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Court ruling on selective reduction

OSAKA, Japan, Aug. 7 Kyodo - Yahiro Netsu, a medical doctor who runs a maternity clinic in Nagano Prefecture, attends a press conference in Osaka on Jan. 28, 2020, after the Osaka District Court dismissed earlier in the day a damages lawsuit filed by a husband and wife who claimed that errors in selective reduction procedure carried out at an Osaka clinic when the woman was pregnant with quintuplets had led to her miscarriage, leaving her without any children. Netsu, who sides with the couple, calls for the central government to establish legal rules on multiple pregnancy to ensure selective reduction, or the practice of reducing the number of fetuses in a multiple pregnancy, is conducted safely.(Kyodo)

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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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Chinese-built solar power plant shines in northern Bangladesh

STORY: Chinese-built solar power plant shines in northern Bangladesh SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 23, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the PV power plant 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD NASIR UDDIN, Local villager 3. various of engineers and workers working on the plant 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JAMEL MAHMOUD FAISAL, Engineer 5. various of the PV power plant 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHOU JINSHUN, Chairman of HDFC SinPower Ltd. 7. various of the PV power plant STORYLINE: In Mymensingh district in Bangladesh, some 169,000 solar panels are laid in rows and absorbing energy from the sun. The 50 MW photovoltaic power plant was invested by HDFC SinPower Ltd. whose major shareholder is a Chinese company. Construction began in September 2019 and it was put into commercial operation in November 2020. It became the largest solar power plant in Bangladesh at that time. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD NASIR UDDIN, Local villager "We never thought that elec

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U.S. federal appeals court denies Trump immunity from prosecution

STORY: U.S. federal appeals court denies Trump immunity from prosecution SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Washington CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Capitol riots (Jan 6, 2021) 2. various of Trump at the White House (file) STORYLINE: In a significant legal development, a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday delivered a ruling denying Donald Trump broad immunity from federal prosecution. This ruling represents a notable setback for the former president, who is highly likely to pursue an appeal in response. The decision follows arguments made by Trump's legal team a month prior, where they asserted sweeping claims of immunity from federal prosecution in the 2020 election interference case. These claims were vehemently opposed by lawyers representing the special counsel, who warned that granting such broad immunity would effectively grant presidents impunity to engage in criminal activities while in off

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FRANCE-PARIS-NEW FRENCH PM-GABRIEL ATTAL

(240109) -- PARIS, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on July 7, 2020 shows Gabriel Attal at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France. French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appointed Gabriel Attal as prime minister following the resignation of former head of government Elisabeth Borne, announced the presidential palace, the Elysee. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-PARIS-NEW FRENCH PM-GABRIEL ATTAL

(240109) -- PARIS, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on July 7, 2020 shows Gabriel Attal at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France. French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appointed Gabriel Attal as prime minister following the resignation of former head of government Elisabeth Borne, announced the presidential palace, the Elysee. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua)

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CANADA-RICHMOND-CHRISTMAS TREE-RECYCLE

(240107) -- RICHMOND, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A firefighter carries a Christmas tree for recycling during the annual Christmas tree chipping event in Richmond, Canada, Jan. 6, 2020. Firefighters volunteered to help residents recycle their Christmas trees at the annual tree chipping event. The collected trees will be chipped and turned into fertilizers and mixed soils for planting. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HAINAN-SANYA-MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION-FRONT-LINE WORKER (CN)

(230607) -- SANYA, June 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Fengguo works underwater at a marine ranch in the sea area of Wuzhizhou Island in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 12, 2020. Wang Fengguo is a staff member of the Wuzhizhou Island tourist resort in Sanya, whose main job responsibilities include removing marine waste and coral predators, carrying out artificial reef installation and coral transplantation, and helping with scientific researches at the marine ranch in the sea area of Wuzhizhou Island. As a front-line worker committed to marine environmental protection for over ten years, Wang has witnessed significant progress of marine ecosystem restoration at this China's first tropical marine ranch. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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Anger and protests in U.S. after deadly Memphis police beating video released

STORY: Anger and protests in U.S. after deadly Memphis police beating video released DATELINE: Jan. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. pics of protesters 2. various of the released video 3. pics of reports covering the protests 4. various of White House 5. various of George Floyd and protests in 2020 STORYLINE: Protesters hit the streets in some U.S. cities following the release of a video on Friday showing the deadly police beating of an African American man. The hour-long video captured police officers beating Tyre Nichols, 29, during a traffic stop on Jan. 7 in Memphis, Tennessee. The policemen stopped Nichols for alleged reckless driving. They pepper-sprayed and shocked the motorist with Taser and brutally beat him. Nichols died three days later in a hospital due to cardiac arrest and kidney failure. Demonstrations have broken out in cities -- including Memphis, Washington, D.C., New York, Atlanta, and Los Angeles -- over the police treatment

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Lebanese president on Ghosn's escape

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 8 Kyodo - Lebanese President Michel Aoun (L) meets with Japanese Ambassador to Lebanon Takeshi Okubo at the presidential office in a suburb of Beirut on Jan. 7, 2020, over former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who jumped bail in Japan and fled to the country in December 2019. (Pool photo)

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Lebanese president on Ghosn's escape

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 8 Kyodo - Lebanese President Michel Aoun meets with Japanese Ambassador to Lebanon Takeshi Okubo at the presidential office in a suburb of Beirut on Jan. 7, 2020, over former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who jumped bail in Japan and fled to the country in December 2019. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo 2020 ambassadors present candidature file to IOC

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Masato Mizuno (L), the CEO of the Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee, and Olympic silver medal-winning soccer player Homare Sawa (R) pose for photos in front of the International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Jan. 7, 2013, after presenting the Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee's candidature file to the IOC. The file includes the details of how a city will prepare for and manage all aspects of the Games.

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Tokyo 2020 ambassadors present candidature file to IOC

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Masato Mizuno, the CEO of the Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee, poses for photos in front of the International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Jan. 7, 2013, ahead of presenting the Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee's candidature file to the IOC. The file includes the details of how a city will prepare for and manage all aspects of the Games.

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Tokyo 2020 ambassadors present candidature file to IOC

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Masato Mizuno (L), the CEO of the Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee, and Olympic silver medal-winning soccer player Homare Sawa (R), meet the press in front of the International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Jan. 7, 2013, ahead of presenting the Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee's candidature file to the IOC. The file includes the details of how a city will prepare for and manage all aspects of the Games.

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Japanese entrepreneurs optimistic about investment progress in China

STORY: Japanese entrepreneurs optimistic about investment progress in China DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of the company Xuancheng KDK Technology CO., Ltdvarious of Nagatsuka Tamio with his coworkersvarious of Hidehito Fujisawa workingSOUNDBITE 1(English): NAGATSUKA TAMIO, Chairman of Xuancheng KDK Technology CO., LtdSOUNDBITE 2(English): HIDEHITO FUJISAWA, General manager of Xuancheng KDK Technology CO., Ltd STORYLINE: Japanese businessmen who are working in east China's Xuancheng City, Anhui Province said that they are very optimistic about their business in China. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NAGATSUKA TAMIO, Chairman of Xuancheng KDK Technology CO., Ltd. "Our company was invested and set up by Kanto Denka, a Japanese manufacturer of chemicals. It was established on Jan. 7, 2020 in Xuancheng, Anhui Province. This city is very close to the Changjiang (the Yangtze River) Delta and has convenient transportation. We are very optimistic about t

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CHINA-SHANXI-WANGFENG-POSTMEN-FATHER AND SON (CN)

(220118) -- SHANXI, Jan. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wan Yuntian carries packages to be delivered at a delivery site in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Jan. 7, 2022. Located in a remote mountainous area in Wanbailin District of Taiyuan, Wangfeng Township had long suffered from poor transport infrastructure. In 1985, Wang Shouqiu became a postman of China Post serving Wangfeng Township, and held his post until a position transfer in 2020 due to his bad health condition. From the time of delivery on foot to delivery by mail van, Wang Shouqiu had earned respect and trust from local villagers with more than 30 years of earnest work. Bearing duty in mind, he recommended his son, Wang Yuntian, to take over his work. Wang Yuntian was once reluctant to follow his father's advice. Wang Shouqiu told him that for villagers, especially the elderly in Wangfeng Township, mail is the only link w.....

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CHINA-SHANXI-WANGFENG-POSTMEN-FATHER AND SON (CN)

(220118) -- SHANXI, Jan. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows Wang Shouqiu putting newspapers into a mail bag on March 16, 2010 (L) and Wang Yuntian arranging newspapers on Jan. 7, 2022. Located in a remote mountainous area in Wanbailin District of Taiyuan, Wangfeng Township had long suffered from poor transport infrastructure. In 1985, Wang Shouqiu became a postman of China Post serving Wangfeng Township, and held his post until a position transfer in 2020 due to his bad health condition. From the time of delivery on foot to delivery by mail van, Wang Shouqiu had earned respect and trust from local villagers with more than 30 years of earnest work. Bearing duty in mind, he recommended his son, Wang Yuntian, to take over his work. Wang Yuntian was once reluctant to follow his father's advice. Wang Shouqiu told him that for villagers, especially the elderly in Wangfeng Township, m.....

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CHINA-SHANXI-WANGFENG-POSTMEN-FATHER AND SON (CN)

(220118) -- SHANXI, Jan. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wan Shouqiu waves goodbye to Wang Yuntian at a post office in Wangfeng Township of Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Jan. 7, 2022. Located in a remote mountainous area in Wanbailin District of Taiyuan, Wangfeng Township had long suffered from poor transport infrastructure. In 1985, Wang Shouqiu became a postman of China Post serving Wangfeng Township, and held his post until a position transfer in 2020 due to his bad health condition. From the time of delivery on foot to delivery by mail van, Wang Shouqiu had earned respect and trust from local villagers with more than 30 years of earnest work. Bearing duty in mind, he recommended his son, Wang Yuntian, to take over his work. Wang Yuntian was once reluctant to follow his father's advice. Wang Shouqiu told him that for villagers, especially the elderly in Wangfeng Township, mail is.....

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CHINA-SHANXI-WANGFENG-POSTMEN-FATHER AND SON (CN)

(220118) -- SHANXI, Jan. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wan Yuntian arranges packages at a delivery site in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Jan. 7, 2022. Located in a remote mountainous area in Wanbailin District of Taiyuan, Wangfeng Township had long suffered from poor transport infrastructure. In 1985, Wang Shouqiu became a postman of China Post serving Wangfeng Township, and held his post until a position transfer in 2020 due to his bad health condition. From the time of delivery on foot to delivery by mail van, Wang Shouqiu had earned respect and trust from local villagers with more than 30 years of earnest work. Bearing duty in mind, he recommended his son, Wang Yuntian, to take over his work. Wang Yuntian was once reluctant to follow his father's advice. Wang Shouqiu told him that for villagers, especially the elderly in Wangfeng Township, mail is the only link with the outside.....

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CHINA-SHANXI-WANGFENG-POSTMEN-FATHER AND SON (CN)

(220118) -- SHANXI, Jan. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Jan. 7, 2022 shows Wan Yuntian driving a mail van to Wangfeng Township to deliver packages in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province. Located in a remote mountainous area in Wanbailin District of Taiyuan, Wangfeng Township had long suffered from poor transport infrastructure. In 1985, Wang Shouqiu became a postman of China Post serving Wangfeng Township, and held his post until a position transfer in 2020 due to his bad health condition. From the time of delivery on foot to delivery by mail van, Wang Shouqiu had earned respect and trust from local villagers with more than 30 years of earnest work. Bearing duty in mind, he recommended his son, Wang Yuntian, to take over his work. Wang Yuntian was once reluctant to follow his father's advice. Wang Shouqiu told him that for villagers, especially the elderly in Wangfe.....

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CHINA-SHANXI-WANGFENG-POSTMEN-FATHER AND SON (CN)

(220118) -- SHANXI, Jan. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows Wang Shouqiu delivering newspapers to a villager on March 16, 2010 (top, photo taken by Zhan Yan), and Wang Yuntian delivering newspapers to a customer in Wangfeng Township of Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province on Jan. 7, 2022 (photo taken by Yang Chenguang). Located in a remote mountainous area in Wanbailin District of Taiyuan, Wangfeng Township had long suffered from poor transport infrastructure. In 1985, Wang Shouqiu became a postman of China Post serving Wangfeng Township, and held his post until a position transfer in 2020 due to his bad health condition. From the time of delivery on foot to delivery by mail van, Wang Shouqiu had earned respect and trust from local villagers with more than 30 years of earnest work. Bearing duty in mind, he recommended his son, Wang Yuntian, to take over his work. Wang Yuntian.....

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MALDIVES-MALE-TOURISM

(220108) -- MALE, Jan. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 7, 2022 shows a yacht marina in Male, Maldives. Tourist arrivals in the Maldives increased 138 percent in 2021 compared with 2020, state media citing data from the Ministry of Tourism reported here. State-owned PSM News reported that the Maldives recorded 1.3 million tourist arrivals in 2021 compared to 55,494 tourist arrivals in 2020. (Xinhua/Tang Lu)

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MALDIVES-MALE-TOURISM

(220108) -- MALE, Jan. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists are seen at a yacht marina in Male, Maldives, Jan. 7, 2022. Tourist arrivals in the Maldives increased 138 percent in 2021 compared with 2020, state media citing data from the Ministry of Tourism reported here. State-owned PSM News reported that the Maldives recorded 1.3 million tourist arrivals in 2021 compared to 55,494 tourist arrivals in 2020. (Xinhua/Tang Lu)

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(SP)XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-SPORT

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Hugo Barrette of Canada competes during the cycling track men's keirin match at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Izu, Japan, Aug. 7, 2021. (Xinhua/He Changshan)

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Jan Cizinsky

***FILE PHOTO*** Jan Cizinsky, Mayor of Prague 7 municipal district and Praha Sobe leader, speaks during a press conference on a sustainable development of public transport, on July 20, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Jan Cizinsky

***FILE PHOTO*** Jan Cizinsky, Mayor of Prague 7 municipal district and Praha Sobe leader, speaks during a press conference on a sustainable development of public transport, on July 20, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Jan Cizinsky

***FILE PHOTO*** Jan Cizinsky, Mayor of Prague 7 municipal district and Praha Sobe leader, speaks during a press conference on a sustainable development of public transport, on July 20, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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JAN BLATNY

Restaurants and bars in Czechia have to close at 20:00 at the latest as of Wednesday, instead of current 22:00, Health Minister Jan Blatny told media in Prague, Czech Republic, December 7, 2020, citing the cabinet's decision in reaction to the frequent breaching of COVID restrictions by catering services. Restaurants, including those in hotels, have to close by the given hour, including their take-away services. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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JAN BLATNY

Restaurants and bars in Czechia have to close at 20:00 at the latest as of Wednesday, instead of current 22:00, Health Minister Jan Blatny told media in Prague, Czech Republic, December 7, 2020, citing the cabinet's decision in reaction to the frequent breaching of COVID restrictions by catering services. Restaurants, including those in hotels, have to close by the given hour, including their take-away services. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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JAN BLATNY

Restaurants and bars in Czechia have to close at 20:00 at the latest as of Wednesday, instead of current 22:00, Health Minister Jan Blatny told media in Prague, Czech Republic, December 7, 2020, citing the cabinet's decision in reaction to the frequent breaching of COVID restrictions by catering services. Restaurants, including those in hotels, have to close by the given hour, including their take-away services. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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JAN BLATNY

Restaurants and bars in Czechia have to close at 20:00 at the latest as of Wednesday, instead of current 22:00, Health Minister Jan Blatny told media in Prague, Czech Republic, December 7, 2020, citing the cabinet's decision in reaction to the frequent breaching of COVID restrictions by catering services. Restaurants, including those in hotels, have to close by the given hour, including their take-away services. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Jan Matousek, Nikola Moro

L-R Jan Matousek (CZE) and Nikola Moro (HRV) in action during the U21 European Championship 2021 qualification match Czech vs Croatia in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, on Monday, September 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer)

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Jan Matousek

Jan Matousek (CZE), front, in action during the U21 European Championship 2021 qualification match Czech vs Croatia in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, on Monday, September 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer)

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Jaroslav Foldyna, Radim Fiala, Tomio Okamura, Jan Hrncir

MP Jaroslav Foldyna (second from left), who left the Czech junior government Social Democrats (CSSD) and thereby its deputy group in late February, has joined the MPs' group of the anti-EU far-right Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD), he and SPD leader Tomio Okamura said at a press conference today, on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. They said they shared political priorities. Foldyna will also run as unaffiliated for the opposition SPD in the autumn regional election as number three on the SPD's list of candidates in the Usti Region, north Bohemia, the SPD announced in early March. On the photo from left there are MPs Radim Fiala, Jaroslav Foldyna, Tomio Okamura and Jan Hrncir. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Jaroslav Foldyna, Radim Fiala, Tomio Okamura, Jan Hrncir, Lucie Safrankova

MP Jaroslav Foldyna (second from left), who left the Czech junior government Social Democrats (CSSD) and thereby its deputy group in late February, has joined the MPs' group of the anti-EU far-right Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD), he and SPD leader Tomio Okamura said at a press conference today, on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. They said they shared political priorities. Foldyna will also run as unaffiliated for the opposition SPD in the autumn regional election as number three on the SPD's list of candidates in the Usti Region, north Bohemia, the SPD announced in early March. On the photo from left there are MPs Radim Fiala, Jaroslav Foldyna, Tomio Okamura, Jan Hrncir and Lucie Safrankova. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Jan Pinos, Benjamin Roll, Mikulas Minar, Veronika Vendlova

L-R Jan Pinos, Benjamin Roll, leader Mikulas Minar and Veronika Vendlova attend a press conference on further planned protest events, on January 7, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. The group plans its next wave of 14 protests against Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and public discussions, entitled Relay Run for Democracy, to start in late February and gradually take place in all 13 regional centres and finally in Prague. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Anton Nedjalkov, Jan Kopic

Anton Nedjalkov of Bulgaria, left, and Jan Kopic of Czech Republic in action during the Football Euro Championship 2020 group A qualifier Czech Republic vs Bulgaria in Prague, Czech Republic, June 7, 2019. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Jan Pauly, Roman Berbr

Secretary of the Football Association of the Czech Republic Jan Pauly, left, and Deputy Chairman of the Football Association of the Czech Republic Roman Berbr during the Football Euro Championship 2020 group A qualifier Czech Republic vs Bulgaria in Prague, Czech Republic, June 7, 2019. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Suga declares state of emergency amid rampant virus infections

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga meets the press at his office in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2021, as he declares a state of emergency in the capital and three neighboring prefectures -- Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama -- to fight surging coronavirus infections in the metropolitan area. The declaration, effective from Jan. 8 to Feb. 7, was issued at a time when Tokyo's daily coronavirus cases reached 2,447, topping the 2,000 mark for the first time since the start of the outbreak in 2020.

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Suga declares state of emergency amid rampant virus infections

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga meets the press at his office in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2021, as he declares a state of emergency in the capital and three neighboring prefectures -- Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama -- to fight surging coronavirus infections in the metropolitan area. The declaration, effective from Jan. 8 to Feb. 7, was issued at a time when Tokyo's daily coronavirus cases reached 2,447, topping the 2,000 mark for the first time since the start of the outbreak in 2020.

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Suga declares state of emergency amid rampant virus infections

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga meets the press at his office in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2021, as he declares a state of emergency in the capital and three neighboring prefectures -- Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama -- to fight surging coronavirus infections in the metropolitan area. The declaration, effective from Jan. 8 to Feb. 7, was issued at a time when Tokyo's daily coronavirus cases reached 2,447, topping the 2,000 mark for the first time since the start of the outbreak in 2020.

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Suga declares state of emergency amid rampant virus infections

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga meets the press at his office in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2021, as he declares a state of emergency in the capital and three neighboring prefectures -- Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama -- to fight surging coronavirus infections in the metropolitan area. The declaration, effective from Jan. 8 to Feb. 7, was issued at a time when Tokyo's daily coronavirus cases reached 2,447, topping the 2,000 mark for the first time since the start of the outbreak in 2020.

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Suga declares state of emergency amid rampant virus infections

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga meets the press at his office in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2021, as he declares a state of emergency in the capital and three neighboring prefectures -- Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama -- to fight surging coronavirus infections in the metropolitan area. The declaration, effective from Jan. 8 to Feb. 7, was issued at a time when Tokyo's daily coronavirus cases reached 2,447, topping the 2,000 mark for the first time since the start of the outbreak in 2020.

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N. Korean restaurant in Bangkok

Photo taken Jan. 7, 2020, shows a North Korean restaurant in Bangkok that was busted by Thai immigration authorities in November 2019. The authorities detained a North Korean man for letting foreign workers live in Thailand without permission. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean restaurant in Bangkok

Photo taken Jan. 7, 2020, shows a North Korean restaurant in Bangkok that was busted by Thai immigration authorities in November 2019. The authorities detained a North Korean man for letting foreign workers live in Thailand without permission. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nippon Steel's Kure Works

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2020, shows the Kure Works plant of Nippon Steel Nisshin Co., a subsidiary of Japan's largest steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp., in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan. Nippon Steel said Feb. 7 it will close the plant, which has two blast furnaces, by the end of September 2023. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nippon Steel's Kure Works

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2020, shows the Kure Works plant of Nippon Steel Nisshin Co., a subsidiary of Japan's largest steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp., in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan. Nippon Steel said Feb. 7 it will close the plant, which has two blast furnaces, by the end of September 2023. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nippon Steel's Kure Works

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2020, shows the Kure Works plant of Nippon Steel Nisshin Co., a subsidiary of Japan's largest steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp., in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan. Nippon Steel said Feb. 7 it will effectively close the plant, which has two blast furnaces, by the end of September 2023. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nippon Steel's Kure Works

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2020, shows the Kure Works plant of Nippon Steel Nisshin Co., a subsidiary of Japan's largest steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp., in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan. Nippon Steel said Feb. 7 it will effectively close the plant, which has two blast furnaces, by the end of September 2023. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nippon Steel's Kure Works

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2020, shows the Kure Works plant of Nippon Steel Nisshin Co., a subsidiary of Japan's largest steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp., in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan. Nippon Steel said Feb. 7 it will effectively close the plant, which has two blast furnaces, by the end of September 2023. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo