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.

Dollar rises to 33-month-high in 93 yen zone

Dollar rises to 33-month-high in 93 yen zone

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard at a Tokyo office of money broker Gaitame.com Co. shows the U.S. dollar trading above the 93 yen line on Feb. 4, 2013. The U.S. currency topped the line and rose to its highest level since May 2010, supported by renewed optimism over the course of the U.S. economy.

Ishikawa finishes 20th at Masters

Ishikawa finishes 20th at Masters

AUGUSTA, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa finishes the final round of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia with the score of 285 total, 3-under, tied for 20th, which was his best finish in a major tournament outside Japan, on April 10, 2011. Ishikawa, who announced he would donate all prize money this season to quake relief, earned $93,200, or about 7.9 million yen, at the tournament.

Livedoor share price sinks below 100 yen for 1st time

Livedoor share price sinks below 100 yen for 1st time

TOKYO, Japan - An electric board at a securities company in Tokyo shows the price of Livedoor Co. closing at 94 yen on Feb. 1 after briefly dropping to 93 yen.

Livedoor share price sinks below 100 yen for 1st time

Livedoor share price sinks below 100 yen for 1st time

TOKYO, Japan - An electric board at a securities company in Tokyo shows the price of Livedoor Co. closing at 94 yen on Feb. 1 after briefly dropping to 93 yen. (Kyodo)

Fast Retailing chief to donate 10 bil. yen to medical research

Fast Retailing chief to donate 10 bil. yen to medical research

Tadashi Yanai (C), chairman and CEO of Fast Retailing Co., the operator of casual wear chain Uniqlo, poses for a photo with two Nobel Prize winners -- Tasuku Honjo (L) and Shinya Yamanaka -- at a press conference in Kyoto on June 24, 2020, after announcing that he will donate a total of 10 billion yen ($93 million) to Kyoto University to support its medical research under the two scientists. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fast Retailing chief to donate 10 bil. yen to medical research

Fast Retailing chief to donate 10 bil. yen to medical research

Tadashi Yanai, chairman and CEO of Fast Retailing Co., the operator of casual wear chain Uniqlo, speaks at a press conference in Kyoto on June 24, 2020, announcing that he will donate a total of 10 billion yen ($93 million) to Kyoto University to support its medical research under two Nobel Prize winners -- Tasuku Honjo and Shinya Yamanaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo