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At least 12 killed in traffic accident in S. Türkiye

STORY: At least 12 killed in traffic accident in S. Türkiye DATELINE: May 7, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:38 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident's site in Hatay and ambulances (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: At least 12 people were killed, and 31 others were injured in the southern Hatay province of Türkiye on Saturday at a multiple-vehicle collision, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said. "A fire broke out in a truck and a bus; 12 of our citizens lost their lives and 31 of our citizens were injured, three of them seriously, at a multiple-vehicle collision accident in the Topbogazli region of the Antakya district," the Turkish minister tweeted. According to the semi-official Anadolu Agency, the incident occurred when a truck driver lost control of the steering wheel, crossing into the opposite lane and colliding with nine cars and two minibuses. The collision resulted in a fire that engulfed the truck and one of the minibuses. A large number of gendarmerie,

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Mitsubishi Motors ordered to pay 5.5 mil. yen in accident damages

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yoko Masuda (R), mother of Shiho Okamoto who was accidentally killed due to a vehicle defect, speaks to reporters following a ruling by the Yokohama District Court that ordered Mitsubishi Motors Corp. to pay 5.5 million yen in damages for its oversight. The accident which killed Okamoto and injured her two sons occurred when a wheel came off a large Mitsubishi truck in Yokohama in 2002.

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Countdown for Aichi Expo begins

NAGAKUTE, Japan - A countdown for the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture begins on a panel (bottom), set up in the center of a large Ferris wheel at the main exposition site in Nagakute on Feb 23, 30 days before the start of the exposition.

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Mitsubishi Fuso chairman resigns

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. Chairman Takashi Usami (in file photo) resigned April 16 to take the His resignation followed the company's recall of some 112,000 large vehicles with defective front-wheel hubs.

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(2)Mitsubishi Fuso to recall 112,000 vehicles over faulty hubs

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. President Porth looks exhausted at a press conference in Tokyo on March 24. The company said it will recall about 112,000 large vehicles due to defective wheel hubs that caused a series of accidents, including a fatal one in 2002.

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(1)Mitsubishi Fuso to recall 112,000 vehicles over faulty hubs

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. President Porth (R) and his aide bow in a gesture of apology at a press conference in Tokyo on March 24. The company said it will recall about 112,000 large vehicles due to defective wheel hubs that caused a series of accidents, including a fatal one in 2002.

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Japan's tallest Ferris wheel opens

Photo shows Japan's tallest Ferris wheel that started operating at a large commercial complex in the western Japan city of Suita on July 1, 2016. The 123-meter-high Redhorse Osaka Wheel is located in Expocity in the Expo '70 Commemorative Park, the site of the 1970 World Exposition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mitsubishi Motors ordered to pay 5.5 mil. yen in accident damage

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yoko Masuda (R), mother of Shiho Okamoto who was accidentally killed due to a vehicle defect, speaks to reporters following a ruling by the Yokohama District Court that ordered Mitsubishi Motors Corp. to pay 5.5 million yen in damages for its oversight. The accident which killed Okamoto and injured her two sons occurred when a wheel came off a large Mitsubishi truck in Yokohama in 2002. (Kyodo)

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Countdown for Aichi Expo begins

NAGAKUTE, Japan - A countdown for the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture begins on a panel (bottom), set up in the center of a large Ferris wheel at the main exposition site in Nagakute on Feb 23, 30 days before the start of the exposition. (Kyodo)

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Toyota to present advanced eco-friendly vehicle at Tokyo Motor S

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. said Oct. 11 it will unveil the Fine-X (in handout photo), a new concept model for environmentally friendly fuel-cell hybrid vehicles that emit only water, at the Tokyo Motor Show beginning on Oct. 22. The vehicle employs Toyota's fuel-cell hybrid system that requires chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen as fuel to generate electricity. It also features unusually smooth drive thanks to ''four-wheel independent drive control and large, steering angle mechanism,'' the carmaker said. (Kyodo)

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An old couple spinning cotton

Country people are spinning yarn in a village, a common scene during the Meiji Period. A large amount of cotton is visible in the bamboo basket in front. This task was performed by elderly couples. The woman is spinning the yarn from cotton, turning the wheel with her right hand.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Kajima Seibei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number84‐22‐0]

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Teahouses at Ueno Park

This is the same location as that in #4198. The man on the right has his hand on a bicycle, a fad at the time. The front wheel of the bicycle is large and the back wheel small. This was called the Ordinary Bicycle. The size of the wheels indicates that it is the type developed by Bayliss Thomas 1879.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐61‐0]

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(2)Mitsubishi Fuso to recall 112,000 vehicles over faulty hubs

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. President Porth looks exhausted at a press conference in Tokyo on March 24. The company said it will recall about 112,000 large vehicles due to defective wheel hubs that caused a series of accidents, including a fatal one in 2002. (Kyodo)

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Mitsubishi Fuso chairman resigns

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. Chairman Takashi Usami (in file photo) resigned April 16 to take the His resignation followed the company's recall of some 112,000 large vehicles with defective front-wheel hubs. (Kyodo)