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UN chief warns sustainable development in peril, urges gov'ts to strengthen action

STORY: UN chief warns sustainable development in peril, urges gov'ts to strengthen action DATELINE: July 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:41 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of UNGA Hall 2. various of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres walking to rostrum 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (French/English interpretation): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 4. various of Guterres speaking 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (French/English interpretation): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 6. various of Guterres speaking 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (French/English interpretation): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 8. various of delegates 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (French/English interpretation): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 10. various of delegates 11. SOUNDBITE 5 (French/English interpretation): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday issued a warning that sustainable development is currently at risk and urged all governments to intensify their actions in response.

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Chinese local gov'ts see steady fiscal revenue growth, sending positive signs

STORY: Chinese local gov'ts see steady fiscal revenue growth, sending positive signs DATELINE: June 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): PUAH TZE SHYANG, CEO, CapitaLand Investment (China) 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MAURO DE FELIP, General manager, Ferrero China STORYLINE: According to China's Ministry of Finance, the country's fiscal revenue maintained steady growth momentum in the first four months of this year. From January to April, the fiscal revenue expanded 11.9 percent year on year to nearly 8.32 trillion yuan (about 1.19 trillion U.S. dollars). During the period, the central government collected around 3.76 trillion yuan in fiscal revenue, up 8.6 percent, and local governments collected over 4.56 trillion yuan, surging 14.8 percent. The ministry said that the increase was partly driven by China's continued economic recovery. Foreign business leaders have expressed confidence in the Chinese economy, believing the

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UN chief urges gov'ts, businesses to take bold action for sustainable future

STORY: UN chief urges gov'ts, businesses to take bold action for sustainable future DATELINE: May 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: UN headquarters CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of UN Headquarters 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. various of UN Headquarters STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday implored governments and businesses worldwide to reinforce their commitment and take decisive steps towards building a sustainable future. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "On the International Day for Biological Diversity, we reflect on our relationship with humanity's life-support system. From the air we breathe and the food we eat, to the energy that fuels us and the medicines that heal us, our lives are wholly dependent on healthy ecosystems. Yet our actions are devastating every corner of the planet. One million species are at risk of extinction -- the result of habitat degradation, skyrocketing pollution, and the wo

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Local gov'ts call for greater use of renewable energy

TOKYO, Japan - Gunma Governor Masaki Osawa (L) presents a list of requests, including one for the greater use of renewable energy sources, from the National Governors' Association to Tsuneyoshi Tatsuoka, vice minister of economy, trade and industry, at the latter's office in Tokyo on Aug. 21, 2014.

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Hokuriku gov'ts, firms meet to promote use of nuke power

KANAZAWA, Japan - A group of local governments and businesses in three prefectures in the Hokuriku region, western Japan, seeking to promote the use of nuclear power holds an annual meeting in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on June 6, 2014.

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Local gov'ts struggling with cat disposals

KOCHI, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 4, 2013, shows a cat named Mei being taken care of at the Chuo Small Animal Management Center in the city of Kochi. Mei was among cats brought to the center for disposal.

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Local gov'ts struggling with cat disposals

KOCHI, Japan - A cat named Mei sits on the shoulder of an official at the Chuo Small Animal Management Center in the city of Kochi on Sept. 4, 2013. Mei was among cats brought to the center for disposal.

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Japan local gov'ts seek Chinese tourists

BEIJING, China - Toyama Gov. Takakazu Ishii speaks at a seminar in Beijing on May 7, 2012, to promote Chinese tourism to nine prefectures in central Japan. Ishii was leading a 50-member delegation of local governments and travel companies from the nine prefectures of Nagano, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie and Shiga.

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Central, local gov'ts at odds over fate of stud bulls

TOKYO, Japan - Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru holds a press conference at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Tokyo on July 13, 2010, after meeting with farm minister Masahiko Yamada to discuss the foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in the prefecture.

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Central, local gov'ts at odds over fate of stud bulls

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Masahiko Yamada speaks at a news conference at his ministry in Tokyo on July 13, 2010, after meeting with Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru to discuss the foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in the prefecture.

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Local gov'ts focus on 'cloud computing' amid budgetary constraints

NOBEOKA, Japan - Two employees of the Nobeoka municipal government in Miyazaki Prefecture check Internet-based software for cloud computing, which enables them to use applications without installing them on their computers, on April 15, 2010.

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Student camps prove lucrative for cheap inns run by local gov'ts

FUKUI, Japan - Members of Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University's tennis club hold a club camp in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, on Aug. 7.

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Private sector taking over social business from local gov'ts, firms

TOKYO, Japan - The nonprofit organization E-Elder holds a class on cellphone usage for the elderly in Tokyo on May 27.

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Local gov'ts distribute discount cards to support families

MAEBASHI, Japan - A woman goes shopping with her baby and uses the ''Gunma choitoku (a little bit beneficial) kids' passport,'' distributed by the Gunma prefectural government, in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, on Feb. 25.

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Local gov'ts expanding 'marriage activity' assistance

MAEBASHI, Japan - Single men and women attend a party as part of the marriage assistance ''Gunma Red String Project'' in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, in October last year.

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Local gov'ts to decide on income cap for cash benefit plan

TOKYO, Japan - Kosuke Hori (R), chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Policy Research Council, and his New Komeito counterpart, Natsuo Yamaguchi, announce at a press conference in the lower house members office building on Nov. 12 agreements reached by senior lawmakers of the ruling parties on a cash benefit program under the central government's new economic stimulus package.

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Some local gov'ts allow the use credit cards to pay taxes

TOKYO, Japan - Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru pays his auto tax by credit card via Internet portal site Yahoo! Japan.

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Local gov'ts soliciting firms to buy naming rights

TOKYO, Japan - Deficit-riddled Shibuya public hall is now called ''Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall'' under a 400 million yen, five-year deal with liquor and soft drinks maker Suntory Ltd. which purchased the naming right.

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Central, local gov'ts hold drill to deal with potential new flu

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Twenty central government ministries and agencies and the Tokushima prefectural government jointly held a drill Feb. 5 to deal with a potential outbreak of a new form of influenza in Japan. In the exercise, a man is taken to a hospital room in a special wheel chair after contracting a new type of flu that mutatated from an H5N1-type bird flu virus. In the scenario, the man was infected while traveling overseas and returned to Tokushima Prefecture, where the infection spread.

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Condo developer Huser sues local gov'ts over building screenings

TOKYO, Japan - Condominium developer Huser Ltd. President Susumu Ojima speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 30 after his company filed a lawsuit earlier in the day with the Tokyo District Court demanding 18 local governments pay 14 billion yen in damages for overlooking quakeproof data fabrications despite their screenings of building plans for its condominiums.

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Local gov'ts seek explanation on Japan-U.S. realignment negotiations

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) receives a written petition from Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa, Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (2nd from R) and Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii (R) on Nov. 11. The governors called on the central government to provide explanations on the development of negotiations between Japan and the United States as the two nations plan to draw up by March a final report on realigning U.S. forces in Japan.

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(2)Hasuikes, Chimuras start working at local gov'ts

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura poses at his desk on the first day of his work at the Obama city government office in Fukui Prefecture on April 1. Assigned to a department in charge of promoting business, Chimura will help in activities related to food, such as the operation of a local food museum. (Pool photo) (Kyoido)

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(1)Hasuikes, Chimuras start working at local gov'ts

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Kaoru Hasuike (L) watches his wife Yukiko receive a letter of appointment from Masazumi Saikawa, mayor of Kashiwazaki, on April 1. The Kashiwazaki city government assigned Kaoru to its public relations department and Yukiko to the children's department. The couple will work on a one-year contract. (Pool photo)

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(3)Hasuikes, Chimuras start working at local gov'ts

OBAMA, Japan - Fukie Chimura (R) listens to a briefing on her job assignment from a Fukui Prefectural government official on April 1. She will assist in the issuance of passports for travelers and translating public relations materials into Korean. (Pool photo)

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Koizumi hopes local gov'ts more independent after polls

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi responds to questions from reporters at the premier's office on March 27. He said he hopes local governments will come to rely less on the central government after a series of nationwide elections for which campaigning began the same day.

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Tokyo gov. proposes environment taxes for local gov'ts

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara attends a meeting in Yokohama on Nov. 8 of four governors and three mayors from the Tokyo metropolitan area. Ishihara proposed that Tokyo and other neighboring governments jointly introduce two new taxes aimed at protecting the environment.

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Koizumi eyes giving local gov'ts greater say in grants

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (standing) tells the nation's governors at his official residence Sept. 11 that he plans to reform the system of allocating subsidies and grants to local governments to give them a greater say in how they are used.

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Panel urges local gov'ts be given more power to collect taxes

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) receives a final report on decentralization from Ken Moroi, chairman of the government's Committee for the Promotion of Decentralization, at the premier's official residence in Tokyo on June 14. The panel proposed local governments be given more power to collect taxes.

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Okinawan gov'ts call for curfew on U.S. Marines

NAHA, Japan - Members of the U.S. Marine Corps attend a joint meeting with the Japanese central government and Okinawan municipalities in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 20 to discuss ways to prevent further crimes by U.S. servicemen. The Okinawa prefectural government and the town of Chatan called for a curfew on U.S. Marines in the wake of a series of arsons in Chatan allegedly committed by Marine Lance Cpl. Kurt Billie.

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Panel seeks cuts in state subsidies for local gov'ts

TOKYO, Japan - Ken Moroi (R), chairman of the Committee for the Promotion of Decentralization, an advisory body to Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, hands him a written proposal at the premier's official residence in Tokyo on Aug. 8. The panel proposed abolishing or cutting state subsidies for local governments in a bid to promote independent fiscal management by municipalities.

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World will become unlivable unless gov'ts reevaluate energy policies, UN chief warns

STORY: World will become unlivable unless gov'ts reevaluate energy policies, UN chief warns DATELINE: April 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of UN headquarters 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. wide shot of UN headquarters STORYLINE: Responding to the latest findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that unless governments worldwide reassess their energy policies, the world will be unlivable. A new flagship UN report on climate change out Monday indicating that harmful carbon emissions from 2010-2019 have never been higher in human history, is proof that the world is on a "fast track" to disaster, the UN chief warned in a video message, with scientists arguing that it's "now or never" to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. His comments reflected the IPCC's insistence that all countries must reduce their fossil fuel use substantia

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Tokyo gov. proposes environment taxes for local gov'ts

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara attends a meeting in Yokohama on Nov. 8 of four governors and three mayors from the Tokyo metropolitan area. Ishihara proposed that Tokyo and other neighboring governments jointly introduce two new taxes aimed at protecting the environment.

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Local gov'ts seek explanation on Japan-U.S. realignment negotiat

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) receives a written petition from Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa, Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (2nd from R) and Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii (R) on Nov. 11. The governors called on the central government to provide explanations on the development of negotiations between Japan and the United States as the two nations plan to draw up by March a final report on realigning U.S. forces in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Condo developer Huser sues local gov'ts over building screenings

TOKYO, Japan - Condominium developer Huser Ltd. President Susumu Ojima speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 30 after his company filed a lawsuit earlier in the day with the Tokyo District Court demanding 18 local governments pay 14 billion yen in damages for overlooking quakeproof data fabrications despite their screenings of building plans for its condominiums. (Kyodo)

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Local gov'ts to decide on income cap for cash benefit plan

TOKYO, Japan - Kosuke Hori (R), chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Policy Research Council, and his New Komeito counterpart, Natsuo Yamaguchi, announce at a press conference in the lower house members office building on Nov. 12 agreements reached by senior lawmakers of the ruling parties on a cash benefit program under the central government's new economic stimulus package. (Kyodo)

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Local gov'ts seek explanation on Japan-U.S. realignment negotiat

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) receives a written petition from Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa, Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (2nd from R) and Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii (R) on Nov. 11. The governors called on the central government to provide explanations on the development of negotiations between Japan and the United States as the two nations plan to draw up by March a final report on realigning U.S. forces in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Koizumi hopes local gov'ts more independent after polls

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi responds to questions from reporters at the premier's office on March 27. He said he hopes local governments will come to rely less on the central government after a series of nationwide elections for which campaigning began the same day. (Kyodo)

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Central, Okinawa gov'ts hold 2nd round of talks

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga (far R) shakes hands with Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2015, prior to the second round of talks between the central and Okinawa governments over the planned relocation of a U.S. air base in Okinawa. The meeting ended without progress. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota 'Mirai' fuel-cell cars delivered to local gov'ts in central Japan

Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura (far R) and Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Nobuyori Kodaira (2nd from L) join other officials in a ceremony at the Aichi prefectural government office in Nagoya, central Japan, on Jan. 20, 2015, marking the delivery of two of the automaker's "Mirai" fuel-cell sedans for official use by the prefectural and Toyota city governments. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Local gov'ts hold joint memorial service for civilian WWII victims

Himeji Mayor Toshikatsu Ishimi offers a bunch of flowers during a memorial service for some 510,000 civilians killed during World War II, jointly held in the western Japanese city on Oct. 26, 2015, by 107 municipalities across the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Local gov'ts' finances dwindling with budget allocation cuts

TOKYO, Japan - Kochi Gov. Daijiro Hashimoto makes a speech before local heads criticizes about outgoing Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's reforms in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Aug. (Kyodo)

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Local gov'ts distribute discount cards to support families

MAEBASHI, Japan - A woman goes shopping with her baby and uses the ''Gunma choitoku (a little bit beneficial) kids' passport,'' distributed by the Gunma prefectural government, in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, on Feb. 25. (Kyodo)

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Local gov'ts focus on 'cloud computing' amid budgetary constraint

NOBEOKA, Japan - Two employees of the Nobeoka municipal government in Miyazaki Prefecture check Internet-based software for cloud computing, which enables them to use applications without installing them on their computers, on April 15, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Central, local gov'ts hold drill to deal with potential new flu

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Twenty central government ministries and agencies and the Tokushima prefectural government jointly held a drill Feb. 5 to deal with a potential outbreak of a new form of influenza in Japan. In the exercise, a man is taken to a hospital room in a special wheel chair after contracting a new type of flu that mutatated from an H5N1-type bird flu virus. In the scenario, the man was infected while traveling overseas and returned to Tokushima Prefecture, where the infection spread.(Kyodo)

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Central, local gov'ts at odds over fate of stud bulls

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Masahiko Yamada speaks at a news conference at his ministry in Tokyo on July 13, 2010, after meeting with Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru to discuss the foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Central, local gov'ts at odds over fate of stud bulls

TOKYO, Japan - Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru holds a press conference at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Tokyo on July 13, 2010, after meeting with farm minister Masahiko Yamada to discuss the foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Japan local gov'ts seek Chinese tourists

BEIJING, China - Toyama Gov. Takakazu Ishii speaks at a seminar in Beijing on May 7, 2012, to promote Chinese tourism to nine prefectures in central Japan. Ishii was leading a 50-member delegation of local governments and travel companies from the nine prefectures of Nagano, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie and Shiga. (Kyodo)

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Local gov'ts call for greater use of renewable energy

TOKYO, Japan - Gunma Governor Masaki Osawa (L) presents a list of requests, including one for the greater use of renewable energy sources, from the National Governors' Association to Tsuneyoshi Tatsuoka, vice minister of economy, trade and industry, at the latter's office in Tokyo on Aug. 21, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Local gov'ts give iodine tablets to residents

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Photo taken July 27, 2014, shows iodine tablets that the Kagoshima prefectural and Satsumasendai city governments started the same day handing out to residents living within 5 kilometers of an offline nuclear power plant that may restart in the fall. Iodine tablets can help protect thyroids from radiation. (Kyodo)

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Local gov'ts give iodine tablets to residents

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Residents of Satsumasendai city, Kagoshima Prefecture, gather to receive iodine tablets from the city government on July 27, 2014. The Kagoshima prefectural and Satsumasendai city governments started handing out iodine tablets, which can help protect thyroids from radiation, to residents living within 5 kilometers of an offline nuclear power plant that may restart in the fall. (Kyodo)