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UK: Dewsbury Scrapyard Fire Prompts Smoke Warning

A large fire broke out at a scrapyard in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, on Monday, May 12. Officials asked nearby residents to keep doors and windows closed due to a large plume of smoke.

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UK: Freight Train Derails In Audenshaw, Greater Manchester

A freight train derailed in Audenshaw, Greater Manchester, on Friday, September 6, causing the tracks to be closed. No injuries were reported in the incident, and trains scheduled to use this route will be diverted.

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Former Japanese premier Aso in Taiwan

Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, currently vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, visits former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui's grave at a military cemetery in New Taipei, Taiwan, on Aug. 7, 2023.

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Former Japanese premier Aso in Taiwan

Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, currently vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, visits former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui's grave at a military cemetery in New Taipei, Taiwan, on Aug. 7, 2023.

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Ex-Taiwan President Lee returns home after weeklong Japan trip

OSAKA, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui waves just prior to leaving Kansai International Airport near Osaka on Jan. 2 after wrapping up a weeklong trip to Japan.

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Ex-Taiwan President Lee wraps up Japan trip

KYOTO, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui offers flowers at the tomb of the late Japanese author Ryotaro Shiba in Kyoto's Higashi Ward on Jan. 2 before wrapping up his weeklong visit to Japan.

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Ex-Taiwan President Lee pays New Year's visit to temple in Shiga

SHIGA, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui speaks to Taiwan media during his new year's visit to Doganji Temple in the town of Takatsuki, Shiga Prefecture, on Jan. 1. Lee and his family will return home on Jan. 2 after a weeklong tour in Japan.

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Ex-Taiwan President Lee meets his ex-university professor

KYOTO, Japan - Ex-Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui (R) talks with one of his former university professors, Yuken Kashiwa, a 97-year-old professor emeritus at Kyoto University, at Kashiwa's home in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward on Dec. 31. Lee met Kashiwa for the first time in 61 years. Lee and his family are on a weeklong visit to Japan.

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(2)Ex-Taiwan Pres. Lee enjoys Japan tour

NAGOYA, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui (L) look at exhibits at the museum commemorating late philosopher Kitaro Nishida in the city of Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 30.

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(1)Ex-Taiwan Pres. Lee enjoys Japan tour

NAGOYA, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui (2nd from L) and his wife Tseng Wen-hui (L) visit the grave of late philosopher Kitaro Nishida in the city of Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 30. Lee and his family are in Japan on a weeklong visit to Japan.

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(2) Ex-Taiwan leader Lee visits Kanazawa on 3rd day of visit

KANAZAWA, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui and his wife Tseng Wen-hui listen to a Japanese guide during their visit to the Kenrokuen Gardens in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture on Dec. 29.

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(1)Ex-Taiwan leader Lee visits Kanazawa on 3rd day of visit

KANAZAWA, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui (2nd from R) and his wife Tseng Wen-hui (2nd from L) learn how to make pottery from Ohi Chozaemon (L), a 77-year-old ceramic artist, during their visit to the city of Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture on Dec. 29.

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(2)Ex-Taiwan President Lee enjoys Nagoya tour

NAGOYA, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui and his wife Tseng Wen-hui pose for photos after visiting Nagoya Castle in Nagoya on Dec. 28. Lee arrived in Nagoya on Dec. 27 for a weeklong trip to central and western Japan.

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Ex-Taiwan President Lee enjoys Nagoya tour

NAGOYA, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui and his wife Tseng Wen-hui are surrounded by security officials as they take a walk in the compound of Nagoya Castle in Nagoya on Dec. 28. Lee arrived in Nagoya on Dec. 27 for a weeklong trip to central and western Japan.

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Hosoda complains about media covering Taiwan's Lee

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda speaks at a press conference at the prime minister's office on Dec. 28. Hosoda complained about the media covering former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui's visit to Japan in defiance of the government's request that they play it down.

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(3)Ex-Taiwan Pres. Lee arrives in Japan on private trip

NAGOYA, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui (C), together with his wife (R), arrives at Nagoya airport in central Japan on Dec. 27 on a private tour.

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(2)Ex-Taiwan Pres. Lee arrives in Japan on private trip

NAGOYA, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui waves as he arrives at Nagoya airport in central Japan on Dec. 27 on a private tour.

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(4)Ex-Taiwan Pres. Lee arrives in Japan on private trip

NAGOYA, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui waves as he arrives at Nagoya airport in central Japan on Dec. 27 on a private tour.

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(1)Ex-Taiwan Pres. Lee arrives in Japan on private trip

NAGOYA, Japan - Well-wishers gather at Nagoya airport in central Japan on Dec. 27 to welcome former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui who will arrive at the airport for a private visit.

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(2) China conveys 'strong dissatisfaction' to Japan over Lee visa

BEIJING, China - Japanese Ambassador to China Koreshige Anami arrives in a car at the Chinese Foreign Ministry to meet Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei on Dec. 22. Wu told Anami to convey to Tokyo Beijing's ''strong dissatisfaction and protest'' over Japan's issuance of a visa to former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui.

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(1)China conveys 'strong dissatisfaction' to Japan over Lee visa

BEIJING, China - A carrying Japanese Ambassador to China Koreshige Anami arrives at the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Dec. 22. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei told Anami to convey to Tokyo Beijing's ''strong dissatisfaction and protest'' over Japan's issuance of a visa to former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui.

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Ex-Taiwan President Lee before departure from Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui speaks at a press conference in Sapporo, capital of Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, on Sept. 25, 2014, prior to his departure for home. Lee emphasized the importance of stronger relations between Japan and Taiwan during his sixth visit since his resignation as president.

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Ex-Taiwan Pres. Lee in Japan

CHITOSE, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui (L front) visits a stock farm in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Sept. 23, 2014. Lee arrived in Japan on Sept. 19 for a weeklong vacation. (Pool photo)

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Ex-Taiwan Pres. Lee Teng-hui sees solar panel station

KAWASAKI, Japan - Visiting former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui touches real-size solar panels at a museum during his visit to a solar power station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Ex-Taiwan president to visit Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui, seen in this undated photo, left for Japan on Sept. 19, 2014, for a seven-day vacation that will take him to several parts of the country. The trip to Japan is his sixth since he stepped down as president and his first since 2009.

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Japan lawmaker in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui (L) and Shinjiro Koizumi, a lawmaker of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, shake hands in Taipei on Sept. 10, 2013. Koizumi, son of former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, leads a delegation of the party's junior members.

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Former Taiwan President Lee

NANTOU, Taiwan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui, the island's first directly elected leader, speaks at a press conference in Nantou County, central Taiwan, on Sept. 12, 2012.

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Taiwan ex-President Lee makes 1st court appearance

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui answers reporters' questions at a district court in Taipei on Aug. 10, 2012, after making his first court appearance for a hearing on charges of embezzlement and money laundering.

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Taiwan presidential election

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui (R) attends a gathering in New Taipei City to rally support for Democratic Progressive Party Chairwoman and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen (L) on Jan. 13, 2012, a day before the island's presidential election.

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Taiwan's former president Lee

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's former president Lee Teng-hui speaks with reporters at the entrance of a Taipei hospital upon being discharged on Nov. 18, 2011. The 88-year-old Lee underwent a surgery to remove a malignant tumor in his colon on Nov. 1.

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Ex-Taiwanese president Lee has operation

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A surgeon at Taipei Veterans General Hospital on Nov. 2, 2011, describes the operation he performed on Taiwan's former president Lee Teng-hui the previous day to remove a malignant colon tumor from the 88-year-old.

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Ex-Taiwanese president Lee

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Taiwan's former president Lee Teng-hui. The 88-year-old Lee underwent surgery to remove a malignant colon tumor on Nov. 1, 2011 and is recuperating at a Taipei hospital, hospital officials said the following day.

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Ex-Taiwan Pres. Lee says graft charges 'groundless'

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui (R) and Tsai Ing-wen, chairwoman of Taiwan's main opposition Democratic Progressive Party, attend a fundraising party in Taipei on July 1, 2011. Lee denied charges of embezzlement and money laundering as ''groundless.''

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Ex-Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui charged with embezzlement

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken on June 7, 2007, shows Taiwan's former President Lee Teng-hui. He was charged with embezzling state funds and money laundering along with his close aide on June 30, 2011.

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Ex-Taiwan President Lee in interview

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui speaks during an interview at his home in a suburb of Taipei on Dec. 6, 2010. Lee said ruling and opposition parties need to resolve their differences and conflicts for the further development of Taiwan.

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Ex-Taiwan leader Lee in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui speaks to reporters after delivering a lecture at the Hibiya Kokaido hall in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2009. Lee talked about relations between Japan and the United States under the incoming government under Yukio Hatoyama, the prime minister in waiting, as well as ties between Japan and Taiwan.

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Ex-President Lee endorses Hsieh in Taiwan presidential election

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's former President Lee Teng-hui speaks at a press conference in Taipei on March 20. Lee backed ruling Democratic Progressive Party nominee Frank Hsieh before Taiwan votes for a new president on March 22.

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Protest staged at Japan's Beijing embassy over Lee visit

BEIJING, China - Chinese activists holds banners outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on June 18 to protest former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui's visit to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during his trip to Japan.

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Protest staged at Japan's Beijing embassy over Lee visit

BEIJING, China - An unidentified Chinese activist holds a placard outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on June to express his anger over former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui's visit to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during his recent trip to Japan.

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Man hurls plastic bottles at ex-Taiwan Pres. Lee, Lee unhurt

NARITA, Japan - A man (C) who hurled two plastic bottles containing liquids at former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui at Narita airport June 9 is subdued by policemen. Lee was about to take a return flight home after an 11-day trip to Japan.

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Man hurls plastic bottles at ex-Taiwan Pres. Lee, Lee unhurt

NARITA, Japan - Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui (C) is protected by policemen when a man hurled two plastic bottles containing liquids at him at Narita airport June 9. Lee was about to take a return flight home after an 11-day trip to Japan.

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Former Taiwanese President Lee makes speech in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui delivers a speech in Tokyo on June 7. Earlier in the day, Lee visited the war-related Yasukuni Shrine, saying he wanted to thank the shrine for honoring his elder brother who died while serving in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

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Former Taiwan leader Lee Teng-hui visits war-linked Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui, currently on a trip to Japan, gets into a car after paying homage at the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on June 7. His elder brother, who died while serving in the Japanese military during the war, is enshrined there.

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Former Taiwan leader Lee Teng-hui visits war-linked Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui (C), currently on a trip to Japan, is photographed after paying homage at the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on June 7. His elder brother, who died while serving in the Japanese military during the war, is enshrined there.

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Former Taiwan leader Lee Teng-hui visits war-linked Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - People gather at the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on June 7 holding a banner or flags as former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui, currently on a trip to Japan, visits the shrine. His elder brother, who died while serving in the Japanese military during the war, is enshrined there.

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Former Taiwan leader Lee Teng-hui visits war-linked Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui, currently on a trip to Japan, gets into a car after paying homage at the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on June 7. His elder brother, who died while serving in the Japanese military during the war, is enshrined there.

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Former Taiwan leader Lee Teng-hui visits war-linked Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui, currently on a trip to Japan, said at a Tokyo hotel June 7 that he will visit the war-related Yasukuni Shrine, where his elder brother, who died while serving in the Japanese military during the war, is enshrined there.

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Ex-Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui visits Akita

AKITA, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui and his wife Tseng Wen-fui visit Lake Tazawa in Akita Prefecture on June 5 during a sightseeing tour of the Tohoku region. The couple are on an 11-day trip to Japan. Lee plans to deliver an address on education at Akita International University in Akita city on June 6 before heading back to Tokyo.

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Lee speaks about impressions of Japan visit

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui, accompanied by his wife Tseng Wen-fui, speaks about impressions of his 11-day Japan visit in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, on June 4. Arriving in Tokyo on May 30, Lee said he will follow in the footsteps of 17th century haiku master Matsuo Basho.

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Ex-Taiwan President Lee awarded inaugural Shimpei Goto prize

TOKYO, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui poses with the Goto Shimpei Award he was presented in Tokyo on June 1. Lee, 84, is the first recipient of the award, established in memory of Shimpei Goto (1857-1929), who served as the chief civil administrator in Japanese-ruled Taiwan.