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Speed skating: 10-time Olympic medalist Takagi to retire

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi, 15, is pictured at the Vancouver Olympics on Feb. 21, 2010, in Richmond, Canada. The 10-time Olympic medalist said on March 4, 2026, she will retire following the upcoming world championships.

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Volvo Cars reports several all-time-highs in 2023

STORY: Volvo Cars reports several all-time-highs in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 1, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Volvo Studio Stockholm 2. various of street view in Stockholm 3. various of shops in Stockholm STORYLINE: Volvo Cars said on Thursday that 2023 was a record-breaking year for the company, with more than 700,000 cars sold and the highest revenue and sales profit in its 97-year history. Revenues increased by 21 percent to 399.3 billion Swedish kronor (38.3 billion U.S. dollars), while the underlying operating profit excluding joint ventures and associates increased by 43 percent to 25.6 billion kronor, the carmaker said in its year-end report for 2023. A total of 708,716 cars were sold in 2023, following a year-on-year sales increase of 15 percent, according to the report. Volvo Cars, which was acquired by Chinese automaker Geely in 2010, has previously said that it aims to solely produce fully-electric cars by 2

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Japan's speed skater Nagashima returns home

NARITA, Japan - Japanese speed skater Keiichiro Nagashima arrives at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture outside Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2014, after finishing sixth in the men's 500-meter speed skating race at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The 2010 Vancouver Olympic silver medalist hinted at retiring during an interview at the airport.

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JAL President Ueki at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Co.'s new President Yoshiharu Ueki gives a press conference at the airline's head office in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2012. JAL, currently undergoing rehabilitation after filing for bankruptcy in 2010, said it aims to raise its operating profit to 140 billion yen in fiscal 2013 in a five-year management plan announced the same day.

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China, Iran push world's tally of imprisoned journalists to 14-yr high

NEW YORK, United States - Joel Simon (R), executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, speaks in a press conference in New York on Feb. 15, 2011. China and Iran together put the most journalists behind bars in 2010, accounting for nearly half of those imprisoned worldwide and pushing the global number to the highest level in 14 years, according to the nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving freedom of the press.

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Remains from Iwoto

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in a government sponsored ceremony on Feb. 15, 2011, at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo offer prayers for Japanese soldiers who died on Iwoto Island in the closing days of World War II. In the ceremony, the remains of possibly 822 soldiers, discovered by a government team on the island in fiscal 2010, were handed over to the health ministry in charge of their management.

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Remains from Iwoto

TOKYO, Japan - Boxes containing the remains of possibly 822 Japanese soldiers who died on Iwoto Island in the closing days of World War II are carried during a ceremony at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2011. In the ceremony, the remains discovered by a government team on the island in fiscal 2010 were handed over to the health ministry in charge of their management.

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Remains from Iwoto

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) offers flowers during a ceremony at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2011. In the ceremony, the remains of possibly 822 Japanese soldiers discovered by a government team on Iwoto Island in fiscal 2010 were handed over to the health ministry in charge of their management.

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Sea Shepherd member arrested for trespassing on whaling ship

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of the Tokyo regional office of the Japan Coast Guard board the Shonan Maru No. 2 docked at Harumi terminal at the Port of Tokyo on March 12, 2010. They arrested Pete Bethune, the New Zealand captain of the antiwhaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's vessel, the Ady Gil, for allegedly trespassing on the security ship of Japan's whaling fleet in the Antarctic Ocean on Feb. 15.

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Sea Shepherd member arrested for trespassing on whaling ship

TOKYO, Japan - People against the antiwhaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society rally in front of the Tokyo regional office of the Japan Coast Guard at Tokyo's Koto Ward, where Pete Bethune, the New Zealand captain of the Sea Shepherd's vessel Ady Gil, is being held on March 12, 2010. Earlier in the day, Bethune was arrested by the coast guard for allegedly trespassing on the Shonan Maru No. 2, the security ship of Japan's whaling fleet in the Antarctic Ocean on Feb. 15 after the ship docked at Harumi terminal at the Port of Tokyo.

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Sea Shepherd member arrested for trespassing on whaling ship

TOKYO, Japan - The Shonan Maru No. 2 (C), the security ship of Japan's whaling fleet, escorted by Japan Coast Guard patrol ships, sails under the Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo Bay on March 12, 2010. After the ship docked at Harumi terminal at the Port of Tokyo, Pete Bethune, the New Zealand captain of the antiwhaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's vessel Ady Gil, who had been detained on the ship, was arrested by the coast guard for allegedly trespassing on the ship in the Antarctic Ocean on Feb. 15.

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Sea Shepherd member arrested for trespassing on whaling ship

TOKYO, Japan - People hold up a banner criticizing activities of the antiwhaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society near Harumi terminal at the Port of Tokyo on March 12, 2010, as the Shonan Maru No. 2 carrying Pete Bethune, the New Zealand captain of the Sea Shepherd's vessel Ady Gil, arrives at the terminal. Bethune was arrested by the coast guard for allegedly trespassing on the security ship of Japan's whaling fleet in the Antarctic Ocean on Feb. 15 after it docked at the terminal.

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Sea Shepherd member arrested for whaling ship trespass

TOKYO, Japan - The Shonan Maru No. 2, aboard which Pete Bethune, the New Zealand captain of the antiwhaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's vessel Ady Gil had been detained, approaches Harumi terminal at the Port of Tokyo on March 12, 2010. Bethune, who had been held since boarding the security ship of Japan's whaling fleet on Feb. 15, was arrested by the Japan Coast Guard for allegedly trespassing on the ship in the Antarctic Ocean after it docked at the terminal.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese 15-year-old speed skater Miho Takagi (upper L) attends the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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Japan reaches semifinals in women's speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's 15-year-old Miho Takagi (L) hands teammate Masako Hozumi a pair of gloves, after Japan won the women's speed skating team pursuit match against South Korea at the Vancouver Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Canada on Feb. 26, 2010. Takagi did not compete in the race but will be a backup skater for the team during the semifinals on Feb. 27.

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Takagi 23rd in women's 1,500m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japanese 15-year-old skater Miho Takagi skates during the women's 1,500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 21, 2010. Takagi placed 23rd with a time of 2 minutes, 01.86 seconds.

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Takagi 23rd in women's 1,500m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japanese 15-year-old skater Miho Takagi winds down after the women's 1,500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 21, 2010. Takagi placed 23rd with a time of 2 minutes, 01.86 seconds.

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Takagi 23rd in women's 1,500m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japanese 15-year-old skater Miho Takagi finishes her race in the women's 1,500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 21, 2010. Takagi placed 23rd with a time of 2 minutes, 01.86 seconds.

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Takagi 23rd in women's 1,500m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japanese 15-year-old skater Miho Takagi competes during the women's 1,500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 21, 2010. Takagi placed 23rd with a time of 2 minutes, 01.86 seconds.

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Russia's Ustyugov wins men's 15-km mass start biathlon

WHISTLER, Canada - Skiers shoot their rifles during the men's 15-kilomenter mass start biathlon at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Feb. 21, 2010, at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, north of Vancouver. Evgeny Ustyugov of Russia (R) claimed the gold medal.

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Russia's Ustyugov wins men's 15-km mass start biathlon

WHISTLER, Canada - Evgeny Ustyugov of Russia celebrates before crossing the finish line during the men's 15-kilomenter mass start biathlon at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Feb. 21, 2010, at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, north of Vancouver. Ustyugov claimed the gold medal.

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Bjoergen wins gold at 15-km cross country

WHISTLER, Canada - Marit Bjoergen of Norway celebrates after winning the women's cross country skiing 15-kilometer pursuit at the Vancouver Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park on Feb. 19, 2010. Bjoergen clinched her third medal in the Winter Games.

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Bjoergen wins gold in women's 15-km cross country pursuit

WHISTLER, Canada - Norway's Marit Bjoergen competes on her way to winning the gold medal in the Vancouver Winter Olympics women's 15-kilometer cross country pursuit on Feb. 19, 2010, at Whistler Olympic Park, north of Vancouver. Bjoergen claimed her second gold after her crown in the women's cross country individual classic sprint.

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Skiers mass-start in women's 15-km cross country pursuit

WHISTLER, Canada - Skiers in the women's 15-kilometer cross country pursuit at the Vancouver Winter Olympics mass-start at Whistler Olympic Park, north of Vancouver, on Feb. 19, 2010.

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Ishida finishes 20th in women's 15-km cross country pursuit

WHISTLER, Canada - Masako Ishida (R) of Japan skis in the women's 15-kilometer cross country pursuit at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park, north of Vancouver, on Feb. 19, 2010. She finished in 20th place.

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Ishida finishes 20th in women's 15-km cross country pursuit

WHISTLER, Canada - Masako Ishida of Japan is seen after crossing the finish line in the women's 15-kilometer cross country pursuit at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park, north of Vancouver, on Feb. 19, 2010. She finished in 20th place.

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Takagi 35th in women's 1,000m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's 15-year-old skater Miho Takagi hugs compatriot Tomomi Okazaki after finishing the race in the women's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada on Feb. 18, 2010. Takagi, the youngest speed skater to represent Japan in the Olympics, placed 35th, while veteran speed skater Okazaki placed 34th.

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Takagi 35th in women's 1,000m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's 15-year-old skater Miho Takagi competes in the women's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada on Feb. 18, 2010. Takagi placed 35th with a time of 1 minute, 19.53 seconds.

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Takagi 35th in women's 1,000m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's 15-year-old skater Miho Takagi smiles after competing in the women's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada on Feb. 18, 2010. Takagi placed 35th with a time of 1 minute, 19.53 seconds.

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Takagi 35th in women's 1,000m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's 15-year-old skater Miho Takagi smiles after competing in the women's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada on Feb. 18, 2010. Takagi placed 35th with a time of 1 minute, 19.53 seconds.

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Takagi 35th in women's 1,000m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's 15-year-old skater Miho Takagi competes in the women's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada on Feb. 18, 2010. Takagi placed 35th with a time of 1 minute, 19.53 seconds.

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Berger wins gold in women's 15 km individual biathlon

WHISTLER, Canada - Norway's Tora Berger drops to the ground after crossing the finish line in the women's 15-kilometer individual biathlon final at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, north of Vancouver, on Feb. 18, 2010. Berger won the gold medal with a time of 40 minutes 52.8 seconds.

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Takagi 35th in women's 1,000m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's 15-year-old skater Miho Takagi pulls a long face after competing in the women's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada on Feb. 18, 2010. Takagi placed 35th with a time of 1 minute 19.53 seconds.

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Takagi 35th in women's 1,000m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's 15-year-old skater Miho Takagi waves to the crowd after competing in the women's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada on Feb. 18, 2010. Takagi placed 35th with a time of 1 minute 19.53 seconds.

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Takagi 35th in women's 1,000m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's 15-year-old skater Miho Takagi competes in the women's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada on Feb. 18, 2010. Takagi placed 35th with a time of 1 minute, 19.53 seconds.

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Berger wins gold in women's 15km individual biathlon

WHISTLER, Canada - Norway's Tora Berger celebrates after finishing the women's 15-kilometer individual biathlon final at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, north of Vancouver, on Feb. 18, 2010. Berger won the gold medal with a time of 40 minutes, 52.8 seconds.

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Nagashima competes in 1,000m speed skating at Vancouver

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Keiichiro Nagashima skates during the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 17, 2010. Nagashima, who won the 500-meter speed skating silver medal on Feb. 15, placed 37th with 1 minute, 12.71 seconds.

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Japan's Kato wins men's 500-meter speed skating bronze

RICHMOND, Canada - Joji Kato of Japan celebrates holding the national flag after winning the bronze in the Vancouver Olympic men's 500-meter race at the Richmond Olympic Oval on Feb. 15, 2010. Compatriot Keiichiro Nagashima won the silver medal in the competition.

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Japan's Kato wins men's 500-meter speed skating bronze

RICHMOND, Canada - Joji Kato of Japan finishes the Vancouver Olympic men's 500-meter race at the Richmond Olympic Oval on Feb. 15, 2010. Kato won the bronze medal in the competition.

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Olympic men's 500-meter speed skating medalists

RICHMOND, Canada - (From L) Keiichiro Nagashima of Japan, Mo Tae Bum of South Korea and Joji Kato of Japan celebrate after winning the silver, gold and bronze, respectively, in the men's 500-meter speed skating at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Richmond Olympic Oval on Feb. 15, 2010.

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Olympic men's 500-meter speed skating medalists

RICHMOND, Canada - (From L) Keiichiro Nagashima of Japan, Mo Tae Bum of South Korea and Joji Kato of Japan celebrate after winning the silver, gold and bronze, respectively, in the men's 500-meter speed skating at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Richmond Olympic Oval on Feb. 15, 2010.

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Japan's Nagashima wins 500-meter silver

RICHMOND, Canada - Keiichiro Nagashima (R) of Japan crosses the finish line, edging Jamie Gregg of Canada in the second run of the Vancouver Olympic men's 500-meter race at Richmond Olympic Oval on Feb. 15, 2010.

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Japan's Nagashima wins 500-meter silver

RICHMOND, Canada - Keiichiro Nagashima of Japan celebrates after winning the silver in the Vancouver Olympic men's 500-meter race at Richmond Olympic Oval on Feb. 15, 2010. Compatriot Joji Kato won the bronze in the race.

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Nagashima wins 500-m silver

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Keiichiro Nagashima reacts after completing his second and final run in the men's 500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 15, 2010. Nagashima won the silver.

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Japan's Kato wins men's 500-meter speed skating bronze

RICHMOND, Canada - Joji Kato of Japan skates in the second and final race in the men's 500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval on Feb. 15, 2010. Kato won the bronze medal in the competition.

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Japan's Kato wins men's 500-meter speed skating bronze

RICHMOND, Canada - Joji Kato of Japan bows to the crowd after winning the bronze in the Vancouver Olympic men's 500-meter race at Richmond Olympic Oval on Feb. 15, 2010. Compatriot Keiichiro Nagashima won second place in the competition.

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S. Korea's Mo wins men's 500-meter speed skating gold

RICHMOND, Canada - Mo Tae Bum of South Korea skates to victory in the men's 500-meter speed skating at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Richmond Olympic Oval on Feb. 15, 2010. Mo clinched the first gold for South Korea in a Winter Olympic sport other than short track speed skating.

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Japan's Nagashima wins 500-meter silver

RICHMOND, Canada - Keiichiro Nagashima of Japan celebrates after winning the silver in the Vancouver Olympic men's 500-meter race at Richmond Olympic Oval on Feb. 15, 2010. Compatriot Joji Kato won the bronze in the race.

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Japan's Nagashima wins 500-meter silver

RICHMOND, Canada - Keiichiro Nagashima of Japan celebrates after winning the silver in the Vancouver Olympic men's 500-meter race at Richmond Olympic Oval on Feb. 15, 2010. Compatriot Joji Kato won the bronze in the race.

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Kato wins Bronze in 500-meter speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Joji Kato of Japan reacts after his race in the men's 500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 15, 2010, at Richmond Olympic Oval. Kato, who won the bronze medal, said he was upset about not being able to win the gold.