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China's path to modernization congruent with its culture: renowned British sociologist

STORY: China's path to modernization congruent with its culture: renowned British sociologist DATELINE: March 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-related footage 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MARTIN ALBROW, Fellow of the British Academy of Social Sciences STORYLINE: Chinese modernization is the modernization of a huge population, of common prosperity for all, of material and cultural-ethical advancement, of harmony between humanity and nature, and of peaceful development. Martin Albrow, a fellow of the British Academy of Social Sciences, said that China has blazed a path to modernization that suits its society and harmonizes with the environment. SOUNDBITE (English): MARTIN ALBROW, Fellow of the British Academy of Social Sciences "I think there are two things (about the Chinese path to modernization) which stand out to me. One is, of course, the vast population of China, which means that it has been perhaps the biggest single kind of national improvement

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Lawyers file suits to nullify election results

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyers attend a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2014, after filing a lawsuit to seek to nullify the results of the Dec. 14 general election in Japan because of the disparity in the weight of votes among districts. Two groups of lawyers filed such suits with eight high courts and six branches across Japan.

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Bird flu in Japan

HITOYOSHI, Japan - Prefectural employees and other workers put on protective suits to cull chickens in the town of Taragi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 13, 2014. Two chickens tested positive for a highly pathogenic avian influenza earlier in the day at a farm in Taragi, where 1,100 chickens have died, setting off the culling of some 112,000 birds.

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Nuclear evacuees to return home for 2 hours

KAWAUCHI, Japan - Residents of Kawauchi village, within a 20-kilometer radius of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, receive protective suits to shield against radiation and other necessary equipment at a public facility in the Fukushima Prefecture village on May 10, 2011, in preparation for a roughly two-hour visit to their homes. Around 100 evacuees from the village were allowed to briefly return home to pick up belongings that can fit into a 70-centimeter by 70 cm plastic bag per household.

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Anti-nuclear demonstrations in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 7, 2011, shows two protesters wearing vegetable suits -- eggplant (L) and Japanese daikon radish (R) -- during a demonstration against nuclear power plants in Shibuya, one of Tokyo's busiest shopping districts.

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Police probe plane after passengers detained

NARITA, Japan - Police officers wearing protection suits board a jumbo jet at Narita airport near Tokyo late at night on May 17, 2010. The Delta Air Lines Flight 620 departed Narita for Minneapolis, the United States, but returned to Narita after two passengers carrying a container with liquid locked themselves in a bathroom. They were subsequently detained.

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Health minister meets with CJD plaintiffs

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi (R) meet with plaintiffs in lawsuits filed by patients and bereaved families of victims of the fatal Creutsfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) at his ministry Jan. 15. Standing to address Sakaguchi is Sanichi Tani, 52, who heads the suit filed with the Otsu District Court. The plaintiffs are seeking a total of around 3 billion yen in damages in two suits that are pending at the Otsu and Tokyo district courts.

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CJD plaintiffs rap gov't, 2 firms for lack of remorse

TOKYO, Japan - Isamu Ikefuji (L), Kazumasa Yoshimura (C) and Kimie Maeda, who have filed damage suits over cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) contracted from human dura mater implants imported from Germany, speak at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo on Dec. 14. They have complained of the lack of remorse expressed by the Japanese government and the two related firms with regard to the victims.

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Sakaguchi says state aims at early settlement of CJD suits

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi tells reporters at the Diet in Tokyo on Nov. 22 that the government will try to reach an early settlement in two damages suits over Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) contracted from transplants of infected dura mater. The Tokyo and Otsu district courts delivered opinions earlier this month which held the government partly responsible for 28 people in Japan contracting the brain-wasting disease.

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Olympic swimwear for Japanese team unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - Sporting goods company Asics unveils the swimsuits to be worn by the Japanese women's swimming team at the Sydney Olympic Games, at a press conference in Tokyo on April 25. There are two types of suits, one that is waterproof and one that is less resistant in water.

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Shanghai after lifting of COVID lockdown

Workers in protective suits stop vehicles at the exit of an expressway in Shanghai on June 3, 2022, after a two-month COVID-19 lockdown was lifted in the Chinese city.

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China's whole-process people's democracy suits its conditions: experts

STORY: China's whole-process people's democracy suits its conditions: experts DATELINE: March 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): EDUARDO TZILI-APANGO, Professor and researcher, Mexico's Autonomous Metropolitan University 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZIA BANDAY, Senior research fellow, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): EDUARDO TZILI-APANGO, Professor and researcher, Mexico's Autonomous Metropolitan University STORYLINE: International experts have said China's whole-process people's democracy suits its conditions and works well. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): EDUARDO TZILI-APANGO, Professor and researcher, Mexico's Autonomous Metropolitan University "If we define democracy strictly in terms of decision-making that considers the collective society, China then is totally a democracy. It is important to remember that before the 'two sessions,' these 'two sessions' were carried out in the provinces and at the local levels

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Hong Kong's democracy suits its conditions: national political advisor from HK

STORY: Hong Kong's democracy suits its conditions: national political advisor from HK DATELINE: March 10, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:10 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hong Kong 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHOI KOON-SHUM, Member of Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee STORYLINE: Hong Kong's democracy suits its conditions, Choi Koon-shum, a national political advisor from Hong Kong, has said. He is chairman of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area Entrepreneurs Union. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHOI KOON-SHUM, National political advisor from Hong Kong "I think Hong Kong's democracy is different from that of the West and that of the Chinese mainland. Hong Kong has its unique circumstances. We must seek truth from facts. This is my view. 'One country, two systems' is in the interest of the Hong Kong people. I think the development of the national security law is beneficial to Hong Kong. Only the national security law can stabilize Hong Kong and maintain its prosperity and s

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Sakaguchi says state aims at early settlement of CJD suits

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi tells reporters at the Diet in Tokyo on Nov. 22 that the government will try to reach an early settlement in two damages suits over Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) contracted from transplants of infected dura mater. The Tokyo and Otsu district courts delivered opinions earlier this month which held the government partly responsible for 28 people in Japan contracting the brain-wasting disease.

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CJD plaintiffs rap gov't, 2 firms for lack of remorse

TOKYO, Japan - Isamu Ikefuji (L), Kazumasa Yoshimura (C) and Kimie Maeda, who have filed damage suits over cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) contracted from human dura mater implants imported from Germany, speak at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo on Dec. 14. They have complained of the lack of remorse expressed by the Japanese government and the two related firms with regard to the victims.

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Health minister meets with CJD plaintiffs

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi (R) meet with plaintiffs in lawsuits filed by patients and bereaved families of victims of the fatal Creutsfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) at his ministry Jan. 15. Standing to address Sakaguchi is Sanichi Tani, 52, who heads the suit filed with the Otsu District Court. The plaintiffs are seeking a total of around 3 billion yen in damages in two suits that are pending at the Otsu and Tokyo district courts.

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Ships with Wings (1941) Film

Ships with Wings (1941) Jane Baxter with two sailors in fire resistant suits Date: 1941

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Three young Japanese people play billiards

A group of Japaenese young people play the american/french style billards or snooker at a table. The two men are dressed smartly in three piece suits and the lady is dressed in a Kimono. Date: 1932

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Japanese surrender delegation aboard the USS Missouri

The Japanese surrender delegation aboard the USS Missouri, 31st August 1945. All the US naval personnel are wearing 'Class B' uniforms on purpose. The surrender officially ended World War Two. Standing in front are: Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu (wearing top hat) and General Yoshijiro Umezu, Chief of the Army General Staff. Behind them are three representatives each of the Foreign Ministry, the Army and the Navy. They include, in middle row, left to right: Major General Yatsuji Nagai - Army, Katsuo Okazaki - Foreign Ministry, Rear Admiral Tadatoshi Tomioka - Navy, Toshikazu Kase, Foreign Ministry and Lieutenant General Suichi Miyakazi - Army. Date: 1945

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DOROTHY BOUCHER ak CHILI BOUCHIER

DOROTHY BOUCHER ak CHILI BOUCHIER British actress DOROTHY BOUCHER ak CHILI BOUCHIER British actress Date: 1999

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Charlie Hebdo takes up Fukushima nuclear crisis

Photo taken March 18, 2015, from the latest issue of Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical weekly paper, shows a cartoon about the Fukushima nuclear crisis in Japan. Two people in protective suits talk about this year's first swallow, while looking at footprints of a huge bird with a smoke-spewing nuclear power plant in the background, suggesting a bird having mutated to a monstrous size due to radiation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hong Kong lawyers protest against China

Lawyers and other people dressed in black suits and neckties march through the streets of Hong Kong on Nov. 8, 2016, in protest at the Chinese parliament's decision to effectively bar two newly elected Hong Kong pro-independence lawmakers. The Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress unanimously approved a decision the previous day that lawmakers who do not swear allegiance to Hong Kong as part of China are in violation of the Basic Law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nuclear evacuees to return home for 2 hours

KAWAUCHI, Japan - Residents of Kawauchi village, within a 20-kilometer radius of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, receive protective suits to shield against radiation and other necessary equipment at a public facility in the Fukushima Prefecture village on May 10, 2011, in preparation for a roughly two-hour visit to their homes. Around 100 evacuees from the village were allowed to briefly return home to pick up belongings that can fit into a 70-centimeter by 70 cm plastic bag per household. (Kyodo)

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Anti-nuclear demonstrations in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 7, 2011, shows two protesters wearing vegetable suits -- eggplant (L) and Japanese daikon radish (R) -- during a demonstration against nuclear power plants in Shibuya, one of Tokyo's busiest shopping districts. (Kyodo)

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Police probe plane after passengers detained

NARITA, Japan - Police officers wearing protection suits board a jumbo jet at Narita airport near Tokyo late at night on May 17, 2010. The Delta Air Lines Flight 620 departed Narita for Minneapolis, the United States, but returned to Narita after two passengers carrying a container with liquid locked themselves in a bathroom. They were subsequently detained. (Kyodo)

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Nuclear evacuees briefly return home

KAWAUCHI, Japan - Evacuees from Kawauchi village near the crisis-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, wearing protective suits to shield against radiation, head to a bus for temporary returns home to pick up their belongings on May 10, 2011. Around 100 evacuees from the Fukushima Prefecture village were allowed to return home for two hours. Belongings to be retrieved must fit into a 70-centimeter by 70-cm plastic bag issued to each household. (Kyodo)

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Lawyers file suits to nullify election results

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyers attend a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2014, after filing a lawsuit to seek to nullify the results of the Dec. 14 general election in Japan because of the disparity in the weight of votes among districts. Two groups of lawyers filed such suits with eight high courts and six branches across Japan. (Kyodo)

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China Shanghai Expo Exhibition Restore Isolation Zone

Two epidemic prevention workers in protective suits stand by in the observation area next to the Expo Exhibition hall in Pudong New Area in Shanghai, Nov. 26, 2020. The Expo Exhibition Hall has recently held a number of large-scale exhibitions.

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China Shanghai Expo Exhibition Restore Isolation Zone

Two epidemic prevention workers in protective suits stand by in the observation area next to the Expo Exhibition hall in Pudong New Area in Shanghai, Nov. 26, 2020. The Expo Exhibition Hall has recently held a number of large-scale exhibitions.

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China Shanghai Expo Exhibition Restore Isolation Zone

Two epidemic prevention workers in protective suits stand by in the observation area next to the Expo Exhibition hall in Pudong New Area in Shanghai, Nov. 26, 2020. The Expo Exhibition Hall has recently held a number of large-scale exhibitions.

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New coronavirus

Police investigators wear protective gear as they transport an 18-year-old Brazilian man to prosecutors in Osaka on April 16, 2020, two days after he was arrested upon returning from Brazil at Narita airport near Tokyo on suspicion of attacking a company executive in Osakasayama, Osaka Prefecture, in March. The police will continue to have officers wear protective suits in the presence of the man as a safety precaution amid the global coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Police investigators wear protective gear as they transport an 18-year-old Brazilian man to prosecutors in Osaka on April 16, 2020, two days after he was arrested upon returning from Brazil at Narita airport near Tokyo on suspicion of attacking a company executive in Osakasaya, Osaka Prefecture, in March. The police will continue to have officers wear protective suits in the presence of the man as a safety precaution amid the global coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hong Kong lawyers protest against China

Lawyers and other people dressed in black suits and neckties march through the streets of Hong Kong on Nov. 8, 2016, in protest at the Chinese parliament's decision to effectively bar two newly elected Hong Kong pro-independence lawmakers. The Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress unanimously approved a decision the previous day that lawmakers who do not swear allegiance to Hong Kong as part of China are in violation of the Basic Law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Rio

Two sisters who have traveled together from the southen Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, wear matching swimming suits while basking in the sun at the beach in Rio de Janeiro on July 26, 2016. The Rio Olympics will start on Aug. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic swimwear for Japanese team unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - Sporting goods company Asics unveils the swimsuits to be worn by the Japanese women's swimming team at the Sydney Olympic Games, at a press conference in Tokyo on April 25. There are two types of suits, one that is waterproof and one that is less resistant in water.