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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

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Hikvision Adriatic opens its first office in Croatia

STORY: Hikvision Adriatic opens its first office in Croatia SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 6, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese ambassador in Croatia, Qi Qianjin, arriving and symbolically opening the new office 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHEN JIAN, General manager of Hikvision Adriatic 3. various of Hikvison's products 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTUN BUTERIN, Marketing manager of Hikvision Adriatic STORYLINE: Hikvision Adriatic, a regional branch of China's Hikvision company, the world's largest supplier of video surveillance products, opened its first office in Zagreb on Wednesday. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHEN JIAN, General manager of Hikvision Adriatic "It is a big step for our Adriatic team from Hikvision because it means that we have a second branch office in the Adriatic region and this means that we will have more resources to develop the Croatian market and also the regional market." In 2009, Hikvision established its headquarter

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Developing countries need climate funds: Malawian minister

STORY: Developing countries need climate funds: Malawian minister SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 5, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Dubai CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of COP28 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): IBRAHIM MATOLA, Malawian Minister of Energy 3. various of COP28 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): IBRAHIM MATOLA, Malawian Minister of Energy 5. various of COP28 STORYLINE: At the ongoing COP28 climate conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Malawian Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola urged developed countries to fulfill their promise of delivering climate funds. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): IBRAHIM MATOLA, Malawian Minister of Energy "Talk shows are over now. Time to implement what we have agreed. I would like to propose that, if there was a mechanism of moving in motion, that at this COP28, should leave with actions, not only words." They need to "walk the talk," said Matola, adding: "It's time to implement what we have agreed." At the 2009 climate conference in Copenhagen, developed coun

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Sign language interpreter provides words of hope in SW China

STORY: Sign language interpreter provides words of hope in SW China SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 23, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:00 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Liang Yuyin 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIANG YUYIN, Teacher, Chongqing Normal University STORYLINE: 30-year-old Liang Yuyin is a teacher working at Chongqing Normal University. She is also a sign language interpreter. Since beginning to learn sign language at the age of 18, she has been helping serve the hearing-impaired with sign language for 12 years. Liang joined a sign language interpreter association at the university. Founded in 2009, it's a volunteer team of 200 sign language interpreters. They have offered sign language service activities for more than 5,000 times and helped more than 80,000 hearing-impaired people. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIANG YUYIN, Teacher, Chongqing Normal University "Our hearing-impaired friends have been more and more involved in social activities, and they want to express

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Chinese-Slovak collaboration elevates tire machinery standards in Europe

STORY: Chinese-Slovak collaboration elevates tire machinery standards in Europe SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 27, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: TRENCIN, Slovakia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of MERTC 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TREVOR XU, President and General Director of MERTC 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TREVOR XU, President and General Director of MERTC 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): STEFAN KUKUCKA, Deputy Director, MERTC STORYLINE: Headquartered in east China's Qingdao City, MESNAC is one of the world's largest suppliers of machinery for the tire and rubber industry. In 2009, MESNAC established its first overseas subsidiary, the MESNAC European Research and Technical Centre (MERTC), in central Slovakia's Trencin region. With a team of six Chinese and around 40 local Slovaks, MERTC has recently achieved a significant milestone by becoming a member of the Tyre Curing Press Work Group of the European Committee for Standardization. This membership not only highlights the fruitful partners

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Film studio in China's Xi'an uses AI to restore classic movies

STORY: Film studio in China's Xi'an uses AI to restore classic movies DATELINE: Dec. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the studio 2. various of people working 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG XINHANG, Video technical director of Xi'an Film Studio, China 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG XINHANG, Video technical director of Xi'an Film Studio, China STORYLINE: Xi'an Film Studio in China's Shaanxi Province has employed artificial intelligence (AI) to restore and colorize classic movies. The studio has completed the restoration or colorizing of more than 300 films including "A Tale of the West" and "Red Sorghum," since the work started in 2009. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG XINHANG, Video technical director of Xi'an Film Studio, China "The AI system needs to study over 10,000 pictures and then it can automatically identify the damage, scratches on the films, and automatically repair them. Besides, in terms of AI colorizing, it's very close to manual resto

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Canadians warm up for Vancouver Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - A girl wearing a hat featuring the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics mascot Quatchi shows off her red mittens bearing the Olympic logo and the Canadian maple leaf in Vancouver on Dec. 29, 2009. More than 1 million pairs of the mittens had been sold by mid-December, with the proceeds going toward supporting Canadian athletes at the Games.

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Winning numbers announced for year-end ''jumbo'' lottery

TOKYO, Japan - The winning numbers for the nationwide year-end ''jumbo'' lottery are announced in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2009. About 1,000 people watched to see whether their dreams of winning the jackpot of 300 million yen would come true as the winning numbers appeared on windmill lottery devices.

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15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi smiles after winning the women's 1,500 meters in the final qualifying meet for the Winter Olympics at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. She clinched a berth at next February's Vancouver Games as she cleared the Japan Skating Federation's official Olympic qualifying standard when she won the race in a time of 1 minute, 59.47 seconds.

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Sugimori clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Teruhiro Sugimori skates to victory as he rewrote his own national record in winning the men's 1,500 in the final qualifying meet for next February's Vancouver Games with a time of 1:47.49 at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. He booked his second straight berth at the Winter Olympics.

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15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi (R) is congratulated by Nao Kodaira after winning the women's 1,500 meters in the final qualifying meet for the Winter Olympics at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. Takagi clinched a berth at next February's Vancouver Games as she cleared the Japan Skating Federation's official Olympic qualifying standard when she won the race in a time of 1 minute, 59.47 seconds, while Kodaira took second, 0.05 behind.

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15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi skates to victory in the women's 1,500 meters in the final qualifying meet for the Winter Olympics at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. She clinched a berth at next February's Vancouver Games as she cleared the Japan Skating Federation's official Olympic qualifying standard when she won the race in a time of 1 minute, 59.47 seconds.

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Sugimori clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Teruhiro Sugimori skates to victory as he rewrote his own national record in winning the men's 1,500 in the final qualifying meet for next February's Vancouver Games with a time of 1:47.49 at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. He booked his second straight berth at the Winter Olympics.

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15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi skates to victory in the women's 1,500 meters in the final qualifying meet for the Winter Olympics at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. She clinched a berth at next February's Vancouver Games as she cleared the Japan Skating Federation's official Olympic qualifying standard when she won the race in a time of 1 minute, 59.47 seconds.

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15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi skates to victory in the women's 1,500 meters in the final qualifying meet for the Winter Olympics at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. She clinched a berth at next February's Vancouver Games as she cleared the Japan Skating Federation's official Olympic qualifying standard when she won the race in a time of 1 minute, 59.47 seconds.

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15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi smiles after winning the women's 1,500 meters in the final qualifying meet for the Winter Olympics at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. She clinched a berth at next February's Vancouver Games as she cleared the Japan Skating Federation's official Olympic qualifying standard when she won the race in a time of 1 minute, 59.47 seconds.

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Gamba beat Vegalta to advance to Emperor's Cup final

TOKYO, Japan - Gamba Osaka striker Lucas celebrates his opening goal during the first half of a semifinal against second division Vegalta Sendai at National Stadium on Dec. 29, 2009. Gamba edged Vegalta 2-1 to set up a date with Nagoya Grampus in the final of the Emperor's Cup.

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Gamba beat Vegalta to advance to Emperor's Cup final

TOKYO, Japan - Gamba Osaka striker Lucas (L, on ground) scores the opening goal during the first half of a semifinal against second division Vegalta Sendai at National Stadium on Dec. 29, 2009. Gamba edged Vegalta 2-1 to set up a date with Nagoya Grampus in the final of the Emperor's Cup.

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Senior exec Karasawa to take helm of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyoshi Karasawa, senior executive officer of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2009, after the company announced that he will become president next April 1, succeeding Toshiaki Egashira who will become chairman.

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N. Korea announces 2008 census report

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People attend a governmental meeting on a census report in Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2009. The North Korean government announced its population was about 24 million as of Oct. 1, 2008.

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Post offices start acceptance of New Year's greeting cards

TOKYO, Japan - Actor Shun Oguri poses for photographers as he drops a New Year's greetings card in a purpose-built mail box at a kickoff event at Kyobashi Post Office in Tokyo, on Dec. 15, 2009. The same day, post offices nationwide began accepting New Year's greetings cards, or ''nengajo,'' for delivery on Jan. 1, with the deadline for timely delivery set on Dec. 25.

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Kodaira 3rd in women's 1,000m at World Cup speed skating

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Nao Kodaira skates to third place in the women's 1,000-meter race at the World Cup speed skating meet in Salt Lake City on Dec. 13, 2009, earning a spot at February's Vancouver Olympics.

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Kodaira 3rd in women's 1,000m at World Cup speed skating

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Nao Kodaira skates to third place in the women's 1,000-meter race at the World Cup speed skating meet in Salt Lake City on Dec. 13, 2009, earning a spot at February's Vancouver Olympics.

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Kodaira 3rd in women's 1,000m at World Cup speed skating

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Nao Kodaira (R) celebrates after coming in third in the women's 1,000-meter race, next to winner Christine Nesbitt of Canada, during an awards ceremony at the World Cup speed skating meet in Salt Lake City on Dec. 13, 2009. Kodaira earned a spot at February's Vancouver Olympics.

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Davis of U.S. sets 1,500-meter world record

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Shani Davis of the United States skates to victory in the men's 1,500 meters at a World Cup meet in Salt Lake City on Dec. 11, 2009, setting a world record of 1 minute, 41.04 seconds.

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Sunflowers bloom out of season on wide farmland in Toyama

TOYAMA, Japan - Large sunflowers are captured in their full glory on a 1,000-square-meter area of farmland in Toyama Prefecture Dec. 10, 2009. Warm weather apparently had something to do with the flowering of the gorgeous summer plants in early winter. Local people are stunned by the out-of-season spectacle that emerged against the backdrop of trees bearing autumn fruit and a snow-clad mountain.

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Rookie pitcher Kikuchi in Lions jersey

TOKYO, Japan - Seibu Lions rookie pitcher Yusei Kikuchi (L) poses in his new jersey beside manager Hisanobu Watanabe at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2009. The 18-year-old lefty, the club's No. 1 draft pick, was taking part in the club's rookie debut ceremony with five others.

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Lions rookies at Tokyo Tower

TOKYO, Japan - Six rookies of the Seibu Lions baseball club, including the club's No. 1 draft pick Yusei Kikuchi (3rd from L), pose in front of Tokyo Tower in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2009.

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Rookie pitcher Kikuchi in Lions jersey

TOKYO, Japan - Seibu Lions rookie pitcher Yusei Kikuchi shows off his new No. 17 jersey at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2009. The 18-year-old lefty, the club's No. 1 draft pick, was taking part in the club's rookie debut ceremony with five others.

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High-end and merry, takeout food replacing restaurant dinners

TOKYO, Japan - A chef smiles holding a roast beef Christmas dish priced at 24,150 yen, which can be ordered for takeout, at Chef's Garden Terrace restaurant at Hotel Okura in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2009. Food corners in department stores as well as restaurants are seeing solid sales of takeout food this holiday season as more people are deciding to celebrate Christmas at home to save money and avoid the new flu.

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Grand Slam record breaker Sugiyama enjoying life off court

TOKYO, Japan - Ai Sugiyama, the 34-year-old former tennis doubles world No. 1, speaks at a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2009. Sugiyama, who retired after the Toray Pan Pacific Open in October, said she is loving life outside the WTA Tour.

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Japan's Amano takes office as IAEA head

VIENNA, Austria - Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano, new chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, is photographed at its head office in Vienna on Dec. 1, 2009. Amano took office as director general of the U.N. nuclear watchdog the same day.

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Seven & I to buy stake in Pia

TOKYO, Japan - Seven & I Holdings Co. President Noritoshi Murata (R) and Pia Corp. President Hiroshi Yanai shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2009. The major retailer said the same day it will buy a stake of 20 percent in the ticketing and entertainment information company.

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Olympic medalists protest budget cut plan

TOKYO, Japan - Olympics gold medalist wrestler Saori Yoshida (R) and Olympics sliver medalist fencer Yuki Ota speak at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 1, 2009. Yoshida and Ota joined the chorus of protest at a government plan to cut sports-related budgets.

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Olympic medalists protest budget cut plan

TOKYO, Japan - (2nd from R) Olympics gold medalist gymnast Hiroyuki Tomita speaks at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 1, 2009. Tomita joined the chorus of protest at a government plan to cut sports-related budgets.

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Hatoyama's 'change of government' wins buzzword award

TOKYO, Japan - Toshio Ogawa, chief of the Public Relations Committee of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's ruling Democratic Party of Japan, poses for photographers in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2009. Hatoyama's signature phrase during the general election campaign, ''seiken kotai'' (change of government), has been selected as this year's top buzzword.

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Asahi aiming for 1.6 tril. yen in sales by 2012

TOKYO, Japan - Hitoshi Ogita, president of Asahi Breweries Ltd., briefs reporters on the company's long-term business plan during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2009. Ogita said the company is aiming to increase sales to 1.6 trillion yen in its 2012 business year as it looks to growth in Asia and other overseas beverage markets amid saturated demand at home.

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Thai rookie cartoonist wins Japan award

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows the cover of the ''manga'' comic book ''Super Dunker'' drawn by Thai rookie cartoonist Jakraphan Huaypetch. The book won the Japanese Foreign Ministry's International Manga Award for this year on Dec. 1, 2009.

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Ex-diplomat admits Japan, U.S. had secret pact

TOKYO, Japan - Bunroku Yoshino, former chief of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's American Bureau, is photographed before a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2009. Yoshino admitted for the first time in court that Japan and the United States concluded a secret agreement on the 1972 reversion of Okinawa.

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BOJ to inject 10 tril. yen in emergency fund supply

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks during a news conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2009, after an extraordinary meeting of the central bank's Policy Board. The BOJ decided to inject about 10 trillion yen into the financial system, introducing a new emergency fund-supply operation to lower longer-term interest rates to fight deflation.

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BOJ to inject 10 tril. yen in emergency fund supply

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks during a news conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2009, after an extraordinary meeting of the central bank's Policy Board. The BOJ decided to inject about 10 trillion yen into the financial system, introducing a new emergency fund-supply operation to lower longer-term interest rates to fight deflation.

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Ex-diplomat admits Japan, U.S. had secret pact

TOKYO, Japan - Bunroku Yoshino, former chief of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's American Bureau, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2009. Yoshino admitted for the first time in court that Japan and the United States concluded a secret agreement on the 1972 reversion of Okinawa.

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Ex-diplomat admits Japan, U.S. had secret pact

TOKYO, Japan - Bunroku Yoshino, former chief of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's American Bureau, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2009. Yoshino admitted for the first time in court that Japan and the United States concluded a secret agreement on the 1972 reversion of Okinawa.

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Japanese airlines begin measuring carry-on luggage

TOKYO, Japan - A security inspector checks the dimensions of a carry-on bag before it enters an X-ray machine at a security checkpoint at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2009. Japanese airlines imposed restrictions the same day on the size of carry-on luggage allowed on to domestic flights in an effort to reduce delays caused by passengers trying to stow over-sized bags in cabin baggage compartments.

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Bill to set up fund for A-bomb sufferers enacted

TOKYO, Japan - A plenary session of the House of Representatives approves a bill to establish a fund for atomic bomb sufferers in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2009, although the members of the opposition Liberal Democratic Party abstained from voting. The bill will establish a 300 million yen fund to compensate people who are suffering from radiation-linked illnesses due to the 1945 atomic bombings and have lost compensation lawsuits against the state.

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Bill to set up fund for a-bomb sufferers clear lower house panel

TOKYO, Japan - Health minister Akira Nagatsuma bows in appreciation after the House of Representatives' Health, Labor and Welfare Committee approved a bill to establish a fund for atomic bomb suffers in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2009. The bill, expected to clear a plenary session of the lower house later in the day, will establish a 300 million yen fund to compensate people who are suffering from radiation-linked illnesses due to the 1945 atomic bombings and have lost compensation lawsuits against the state.

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ANA's 'Mohawk' livery revived after 20 years

TOKYO, JAPAN - An All Nippon Airways Boeing 767, painted in the airline's retro ''Mohawk'' livery, leaves Tokyo's Haneda airport for Miyazaki on Dec. 1, 2009. ANA will operate the plane -- adorned with a blue stripe along the top of the fuselage resembling a Mohican hair-style and a Leonardo da Vinci helicopter design on the tail fin -- between Tokyo and cities in Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures through 2013. The 'Mohawk design decorated the company's aircrafts from 1969 through 1989.

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Taiwanese representative office opens in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Taiwan's Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (front L) shakes hands with Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi at an opening ceremony for the Sapporo office of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office of the East Asia Relations Commission on Dec. 1, 2009. Sapporo has become a popular destination for Taiwanese tourists and Wang said he hopes the de facto consulate will serve to promote economic and cultural cooperation between Taiwanese and Japanese in Hokkaido.

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'World's No. 1' coffee to be offered in Japan

MITO, Japan - This Nov. 25, 2009 photo shows Panama's Esmeralda Especial coffee beans, said to be the world's most expensive coffee, which Japanese cafe chain operator Saza Coffee Co., based in Ibaraki Prefecture, plans to offer for 1,200 yen per cup starting Dec. 2. Saza, which has paid $117.50 per pound for the coffee, 100 times the cost of average coffee beans, became the first company in Japan to buy the high-quality beans through an auction.

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Surfing Santas event held in Netherlands

STORY: Surfing Santas event held in Netherlands DATELINE: Dec. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: THE HAGUE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: Hundreds of surfers dressed as Santa Claus descended in the cold North Sea on Saturday on Scheveningen beach in the Hague, the Netherlands. Despite fog and cold, surfers braved the waves of the North Sea as they enjoyed a great time during the Dutch version of the internationally known Surfing Santas event. Surfing Santas, which has been a hit for some time in places like Cocoa Beach, the United States, and Bondi Beach, Australia, is relatively new in Europe. Surfing Santas was first held in 2009 on Cocoa Beach, the U.S. state of Florida. Since then, the event has become an annual international festival, where participants dress up as Santa Claus and surf while spectators watch from the beach. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from the Hague, the Netherlands. (XHTV)

Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Hikvision Adriatic opens its first office in Croatia

Developing countries need climate funds: Malawian minister

Sign language interpreter provides words of hope in SW China

Chinese-Slovak collaboration elevates tire machinery standards in Europe

Film studio in China's Xi'an uses AI to restore classic movies

Canadians warm up for Vancouver Olympics

Winning numbers announced for year-end ''jumbo'' lottery

15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

Sugimori clinches Vancouver berth

15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

Sugimori clinches Vancouver berth

15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

Gamba beat Vegalta to advance to Emperor's Cup final

Gamba beat Vegalta to advance to Emperor's Cup final

Senior exec Karasawa to take helm of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance

N. Korea announces 2008 census report

Post offices start acceptance of New Year's greeting cards

Kodaira 3rd in women's 1,000m at World Cup speed skating

Kodaira 3rd in women's 1,000m at World Cup speed skating

Kodaira 3rd in women's 1,000m at World Cup speed skating

Davis of U.S. sets 1,500-meter world record

Sunflowers bloom out of season on wide farmland in Toyama

Rookie pitcher Kikuchi in Lions jersey

Lions rookies at Tokyo Tower

Rookie pitcher Kikuchi in Lions jersey

High-end and merry, takeout food replacing restaurant dinners

Grand Slam record breaker Sugiyama enjoying life off court

Japan's Amano takes office as IAEA head

Seven &amp; I to buy stake in Pia

Olympic medalists protest budget cut plan

Olympic medalists protest budget cut plan

Hatoyama's 'change of government' wins buzzword award

Asahi aiming for 1.6 tril. yen in sales by 2012

Thai rookie cartoonist wins Japan award

Ex-diplomat admits Japan, U.S. had secret pact

BOJ to inject 10 tril. yen in emergency fund supply

BOJ to inject 10 tril. yen in emergency fund supply

Ex-diplomat admits Japan, U.S. had secret pact

Ex-diplomat admits Japan, U.S. had secret pact

Japanese airlines begin measuring carry-on luggage

Bill to set up fund for A-bomb sufferers enacted

Bill to set up fund for a-bomb sufferers clear lower house panel

ANA's 'Mohawk' livery revived after 20 years

Taiwanese representative office opens in Sapporo

'World's No. 1' coffee to be offered in Japan

Surfing Santas event held in Netherlands

Seven & I to buy stake in Pia