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World Leaders in Kyiv for Ukraine Invasion Anniversary

The statue of Princess Olga wears a flak jacket in St. Michael's square in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, February 23, 2025. Monday marks the third anniversary of the Russian invasion. Photo by Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Noda to freeze housing project for civil servants

ASAKA, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C) speaks to reporters in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 3, 2011, after seeing a construction site for a controversial housing project for public servants in the city which has drawn flak as an example of wasteful government spending. Noda instructed Finance Minister Jun Azumi later in the day to freeze the 10.5 billion yen project. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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Protests against housing project for civil servants

SAITAMA, Japan - Protesters gather in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 3, 2011, ahead of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's visit to the construction site of a controversial housing project for public servants in the city which has drawn flak as an example of wasteful government spending.

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Noda to freeze housing project for civil servants

ASAKA, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C) speaks to reporters in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 3, 2011, after seeing a construction site for a controversial housing project for public servants in the city which has drawn flak as an example of wasteful government spending. Noda instructed Finance Minister Jun Azumi later in the day to freeze the 10.5 billion yen project. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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Construction site of housing for public servants in Asaka

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 1, 2011, shows a construction site for a housing complex for public servants in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, which has drawn flak as an example of wasteful government spending.

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Yanagisawa draws flak again, saying 'healthy' people have 2 kids

TOKYO, Japan - Health minister Hakuo Yanagisawa responds to questions from reporters on Feb. 6 after he drew more flak from opposition lawmakers and some critics for saying ''healthy'' young people want to have at least two children just as the dust seemed to be settling over his earlier gaffe describing women as breeding machines.

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Murder suspect's parents should be executed: minister

TOKYO, Japan - State minister Yoshitada Konoike (L) walks in the Diet building along with land and transport minister Chikage Ogi (R) on July 11. Konoike ignited a firestorm of criticism with his remarks that the parents of a 12-year-old boy suspected of murdering a child in Nagasaki should be executed instead of their young son, who is exempted from criminal charges. The remarks mark a fresh blow to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi who has been taking much of the flak for a recent series of gaffes by ministers and senior lawmakers.

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Mayor who bit Olympian's gold medal

Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura tells a press conference in the central Japan city on Aug. 16, 2021 that he is ready to forfeit three months' pay totaling 1.5 million yen ($13,000) after drawing flak for biting an Olympic softball player's gold medal earlier in the month.

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Yanagisawa draws flak again, saying 'healthy' people have 2 kids

TOKYO, Japan - Health minister Hakuo Yanagisawa responds to questions from reporters on Feb. 6 after he drew more flak from opposition lawmakers and some critics for saying ''healthy'' young people want to have at least two children just as the dust seemed to be settling over his earlier gaffe describing women as breeding machines. (Kyodo)

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Flashpoint (2008)

Amy Jo Johnson Characters: Jules Callaghan Television: Flashpoint (2008) Director: Stephan Elliott 11 July 2008 'Pilot Reshoot' & 'First in Line' -- coverage of the CBS pilot FLASHPOINT. Photo: Ben Mark Holzberg/CBS

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RED STATE

RED STATE [US 2011] JOHN GOODMAN [right] Date: 2011

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HOT FUZZ

HOT FUZZ [BR/FR/US 2007] SIMON PEGG, NICK FROST Date: 2007

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Defense chief draws flak for downplaying risk under security bills

Undated photo shows Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani. He drew a backlash from the opposition camp on May 22, 2015, for saying the government's security bills to expand the scope of the Self-Defense Forces' overseas operations would not put the personnel at greater risk. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Noda to freeze housing project for civil servants

ASAKA, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C) speaks to reporters in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 3, 2011, after seeing a construction site for a controversial housing project for public servants in the city which has drawn flak as an example of wasteful government spending. Noda instructed Finance Minister Jun Azumi later in the day to freeze the 10.5 billion yen project. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Protests against housing project for civil servants

SAITAMA, Japan - Protesters gather in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 3, 2011, ahead of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's visit to the construction site of a controversial housing project for public servants in the city which has drawn flak as an example of wasteful government spending. (Kyodo)

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Noda to freeze housing project for civil servants

ASAKA, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C) speaks to reporters in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 3, 2011, after seeing a construction site for a controversial housing project for public servants in the city which has drawn flak as an example of wasteful government spending. Noda instructed Finance Minister Jun Azumi later in the day to freeze the 10.5 billion yen project. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Construction site of housing for public servants in Asaka

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 1, 2011, shows a construction site for a housing complex for public servants in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, which has drawn flak as an example of wasteful government spending. (Kyodo)

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Murder suspect's parents should be executed: minister

TOKYO, Japan - State minister Yoshitada Konoike (L) walks in the Diet building along with land and transport minister Chikage Ogi (R) on July 11. Konoike ignited a firestorm of criticism with his remarks that the parents of a 12-year-old boy suspected of murdering a child in Nagasaki should be executed instead of their young son, who is exempted from criminal charges. The remarks mark a fresh blow to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi who has been taking much of the flak for a recent series of gaffes by ministers and senior lawmakers. (Kyodo)