80th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

80th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) visits a museum near the Tower of Himeyuri in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. More than half of around 240 female students mobilized as nursing aides, called Himeyuri Gakutotai, died in the battle along with their teachers. (Pool photo)

80th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

80th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba prepares to lay flowers at the Tower of Himeyuri in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. More than half of around 240 female students mobilized as nursing aides, called Himeyuri Gakutotai, died in the battle along with their teachers. (Pool photo)

80th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

80th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) visits a museum near the Tower of Himeyuri in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. More than half of around 240 female students mobilized as nursing aides, called Himeyuri Gakutotai, died in the battle along with their teachers. (Pool photo)

China-Mongolia economic cooperation zone seeks investment from both countries

STORY: China-Mongolia economic cooperation zone seeks investment from both countries SHOOTING TIME: May 31, 2024 DATELINE: June 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the investment promotion conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG YONG, General manager of Suzhou Qianshengyuan Food Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LAI XIANGHUA, Vice mayor of Erenhot 4. various of the economic cooperation zone STORYLINE: An investment promotion conference for the China-Mongolia Erenhot-Zamyn-Uud Economic Cooperation Zone took place in Beijing, the capital of China, on Friday. The event drew around 240 representatives from governments and businesses of both countries. At this conference, China and Mongolia signed agreements totaling 4.32 billion yuan (about 596.54 million U.S. dollars). SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG YONG, General manager of Suzhou Qianshengyuan Food Co., Ltd. "The convenient movement of people between China and Mongolia, the expedited customs clearance for

Hundreds evacuated as wildfire burns on Gran Canaria island

STORY: Hundreds evacuated as wildfire burns on Gran Canaria island DATELINE: July 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of wildfire on Gran Canaria STORYLINE: Several hundred residents and 100 children who were attending a summer camp have been evacuated after a wildfire began close to the municipality of Cortijo de Huertas on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria on Monday. The fire was still burning on Wednesday. The regional government confirmed that the fire has burned around 200 hectares, while around 100 firefighters from the Canary Islands group have been mobilized, along with nine aircraft and helicopters. Spanish Civil Guards evacuated residents from the Pico de Nieves region of the island, as well as 240 inhabitants in the municipality of Cuevas Blancas. Three roads in the area have also been closed to traffic. This week's blaze is the second major wildfire to affect the Canary Islands recently, coming just a week after a wildfire burned 3,500 hectare

Charred train in Hokkaido

Charred train in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Personnel associated with Hokkaido Railway Co. probe train cars gutted by a fire in the village of Shimukappu, Hokkaido, on May 29, 2011. The express train made an emergency stop in the middle of a 685-meter tunnel on the JR Sekisho Line on May 27 due to the fire. Around 240 on board escaped the scene on foot, with some 30 of them injured after inhaling smoke or suffering burns.

Dainippon Sumitomo to buy U.S. drugmaker Sepracor for $2.6 bil.

Dainippon Sumitomo to buy U.S. drugmaker Sepracor for $2.6 bil.

TOKYO, Japan - Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co. President Masayo Tada speaks about the company's plan to buy U.S. pharmaceutical maker Sepracor Inc. for about $2.6 billion (around 240 billion yen) at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 3. Sepracor will become a wholly owned unit of Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma America Holdings Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of the Japanese drugmaker.

Tokyo Motor Show kicks off with focus on environment

Tokyo Motor Show kicks off with focus on environment

CHIBA, Japan - The 39th Tokyo Motor Show starts with media previews at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture on Oct. 19 as major carmakers from around the world are increasingly focusing on how cars can run without damaging the environment. Ahead of its public opening on Oct 22, 240 automakers, component suppliers and other related firms from 13 countries and one region present the two-day previews at Japan's largest convention center near Tokyo.

Tokyo Motor Show kicks off with focus on environment

Tokyo Motor Show kicks off with focus on environment

CHIBA, Japan - The 39th Tokyo Motor Show starts with media previews at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture on Oct. 19 as major carmakers from around the world are increasingly focusing on how cars can run without damaging the environment. Ahead of its public opening on Oct 22, 240 automakers, component suppliers and other related firms from 13 countries and one region present the two-day previews at Japan's largest convention center near Tokyo. (Kyodo)

Charred train in Hokkaido

Charred train in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Personnel associated with Hokkaido Railway Co. probe train cars gutted by a fire in the village of Shimukappu, Hokkaido, on May 29, 2011. The express train made an emergency stop in the middle of a 685-meter tunnel on the JR Sekisho Line on May 27 due to the fire. Around 240 on board escaped the scene on foot, with some 30 of them injured after inhaling smoke or suffering burns. (Kyodo)

Dainippon Sumitomo to buy U.S. drugmaker Sepracor for $2.6 bil.

Dainippon Sumitomo to buy U.S. drugmaker Sepracor for $2.6 bil.

TOKYO, Japan - Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co. President Masayo Tada speaks about the company's plan to buy U.S. pharmaceutical maker Sepracor Inc. for about $2.6 billion (around 240 billion yen) at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 3. Sepracor will become a wholly owned unit of Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma America Holdings Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of the Japanese drugmaker. (Kyodo)

Canon to launch world's smallest digital camera

Canon to launch world's smallest digital camera

TOKYO, Japan - The handout photo shows the IXY DIGITAL 300, the world's smallest digital camera, to be put on sale in Japan by Canon Inc. in early April. Canon said March 27 the new digital camera, the sister model of the popular IXY DIGITAL launched in May last year, is equipped with a 3x optical zoom lens, measures 94.8 millimeters wide, 62.5 mm high and 29.9 mm thick and weighs around 240 grams.