Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido picked to host 2008 G-8 summit

Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido picked to host 2008 G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - A photo taken on March 9, 2007 shows the Windsor Hotel Toya standing on a hill in the southern Hokkaido hot-spring resort of Lake Toya. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe picked the resort town on April 23 as one of sites for the summit of the Group of Eight nations in 2008.

Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido picked to host 2008 G-8 summit

Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido picked to host 2008 G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - A photo taken on March 9, 2007 shows Lake Toya as viewed from the lobby of the Windsor Hotel Toya in the southern Hokkaido hot-spring resort of Lake Toya. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe picked the resort town on April 23 as one of sites for the summit of the Group of Eight nations in 2008.

Matsushita Electric announces 3-year business plan

Matsushita Electric announces 3-year business plan

OSAKA, Japan - Kunio Nakamura (R), president of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., briefs reporters in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, on Jan. 9 about the company's three-year business plan under which it aims to earn group sales of 8.2 trillion yen for the year to March 2007.

An Indonesian master's love for Wushu

STORY: An Indonesian master's love for Wushu DATELINE: March 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:25 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Gogi and his students practicing Wushu 2. SOUNDBITE (English/Chinese): GOGI NEBULANA, Indonesian martial artist STORYLINE: Gogi Nebulana was the first Indonesian to win a gold medal at the World Wushu Championships in Beijing in 2007. He believes that Wushu is more about art, philosophy and science than just fighting. SOUNDBITE (English/Chinese): GOGI NEBULANA, Indonesian martial artist "A lot of people say Wushu is only a dance, but actually Wushu is an art of war. My name is Gogi. My Chinese name is Xu Tianhu. I'm a coach of Harmony Wushu Indonesia. I'm into Wushu because of my father who also likes Wushu. My grandfather liked Wushu as well. My grandpa's father came from China. I started to learn Wushu (when I was)around five years old. I practice broadsword, sword, cudgel, spear and many different weapons. So when I teach the kids, usually per class, I give t

Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido picked to host 2008 G-8 summit

Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido picked to host 2008 G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - A photo taken on March 9, 2007 shows Lake Toya as viewed from the lobby of the Windsor Hotel Toya in the southern Hokkaido hot-spring resort of Lake Toya. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe picked the resort town on April 23 as one of sites for the summit of the Group of Eight nations in 2008. (Kyodo)

Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido picked to host 2008 G-8 summit

Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido picked to host 2008 G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - A photo taken on March 9, 2007 shows the Windsor Hotel Toya standing on a hill in the southern Hokkaido hot-spring resort of Lake Toya. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe picked the resort town on April 23 as one of sites for the summit of the Group of Eight nations in 2008. (Kyodo)

Kin needn't compensate railway in death of demented man

Kin needn't compensate railway in death of demented man

Photo taken Feb. 9, 2016, shows JR Kyowa Station in the central Japan city of Obu, where a 91-year-old man with dementia went onto the train tracks and was struck by a Central Japan Railway Co. train in 2007, after slipping outside without the knowledge of his wife. The Supreme Court ruled on March 1, 2016, that his family cannot be held responsible and required to compensate JR Central for damages sustained after the accident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

"Baby hatch" in Japan accepted 125 babies over 9 yrs since launch

"Baby hatch" in Japan accepted 125 babies over 9 yrs since launch

Taiji Hasuda, head of Jikei Hospital, known for its controversial "baby hatch," which has enabled parents to leave infants anonymously since 2007, speaks at a press conference in Kumamoto, Japan, on May 9, 2017. The sole such facility in the country received a total of 125 babies over the nine years through March 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Matsushita Electric announces 3-year business plan

Matsushita Electric announces 3-year business plan

OSAKA, Japan - Kunio Nakamura (R), president of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., briefs reporters in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, on Jan. 9 about the company's three-year business plan under which it aims to earn group sales of 8.2 trillion yen for the year to March 2007. (Kyodo)