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Couple working to revive Castella in its birthplace Portugal

LISBON, Portugal - Paulo Duarte and his Japanese wife Tomoko show off a freshly baked Castella cake at their shop, Castella do Paulo, in Lisbon on Dec. 14, 2007.

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Diamond-studded Christmas tree going for 200.7 million yen

TOKYO, Japan - A diamond-studded Christmas tree is on display at the Nihonbashi Takashimaya department store in Tokyo on Nov. 13. The 40-centimeter-tall Christmas tree is studded with 400 diamonds, the largest weighing 3 karats, and lined with chemically treated miniature roses. The Christmas tree comes with a teddy bear with a diamond necklace. Takashimaya says the set was specially designed for Christmas 2007 with the price set at 200.7 million yen. Without the diamonds, the tree and the teddy bear carry a more affordable price tag: 52,500 yen. The diamond Christmas tree set will be displayed for public viewing from Nov. 14 to Dec. 4.

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Ruling bloc unveils tax reform outline favorable to firms

TOKYO, Japan - Yuji Shimazu (C), chairman of the Tax Commission of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is seated for a plenary session of the panel at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 14. The LDP, joined later by its coalition partner New Komeito party unveiled a tax reform outline for fiscal 2007, featuring a series of tax breaks for companies and a pledge to address drastic tax reform, including raising the consumption tax, from late in 2007.

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Ruling bloc unveils tax reform outline favorable to firms

TOKYO, Japan - The Tax Commission of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party meets in a plenary session at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 14. The LDP, joined later by its coalition partner New Komeito party unveiled a tax reform outline for fiscal 2007, featuring a series of tax breaks for companies and a pledge to address drastic tax reform, including raising the consumption tax, from late in 2007.

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-CHINA NEWS

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Sun Haiyang's family burst into tears as the couple hug their son Sun Zhuo, who was abducted in 2007 while 4 years old, in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 6, 2021. After searching for their abducted son for 14 years, Sun Haiyang and his wife reunited with their son in Shenzhen. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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Ruling bloc unveils tax reform outline favorable to firms

TOKYO, Japan - The Tax Commission of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party meets in a plenary session at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 14. The LDP, joined later by its coalition partner New Komeito party unveiled a tax reform outline for fiscal 2007, featuring a series of tax breaks for companies and a pledge to address drastic tax reform, including raising the consumption tax, from late in 2007. (Kyodo)

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Ruling bloc unveils tax reform outline favorable to firms

TOKYO, Japan - Yuji Shimazu (C), chairman of the Tax Commission of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is seated for a plenary session of the panel at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 14. The LDP, joined later by its coalition partner New Komeito party unveiled a tax reform outline for fiscal 2007, featuring a series of tax breaks for companies and a pledge to address drastic tax reform, including raising the consumption tax, from late in 2007. (Kyodo)

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Diamond-studded Christmas tree going for 200.7 million yen

TOKYO, Japan - A diamond-studded Christmas tree is on display at the Nihonbashi Takashimaya department store in Tokyo on Nov. 13. The 40-centimeter-tall Christmas tree is studded with 400 diamonds, the largest weighing 3 karats, and lined with chemically treated miniature roses. The Christmas tree comes with a teddy bear with a diamond necklace. Takashimaya says the set was specially designed for Christmas 2007 with the price set at 200.7 million yen. Without the diamonds, the tree and the teddy bear carry a more affordable price tag: 52,500 yen. The diamond Christmas tree set will be displayed for public viewing from Nov. 14 to Dec. 4. (Kyodo)