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China: Black Swan Seen Scooping Leaves in Reverse at Zhaotong University

On November 15, 2025, in Zhaotong, Yunnan, a video captured the unusual sight of a black swan at Zhaotong University moving backward across a pond while repeatedly scooping leaves toward the shore.

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China: Playful Tiger Cub Sneaks Up on Caretaker in Harbin Zoo

This video was filmed at a zoo in Harbin, Heilongjiang, on August 26, 2025. It captured the cute moment when a tiger cub tried to catch his caretaker off guard, but was quickly noticed, scooped into his arms, and turned into a cuddly kitten.

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 7

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts. This video shows a man trying to save his mowers from the flooding.

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Year-end Jumbo lottery draw in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 31 Kyodo - Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike attends the year-end Jumbo lottery draw in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2024, with top prize winners set to win up to 1 billion yen ($6.4 million). (Kyodo)

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Year-end Jumbo lottery draw in Tokyo

The year-end Jumbo lottery draw is held in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2024, with top prize winners set to win up to 1 billion yen ($6.4 million).

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Year-end Jumbo lottery draw in Tokyo

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike attends the year-end Jumbo lottery draw in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2024, with top prize winners set to win up to 1 billion yen ($6.4 million).

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Year-end lottery tickets on sale in Japan

Photo taken Nov. 20, 2024, shows wads of year-end "Jumbo" lottery tickets at a booth in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district, as sales of the 300 yen lottery began the same day across Japan. Purchasers can win up to 1 billion yen ($6.48 million), including before and after prizes.

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US: Airport Fire Expands In Southern California, Destroys Homes 3

Airport Fire burning in Orange and Riverside Counties, Southern California has grown to more than 23,000 acres as of Wednesday morning, September 11. The fire injured at least seven people and destroyed homes.

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Toyota logs record net profit in fiscal 2023

STORY: Toyota logs record net profit in fiscal 2023 SHOOTING TIME: May 8, 2024 DATELINE: May 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a press conference held by Toyota Motor Corp. STORYLINE: Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it saw a record net profit of 4.94 trillion yen (31.82 billion U.S. dollars) for the fiscal year of 2023, citing robust demand and the yen's depreciation. The figure doubled from the previous fiscal year, while the operating profit almost doubled from a year earlier to 5.35 trillion yen during the fiscal period from April 2023 to March 2024, the company said in its latest financial results. According to local media reports, Toyota became the first Japanese company to top the 5-trillion-yen mark in operating profit for fiscal 2023. The Japanese automaker reported a record 45.1 trillion yen in sales, up 21.4 percent from a year ago. Citing the popularity of hybrid cars, the company said its group vehicle sales, including those of its subsidia

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Japanese industry minister Saito

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ken Saito speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on April 2, 2024, about the government's plan to offer up to 590 billion yen ($3.9 billion) to domestic chip venture Rapidus Corp. in additional financial aid.

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Japan's corporate bankruptcies up 35 pct in 2023

STORY: Japan's corporate bankruptcies up 35 pct in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Jan. 17, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:31 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cities in Japan STORYLINE: The number of company bankruptcies in Japan increased by 35 percent in 2023 compared to the previous year due to rising prices and labor costs, a local credit research company has reported. According to a survey conducted by Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd., the number of bankrupt companies in Japan with debts exceeding 10 million yen (about 68,189 U.S. dollars) reached 8,690 in 2023. The total debt of bankrupt companies exceeded 24.026 trillion yen. Small and medium-sized enterprises with fewer employees constitute the majority of bankruptcies, according to the report, noting that the number of companies with debts below 100 million yen accounted for 74.7 percent of the total number of bankruptcies. Companies with debts exceeding 1 billion yen increased by 24 percent compared to the previous

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Year-end Jumbo lottery draw in Tokyo

The year-end Jumbo lottery draw is held in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2023, with top prize winners set to win up to 1 billion yen ($7 million).

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Year-end Jumbo lottery draw in Tokyo

The year-end Jumbo lottery draw is held in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2023, with top prize winners set to win up to 1 billion yen ($7 million).

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Year-end Jumbo lottery draw in Tokyo

Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Takeaki Matsumoto attends the year-end Jumbo lottery draw in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2023, with top prize winners set to win up to 1 billion yen ($7 million.)

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Year-end Jumbo lottery draw in Tokyo

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike attends the year-end Jumbo lottery draw in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2023, with top prize winners set to win up to 1 billion yen ($7 million).

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Unification Church to allocate up to 10 bil. yen for compensation

The Unification Church's Japan branch said Tuesday it plans to allocate up to 10 billion yen ($67 million) to the Japanese government to cover possible compensation for former believers and their families over forced donations amid concerns that it would transfer its assets overseas.

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Japan's current account surplus plunges in FY 2022

STORY: Japan's current account surplus plunges in FY 2022 DATELINE: May 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Tokyo 2. various of ports 3. various of street views in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's current account surplus in fiscal year 2022 dived 54 percent from the previous period, owing to a record trade deficit due to price surges in imports and a weaker yen, official data showed on Thursday. According to the finance ministry's preliminary report, the current account surplus in the fiscal period from April 2022 to March 2023 stood at 9.23 trillion yen (68.85 billion U.S. dollars), hitting the lowest level since fiscal 2014. Imports were up 35 percent to 117.68 trillion yen while exports rose 16.3 percent to 99.62 trillion yen, the data showed. The deficit in goods trade widened to 18.06 trillion for the fiscal year, which is regarded by market watchers as the main reason for the country's bleaker balance of payments. As the deficit

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Japan's current account surplus drops 50 pct to 8-year low in 2022

STORY: Japan's current account surplus drops 50 pct to 8-year low in 2022 DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tokyo 2. various of banks 3. various of ports 4. various of Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's current account surplus logged in 2022 was almost 50 percent lower than the previous year, marking its lowest level in eight years, owing to a record trade deficit due to an upsurge in imports and the yen's weakness, the government said in a report on Wednesday. According to the finance ministry, the current account in 2022 stood at 11.44 trillion yen (87.26 billion U.S. dollars), with a record contraction year on year, resulting from surging import costs coming despite the primary income logging a record surplus. The country's trade deficit totaled 15.78 trillion yen (120.36 billion dollars), with imports climbing 42 percent to 114.47 trillion yen (873.12 trillion dollars) and exports up 19.9 percent to 98.69 trillion yen (752.74 billion dollars), th

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Fast Retailing chief Yanai explains Sept.-Feb. results

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Yanai, president and chairman of Fast Retailing Co., explains the Uniqlo chain operator's business results in the September to February period on April 10, 2014, in Tokyo. The company logged record sales of 764.3 billion yen, up 24.3 percent from a year earlier, in the period.

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Mitsubishi Motors announces public offering

TOKYO, Japan - Osamu Masuko, president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2013, at which he announced the company will raise up to 210 billion yen in a public offering as part of efforts to revitalize its business.

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Mitsubishi Motors announces public offering

TOKYO, Japan - Osamu Masuko, president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2013, at which he announced the company will raise up to 210 billion yen in a public offering as part of efforts to revitalize its businesses.

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TEPCO logs group net profit

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Naomi Hirose announces the utility's quarterly earnings at the company head office in Tokyo on July 31, 2013. TEPCO reported a group net profit of 437.93 billion yen for the April to June quarter, but fuel costs for thermal power generation to make up for the loss of nuclear power generation following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi complex disaster continued to weigh heavily on the utility.

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TEPCO logs group net profit

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Naomi Hirose announces the utility's quarterly earnings at the company head office in Tokyo on July 31, 2013. TEPCO reported a group net profit of 437.93 billion yen for the April to June quarter, but fuel costs for thermal power generation to make up for the loss of nuclear power generation following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi complex disaster continued to weigh heavily on the utility.

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Papua New Guinean premier in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Peter O'Neill (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands at Abe's office in Tokyo on March 22, 2013. An agreement was reached during their talks that Japan will extend up to 8.34 billion yen ($88 million) in loans to Papua New Guinea to help the Pacific country secure stable power supplies and sustain its economic growth.

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Toyota lifts profit forecast

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Senior Managing Officer Takahiko Ijichi holds a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2013, on the company's earnings forecast. Toyota raised its group operating profit projection for the business year ending in March to 1.15 trillion yen, up 100 billion yen from its previous estimate, boosted by the yen's depreciation, cost-cutting efforts and improved vehicle sales.

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Renesas to receive up to 200 bil. yen bailout

TOKYO, Japan - Yasushi Akao, president of Renesas Electronics Corp., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 10, 2012. Struggling Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics said the same day it will receive up to 200 billion yen in aid from a government-backed fund and private-sector firms to turn around its faltering business.

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JAL posts record-high group profits in 1st half of FY 2012

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Co. President Yoshiharu Ueki speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2012. The airline said it posted a record-high group net profit of 99.72 billion yen for the April to September period, up 2.4 percent from the previous year, due to increases in the number of customers both on international and domestic flights.

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TEPCO logs 299 bil. yen group net loss for 2nd qtr

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Naomi Hirose speaks about the outlook for fiscal 2012 ending March 31 at the company's head office in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2012. The utility known as TEPCO reported a group net loss of 299.48 billion yen for the April to September half, pressured by higher fossil fuel costs to make up for the halt in nuclear power generation following the disaster at its Fukushima Daiichi complex in 2011.

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Sony-Olympus tie-up

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Kazuo Hirai (L) and Olympus Corp. President Hiroyuki Sasa hold a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012, on their new tie-up. Hirai said his company aims to achieve sales of more than 200 billion yen from the medical business through the new tie-up.

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Sony-Olympus tie-up

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Kazuo Hirai (L) and Olympus Corp. President Hiroyuki Sasa shake hands in a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012, on their new tie-up. Hirai said his company aims to achieve sales of more than 200 billion yen from the medical business through the new tie-up.

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TEPCO logs 288.39 bil. yen group net loss for April-June

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Naomi Hirose (C) bows with others at the company's head office in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2012, after announcing the company's earnings results for the April-June quarter. The utility known as TEPCO reported a group net loss of 288.39 billion yen for the quarter, reflecting its soaring bill for fossil fuels to make up for a loss of nuclear power generation after the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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TEPCO logs 288.39 bil. yen group net loss for April-June

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Naomi Hirose speaks about the company's earnings results for the April-June quarter at its head office in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2012. The utility known as TEPCO reported a consolidated net loss of 288.39 billion yen for the quarter, reflecting its soaring bill for fossil fuels to make up for a loss of nuclear power generation after the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Nissan logs 341 bil. yen net profit for FY 2011

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn speaks during a press conference at the company's head office in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on May 11, 2012. Nissan reported a consolidated net profit of 341.43 billion yen for financial 2011, up 7.0 percent from the year before, exceeding Toyota Motor Corp.'s 283.56 billion yen to become the best-performing Japanese automaker.

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Toyota raises profit, sales estimates

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Senior Managing Officer Takahiko Ijichi speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2012. The automaker said it has raised its group net profit forecast for the business year through March 31, 2012, to 200 billion yen, up 11.1 percent from its previous estimate, citing progress in its cost-reduction measures.

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BOJ Governor Shirakawa

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks during a press conference at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on June 14, 2011. The Japanese central bank stepped up its efforts to boost the country's economy, which has been flagging since the earthquake and tsunami in March, introducing a 500 billion yen cheap loan program to support smaller companies with growth potential.

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Soccer facility made base for work at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on April 21, 2011, shows a supply storage set up at the soccer training facility J Village in Fukushima Prefecture, approximately 20 kilometers south of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. J Village was made into a base of work to put the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant under control. The facility was built in 1997 by the plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. at a cost of 13 billion yen and was donated to the prefecture.

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Soccer facility made base for work at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on April 21, 2011, shows a radiation decontamination area for vehicles set up at the soccer training facility J Village in Fukushima Prefecture, approximately 20 kilometers south of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The area which used to be part of a grass field is now a coated surface site as J Village was made into a base of work to put the plant under control. The facility was built in 1997 by the plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. at a cost of 13 billion yen and was donated to the prefecture.

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Electric vehicle start-up going bust

GIFU, Japan - Tokushi Nakashima, president of Zero Sports Co., speaks during a press conference in Gifu, central Japan, on March 1, 2011. He said his start-up firm, which was to provide a Japan Post Holdings Co. company with about 1,000 electric vehicles, will file for protection from creditors with debts of about 1.18 billion yen.

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Suntory eyeing wealthy Chinese

TOKYO, Japan - Nobutada Saji, president of Japanese beverage maker Suntory Holdings Ltd., speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2011. Saji said Suntory will seek to boost annual sales in China to 100 billion yen from the current 30 billion yen by stepping up marketing of vintage wines, health foods and other high-quality products for wealthy Chinese people.

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Showa Shell to build 3rd solar cell plant

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Arai (R), president of Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., speaks during a news conference with Chairman Shigeya Kato in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2009. They announced that wholly owned subsidiary Showa Shell Solar Co. will build a third plant for thin-layer photovoltaic cells in Miyazaki Prefecture at a cost of 100 billion yen to beef up its solar cell business.

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Matsushita to rename itself Panasonic to boost brand value

OSAKA, Japan - Workers set up a new nameplate for Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. at the main gate of the company's headquarters in the city of Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 30. Matsushita will change its name to Panasonic Corp. on Oct. 1 at a total cost of around 40 billion yen in a bid to boost its brand value globally.

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Fudo holds on, becomes 1st 1 billion yen player on JLPGA tour

SAPPORO, Japan - Yuri Fudo holds up the winner's trophy after her victory in the Meiji Chocolate Cup golf tournament at Sapporo International Country Club in Kita-Hiroshima, Hokkaido, on July 13. Fudo become the first player to reach 1 billion yen in career earnings on the Japan LPGA tour.

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Shinsei Bank to buy consumer finance arm from GE

TOKYO, Japan - Shinsei Bank President Thierry Porte speaks at a news conference at the bank's head office in Tokyo on July 11. The bank said it will acquire GE Consumer Finance Co., a Tokyo-based financial arm of General Electric Co. of the United States for 580 billion yen to beef up its hard-hit consumer finance operations. GE Consumer Finance operates the Lake brand consumer finance business as well as credit card and mortgage businesses.

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Tokyo to inject 40 bil. yen in ailing Shinginko Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Ryuichi Tsushima, president of Shinginko Tokyo, a bank set up by the Tokyo metropolitan government in April 2005, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Feb. 20. The bank said it has asked the local government for an additional injection of 40 billion yen into its ailing capital base.

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Nuke plant shutdown to dent TEPCO profits by 400 bil. yen in FY 2007

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Tsunehisa Katsumata speaking at a news conference in Tokyo on July 31. Tokyo Electric says it has sharply lowered its group profit estimates for fiscal 2007 because the shutdown of a nuclear power plant after a huge earthquake earlier this month is expected to reduce profit by up to 400 billion yen.

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Cadbury to launch friendly bid for candy maker Sansei Foods

TOKYO, Japan - Yukari Inoue (L), president of Cadbury Japan Ltd., and Jiro Yumoto, president of Sansei Foods Co., pose for photographers at a news conference in Tokyo on June 18 after announcing that an investment unit of Cadbury Schweppes plc will launch a friendly bid of up to 13.75 billion yen for Sansei Foods Co. and turn the Japanese candy maker into a wholly owned subsidiary.

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Nintendo group net profit for FY 2006 surges 77%

OSAKA, Japan - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata speaks about the company's earnings report for fiscal 2006 and business prospects for fiscal 2007 at a news conference in Osaka on April 26. Nintendo's group net profit surged 77.2 percent from the previous year to 174.29 billion yen on sales of 966.53 billion yen, up 89.8 percent, as its game consoles and software titles sold well.

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Fujiya expects to book net loss of 6.7 bil. yen in FY 2006

TOKYO, Japan - Confectioner Fujiya Co. said March 13 it expects to book a group net loss of 6.7 billion yen in the current fiscal year to March 31, revising its November forecast of a profit of 800 million yen, due to the revelation of its use of expired ingredients in cake products. Although Fujiya will chalk up extraordinary profits from sales of assets, including the land and building of its head office in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district (shown in photo taken in January 2007), the net loss will be unavoidable because of the large scandal-related losses.

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Bridge builders fined 6.4 billion yen for bid rigging

TOKYO, Japan - People line up to get tickets to enter the Tokyo High Court on Nov. 10 to hear the ruling on bid rigging by bridge builders. The court ordered 23 bridge builders to pay 6.48 billion yen in penalties for rigging bids in tenders for bridge-construction projects financed by the state and the now-defunct Japan Highway Public Corp.

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Kiyo Bank to seek 20 to 30 bil. yen in public funds

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Phototaken on Aug. 22 shows the head office of Kiyo Bank, a regional bank based in Wakayama Prefecture, which is planning to apply for a public funds injection of 20 billion to 30 billion yen in September under the government's bank recapitalization program. Sources familiar with the matter said that Kiyo Bank, which will absorb Wakayama Bank on Oct. 10, intends to use the funds to shore up its capital and strengthen investment related to information technology.