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Ex-S.Korean President Lee Myung-bak granted special presidential pardon

STORY: Ex-S.Korean President Lee Myung-bak granted special presidential pardon DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press briefing by the Ministry of Justice (courtesy of Yonhap) 2. various of former President Lee Myung-bak (courtesy of Yonhap) 3. various of Lee Myung-bak attending a court trial (courtesy of Yonhap) STORYLINE: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday granted his special pardons to former President Lee Myung-bak as well as some other politicians and former government officials, according to the Ministry of Justice. Lee, who had served a single, five-year presidency until February 2013, was sentenced in October 2020 to 17 years in prison for bribery and embezzlement, but his sentence has been put on hold since June for his health problems. With the special pardon to be effective on Wednesday, Lee will be exempted from the remaining 15 years in prison. It marked the second presidential pardon that Yoon has granted si

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Nuclear project in Georgia

WAYNESBORO, United States, Dec. 27 Kyodo - File photo taken in August 2013 shows the Nos. 3 and 4 reactors of the Vogtle power plant being constructed by contractor Westinghouse Electric Co., a unit of Japan's Toshiba Corp., near Waynesboro, Georgia, in the United States. ==Kyodo

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Traditional storytelling on Buddhism

OSAKA, Japan - Professional storyteller Kyokudo Nankai talks about a history of Kukai, who founded the Shingon school of Buddhism, before a gathering of people at a temple in Osaka's Chuo Ward on Dec. 27, 2013.

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A month before Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Photo shows the illuminated Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia, on Dec. 27, 2013. The Black Sea is seen at back. The Winter Games will be held in the resort city from Feb. 7 to 23, 2014.

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Robbery-murder scene in Ecuador

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador - Photo taken Jan. 4, 2014, shows the scene where a Japanese couple were shot by robbers while on honeymoon in Guayaquil, the largest city in Ecuador, on Dec. 28, 2013. The 28-year-old husband died and 27-year-old wife suffered serious injuries.

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Robbery-murder scene in Ecuador

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador - An 18-year-old Ecuadorian boy points on Jan. 4, 2014, to the spot where a Japanese couple were shot by robbers while on honeymoon in Guayaquil, the largest city in Ecuador. In the Dec. 28, 2013, incident witnessed by the boy, the 28-year-old husband died and 27-year-old wife suffered serious injuries.

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Robbery-murder scene in Ecuador

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador - Photo taken Jan. 4, 2014, shows the scene where a Japanese couple were shot by robbers while on honeymoon in Guayaquil, the largest city in Ecuador, on Dec. 28, 2013. The 28-year-old husband died and 27-year-old wife suffered serious injuries.

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Japanese man gunned down, wife seriously injured in Ecuador

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken in October, 2013, shows an urban area of Guayaquil, Ecuador. A Japanese couple -- a 28-year-old man and his 27-year-old wife -- was attacked by robbers on Dec. 28, 2013, while in Guayaquil on their honeymoon. The man died and the woman suffered serious injuries.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe answers reporters' questions at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2013. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima approved earlier the same day landfill work for the relocation of the U.S. military's Futenma air base within the prefecture, walking back his pledge to have the base moved out of Okinawa.

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Protest in S. Korea against Abe's shrine visit

SEOUL, South Korea - Civic group members hold signs against Japan including ones calling for a boycott of Japanese goods during a protest rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 27, 2013. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo the previous day.

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Tanaka wins Japan Pro Sports Award

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiro Tanaka, ace pitcher for the Japanese baseball club Rakuten Eagles, speaks with his trophy in hand at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2013, after winning his first Japan Pro Sports Award. The major league-bound right-hander went undefeated during the season and led his team to its first Japan championship.

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Protest in S. Korea against Abe's shrine visit

SEOUL, South Korea - Civic group members rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 27, 2013, to stage a protest against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo the previous day.

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China a day after Abe's shrine visit

BEIJING, China - Police officers march in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Dec. 27, 2013. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo the previous day.

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China a day after Abe's shrine visit

BEIJING, China - Police officers march in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Dec. 27, 2013. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo the previous day.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Protesters rally in the lobby of the Okinawa prefectural hall on Dec. 27, 2013. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima approved the same day landfill work for the relocation of the U.S. military's Futenma air base within his prefecture, walking back his pledge to move the base out of Okinawa.

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China a day after Abe's shrine visit

BEIJING, China - Police officers stand guard in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Dec. 27, 2013. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo the previous day.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima speaks at a press conference in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 27, 2013, in which he announced his approval of landfill work for the relocation of the U.S. military's Futenma air base within his prefecture, walking back his pledge to move the base out of Okinawa.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Protesters stage a sit-in in the lobby of the Okinawa prefectural hall on Dec. 27, 2013. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima approved the same day landfill work for the relocation of the U.S. military's Futenma air base within his prefecture, walking back his pledge to move the base out of Okinawa.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima speaks at a press conference in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 27, 2013, in which he announced his approval of landfill work for the relocation of the U.S. military's Futenma air base within his prefecture, walking back his pledge to move the base out of Okinawa.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Protesters rally outside the Okinawa prefectural hall on Dec. 27, 2013. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on the same day approved landfill work to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to an area within his prefecture, going back on his previous policy of seeking to have the base moved out of Okinawa.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Protesters rally outside the Okinawa prefectural hall on Dec. 27, 2013. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on the same day approved landfill work to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to an area within his prefecture, going back on his previous policy of seeking to have the base moved out of Okinawa.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Protesters rally outside the Okinawa prefectural hall on Dec. 27, 2013. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on the same day approved landfill work to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to an area within his prefecture, going back on his previous policy of seeking to have the base moved out of Okinawa.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 26, 2013, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an area off the shore of the Henoko district of Nago, northern Okinawa. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on Dec. 27 approved landfill work to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to the offshore area within his prefecture, going back on his previous policy of seeking to have the base moved out of Okinawa.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 26, 2013, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an area off the shore of the Henoko district of Nago, northern Okinawa. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on Dec. 27 approved landfill work to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to the offshore area within his prefecture, going back on his previous policy of seeking to have the base moved out of Okinawa.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 26, 2013, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on the Dec. 27 approved landfill work to relocate the base to an area within his prefecture, going back on his previous policy of seeking to have the base moved out of Okinawa.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 26, 2013, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on the Dec. 27 approved landfill work to relocate the base to an area within his prefecture, going back on his previous policy of seeking to have the base moved out of Okinawa.

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TEPCO outside director Sudo

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2011 in Tokyo shows Fumio Sudo. Japan's central government is in the final stages of arranging the appointment of Sudo, a Tokyo Electric Power Co. outside director, as the utility's next chairman, sources close to the matter said on Dec. 27, 2013.

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Okinawa seen closer to approving landfill for U.S. base relocation

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shizo Abe speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2013, after talks with Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima about a central government request for landfill work to relocate a key U.S. military base within the island prefecture. Nakaima appeared set to approve the request on Dec. 27.

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Okinawa seen closer to approving landfill for U.S. base relocation

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) bows to Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) during their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2013, about a central government request for landfill work to relocate a key U.S. military base within the island prefecture. Nakaima appeared set to approve the request on Dec. 27.

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Okinawa seen closer to approving landfill for U.S. base relocation

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) hold talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2013, about a central government request for landfill work to relocate a key U.S. military base within the island prefecture. Nakaima appeared set to approve the request on Dec. 27.

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Okinawa seen closer to approving landfill for U.S. base relocation

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2013, after talks with Prime Minister Shizo Abe about a central government request for landfill work to relocate a key U.S. military base within the island prefecture. Nakaima appeared set to approve the request on Dec. 27.

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State-backed fund agrees on new business rehabilitation plan for TEPCO

TOKYO, Japan - Akio Harada, chairman of the top decision-making committee of the Nuclear Damage Liability Facilitation Fund, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2013, after the committee agreed in principle on a new business turnaround plan for Tokyo Electric Power Co. The state-backed fund is expected to submit the plan to the government on Dec. 27, with Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi likely to approve it in January.

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Court decision over vote disparity

AKITA, Japan - Lawyer Hidetoshi Masunaga (C) and other plaintiffs hold a press conference in the city of Akita on March 27, 2013, after the Sendai High Court's Akita branch ruled that a general election result in a northeastern Japan constituency was unconstitutional due to a significant disparity in the weight of votes. The ruling by the court was the last in 16 cases brought by two groups of lawyers over disparities in the weight of votes of up to 2.43 to 1 in the Dec. 16 general election.

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YELLOW RIVER DELTA WETLAND-SCENERY (CN)

(221027) -- DONGYING, Oct. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 25, 2021 shows birds flying at the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve in east China's Shandong Province. The Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve, a wetland nature reserve mainly aiming at protecting the ecosystem and rare and endangered birds at the river's estuary, was listed in 2013 on the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance. (Photo by Yang Bin/Xinhua)

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Robbery-murder scene in Ecuador

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador - An 18-year-old Ecuadorian boy points on Jan. 4, 2014, to the spot where a Japanese couple were shot by robbers while on honeymoon in Guayaquil, the largest city in Ecuador. In the Dec. 28, 2013, incident witnessed by the boy, the 28-year-old husband died and 27-year-old wife suffered serious injuries. (Kyodo)