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UN chief asks Security Council to act to avert humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza

STORY: UN chief asks Security Council to act to avert humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 7, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: UN headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric at podium 2. SOUNDBITE (English): STEPHANE DUJARRIC, Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General 3. various of the press STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday asked the Security Council to act to avert a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, said his spokesman. In a rare move, Guterres wrote to the president of the Security Council to demand action, invoking Article 99 of the UN Charter for the first time since he became UN secretary-general in 2017. Article 99 states, "The Secretary-General may bring to the attention of the Security Council any matter which in his opinion may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security." SOUNDBITE (English): STEPHANE DUJARRIC, Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General

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Bullet train crack

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Nozomi No. 34, a shinkansen bullet train in which a crack was found in the undercarriage of one of its cars, is hooked up to another shinkansen at JR Nagoya Station on Dec. 15, 2017 prior to being moved to a repair facility. The train in question was stopped at the station in central Japan on Dec. 11 after an abnormal sound was detected.

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Football: official match ball for World Cup in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - File photo taken in Moscow on Nov. 11, 2017, shows an official match ball for the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: World Cup venue Luzhniki Stadium in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - File photo taken on Nov. 11, 2017 shows Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Abe with young baseball players

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 11 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe takes a swing in a meeting with members of the Tokyo Kitasuna baseball team at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2017. The baseball team visited Abe after winning the Little League World Series title in August.

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Football: Russia ahead of 2018 World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - A Russian spectator watches a football friendly between Russia and Argentina at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Nov. 11, 2017. The stadium is a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: Russia ahead of 2018 World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Russian spectators cheer for the country during a football friendly against Argentina at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Nov. 11, 2017. The stadium is a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: Russia ahead of 2018 World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Photo taken with a 360-degree camera shows Russian spectators cheering for the country during a football friendly against Argentina at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Nov. 11, 2017. The stadium is a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Soccer: Kawasaki edge Urawa to send title race down to final day

SAITAMA, Japan, Nov. 29 Kyodo - Kawasaki Frontale's Yu Kobayashi (11) scores in the first half of a J-League match against Urawa Reds at Saitama Stadium in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Nov. 29, 2017. Kawasaki won 1-0 to send the league title race down to the last round of matches on Dec. 2.

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Abe-Xi meeting in Vietnam in November 2017

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepare to hold talks in Danang, Vietnam, in this file photo taken Nov. 11, 2017.

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Abe-Xi meeting in Vietnam in November 2017

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands in Danang, Vietnam, in this file photo taken Nov. 11, 2017.

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Abe-Xi meeting in Vietnam in November 2017

DANANG, Vietnam, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands in Danang, Vietnam, in this file photo taken Nov. 11, 2017.

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Abe-Xi meeting in Vietnam in November 2017

DANANG, Vietnam, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) prepare to hold talks in Danang, Vietnam, in this file photo taken Nov. 11, 2017.

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Japan's defense buildup to come under scrutiny in 2018

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 27 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (on stage) makes a speech in front of senior Self-Defense Forces officials at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2017. As Japan seeks to beef up its defenses in response to North Korea's rapidly advancing nuclear and missile program, its long-held policy of sticking to a strictly self-defensive security posture will likely come under close scrutiny in 2018.

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Japan's defense buildup to come under scrutiny in 2018

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 27 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (L) receive a guard of honor at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2017. As Japan seeks to beef up its defenses in response to North Korea's rapidly advancing nuclear and missile program, its long-held policy of sticking to a strictly self-defensive security posture will likely come under close scrutiny in 2018.

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MRJ delivery to be postponed one year

Photo taken Nov. 11, 2015, shows the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan's first domestically produced commercial passenger jet, taking off from Nagoya Airport, central Japan, for its maiden flight. Its developer Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. said on Dec. 24 the first delivery of the MRJ will be postponed around one year. The delivery to ANA Holdings Inc. will most likely take place in 2018, rather than the originally scheduled second quarter of 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1st delivery of MRJs to ANA to be postponed, reason due later

File photo taken Nov. 11, 2015, shows the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan's first domestically produced passenger jet, flying near Nagoya airport. The first delivery of MRJ to ANA Holdings Inc. will be postponed from the scheduled second quarter of 2017, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said on Dec. 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe looks for best outcome in ruling bloc's tax talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2015, before leaving for India. Abe voiced hope that the two-party ruling coalition will come up with the best outcome in talks on alleviation measures over the planned consumption tax rate hike in April 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's infrastructure ministry in Myanmar

Japan's infrastructure minister Keiichi Ishii addresses an audience of the Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Yangon, Myanmar on Dec. 11, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese opposition Democratic Party may disband, form new party

Kohei Otsuka, head of Japan's opposition Democratic Party, speaks at a party meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2017. Otsuka is considering disbanding the party and forming a new one, a source close to the matter said on Dec. 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M'bishi Electric referred to prosecutors for alleged overwork

Photo taken Dec. 12, 2016, shows a former employee of Mitsubishi Electric Corp. who became mentally ill due to overwork and was laid off that year. The place of photography is withheld based on his request. Japan's labor ministry referred the electronics maker to prosecutors on Jan. 11, 2017, on suspicion of violating the labor standards law by making him work far longer than parameters set in a labor-management agreement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Farewell to pine in Fukushima, symbol of reconstruction

A pine that survived the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami is felled in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 27, 2017. The pine, a symbol of the city's reconstruction from the March 11, 2011 disaster in northeastern Japan, had suffered decay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Farewell to pine in Fukushima, symbol of reconstruction

A pine that survived the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami is felled in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 27, 2017. The pine, a symbol of the city's reconstruction from the March 11, 2011 disaster in northeastern Japan, had suffered decay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Farewell to pine in Fukushima, symbol of reconstruction

People hold hands around a pine in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 27, 2017, which survived the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The pine, a symbol of the city's reconstruction from the March 11, 2011 disaster in northeastern Japan, was felled later in the day as it had suffered decay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Farewell to pine in Fukushima, symbol of reconstruction

Photo taken on Dec. 27, 2017, shows a pine that survived the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture. Seen beside the tree are windmills built after the disaster. The pine, a symbol of the city's reconstruction from the March 11, 2011 disaster in northeastern Japan, will be felled later in the day as it has suffered decay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Farewell to pine in Fukushima, symbol of reconstruction

People gather beside a pine that survived the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture on the morning of Dec. 27, 2017. The pine, a symbol of the city's reconstruction from the March 11, 2011 disaster in northeastern Japan, will be felled later in the day as it has suffered decay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crack found in bullet train in 1st "serious incident" for shinkansen

Photo taken on Dec. 13, 2017, shows Car No. 13 of a shinkansen bullet train where a crack and oil leak were found. The train has been stopped for checks at JR Nagoya Station in central Japan since Dec. 11 after an abnormal smell was detected. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba release April-Dec. earnings without auditor approval

Toshiba Corp. President Satoshi Tsunakawa speaks during a news conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on April 11, 2017, after the company announced its consolidated financial results for the April-Dec. period without auditor approval. Toshiba postponed the announcement of the results twice. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new defense guidelines

File photo taken in May 2017 shows the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's helicopter carrier Izumo. Japan plans to effectively upgrade its helicopter carriers to enable them to transport and launch fighter jets, its draft new defense guidelines showed on Dec. 11, 2018, amid China's maritime assertiveness in waters around the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Farewell to pine in Fukushima, symbol of reconstruction

Photo taken on Dec. 27, 2017, shows a pine that survived the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture. Seen behind the tree is a windmill built after the disaster. The pine, a symbol of the city's reconstruction from the March 11, 2011 disaster in northeastern Japan, will be felled later in the day as it has suffered decay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Farewell to pine in Fukushima, symbol of reconstruction

People gather beside a pine that survived the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture on the morning of Dec. 27, 2017. The pine, a symbol of the city's reconstruction from the March 11, 2011 disaster in northeastern Japan, will be felled later in the day as it has suffered decay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese abductee Soga, U.S. Army deserter Jenkins

Combined photo shows Hitomi Soga (L), one of five Japanese abductees repatriated from North Korea in 2002, and her husband Charles Jenkins. The former U.S. Army sergeant died of arrhythmia in Japan on Dec. 11, 2017, at age 77. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pine that survived 2011 disaster in Fukushima

A man stands beside a pine that survived the 2011 devastating earthquake and tsunami in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 16, 2017. The pine, a symbol of the city's reconstruction from the March 11, 2011 disaster in northeastern Japan, will be felled on Dec. 27 as it has suffered decay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pine that survived 2011 disaster in Fukushima

A man stands beside a pine that survived the 2011 devastating earthquake and tsunami in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 16, 2017. The pine, a symbol of the city's reconstruction from the March 11, 2011 disaster in northeastern Japan, will be felled on Dec. 27 as it has suffered decay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bullet train crack

Car No. 13 (R) of a shinkansen bullet train in which a crack was found in its undercarriage is decoupled from Car No. 14 at JR Nagoya Station on Dec. 15, 2017. The train was stopped at the station in central Japan on Dec. 11 after an abnormal sound was detected. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bullet train crack

Car No. 13 (R) of a shinkansen bullet train in which a crack was found in its undercarriage is decoupled from Car No. 14 at JR Nagoya Station on Dec. 15, 2017. The train was stopped at the station in central Japan on Dec. 11 after an abnormal sound was detected. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bullet train crack

Car No. 13 (R) of a shinkansen bullet train in which a crack was found in its undercarriage is decoupled from Car No. 14 at JR Nagoya Station on Dec. 15, 2017. The train was stopped at the station in central Japan on Dec. 11 after an abnormal sound was detected. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bullet train crack

Japan Railways officials at JR Nagoya Station inspect Car No. 13 of a shinkansen bullet train on Dec. 14, 2017, after a crack was found in its undercarriage the previous day. The train was stopped at the station in central Japan on Dec. 11 after an abnormal sound was detected. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bullet train crack

Photo taken on Dec. 14, 2017, shows Car No. 13 of a shinkansen bullet train that was found to have a crack in its undercarriage. On Dec. 11, the train was stopped at JR Nagoya Station in central Japan after an abnormal sound was detected. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Tokyo fish market to open in October 2018

A council set up by the Tokyo metropolitan government and businesses has a meeting at Tokyo's famed Tsukiji market on Dec. 20, 2017. The council said a new fish market to replace the Tsukiji market will open in the Toyosu waterfront area on Oct. 11, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Tokyo fish market to open in October 2018

Hiroyasu Ito (L), head of the Tsukiji Market Association in Tokyo, holds a press conference on Dec. 20, 2017, after attending a council set up by the Tokyo metropolitan government and businesses. The council said a new fish market to replace the famed Tsukiji fish market will open in the Toyosu waterfront area on Oct. 11, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Tokyo fish market to open in October 2018

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announces that a new fish market to replace the famed Tsukiji fish market will open in the Toyosu waterfront area on Oct. 11, 2018, during a press conference at the metropolitan government building on Dec. 20, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Tokyo fish market to open in October 2018

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announces that a new fish market to replace the famed Tsukiji fish market will open in the Toyosu waterfront area on Oct. 11, 2018, during a press conference at the metropolitan government building on Dec. 20, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bullet train crack

The undercarriage of a shinkansen bullet train car is dismantled in the small hours of Dec. 16, 2017 in Nagoya following the discovery of a crack last week. The crack was found at the bottom of a steel frame installed on Car. No 13 of the Nozomi No. 34 bound for Tokyo from Hakata, when it stopped at Nagoya station after the crew had noticed a burning smell and heard an abnormal sound on Dec. 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bullet train crack

The undercarriage of a shinkansen bullet train car is dismantled in the small hours of Dec. 16, 2017 in Nagoya following the discovery of a crack last week. The crack was found at the bottom of a steel frame installed on Car. No 13 of the Nozomi No. 34 bound for Tokyo from Hakata, when it stopped at Nagoya station after the crew had noticed a burning smell and heard an abnormal sound on Dec. 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR West apologizes for crack found in bullet train

Norihiko Yoshie (R), vice president of train operator West Japan Railway Co., speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 19, 2017, about a 16-centimeter-long crack that was found in an undercarriage of a running shinkansen bullet train on Dec. 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR West apologizes for crack found in bullet train

Norihiko Yoshie (R), vice president of train operator West Japan Railway Co., bows in apology after a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 19, 2017. A 16-centimeter-long crack was found in an undercarriage of a running shinkansen bullet train on Dec. 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Serious of bullet train

A shinkansen bullet train is seen at JR Nagoya Station on Dec. 16, 2017. One of the 16 cars of the high-speed train was replaced earlier in the day after a crack and oil leak was found when the train was near Kyoto on Dec. 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Serious bullet train incident

A defective shinkansen bullet train carriage is dismantled at JR Nagoya Station in the small hours of Dec. 16, 2017. A crack and oil leak were found underneath the 16-car bullet train near Kyoto on Dec. 11, the first "serious incident" affecting the Japanese high-speed train system since the transport ministry's accident investigation commission was launched in 2001. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Serious bullet train incident

A defective shinkansen bullet train carriage is dismantled at JR Nagoya Station in the small hours of Dec. 16, 2017. A crack and oil leak were found underneath the 16-car bullet train near Kyoto on Dec. 11, the first "serious incident" affecting the Japanese high-speed train system since the transport ministry's accident investigation commission was launched in 2001. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo