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First day of the trial over 'Karachi affair' - Paris

Franco-Lebanese businessman Ziad Takieddine arrives at Paris courthouse, in Paris, France, on October 7, 2019 on the first day of the trial for the financial aspect of 'the Karachi case', an alleged arms deal kickbacks said to have funded the 1995 presidential campaign of Edouard Balladur. The claims came to light during an investigation into a 2002 bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, which targeted a bus transporting French engineers. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First day of the trial over 'Karachi affair' - Paris

Franco-Lebanese businessman Ziad Takieddine arrives at Paris courthouse, in Paris, France, on October 7, 2019 on the first day of the trial for the financial aspect of 'the Karachi case', an alleged arms deal kickbacks said to have funded the 1995 presidential campaign of Edouard Balladur. The claims came to light during an investigation into a 2002 bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, which targeted a bus transporting French engineers. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First day of the trial over 'Karachi affair' - Paris

Franco-Lebanese businessman Ziad Takieddine arrives at Paris courthouse, in Paris, France, on October 7, 2019 on the first day of the trial for the financial aspect of 'the Karachi case', an alleged arms deal kickbacks said to have funded the 1995 presidential campaign of Edouard Balladur. The claims came to light during an investigation into a 2002 bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, which targeted a bus transporting French engineers. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

File photo dated October 3, 2002 shows Abbe Pierre celebrating his 90th birthday in Neuilly Plaisance near Paris, France. Legendary French priest and a life-long advocate of the homeless was accused of committing acts that would amount to “sexual assault or sexual harassment,” the international foundation he established said in a statement Wednesday. Abbe Pierre, who died in 2007, was one of France’s most beloved public figures. The founder of the international Emmaus Community for the poor, Abbe Pierre had served as France’s conscience since the 1950s, when he persuaded Parliament to pass a law, still on the books, forbidding landlords to evict tenants during winter. Photo by Giancarlo Gorassini/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa dies at 88

Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa (C) acknowledges the audience during an opera concert in Beijing held in October 2002 to mark the 30th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic ties between Japan and China. Ozawa died at 88 on Feb. 6, 2024, from heart failure.

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Israeli annual CPI hits 20-year-high of 5.3 pct

STORY: Israeli annual CPI hits 20-year-high of 5.3 pct DATELINE: Jan. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jerusalem streets 2. various of Prof. Amir Yaron announcing rate increase in October 3. various of people in the streets 4. various of construction 5. various of people in the streets STORYLINE: The consumer price index (CPI) in Israel rose by 5.3 percent in 2022, according to data issued by the Central Bureau of Statistics on Sunday, the highest calendar-year level since 2002 when the annual inflation rate was 6.5 percent. This is a sharp rise from 2020 which recorded a deflation of 0.7 percent and 2021 when the annual CPI was 2.8 percent. Inflation is continuing to rise even though the Israeli central bank has gradually raised the base interest rate from 0.1 percent in April 2022 to 3.75 percent at present. "The global shortage of raw materials continued, and demand still exceeds supply, so even the sharp interest increase still does not

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Narita airport marks 10 years since opening of 2nd runway

NARITA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in October 2011 shows the second runway (back R) of Narita International Airport near Tokyo. Narita airport, Japan's main international gateway, opened its long sought-after second runway on April 18, 2002, after operating on a single runway for nearly a quarter century. On front R is land owned by opponents of the airport.

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Actor, TV personality Kiyoshi Kodama dies at 77

TOKYO, Japan - In this October 2002 file photo, Kiyoshi Kodama, actor and TV show host, poses with his favorite books at a hotel in Tokyo. Kodama died on May 16, 2011, of stomach cancer at the age of 77.

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Ex-abductee Hasuike wins nonfiction award

TOKYO, Japan - Repatriated abductee Kaoru Hasuike (file photo) won an award Aug. 27, 2009, for a nonfiction work that features his experience of being abducted to North Korea and living in the reclusive country. Hasuike went missing along with his girlfriend, Yukiko Okudo, in Niigata Prefecture in July 1978, and returned to Japan in October 2002 with Okudo, to whom he got married in North Korea, after Pyongyang admitted to past abductions of Japanese citizens.

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N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

TOTTORI, Japan - The North Korean freighter Turubong-1, which Japanese police believe was used to smuggle drugs into Japan in October 2002, arrives at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on May 12. About 10 Tokyo police investigators boarded the ship to search it.

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High court upholds life sentence for killer of lawmaker

TOKYO, Japan - Natasha Ishii (L) and her daughter Tanya speak to reporters in Tokyo on June 30 after the Tokyo High Court rejected an appeal of a life prison sentence by Hakusui Ito, who was convicted of the October 2002 murder of her husband Koki Ishii, an opposition lawmaker.

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Rakugo storyteller Katsura Bunshi dies at 74

OSAKA, Japan - Popular rakugo storyteller Katsura Bunshi, who is seen playing rakugo in this file photo taken on October 2002, died of lung cancer at a hospital in Iga, Mie Prefecture, on March 12. He was 74.

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U.S., N. Korea discuss nuclear issue in Jakarta

JAKARTA, Indonesia - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) and North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun met in Jakarta on July 2 on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF) to clarify their countries' proposals on how to resolve the standoff over North Korea's nuclear programs. It was the first contact between U.S. and North Korean foreign ministers since the nuclear crisis erupted in October 2002.

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M'bishi Fuso apologizes to kin over Yamaguchi accident

KOKUBU, Japan - Three Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. executives including Senior Vice President Tetsuo Fujii bow in apology to relatives of a dead truck driver at their home in Kokubu, Kagoshima Prefecture May 23. The driver was killed in an accident while at the wheel of a defective Mitsubishi truck in October 2002. (Pool photo)

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Diamond Princess begins trial run

NAGASAKI, Japan - The 113,000-ton luxury liner Diamond Princess, built for Princess Cruises by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, sets sail on a trial run from Nagasaki port on Aug. 15 as citizens watch. Completion of the 14-deck vessel vessel was delayed after it caught fire while under construction at MHI's Nagasaki shipyard in October 2002.

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Soga receives donations from abductees support group

MANO, Japan - Hitomi Soga (L), one of five Japanese repatriated in October 2002 after being kidnapped to North Korea in 1978, receives donations on April 12 from Harunori Kojima (R), of a support group for abductees in Niigata Prefecture, at the town hall in her hometown of Mano, Niigata.

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Work continue on two luxury cruises at MHI

FUKUOKA, Japan - Two photos taken Feb. 19 show work continue on two luxury cruises being built for P&O Princess Cruises PLC at Koyagi Shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki Prefecture. Photo above shows the Diamond Princess, which was damaged by a fire in October 2002. The damaged parts of the ship have been removed to be replaced with new ones. The ship will be completed as the Diamond Sapphire. The photo below shows the Diamond Sapphire, which will now be competed as the Diamond Princess.

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Soga visits child-care center in job search

MANO, Japan - Hitomi Soga, one of five Japanese abducted to North Korea in 1978 and repatriated in October 2002, visits a child-care center where she may be employed on Jan. 22. She went to the center as a child, although it was located elsewhere. (Pool photo)

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(1)Koizumi offers flowers at site of Moscow theater siege

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) offers flowers Jan. 10 at the Moscow theater where more than 100 people were killed in October 2002 following a hostage-taking by Chechen militants. (Pool photo)

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(2)Koizumi offers flowers at site of Moscow theater siege

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C), on an official visit to Russia on Jan. 10, visits the Moscow theater where more than 100 people were killed in October 2002 following a hostage-taking by Chechen militants.

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Hasuike starts teaching Korean language class

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Kaoru Hasuike, one of five Japanese nationals repatriated in October 2002 after being abducted to North Korea in 1978, teaches a Korean language class run by a private organization in Kashiwazaki, Niiga Prefecture on Jan. 9, as his wife Yukiko (L) observes. (Pool photo)

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Sato joins Formula One team BAR as test driver

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese driver Takuma Sato (in photo taken in October 2002) has signed for Formula One racing team BAR as its third driver after being dropped by Jordan halfway through a two-year contract, motor racing officials said Dec. 18. Sato will be assigned the test driver role for BAR, who has former world champion Jacques Villeneuve and Jenson Button for its drivers for the 2003 season.

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Vienna gold coins selling at record highs in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A shop assistant shows off Vienna gold coins at Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. in Tokyo. The coins produced by the Austrian mint are becoming increasingly popular with Japanese investors, with sales up to the end of October 2002 already double the previous year's figure at a record 100,000 ounces (about 3 tons). Due to the prolonged economic doldrums in Japan, the coins are popular as an alternative investment as they can be cashed at any time and their tender value is relatively stable, industry officials say.

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Daiwa Bank Holdings president to become head of Resona Bank

OSAKA, Japan - Daiwa Bank Holdings Inc. President Yasuhisa Katsuta (R) speaks at a news conference in Osaka on Aug. 28, flanked by Asahi Bank President and Daiwa Bank Holdings Vice President Yukio Yanase (L). Katsuta is to become the head of Resona Bank, which will be created in March 2003 through the merger of Daiwa Bank and Asahi Bank. Yanase will replace Katsuta after the holding company is renamed Resona Holdings Inc. in October 2002.

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Japan Energy, Nippon Mining to form joint holding firm

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Energy Corp. Chairman Akihiko Nomiyama (L) and Nippon Mining & Metals Co. Chairman and President Takashi Sakamoto shake hands at a news conference in Toikyo on Nov. 9, 2001, where they announced the two firms have agreed in principle to come under a joint holding company to be established in October 2002.

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Kawasaki, NKK to integrate operations in 2002

TOKYO, Japan - Yoichi Shimogaichi (L), president of NKK Corp., Japan's second-largest steelmaker, and Kanji Emoto, president of Kawasaki Steel Corp., ranking third, shake hands at a news conference in a Tokyo hotel on April 13. They announced that the two companies have agreed to integrate their operations in October 2002 under a joint holding company.

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N. Korean abduction victim

Hitomi Soga, a former Japanese abductee to North Korea, speaks at a press conference in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 17, 2022. She was repatriated to Japan in October 2002 along with four other Japanese abduction victims of North Korea.

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N. Korean abduction victim

Hitomi Soga, a former Japanese abductee to North Korea, speaks at a press conference in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 17, 2022. She was repatriated to Japan in October 2002 along with four other Japanese abduction victims of North Korea.

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N. Korean abduction victim

Hitomi Soga, a former Japanese abductee to North Korea, speaks at a press conference in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 17, 2022. She was repatriated to Japan in October 2002 along with four other Japanese abduction victims of North Korea.

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Ex-Tokyo governor, author Ishihara dies at 89

Photo taken in October 2002 shows Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara speaking at a press conference at the metropolitan government headquarters, holding a bottle of soot from diesel-powered vehicles. Ishihara, who pushed for stricter diesel vehicle exhaust regulations, died on Feb. 1, 2022. He was 89.

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Japan Energy, Nippon Mining to form joint holding firm

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Energy Corp. Chairman Akihiko Nomiyama (L) and Nippon Mining & Metals Co. Chairman and President Takashi Sakamoto shake hands at a news conference in Toikyo on Nov. 9, 2001, where they announced the two firms have agreed in principle to come under a joint holding company to be established in October 2002.

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(9)File photos of Princess Sayako

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (R) chats with local women in Bucharest in October 2002. (Kyodo)

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Rakugo storyteller Katsura Bunshi dies at 74

OSAKA, Japan - Popular rakugo storyteller Katsura Bunshi, who is seen playing rakugo in this file photo taken on October 2002, died of lung cancer at a hospital in Iga, Mie Prefecture, on March 12. He was 74. (Kyodo)

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Soga visits child-care center in job search

MANO, Japan - Hitomi Soga, one of five Japanese abducted to North Korea in 1978 and repatriated in October 2002, visits a child-care center where she may be employed on Jan. 22. She went to the center as a child, although it was located elsewhere. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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(1)Rightist pleads guilty to murdering lawmaker Ishii

TOKYO, Japan - Hakusui Ito (in an undated photo provided by the Japanese Communist Party), a 48-year-old right-wing extremist, pleaded guilty at the Tokyo District Court on Jan. 21 to murdering Diet member Koki Ishii in front of the lawmaker's house in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward in October 2002. Ito reportedly told the police he killed Ishii because the lawmaker refused to help him with his rent. (Kyodo)

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(2)Koizumi offers flowers at site of Moscow theater siege

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C), on an official visit to Russia on Jan. 10, visits the Moscow theater where more than 100 people were killed in October 2002 following a hostage-taking by Chechen militants. (Kyodo)

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Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Co (2002)

Shopper Contraption Film: Wallace & Gromit'S Cracking Contraptions (TV-Serie) Uk 2002-, 15 October 2002 Date: 15 October 2002

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Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Co (2002)

Gromit & Wallace Film: Wallace & Gromit'S Cracking Contraptions (TV-Serie) Uk 2002-, 15 October 2002 Date: 15 October 2002

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Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Co (2002)

Nick Park Film: Wallace & Gromit'S Cracking Contraptions (TV-Serie) Uk 2002-, 15 October 2002 Date: 15 October 2002

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Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Co (2002)

Wallace & Gromit Film: Wallace & Gromit'S Cracking Contraptions (TV-Serie) Uk 2002-, 15 October 2002 Date: 15 October 2002

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Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Co (2002)

Gromit Film: Wallace & Gromit'S Cracking Contraptions (TV-Serie) Uk 2002-, 15 October 2002 Date: 15 October 2002

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Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Co (2002)

Gromit Film: Wallace & Gromit'S Cracking Contraptions (TV-Serie) Uk 2002-, 15 October 2002 Date: 15 October 2002

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Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Co (2002)

Wallace & Gromit Film: Wallace & Gromit'S Cracking Contraptions (TV-Serie) Uk 2002-, 15 October 2002 Date: 15 October 2002

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Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Co (2002)

Wallace & Gromit Film: Wallace & Gromit'S Cracking Contraptions (TV-Serie) Uk 2002-, 15 October 2002 Date: 15 October 2002

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Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Co (2002)

Gromit & Wallace Film: Wallace & Gromit'S Cracking Contraptions (TV-Serie) Uk 2002-, 15 October 2002 Date: 15 October 2002

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Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Co (2002)

Gromit Film: Wallace & Gromit'S Cracking Contraptions (TV-Serie) Uk 2002-, 15 October 2002 Date: 15 October 2002

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Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Co (2002)

Wallace & Gromit Film: Wallace & Gromit'S Cracking Contraptions (TV-Serie) Uk 2002-, 15 October 2002 Date: 15 October 2002

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Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Co (2002)

Wallace & Gromit Film: Wallace & Gromit'S Cracking Contraptions (TV-Serie) Uk 2002-, 15 October 2002 Date: 15 October 2002

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Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Co (2002)

Wallace & Gromit Film: Wallace & Gromit'S Cracking Contraptions (TV-Serie) Uk 2002-, 15 October 2002 Date: 15 October 2002

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Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Co (2002)

Gromit Film: Wallace & Gromit'S Cracking Contraptions (TV-Serie) Uk 2002-, 15 October 2002 Date: 15 October 2002