US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

Tricycle taxi to debut in environment-conscious Kyoto

Tricycle taxi to debut in environment-conscious Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - This tricycle taxi will debut in the environment-conscious Kyoto in late April 2002. A Kyoto-based nonprofit organization imported ten of this vehicle from Germany to promote its campaign to reduce the number of cars and keep the air clean in the ancient Japanese capital, where an international pact aimed at fighting global warming was concluded in 1997.

Lower house passes FY 2002 budget

Lower house passes FY 2002 budget

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the House of Representatives cast their votes on the government's 81.23 trillion yen budget for fiscal 2002, which begins April 1, in a plenary session late March 6. The budget cleared the lower chamber as 286 voted for, 187 voted against and seven abstained.

Tricycle taxi to debut in environment-conscious Kyoto

Tricycle taxi to debut in environment-conscious Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - This tricycle taxi will debut in the environment-conscious Kyoto in late April 2002. A Kyoto-based nonprofit organization imported ten of this vehicle from Germany to promote its campaign to reduce the number of cars and keep the air clean in the ancient Japanese capital, where an international pact aimed at fighting global warming was concluded in 1997.

Keirin race reaps record betting return

Keirin race reaps record betting return

FUKUI, Japan - The top three long shots paid out 2,340,220 yen on a 100-yen wager at a keirin race on April 12, the highest-ever return in the history of professional cycling in Japan. All combinations of 6-7-4 -- cyclists who finished 1-2-3 respectively in a race at the Fukui cycle-race track in Fukui Prefecture -- broke the previous record of 1,857,600 yen set in July 2002 in Aomori Prefecture. A man in his late 50s or early 60s hit the jackpot, according to cycle-race track officials. Photo was provided by race organizers. (Kyodo)