Stubb narrowly wins Finnish presidential election

STORY: Stubb narrowly wins Finnish presidential election SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 12, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:52 LOCATION: Helsinki CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of polling station 2. various of candidates receiving interview 3. various of Alexander Stubb meeting media 4. earlier footage of Alexander Stubb's campaign 5. various of candidates' posts STORYLINE: The presidential candidate for the National Coalition Alexander Stubb narrowly won the Finnish presidential election Sunday night. With all the votes counted, Stubb got 51.6 percent of support in the final round, while Independent Green candidate Pekka Haavisto obtained 48.4 percent, according to figures released by the Finnish Ministry of Justice. "I can promise that I will do my best every single day for this task," Stubb said after being confirmed Finland's next president. Commenting to the media, Stubb said that Finland is now entering a new era. "I would like to continue along the lines of Niinisto, but it is understanda

Takagi fails to deliver on promise to fix Daiei in 3 yrs

Takagi fails to deliver on promise to fix Daiei in 3 yrs

NARASHINO, Japan - Then Daiei Inc. president, Kunio Takagi (L), and Daiei Hawks manager, Sadaharu Oh, conduct a sake casket-cutting ceremony to launch a year-end sales campaign in the city of Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, in November 2002.

Court rejects appeal against lawmaker Suehiro

Court rejects appeal against lawmaker Suehiro

NAGOYA, Japan - The Nagoya High Court on Jan. 25 upheld a lower court ruling sparing lawmaker Makiko Suehiro (file photo) from paying damages to a former supporter for breaking a campaign promise to oppose the 2005 World Exposition to be held in Aichi Prefecture. Suehiro, elected to the House of Councillors in 1995 as an independent, later changed sides and joined the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) backing the plan.

Takagi fails to deliver on promise to fix Daiei in 3 yrs

Takagi fails to deliver on promise to fix Daiei in 3 yrs

NARASHINO, Japan - Then Daiei Inc. president, Kunio Takagi (L), and Daiei Hawks manager, Sadaharu Oh, conduct a sake casket-cutting ceremony to launch a year-end sales campaign in the city of Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, in November 2002. (Kyodo)

Japan's parliament on verge of passing TPP ratification bill

Japan's parliament on verge of passing TPP ratification bill

An upper house special committee passes a bill to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2016, although U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has reiterated his campaign promise to pull the United States out of the deal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's parliament on verge of passing TPP ratification bill

Japan's parliament on verge of passing TPP ratification bill

An upper house special committee passes a bill to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2016, although U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has reiterated his campaign promise to pull the United States out of the deal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's parliament on verge of passing TPP ratification bill

Japan's parliament on verge of passing TPP ratification bill

An upper house special committee passes a bill to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2016, although U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has reiterated his campaign promise to pull the United States out of the deal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo