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Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

TOKYO, Japan, March 24 Kyodo - Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo, who heads the Japan Self-Defense Forces' newly created Joint Operations Command, receives the commander's flag from Defense Minister Gen Nakatani during the inauguration ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2025. The permanent body, comprising about 240 personnel, is meant to help Japan to better integrate its ground, maritime and air defenses. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

TOKYO, Japan, March 25 Kyodo - Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo, who heads the Japan Self-Defense Forces' newly created Joint Operations Command, holds a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2025, following the inauguration ceremony. The permanent body, comprising about 240 personnel, is meant to help Japan better integrate its ground, maritime and air defenses. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

TOKYO, Japan, March 25 Kyodo - Personnel of the Japan Self-Defense Forces' newly created Joint Operations Command pose for a photo following its inauguration ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2025. The permanent body, comprising about 240 personnel, is aimed at better integrating Japan's ground, maritime and air defenses. (Kyodo)

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Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

Personnel of the Japan Self-Defense Forces' newly created Joint Operations Command attend its inauguration ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2025. The permanent body, comprising about 240 personnel, is aimed at better integrating Japan's ground, maritime and air defenses.

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Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

Personnel of the Japan Self-Defense Forces' newly created Joint Operations Command pose for a photo following its inauguration ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2025. The permanent body, comprising about 240 personnel, is aimed at better integrating Japan's ground, maritime and air defenses.

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Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo, who heads the Japan Self-Defense Forces' newly created Joint Operations Command, holds a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2025, following the inauguration ceremony. The permanent body, comprising about 240 personnel, is meant to help Japan better integrate its ground, maritime and air defenses.

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Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo, who heads the Japan Self-Defense Forces' newly created Joint Operations Command, holds a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2025, following the inauguration ceremony. The permanent body, comprising about 240 personnel, is meant to help Japan better integrate its ground, maritime and air defenses.

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Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo, who heads the Japan Self-Defense Forces' newly created Joint Operations Command, receives a guard of honor at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2025, at its inauguration ceremony held the same day. The permanent body, comprising about 240 personnel, is meant to help Japan better integrate its ground, maritime and air defenses.

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Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo (R), who heads the Japan Self-Defense Forces' newly created Joint Operations Command, receives the commander's flag from Defense Minister Gen Nakatani during the inauguration ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2025. The permanent body, comprising about 240 personnel, is meant to help Japan to better integrate its ground, maritime and air defenses.

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Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo (R), who heads the Japan Self-Defense Forces' newly created Joint Operations Command, receives the commander's flag from Defense Minister Gen Nakatani during the inauguration ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2025. The permanent body, comprising about 240 personnel, is meant to help Japan to better integrate its ground, maritime and air defenses.

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Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo, who heads the Japan Self-Defense Forces' newly created Joint Operations Command, speaks during the inauguration ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2025. The permanent body, comprising about 240 personnel, is meant to help Japan better integrate its ground, maritime and air defenses.

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Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo (C), who heads the Japan Self-Defense Forces' newly created Joint Operations Command, speaks during the inauguration ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2025. The permanent body, comprising about 240 personnel, is meant to help Japan better integrate its ground, maritime and air defenses.

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Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo, who heads the Japan Self-Defense Forces' newly created Joint Operations Command, speaks during the inauguration ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2025. The permanent body, comprising about 240 personnel, is meant to help Japan better integrate its ground, maritime and air defenses.

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UK: Bins Blown Around By Storm Eowyn’s Gusty Winds

Storm Eowyn brought strong winds to parts of UK and Ireland on Friday, January 24, prompting rare red weather warnings in both countries. Schools and businesses were closed due to expected disruptions, with several flights canceled at Belfast City Airport. This first part of the video shows bins flying around in the strong winds of Storm Eowyn. The later part shows a person tries to tie them together by the handles to keep them from flying away.

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Stabbing Attack - Tel Aviv

The body of the attacker is transferred to a vehicle at the scene of a stabbing attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, on January 21, 2025. Four people were injured late Tuesday in a stabbing attack in central Tel Aviv. The attacker, identified as a Moroccan-born U.S. permanent resident, was shot and "neutralized." Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY-TAIWAN-RELATED PROPOSAL-REJECTION

(240527) -- GENEVA, May 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Xu (C, on the screen), permanent representative of China to the United Nations (UN) Office in Geneva and other international organizations in Switzerland, speaks at the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 27, 2024. The World Health Assembly (WHA), the highest decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), decided on Monday not to include in its agenda a proposal on Taiwan's participation in the annual assembly as an observer. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY-TAIWAN-RELATED PROPOSAL-REJECTION

(240527) -- GENEVA, May 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Xu (C, on the screen), permanent representative of China to the United Nations (UN) Office in Geneva and other international organizations in Switzerland, speaks at the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 27, 2024. The World Health Assembly (WHA), the highest decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), decided on Monday not to include in its agenda a proposal on Taiwan's participation in the annual assembly as an observer. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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Pakistani UN ambassador: China acting responsibly on addressing conflicts

STORY: Pakistani UN ambassador: China acting responsibly on addressing conflicts SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 5, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MUNIR AKRAM, Pakistan's permanent representative to the United Nations 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MUNIR AKRAM, Pakistan's permanent representative to the United Nations STORYLINE: Munir Akram, Pakistan's permanent representative to the United Nations, has commended China's responsible approach to addressing conflicts within the UN Security Council, a body dedicated to upholding international peace and security. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MUNIR AKRAM, Pakistan's permanent representative to the United Nations "China is a major power. It is a permanent member of the Security Council. But we see China acting responsibly in the Security Council. China has also indicated that the best solution is dialogue and cooperation. It has emphasized the need for development as a basis to avoid confli

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G20 agrees to grant permanent membership to African Union

STORY: G20 agrees to grant permanent membership to African Union DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG YICHI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the G20 summit held in New Delhi STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG YICHI, Xinhua correspondent "The Group of 20 (G20) members agreed on Saturday to grant permanent membership to the African Union (AU) in an effort to make the group more representative." The agreement was reached at the inaugural session of the two-day G20 summit held in New Delhi during the weekend. Amidst applause from other G20 representatives, Azali Assoumani, president of the Union of the Comoros and current AU chairperson, then assumed his seat representing the 55-member-state continental body for the session. Created in 1999, the G20 is a main forum for international cooperation in the fields of finance and economy. It previously comprised 19 countries plus the European Union (EU). The AU, whose previous de

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World Health Assembly once again rejects Taiwan-related proposal

STORY: World Health Assembly once again rejects Taiwan-related proposal DATELINE: May 24, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:08 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: POLITICS/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the WHO Headquarters STORYLINE: The 76th World Health Assembly (WHA), the highest decision-making body of the World Health Organization, decided on Monday not to include in its agenda a proposal on Taiwan's participation in the annual assembly as an observer. Currently, global health security poses significant challenges, and most assembly member states hope for increased solidarity and cooperation to tackle these issues. Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities have gone against the trend and insisted on Taiwan-related proposals, a political ploy to engage in "Taiwan independence" separatist activities by hyping up its participation in the WHA. Chen Xu, China's permanent representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said in a statement that there is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is

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Sports cycling body wants permanent track in Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Brian Cookson, president of the Union Cycliste Internationale, calls on the organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games to build a permanent cycling track rather than a temporary course in an interview in Tokyo on Aug. 13, 2014.

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Parts of Boeing 747's primary wing to be displayed

NARITA, Japan - Two cross-sectional parts of the primary wing of a Boeing 747 wide-body commercial airliner, dubbed the jumbo jet, are shown at the Museum of Aeronautical Sciences in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on July 30, 2014, ahead of their permanent display from Aug. 1.

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Arctic body grants observer status to 6 nations

KIRUNA, Sweden - A ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council, a high-level intergovernmental forum for promoting cooperation among the Arctic states, is held in Kiruna, northern Sweden, on May 15, 2013. The body granted permanent observer status to Japan, China, South Korea, India, Singapore and Italy, increasing their chances to gain a foothold in the resource-rich Arctic.

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Least developed countries want to be heard at WTO

GENEVA, Switzerland - Photo shows representatives from least developed countries (LDCs), who participated in a seminar held recently in Geneva by the World Trade Organization (WTO). WTO members and observers from poor countries without permanent representation at the global trade body are expressing frustration at not having their voices heard on important policy matters.

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ASEAN foreign ministers meet for 2nd day

BANGKOK, Thailand - The foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gather for a second day July 25 in Bangkok for their annual two-day meeting. Among the topics under discussion were the illegal drug trade, a proposal for a permanent ASEAN human rights body and East Timor.

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Discriminatory law enforcement against ethnic minorities in some countries keep emerging: diplomat

STORY: Discriminatory law enforcement against ethnic minorities in some countries keep emerging: diplomat DATELINE: Oct. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the UN offices in Geneva 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN XU, China's permanent representative to the UN Office in Geneva 3. various of files of incidents and demonstrations in the U.S. STORYLINE: A Chinese envoy told the UN rights body on Tuesday that discriminatory law enforcement against ethnic minorities by law enforcement departments and related violence and deaths in some countries keep emerging. Chen Xu, head of the Chinese Mission to UN in Geneva, made the remarks at the on-going 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN XU, China's permanent representative to the UN Office in Geneva "I have the honor to speak on behalf of a group of countries. Though more than two years have passed since African American George Floyd died from police violence in law enfor

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UN rights body should serve as platform for cooperation, dialogue: Chinese diplomat

STORY: UN rights body should serve as platform for cooperation, dialogue: Chinese diplomat DATELINE: June 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the UN Office in Geneva 2. SOUNDBITE (English): CHEN XU, China's permanent representative to the UN Office in Geneva STORYLINE: China's permanent representative to the UN Office in Geneva Chen Xu said on Tuesday that multilateral human rights mechanisms should serve as a platform for cooperation and dialogue, rather than a venue for division and confrontation. SOUNDBITE (English): CHEN XU, China's permanent representative to the UN Office in Geneva "I have the honor to speak on behalf of more than thirty countries. We are deeply concerned that in recent years, the Human Rights Council has become increasingly politicized and confrontational, and disinformation has become rampant. We wish to highlight the following points: First, equity and justice. Multilateral human rights mechanisms should abide

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World Health Assembly rejects again Taiwan-related proposal

STORY: World Health Assembly rejects again Taiwan-related proposal DATELINE: May 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the World Health Assembly 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN XU, China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva 3. various of the World Health Assembly STORYLINE: The World Health Assembly (WHA), the highest decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), and the General Committee of the WHA on Monday separately decided not to include in its agenda a proposal on Taiwan's participation in the annual assembly as an observer. Chen Xu, China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said in a statement at the meeting that the Taiwan-related proposal has no legal basis, stressing the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution 2758 and WHA Resolution 25.1 provide the legal basis for the WHO to abide by the one-China principle. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN XU, China's Perman

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China supports Security Council's role in Ukraine's humanitarian issue

STORY: China supports Security Council's role in Ukraine's humanitarian issue DATELINE: March 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of UN Security Council session 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English): ZHANG JUN, China's permanent representative to the United Nations 3. various of Ukraine STORYLINE: A Chinese envoy on Wednesday expressed the hope that the UN Security Council would play a meaningful role in handling the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. It comes after the 15-member body failed to adopt a resolution on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English): ZHANG JUN, China's permanent representative to the United Nations "Since the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis, the continued deterioration of humanitarian situation and the increasing spillover effects have triggered widespread concern in the international community. The Security Council has held multiple discussions on the humanitarian issue in Ukraine. And it is heart-wrenching

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Abe speaks at U.N. 70th anniv. symposium on WWII remorse, UNSC bid

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far R, standing) speaks during a symposium at the United Nations University in Tokyo on March 16, 2015, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the world body. Abe touched on Japan's "deep remorse" regarding World War II and also expressed his country's aspiration to become a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council. Also on the podium is U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (2nd from L, seated). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe pushes for Japan's permanent membership of U.N. Security Council

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a speech in a symposium at the United Nations University in Tokyo on March 16, 2015 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the world body. He called for immediate U.N. reform and expressed Japan's aspiration to become a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe pushes for Japan's permanent membership of U.N. Security Council

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a speech in a symposium at the United Nations University in Tokyo on March 16, 2015 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the world body. He called for immediate U.N. reform and expressed Japan's aspiration to become a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Least developed countries want to be heard at WTO

GENEVA, Switzerland - Photo shows representatives from least developed countries (LDCs), who participated in a seminar held recently in Geneva by the World Trade Organization (WTO). WTO members and observers from poor countries without permanent representation at the global trade body are expressing frustration at not having their voices heard on important policy matters.