Yen briefly drops past 160 level vs USD in volatile trading

STORY: Yen briefly drops past 160 level vs USD in volatile trading SHOOTING TIME: Archives DATELINE: April 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Tokyo STORYLINE: The Japanese yen briefly dropped to a new 34-year low in the 160 level against the U.S. dollar on foreign exchange markets on Monday morning. It marked the first time since April 1990 that the U.S. dollar has topped the 160 yen line. Monday is a national holiday in Japan, but trading remained very volatile as the Japanese currency began reversing its trajectory in the afternoon, strengthening to the 155 level. Some market participants suspected that Japanese authorities may have stepped into the currency market to stem the yen's dive. A senior Finance Ministry official declined to comment on the yen's sharp rise, Kyodo News reported on Monday. The Japanese currency also fell to around 171 against the euro at one stage, its lowest level since euro was introduced in 1999. Xinhua News

Italy's public debt tops 3 trillion USD for 1st time

STORY: Italy's public debt tops 3 trillion USD for 1st time DATELINE: May 16, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:55 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of monuments in Rome 2. various of banks in Rome 3. various of shops in Rome STORYLINE: Italy's public debt climbed above 3 trillion U.S. dollars in the latest reporting period, according to data released Monday. The Bank of Italy said that the government's debt was 2.790 trillion euros (3.022 trillion dollars) in March, up from 2.762 trillion euros (2.992 trillion dollars) in the previous month. It was the third consecutive month that the country's public debt went up and it is the first time that the figure crossed the 3 trillion dollars level. Despite the increase in public debt, Italy's ratio of debt to gross domestic product (GDP) has fallen since reaching an all-time high of around 155 percent of GDP during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. The Italian economy afterwards has grown, and the debt-to-GDP ratio has declined to 144

Japanese students in Geneva

Japanese students in Geneva

GENEVA, Switzerland - Jarmo Sareva (C), deputy director general of the U.N. Conference on Disarmament, poses with Japanese high school students at the U.N. office in Geneva on Aug. 21, 2012. A group of Japanese and Brazilian high school students presented to the secretariat of the U.N. Conference on Disarmament around 155,000 signatures that they collected from across the globe in seeking the abolition of nuclear weapons.

New humanoid robot to tend bed-ridden patients

New humanoid robot to tend bed-ridden patients

TOKYO, Japan - A humanoid robot created by researchers at the University of Tokyo tries to move a 60-kilogram dummy on a bed at an exhibition held at the university on March 28. Yasuo Kuniyoshi, a University of Tokyo professor who is leading the robot project, says the robot, which is 155 centimeters tall and weighs around 70 kg, is capable of lifting a 30-kg weight and researchers hope one day the robot would be able to attend to bed-ridden patients.

Japanese MSDF vessels arrive in Cambodian port

Japanese MSDF vessels arrive in Cambodian port

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia - Members of the Cambodian Navy greet the arrival of three Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels the southwestern port of Sihanoukville, the last destination in the training squadron's 155-day cruise around the world, on Sept. 6. The vessels Kashima, Murasame and Yugiri carry about 750 officers and crew, including approximately 180 newly commissioned officers.

At least 155 injured in train collision near Barcelona, Spain

STORY: At least 155 injured in train collision near Barcelona, Spain DATELINE: Dec. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of accident site of two trains collide on Wednesday 2. various of ambulance services, policemen, firefighters and injured passengers transferred to vehicles 3. various of trains crashed 4. various of emergency services 5. various of station with the train service interrupted and customers affected STORYLINE: At least 155 people have been injured after two trains crashed into each other on Wednesday morning at the Montcada i Reixac - Manresa station on the outskirts of Barcelona, northeastern Spain. According to Spain's railway operator Renfe, the accident occurred at around 7:50 a.m. local time, when a train stopping at the station was hit by another train travelling in the same direction. According to the latest data released by the Medical Emergency System (SEM), 150 people were in a mild condition, and five others had been left in

New humanoid robot to tend bed-ridden patients

New humanoid robot to tend bed-ridden patients

TOKYO, Japan - A humanoid robot created by researchers at the University of Tokyo tries to move a 60-kilogram dummy on a bed at an exhibition held at the university on March 28. Yasuo Kuniyoshi, a University of Tokyo professor who is leading the robot project, says the robot, which is 155 centimeters tall and weighs around 70 kg, is capable of lifting a 30-kg weight and researchers hope one day the robot would be able to attend to bed-ridden patients. (Kyodo)

Japanese MSDF vessels arrive in Cambodian port

Japanese MSDF vessels arrive in Cambodian port

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia - Members of the Cambodian Navy greet the arrival of three Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels the southwestern port of Sihanoukville, the last destination in the training squadron's 155-day cruise around the world, on Sept. 6. The vessels Kashima, Murasame and Yugiri carry about 750 officers and crew, including approximately 180 newly commissioned officers. (Kyodo)