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Japan main opposition party head Noda

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 17 Kyodo - Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the major opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, delivers a speech at Kyodo News headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Xi stresses contributing to building great country, national rejuvenation

STORY: Xi stresses contributing to building great country, national rejuvenation DATELINE: March 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Great Hall of the People 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XI JINPING, Chinese President 3. various of the meeting 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XI JINPING, Chinese President 5. various of China STORYLINE: Xi Jinping stresses contributing to building great country, national rejuvenation March 13, 2023 Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the closing meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XI JINPING, Chinese President "The people's trust is the biggest motivation that drives me to march on and a great responsibility I shoulder. I will faithfully fulfill my responsibilities bestowed by the Constitution, with the nation's needs as my mission and the people's interests my yardstick. I will perform my duty scrupulously, do my utmost, and prove worthy of the trust o

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Int'l groups urge world leaders to act against climate change

TOKYO, Japan - Members of international environmental groups pose in Yokohama on March 30, 2014, as they call upon world leaders to fulfill their political responsibility and take action against climate change. The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was meeting in the eastern Japan port city near Tokyo.

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New industry minister Motegi

TOKYO, Japan - New industry minister Toshimitsu Motegi is interviewed by Japanese media organizations in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2012. Motegi said that confirming the safety of nuclear reactors will be given priority over anything else in resuming their operation and the state will fulfill its responsibility in the process.

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U.N. official on disarmament Kane

NAGASAKI, Japan - Angela Kane, the United Nations high representative for disarmament affairs, speaks during an interview in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2012. She called on the international community to fulfill its moral responsibility in eliminating nuclear weapons, noting the inhumanity of their use.

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Journalist captured in Iraq urges gov't to protect nationals

TOKYO, Japan - Freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda, who returned to Japan after being held and freed by an armed group in Iraq, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on April 28. He urged the government to fulfill its responsibility to protect Japanese nationals, while clarifying his own responsibility in going to a war-torn country.

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(8)Japan decides to send troops to Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks at a news conference at his office on Dec. 9 on his government's decision to send noncombat troops to Iraq to assist in the country's reconstruction. The premier said that just giving monetary aid is not enough for Japan to fulfill its international responsibility.

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U.S. deliberately shirks responsibility in bioweapon prohibition: experts

STORY: U.S. deliberately shirks responsibility in bioweapon prohibition: experts DATELINE: March 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: MILITARY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (ARABIC): OSAMA DANURA, Syrian political researcher 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (ARABIC): MUHAMMAD OMARI, Syrian political expert STORYLINE: The United States has been refusing to fulfill its commitment to prohibiting the spread of biological weapons, deliberately shirking its due responsibility, Syrian experts have said. With reports emerging about the U.S. running bioweapons lab in Ukraine, Syrian experts said the U.S. policy of setting up such labs in other countries poses risk to world security. Experts in Syria also said the U.S. has a recorded history of using nuclear and chemical weapons during its wars and has been avoiding any commitment to international agreements regarding the limitation of the spread of biological weapons. SOUNDBITE 1 (ARABIC): OSAMA DANURA, Syrian political researcher "It's obvious that the doub

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Yearender: Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2021

(211230) -- BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2021 (Xinhua) -- The bank of the river Rhine is flooded in Cologne, western Germany, on July 15, 2021. Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2021 COP26 in Glasgow ends with new climate pact On Nov. 13, the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change concluded in Glasgow, Britain, with a new global pact signed to tackle climate change, paving the way for a comprehensive and effective implementation of the Paris Agreement. On the sidelines of the conference, China and the United States issued a joint declaration on enhancing climate action in the 2020s, injecting impetus into global collective actions. Developed countries, which bear the historic responsibility for climate change, must take the lead in cutting emissions and fulfill commitments to increase financial support. In 2021, winter s.....

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PM Abe makes policy address to Diet

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gives his policy address to the House of Representatives plenary session on Feb. 12, 2015, in Tokyo. Abe vowed that Japan would fulfill its responsibility as a humanitarian aid donor in the international fight against terrorism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe makes policy address to Diet

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gives his policy address to the House of Representatives plenary session on Feb. 12, 2015, in Tokyo. Abe vowed that Japan would fulfill its responsibility as a humanitarian aid donor in the international fight against terrorism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Journalist captured in Iraq urges gov't to protect nationals

TOKYO, Japan - Freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda, who returned to Japan after being held and freed by an armed group in Iraq, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on April 28. He urged the government to fulfill its responsibility to protect Japanese nationals, while clarifying his own responsibility in going to a war-torn country. (Kyodo)

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Ex-top bureaucrat urges Abe to personally address favoritism claims

Kihei Maekawa, former vice minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, meets with reporters at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 23, 2017. Maekawa, who has played a key role in allegations of favoritism by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, called for the premier to fulfill his responsibility to respond properly to the claims. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-top bureaucrat urges Abe to personally address favoritism claims

Kihei Maekawa, former vice minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, meets with reporters at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 23, 2017. Maekawa, who has played a key role in allegations of favoritism by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, called for the premier to fulfill his responsibility to respond properly to the claims. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-top bureaucrat urges Abe to personally address favoritism claims

Kihei Maekawa, former vice minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, meets with reporters at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 23, 2017. Maekawa, who has played a key role in allegations of favoritism by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, called for the premier to fulfill his responsibility to respond properly to the claims. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-top bureaucrat urges Abe to personally address favoritism claims

Kihei Maekawa, former vice minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, is ready to attend a press conference at Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 23, 2017. Maekawa, who has played a key role in allegations of favoritism by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, called for the premier to fulfill his responsibility to respond properly to the claims. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-top bureaucrat urges Abe to personally address favoritism claims

Kihei Maekawa, former vice minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, meets with reporters at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 23, 2017. Maekawa, who has played a key role in allegations of favoritism by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, called for the premier to fulfill his responsibility to respond properly to the claims. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-top bureaucrat urges Abe to personally address favoritism claims

Kihei Maekawa, former vice minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, meets with reporters at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 23, 2017. Maekawa, who has played a key role in allegations of favoritism by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, called for the premier to fulfill his responsibility to respond properly to the claims. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-top bureaucrat urges Abe to personally address favoritism claims

Kihei Maekawa, former vice minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, meets with reporters at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 23, 2017. Maekawa, who has played a key role in allegations of favoritism by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, called for the premier to fulfill his responsibility to respond properly to the claims. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(8)Japan decides to send troops to Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks at a news conference at his office on Dec. 9 on his government's decision to send noncombat troops to Iraq to assist in the country's reconstruction. The premier said that just giving monetary aid is not enough for Japan to fulfill its international responsibility. (Kyodo)