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150-meter-tall fountain completed in Tokyo

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (front row, 3rd from L) poses for a photo during the opening ceremony of Tokyo Aqua Symphony, one of the world's largest fountains, at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo on March 28, 2026. The 150-meter-tall, 250-meter-wide fountain is expected to generate about 9.8 billion yen ($61 million) in annual economic activity, as around 30 million people are expected to visit.

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150-meter-tall fountain completed in Tokyo

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks during the opening ceremony of Tokyo Aqua Symphony, one of the world's largest fountains, at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo on March 28, 2026. The 150-meter-tall, 250-meter-wide fountain is expected to generate about 9.8 billion yen ($61 million) in annual economic activity, as around 30 million people are expected to visit.

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Bangladesh launches mega tree planting campaign, eyes over 80 mln saplings

STORY: Bangladesh launches mega tree planting campaign, eyes over 80 mln saplings SHOOTING DATE: June 6, 2024 DATELINE: June 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Tree Fair 2024 STORYLINE: The Bangladeshi government on Wednesday launched its mega annual nationwide tree planting campaign with a target of planting over 80 million saplings during this monsoon season. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina opened the campaign and Tree Fair 2024 and the World Environment Day and Environment Fair 2024 at the premises of the Bangabandhu International Conference Center. Urging all to plant and nurture saplings, she said Bangladesh must be protected from the adverse effects of climate change and her government is determined to act on it. The month-long annual campaign, first launched in 1994, is considered an important event to motivate people to save the environment of the delta country, which is crisscrossed by about 250 rivers and is highly vulnerable to the

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(SpotNews)CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-EMERGENCY RESPONSE (CN)

(231219) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers carry disaster relief materials at a temporary shelter in Dahe Village of Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 19, 2023. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China's top economic planner, announced Tuesday that it has earmarked 250 million yuan (about 35.2 million U.S. dollars) of investment from the central budget for quake-hit areas in Gansu and Qinghai provinces to support the emergency restoration and construction of infrastructure and public service facilities. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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(SpotNews)CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-EMERGENCY RESPONSE (CN)

(231219) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers install a stove at a temporary shelter in Dahe Village of Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 19, 2023. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China's top economic planner, announced Tuesday that it has earmarked 250 million yuan (about 35.2 million U.S. dollars) of investment from the central budget for quake-hit areas in Gansu and Qinghai provinces to support the emergency restoration and construction of infrastructure and public service facilities. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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(SpotNews)CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-EMERGENCY RESPONSE (CN)

(231219) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers install a chimney at a temporary shelter in Dahe Village of Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 19, 2023. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China's top economic planner, announced Tuesday that it has earmarked 250 million yuan (about 35.2 million U.S. dollars) of investment from the central budget for quake-hit areas in Gansu and Qinghai provinces to support the emergency restoration and construction of infrastructure and public service facilities. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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(SpotNews)CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-EMERGENCY RESPONSE (CN)

(231219) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers carry disaster relief materials at a temporary shelter in Dahe Village of Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 19, 2023. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China's top economic planner, announced Tuesday that it has earmarked 250 million yuan (about 35.2 million U.S. dollars) of investment from the central budget for quake-hit areas in Gansu and Qinghai provinces to support the emergency restoration and construction of infrastructure and public service facilities. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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China's BYD to sell midsize electric bus in Japan

STORY: China's BYD to sell midsize electric bus in Japan SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 14, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. various of photos of the BYD electric buses in Kyoto STORYLINE: China's leading electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer BYD will start to sell a new model of midsize electric bus in Japan to meet the growing demand for green public transportation. The J7 midsize electric bus tailored for the Japanese market has a range of 250 km and is priced at 36.5 million Japanese yen (about 240,000 U.S. dollars), according to a press conference of BYD Japan Co., Ltd. on Tuesday. The model is set to begin accepting reservations starting from Jan. 1, 2024, with deliveries expected in the fall of 2025. The Chinese auto giant made its entry into the Japanese electric bus market in 2015 by delivering five electric buses in Kyoto. Currently, BYD holds a share of over 70 percent in the Japanese electric bus market and aims

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JAPAN-TOKYO-BYD-MIDSIZE ELECTRIC BUS

(231114) -- TOKYO, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Xueliang, general manager of BYD Asia-Pacific Auto Sales Division and president of BYD Japan, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 14, 2023. China's leading electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer BYD will start to sell a new model of midsize electric bus in Japan to meet the growing demand for green public transportation. The J7 midsize electric bus tailored for the Japanese market has a range of 250 km and is priced at 36.5 million Japanese yen (about 240,000 U.S. dollars), according to a press conference of BYD Japan Co., Ltd. on Tuesday. The model is set to begin accepting reservations starting from Jan. 1, 2024, with deliveries expected in the fall of 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Egyptian trucks carrying aid waiting at Rafah crossing to enter besieged Gaza

STORY: Egyptian trucks carrying aid waiting at Rafah crossing to enter besieged Gaza SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 31, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: RAFAH, Egypt CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of trucks carrying relief aid waiting at the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing STORYLINE: Hundreds of trucks carrying relief aid have waited for days at the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing to enter the Gaza Strip, home to 2.3 million Palestinians who have been deprived of fuel, food, water and medical supplies for nearly three weeks under Israeli blockades. Although the number of aid-laden trucks entering Gaza has increased in recent days, the amount still falls short of the 100 truckloads of goods needed daily, according to Egyptian authorities and the United Nations (UN). Since the first convoy of humanitarian aid through Rafah on Oct. 21, two weeks after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict, about 250 trucks carrying tons of supplies have entered the Palestinian territory,

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Egypt approves AIIB loan to build metro line in Alexandria

STORY: Egypt approves AIIB loan to build metro in Alexandria DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting of Egyptian Cabinet (courtesy of Egyptian Cabinet) STORYLINE: The Egyptian government approved on Thursday a loan from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to finance a metro line in the northern coastal province of Alexandria, said the Egyptian cabinet in a statement. The Beijing-based bank will provide Egypt with 250 million euros (about 272 million U.S. dollars) to fund the Abu Qir metro line in the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria, based on a deal signed by Egypt's Ministry of International Cooperation and the AIIB in China last month. The project, which is estimated to cost 1.5 billion euros, will be co-financed by the AIIB, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Investment Bank, and the French Development Agency. The new metro line will be developed on the existing Abu Qir railway line,

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Utilities, organizations donate 26.3 bil. yen in 5 years

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows Osaka Science Museum in Osaka on May 1, 2012. Kansai Electric Power Co. donated 250 million yen to the Osaka municipal government to help finance renovation of the museum. Japan's electric power companies, their subsidiaries and related organizations provided at least 26.3 billion yen (about $329 million) to local governments mostly as donations during five years through March 31, 2012.

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Japanese fishermen head off to Russian waters to gather kelp

KUSHIRO, Japan - A fleet of Japanese fishing boats head toward the Russian-held Kaigara island off northeastern Hokkaido on June 1 to gather kelp, a giant seaweed extensively used in Japanese cooking. Sent off by their families who gathered at Cape Nosappu, about 250 Hokkaido fishing boats set off for the kelp grounds, about 3.7 kilometers away from Nosappu. Japanese fishermen paid 97.6 million yen to Russian authorities this year for the kelp-gathering rights. The amount of kelp to be gathered this season is set at 4,000 tons.

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Nissan to invest over 10 bil. baht in Thai subsidiary

BANGKOK, Thailand - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn speaks at a press conference in Bangkok on July 2. The Japanese automaker said that it will invest more than 10 billion baht (about $250 million) in a Thai production subsidiary over the next five years to broaden its vehicle lineup and production capacity.

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Ex-tax office chief held over 250 mil. yen tax evasion+

TOKYO, Japan - Tsunekichi Hamada (file photo), former head of the Sapporo Regional Taxation Bureau, now an advisor to the talent agency managing popular singer Namie Amuro, is arrested by public prosecutors on Jan. 10 for allegedly evading 250 million yen in income tax. Hamada, 64, is accused of concealing about 730 million yen in income over a four-year period up to 2000 in violation of the Income Tax Law.

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Marine reptile fossil dating back 250 million years found in south China

STORY: Marine reptile fossil dating back 250 million years found in south China DATELINE: April 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: BAISE, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of fossil sites 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LU YIJUN, Official with Zhebao Town, Guangxi STORYLINE: Researchers have discovered the partial skeleton of a previously unknown marine reptile recognizable as an ichthyosauromorph, which lived approximately 250 million years ago, according to the China University of Geosciences (Wuhan). The fossil, which dates back to the Lower Triassic, was unearthed in Baise City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and was named "Baisesaurus robustus" by the research team involved in its discovery. Based on three-month restoration work, the researchers believe the reptile was about 3 meters long -- much larger than any Early Triassic ichthyosauriforms that have been found in China. The Baisesaurus robustus would have resembled a dolphin, according to images created throu

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NE China's Heilongjiang plans to raise soybean output

STORY: NE China's Heilongjiang plans to raise soybean output DATELINE: March 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:22 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the soybean planting area (file) STORYLINE: Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province plans to increase soybean output this year to increase the supply for the domestic market. It will expand the soybean planting area by 10 million mu (about 670,000 hectares) this year. Heilongjiang is the largest production and supply base of high-quality soybeans in China. By the end of last year, 23 new soybean varieties had been bred in Heilongjiang Province, with an average yield per mu exceeding 250 kg. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harbin, China. (XHTV)

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Forest Sea's long-range wireless terminal "Geochat".

Forest Sea (Koto-ku, Tokyo) will launch a long-range wireless terminal called "Geochat" this fall to prevent mountain climbers and forestry workers from getting lost. It is capable of two-way communication of up to 200 kilometers in a clear environment with no obstacles. Even when cell phones are out of range, such as in mountainous areas, workers can carry the terminal to send location information and emergency requests. The company is aiming for sales of more than 5 billion yen in the communication terminal business in five years. 920 megahertz (mega means one million) band radio waves with an output of 250 milliwatts will be transmitted over a long distance. It can reach more than 200 kilometers in a clear environment. Three repeaters were able to cover the mountainous area of Hakone, sending text of about 30 characters and location information from the Global Positioning System (GPS). Photo taken on July 18, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Japanese fishermen head off to Russian waters to gather kelp

KUSHIRO, Japan - A fleet of Japanese fishing boats head toward the Russian-held Kaigara island off northeastern Hokkaido on June 1 to gather kelp, a giant seaweed extensively used in Japanese cooking. Sent off by their families who gathered at Cape Nosappu, about 250 Hokkaido fishing boats set off for the kelp grounds, about 3.7 kilometers away from Nosappu. Japanese fishermen paid 97.6 million yen to Russian authorities this year for the kelp-gathering rights. The amount of kelp to be gathered this season is set at 4,000 tons. (Kyodo)

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Ex-tax office chief held over 250 mil. yen tax evasion+

TOKYO, Japan - Tsunekichi Hamada (file photo), former head of the Sapporo Regional Taxation Bureau, now an advisor to the talent agency managing popular singer Namie Amuro, is arrested by public prosecutors on Jan. 10 for allegedly evading 250 million yen in income tax. Hamada, 64, is accused of concealing about 730 million yen in income over a four-year period up to 2000 in violation of the Income Tax Law.

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Mitsubishi Materials makes world's largest gold bar

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Materials Corp. has made the world's largest gold bar weighing 250 kilograms (photo), the company announced on June 16. The gold bar, valued at 400 million yen (about $3.7 million), measures 45.5 centimeters by 22.5 cm at the base and is 17 cm high. The photo was provided by Mitsubishi Materials. (Kyodo)

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Nissan to invest over 10 bil. baht in Thai subsidiary

BANGKOK, Thailand - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn speaks at a press conference in Bangkok on July 2. The Japanese automaker said that it will invest more than 10 billion baht (about $250 million) in a Thai production subsidiary over the next five years to broaden its vehicle lineup and production capacity. (Kyodo)

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Rakuten, Salesforce CEOs donate total of 500 mil. yen to iPS fund

Rakuten Inc. CEO Hiroshi Mikitani (L) and Nobel Prize-winning Kyoto University professor Shinya Yamanaka shake hands at a signing ceremony in Tokyo on April 8, 2015. Mikitani and Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff said the same day they will donate about 250 million yen each to the fund supporting the university's induced pluripotent stem, or iPS, cell research. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Utilities, organizations donate 26.3 bil. yen in 5 years

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows Osaka Science Museum in Osaka on May 1, 2012. Kansai Electric Power Co. donated 250 million yen to the Osaka municipal government to help finance renovation of the museum. Japan's electric power companies, their subsidiaries and related organizations provided at least 26.3 billion yen (about $329 million) to local governments mostly as donations during five years through March 31, 2012. (Kyodo)