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Court upholds rejection of call to halt Miyagi Pref. nuclear reactor

File photo taken Oct. 24, 2024, shows the No. 2 nuclear reactor (front) at the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture. The Sendai High Court on Nov. 27 upheld a lower court ruling rejecting local residents' call to halt the plant's No. 2 unit, which restarted in October as the first reactor to operate in northeastern Japan since the region was hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Court upholds rejection of call to halt Miyagi Pref. nuclear reactor

File photo taken Oct. 24, 2024, shows the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture. The Sendai High Court on Nov. 27 upheld a lower court ruling rejecting local residents' call to halt the plant's No. 2 unit, which restarted in October as the first reactor to operate in northeastern Japan since the region was hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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India's industrial production growth slows to 5.8 pct in September

STORY: India's industrial production growth slows to 5.8 pct in September SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 10, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of electronic product manufacture unit 3. various of traffic STORYLINE: India's factory activity growth determined by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) fell to 5.8 percent in September from 10.34 percent in August, the government data showed on Friday. "For the month of September 2023, the quick estimates of IIP with base 2011-12 stands at 141.6. The indices of industrial production for the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors for the month of September 2023 stand at 111.5, 140.6 and 205.9 respectively," read the data issued by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation. As per use-based classification, the indices stand at 138.8 for primary goods, 111.6 for capital goods, 153.8 for intermediate goods and 168.7 for infrastructure/construction goods

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Libya deports over 600 illegal Egyptian migrants

STORY: Libya deports over 600 illegal Egyptian migrants SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 6, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:55 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of the illegal migrants 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOHAMED BRED'A, Security Affairs official of the Libyan Illegal Migration Control Department 3. various of the illegal migrants STORYLINE: The Libyan Illegal Migration Control Department on Monday deported more than 600 illegal Egyptian migrants to their country. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOHAMED BRED'A, Security Affairs official of the Libyan Illegal Migration Control Department "Today, we are deporting more than 600 migrants of Egyptian nationalities who entered Libya without any legal procedures." The migrants were deported overland in coordination with the Egyptian Embassy to Libya, Bred'a said. Because of the insecurity and chaos in the country since the fall of late leader Muammar Gaddafi's regime in 2011, many migrants, mostly Africans, chose to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People pay with cellphones at a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People walk past a corridor displaying "industrial memories" at a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People walk past booths at a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People walk past booths at a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People buy coffee served by robots at a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People are seen at a cafe in a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People select goods at a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A coal hopper used in an old thermal power plant is designed as decoration at a large commercial complex transformed from the thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch performance at a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combined photo shows a file photo displaying the interior of the former Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant (top) and a photo taken on Jan. 1, 2023 displaying the interior of a large commercial complex transformed from the plant in north China's Tianjin. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Original industrial designs are kept within glass covers as ornaments of a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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Crown prince, princess visit disaster-hit Iwate

KAMAISHI, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (R) and Crown Princess Masako (C) converse with evacuees from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami at a temporary housing in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2013.

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Crown prince, princess visit disaster-hit Iwate

KAMAISHI, Japan - Crown Princess Masako (R) listens to a crying woman, an evacuee from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, at a temporary housing in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2013.

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Crown prince, princess visit disaster-hit Iwate

KAMAISHI, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (C) and Crown Princess Masako (L) visit Ono Foods Co., a seafood processing company, in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2013. The company's operation was affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo)

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Crown prince, princess visit disaster-hit Iwate

KAMAISHI, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (R front) and Crown Princess Masako (next to him) converse with evacuees from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami at a temporary housing in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Crown prince, princess visit disaster-hit Iwate

KAMAISHI, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (R front) and Crown Princess Masako (next to him) converse with evacuees from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami at a temporary housing in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Vienna Philharmonic members play Bach sonata for quake victims

SENDAI, Japan - Four members of the Vienna Philharmonic play on Nov. 2, 2012, a Bach sonata on Mt. Hiyori in Natori city's Yuriage district, Miyagi Prefecture. The commemorative performance took place in front of a monument honoring victims in an area severely damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Senegalese singer N'Dour

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in December 2000 shows prominent Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour. According to Reuters, N'Dour announced on Nov. 26, 2011, the cancellation of concert dates from Jan. 2, 2012, as he would be entering politics, but did not say whether he would run in Senegal's presidential election slated for February.

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Japan beat Syria in Olympic qualifier

TOKYO, Japan - Yuki Otsu cerebrates after heading home Japan's second goal in the 86th minute during a final-round Asian-zone Group C qualifier for the 2012 London Olympics against Syria at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2011. Japan beat Syria 2-1.

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Japan beat Syria in Olympic qualifier

TOKYO, Japan - Yuki Otsu (R) cerebrates after heading home Japan's second goal in the 86th minute during a final-round Asian-zone Group C qualifier for the 2012 London Olympics against Syria at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2011. Japan beat Syria 2-1.

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Japan beat Syria in Olympic qualifier

TOKYO, Japan - Yuki Otsu (bottom) heads home Japan's second goal in the 86th minute during a final-round Asian-zone Group C qualifier for the 2012 London Olympics against Syria at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2011. Japan beat Syria 2-1.

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Japan beat Syria in Olympic qualifier

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuki Hamada (C) heads Japan into a first-half lead in the 45th minute during a final-round Asian-zone Group C qualifier for the 2012 London Olympics against Syria at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2011. Japan beat Syria 2-1.

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Toyota's new coupe 86

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. unveils its new 2-liter coupe ''86'' (hachiroku) in Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 27, 2011. The car, which Toyota will begin selling in the spring, was named in a reference to popular sports models launched in the 1980s. Toyota will present the prototype model of the 86, equipped with what the automaker claims is the world's first horizontally opposed D-45 engine, at the Tokyo Motor Show from Dec. 3 to 11, 2011.

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Toyota's new coupe 86

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda (front) stands by the automaker's new 2-liter coupe ''86'' (hachiroku) unveiled in Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 27, 2011. The car to go on sale next spring was named in a reference to popular sports models launched in the 1980s. Toyota will present the prototype model of the 86, equipped with what the automaker claims is the world's first horizontally opposed D-45 engine, at the Tokyo Motor Show from Dec. 3 to 11, 2011.

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Takayama retains lead at Casio World Open

GEISEI, Japan - Japanese golfer Tadahiro Takayama reads putting lines on the 18th hole at Kochi Kuroshio Country Club in Kochi Prefecture on Nov. 26, 2011, during the third round of the Casio World Open. Takayama shot a 2-under 70 for an 11-under 205 total, taking a one-shot lead into the final round.

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Panamanian freighter stranded off Hokkaido

TOMAKOMAI, Japan - Photo taken at 11:20 a.m. on Nov. 24, 2011, shows the Panamanian-registered freighter Propel Progress, which was stranded off the coast of Tomakomai, Hokkaido, around 2:30 a.m. the same day. No crew members, all of them Chinese, were injured in the stranding incident.

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Stuttgart 2-1 Augsburg

STUTTGART, Germany - Japanese footballers Hajime Hosogai of Augsburg (front) and Shinji Okazaki of Stuttgart (back) are seen in action in the second half of a Bundesliga game in Stuttgart, Germany, on Nov. 20, 2011. Stuttgart won 2-1.

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Dragons even Japan Series at 3-3

FUKUOKA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons outfielder Kazuhiro Wada has a two-run triple in the first inning of Game 6 against the Softbank Hawks at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 19, 2011. The Dragons won 2-1, tying the best-of-seven series at 3-3.

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Dragons even Japan Series at 3-3

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks pitcher Tsuyoshi Wada starts in Game 6 of the Japan Series against the Chunichi Dragons at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 19, 2011. The Dragons won 2-1, tying the best-of-seven series at 3-3.

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Dragons even Japan Series at 3-3

FUKUOKA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons pitcher Kazuki Yoshimi starts in Game 6 of the Japan Series against the Softbank Hawks at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 19, 2011. The Dragons won 2-1, tying the best-of-seven series at 3-3.

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Afghan national conference

KABUL, Afghanistan - The Loya Jirga (grand council) begins in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 16, 2011. More than 2,000 local elders gathered in the Afghan capital for the four-day conference on the country's long-term relations with the United States after the 2014 withdrawal of international troops.

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Afghan national conference

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during the opening of the Loya Jirga (grand council) in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 16, 2011. More than 2,000 local elders gathered in the Afghan capital for the four-day conference on the country's long-term relations with the United States after the 2014 withdrawal of international troops.

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Afghan national conference

KABUL, Afghanistan - Local leaders attend the Loya Jirga (grand council) in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 16, 2011, which began the same day. More than 2,000 local elders gathered in the Afghan capital for the four-day conference on the country's long-term relations with the United States after the 2014 withdrawal of international troops.

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Remains date back 3,000-2,300 years

AOMORI, Japan - Remains unearthed at the Sotomeyachi site in Goshigawara, Aomori Prefecture, are about 3,000 to 2,300 years old, local authorities said on Nov. 15, 2011.

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Reactor buildings at Fukushima complex

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 12, 2011, inside the premises of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, shows (from R to L) buildings containing No. 4 reactor, No. 3 reactor, No. 2 reactor and No. 1 reactor. The government and the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., allowed reporters to enter the plant that day for the first time since it was badly damaged by a series of explosions just after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.(Pool photo)

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New stage at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - A new performance stage named Skyrium (C) opens at the departure lobby of the Terminal 2 building at Narita airport near Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2011.

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100-meter-long rainbow flag on 8th-month tsunami anniv.

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - People hold up a rainbow-colored flag stretching over 100 meters in the Utatsu district in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on Nov. 11, 2011, marking eight months since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region. The flag was created by putting together some 50 2-meter by 2-meter flags bearing messages expressing hope for reconstruction of the area, written by people in Japan and abroad, in an act of continued support organized by a volunteer group.

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100-meter-long rainbow flag on 8th-month tsunami anniv.

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - People hold a rainbow-colored flag stretching over 100 meters in the Utatsu district in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on Nov. 11, 2011, marking eight months since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region. The flag was created by putting together some 50 2-meter by 2-meter flags bearing messages expressing hope for reconstruction of the area, written by people in Japan and abroad, in an act of continued support organized by a volunteer group.

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100-meter-long rainbow flag on 8th-month tsunami anniv.

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - A rainbow-colored flag stretching over 100 meters is laid on the ground in the Utatsu district in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on Nov. 11, 2011, marking eight months since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region. The flag was created by putting together some 50 2-meter by 2-meter flags bearing messages expressing hope for reconstruction of the area, written by people in Japan and abroad, in an act of continued support organized by a volunteer group.

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Japan stocks tumble on Italy debt woes

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard shows Japan's Nikkei Stock Average trading at 8,524.55, down 230.89 points, at one point on the morning of Nov. 10, 2011, in Tokyo's Yaesu business district. The Nikkei tumbled more than 2 percent to a five-week intraday low in the morning, as the spike in the yield on Italy's government bonds underlined the worsening eurozone debt crisis.

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Beauty salon at KidZania Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Girls play the role of beauty consultants and customers in a mock cosmetics store of Clinique Laboratories LLC at KidZania Tokyo, a job role-playing theme park for children, in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2011. The beauty salon opened on Oct. 5, the fifth anniversary of the theme park's opening.

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Dictionary on U.S., European brand names

MATSUE, Japan - Masayoshi Yamada, an English linguistics researcher, holds an English-Japanese dictionary he published on brand names of U.S. and European products, in the city of Matsue, western Japan, on Nov. 2, 2011.

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Tsunami victim's body found in car wreck

KAMAISHI, Japan - Photo shows a car wreck (L) in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 8, 2011, in which the body of a man who had been missing since the March 11 tsunami was found nearly eight months later on Nov. 2.

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Chinese trawler arrives in Nagasaki after skipper's arrest

NAGASAKI, Japan - A Chinese fishing boat enters Nagasaki port, southwestern Japan, at 2:58 p.m. on Nov. 7, 2011, after its captain was arrested by the Japan Coast Guard the previous day for allegedly refusing an inspection while sailing in Japan's territorial waters.

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Japanese manager of submerged Thai plant retrieves hard-disk drives

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand - Takaharu Shinohara, a factory manager of ECF Precision Co., holds hard-disk drives he retrieved from under water at his submerged plant in Rojana Industrial Park in Thailand's Ayutthaya Province on Nov. 5, 2011. Shinohara waded into 2-meter-deep water to retrieve the drives that are crucial to his automotive fastener business.