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Nuclear reactor in Japan's Matsue restarted

Photo taken on Dec. 7, 2024, shows Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture. The plant's No. 2 reactor (L) was restarted the same day after meeting stricter safety requirements introduced following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Nuclear reactor in Japan's Matsue restarted

Photo taken on Dec. 7, 2024, shows Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture. The plant's No. 2 reactor (L) was restarted the same day after meeting stricter safety requirements introduced following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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India's industrial production grows 3.8 pct in Dec. 2023

STORY: India's industrial production grows 3.8 pct in Dec. 2023 SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:33 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Indian gate 2. various of manufacturing unit STORYLINE: India's factory activity growth, determined by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), grew 3.8 percent in December last year, government data showed Monday. "For the month of December 2023, the quick estimates of IIP with base 2011-12 stands at 151.5," the federal Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation said in a statement. It said the IIP for the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors in December stand at 139.4, 150.6 and 181.6 respectively. As per use-based classification, the indices stand at 151.7 for primary goods, 103.3 for capital goods, 159.3 for intermediate goods and 177.9 for infrastructure/construction goods, it said. The indices for consumer durables and consumer non-durables stand at 114.0 and 178.0 respectively for D

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India's industrial production rises to 11.7 pct in October

STORY: India's industrial production rises to 11.7 pct in October SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 14, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people making electronic parts 2. various of street views in India STORYLINE: India's factory activity growth, determined by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) increased to a 16-month high of 11.7 percent in October, government data showed Tuesday. The growth was attributed mainly to the good performance shown by the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors. "For the month of October 2023, the quick estimates of IIP with base 2011-12 stand at 144.7. The indices of industrial production for the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors for the month of October 2023 stand at 127.4, 141.8 and 203.8 respectively," said the federal ministry of statistics and program implementation (MoSPI). As per use-based classification, the indices stand at 146.1 for primary goods, 106.9 for capital good

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANCHUAN-WOODCARVING-INHERITOR (CN)

(230317) -- JIANCHUAN, March 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Duan Sixing draws woodcarving patterns at his studio in Jianchuan County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 2, 2022. Jianchuan County, located in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, has a long history in woodcarving dating back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. The carving skills gradually developed from one-layer relief to even seven-layer hollowing relief, and are now applied to making architecture parts, wooden furniture, wall paintings and tourism souvenirs. A high-standard "Four Screens", a representative displaying form of the craft, requires high-level carving skills and costs several months to create. In 2011, Jianchuan woodcarving was listed as one of China's national-level intangible cultural heritages. Duan Sixing, born in a woodcarving family in Jianchuan County, was deeply edified since childhood by his father and grandfather who were all excellent carpente

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANCHUAN-WOODCARVING-INHERITOR (CN)

(230317) -- JIANCHUAN, March 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Duan Sixing checks on woodcarving patterns at his studio in Jianchuan County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 2, 2022. Jianchuan County, located in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, has a long history in woodcarving dating back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. The carving skills gradually developed from one-layer relief to even seven-layer hollowing relief, and are now applied to making architecture parts, wooden furniture, wall paintings and tourism souvenirs. A high-standard "Four Screens", a representative displaying form of the craft, requires high-level carving skills and costs several months to create. In 2011, Jianchuan woodcarving was listed as one of China's national-level intangible cultural heritages. Duan Sixing, born in a woodcarving family in Jianchuan County, was deeply edified since childhood by his father and grandfather who were all excellent carp

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANCHUAN-WOODCARVING-INHERITOR (CN)

(230317) -- JIANCHUAN, March 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Duan Sixing waxes on his woodcarving work in Jianchuan County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 2, 2022. Jianchuan County, located in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, has a long history in woodcarving dating back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. The carving skills gradually developed from one-layer relief to even seven-layer hollowing relief, and are now applied to making architecture parts, wooden furniture, wall paintings and tourism souvenirs. A high-standard "Four Screens", a representative displaying form of the craft, requires high-level carving skills and costs several months to create. In 2011, Jianchuan woodcarving was listed as one of China's national-level intangible cultural heritages. Duan Sixing, born in a woodcarving family in Jianchuan County, was deeply edified since childhood by his father and grandfather who were all excellent carpenters. After g

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J2 club Kyoto reach Emperor's Cup final

TOKYO, Japan - Kyoto Sanga's Yuya Kubo (L) scores in an Emperor's Cup semifinal against Yokohama F Marinos in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2011. Kyoto's 4-2 extra time victory over Yokohama set up a historic final between J-League second division teams as Kyoto face J2 champions FC Tokyo on New Year's Day at Tokyo's National Stadium.

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J2 club Kyoto reach Emperor's Cup final

TOKYO, Japan - Kyoto Sanga's Brazilian forward Dutra scores from a free kick in an Emperor's Cup semifinal against Yokohama F Marinos in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2011. Kyoto's 4-2 extra time victory over Yokohama set up a historic final between J-League second division teams as Kyoto face J2 champions FC Tokyo on New Year's Day at Tokyo's National Stadium.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show (from R front) the No. 4, No. 3, No. 2 and No. 1 reactor buildings at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 15, 2011 (top), about nine months after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years after the disaster on Sept. 6, 2013 (bottom).

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BOJ to conclude review on inflation goal in Jan.

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in December 2011 shows the Bank of Japan's head office in Tokyo. The BOJ decided Dec. 20, 2012, to further ease its monetary policy and said it aims to conclude a review of its inflation goal at its next policy meeting in January 2013, as demanded by presumptive Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has proposed setting an inflation target of 2 percent.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (from back to front) the No. 6, No. 5, No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 reactors of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 15, 2011.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (from front to back) the No. 4, No. 3, No. 2 and No. 1 reactors of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 4, 2011.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (from L) the No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 reactors of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 15, 2011.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (from R) the No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 reactors of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 4, 2011.

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Orfevre wins Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Triple Crown champion Orfevre (9) gallops to victory in the Arima Kinen at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Dec. 25, 2011, followed by Eishin Flash and To the Glory (7), who took second and third, respectively. First choice Orfevre crossed the line in 2 minutes, 36.0 seconds over the 2,500 meters, capturing his fourth Grade 1 title.

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Cerezo's Kiyotake, S-Pulse's Takahara in Emperor's Cup

OSAKA, Japan - Cerezo Osaka's Hiroshi Kiyotake (R) and Naohiro Takahara of Shimizu S-Pulse (L) play in an Emperor's Cup quarterfinal match in Osaka on Dec. 24, 2011. Cerezo advanced to the semifinals by winning a penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw.

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Toyota's new sports car 86

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 22, 2011, shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s new 2-liter coupe ''86'' (hachiroku), displayed at the Nagoya Motor Show in Nagoya, which runs through Dec. 25.

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Alfredo wins Asahi Cup Futurity Stakes

FUNABASHI, Japan - Alfredo, ridden by jockey Craig Williams, gallops in the Asahi Cup Futurity Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 18, 2011. Top pick Alfredo won the race for 2-year-old colts in 1 minute 33.4 seconds on the 1,600-meter turf track.

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Alfredo wins Asahi Cup Futurity Stakes

TOKYO, Japan - Alfredo (R), ridden by jockey Craig Williams, gallops in the Asahi Cup Futurity Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 18, 2011. Top pick Alfredo won the race for 2-year-old colts in 1 minute 33.4 seconds on the 1,600-meter turf track. (Pool Photo)

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Alfredo wins Asahi Cup Futurity Stakes

FUNABASHI, Japan - Alfredo and jockey Craig Williams (2nd from L) are pictured after winning the Asahi Cup Futurity Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 18, 2011. Top pick Alfredo won the race for 2-year-old colts in 1 minute 33.4 seconds on the 1,600-meter turf track.

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Protest in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - About 2,000 people attend a rally in Moscow on Dec. 17, 2011, to protest alleged irregularities in vote counting in Russia's parliamentary elections.

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Nissan plant in Guangzhou, China

GUANGZHOU, China - Cars roll down the production line at Nissan Motor Co.'s No. 1 plant in Guangzhou, China, on Dec. 12, 2011. Guangzhou will become Nissan's biggest manufacturing base in the world with the start of production at the No. 2 plant scheduled in 2012.

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Ethiopia's Girma wins Honolulu Marathon

HONOLULU, United States - Ethiopia's Woynishet Girma crosses the finishing line to win the women's title at the Honolulu Marathon in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Dec. 11, 2011, with a time of 2:31:41.

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Kenya's Chelimo wins Honolulu Marathon

HONOLULU, United States - Kenya's Nicholas Chelimo approaches the finishing line at the Honolulu Marathon in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Dec. 11, 2011. He finished first with a time of 2:14:55, winning the men's title for the second year in a row.

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Joie de Vivre wins Hanshin Juvenile Fillies

OSAKA, Japan - Fourth pick Joie de Vivre (13) wins a Grade 1 race in only her second career start at the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies, the race to decide the best 2-year-old filly, at Hanshin Racecourse in Hyogo Prefecture on Dec. 11, 2011.

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Venezuelan President Chavez

CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez receives leaders from countries participating in the Latin American and Caribbean summit in Caracas on Dec. 2, 2011.

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CSKA 2-1 Inter

MILAN, Italy - Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo (55) competes for the ball against CSKA Moscow forward Vagner Love (C) in a Champions League game in Milan, Italy, on Dec. 7, 2011. Inter defender Marco Davide Faraoni (37) is behind them. CSKA won 2-1.

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CSKA 2-1 Inter

MILAN, Italy - CSKA Moscow defender Vasili Berezutski (24) scores the winning goal with a header during the second half of a Champions League game against Inter Milan in Milan, Italy, on Dec. 7, 2011. CSKA won 2-1.

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CSKA 2-1 Inter

MILAN, Italy - CSKA Moscow defender Vasili Berezutski (bottom) is congratulated by teammate Alan Dzagoev after scoring the winning goal during the second half of a Champions League game against Inter Milan in Milan, Italy, on Dec. 7, 2011. CSKA won 2-1.

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CSKA 2-1 Inter

MILAN, Italy - Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo (front) plays in a Champions League game against CSKA Moscow in Milan, Italy, on Dec. 7, 2011. CSKA midfielder Alan Dzagoev (10) is behind him. CSKA won 2-1.

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UNDP to expand support for Myanmar

TOKYO, Japan - Helen Clark, administrator of the U.N. Development Program, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2011. The UNDP will offer more support to Myanmar as significant political changes have taken place in the country, she said.

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Cellphone carrier practices setting up onboard base station

TOKYO, Japan - KDDI Corp. employees practice setting up an onboard mobile communications base station on a riverbank in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Dec. 6, 2011. The cellphone carrier showed to reporters the drill to enhance preparedness for a disaster. The onboard mobile communications base station comprises a generator, wireless equipment and satellite communications apparatus on a truck that can emit radio waves as far as 2 kilometers via satellite in times of disaster.

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Cuban, Venezuelan presidents

CARACAS, Venezuela - Cuban President Raul Castro (R) and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez are pictured during a summit of Latin American and Caribbean nations in Caracas, Venezuela, on Dec. 2, 2011.

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Defense Minister Ichikawa

NAHA, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa leaves the site of his press conference in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, in southern Japan on the night of Dec. 2, 2011. He held the conference after meeting with Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima at the prefectural government office in Naha to offer an apology over an indiscreet comment made by one of his ministry's officials. In reference to the government's plan to relocate a key U.S. military base in Okinawa, Satoshi Tanaka, chief of the Okinawa Defense Bureau, allegedly used a Japanese term implying an act of sexual violence against women.

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Protests in Naha

NAHA, Japan - People demonstrate in front of the Okinawa prefectural government office in Naha on the night of Dec. 2, 2011, to protest against an indiscreet comment made by a senior Defense Ministry official. In reference to the government's plan to relocate a key U.S. military base in Okinawa, Satoshi Tanaka, chief of the Okinawa Defense Bureau, allegedly used a Japanese term implying an act of sexual violence against women.

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Excessive cesium levels found in more Fukushima rice

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Yoshihito Suzuki (L), chief of the Fukushima prefectural government's agriculture and fisheries department, holds a press conference in the city of Fukushima on the night of Dec. 2, 2011, to announce that excessive levels of radioactive cesium have been detected in rice harvested at more farms in the city.

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Protests in Naha

NAHA, Japan - People demonstrate in front of the Okinawa prefectural government office in Naha on the night of Dec. 2, 2011, to protest against an indiscreet comment made by a senior Defense Ministry official. In reference to the government's plan to relocate a key U.S. military base in Okinawa, Satoshi Tanaka, chief of the Okinawa Defense Bureau, allegedly used a Japanese term implying an act of sexual violence against women.

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Okinawa Gov. Nakaima

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima speaks with reporters after meeting with Japanese Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa at the prefectural government office in Naha on the night of Dec. 2, 2011. Ichikawa visited the governor to offer an apology over an indiscreet comment made by one of his ministry's officials. In reference to the government's plan to relocate a key U.S. military base in Okinawa, Satoshi Tanaka, chief of the Okinawa Defense Bureau, allegedly used a Japanese term implying an act of sexual violence against women.

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Presents delivered to nuclear evacuees

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Hiroaki Saiuchi (R), an 18-year-old high school student in Date, Fukushima Prefecture, in northeastern Japan, delivers presents in Santa Clause costume to evacuees from the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant at temporary housing in Date on Dec. 2, 2011. Saiuchi is set to join the Hanshin Tigers professional baseball club as a pitcher.

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Defense minister apologizes to Okinawa gov.

NAHA, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa (L) bows deeply to Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R front) in a gesture of apology over an indiscreet comment made by one of his ministry's officials at the prefectural government office in Naha on the night of Dec. 2, 2011. In reference to the government's plan to relocate a key U.S. military base in Okinawa, Satoshi Tanaka, chief of the Okinawa Defense Bureau, allegedly used a Japanese term implying an act of sexual violence against women.

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Defense minister apologizes to Okinawa gov.

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) stands up to terminate a meeting with Japanese Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa (L) at the prefectural government office in Naha on the night of Dec. 2, 2011. Ichikawa visited the governor to offer an apology over an indiscreet comment made by one of his ministry's officials. In reference to the government's plan to relocate a key U.S. military base in Okinawa, Satoshi Tanaka, chief of the Okinawa Defense Bureau, allegedly used a Japanese term implying an act of sexual violence against women.

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Industry minister Edano

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano gives a speech at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2011.

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Electric vehicle supplies power to house

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. displays its prototype MiEV House, in which an electric vehicle can supply power to a house, at the Tokyo Motor Show on Dec. 2, 2011, at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo's Koto Ward.

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Toy poodles authorized as police dogs

TOTTORI, Japan - Toy poodles Karin (L) and Fuga attend an induction ceremony on Dec. 2, 2011, at the Tottori prefectural police headquarters in the city of Tottori, western Japan, to work as police dogs. The dogs are to be employed in duties including criminal investigations and search operations for a year from January 2012.

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Total CEO de Margerie

TOKYO, Japan - Christophe de Margerie, chief executive officer of French oil giant Total, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2011. He said Total and Japan's Inpex Corp. are expected to reach a final agreement by the end of 2011 to invest in a gas field development project off Australia.

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Japan's oldest person dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in September 2010 shows Chiyono Hasegawa, who died Dec. 2, 2011, at the age of 115 in a nursing home in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan. She was Japan's oldest person. The government said Jirouemon Kimura, a 114-year-old man in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, is now the country's oldest person.

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Snow on Great Wall

BEIJING, China - The Great Wall of China on the outskirts of Beijing is lightly dusted with snow on Dec. 2, 2011, when the Chinese capital had the first snowfall of the season.

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Snow in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A woman slips on the snow at the Palace Museum in Beijing on Dec. 2, 2011. The Chinese capital had the first snowfall of the season that day.

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Snow in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Children (front) wearing panda hats look at the snow at the Palace Museum in Beijing on Dec. 2, 2011. The Chinese capital had the first snowfall of the season that day.