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Japan's net external assets hit record 3 tln USD in 2023

STORY: Japan's net external assets hit record 3 tln USD in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: May 28, 2024 DATELINE: May 28, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:52 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's net external assets rose to a record 471.31 trillion yen (3 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 12.2 percent from a year earlier, as a weak yen inflated the value of foreign stocks, bonds, and other holdings in yen terms, government data showed Tuesday. With the figure increasing for a sixth straight year, Japan retained its position as the world's largest creditor for the 33rd straight year in yen terms, followed by Germany and China as of the end of 2023, according to the Ministry of Finance. Gross external assets, held by the Japanese government, companies and individual investors, rose 11.1 percent to 1,488.34 trillion yen, while external debt went up 10.6 percent to 1,017.04 trillion yen, the ministry said. The yen was 7.0 percent weaker against the U.S. dollar in

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Voting ends in Iran's parliament, Assembly of Experts elections after 16 hours

STORY: Voting ends in Iran's parliament, Assembly of Experts elections after 16 hours SHOOTING TIME: March 1, 2024 DATELINE: March 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:52 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the polling stations STORYLINE: Voting for Iran's 12th parliament and sixth Assembly of Experts ended at 12:00 a.m. Saturday local time after 16 straight hours, the official news agency IRNA reported. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time at 59,000 polling stations across the country, with more than 15,000 candidates competing for 290 seats in the Iranian parliament, and 144 candidates vying for positions at the eight-year-term Assembly of Experts, an 88-member body that oversees the activities of Iran's supreme leader, and is empowered to designate and dismiss the supreme leader. A total of 61.17 million people, comprising 30.94 million men and 30.22 million women, were eligible to vote in the two elections, according to the Iranian Election Office affiliated to the Interior Minist

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Voting ends in Iran's parliament, Assembly of Experts elections after 16 hours

STORY: Voting ends in Iran's parliament, Assembly of Experts elections after 16 hours SHOOTING TIME: March 1, 2024 DATELINE: March 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of voters voting for Iran's 12th parliament and sixth Assembly of Experts STORYLINE: Voting for Iran's 12th parliament and sixth Assembly of Experts ended at 12:00 a.m. Saturday local time after 16 straight hours, the official news agency IRNA reported. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time at 59,000 polling stations across the country, with more than 15,000 candidates competing for 290 seats in the Iranian parliament, and 144 candidates vying for positions at the eight-year-term Assembly of Experts, an 88-member body that oversees the activities of Iran's supreme leader, and is empowered to designate and dismiss the supreme leader. A total of 61.17 million people, comprising 30.94 million men and 30.22 million women, were eligible to vote in the two elections, according to the I

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Soejima wins 6th Honolulu wheelchair title

HONOLULU, United States - Masazumi Soejima of Japan is photographed at the Honolulu Marathon in Hawaii on Dec. 12, 2010. Soejima won the wheelchair race for the sixth straight time.

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Niida KOs Varela to retain WBC minimumweight title 7th time

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Yutaka Niida (L) lands a left straight on the face of Jose Varela of Venezuela in the fifth round of a WBC minimumweight title match at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on March 1. Niida knocked out the Venezuelan in the sixth round to successfully defend his WBA crown for the seventh time.

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Tokuyama defends title for 6th time

OSAKA, Japan - World Boxing Council (WBC) super flyweight champion Masamori Tokuyama celebrates after winning a split decision Dec. 20 over top-ranked challenger Gerry Penalosa to retain his crown for the sixth straight time in a 12-round title match.

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Tokyo stock prices plunge

TOKYO, Japan - A board outside a Tokyo brokerage house shows the benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange plummeted 491.22 points to 13,423.21 on Dec. 21 for a sixth straight day of decline after falling below 14,000 for the first time in 21 months the previous day.

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Tanaka rewrites day-old record

TOKYO, Japan - Masami Tanaka waives at the audience April 20 after trimming 0.11 second off the record she set in the semifinals the previous day to win the women's 100-meter breaststroke title at Japan's national swimming championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. Tanaka posted a time of 1 minute, 7.27 seconds to win her third straight and sixth overall championship with the world's second best-ever time.

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Nakamura wins women's 100-meter backstroke title

TOKYO, Japan - World silver medalist Mai Nakamura waves at her fans after winning her fourth straight women's 100-meter backstroke title with the world's sixth best-ever time of 1:00.78 at Japan's national swimming championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on April 20.

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Niida KOs Varela to retain WBC minimumweight title 7th time

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Yutaka Niida (L) lands a left straight on the face of Jose Varela of Venezuela in the fifth round of a WBC minimumweight title match at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on March 1. Niida knocked out the Venezuelan in the sixth round to successfully defend his WBA crown for the seventh time. (Kyodo)

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Tokuyama defends title for 6th time

OSAKA, Japan - World Boxing Council (WBC) super flyweight champion Masamori Tokuyama celebrates after winning a split decision Dec. 20 over top-ranked challenger Gerry Penalosa to retain his crown for the sixth straight time in a 12-round title match. (Kyodo)

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Nakamura wins women's 100-meter backstroke title

TOKYO, Japan - World silver medalist Mai Nakamura waves at her fans after winning her fourth straight women's 100-meter backstroke title with the world's sixth best-ever time of 1:00.78 at Japan's national swimming championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on April 20.

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Tanaka rewrites day-old record

TOKYO, Japan - Masami Tanaka waives at the audience April 20 after trimming 0.11 second off the record she set in the semifinals the previous day to win the women's 100-meter breaststroke title at Japan's national swimming championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. Tanaka posted a time of 1 minute, 7.27 seconds to win her third straight and sixth overall championship with the world's second best-ever time.

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Marcel Hug of Switzerland wins Oita Int'l Wheelchair Marathon

Marcel Hug of Switzerland crosses the finish line to win the men's event at the 35th Oita International Wheelchair Marathon in the city of Oita, southern Japan, on Nov. 8, 2015. Hug won the title for the sixth straight time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Uchimura in qualifying round of world gymnastics c'ships

Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs on the vault during the men's qualification at the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 25, 2015. The five-time all-around world champion will aim to break his own record with a sixth straight crown in the final on Oct. 30. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mets win 4 straight games in NLCS, advance to World Series

New York Mets infielder Daniel Murphy (R front) is congratulated by manager Terry Collins (L front) after hitting a two-run homer during the eighth inning of the team's 8-3 win over the Chicago Cubs in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series in Chicago on Oct. 21, 2015. Murphy hit a homer for a sixth straight game, setting a major league postseason home run record. It was the fourth straight win in the NLCS for the Mets, who reached the World Series for the first time in 15 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mets win 4 straight games in NLCS, advance to World Series

New York Mets infielder Daniel Murphy reacts after hitting a two-run homer during the eighth inning of the team's 8-3 win over the Chicago Cubs in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series in Chicago on Oct. 21, 2015. Murphy hit a homer for a sixth straight game, setting a major league postseason home run record. It was the fourth straight win in the NLCS for the Mets, who reached the World Series for the first time in 15 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mets win 4 straight games in NLCS, advance to World Series

New York Mets infielder Daniel Murphy hits a two-run homer during the eighth inning of the team's 8-3 win over the Chicago Cubs in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series in Chicago on Oct. 21, 2015. Murphy hit a homer for a sixth straight game, setting a major league postseason home run record. It was the fourth straight win in the NLCS for the Mets, who reached the World Series for the first time in 15 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mets win 4 straight games in NLCS, advance to World Series

New York Mets infielder Daniel Murphy hits a two-run homer during the eighth inning of the team's 8-3 win over the Chicago Cubs in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series in Chicago on Oct. 21, 2015. Murphy hit a homer for a sixth straight game, setting a major league postseason home run record. It was the fourth straight win in the NLCS for the Mets, who reached the World Series for the first time in 15 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soejima wins 6th Honolulu wheelchair title

HONOLULU, United States - Masazumi Soejima of Japan is photographed at the Honolulu Marathon in Hawaii on Dec. 12, 2010. Soejima won the wheelchair race for the sixth straight time. (Kyodo)