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Nikkei falls below 15,000 for 1st time in 2 months

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic board in Tokyo indicates the Nikkei Stock Average falling more than 300 points to below 15,000 on the morning on Oct. 14, 2014. The Nikkei index fell below the 15,000 threshold for the first time in two months.

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Tokyo stocks open sharply lower on European credit downgrade

TOKYO, Japan - A man passes an electric stock board at a securities house in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district showing the benchmark Nikkei stock index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange drop more than 300 points. Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower after U.S. and European stocks tumbled following Standard & Poor's downgrades of credit ratings of debt-ridden Greece and Portugal.

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Nikkei ends at 9-month high on hopes of Japanese recovery

TOKYO, Japan - A stock price board at a brokerage house in Tokyo's Nihombashi district shows the Nikkei Stock Average surging more than 300 points to close July 2 trading at 9,592.24, its highest closing since Sept. 19, 2002.

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Discovering Etosha National Park in Namibia

STORY: Discovering Etosha National Park in Namibia DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Etosha National park STORYLINE: Etosha National Park is located in northwest Namibia, more than 400 kilometers away from the capital Windhoek, with a total area of more than 22,000 square kilometers. As the largest and most famous national park in Namibia, it boasts more than 100 kinds of mammals and more than 300 species of birds and more than 100 species of reptiles. Etosha, which means "giant white place" in the local language, is actually a huge salt flat. Etosha National Park was established by German colonists in 1907 with an initial area of 80,000 square kilometers. Due to political changes, the park is now only a quarter of its original size but remains an important wildlife sanctuary. The park is located in an arid area with limited rainfall. In order to protect wild animals, nearly 100 ponds or animal drinking points have been built

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Tokyo stocks sharply higher on softer yen, firm Wall St.

An electric board in Tokyo shows the Nikkei Stock Average rising more than 300 points to regain the 17,000 mark on March 22, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nikkei temporarily loses more than 300 points

An electric board in Tokyo shows the benchmark Nikkei stock index temporarily losing more than 300 points on Jan. 12, 2016, following deep declines in Shanghai stocks the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo stocks dive in early trading amid global jitters

An electronic board in Tokyo shows the benchmark Nikkei stock index losing more than 300 points temporarily in morning trade on Sept. 24, 2015, on the heels of declines in U.S. stocks during Japan's five-day weekend and data showing a further slowdown in China's manufacturing sector. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Euro falls, Tokyo stocks dive after Greece votes "no" on bailout

A financial data monitor shows the euro falling to the lower 135 yen range and the Nikkei Stock Average losing more than 300 points, or about 1.5 percent, in Tokyo trading on July 6, 2015, after Greeks voted to reject austerity conditions required for continued financial aid from creditors, raising the likelihood the cash-strapped country will leave the eurozone. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dollar firms against yen, Tokyo stocks rise sharply

A financial data monitor in Tokyo shows the U.S. dollar firming near 114.50 yen and the Nikkei Stock Average gaining more than 300 points, or about 1.7 percent, on Dec. 1, 2016, following an OPEC agreement on production cuts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo stocks open sharply lower on European credit downgrade

TOKYO, Japan - A man passes an electric stock board at a securities house in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district showing the benchmark Nikkei stock index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange drop more than 300 points. Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower after U.S. and European stocks tumbled following Standard & Poor's downgrades of credit ratings of debt-ridden Greece and Portugal. (Kyodo)

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Nikkei falls below 15,000 for 1st time in 2 months

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic board in Tokyo indicates the Nikkei Stock Average falling more than 300 points to below 15,000 on the morning on Oct. 14, 2014. The Nikkei index fell below the 15,000 threshold for the first time in two months. (Kyodo)

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