Obuchi comments on ruble devaluation

Obuchi comments on ruble devaluation

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi answers opposition questions in a House of Representatives Budget Committee session Tuesday Aug. 18. Calling Russia's latest ruble devaluation ''regrettable,'' Obuchi said, ''I am concerned that it could have a major effect on the global economy.'' Siting at right is Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa.

European hare (hares) hase (Lepus europaeus)

European hare (hares) hase (Lepus europaeus)

European hare (hares) (Lepus europaeus) are siting in field near Prague, Czech Republic, April 19, 2021. (CTK Photo/Milos Ruml)

European hare (hares) hase (Lepus europaeus)

European hare (hares) hase (Lepus europaeus)

European hare (hares) (Lepus europaeus) are siting in field near Prague, Czech Republic, April 19, 2021. (CTK Photo/Milos Ruml)

European hare (hares) hase (Lepus europaeus)

European hare (hares) hase (Lepus europaeus)

European hare (hares) (Lepus europaeus) are siting in field near Prague, Czech Republic, April 19, 2021. (CTK Photo/Milos Ruml)

Kingfisher on the branch

Kingfisher on the branch

Kingfisher siting on the branch. (CTK Photo/Roman Krompolc)

Michael Kretschmer, Annett Hofmann, Ingeborg Hensle, Wolfgang Schauble, Andrej Babis, Monika Babisova, Aniko Levai, Zuzana Brikciusova, Tunde Bartha, Radek Vondracek, Peter Pellegrini, Mateusz Morawiecki, Viktor Orban, Eugen Brikcius

Michael Kretschmer, Annett Hofmann, Ingeborg Hensle, Wolfgang Schauble, Andrej Babis, Monika Babisova, Aniko Levai, Zuzana Brikciusova, Tunde Bartha, Radek Vondracek, Peter Pellegrini, Mateusz Morawiecki, Viktor Orban, Eugen Brikcius

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (4th from right siting), together with the PMs of Hungary Viktor Orban (3rd from right standing), Poland Mateusz Morawiecki (4th from left standing) and German Bundestag President Wolfgang Schauble (4th from left sitting) and his wife Ingeborg Hensle (3rd from left sitting) pose for a photo prior to lunch in Kramarova vila in Prague, Czech Republic, on Sunday, November 17, 2019. On the photo sitting from left: Michael Kretschmer, Annett Hofmann, Ingeborg Hensle, Wolfgang Schauble, Andrej Babis, Monika Babisova, Aniko Levai, Zuzana Brikciusova, standing from left: xx, Tunde Bartha, xx, Radek Vondracek, Peter Pellegrini, Mateusz Morawiecki, Viktor Orban, xx and Eugen Brikcius. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

Japan detains man who may be son of N. Korea's Kim

Japan detains man who may be son of N. Korea's Kim

TOKYO, Japan - Photo, apparently taken about 20 years ago, shows Kim Jong Nam (R) siting beside his father, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Japanese immigration officials have detained a man believed to be the son at Narita airport on suspicion of illegal entry into Japan. He arrived at the airport, located east of Tokyo in Chiba Prefecture, around 3 p.m. Tuesday on a flight from Singapore and was carrying a forged Dominican Republic passport, officials said. Photo provided by South Korean newspaper Joong Ang Ilbo.

Obuchi comments on ruble devaluation

Obuchi comments on ruble devaluation

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi answers opposition questions in a House of Representatives Budget Committee session Tuesday Aug. 18. Calling Russia's latest ruble devaluation ''regrettable,'' Obuchi said, ''I am concerned that it could have a major effect on the global economy.'' Siting at right is Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa. ==Kyodo