Nikkei falls below 10,000 mark for 1st time since Dec. 2003

Nikkei falls below 10,000 mark for 1st time since Dec. 2003

TOKYO, Japan - A monitor at Gaitame.Com Co. shows Tokyo stocks opening sharply lower on Oct. 7, sending the key Nikkei index below the 10,000 mark for the first time since December 2003. The Nikkei Stock Average stood at 9,996.23 at 9:18 a.m.

Memorial service held for 107 train derailment victims

Memorial service held for 107 train derailment victims

AMAGASAKI, Japan - People attending a memorial service for the 107 people who died when a speeding JR West commuter train derailed in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture on April 25, pray in silence at at 9:18 a.m., the time when Japan's worst train accident in 40 years occurred.

China commemorates war against Japanese aggression

STORY: China commemorates war against Japanese aggression DATELINE: Sept. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event in Shenyang, China STORYLINE: Air-raid sirens sounded and bells tolled across the city of Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Sunday morning to commemorate the 91st anniversary of the September 18 Incident, which marked the start of Japan's 14-year invasion of China. At the 9.18 Historical Museum, nearly 300 people from all walks of life gathered and held a ceremony to commemorate the September 18 Incident and the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Flanked by the honor guards of the People's Liberation Army, 14 representatives from central and local authorities, the military, and various sectors struck a huge bell 14 times at around 9:18 a.m., in commemoration of China's 14-year-long bitter war against Japanese aggressors. On Sept. 18, 1931, Japanese troops blew up a section of railway u

Nikkei falls below 10,000 mark for 1st time since Dec. 2003

Nikkei falls below 10,000 mark for 1st time since Dec. 2003

TOKYO, Japan - A monitor at Gaitame.Com Co. shows Tokyo stocks opening sharply lower on Oct. 7, sending the key Nikkei index below the 10,000 mark for the first time since December 2003. The Nikkei Stock Average stood at 9,996.23 at 9:18 a.m. (Kyodo)

16th anniversary of deadly derailment in Amagasaki commemorated

Bereaved family members and railway officials offered prayers Sunday for 107 victims of a train derailment 16 years ago in the western Japan city of Amagasaki, with a memorial service canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak.A moment of silence was observed at a memorial built at the accident site for mourners to pray for the dead at 9:18 a.m., the exact moment the crash occurred 16 years ago.We will make a tireless effort for safe train operations, with remorse engraved in our hearts, West Japan Railway Co. President Kazuaki Hasegawa said, as he laid flowers at the facility.

Memorial service held for 107 train derailment victims

Memorial service held for 107 train derailment victims

AMAGASAKI, Japan - People attending a memorial service for the 107 people who died when a speeding JR West commuter train derailed in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture on April 25, pray in silence at at 9:18 a.m., the time when Japan's worst train accident in 40 years occurred. (Kyodo)