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Japan police chief in Fukushima

Japan's National Police Agency chief Yoshinobu Kusunoki offers flowers at a memorial for victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Namie in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2025.

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Hong Kong restaurant gives disabled youth chance to work

STORY: Hong Kong restaurant gives disabled youth chance to work SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 15, 2024 DATELINE: March 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Holy Cafe 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MARIA SUNG LAW MAN-KWAN, Founder of Holy Cafe 3. various of Holy Cafe 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MARIA SUNG LAW MAN-KWAN, Founder of Holy Cafe 5. various of Holy Cafe 6. various of Holy Cafe distributing lunch boxes to the elderly 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): MARIA SUNG LAW MAN-KWAN, Founder of Holy Cafe STORYLINE: A restaurant in Hong Kong's Cheung Sha Wan provides job opportunities and training for people with disabilities, helping them to develop their capacity for self-care and integration into society. The restaurant, named Holy Cafe, was opened in 2011 by Maria Sung Law Man-kwan. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MARIA SUNG LAW MAN-KWAN, Founder of Holy Cafe "I hope the staff members can learn different catering skills here. My restaurant used to serve Western-style food. Some o

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L'Oreal Heir Francoise Bettencourt Meyers Becomes First Woman With $100 Billion Fortune

File photo dated March 3, 2011 shows Liliane Bettencourt, her daughter Francoise Bettencourt-Meyers in Paris, France. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, the L’Oreal heiress and richest woman in the world, has become the first woman to hold a $ 100 billion fortune, Bloomberg reported Thursday. The Bloomberg Billionaire’s Index, which reflects changes as of 5 pm ET of the previous trading day, lists Bettencourt Meyers as the 12th richest person, just ahead of Mukesh Ambani and behind Carlos Slim, who recently became the first person from Latin America to cross the $ 100 billion threshold. Photo by Thierry Orban/ABACAPRESS.COM

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L'Oreal Heir Francoise Bettencourt Meyers Becomes First Woman With $100 Billion Fortune

File photo dated March 3, 2011 shows Liliane Bettencourt and her daughter Francoise Bettencourt-Meyers in Paris France. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, the L’Oreal heiress and richest woman in the world, has become the first woman to hold a $ 100 billion fortune, Bloomberg reported Thursday. The Bloomberg Billionaire’s Index, which reflects changes as of 5 pm ET of the previous trading day, lists Bettencourt Meyers as the 12th richest person, just ahead of Mukesh Ambani and behind Carlos Slim, who recently became the first person from Latin America to cross the $ 100 billion threshold. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan to start ocean discharge of Fukushima nuke wastewater Thursday

STORY: Japan to start ocean discharge of Fukushima nuke wastewater Thursday DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 2. various of people opposing 3. various of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and local fishermen STORYLINE: The Japanese government announced Tuesday it has decided to start releasing nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean on Thursday. The decision was made amid strong opposition from neighboring and Pacific island countries, as well as local fishermen over the irreversible impacts on the marine environment and public health. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, hit by a magnitude-9.0 earthquake and an ensuing tsunami on March 11, 2011, suffered core meltdowns that released radiation. In April 2021, the Japanese government announced its controversial plan to release nuclear-contaminated water from the facilit

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Russian expat turns passion for surfing into business in China

STORY: Russian expat turns passion for surfing into business in China DATELINE: March 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Alexander Pantyukhin working in his company 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ALEXANDER PANTYUKHIN, Founder of Ananas Surf Company 3. various of people surfing in the sea of Hainan Province 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ALEXANDER PANTYUKHIN, Founder of Ananas Surf Company 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ALEXANDER PANTYUKHIN, Founder of Ananas Surf Company 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ALEXANDER PANTYUKHIN, Founder of Ananas Surf Company 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): ALEXANDER PANTYUKHIN, Founder of Ananas Surf Company STORYLINE: From catching waves to making waves, Alexander Pantyukhin, a Russian who came to south China's Hainan in 2011 has turned his passion for kite surfing into a business into the global market. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ALEXANDER PANTYUKHIN, Founder of Ananas Surf Company "My name is Alexander Pantyukhin and I come from Russia. Now I live

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Türkiye's current account deficit hits nearly 9.85 bln USD in Jan.

STORY: Türkiye's current account deficit hits nearly 9.85 bln USD in Jan. DATELINE: March 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Turkish central bank and banknote counting 2. various of jewellery store and gas station in Türkiye 3. various of a container port STORYLINE: Türkiye's central bank said Monday the country's current account deficit reached nearly 9.85 billion U.S. dollars in January, following a rapid increase in gold imports and soaring energy import bills. The central bank's statistics showed that excluding gold and energy, the current account has a net surplus of 2.6 billion dollars in January. Among items constituting the current account balance, foreign trade in goods recorded a deficit of 12.43 billion dollars, while the services registered a net surplus of 3.16 billion dollars. The current account deficit in January beats the record 9. 41 billion dollars deficit in March 2011, according to official statistics. Meanwhile, Türkiy

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Moscow opens world's longest metro ring

STORY: Moscow opens world's longest subway line DATELINE: March 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:06 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening of the 70-km Big Circle Line (BCL) 2. various of Russian President Vladimir Putin participating in the opening ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE (Russian): SERGEI SOBYANIN, Moscow Mayor 4. various of the Big Circle Line STORYLINE: Moscow on Wednesday opened the 70-km Big Circle Line (BCL), the longest subway line in the world. The metro line was constructed from 2011 to 2022. The first section of the BCL opened in 2018, and another 20-km section, which is the longest in the history of the capital's metro, was launched in December 2021. The BCL has 31 stations, with 24 of those providing 47 interchanges to existing and future stations of the capital's metro. Russian President Vladimir Putin participated in the ceremony dedicated to the launch of the BLC via video link, while Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin attended the opening in person. SOUNDBITE (Rus

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Key Piece Of Debris Removed From One Of Damaged Fukushima Reactors

FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN - AUG. 2: A key piece of debris was successfully removed Sunday from a damaged reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, clearing the way for the removal of over 500 spent fuel rods sitting inside the unit's cooling pool more than four years after the 2011 crisis. An official of plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. called the removal of fuel handing equipment from the pool "major progress" in the debris clearing process and a step forward to the reactor's eventual decommissioning. The fuel handing device, used to put fuel rods in and out of the No. 3 reactor and located above its spent fuel pool, fell into the pit when a hydrogen explosion rocked the structure housing the reactor on March 14, 2011.

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Disaster-hit town holds coming-of-age ceremony

IWAKI, Japan - Young people of the northeastern Japan town of Futaba, where all residents have evacuated since the March 2011 nuclear disaster, attend a coming-of-age ceremony on Jan. 3, 2015, in the nearby city of Iwaki. The functions of the Futaba town office have been transferred to Iwaki.

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Disaster-hit town holds coming-of-age ceremony

IWAKI, Japan - Young people of the northeastern Japan town of Futaba, where all residents have evacuated since the March 2011 nuclear disaster, attend a coming-of-age ceremony on Jan. 3, 2015, in the nearby city of Iwaki. The functions of the Futaba town office have been transferred to Iwaki.

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Kindergarten OKs 60 mil. yen in damages over tsunami deaths

SENDAI, Japan - The relatives of four kindergarteners who died in a pickup bus that was swamped by high waves in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, in March 2011, attend a press conference in Sendai in the prefecture on Dec. 3, 2014, holding the photos of the children, after a settlement at the Sendai High Court. The privately run Hiyori kindergarten admitted it did not take sufficient measures to deal with a tsunami, agreeing to pay 60 million yen in damages and offer an apology over their deaths.

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Planned restart of nuclear power plant in Kagoshima

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Photo shows Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s nuclear power plant in the city of Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Nov. 3, 2014. The same day, Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoichi Miyazawa visited the complex, which is expected to be the first nuclear plant to be brought back online under new safety regulations adopted after the March 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

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Coastal breakwater rebuilding in progress in north Japan

SENDAI, Japan - The severed coastal breakwater (L) in the town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, is seen from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 19, 2011, eight days after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeastern Japan region. Rebuilding of the breakwater in the same area (R) is in progress on Sept. 3, 2014.

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Pianist Yamashita, students perform at reconstruction concert

SENDAI, Japan - Popular jazz pianist Yosuke Yamashita plays with junior and senior high school students from areas hit by the March 2011 disaster during an event in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai on Aug. 3, 2014. Some 420 students participated in the event aimed at promoting reconstruction.

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Pianist Yamashita, students perform at reconstruction concert

SENDAI, Japan - Popular jazz pianist Yosuke Yamashita plays with junior and senior high school students from areas hit by the March 2011 disaster during an event in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai on Aug. 3, 2014. Some 420 students participated in the event aimed at promoting reconstruction.

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Fuel rods removed at Genkai nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Work is underway to remove fuel rods from the No. 3 reactor at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai nuclear power plant in Genkai Town, Saga Prefecture, in March 2013. Japan did not include 640kg of unused plutonium in its annual report to the International Atomic Energy Agency in 2012 and 2013. The unreported plutonium is part of the MOX fuel which was loaded to the No. 3 reactor in March 2011 during its regular checkup but was removed unused in March 2013 as the reactor has remained idle since the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Child sets up candle on quake anniversary in Nagano village

NAGANO, Japan - A child sets up a candle on a snow-made mount in Sakae village, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on March 12, 2014, in hopes of recovery from an earthquake that hit three years ago. The temblor rocked the region a day after the powerful 3/11 quake and tsunami devastated northeastern Japan in 2011.

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South Koreans also pray for 3/11 disaster victims

SEOUL, South Korea - Buddhist monks and believers gather at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul, South Korea, on March 12, 2014, to commemorate victims of the 3/11 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that hit the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku in 2011.

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Photographer conveys Fukushima disaster to world

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 3, 2014 in Tokyo shows Dominic Nahr, a Magnum Photos photojournalist who keeps coming back to Fukushima Prefecture to take shots of residents and former workers at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and ensuing tsunami.

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken from Kyodo News helicopter show the Tairausuiso area of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (top), nearly a month after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on March 3, 2014 (bottom).

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken from Kyodo News helicopter show Matsukawaura fishing port in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 13, 2011 (top), two days after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on March 3, 2014 (bottom).

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show JR Rikuzentakata Station in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 18, 2011 (top), a week after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on March 3, 2014 (bottom).

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show an area of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on April 14, 2011 (top), about a month after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on March 3, 2014 (bottom).

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Panoramic photos show an area of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on April 14, 2011 (top), about a month after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on March 3, 2014 (bottom).

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show Nobiru Station on the JR Senseki Line in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 14, 2011 (L), three days after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on March 3, 2014 (R).

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show an area straddling Higashimatsushima and Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture on March 14, 2011 (top), three days after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on March 3, 2014 (bottom).

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3,000 yellow handkerchiefs fly to support post-quake work

SENDAI, Japan - About 3,000 yellow handkerchiefs sent from across Japan are tied to a zelkova tree in the town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, on Feb. 23, 2014, as a symbol of support for reconstruction work after the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show (from R front) the No. 4, No. 3, No. 2 and No. 1 reactor buildings at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 15, 2011 (top), about nine months after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years after the disaster on Sept. 6, 2013 (bottom).

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Princess Hisako leaves for Buenos Aires

NARITA, Japan - Princess Hisako, widow of Prince Takamado, arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2013, to leave for Buenos Aires. The princess will attend a general meeting of the International Olympic Committee in the Argentine capital on Sept. 7 to make a speech thanking the world for supporting northeastern Japan after the devastating March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Princess Hisako leaves for Buenos Aires

NARITA, Japan - Princess Hisako, widow of Prince Takamado, arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2013, to leave for Buenos Aires. The princess will attend a general meeting of the International Olympic Committee in the Argentine capital on Sept. 7 to make a speech thanking the world for supporting northeastern Japan after the devastating March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Miracle pine

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - The preserved "miracle pine" is illuminated in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on July 3, 2013, after the preservation of the tree that initially survived the devastating March 2011 tsunami. The lighting-up began the same day for the repose of the souls of the disaster victims.

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Miracle pine

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - The preserved "miracle pine" is illuminated in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on July 3, 2013, after the preservation of the tree that initially survived the devastating March 2011 tsunami. The lighting-up began the same day for the repose of the souls of the disaster victims.

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Miracle pine preservation

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Local nursery school children sing during a ceremony on July 3, 2013, to celebrate the preservation of a "miracle pine," which initially survived the devastating March 2011 tsunami, in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture.

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Miracle pine preservation

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - The preserved "miracle pine" is pictured in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, before a ceremony on July 3, 2013, to celebrate the preservation of the tree that initially survived the devastating March 2011 tsunami.

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Lessons from 2011 quake to create safer evacuation

KAMAISHI, Japan - Mikio Yamazaki, a district welfare commissioner in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on May 3, 2013, describes how he guided other residents toward evacuation shelters after the ground shook on the afternoon of March 11, 2011, at the former site of his shop in the city.

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Tsunami-hit railway partially reopens

OFUNATO, Japan - Residents celebrate as a special train arrives at Yoshihama Station in Iwate Prefecture on the Minami Riasu Line on April 3, 2013, as the Sanriku Railway Co. line crippled by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster partially reopened for service. New carriages were bought with the help of the Kuwaiti government.

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Tsunami-hit railway partially reopens

OFUNATO, Japan - A special train departs Sakari Station in Iwate Prefecture on the Minami Riasu Line on April 3, 2013, as the Sanriku Railway Co. line crippled by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster partially reopened for service. New carriages were bought with the help of the Kuwaiti government.

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Tsunami-hit railway partially reopens

OFUNATO, Japan - Residents see a special train off from Sakari Station in Iwate Prefecture on the Minami Riasu Line on April 3, 2013, as the Sanriku Railway Co. line crippled by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster partially reopened for service. New carriages were bought with the help of the Kuwaiti government.

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Museum curators set up permanent disaster exhibit

SENDAI, Japan - Curator Hiroyasu Yamauchi stands in front of photos at the Rias Ark Museum of Art in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture on March 3, 2013, showing the devastating damage of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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2 years after quake

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Aerial photos taken by Kyodo News show Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture in October 2008 (top), on Feb. 26, 2012 (center), about a year after a nuclear crisis triggered by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, and on March 3, 2013. From back to front are the buildings housing the No. 1 to No. 4 reactors. The bottom photo shows a cover on the No. 1 reactor building used to prevent radioactive particles from being dispersed. Cranes are at work at No. 3 and No. 4 reactor buildings.

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2 years after quake

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Aerial photos taken by Kyodo News show Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture in December 2000 (top), on Feb. 26, 2012 (center), about a year after a nuclear crisis triggered by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, and on March 3, 2013. From right to left are the buildings housing the No. 1 to No. 4 reactors.

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2 years after quake

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Aerial photos taken by Kyodo News show a baseball field in the city of Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture on March 12, 2011 (L), the day after the massive earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, and the same field on March 3, 2013.

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2 years after quake

IWAKI, Japan - Aerial photos taken by Kyodo News show an area around Yotsukura port in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 18, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, with fire engines gathering to douse overheated reactors and spent fuel at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, and the same location on March 3, 2013, with wave-dissipating blocks.

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2 years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Aerial photos taken by Kyodo News show an area in the town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (L), the day after the massive earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, and the same area on March 3, 2013.

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2 years after quake

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Photos show a gym at a junior high school in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (top), the day after the massive earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, and the same gym on March 3, 2013, being used by basketball club members.

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2 years after quake

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Top photo shows a senior high school in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 18, 2011, after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The center and bottom photos taken on March 3, 2013, show the same location after the demolition of the building and a member of the school baseball club running in the area.

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2 years after quake

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Photos show an area near Rikuzenyahagi Station on the JR Ofunato Line in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (L), the day after the massive earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, and the same location on March 3, 2013. Train services on some sections of the line, including the station, have been suspended since the disaster.

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2 years after quake

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Photos show an area in the city of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on April 14, 2011 (top), after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 3, 2013.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

OKUMA, Japan - A March 1, 2013 photo shows workers at the No. 4 (R) and No. 3 (L back) reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Tokyo Electric Power Co. showed work to decommission the plant ahead of the second anniversary of the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami that triggered the nuclear crisis. (Pool photo)