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US: Brush Fire Erupts In Del Mar Heights, San Diego 3

A brush fire erupted in the Del Mar Heights neighborhood in San Diego on Tuesday morning, June 25. The fire near Mira Montana Drive off Del Mar Heights Road prompted the mandatory evacuation of 2,500 residents from the area. The fire's forward progress was stopped by about 5:30 p.m. and all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted by 7:20 p.m.

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India's industrial production grows 2.4 pct in November 2023

STORY: India's industrial production grows 2.4 pct in November 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 13, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of manufacturing activities (file) STORYLINE: India's factory activity growth, determined by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), grew 2.4 percent in November 2023, the government data showed Friday. For the month of November 2023, the quick estimates of IIP with base 2011-12 stands at 141.0. The indices of industrial production for the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors for the month of November 2023 stand at 131.1, 139.2 and 176.3 respectively, reads the data issued by the federal ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI). As per use-based classification, the indices stand at 143.8 for primary goods, 98.0 for capital goods, 151.4 for intermediate goods and 164.1 for infrastructure/construction goods for the month of November 2023, according to t

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Abe in disaster area

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) visits a shipyard on Jan. 12, 2013, in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, an area hit by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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Toyota Aqua hybrid compact car

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Aqua hybrid compact car. The automaker said Feb. 1, 2012, the number of orders placed for the Aqua as of Jan. 31, 2012, was about 120,000, greatly exceeding its sales goal of 12,000 units a month. The car was released on Dec. 26, 2011.

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Buddhist monk with jizo deity statue

SENDAI, Japan - Toshiaki Uda, the head priest of Buddhist temple Seiunji in Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows a palm-sized wooden jizo deity in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Jan. 12, 2012. Monks and a Buddhist icon craftsman have launched a project to deliver 1,000 compact jizo deity statues to areas affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Anti-volcano ash goggles for dogs

MIYAKONOJO, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 12, 2011, in a pet shop in the city of Miyakonojo, Miyazaki Prefecture, shows goggles, raincoats and other gear intended to protect dogs and cats from the damage of ash falling from a volcano. Shinmoe Peak began a series of eruptions on Jan. 26.

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Lee loses WBA title to Shimoda in unanimous decision

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese challenger Akifumi Shimoda (R) defeats WBA super bantamweight champion Retsuri Lee (L) in a unanimous decision after a 12-rounder at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2011. Lee failed in his first title defense.

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Lee loses WBA title to Shimoda in unanimous decision

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese challenger Akifumi Shimoda (L) fights with WBA super bantamweight champion Retsuri Lee in a 12-rounder at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2011. Lee failed in his first title defense, losing in a unanimous decision.

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French cuisine chef to open new eatery in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Celebrated Japanese chef Tateru Yoshino, who manages four French restaurants in Paris and Tokyo, poses for the photographer during an interview at one of his eponymous restaurants in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Jan. 12, 2011. Yoshino is preparing to open another restaurant in Tokyo this spring to serve French cuisine with a ''Japanese taste,'' adding to the four, all of which have received stars from French guidebook Michelin.

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Toyota plants stopped due to heavy snow

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s main plant in Toyota city, Aichi Prefecture, which suspended operations due to heavy snow in the area on Jan. 17, 2011. Toyota Motor suspended production lines at 11 of its 12 factories in Aichi Prefecture.

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Flooding in Australia

BRISBANE, Australia - Residents of Brisbane, Australia, take to a canoe in a flooded area of the city on Jan. 12, 2011. The country's worst floods in decades continued to wreak havoc in the capital of the northeastern state of Queensland.

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Quake anniversary in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - People sing and pray at a memorial ceremony for earthquake victims in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Jan. 12, 2011, the first anniversary of the disaster that claimed over 200,000 lives.

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Japan to face Syria in Asian Cup

DOHA, Qatar - Alberto Zaccheroni, manager of Japan's national soccer team, speaks at a press conference in Doha on Jan. 12, 2011, a day before Japan play Syria in an Asian Cup match. Japan aim to pick up their first victory in the tournament after 1-1 draw with Jordan in their opener.

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Kaio beats Yoshikaze

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran ozeki Kaio (R) demolishes Yoshikaze on Jan. 12, 2011, the fourth day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. Kaio improved to a 3-1 mark.

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Flooding in Australia

BRISBANE, Australia - Residents watch a boat moving in a flooded area of Brisbane, Australia, on Jan. 12, 2011. The country's worst floods in decades continued to wreak havoc in the capital of the northeastern state of Queensland.

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Ukraine president

KIEV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych speaks at a press conference in Kiev on Jan. 12, 2011. Yanukovych said the money Japan paid Ukraine in 2009 to purchase greenhouse gas emission rights from the country was diverted to purposes other than the environmental investments intended.

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F-22A fighter jets arrive at Kadena airbase

NAHA, Japan - F-22A stealth fighter jets arrive at the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture on Jan. 12, 2011. The U.S. Air Force said it will deploy a total of 15 F-22As at the airbase for the next four months.

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Shiseido's new president

TOKYO, Japan - Hisayuki Suekawa (R), corporate executive officer of Japanese cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. who will become the company's next president, and the current president, Shinzo Maeda, attend a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2011 to announce the personnel change.

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Hakuho rolls over Tochinoshin

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (R) wrestles with Tochinoshin, the Georgian No. 2 maegashira, on Jan. 12, 2011, the fourth day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. The Mongolian yokozuna went on to win the match to improve to a 4-0 mark.

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Toyota's hybrid Lexus CT200h

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s hybrid CT 200h five-door hatchback in its Lexus high-end vehicle series. The automaker began sales of the smallest model in the Lexus family, about 4.3 meters long equipped with a 1.8-liter engine, on Jan. 12, 2011.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Gates arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrives at Haneda international airport in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2011, after wrapping up his trip to China. Gates is scheduled to meet Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa to possibly discuss the growing tensions on the Korean Peninsula and the issue of relocating a key U.S. Marine base in Okinawa Prefecture (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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U.S. Defense Secretary Gates arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrives at Haneda international airport in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2011, after wrapping up his trip to China. Gates is scheduled to meet Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa to possibly discuss the growing tensions on the Korean Peninsula and the issue of relocating a key U.S. Marine base in Okinawa Prefecture (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Kan at DPJ meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks at a meeting with Democratic Party of Japan parliamentarians in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2011.

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U.S. Marines shooting drill at Camp Hansen

NAHA, Japan - Members of the U.S. Marine Corps test fire M110 rifles, the newest model, at Camp Hansen in Okinawa Prefecture on Jan. 12, 2011.

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Mrs. Kan meets the press

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuko Kan, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2011.

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Fujitsu's 3-D PC

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Fujitsu Ltd.'s FH-99CM desktop computer which can display 3-D pictures without the use of special glasses. Fujitsu said Jan. 12, 2011, that it will launch its 22 new types of FMV Series personal computers, including the FH-99CM, from Jan. 20.

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Horses in snow

KUSHIRO, Japan - Female horses run in the snow at the National Livestock Breeding Center in the town of Otofuke, Hokkaido, on Jan. 12, 2011, as part of the facility's efforts to maintain the health of the mares ahead of bearing offspring in the spring.

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Lectures for the emperor

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko and other imperial family members hear lectures from a top researcher Jan. 12, 2011, during the annual ''kosho hajime no gi'' (first lecturing ceremony) event, part of the New Year ceremonies at the Imperial Palace.

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Mrs. Kan meets the press

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuko Kan, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, enters a room at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo to hold a press conference on Jan. 12, 2011.

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Mrs. Kan meets the press

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuko Kan, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, holds up her book during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2011.

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Japanese women at centenary skiing event

MORIOKA, Japan - Japanese women in old-fashioned costumes ski down a hill using a single bamboo stick as the ski pole during a centenary event at a ski resort in the town of Shizukuishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Jan. 12, 2011. The winter sport is believed to have been introduced in Japan by Austrian Army Maj. Theodor von Lerch on Jan. 12, 1911.

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Recovery from quake in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A man walks past the rubble of houses and buildings destroyed by the earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010, near Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, on Jan. 9, 2011, a year after the disaster.

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Takahama plant's No. 4 reactor automatically shuts down

File photo taken Jan. 12, 2016, shows the No. 4 reactor of Takahama nuclear power plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The reactor automatically shut down on Feb. 29, 2016, following an alert, after reactivation on Feb. 26. It is the fourth unit reactivated under stricter safety rules following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahama plant's No. 4 reactor automatically shuts down

File photo taken Jan. 12, 2016, shows the No. 4 reactor (front) of Takahama nuclear power plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The reactor automatically shut down on Feb. 29, 2016, following an alert, after reactivation on Feb. 26. It is the fourth unit reactivated under stricter safety rules following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reactors given initial OK for restart beyond 40-yr limit for 1st time

File photo taken Jan. 12, 2016, shows Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture, western Japan. The Nos. 1 (R in back) and 2 (L in back) reactors of the plant gained initial approval for their restart in the first such safety clearance for reactors running beyond the government-mandated 40-year service period under new rules set after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. But it remains uncertain whether the reactors can actually resume operation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan restarts 2nd nuclear complex under tighter post-Fukushima rules

File photo taken Jan. 12, 2016, shows Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant on the Sea of Japan coast, where the No. 3 reactor (L in back) resumed operation on Jan. 29. The reactor became the second complex to restart, and the first running on uranium-plutonium mixed oxide fuel, under stricter safety rules set after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan restarts 2nd nuclear complex under tighter post-Fukushima rules

File photo taken Jan. 12, 2016, shows the No. 3 reactor of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The reactor resumed operation on Jan. 29, becoming the second complex to restart, and the first running on uranium-plutonium mixed oxide fuel, under stricter safety rules set after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahama reactor to be reactivated

File photo taken Jan. 12, 2016, shows Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant on the Sea of Japan coast, where the No. 3 reactor will be reactivated on Jan. 29 in the third restart since Japan's new safety standards were put in place after the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi complex occurred in March 2011. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahama reactor to be reactivated

File photo taken Jan. 12, 2016, shows the No. 3 reactor (front) of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The No. 3 unit will be reactivated on Jan. 29 in the third restart since Japan's new safety standards were put in place after the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi complex in March 2011. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Skatepark in tsunami-hit area

Ruka Mizunuma, 6, poses for a photo after succeeding at a skateboarding trick for the first time on Jan. 12, 2015, at the Carpe Diem Park in Sendai's Arahama district in northeastern Japan. The park, whose name means "seize the day" in Latin, was created by Shinji Kida, 34, on the site of his former house after the area was devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Movie director films man's life alone in off-limits Fukushima town

Mayu Nakamura holds on Jan. 12, 2015 the camera that she used to film a documentary movie about a 55-year-old man who is the sole resident of his northeastern Japan hometown of Tomioka, home to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. The town has been declared off-limits to its former inhabitants. The recently completed movie, titled "Alone in Fukushima," is scheduled for screening at a Tokyo theater from April 18 till May 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Horses in snow

KUSHIRO, Japan - Female horses run in the snow at the National Livestock Breeding Center in the town of Otofuke, Hokkaido, on Jan. 12, 2011, as part of the facility's efforts to maintain the health of the mares ahead of bearing offspring in the spring. (Kyodo)

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Ukraine president

KIEV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych speaks at a press conference in Kiev on Jan. 12, 2011. Yanukovych said the money Japan paid Ukraine in 2009 to purchase greenhouse gas emission rights from the country was diverted to purposes other than the environmental investments intended. (Kyodo)

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French cuisine chef to open new eatery in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Celebrated Japanese chef Tateru Yoshino, who manages four French restaurants in Paris and Tokyo, poses for the photographer during an interview at one of his eponymous restaurants in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Jan. 12, 2011. Yoshino is preparing to open another restaurant in Tokyo this spring to serve French cuisine with a ''Japanese taste,'' adding to the four, all of which have received stars from French guidebook Michelin. (Kyodo)

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Anti-volcano ash goggles for dogs

MIYAKONOJO, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 12, 2011, in a pet shop in the city of Miyakonojo, Miyazaki Prefecture, shows goggles, raincoats and other gear intended to protect dogs and cats from the damage of ash falling from a volcano. Shinmoe Peak began a series of eruptions on Jan. 26. (Kyodo)

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More Japanese men relish joy of homemaking

TOKYO, Japan - Masashi Nihei, a 30-year-old househusband in Kanagawa Prefecture, entertains his baby son at their home on Jan. 12, 2011. As the public perceptions of traditional gender roles shift, more and more Japanese men have become willing to take on homemaking, while some are trying to start their lives anew at home after having been burned out by excessively demanding jobs. (Kyodo)

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Lee loses WBA title to Shimoda in unanimous decision

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese challenger Akifumi Shimoda (R) defeats WBA super bantamweight champion Retsuri Lee (L) in a unanimous decision after a 12-rounder at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2011. Lee failed in his first title defense. (Kyodo)

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Lee loses WBA title to Shimoda in unanimous decision

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese challenger Akifumi Shimoda (L) fights with WBA super bantamweight champion Retsuri Lee in a 12-rounder at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2011. Lee failed in his first title defense, losing in a unanimous decision. (Kyodo)

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Buddhist monk with jizo deity statue

SENDAI, Japan - Toshiaki Uda, the head priest of Buddhist temple Seiunji in Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows a palm-sized wooden jizo deity in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Jan. 12, 2012. Monks and a Buddhist icon craftsman have launched a project to deliver 1,000 compact jizo deity statues to areas affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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JAL chairman in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp. Chairman Kazuo Inamori speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2011. Inamori suggested that the airline might withdraw a plan to boost its capital by another 50 billion yen from private institutions. (Kyodo)