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Afghans haunted by U.S. cluster bomb attacks more than 20 years ago

STORY: Afghans haunted by U.S. cluster bomb attacks more than 20 years ago DATELINE: July 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:37 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the village 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): BIBI JAN, Survivor of U.S. cluster bomb attack 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): BIBI JAN, Survivor of U.S. cluster bomb attack 4. various of survivors 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): NASIR AHMAD, Survivor of U.S. cluster bomb attack 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Dari): MAHIDIN KHAN, Survivor of U.S. cluster bomb attack STORYLINE: Bibi Jan is an Afghan woman who lives in the Qala-e-Shatir village of Herat City, west Afghanistan. She still remembers the horrific day in 2001 when the U.S. forces dropped cluster bombs on her poor village. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): BIBI JAN, Survivor of U.S. cluster bomb attack "It was 2:30 p.m. of the day, second Aqrab (Oct. 24 on the Persian calendar), oh God, it haunts me even at night whenever I remember. I was alive, although my head was bleeding." Jan's daughter was badly injured and her d

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Former volleyball coach Matsudaira dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2001 shows former Japan men's national volleyball team head coach Yasutaka Matsudaira. Matsudaira, who steered the country to the gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics, died from a lung condition at a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 31, 2011, the Japan Volleyball Association said Jan. 5, 2012. He was 81.

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All 4 defendants acquitted over girl's death from beach cave-in

KOBE, Japan - Kazuhiko Kingetsu, the father of Miho Kingetsu who died after she was buried alive at a man-made beach, speaks during a news conference in Kobe on July 7 after the Kobe District Court cleared all four central and local government officials charged with negligence in the death of the 5-year-old. The girl died when the beach caved in and trapped her under the sand on Dec. 30, 2001.

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Tokyo stocks mark fresh 4-year high

TOKYO, Japan - A stock price board at a brokerage house in Tokyo's Yurakucho district shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange climbing above 12,600 mark, the highest intraday level since July 5, 2001, before closing at 12,472.93, up 20.42 points over the previous day on Aug. 23.

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Yoshiro Mori

Born July 14, 1937 in Ishikawa Prefecture. A journalist-turned politician, Mori was Japan's 85th prime minister. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1969 at the age of 32. After 30 years rising through the ranks in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Mori became LDP president and prime minister April 5, 2000 following the sudden death of then Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi. Mori was forced to resign as prime minister on April 26, 2001 due to his unpopularity with the public.

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Toyo Trust to join Sanwa-Tokai alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Shunroku Yokosuka, president of Toyo Trust & Banking Co., Kaneo Muromachi, president of Sanwa Bank, and Hideo Ogasawara, president of Tokai Bank, (from L to R) shake hands at a news conference held at Sanwa Bank's head office in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on July 5. The three banks have basically agreed to have Toyo Trust join the Sanwa-Tokai alliance to be formed in April 2001.

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Why does South African architect stay in China for 21 years

STORY: Why does South African architect stay in China for 21 years DATELINE: July 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:11 LOCATION: YANGSHUO, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views of Yangshuo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): IAN HAMLINTON, Architect from South Africa 3. various of views of Yangshuo 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): IAN HAMLINTON, Architect from South Africa 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): IAN HAMLINTON, Architect from South Africa 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): IAN HAMLINTON, Architect from South Africa STORYLINE: In 2001, Ian Hamlinton, an architect from South Africa, came to Yangshuo, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and was deeply attracted by its amazing views. He decided to stay and has been staying in China for 21 years. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): IAN HAMLINTON, Architect from South Africa "Because I'm an architect. I love Chinese ancient buildings, old houses. So when I settled in Yangshuo, I thought someone needs to protect the houses. That's what I do now." In 2010, he quit his job as a team

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Tokyo stocks mark fresh 4-year high

TOKYO, Japan - A stock price board at a brokerage house in Tokyo's Yurakucho district shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange climbing above 12,600 mark, the highest intraday level since July 5, 2001, before closing at 12,472.93, up 20.42 points over the previous day on Aug. 23. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Ichiro's 1st big league skipper reflects on star's career

Photo taken in July 2011 shows Ichiro Suzuki and Lou Piniella shaking hands at Safeco Field in a pregame ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of the 116 game-winning 2001 Seattle Mariners. Piniella said on July 5, 2016 that he did not think it was possible back then that Ichiro would be playing at the age of 42 and going for 3,000 hits. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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All 4 defendants acquitted over girl's death from beach cave-in

KOBE, Japan - Kazuhiko Kingetsu, the father of Miho Kingetsu who died after she was buried alive at a man-made beach, speaks during a news conference in Kobe on July 7 after the Kobe District Court cleared all four central and local government officials charged with negligence in the death of the 5-year-old. The girl died when the beach caved in and trapped her under the sand on Dec. 30, 2001. (Kyodo)

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Former volleyball coach Matsudaira dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2001 shows former Japan men's national volleyball team head coach Yasutaka Matsudaira. Matsudaira, who steered the country to the gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics, died from a lung condition at a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 31, 2011, the Japan Volleyball Association said Jan. 5, 2012. He was 81. (Kyodo)

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Toyo Trust to join Sanwa-Tokai alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Shunroku Yokosuka, president of Toyo Trust & Banking Co., Kaneo Muromachi, president of Sanwa Bank, and Hideo Ogasawara, president of Tokai Bank, (from L to R) shake hands at a news conference held at Sanwa Bank's head office in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on July 5. The three banks have basically agreed to have Toyo Trust join the Sanwa-Tokai alliance to be formed in April 2001.