Indonesian expert warns of early arrival of El Nino

STORY: Indonesian expert warns of early arrival of El Nino DATELINE: June 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:19 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of BMKG 2. various of streets in Jakarta 3. SOUNDBITE (English): ARDHASENA SOPAHELUWAKAN, Head of Center for Applied Climate Information Services at BMKG STORYLINE: Indonesia's meteorology, climatology and geophysical agency BMKG has announced that the Southeast Asian country is expected to experience El Nino phenomenon in the second half of this year with its peak coming in August. Earlier this month, Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo said that extreme hot weather caused by El Nino phenomenon is predicted to drag up to 870,000 hectares of agricultural lands in Indonesia into drought and crop failures. SOUNDBITE (English): ARDHASENA SOPAHELUWAKAN, Head of Center for Applied Climate Information Services at BMKG "Basically El Nino is an interesting phenomenon. It's a coupled ocean and atmosphere phenomenon so when this large mass of warm oce

Canon to acquire biggest European printer maker Oce

Canon to acquire biggest European printer maker Oce

TOKYO, Japan - Canon Inc. President Tsuneji Uchida (L) shakes hands with Anton Schaaf, chief technology officer and chief operating officer of Oce NV of the Netherlands, the biggest printer maker in Europe, during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2009, at which they announced that Canon will acquire Oce through a takeover bid worth about 730 million euros (around 100 billion yen).

Japan defense minister orders pullout of vessels from Indian Oce

Japan defense minister orders pullout of vessels from Indian Oce

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda responds to questions from reporters at his office on Nov. 1 after Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba ordered the Maritime Self-Defense Force earlier in the day to withdraw from the Indian Ocean to mark the end of Japan's nearly six-year refueling mission in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and around Afghanistan. (Kyodo)

Japan defense minister orders pullout of vessels from Indian Oce

Japan defense minister orders pullout of vessels from Indian Oce

TOKYO, Japan - This video image released by Japan's Defense Ministry on Nov. 1 shows Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba giving instructions to a Maritime Self-Defense Force squad operating in the Indian Ocean. Ishiba ordered the MSDF to withdraw from the Indian Ocean to mark the end of Japan's nearly six-year refueling mission in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and around Afghanistan. (Kyodo)

Japan defense minister orders pullout of vessels from Indian Oce

Japan defense minister orders pullout of vessels from Indian Oce

TOKYO, Japan - This photo released by Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force shows MSDF members operating in the Indian Ocean aboard the MSDF supply ship Tokiwa listening to Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba's instructions on a video image. (Kyodo)

Canon to acquire biggest European printer maker Oce

Canon to acquire biggest European printer maker Oce

TOKYO, Japan - Canon Inc. President Tsuneji Uchida (L) shakes hands with Anton Schaaf, chief technology officer and chief operating officer of Oce NV of the Netherlands, the biggest printer maker in Europe, during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2009, at which they announced that Canon will acquire Oce through a takeover bid worth about 730 million euros (around 100 billion yen). (Kyodo)