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JR West blasted for poor mishap info handling

OSAKA, Japan - Michio Utsunomiya, head of the transport safety department at West Japan Railway Co., bows in apology at a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 13, 2010. Utsunomiya admitted that the company, known commonly as JR West, failed to make public 10 cases from 2005 to 2009 in which its trains went over the speed limit, activating the automatic train stopping system at the curve in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, where a derailment killed 107 people.

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Species with extremely small populations being saved in China

STORY: Species with extremely small populations being saved in China DATELINE: Dec. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of species with extremely small populations in Yunnan 2. various of the UN biodiversity conference (COP15) in Montreal, Canada 3. various of species with extremely small populations in Yunnan STORYLINE: According to the Global Biodiversity Outlook 5, biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented and intensifying rate. As the most biodiverse province in China, the southwestern Yunnan shared its conservation strategy on the international stage. Seventeen years after the province first introduced the concept of Species with Extremely Small Populations (SESP), Yunnan showcased its achievements in conserving Species with Extremely Small Populations on Friday, at a side event of the UN biodiversity conference (COP15) in Montreal, Canada. Species with Extremely Small Populations was put forward by the province in 2005, as a concept to

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Music rocks 'sento' public bath, breathes life into tradition

TOKYO, Japan - People wait in line before a concert at the Bentenyu public bathhouse in Tokyo's Musashino City on Dec. 10, 2009. An event called ''Furo Rock'' has been held 18 times since 2005 in the hope of drawing people to the bathhouse amid a decline in the number of visitors. A coin laundry next to the bathhouse has been reborn as an eatery that becomes a small bar at night.

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Trading companies help revitalize local areas

TOKYO, Japan - The first exam to certify ''grain sommeliers'' is held under sponsorship of the Japan Millet Association in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Dec. 10, 2005.

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Japan draw Brazil, Croatia and Australia in World Cup

LEIPZIG, Germany - Japan Football Association President Saburo Kawabuchi (L) and Japan coach Zico react in Leipzig, Germany, on Dec. 9 after Japan received a draw for Group F for the 2006 World Cup finals. (2005/12/10 0016)

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Toyota head sees global consolidation of automakers

Hiroshi Okuda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., says on Dec. 21 the world's automobile manufacturers are expected to coalesce into about 10 groups by 2005 amid accelerating large-scale capital tie-ups during a press conference at a Nagoya hotel.

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Japan draw Brazil, Croatia and Australia in World Cup

LEIPZIG, Germany - Japan Football Association President Saburo Kawabuchi (L) and Japan coach Zico react in Leipzig, Germany, on Dec. 9 after Japan received a draw for Group F for the 2006 World Cup finals. (2005/12/10 0016)

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Nobel Peace Prize

The logo of ICAN, the recipient of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, is projected inside a room of the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway, on Dec. 10, 2017. Nobel Peace Prize laureates and their work are exhibited in the room of the Nobel Peace Center, which opened in 2005. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trading companies help revitalize local areas

TOKYO, Japan - The first exam to certify ''grain sommeliers'' is held under sponsorship of the Japan Millet Association in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Dec. 10, 2005. (Kyodo)

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Music rocks 'sento' public bath, breathes life into tradition

TOKYO, Japan - People wait in line before a concert at the Bentenyu public bathhouse in Tokyo's Musashino City on Dec. 10, 2009. An event called ''Furo Rock'' has been held 18 times since 2005 in the hope of drawing people to the bathhouse amid a decline in the number of visitors. A coin laundry next to the bathhouse has been reborn as an eatery that becomes a small bar at night. (Kyodo)

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JR West blasted for poor mishap info handling

OSAKA, Japan - Michio Utsunomiya, head of the transport safety department at West Japan Railway Co., bows in apology at a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 13, 2010. Utsunomiya admitted that the company, known commonly as JR West, failed to make public 10 cases from 2005 to 2009 in which its trains went over the speed limit, activating the automatic train stopping system at the curve in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, where a derailment killed 107 people. (Kyodo)

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Toyota head sees global consolidation of automakers

Hiroshi Okuda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., says Dec. 21 the world's automobile manufacturers are expected to coalesce into about 10 groups by 2005 amid accelerating large-scale capital tie-ups during a press conference at a Nagoya hotel. ==Kyodo