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At least 10 dead as DR Congo religious sect protests UN presence

STORY: At least 10 dead as DR Congo religious sect protests UN presence DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:06 LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Goma, DR Congo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): GUILLAUME NDJIKE KAIKO, Spokesperson for the military governor of North Kivu 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): ERIC RUBWIRA, Motorcycle taximan of Goma STORYLINE: At least 10 people were killed in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Wednesday when troops intervened in a religious sect's planned anti-U.N. protests. Activities remained paralyzed the morning of Wednesday in Goma, capital of the North Kivu province in the eastern DRC. A mystical religious sect known as "Natural Judaic and Messianic Faith toward the Nations" had urged followers to enter United Nations (UN) bases and demand the departure of peacekeepers. Local authorities of Goma had banned the protest. Women, young girls and boys, men and children were arrested by the army. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): GUILLAUME NDJIKE KAIK

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'Super eco-ship' launched in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - A 749-ton ''super eco-ship'' is readied for launch at the shipyard of Watanabe Shipbuilding Co. in Nagasaki on Jan. 22, 2010. The Kaiko Maru equipped with electrical generators is expected to emit 10 percent less CO2 than existing vessels that use diesel engines.

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(4)Koizumi, Bush reaffirm alliance to celebrate 150 yrs of ties

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) joins Environment Minister Yuriko Koike (C) and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Howard Baker (R) in planting a cherry tree at Kaiko Hiroba Park in Yokohama on April 3 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the first treaty between Japan and the United States.

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Part of unmanned Kaiko deep-sea twin probes missing

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Marine Science & Technology Center (JMSTEC) said May 30 one of the unmanned Kaiko twin deep-sea probes, seen in lower half of file photo, went missing during an underwater mission off southern Shikoku.

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Ship carrying search vehicle to join salvage of Ehime Maru

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The 4,628-ton research ship ''Kairei'' leaves Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on July 24 to join the salvaging of the Ehime Maru, a Japanese fisheries training ship that sank Feb. 9 off Hawaii. The Kairei carries the unmanned underwater vehicle ''Kaiko'' which will search the area where the ship has lain 600 meters undersea since the collision with a U.S. nuclear submarine.

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Tokyo "sake" brewers offer night visits, English tours to lure fans

Kaiko Hatakeyama (2nd from L), an employee at Ishikawa Brewery Co. in the western Tokyo suburb of Fussa, explains in English about the making of Japanese "sake" rice wine to a group of Dutch visitors during a guided tour at its warehouse on Sept. 28, 2015. Japanese sake breweries in Tokyo, numbering nine and mostly in the western part of the capital, are stepping up efforts to attract customers ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'Super eco-ship' launched in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - A 749-ton ''super eco-ship'' is readied for launch at the shipyard of Watanabe Shipbuilding Co. in Nagasaki on Jan. 22, 2010. The Kaiko Maru equipped with electrical generators is expected to emit 10 percent less CO2 than existing vessels that use diesel engines. (Kyodo)

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(4)Koizumi, Bush reaffirm alliance to celebrate 150 yrs of ties

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) joins Environment Minister Yuriko Koike (C) and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Howard Baker (R) in planting a cherry tree at Kaiko Hiroba Park in Yokohama on April 3 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the first treaty between Japan and the United States. (Kyodo)

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Part of unmanned Kaiko deep-sea twin probes missing

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Marine Science & Technology Center (JMSTEC) said May 30 one of the unmanned Kaiko twin deep-sea probes, seen in lower half of file photo, went missing during an underwater mission off southern Shikoku. (Kyodo)

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Ship carrying search vehicle to join salvage of Ehime Maru

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The 4,628-ton research ship ''Kairei'' leaves Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on July 24 to join the salvaging of the Ehime Maru, a Japanese fisheries training ship that sank Feb. 9 off Hawaii. The Kairei carries the unmanned underwater vehicle ''Kaiko'' which will search the area where the ship has lain 600 meters undersea since the collision with a U.S. nuclear submarine.