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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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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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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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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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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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Ripplewood poised to buy Japanese firms

NEW YORK, United States - Ripplewood Holdings LLC Chief Executive Officer Tim Collins speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at the company headquarters in New York on June 7. He said Ripplewood plans to spend up to 200 billion yen more over the next three years to purchase Japanese companies.

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Forest Sea's long-range wireless terminal "Geochat".

Forest Sea (Koto-ku, Tokyo) will launch a long-range wireless terminal called "Geochat" this fall to prevent mountain climbers and forestry workers from getting lost. It is capable of two-way communication of up to 200 kilometers in a clear environment with no obstacles. Even when cell phones are out of range, such as in mountainous areas, workers can carry the terminal to send location information and emergency requests. The company is aiming for sales of more than 5 billion yen in the communication terminal business in five years. 920 megahertz (mega means one million) band radio waves with an output of 250 milliwatts will be transmitted over a long distance. It can reach more than 200 kilometers in a clear environment. Three repeaters were able to cover the mountainous area of Hakone, sending text of about 30 characters and location information from the Global Positioning System (GPS). Photo taken on July 18, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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U.S. agency fines Takata up to $200 million

Shigehisa Takada (C), president and CEO of Japanese parts supplier Takata Corp., and other company officials bow in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2015. U.S. auto safety regulators announced earlier that it will fine the company up to $200 million (24.2 billion yen), accelerate the recall process to replace the company's faulty air bag inflators and order it to stop using an unstable chemical linked to the defect. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. agency fines Takata up to $200 million

Shigehisa Takada, president and CEO of Japanese parts supplier Takata Corp., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2015, following the announcement by U.S. auto safety regulators that it will fine the company up to $200 million (24.2 billion yen), accelerate the recall process to replace the company's faulty air bag inflators and order it to stop using an unstable chemical linked to the defect. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. agency fines Takata up to $200 million

Shigehisa Takada, president and CEO of Japanese parts supplier Takata Corp., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2015, following the announcement by U.S. auto safety regulators that it will fine the company up to $200 million (24.2 billion yen), accelerate the recall process to replace the company's faulty air bag inflators and order it to stop using an unstable chemical linked to the defect. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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. (Kyodo)

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Ripplewood poised to buy Japanese firms

NEW YORK, United States - Ripplewood Holdings LLC Chief Executive Officer Tim Collins speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at the company headquarters in New York on June 7. He said Ripplewood plans to spend up to 200 billion yen more over the next three years to purchase Japanese companies.