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Expected epicenter area for Nankai Trough megaquake

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - The shaded area on the map shows the likely epicenter zone for a megaquake that is expected to occur with a probability of 70-80 percent within 30 years around the Nankai Trough (red line) running along Japan's Pacific coast. The Japanese government issued a megaquake advisory after an M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8, 2024, with its epicenter (circle in lower L) located within the area.

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Japan logs trade deficit of 38 bln USD in fiscal 2023

STORY: Japan logs trade deficit of 38 bln USD in fiscal 2023 SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: April 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's trade deficit in fiscal 2023 shrank around 70 percent from a year earlier to 5.89 trillion yen (about 38 billion U.S. dollars), government data showed Wednesday. In the fiscal year ended March, exports expanded 3.7 percent to 102.90 trillion yen, topping 100 trillion yen for the first time and marking a record high for the third straight year, according to a preliminary Finance Ministry report. Automobile exports, which account for about 17 percent of Japan's total, grew 30.2 percent to 17.88 trillion yen, eclipsing the previous record of 14.67 trillion yen in fiscal 2007. In contrast, imports dived 10.3 percent to 108.79 trillion yen, falling for the first time in three years, chiefly reflecting falls in imports of coal and liquefied natural gas. With a weaker yen inflati

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Xiong'an through foreign eyes: Enjoying beauty of nature

STORY: Xiong'an through foreign eyes: Enjoying beauty of nature SHOOTING TIME: March 23, 2024 DATELINE: April 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: XIONG'AN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xiong'an 2. STANDUP 1 (English): DARINA SEMENOVA, Russian student 3. STANDUP 2 (English): DARINA SEMENOVA, Russian student 4. various of Baiyangdian STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): DARINA SEMENOVA, Russian student "Hello everyone, I'm Darina. I came to China for learning Chinese. Now I'm a student of Hebei University. I like traveling around China. So today I came to Xiong'an. Established in 2017, Xiong'an New Area is more than just a city of high-tech elements. It is also a sample of green cities in China. Today, let's see the beautiful scenery here." When people talk about China's cityscape, they usually think of skyscrapers in Beijing or Shanghai. Yet in Xiong'an, the story is totally different. Rivers, lakes, trees and grass can be seen everywhere. Blue and green spaces will account for 70 percent of t

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-PALESTINIAN DEATH TOLL

(231202) -- KHAN YOUNIS, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People are seen around a damaged road after Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Dec. 2, 2023. A total of 15,207 Palestinians have died as a result of Israeli attacks in the war-torn Gaza Strip since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct. 7, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Saturday. Ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra said during a press conference in Khan Younis that the number of injured people in the Palestinian enclave had surpassed 40,000, with 70 percent of them being children and women. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-PALESTINIAN DEATH TOLL

(231202) -- KHAN YOUNIS, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People are seen around a damaged road after Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Dec. 2, 2023. A total of 15,207 Palestinians have died as a result of Israeli attacks in the war-torn Gaza Strip since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct. 7, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Saturday. Ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra said during a press conference in Khan Younis that the number of injured people in the Palestinian enclave had surpassed 40,000, with 70 percent of them being children and women. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-PALESTINIAN DEATH TOLL

(231202) -- KHAN YOUNIS, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People are seen around a damaged road after Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Dec. 2, 2023. A total of 15,207 Palestinians have died as a result of Israeli attacks in the war-torn Gaza Strip since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct. 7, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Saturday. Ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra said during a press conference in Khan Younis that the number of injured people in the Palestinian enclave had surpassed 40,000, with 70 percent of them being children and women. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-PALESTINIAN DEATH TOLL

(231202) -- KHAN YOUNIS, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People are seen around a damaged road after Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Dec. 2, 2023. A total of 15,207 Palestinians have died as a result of Israeli attacks in the war-torn Gaza Strip since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct. 7, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Saturday. Ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra said during a press conference in Khan Younis that the number of injured people in the Palestinian enclave had surpassed 40,000, with 70 percent of them being children and women. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)

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Over 1,400 Chinese exhibitors present at Medica 2023 in Germany

STORY: Over 1,400 Chinese exhibitors present at Medica 2023 in Germany SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 13, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:25 LOCATION: DUSSELDORF, Germany CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: Over 1,400 Chinese companies are present at the Medica 2023 medical technology trade fair, which opened its doors to visitors in Dusseldorf, Germany on Monday. The Chinese companies make up over 25 percent of the 5,500 exhibitors from around 70 countries and regions at the event, which is one of the largest medical business-to-business (B2B) trade fairs in the world. The Chinese exhibitors provide comprehensive and diverse clinical solutions to the global medical market, establishing themselves as a significant force in the global medical device industry. For the first time in Europe, SonoScape, a medical manufacturer from the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, exhibits the new high-end color Doppler ultrasound diagnostic systems S80 Elite and P80 Elite for radiology and

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Exploring lighting fair with Syrian businessman in S China

STORY: Exploring lighting fair with Syrian businessman in S China DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: ZHONGSHAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of 29th China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair 2. STANDUP (English): MOUJAR, Syrian lighting businessman STORYLINE: The 29th China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair (GILF) is being held in Guzhen Town, Zhongshan City in south China's Guangdong Province. Known as the "lighting capital of China," Guzhen produces 70 percent of the lights in the country and also enjoys a large global market share. The five-day event runs until Thursday. Follow Moujar, a Syrian lighting businessman based in Guzhen, to explore the fair. STANDUP (English): MOUJAR, Syrian lighting businessman "Hello everyone. This is Moujar speaking. Today is the first day of the Guzhen Lighting Fair. It's (one of) the largest fairs around the world. Follow me to show you the newest item, the newest supplier, and everything will be a new imagination. Let's go. This

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Mongolia's Khuvsgul Lake getting ready for tourists

STORY: Mongolia's Khuvsgul Lake getting ready for tourists DATELINE: June 11, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:13 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Khuvsgul Lake STORYLINE: Khuvsgul Lake, located in the northern Mongolian province of Khuvsgul near the Russian border, is getting closer to welcoming tourists, according to the provincial governor's office. The ice of the frozen lake is melting, and domestic and foreign tourists can travel to the lake starting from June 15, it said. Khuvsgul Lake holds nearly 70 percent of Mongolia's fresh water, or 0.4 percent of the world's total. The lake is 1,645 meters above sea level, 136 km long and 262 meters deep. The Mongolian government has been taking many measures to better protect the lake's ecosystem and develop sustainable tourism around the lake, which is a main tourist destination in the country. The Asian country has set a goal of welcoming 1 million foreign tourists and earning 1 billion U.S. dollars from tourism in the coming

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Intensive search for tsunami victims in Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces search for victims of the March 11 tsunami in a flooded area around Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 25, 2011. About 70 percent of the students at the school were killed by the tsunami or remain missing.

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Teachers offer flowers at tsunami-hit elementary school

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - School teachers offer flowers on April 24, 2011, at Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, where around 70 percent of the students were killed by the March 11 tsunami or remain missing.

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Families pray for victims at Okawa elementary school

SENDAI, Japan - Family members of the March 11 tsunami victims at Okawa Elementary School pray during a memorial ceremony at the school in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 13, 2011. The school, where around 70 percent of the students were killed or remain missing, will hold an opening ceremony for the new term on April 21 at another elementary school in the vicinity.

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Ford to sell 70% of shareholding in Mazda

TOKYO, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. President Takashi Yamanouchi comments on a plan by Ford Motor Co. to sell around 70 percent of its shareholding in the Japanese automaker on the Tokyo stock market, during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2010.

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Toy imports drop by 70 pct in India during past 3 years

STORY: Toy imports drop by 70 pct in India during past 3 years DATELINE: July 7, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:32 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the India gate 2. various of the market and the toy shop 3. various of the traffic STORYLINE: India's toy import has decreased by 70 percent in the last three years, while exports have gone up by 61 percent, officials said on Wednesday. According to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, for HS Codes 9503, 9504, and 9505, the import of toys to India has reduced from 371 million U.S. dollars in FY 2018-19 to 110 million U.S. dollars in FY 2021-22, thus showing a decrease of 70.35 percent. "For the HS Code 9503, toy imports have decreased even faster, from 304 million U.S. dollars in FY 2018-19 to 36 million U.S. dollars in FY 2021-22," the ministry said in a statement. The Harmonized System (HS) code is a standardized numerical method to classify export trade products by customs authorities around the world. The ministry said duri

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Okinawa Gov. Onaga meets with reporters

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga meets with reporters at the prefectural office in Naha on June 27, 2016, after a survey showed around 70 percent of Okinawa residents think it is discriminatory that the bulk of U.S. military facilities in Japan are located in the southernmost island prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Intensive search for tsunami victims in Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces search for victims of the March 11 tsunami in a flooded area around Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 25, 2011. About 70 percent of the students at the school were killed by the tsunami or remain missing. (Kyodo)

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Teachers offer flowers at tsunami-hit elementary school

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - School teachers offer flowers on April 24, 2011, at Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, where around 70 percent of the students were killed by the March 11 tsunami or remain missing. (Kyodo)

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Families pray for victims at Okawa elementary school

SENDAI, Japan - Family members of the March 11 tsunami victims at Okawa Elementary School pray during a memorial ceremony at the school in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 13, 2011. The school, where around 70 percent of the students were killed or remain missing, will hold an opening ceremony for the new term on April 21 at another elementary school in the vicinity. (Kyodo)

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Ford to sell 70% of shareholding in Mazda

TOKYO, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. President Takashi Yamanouchi comments on a plan by Ford Motor Co. to sell around 70 percent of its shareholding in the Japanese automaker on the Tokyo stock market, during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2010. (Kyodo)