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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2025, shows the No. 6 reactor (C) at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi agreed on Nov. 21 to the restart of the reactor, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2025, shows the No. 6 reactor (C) at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi agreed on Nov. 21 to the restart of the reactor, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2025, shows the No. 6 reactor (C) at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi agreed on Nov. 21 to the restart of the reactor, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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CHINA-XINJIANG-ALATAW PASS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231107) -- ALATAW PASS, Nov. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 4, 2023 shows the custom clearance center for the cross-border e-commerce of the Alataw Pass comprehensive bonded area in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Located in the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bortala in Xinjiang, the Alataw Pass borders Kazakhstan. Since 2011 when the first China-Europe freight train passed through it, the pass has handled more than 30,000 trains to Central Asia or Europe. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-ALATAW PASS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231107) -- ALATAW PASS, Nov. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Nov. 4, 2023 shows cargo trains waiting for departure at the Alataw Pass in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Located in the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bortala in Xinjiang, the Alataw Pass borders Kazakhstan. Since 2011 when the first China-Europe freight train passed through it, the pass has handled more than 30,000 trains to Central Asia or Europe. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-ALATAW PASS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231107) -- ALATAW PASS, Nov. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Nov. 5, 2023 shows the Alataw Pass comprehensive bonded area in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Located in the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bortala in Xinjiang, the Alataw Pass borders Kazakhstan. Since 2011 when the first China-Europe freight train passed through it, the pass has handled more than 30,000 trains to Central Asia or Europe. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-ALATAW PASS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231107) -- ALATAW PASS, Nov. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 5, 2023 shows a noodle production workshop of a flour company at the Alataw Pass comprehensive bonded area in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Located in the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bortala in Xinjiang, the Alataw Pass borders Kazakhstan. Since 2011 when the first China-Europe freight train passed through it, the pass has handled more than 30,000 trains to Central Asia or Europe. (Xinhua/Zhao Chenjie)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-ALATAW PASS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231107) -- ALATAW PASS, Nov. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers prepare to load domestically produced air conditioners onto trucks at the custom clearance center for the cross-border e-commerce of the Alataw Pass comprehensive bonded area in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 4, 2023. Located in the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bortala in Xinjiang, the Alataw Pass borders Kazakhstan. Since 2011 when the first China-Europe freight train passed through it, the pass has handled more than 30,000 trains to Central Asia or Europe. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-ALATAW PASS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231107) -- ALATAW PASS, Nov. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Foreign trucks wait for the results of examination at the Alataw Pass in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 5, 2023. Located in the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bortala in Xinjiang, the Alataw Pass borders Kazakhstan. Since 2011 when the first China-Europe freight train passed through it, the pass has handled more than 30,000 trains to Central Asia or Europe. (Xinhua/Zhao Chenjie)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-ALATAW PASS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231107) -- ALATAW PASS, Nov. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers pack linseed oil products at a bio-tech company at the Alataw Pass comprehensive bonded area in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 4, 2023. Located in the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bortala in Xinjiang, the Alataw Pass borders Kazakhstan. Since 2011 when the first China-Europe freight train passed through it, the pass has handled more than 30,000 trains to Central Asia or Europe. (Xinhua/Zhao Chenjie)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-ALATAW PASS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231107) -- ALATAW PASS, Nov. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 4, 2023 shows the workshop of an oil and gas pipeline company at the Alataw Pass in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Located in the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bortala in Xinjiang, the Alataw Pass borders Kazakhstan. Since 2011 when the first China-Europe freight train passed through it, the pass has handled more than 30,000 trains to Central Asia or Europe. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-ALATAW PASS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231107) -- ALATAW PASS, Nov. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 4, 2023 shows a container warehouse at the Alataw Pass in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Located in the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bortala in Xinjiang, the Alataw Pass borders Kazakhstan. Since 2011 when the first China-Europe freight train passed through it, the pass has handled more than 30,000 trains to Central Asia or Europe. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-ALATAW PASS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231107) -- ALATAW PASS, Nov. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker extracts linseed oil sample for examination at a bio-tech company at the Alataw Pass comprehensive bonded area in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 4, 2023. Located in the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bortala in Xinjiang, the Alataw Pass borders Kazakhstan. Since 2011 when the first China-Europe freight train passed through it, the pass has handled more than 30,000 trains to Central Asia or Europe. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-ALATAW PASS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231107) -- ALATAW PASS, Nov. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A foreign driver applies for entering China at the customs of Alataw Pass in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 5, 2023. Located in the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bortala in Xinjiang, the Alataw Pass borders Kazakhstan. Since 2011 when the first China-Europe freight train passed through it, the pass has handled more than 30,000 trains to Central Asia or Europe. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-ALATAW PASS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231107) -- ALATAW PASS, Nov. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Grains from Kazakhstan are unloaded automatically at the Alataw Pass comprehensive bonded area in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 5, 2023. Located in the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bortala in Xinjiang, the Alataw Pass borders Kazakhstan. Since 2011 when the first China-Europe freight train passed through it, the pass has handled more than 30,000 trains to Central Asia or Europe. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-ALATAW PASS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231107) -- ALATAW PASS, Nov. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 29, 2023 shows a foreign truck entering the customs of the Alataw Pass in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Located in the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bortala in Xinjiang, the Alataw Pass borders Kazakhstan. Since 2011 when the first China-Europe freight train passed through it, the pass has handled more than 30,000 trains to Central Asia or Europe. (Xinhua/Liu Hongxia)

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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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Iwate people appreciate French support in reconstruction

PARIS, France - People from Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, perform a local traditional dance during an event in Paris held by the Japanese prefectural government on Nov. 7, 2014, to thank France for support for the recovery from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami and ask for continuous support.

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Iwate gov. voices gratitude for reconstruction support

PARIS, France - Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso addresses an event in Paris held by the Japanese prefectural government on Nov. 7, 2014, to thank France for support for the recovery from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami and ask for continuous support.

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Iwate Pref.'s event in Paris to thank for support

PARIS, France - Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso (L) and Ivry Gitlis, a Paris-based violinist, pose for photographs during an event in the French capital held by the Japanese prefectural government on Nov. 7, 2014, to thank France for support for the recovery from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami and ask for continuous support.

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2 reactors to restart in Japan after getting local go-ahead

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Yuichiro Ito, governor of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima, announces at a press conference on Nov. 7, 2014, that he gave the green light for restarting two nuclear reactors in the prefecture, setting the stage for them to become the first of the country's 48 offline commercial reactors to resume operation under new safety requirements compiled in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Exhibition marks 20th anniversary of Hanshin temblor

KOBE, Japan - People watch numerical comparisons of damage between the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 and the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 on a panel on Nov. 7, 2014, at an exhibition held in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, to mark the 20th anniversary of the western Japan disaster.

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Residents check apartment built for nuke disaster evacuees

KORIYAMA, Japan - Prospective residents check a room in an apartment complex on Nov. 7, 2014, built by the Fukushima prefectural government in Koriyama in the northeastern Japan prefecture for people evacuated after the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.

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Apartment complex opens for nuke disaster evacuees

KORIYAMA, Japan - The Fukushima prefectural government unveils on Nov. 7, 2014, an apartment complex built in Koriyama in the northeastern Japan prefecture for people evacuated after the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.

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Apartment complex opens for Fukushima disaster evacuees

KORIYAMA, Japan - Fukushima prefectural government officials and others concerned cut the ribbon at a key-delivering ceremony in Koriyama in the northeastern Japan prefecture on Nov. 7, 2014, marking the opening of an apartment complex built for people evacuated after the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.

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Tokyo Sky Tree to be completed on Feb. 29

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 22, 2011, shows Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. Construction of the world's tallest free-standing tower scheduled to open in May 2012 will be completed on Feb. 29, 2012, its operator said Feb. 7.

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Ex-civil rights 'foot soldier' carries torch for future generations

SELMA, United States - Annie Pearl Avery, a ''foot soldier'' of civil rights movements led by African-Americans in the 1960s, explained her experiences during ''Bloody Sunday,'' the March 7, 1965 aborted demonstration march, in front of photos of scenes at the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute on Nov. 14, 2011. (Photo by Akiko Nabeshima)

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7-year-old duo to perform in Japan's year-end song festival

TOKYO, Japan - Mana Ashida (R) and Fuku Suzuki attend a press conference at head office of NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corp., in Tokyo, on Nov. 30, 2011, as the public broadcaster announced the lineup of performers for the 62nd ''Kohaku Uta Gassen,'' year-end song festival, including the duo of Ashida and Suzuki. They are both 7 years old, making them the program's youngest ever performers, according to NHK.

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7-year-old duo to perform in Japan's year-end song festival

TOKYO, Japan - Mana Ashida (R) and Fuku Suzuki attend a press conference at head office of NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corp., in Tokyo, on Nov. 30, 2011, as the public broadcaster announced the lineup of performers for the 62nd ''Kohaku Uta Gassen,'' year-end song festival, including the duo of Ashida and Suzuki. They are both 7 years old, making them the program's youngest ever performers, according to NHK.

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Retrial granted in 1986 Fukui girl murder case

NANTO, Japan - Shoji Maekawa, who served out a 7-year prison term for killing a junior high school girl, speaks during a press conference in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2011, after the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court decided the same day to open a retrial into the 1986 murder case in Fukui Prefecture.

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Jeon holds 3-shot lead at Japan LPGA Tour C'ship

MIYAZAKI, Japan - South Korean golfer Jeon Mi Jeong hits a shot from a bunker on the ninth hole during the third round of the season-ending Japan LPGA Tour Championship at Miyazaki Country Club in Miyazaki on Nov. 26, 2011. Jeon shot a 3-under 69 for a 7-under 209 total, taking a three-stroke lead into the final round.

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Dog awarded for keeping man, girl warm

SAPPORO, Japan - Asako Soma (R) receives an award certificate on behalf of Junior (L), a 7-year-old male Labrador Retriever, in the town of Naie, Hokkaido, on Nov. 24, 2011. The town government honored the dog for keeping his 81-year-old owner Yoshimasa Soma, husband of Asako, and the man's 3-year-old granddaughter Sukai Kimura warm in an overturned car during a freezing night.

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Hawks' Kokubo named MVP in Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks first baseman Hiroki Kokubo responds to the crowd as the team clinched the Japan Series title by beating the Chunichi Dragons 3-0 in Game 7 at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 20, 2011. Kokubo, who batted .320 in the series, was named the most valuable player. At 40, he is the oldest player to win MVP honors in a Japan Series.

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Hawks win Japan Series title

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks manager Koji Akiyama is tossed in the air after the Hawks beat the Chunichi Dragons 3-0 in Game 7 of the Japan Series at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 20, 2011. It was the Hawks' first series title since the then Daiei Hawks won it in 2003.

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Hawks' Uchikawa in Game 7 of Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks outfielder Seiichi Uchikawa hits a run-scoring single in the seventh inning of Game 7 of the Japan Series against the Chunichi Dragons at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 20, 2011. The Hawks captured the Japan Series title by beating the Dragons 3-0.

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Hawks' Sugiuchi in Game 7 of Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks lefty Toshiya Sugiuchi pitches against the Chunichi Dragons in Game 7 of the Japan Series at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 20, 2011. Sugiuchi hurled seven scoreless innings, contributing to the Hawks' 3-0 victory to win the Japan Series title.

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Hawks win Japan Series title

FUKUOKA, Japan - Players of the Softbank Hawks celebrate after beating the Chunichi Dragons 3-0 in Game 7 of the Japan Series at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 20, 2011, to capture the series title.

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Hasebe in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Makoto Hasebe, captain of the Japan national soccer team, leaves Pyongyang's international airport after clearing immigration procedures on Nov. 14, 2011. The team, who will face North Korea in a World Cup qualifier match the following day, arrived at the airport shortly after 3 p.m. but strict baggage and immigration checks meant the players were unable to leave the airport until just after 7 p.m.

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Kagawa in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Shinji Kagawa (front), a member of the Japan national soccer team, leaves Pyongyang's international airport after clearing immigration procedures on Nov. 14, 2011. The team, who will face North Korea in a World Cup qualifier match the following day, arrived at the airport shortly after 3 p.m. but strict baggage and immigration checks meant the players were unable to leave the airport until just after 7 p.m.

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Nobel laureate Gbowee

MONROVIA, Liberia - Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian woman jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, speaks during an interview in Monrovia on Nov. 7, 2011. She emphasized the importance of nonviolence for achieving peace and women's social and political participation.

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Nobel laureate Gbowee

MONROVIA, Liberia - Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian woman jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, speaks during an interview in Monrovia on Nov. 7, 2011. She emphasized the importance of nonviolence for achieving peace and women's social and political participation.

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Ex-U.S. envoy Bosworth in interview

WASHINGTON, United States - Former top U.S. envoy on North Korean policy Stephen Bosworth speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, on Nov. 7, 2011.

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Pre-election clash in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Members of U.N. peacekeeping troops patrol around the headquarters of Liberia's main opposition party in Monrovia, capital of Liberia, on Nov. 7, 2011. Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister, and security forces clashed in the capital the same day, prior to the Nov. 8 presidential runoff.

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Pre-election clash in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Photo shows supporters of opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister, who were injured in fatal clashes with security forces in the Liberian capital Monrovia, on Nov. 7, 2011. Tubman has announced his withdrawal from the Nov. 8 presidential runoff against incumbent Ellen Sirleaf.

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Ex-Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan

BEIJING, China - Undated file photo shows former Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan. The Chinese government plans to appoint him as chairman of the China-Japan Friendship Association, Beijing's unofficial channel to promote ties with Japanese, sources familiar with bilateral relations said Nov. 7, 2011.

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Pre-election clash in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Members of security forces stay on alert in Monrovia, capital of Liberia, on Nov. 7, 2011, where they clashed with supporters of opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister. Tubman has said he is pulling out of the presidential runoff against incumbent Ellen Sirleaf on Nov. 8, 2011.

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Flooding in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - People ride motorbikes along a flooded road in Bangkok on Nov. 7, 2011.

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Fujitsu launches new supercomputer using 'K' technology

TOKYO, Japan - A woman stands next to the PRIMEHPC FX10, a new supercomputer of Fujitsu Ltd., during the product's unveiling event in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2011. The company said it has adapted technology from its supercomputer ''K'' -- currently the world's fastest -- into the commercial model aimed at companies and research institutes requiring high-level computing capabilities.

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Chinese fishing boat brought to Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - Photo shows crew members of a Chinese fishing boat and Japan Coast Guard officers (wearing helmet) as the boat arrived at Nagasaki port in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 7, 2011, after it was seized by a coast guard patrol vessel. The skipper of the Chinese boat was arrested the previous day after he refused an inspection while sailing in Japanese territorial waters off the southwestern Japan prefecture, according to coast guard officials.

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Ramirez aiming to play for another Japanese club

TOKYO, Japan - Alex Ramirez of the Yomiuri Giants waves at Narita airport near Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2011, ahead of his departure for the United States. The 37-year-old Venezuelan slugger, who aims to part ways with the Central League club, told reporters at the airport the same day he is hoping to continue his baseball career in Japan.