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Olympic countdown

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 16 Kyodo - Olympic swimming gold medalist Chad le Clos (L) and model Nanao speak at the Nicolas Hayek Center in Tokyo's Ginza district on Nov. 16, 2017, during an event for Omega's Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games countdown clock.

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Sony's mobile business to reduce costs by 30% by March 2017

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroki Totoki, president of Sony Mobile Communications Inc., speaks at a meeting with investors and analysts in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Nov. 25, 2014. Totoki, who assumed the post on Nov. 16, said Sony Corp.'s mobile communication business aims to cut costs by 30 percent by March 2017 to meet its goal of turning the money-losing segment to profitability.

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Trump announces 2024 presidential bid

STORY: Trump announces 2024 presidential bid DATELINE: Nov. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:50 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Trump 2. various of 2020 election 3. various of President Biden 4. various of Washington D.C. STORYLINE: Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday night that he will run for the White House again. Trump, 76, also filed his paperwork establishing his candidacy to run for the U.S. presidency in 2024 with the Federal Elections Commission on Tuesday. Trump served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. He lost to his Democrat challenger Joe Biden in the 2020 U.S. presidential election but has refused to acknowledge defeat and continued to promote unsubstantiated claims that the race was rigged. Biden said last week that he still intends to seek re-election and that he would likely make an official decision "early next year." The 2024 U.S. presidential election is scheduled for Nov. 5 of that year. Xinhua News Agency cor

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1st delivery of MRJs to ANA to be postponed, reason due later

File photo taken Nov. 11, 2015, shows the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan's first domestically produced passenger jet, flying near Nagoya airport. The first delivery of MRJ to ANA Holdings Inc. will be postponed from the scheduled second quarter of 2017, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said on Dec. 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Construction of National Stadium to start in early 2017

Photo taken on Nov. 16, 2015, shows land vacated to build a new National Stadium for the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Construction of the main stadium is on course to start in early 2017, the Japan Sport Council said the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Japan's slugger-pitcher Otani

Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters leaves a field in Kamagaya, near Tokyo, on Nov. 16, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Isetan Japan lifestyle store pursuing fusion with Malaysian style

Maya Furuie, store manager of Isetan The Japan Store Kuala Lumpur, shown in this file photo taken on Nov. 16, 2017, is looking to receive more feedback from customers to provide a better shopping experience. (NNA/Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Indian official aims to take Japanese bicycle technology back home

Devinder Pal Singh Kharbanda, director of industries in the northern Indian state of Punjab, speaks during an interview at the U.N. University in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2017. Kharbanda talked about the need for transferring Japanese bicycle technology to India. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scandal-hit school Moritomo Gakuen in Osaka

File photo taken Nov. 16, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a building on former state-owned land in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture. The premises were planned to be used for an elementary school operated by Moritomo Gakuen which has been at the center of favoritism allegations involving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scandal-hit school Moritomo Gakuen in Osaka

File photo taken Nov. 16, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a building on former state-owned land in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture. The premises were planned to be used for an elementary school operated by Moritomo Gakuen which has been at the center of favoritism allegations involving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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COP23 climate talks in Bonn

Claire Perry (L), British minister of state for climate change and industry, and Catherine McKenna, Canadian minister of environment and climate change, hold a press conference in Bonn, Germany, on Nov. 16, 2017, on the sidelines of the so-called COP23 U.N. climate change talks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trump pins hopes on China envoy's visit to N. Korea

Combined file photo shows U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump said on Nov. 16, 2017 that China's decision to send Song Tao, head of the Communist Party's International Department, to North Korea on Nov. 17 is a "big" deal amid continued tension over Pyongyang's weapons program. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trump pins hopes on China envoy's visit to N. Korea

Song Tao, head of the Chinese Communist Party's International Department, seen in this file photo, is scheduled to visit North Korea on Nov. 17, 2017. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Nov. 16 that China's decision to send the special envoy amid continued tension over North Korea is a "big" deal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Subaru recalls 395,000 cars due to inspections by uncertified staff

Subaru Corp. President Yasuyuki Yoshinaga attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2017. Subaru filed a recall for around 395,000 vehicles with Japan's transport ministry on Nov. 16 after it was revealed that the carmaker had allowed uncertified workers to carry out final tests at two of its plants for over 30 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Hakuho apologizes for Harumafuji assault scandal

(From L) Hakuho, Harumafuji and Kisenosato, three of sumo's four grand champions, attend a pre-meet ceremony for the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 11, 2017. Hakuho apologized on Nov. 16 on behalf of Harumafuji following a reported assault on a lower-ranked wrestler. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New head of Japan's LDP Suga

Photo taken Nov. 16, 2017, shows Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga attending a press conference in Tokyo. Suga won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election on Sept. 14, 2020, and is set to be appointed prime minister by parliament on Sept. 16.

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Capsule toy vending machines in Japan

Photo taken Nov. 16, 2017, shows "Gacha" capsule toy vending machines at Niigata airport in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Radioactive materials remover

Seiichiro Nishimoto, president of Shelter Co., shows off on Nov. 16, 2017 an Israeli air cleaner capable of removing radioactive materials. His company in Habikino, Osaka Prefecture, sells the device. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sony's aroma diffuser

Photo taken on Nov. 16, 2017, shows Sony Corp.'s personal portable aroma diffuser, Aromastic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sony's aroma diffuser

Shuji Fujita, a creator of Aromastic, Sony Corp.'s portable aroma diffuser, poses with his product in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Amazon Echo Show

Photo taken on Nov. 16, 2017, in New York shows Amazon's Echo Show device. Google is pulling its popular YouTube video service from Echo Show in retaliation for Amazon's refusal to sell some Google products that compete with Amazon gadgets. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FC Tokyo's Kubo makes J1 debut

FC Tokyo's Takefusa Kubo (R) dribbles is on the run during his J-League first division debut on Nov. 26, 2017, against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. The 16-year-old former Barcelona prodigy became the third youngest to play in the top flight. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FC Tokyo's Kubo makes J1 debut

FC Tokyo's Takefusa Kubo (L) shoots during his J-League first division debut on Nov. 26, 2017, against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. The 16-year-old former Barcelona prodigy became the third youngest to play in the top flight. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FC Tokyo's Kubo makes J1 debut

FC Tokyo's Takefusa Kubo dribbles during his J-League first division debut on Nov. 26, 2017, against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. The 16-year-old former Barcelona prodigy became the third youngest to play in the top flight. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Schriver at nomination hearing

Randall Schriver, a former U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state, attends a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington on Nov. 16, 2017. Schriver attended the session as presidential nominee for assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panasonic CEO Tsuga

Panasonic Corp. CEO Kazuhiro Tsuga attends a press conference in New Delhi on Nov. 16, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Speed skating: Japan's Kodaira

Japanese speed skater Nao Kodaira is pictured on Nov. 16, 2017, in Stavanger, Norway, during training for the second round of the World Cup. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iran-Iraq earthquake

Aliyeh Mohammadi (L) sits beside her 10-year-old child Haniyeh Esmaili at a hospital in Kermanshah, western Iran, on Nov. 16, 2017. The child was thrown out from the seventh-floor apartment and buried alive in debris when an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 hit the border region between Iran and Iraq on Nov. 12. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iran-Iraq earthquake

Mina Veysi (L) sits beside her 9-year-old son Parsa Veysi at a hospital in Kermanshah, western Iran, on Nov. 16, 2017. The boy was buried alive in debris when an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 hit the border region between Iran and Iraq on Nov. 12. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iran-Iraq earthquake

A man sits in rubble and checks his phone in front of ruined buildings in Sarpol-e Zahab in the western Iranian province of Kermanshah on Nov. 16, 2017, four days after an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 hit the border region between Iran and Iraq. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Brother of wrestler assaulted by Harumafuji

Adiya Luvsan, whose younger brother and sumo wrestler Takanoiwa was assaulted by sumo grand champion Harumafuji in October 2017, has an interview in Ulan Bator on Nov. 16, 2017. He voiced anger at Harumafuji, also from Mongolia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asia Professional Baseball Championship

Kim Ha Son (R) of South Korea tags out Seiji Uebayashi of Japan as he tries to steal second base in the second inning of an Asia Professional Baseball Championship game at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 16, 2017. Japan won 8-7 in 10 innings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asia Professional Baseball Championship

Kim Ha Son (L) of South Korea hits a solo home run in the fourth inning off Kazuki Yabuta of Japan in an Asia Professional Baseball Championship game at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 16, 2017. Japan won 8-7 in 10 innings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Internationaux de France official practice

Japanese figure skater Shoma Uno falls after failing to land a jump during official practice in Grenoble, France, on Nov. 16, 2017, for the Internationaux de France beginning the following day, the fifth event of the Grand Prix season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Internationaux de France official practice

Japanese figure skater Shoma Uno takes part in official practice in Grenoble, France, on Nov. 16, 2017, for the Internationaux de France beginning the following day, the fifth event of the Grand Prix series. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Internationaux de France official practice

Japanese figure skater Shoma Uno takes part in official practice in Grenoble, France, on Nov. 16, 2017, for the Internationaux de France beginning the following day, the fifth event of the Grand Prix series. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Internationaux de France official practice

Japanese figure skater Shoma Uno takes part in official practice in Grenoble, France, on Nov. 16, 2017, for the Internationaux de France beginning the following day, the fifth event of the Grand Prix series. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asia Professional Baseball Championship

Tatsuhiro Tamura of Japan hits a walk-off double in the 10th inning of an Asia Professional Baseball Championship game against South Korea at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2017. Japan won 8-7. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asia Professional Baseball Championship

Seiji Uebayashi of Japan hits a game-tying three-run homer in the 10th inning of an Asia Professional Baseball Championship game against South Korea at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2017. Japan won 8-7. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Scandal-hit Harumafuji

Sumo grand champion Harumafuji (C) is escorted by police officers on Nov. 16, 2017, after arriving at Tokyo's Haneda airport. Investigative sources said the same day that police plan to question the yokozuna soon over his assault of lower-ranked wrestler Takanoiwa in late October. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Scandal-hit Harumafuji

Sumo grand champion Harumafuji gets into a vehicle without responding to reporters on Nov. 16, 2017, after arriving at Tokyo's Haneda airport. Investigative sources said the same day that police plan to question the yokozuna soon over his assault of lower-ranked wrestler Takanoiwa in late October. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Harumafuji to face police questioning

Undated file photo shows grand champion Harumafuji. The yokozuna is expected to face police questioning over an alleged assault that left a lower-ranked wrestler with serious injuries in late October, investigative sources said on Nov. 16, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Hakuho meets press after 5th straight win in Kyushu

Grand champion Hakuho (R) meets the press after improving to 5-0 on Nov. 16, 2017, the fifth day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in the city of Fukuoka, southwestern Japan. Hakuho apologized earlier in the day on behalf of fellow yokozuna Harumafuji following a reported assault on a lower-ranked wrestler. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Hakuho meets press after 5th straight win in Kyushu

Grand champion Hakuho meets the press after improving to 5-0 on Nov. 16, 2017, the fifth day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in the city of Fukuoka, southwestern Japan. Hakuho apologized earlier in the day on behalf of fellow yokozuna Harumafuji following a reported assault on a lower-ranked wrestler. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Hakuho meets press after 5th straight win in Kyushu

Grand champion Hakuho meets the press after improving to 5-0 on Nov. 16, 2017, the fifth day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in the city of Fukuoka, southwestern Japan. Hakuho apologized earlier in the day on behalf of fellow yokozuna Harumafuji following a reported assault on a lower-ranked wrestler. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Harumafuji's drunken assault on fellow wrestler

Grand champion Harumafuji (L) gets in a vehicle without responding to reporters in Dazaifu in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 16, 2017. The yokozuna was revealed to have left fellow wrestler Takanoiwa with serious injuries in a drunken brawl in late October. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Harumafuji's drunken assault on fellow wrestler

Grand champion Harumafuji (front) gets in a vehicle without responding to reporters in Dazaifu in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 16, 2017. The yokozuna was revealed to have left fellow wrestler Takanoiwa with serious injuries in a drunken brawl in late October. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Student nuclear disarmament speech canceled

Photo taken in August 2017 shows Japanese student peace ambassadors observing an international disarmament conference in Geneva. A speech by one of the ambassadors at the conference was cancelled due to pressure from the Chinese government, Japanese government sources said on Nov. 16, 2017. The speech by a representative of high school student ambassadors calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons had been delivered at every annual Conference on Disarmament since 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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LDP resumes talks on constitutional change after election win

Hiroyuki Hosoda (R), a veteran Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker who heads the party's panel promoting constitutional reform, speaks at its meeting which was resumed in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2017 following his party's major victory in the Oct. 22 House of Representatives election. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who heads the LDP, is eager to revise the Constitution while he is in office, particularly the war-renouncing Article 9, a major topic taken up during the day's discussion by the LDP panel. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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LDP resumes talks on constitutional change after election win

Hiroyuki Hosoda, a veteran Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker who heads the party's panel promoting constitutional reform, speaks at its meeting which was resumed in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2017 following his party's major victory in the Oct. 22 House of Representatives election. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who heads the LDP, is eager to revise the Constitution while he is in office, particularly the war-renouncing Article 9, a major topic taken up during the day's discussion by the LDP panel. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo