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Gena Rowlands Dies At 94

File photo - Gena Rowlands attends the special screening of The Hired Hand, Peter's Fonda directorial debut in 1971 restored from the original classic and available on a special edition DVD in Los Angeles, CA, USA on October 22, 2003. Oscar-nominated actress Gena Rowlands, whose screen career spanned nearly seven decades, has died at 94. Rowlands was known for both her work in early independent cinema alongside her first husband, director John Cassavetes, as well as crowd-pleasing titles later in her career, including “Hope Floats” in 1998 opposite Sandra Bullock and the hit film “The Notebook” in 2004. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Business storyteller Shiroyama dies at 79

TOKYO, Japan - Saburo Shiroyama (in photo taken in May 2003), a leading Japanese writer of business and biographical novels, died on March 22 of interstitial lung disease at a hospital in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, his agent said. He was 79. Brought up in Nagoya, Shiroyama, whose real name is Eiichi Sugiura, pioneered a style of business novel featuring inside stories of corporate Japan in the early 1970s, and also authored a number of books often modeled on existing personalities.

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2 Osaka business lobby groups to merge in April 2003

OSAKA, Japan - Wa Tashiro (R), chairman of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Daisho), and Shinichiro Ryoki, chairman of the Osaka Industrial Association (Osaka Kogyo Kai), shake hands at a news conference in Osaka's Chuo Ward on March 11. They announced that the two business organizations will merge as early as April 2003.

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Filming of ancient Nara tomb begins

ASUAKA VILLAGE, Japan - An aerial photo shows the Kitora tomb in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, where researchers began filming the inside of the ancient tomb's chamber Dec. 6, 2001. Researchers want to get information for use in restoration work set to begin in 2003 on the tomb's mural paintings that date back from the late seventh century to early eighth century.

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Dispute over dumped waste on Teshima Island settled

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Kagawa Gov. Takeki Manabe (2nd from R) signs an agreement with residents of Teshima Island in Kagawa Prefecture on June 6 to settle a long-standing dispute over 500,000 tons of industrial waste that had been illegally dumped on the island. The group of people on the left represented the residents. Under the accord, proposed by a central government arbitration commission, the prefecture will set up a disposal facility on a nearby island by early 2003 and remove all the waste by the end of March 2017.

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Iraq's Sadrist supporters determined to continue protests unless demands for reforms are met

STORY: Iraq's Sadrist supporters determined to continue protests unless demands for reforms are met DATELINE: Aug. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people participating in the sit-in 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): IBRAHIM AL-JABERI, Head of Moqtada al-Sadr's office 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABU HAIDER, Tribal leader 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): HAIDER KAREEM, Chief of the al-Jourani tribe STORYLINE: Amid a protracted political stalemate in Iraq, the followers of powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have vowed to continue holding protests in Baghdad until their demands for comprehensive reforms and anti-corruption fight are met. Hundreds of al-Sadr followers have been holding a sit-in since July 30 near the parliament building inside the Green Zone and outside the nearby gate of the zone, accusing the Shiite governments since 2003 of failing to get rid of corruption and poor governance. On Aug. 3, al-Sadr called for dissolving the parliament and holding early

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Filming of ancient Nara tomb begins

ASUAKA VILLAGE, Japan - An aerial photo shows the Kitora tomb in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, where researchers began filming the inside of the ancient tomb's chamber Dec. 6, 2001. Researchers want to get information for use in restoration work set to begin in 2003 on the tomb's mural paintings that date back from the late seventh century to early eighth century.

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2 Osaka business lobby groups to merge in April 2003

OSAKA, Japan - Wa Tashiro (R), chairman of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Daisho), and Shinichiro Ryoki, chairman of the Osaka Industrial Association (Osaka Kogyo Kai), shake hands at a news conference in Osaka's Chuo Ward on March 11. They announced that the two business organizations will merge as early as April 2003.

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Soy sauce bottle, bullet train designer Ekuan dies at 85

Photo taken in 2003 shows industrial designer Kenji Ekuan, who crafted a soy sauce dispenser now ubiquitous in Japan and around the world. His office said on Feb. 9, 2015, that Ekuan died of a heart rhythm disorder at a Tokyo hospital in the early morning of the previous day. He was 85. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Business storyteller Shiroyama dies at 79

TOKYO, Japan - Saburo Shiroyama (in photo taken in May 2003), a leading Japanese writer of business and biographical novels, died on March 22 of interstitial lung disease at a hospital in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, his agent said. He was 79. Brought up in Nagoya, Shiroyama, whose real name is Eiichi Sugiura, pioneered a style of business novel featuring inside stories of corporate Japan in the early 1970s, and also authored a number of books often modeled on existing personalities. (Kyodo)

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Yang Liwei returns to earth safely

(Please credit to Photographer not to Kyodo News) BEIJING, CHINA----A television image from CCTV shows China's first space man, the 38 years old astronaut Yang Liwei steps out of the re-entry capsule of Shenzhou 5 (Divine Vessel V) spaceship, smiling and waving to the rescue workers, early morning of Oct.16th, 2003. China's first manned Shenzhou V mission is successfully completed. Photographer: Xu Xin.

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Dispute over dumped waste on Teshima Island settled

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Kagawa Gov. Takeki Manabe (2nd from R) signs an agreement with residents of Teshima Island in Kagawa Prefecture on June 6 to settle a long-standing dispute over 500,000 tons of industrial waste that had been illegally dumped on the island. The group of people on the left represented the residents. Under the accord, proposed by a central government arbitration commission, the prefecture will set up a disposal facility on a nearby island by early 2003 and remove all the waste by the end of March 2017.