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Dutch far-right party wins landslide victory in elections

STORY: Dutch far-right party wins landslide victory in elections SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 1, 2023/earlier footage DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: THE HAGUE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Dutch parliament complex in The Hague, the Netherlands 2. various of campaign posters near the Dutch parliament complex STORYLINE: The Netherlands' far-right populist Party for Freedom (PVV) won the parliamentary elections by a landslide, the Dutch Electoral Council announced at a press conference in The Hague, the Netherlands, on Friday. The PVV got 37 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives, or the lower house of parliament, becoming the biggest party in the country for the first time in history. The elections were held on Nov. 22 with a 77.7 percent turnout, down from 78.7 percent in 2021 and 81.9 percent in 2017. The GreenLeft-Labor alliance, GroenLinks-PvdA, ranked second with 25 seats, while the rightist People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) took the

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Snow smoke on Mt. Fuji

KOFU, Japan, Dec. 25 Kyodo - "Yukikemuri" snow smoke is observed on Dec. 25, 2017, as strong gusts of wind blow snow from the top of Japan's Mt. Fuji.

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Pet dogs on the slide in Japan

AOMORI, Japan, Dec. 25 Kyodo - A woman walks with her dogs through a snow covered street in Aomori, Japan, in December 2014. The aging population and the higher cost of keeping dogs has likely contributed to the sliding number of pet canines in Japan, with cats overtaking them in 2017 for the first time since an annual survey began in 1994, according to industry experts.

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-MIAO ETHNIC GROUP-GIRL-NEW SEMESTER (CN)

(220305) -- GUIYANG, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Up: Liduanfen Middle School is pictured in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 27, 2022 (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin). Middle: Dadai Elementary School is pictured in Dadai Miao Village, Bingmei Township, Congjiang County in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 25, 2021(Xinhua/Yang Wenbin). Bottom: Dadai Elementary School before renovation is pictured in Dadai Miao Village, Bingmei Township, Congjiang County in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 1, 2017. Pan Xuefei, a girl of the Miao ethnic group from Dadai Miao Village of Congjiang County in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Guizhou Province, is embracing her new semester at a middle school in Guizhou's capital city of Guiyang after graduating from a village elementary school. In recent years, Dadai Miao Village has seen a steady progress in people's living condit

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Baseball: Ohtani at Sapporo Dome press conference

Shohei Ohtani attends a press conference at Sapporo Dome in the northern Japan city on Dec. 25, 2017, wearing a Los Angeles Angels jersey.

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Photographer Johan Bavman

Swedish photographer Johan Bavman stands in front of his work shown at Tokyo's Glocal Cafe in Minato Ward on Dec. 9, 2017. His collection of pictures depicting men who took parental leave for more than six months in his country has been shown in 25 countries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Falling global stocks

A financial data screen in Tokyo shows stock indexes from global markets falling sharply on Dec. 25, 2018. Japan's 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average finished the day down 1,010.45 points, or 5.01 percent, from the previous trading day at 19,155.74, the lowest level since April 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Prius

Undated photo shows a Safety Plus version of the Prius PHV hybrid vehicle Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled in Dec. 25, 2017. The automaker said the model can prevent an accident if the driver mistakenly hits the gas pedal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Peruvians protest Fujimori pardon

Thousands of Peruvians march in Lima on Dec. 28, 2017, in protest against the humanitarian pardon granted to former President Alberto Fujimori, who was serving a 25-year sentence for human rights abuses. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-AUM cult member not guilty of parcel bombing

Undated photo shows former AUM Shinrikyo cult member Naoko Kikuchi. The Supreme Court on Dec. 25, 2017 decided to uphold a high court decision in Tokyo that Kikuchi was not guilty of a 1995 parcel bombing at the Tokyo metropolitan government building. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Deceased taxi driver in Okinawa

Muneyuki Ura holds a photo of his deceased father Munekazu Ura in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 25, 2017. The taxi driver died four years after he was assaulted in a robbery by two U.S. Marines. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Peruvians protest Fujimori pardon

Peruvians gather in a square in Lima on Dec. 25, 2017 to protest the pardon granted to former President Alberto Fujimori. Protesters raised black-framed photographs of the victims of a bloody counterinsurgency campaign during Fujimori's rightwing 1990-2000 government. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kono and Netanyahu discuss Jerusalem status

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (L) discusses the status of Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Dec. 25, 2017. Kono told Israeli and Palestinian leaders that the issue should be settled through negotiations between the parties concerned, after U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial decision to recognize the city as Israel's capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kono and Abbasin discuss Jersualem status

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (L) discusses the status of Jerusalem with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Jerusalem on Dec. 25, 2017. Kono told Israeli and Palestinian leaders that the issue should be settled through negotiations between the parties concerned, after U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial decision to recognize the city as Israel's capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Muramoto, Reed skate in exhibition

Japanese ice dance pair Kana Muramoto (front) and Chris Reed perform during a figure skating exhibition at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chofu, Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Muramoto, Reed skate in exhibition

Japanese ice dance pair Kana Muramoto (L) and Chris Reed perform during a figure skating exhibition at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chofu, Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Muramoto, Reed skate in exhibition

Japanese ice dance pair Kana Muramoto (L) and Chris Reed perform during a figure skating exhibition at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chofu, Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suzaki, Kihara skate in exhibition

Japanese pair Miu Suzaki (L) and Ryuichi Kihara perform during a figure skating exhibition at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chofu, Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suzaki, Kihara skate in exhibition

Japanese pair Miu Suzaki (L) and Ryuichi Kihara perform during a figure skating exhibition at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chofu, Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Keiji Tanaka skates in exhibition

Japan's Keiji Tanaka performs during a figure skating exhibition at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chofu, Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shoma Uno skates in exhibition

Japan's Shoma Uno performs during a figure skating exhibition at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chofu, Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shoma Uno skates in exhibition

Japan's Shoma Uno performs during a figure skating exhibition at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chofu, Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Satoko Miyahara skates in exhibition

Japan's Satoko Miyahara performs during a figure skating exhibition at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chofu, Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Satoko Miyahara skates in exhibition

Japan's Satoko Miyahara performs during a figure skating exhibition at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chofu, Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Satoko Miyahara skates in exhibition

Japan's Satoko Miyahara performs during a figure skating exhibition at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chofu, Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kaori Sakamoto skates in exhibition

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto performs during a figure skating exhibition at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chofu, Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Ohtani

Los Angeles Angels rookie Shohei Ohtani (L) shows off a message board given to him by Hideki Kuriyama, manager of Ohtani's previous club Nippon Ham Fighters, during a farewell event at Sapporo Dome, Fighters' home, on Dec. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Death after 15-year confinement

Photo shows a house in Neyagawa, western Japan, on Dec. 25, 2017 where the body of Airi Kakimoto was found. The parents admitted they confined their 33-year-old daughter for around 15 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Japan's Sakamoto

Kaori Sakamoto performs during an exhibition event at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chofu, Tokyo, on Dec. 25, 2017, following the Japanese national championships. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-China

Song Tao (R), head of the Communist Party of China's International Department, and Toshihiro Nikai (L), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, make a toast during a reception in Wuyishan, Fujian Province, on Dec. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan foreign minister in Jerusalem

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (R) visits a memorial to the Holocaust in Jerusalem on Dec. 25, 2017. Japan has refrained from backing U.S. President Donald Trump's policy of designating the city as the Israeli capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Ohtani in Japan

Los Angeles Angels rookie Shohei Ohtani waves the crowd at a farewell event at Sapporo Dome, the home of his previous club Nippon Ham Fighters, in Sapporo on Dec. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Surfer Igarashi

Kanoa Igarashi, a World Surf League Championship Tour professional, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2017. Igarashi, who currently holds Japanese and U.S. citizenship, aims to surf for Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Ohtani in Japan

Los Angeles Angels rookie Shohei Ohtani waves the crowd at a farewell event at Sapporo Dome, the home of his previous club Nippon Ham Fighters, in Sapporo on Dec. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Ohtani in Japan

Los Angeles Angels rookie Shohei Ohtani speaks during a farewell event at Sapporo Dome, the home of his previous club Nippon Ham Fighters, in Sapporo on Dec. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Ohtani in Japan

Los Angeles Angels rookie Shohei Ohtani speaks during a farewell event at Sapporo Dome, the home of his previous club Nippon Ham Fighters, in Sapporo on Dec. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Ohtani in Japan

Fans cheer Los Angeles Angels rookie Shohei Ohtani during a farewell event at Sapporo Dome, the home of his previous club Nippon Ham Fighters, in Sapporo on Dec. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Ohtani in Japan

Fans cheer Los Angeles Angels rookie Shohei Ohtani during a farewell event at Sapporo Dome, the home of his previous club Nippon Ham Fighters, in Sapporo on Dec. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ohtani in Japan

Los Angeles Angels player Shohei Ohtani pitches during an event at Sapporo Dome, the home of his previous club the Nippon Ham Fighters, in Sapporo on Dec. 25, 2017. The catcher (R) is Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ohtani in Japan

Los Angeles Angels player Shohei Ohtani pitches during an event at Sapporo Dome, the home of his previous club the Nippon Ham Fighters, in Sapporo on Dec. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ohtani in Japan

Los Angeles Angels player Shohei Ohtani attends an event at Sapporo Dome, the home of his previous club the Nippon Ham Fighters, in Sapporo on Dec. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo scandal

Sumo coach Takanohana leaves his stable building on Dec. 25, 2017. The former sumo grand champion has kept silent about an incident in which his apprentice was assaulted by a retired yokozuna. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suzuki's Xbee vehicle

Photo shows Suzuki Motor Corp.'s new Xbee minivehicle unveiled in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suzuki's Xbee vehicle

Suzuki Motor Corp. President Toshihiro Suzuki poses beside the automaker's new Xbee minivehicle unveiled in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Peru pardons jailed ex-leader Fujimori

Supporters of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori gather in front of his hospital in Lima on Dec. 24, 2017 following the government's decision earlier in the day to grant him a pardon on health grounds. Fujimori, 79, who was serving a 25-year prison sentence for human rights crimes and graft, was moved from a prison cell to the hospital last week due to deteriorating health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Snow smoke on Mt. Fuji

"Yukikemuri" snow smoke is observed on Dec. 25, 2017, as strong gusts of wind blow snow from the top of Japan's Mt. Fuji. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese, Chinese ruling parties meet amid improving relations

Senior officials of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and the Communist Party of China attend a meeting in Xiamen, China, on Dec. 25, 2017, as the ruling parties open a two-day meeting to discuss bilateral and regional issues. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese, Chinese ruling parties meet amid improving relations

Toshihiro Nikai, secretary general of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, addresses a meeting in Xiamen, China, on Dec. 25, 2017, as the Japanese and Chinese ruling parties open a two-day meeting to discuss bilateral and regional issues. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Radiation cleanup work begins in Fukushima nuclear plant town

Radiation cleanup work begins on Dec. 25, 2017 in Futaba, Japan, to make the town that co-hosts the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant inhabitable again by around spring 2022 under a government-led reconstruction project. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Radiation cleanup work begins in Fukushima nuclear plant town

Radiation cleanup work begins on Dec. 25, 2017 in Futaba, Japan, to make the town that co-hosts the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant inhabitable again by around spring 2022 under a government-led reconstruction project. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo