US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

Nagashima, Matsui set to receive honor award

Nagashima, Matsui set to receive honor award

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 2003 shows former Yomiuri Giants manager Shigeo Nagashima (L) and New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui shaking hands at Yankee Stadium in New York. The Japanese government is considering presenting Nagashima and Matsui with the People's Honor Award for their contributions to professional baseball, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said April 1, 2013.

Game software makers Enix, Square agree to merge

Game software makers Enix, Square agree to merge

TOKYO, Japan - Square Co. President Yoichi Wada (L) and Enix Corp. Chairman Yasuhiro Fukushima (C) and President Keiji Honda (R) hold the game software produced by their companies at a news conference at a Tokyo hotel Nov. 26. The two firms announced they have agreed to merge on April 1, 2003, to bolster their earnings base and development capacity.

Contractors Mitsui, Sumitomo to merge in 2003

Contractors Mitsui, Sumitomo to merge in 2003

TOKYO, Japan - Sumitomo Construction Co. President Hitoshi Tsujimoto (L) and Mitsui Construction Co. President Noboru Sei pose at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 4 after announcing an agreement by the companies to merge their operations on April 1, 2003. The companies will integrate their operations on a fifty-fifty basis under Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co.

Deposit refund cap to be imposed as planned: FSA's Takagi

Deposit refund cap to be imposed as planned: FSA's Takagi

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Agency (FSA) Commissioner Shokichi Takagi speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on July 25. Takagi, who was appointed as FSA chief on July 12, reiterated that a 10 million yen refund limit for liquid deposits should be imposed as scheduled on April 1, 2003 and pledged to speed up measures to stabilize the financial system to ensure smooth imposition of the limit.

Medical payments hike in Japan agreed upon

Medical payments hike in Japan agreed upon

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi is surrounded by reporters at a Tokyo hotel Feb. 11 after the government and ruling coalition agreed to revise the health insurance law calling for a rise to 30% from 20% in the amount salaried workers pay in fees to medical institutions from April 1, 2003.