. Interested bidders must pay the city a deposit of 350 million yen by Nov. 27. Results of the auction will be announced two days later. Kiyoshi Tada, once known as the ''taxicab king of Kansai,'' built Sedaiji in 1987 as a tourist attraction in his native Katsuyama. (Kyodo)

Sony unveils new Bravia 4K television

Sony unveils new Bravia 4K television

Sony Corp. unveils a 100-inch model of its new Bravia Z9D series 4K high-definition television in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2016. The series includes the three sizes -- 65-inch, 75-inch and 100-inch -- ranging in price from around 756,000 to 7.56 million yen. Sony plans to begin initial sales of the series starting on Oct. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo