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Japan enacts 13.9 tril. yen extra budget

Japan's parliament enacts a 13.9 trillion yen ($90 billion) supplementary budget for the current fiscal year through next March with its passage through the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Japan enacts 13.9 tril. yen extra budget

Japan's parliament enacts a 13.9 trillion yen ($90 billion) supplementary budget for the current fiscal year through next March with its passage through the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Japan enacts 13.9 tril. yen extra budget

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba bows as the parliament enacted a 13.9 trillion yen ($90 billion) supplementary budget for the current fiscal year through next March with its passage through the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Japan enacts 13.9 tril. yen extra budget

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba bows as the parliament enacted a 13.9 trillion yen ($90 billion) supplementary budget for the current fiscal year through next March with its passage through the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024.

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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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TonenGeneral to buy Mitsui Oil to create 3rd largest oil wholesaler

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Muto, president of oil wholesaler TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K., announces at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2013, that the company will acquire a stake of nearly 90 percent in Mitsui Oil Co. for 24.9 billion yen from the trader on Feb. 4. The acquisition would allow the TonenGeneral group to rival Cosmo Oil Co. as Japan's third-largest oil wholesaler in terms of sales following JX Holdings Inc. and Idemitsu Kosan Co.

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Sharp 90-inch display

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows Sharp Corp.'s 90-inch liquid crystal display for digital signage. Sharp said on Nov. 22, 2012, it will release the display that is capable of showing a person at full height. The display, measuring 2 meters by 1.2 meters, is the first of its kind for use mainly by businesses and will go on sale on Jan. 28, 2013, for a price of around 2.6 million yen.

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Sony executive vice president Hirai

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Executive Deputy President Kazuo Hirai speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2011. Sony Corp. announced that it expects to log a group net loss of 90 billion yen in fiscal 2011 for the fourth straight year of red ink due to a strong yen and sluggish performance in its mainstay television business.

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Inedible pure gold soft-serve ice-cream

TOKYO, Japan - Convenience store operator Ministop Co. said May 11, 2010, it will give away ''soft-serve ice cream'' ornaments made of pure gold by lot to three applicants who send in pictures of themselves with soft-serve ice-cream by May 30. The prized ornament is 10 centimeters tall, 90 grams in weight and worth about 300,000 yen.

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Yosano, Watanabe allegedly receive money from dummy political body

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano (L in this file photo) and former administrative reform minister Yoshimi Watanabe are hit by a money scandal June 23. A commodities futures trading agency provided a total of 90 million yen in political donations to the two through a dummy political body.

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Honda Motor to release new model of Super Cub minibike June 19

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. it will start selling a new model of its popular Super Cub minibike (photo), which features high mileage, on the domestic market on June 19. The 110 cc Super Cub 110 minibike can travel 63.5 kilometers per liter, about 6 percent better than its predecessor, the Super Cub 90, in fuel efficiency. It will carry a price of 249,900 yen.

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Dollar continues to tumble against yen

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard at Gaitame.Com Co. in Tokyo shows the U.S. dollar falling to the upper 90 yen level at 6:43 p.m. on Oct. 24.

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Seized drugs on display at Tokyo Metropolitan Police

TOKYO, Japan - Hemp and other illegal drugs along with other material evidence seized by police from New Zealander Hossein Rahmati, Rahmati's Japanese wife and three of their foreign associates in Tokyo on display at Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on Dec. 14. Tokyo police say 1 kilogram of hemp and cocaine and 90 tablets of MDMA drugs, worth about 30 million yen on the streets, have been seized.

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Mitsui Fudosan negotiating to buy 33% stake in Imperial Hotel

TOKYO, Japan - Real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan Co. is in the final phase of talks to acquire a stake of about 33 percent in Imperial Hotel Ltd., the operator of Imperial Hotel (photo), one of Tokyo's long-established luxury hotels, for about 90 billion yen, informed sources said Sept. 21.

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Veteran lefty Kudo signs reduced salary deal with Yokohama

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran left-hander Kimiyasu Kudo speaks at a news conference in Yokohama on Jan. 19 after signing a contract with the Yokohama BayStars for an estimated annual salary of 90 million yen, plus performance escalators.

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Takashimaya to sell 20 million yen teddy bear

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese department store operator Takashimaya Co. said Oct. 30 it will put on sale a 20.06 million yen teddy bear (bottom) ahead of the upcoming Christmas and end-of-year shopping season. The 90-centimeter tall bear wears a tiara 16 cm in diameter encrusted with 9.54 karats worth of diamonds and 2.71 karats of pink sapphires. It will also sell a 50-cm bear (top) with a smaller tiara garnished with 3.30 karats of diamonds at a price of 5.25 million yen.

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Matsushita to build world's largest plasma display panel plant

OSAKA, Japan - Fumio Otsubo, senior managing director of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., briefs reporters in Osaka on May 18 about the company's plan to build the world's largest plasma display panel factory in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. Matsushita plans to spend 90 billion yen to build the factory, whose construction will begin in September.

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Yomiuri's Nioka gets 90 mil. yen pay raise

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants infielder Tomohiro Nioka poses for a photograph at a press conference on Dec. 19 after re-signing with the Central League club for an annual salary of 170 million yen, a pay increase of 90 million yen.

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Citizen Watch devises smallest PDA

TOKYO, Oct. 27 Kyodo - Photo shows what Citizen Watch Co. says is ''the world's smallest, thinnest and lightest personal digital assistant (PDA).'' The PDA is 90 by 60 millimeters with advanced e-mail functions targeting business users, Citizen Watch said. Although no bigger than a business card, the new device has a screen twice as large as a mobile phone display. The major watchmaker will release the new PDA for 20,000 to 30,000 yen early in 2004.

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Suzuki Motor unveils cheapest 50 cc scooter

TOKYO, Japan - Suzuki Motor Corp. introduced a restyled version of the ''Let's II Standard'' 50 cc scooter (in handout photo) on Oct. 15. The suggested retail price for the new scooter is 105,000 yen, but industry officials said retailers are likely to sell it around the 90,000 yen level to enable it to compete with Honda Motor Co.'s product in the same price range. Suzuki officials said it is the cheapest of all scooters assembled in Japan.

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Calls growing for Kato's resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Kato, a former Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker, speaks to reporters in front of his office in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on March 28 about reports that about 90 million yen was transferred into his personal bank account from a political fund-managing body run by Saburo Sato, his former aide, who was arrested on suspicion of evading 104 million yen in taxes.

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Sony cuts earnings forecast

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman and CEO Nobuyuki Idei announces a downward revision of group earnings forecast for the fiscal year through next March 31 at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 28. The leading consumer electronics maker said it now expects a net profit of 10 billion yen, down from a projection in July of a 90 billion yen profit.

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World Cup commemorative stamps to be sold in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows postage stamps commemorating the 2002 World Cup finals, which will go on sale at post offices across Japan from May 31 to June 28. The government said April 20 that a total of 30 million stamps will be available for 90 yen apiece, which includes a 10 yen donation for the soccer event to be co-hosted by Japan and South Korea. The stamps, available in three designs, feature the official mascots of the World Cup.

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Japan's longest toll-free bridge opens in Yamaguchi Pref.

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Japan's longest toll-free bridge, linking the island of Tsunoshima in Yamaguchi Prefecture with Honshu, opens to traffic Nov. 3 after seven years in construction. The bridge, built at a cost of 14.9 billion yen, spans 1.78 kilometers, 90 meters longer than Okinawa's Kuruma bridge, the longest toll-free road bridge in Japan until now. Tsunoshima, population 996, is a small, 4.1-square-km island off Hohoku, a fishing town in western Yamaguchi.

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Wilson rallies for win in Aiful Cup golf

AJIGASAWA KOGEN, Japan - American Dean Wilson raises a trophy after closing with a 6-under-par 66 on July 16 to come from behind and claim his first tour title in Japan with a one-stroke triumph in the 90 million yen Aiful Cup golf tournament. Wilson carded seven birdies against one bogey over the Ajigasawa Golf Club's 7,107-yard course layout in Aomori Prefecture for a 17-under-par total of 271.

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Giant beetle fetches record 10 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - A giant stag beetle measuring 80 millimeters long has been sold for a record 10 million yen ($90,000) at a Tokyo store specializing in insects. Store officials said a 36-year-old company president bought it for the store, claimed to be the highest ever paid for a giant stag beetle, whose scientific name is dorcus hopei.

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Former sex slaves from Taiwan file suit in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Huang Atau (L), 76, who claims she was forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War II, wipes her tears at a news conference July 14 after joining four other women from Taiwan in filing a suit with the Tokyo District Court seeking a formal apology and a total of 90 million yen in compensation.

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JDI President Kikuoka at a press conference

Japan Display Inc. (JDI) has finalized a new fundraising framework totaling over 100 billion yen. In addition to raising 80-90 billion yen from Ichigo Asset Group, an independent investment fund, JDI will also sell some of its facilities at its Hakusan plant (Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture) to Apple Inc. On April 12, JDI announced that it had reached a basic agreement with Ichigo Trust to raise up to 90 billion yen from Ichigo. Minoru Kikuoka, president of JDI, explained the purpose of the framework at a press conference on January 12, saying, "We will sell assets in order to enhance our capital and at the same time minimize the impact on existing shareholders through dilution. He explained the purpose of the framework. Wistron, a major Taiwanese electronics manufacturing service (EMS) company, also intends to invest 50 million dollars (about 5.4 billion yen) in JDI. December 12, 2019, Tokyo, Japan; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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VTT, a simulated organ for surgical training by Kotobuki Giken

Kotobuki Giken has launched a new company to develop and sell simulated organs for surgical training using konjac. The company raised about 90 million yen through stock investment-type crowdfunding. The company will sell the products to medical equipment manufacturers as well as universities and hospitals. The company also has its sights set on overseas markets. The new company, KOTOBUKI Medical, was established with experts in venture management and medical equipment sales, and is headed by President Takayama. The company will be based in Kotobuki Giken. The new company will handle everything from the purchase of raw materials to processing and sales. The new company aims to achieve sales of 10 million yen in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and to build a plant in 2008. President Takayama is enthusiastic, saying, "We want to make this a 3 billion yen business by 2016. (Photo taken on June 13, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Calls growing for Kato's resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Kato, a former Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker, speaks to reporters in front of his office in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on March 28 about reports that about 90 million yen was transferred into his personal bank account from a political fund-managing body run by Saburo Sato, his former aide, who was arrested on suspicion of evading 104 million yen in taxes.

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Takashimaya to sell 20 million yen teddy bear

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese department store operator Takashimaya Co. said Oct. 30 it will put on sale a 20.06 million yen teddy bear (bottom) ahead of the upcoming Christmas and end-of-year shopping season. The 90-centimeter tall bear wears a tiara 16 cm in diameter encrusted with 9.54 karats worth of diamonds and 2.71 karats of pink sapphires. It will also sell a 50-cm bear (top) with a smaller tiara garnished with 3.30 karats of diamonds at a price of 5.25 million yen. (Kyodo)

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Veteran lefty Kudo signs reduced salary deal with Yokohama

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran left-hander Kimiyasu Kudo speaks at a news conference in Yokohama on Jan. 19 after signing a contract with the Yokohama BayStars for an estimated annual salary of 90 million yen, plus performance escalators. (Kyodo)

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Mitsui Fudosan negotiating to buy 33% stake in Imperial Hotel

TOKYO, Japan - Real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan Co. is in the final phase of talks to acquire a stake of about 33 percent in Imperial Hotel Ltd., the operator of Imperial Hotel (photo), one of Tokyo's long-established luxury hotels, for about 90 billion yen, informed sources said Sept. 21. (Kyodo)

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Dollar continues to tumble against yen

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard at Gaitame.Com Co. in Tokyo shows the U.S. dollar falling to the upper 90 yen level at 6:43 p.m. on Oct. 24. (Kyodo)

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Chand fires 66 to grab Juken Sangyo Open lead

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - Fiji's Dinesh Chand fires a 6-under-par 66 on July 5 to grab a one-stroke lead in the first round of the 90 million yen Juken Sangyo Open golf tournament. Chand, winner of the Munsingwear Open in May, carded six birdies on his bogey-free journey over the Hiroshima Country Club's 6,950-yard Happonmatsu Course for the lead over defending champion Keiichiro Fukabori and 25-year-old hope Masanori Kobayashi.

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Wilson rallies for win in Aiful Cup golf

AJIGASAWA KOGEN, Japan - American Dean Wilson raises a trophy after closing with a 6-under-par 66 on July 16 to come from behind and claim his first tour title in Japan with a one-stroke triumph in the 90 million yen Aiful Cup golf tournament. Wilson carded seven birdies against one bogey over the Ajigasawa Golf Club's 7,107-yard course layout in Aomori Prefecture for a 17-under-par total of 271.

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Cyclo (1995)

Tran Nu Yen-Khe & Tony Leung Chiu Wai Characters: Sister & Film: Cyclo; Xich Lo (Xich lo) Hk/Fr/Vn 1995, Director: Tran Anh Hung 02 September 1995 Date: 02 September 1995

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Cyclo (1995)

Tran Nu Yen-Khe Characters: Sister Film: Cyclo; Xich Lo (Xich lo) Hk/Fr/Vn 1995, Director: Tran Anh Hung 02 September 1995 Date: 02 September 1995

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Honda Motor to release new model of Super Cub minibike June 19

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. it will start selling a new model of its popular Super Cub minibike (photo), which features high mileage, on the domestic market on June 19. The 110 cc Super Cub 110 minibike can travel 63.5 kilometers per liter, about 6 percent better than its predecessor, the Super Cub 90, in fuel efficiency. It will carry a price of 249,900 yen. (Kyodo)

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Seized drugs on display at Tokyo Metropolitan Police

TOKYO, Japan - Hemp and other illegal drugs along with other material evidence seized by police from New Zealander Hossein Rahmati, Rahmati's Japanese wife and three of their foreign associates in Tokyo on display at Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on Dec. 14. Tokyo police say 1 kilogram of hemp and cocaine and 90 tablets of MDMA drugs, worth about 30 million yen on the streets, have been seized. (Kyodo)

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Shipments of cube-shaped watermelons begin in western Japan

Workers check cube-shaped watermelons in Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, on June 30, 2021, as the season's first shipments of the fruit start. The watermelons used as ornaments were grown in special containers and they carry a wholesale price of around 10,000 yen ($90) a piece.

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Shipments of cube-shaped watermelons begin in western Japan

Workers check cube-shaped watermelons in Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, on June 30, 2021, as the season's first shipments of the fruit start. The watermelons used as ornaments were grown in special containers and they carry a wholesale price of around 10,000 yen ($90) a piece.

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Shipments of cube-shaped watermelons begin in western Japan

Workers check cube-shaped watermelons in Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, on June 30, 2021, as the season's first shipments of the fruit start. The watermelons used as ornaments were grown in square plastic containers and they carry a wholesale price of around 10,000 yen ($90) a piece.

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Inedible pure gold soft-serve ice-cream

TOKYO, Japan - Convenience store operator Ministop Co. said May 11, 2010, it will give away ''soft-serve ice cream'' ornaments made of pure gold by lot to three applicants who send in pictures of themselves with soft-serve ice-cream by May 30. The prized ornament is 10 centimeters tall, 90 grams in weight and worth about 300,000 yen. (Kyodo)

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Sony executive vice president Hirai

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Executive Deputy President Kazuo Hirai speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2011. Sony Corp. announced that it expects to log a group net loss of 90 billion yen in fiscal 2011 for the fourth straight year of red ink due to a strong yen and sluggish performance in its mainstay television business. (Kyodo)

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Japan Display to receive capital injection

Japan Display Inc. CEO Minoru Kikuoka attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2019, at which he announced the company agreed with private fund Ichigo Asset Management Ltd. to receive a capital injection of up to 90 billion yen ($830 million). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Display to receive capital injection from private fund

Japan Display Inc. CEO Minoru Kikuoka speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2019, announcing it agreed with private fund Ichigo Asset Management Ltd. to receive a capital injection of up to 90 billion yen to help shore up its ailing finances. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Display to receive capital injection from private fund

Japan Display Inc. CEO Minoru Kikuoka speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2019, announcing it agreed with private fund Ichigo Asset Management Ltd. to receive a capital injection of up to 90 billion yen to help shore up its ailing finances. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Display to receive capital injection from private fund

Japan Display Inc. CEO Minoru Kikuoka speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2019, announcing it agreed with private fund Ichigo Asset Management Ltd. to receive a capital injection of up to 90 billion yen to help shore up its ailing finances. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Display to receive capital injection from private fund

Japan Display Inc. CEO Minoru Kikuoka speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2019, announcing it agreed with private fund Ichigo Asset Management Ltd. to receive a capital injection of up to 90 billion yen to help shore up its ailing finances. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo