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Farmers Protest On Eve Of Agricultural Fair - Paris

French farmers of farmer unions FNSEA and Jeunes Agriculteurs (JA) agricultural union with tractors attend a demonstration on the on the place of November 9, 1989 with a sign reading “deconstruction agricole 2005 = 27 cee fossoyeur de tes paysans” ahead of the opening of the 60th International Agriculture Fair (Salon de l'Agriculture), western Paris, on February 23, 2024. Demonstrations take place across Europe with farmers demanding lower fuel taxes, better prices for products and an easing of EU environmental regulations, as in France, an agricultural fair (Salon de l'Agriculture) is to be held for its 60th edition at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris from February 24 to March 3, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest On Eve Of Agricultural Fair - Paris

French farmers of farmer unions FNSEA and Jeunes Agriculteurs (JA) agricultural union with tractors attend a demonstration on the on the place of November 9, 1989 with a sign reading “deconstruction agricole 2005 = 27 cee fossoyeur de tes paysans” ahead of the opening of the 60th International Agriculture Fair (Salon de l'Agriculture), western Paris, on February 23, 2024. Demonstrations take place across Europe with farmers demanding lower fuel taxes, better prices for products and an easing of EU environmental regulations, as in France, an agricultural fair (Salon de l'Agriculture) is to be held for its 60th edition at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris from February 24 to March 3, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan's Holocaust museum to honor Anne Frank's memory

HIROSHIMA, Japan - File photo taken in 2005 at the Holocaust Education Center in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, shows the typewriter used by Otto Frank (R), father of Anne Frank (L), to transcribe her diary after the end of World War II. The memorial museum will host an exhibition from March 15 to May 3, 2014, memorializing the 85th anniversary of Anne Frank's birth.

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JAL to fall into red in FY 2006 for 2nd year running

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp. Haruka Nishimatsu speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on May 2 where he announced the airline has revised its group earnings forecast for the 2006 business year which ended in March 31 to a net loss of 16.2 billion yen from an earlier projected profit of 3 billion yen. The airline reported a loss of 47.24 billion yen in fiscal 2005.

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40 tons of illegally traded ivory seized in 2 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of illegally traded ivory seized in Osaka and displayed at the Osaka Customs Container Inspection Center on March 1. Some 40 tons of illegally traded ivory was seized around the world in 2005 and 2006, including 3 tons confiscated at Osaka Minami port last year, research by the governments of Kenya and Mali showed April 28.

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Nakamura named SPL Player of the Month for February

GLASGOW, Scotland - Japanese midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura (R), who has been voted Scottish Premier League Player of the Month for February, plays with a protective cast on his broken left hand and helps put in the second goal as the Hoops won 2-1 over Dunfermline on March 3. It was Nakamura's first monthly award since arriving from Italian side Reggina in 2005 and the first for a Japanese player.

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FY 2005 extra budget passes lower house

TOKYO, Japan - The plenary session of the House of Representatives approves a 4.52 trillion yen fiscal 2005 extra budget on Jan. 31. The House of Councillors is expected to approve on Feb. 3 the supplementary budget for the year through March 31, which is designed to finance relief measures for victims of asbestos and other policies.

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Dolls reflecting events in 2005 unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - A Tokyo doll maker Nov. 17 unveils a pair of dolls (bottom, R) based on the Nov. 15 wedding of Princess Sayako and another pair (bottom, L) depicting Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who won a landslide victory in the Sept. 11 general election. The dolls will go on public display Jan. 7-March 3, 2005.

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Rakuten notches memorable win in season opener

CHIBA, Japan - Fans of the newly formed Rakuten Eagles in the Japanese Pacific baseball league cheer the team at Chiba Marine Stadium on March 26, the opening day of the 2005 Pacific League season. The Eagles beat the Lotte Marines 3-1, their first victory in franchise history.

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(1)Toyota unveils music-playing robots for 2005 Aichi Expo

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. on Dec. 3 unveiled an instrument-playing humanoid robot (R) and a walking robot called ''i-foot'' to be featured at the 2005 World Exposition starting March 25, 2005 in Aichi Prefecture.

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(2)Toyota unveils music-playing robots for 2005 Aichi Expo

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. on Dec. 3 unveiled its electric mini vehicles to be featured at the 2005 World Exposition starting March 25 in Aichi Prefecture. Toyota will present the vehicle along with instrument-playing humanoid robot in a 30-minute show at the Toyota Group Pavilion during the Aichi Expo's run through Sept. 25, 2005.

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(2)Central Japan Airport marks tarmac work completion

TOKONAME, Japan - Photo shows the 3,500-meter runway at the new Central Japan Airport near Nagoya, central Japan. The Central Japan International Airport Co. (Centrair) held a ceremony March 24 to mark the completion of the tarmac work at the airport prior to its opening in February 2005.

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Vocational school students hold pep rally ahead of job hunts

TOKYO, Japan - Some 3,000 vocational school students set to graduate in the spring of 2005 hold a pep rally at Hibiya Park in downtown Tokyo on March 4 to bolster their spirits before they set out to look for jobs amid a difficult employment situation.

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Fishermen oppose construction of new airport

NAGOYA, Japan - Fishermen speed their boats off Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Aug. 3 to demonstrate their opposition to the planned construction of a new offshore airport there. Work to reclaim an area for the Central Japan International Airport began Aug. 1. Officials hope to see the airport opened by March 2005, in time for the start of a World Exposition to be held in the prefecture.

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Canada details new climate plan to cut emissions by 2030

STORY: Canada details new climate plan to cut emissions by 2030 DATELINE: March 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Ottawa CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking 2. various of Minister Guillbeault making the statement 3. various of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking STORYLINE: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday announced the release of the country's 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, aiming to reach its new climate target of cutting emissions by 40 percent below the 2005 levels by 2030. The ambitious plan, including 9.1 billion Canadian dollars (7.28 billion U.S. dollars) in new investments to cut pollution and grow the economy, will put Canada on track toward the goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, Trudeau said at the Globe Forum sustainability conference in Vancouver. "Taking real climate action that is not only ambitious, but also achievable, is key to building a strong economy in the 21st century. With the additional measure

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Israeli president's visit to Turkey may herald new era in relations: experts

STORY: Israeli president's visit to Turkey may herald new era in relations: experts DATELINE: March 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Herzog being welcomed in Turkey (courtesy of GPO) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NIMROD GOREN, President and founder of Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HAY EYTAN COHEN YANAROCAK, Analyst on Turkish-Israeli relations at Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): NIMROD GOREN, President and founder of Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies STORYLINE: Israel's President Isaac Herzog arrived in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Wednesday for the first official visit of an Israeli leader since 2008. Later in the day, Herzog held talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose last trip to Israel was in 2005 after Israel disengaged from the Gaza Strip. The historic visit comes after more than a decade in which the bilateral relations between t

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(1)Toyota unveils music-playing robots for 2005 Aichi Expo

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. on Dec. 3 unveiled an instrument-playing humanoid robot (R) and a walking robot called ''i-foot'' to be featured at the 2005 World Exposition starting March 25, 2005 in Aichi Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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FY 2005 extra budget passes lower house

TOKYO, Japan - The plenary session of the House of Representatives approves a 4.52 trillion yen fiscal 2005 extra budget on Jan. 31. The House of Councillors is expected to approve on Feb. 3 the supplementary budget for the year through March 31, which is designed to finance relief measures for victims of asbestos and other policies. (Kyodo)

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Nakamura named SPL Player of the Month for February

GLASGOW, Scotland - Japanese midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura (R), who has been voted Scottish Premier League Player of the Month for February, plays with a protective cast on his broken left hand and helps put in the second goal as the Hoops won 2-1 over Dunfermline on March 3. It was Nakamura's first monthly award since arriving from Italian side Reggina in 2005 and the first for a Japanese player. (Kyodo)

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JAL to fall into red in FY 2006 for 2nd year running

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp. Haruka Nishimatsu speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on May 2 where he announced the airline has revised its group earnings forecast for the 2006 business year which ended in March 31 to a net loss of 16.2 billion yen from an earlier projected profit of 3 billion yen. The airline reported a loss of 47.24 billion yen in fiscal 2005. (Kyodo)

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Rakuten notches memorable win in season opener

CHIBA, Japan - Fans of the newly formed Rakuten Eagles in the Japanese Pacific baseball league cheer the team at Chiba Marine Stadium on March 26, the opening day of the 2005 Pacific League season. The Eagles beat the Lotte Marines 3-1, their first victory in franchise history. (Kyodo)

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(2)Toyota unveils music-playing robots for 2005 Aichi Expo

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. on Dec. 3 unveiled its electric mini vehicles to be featured at the 2005 World Exposition starting March 25 in Aichi Prefecture. Toyota will present the vehicle along with instrument-playing humanoid robot in a 30-minute show at the Toyota Group Pavilion during the Aichi Expo's run through Sept. 25, 2005. (Kyodo)

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40 tons of illegally traded ivory seized in 2 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of illegally traded ivory seized in Osaka and displayed at the Osaka Customs Container Inspection Center on March 1. Some 40 tons of illegally traded ivory was seized around the world in 2005 and 2006, including 3 tons confiscated at Osaka Minami port last year, research by the governments of Kenya and Mali showed April 28. (Kyodo)

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Dolls reflecting events in 2005 unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - A Tokyo doll maker Nov. 17 unveils a pair of dolls (bottom, R) based on the Nov. 15 wedding of Princess Sayako and another pair (bottom, L) depicting Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who won a landslide victory in the Sept. 11 general election. The dolls will go on public display Jan. 7-March 3, 2005. (Kyodo)

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Fishermen oppose construction of new airport

NAGOYA, Japan - Fishermen speed their boats off Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Aug. 3 to demonstrate their opposition to the planned construction of a new offshore airport there. Work to reclaim an area for the Central Japan International Airport began Aug. 1. Officials hope to see the airport opened by March 2005, in time for the start of a World Exposition to be held in the prefecture.