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Iran blames West's "miscalculations" for failure to conclude nuclear talks

STORY: Iran blames West's "miscalculations" for failure to conclude nuclear talks DATELINE: Sept. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani addressing the weekly press conference STORYLINE: Iran on Monday blamed Western states' "miscalculations about the riots in Iran" for the failure to conclude talks on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal in September last year. At a weekly press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani said the final draft resolution of the talks was ready to be concluded in September 2022 to prepare the ground for all sides' return to the deal, the Iranian Students' News Agency reported. However, the United States and its European partners "had miscalculations after the unrest in Iran and invested in the riots ... and lost the opportunity (to reach an agreement) by foot-dragging and refraining from concluding the negotiations," he said. In response to a questi

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BOJ head cites need to address debt woes

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2011. Shirakawa cited the importance of making efforts to restore the nation's fiscal health to keep long-term interest rates stable at low levels, while refraining from specifically commenting on the latest downgrade of Japan's sovereign debt rating by Standard & Poor's.

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Kirin's latest Free beer campaign targets baby-raising women

TOKYO, Japan - A nurse (R) presents a woman with a can of Kirin Brewery Co.'s nonalcoholic beer named Free when she leaves the Ogawa maternity clinic in Yokohama's Totsuka Ward on April 28, 2010. The beverage company is offering the beer-like drink to women raising newborn babies to win over such mothers refraining from drinking real beer out of health concerns for their children.

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Quiet COVID-19 mass vaccination center

A COVID-19 mass vaccination center is deserted in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on April 9, 2022, with many people in the capital, especially the working population, refraining from taking their third shots despite infections still staying at high levels.

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Quiet COVID-19 mass vaccination center

A COVID-19 mass vaccination center is deserted in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on April 9, 2022, with many people in the capital, especially the working population, refraining from taking their third shots despite infections still staying at high levels.

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Quiet COVID-19 mass vaccination center

A COVID-19 mass vaccination center is deserted in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on April 9, 2022, with many people in the capital, especially the working population, refraining from taking their third shots despite infections still staying at high levels.

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Quiet COVID-19 mass vaccination center

A COVID-19 mass vaccination center is deserted in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on April 9, 2022, with many people in the capital, especially the working population, refraining from taking their third shots despite infections still staying at high levels.

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Japan not to send gov't officials to Beijing Olympics

Combined file photo shows (from L) Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, Yasuhiro Yamashita, head of the Japanese Olympic Committee, and Kazuyuki Mori, head of the Japanese Paralympic Committee. Japan plans to send the three to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics while refraining from sending a government delegation to the games, a decision seen as in line with a U.S.-led diplomatic boycott of the sporting spectacle over China's human rights record.

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UNIQLO temporarily closes due to the declaration of a state of emergency

UNIQLO stores will be temporarily closed from April 10, 2020 due to the declaration of a state of emergency to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19). (Shinjuku Nishiguchi Store, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, April 10, 2020; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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UNIQLO temporarily closes due to the declaration of a state of emergency

UNIQLO stores will be temporarily closed from April 10, 2020 due to the declaration of a state of emergency to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19). (Shinjuku Nishiguchi Store, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, April 10, 2020; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Mie Terrace to close temporarily due to new coronavirus

In response to a request from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Kanagawa Prefecture to refrain from going out unnecessarily in order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, we decided to close temporarily on March 28 and 29, 2020. The photo shows a sign announcing the temporary closure. March 27, 2020, Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Ex-NBA star Rodman ends "very good trip" to N. Korea

Former U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman is surrounded by reporters after arriving at Beijing's international airport from Pyongyang on June 17, 2017. Concluding his five-day trip to North Korea, Rodman said, "It's a good trip, a very good trip," while refraining from disclosing if he and leader Kim Jong Un had met in person. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kirin's latest Free beer campaign targets baby-raising women

TOKYO, Japan - A nurse (R) presents a woman with a can of Kirin Brewery Co.'s nonalcoholic beer named Free when she leaves the Ogawa maternity clinic in Yokohama's Totsuka Ward on April 28, 2010. The beverage company is offering the beer-like drink to women raising newborn babies to win over such mothers refraining from drinking real beer out of health concerns for their children. (Kyodo)

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BOJ head cites need to address debt woes

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2011. Shirakawa cited the importance of making efforts to restore the nation's fiscal health to keep long-term interest rates stable at low levels, while refraining from specifically commenting on the latest downgrade of Japan's sovereign debt rating by Standard & Poor's. (Kyodo)

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New coronavirus

Photo taken in Tokyo's Taito Ward on April 13, 2020, shows Gakugen Yoshimizu, a member of a voluntary group set up to support homeless people, preparing meals to be provided to such people living in the capital's Sanya district. Livelihoods of homeless people have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, with many support groups refraining from active support activities due to risk of virus infections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-NBA star Rodman ends "very good trip" to N. Korea

Former U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman arrives at Beijing's international airport on June 17, 2017, after concluding his five-day trip to North Korea. Upon arrival in the Chinese capital, Rodman said, "It's a good trip, a very good trip," while refraining from disclosing if he and leader Kim Jong Un had met in person. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-NBA star Rodman ends "very good trip" to N. Korea

Former U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman is surrounded by reporters after arriving at Beijing's international airport from Pyongyang on June 17, 2017, Concluding his five-day trip to North Korea, Rodman said, "It's a good trip, a very good trip," while refraining from disclosing if he and leader Kim Jong Un had met in person. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-NBA star Rodman ends "very good trip" to N. Korea

Former U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman (C) prepares to leave Pyongyang for Beijing on June 17, 2017, as he concluded his five-day trip to North Korea. Upon arrival in the Chinese capital, Rodman said, "It's a good trip, a very good trip," while refraining from disclosing if he and leader Kim Jong Un had met in person. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-NBA star Rodman ends "very good trip" to N. Korea

Former U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman (L) shakes hands with a North Korean official on June 17, 2017, as he concluded his five-day trip to the country. Upon arrival in Beijing, Rodman said, "It's a good trip, a very good trip," while refraining from disclosing if he and leader Kim Jong Un had met in person. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo