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Biden Disembarks Air Force One - Joint Base Andrews

US President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One after arriving at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. Biden's decision to let Ukraine hit targets inside Russia failed to galvanize broader allied support for Kyiv, in a sign of the outgoing president's waning influence. Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Disembarks Air Force One - Joint Base Andrews

US President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One after arriving at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. Biden's decision to let Ukraine hit targets inside Russia failed to galvanize broader allied support for Kyiv, in a sign of the outgoing president's waning influence. Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Disembarks Air Force One - Joint Base Andrews

US President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One after arriving at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. Biden's decision to let Ukraine hit targets inside Russia failed to galvanize broader allied support for Kyiv, in a sign of the outgoing president's waning influence. Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese PM reshuffles cabinet amid slipping support rates

STORY: Japanese PM reshuffles cabinet amid slipping support rates DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:48 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Japanese Prime Minister's office 2. various of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his new cabinet members (courtesy of Japanese Prime Minister's official residence) 3. various of street views in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday revamped his cabinet and the executive lineup of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) as public support for the government is waning. The second cabinet reshuffle by Kishida since last year included changes to 13 out of 19 ministers, with 11 of them entering the cabinet for the first time. According to the lineup announced on Wednesday, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, among six current cabinet members, remained in their posts, as Kishida seeks to maintain stability in key positions

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JAPAN-TOKYO-PM-CABINET-RESHUFFLE

(230913) -- TOKYO, Sept. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C, front) poses for group photos with his cabinet members at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 13, 2023. Kishida on Wednesday revamped his cabinet and the executive lineup of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) as public support for the government is waning. The second cabinet reshuffle by Kishida since last year included changes to 13 out of 19 ministers, with 11 of them entering the cabinet for the first time. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Cabinet reshuffle amid waning support for PM Abe

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 3 Kyodo - Liberal Democratic Party upper house member Yoshimasa Hayashi arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2017, to be named as education minister in a Cabinet reshuffle.

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Scroll shows sword-wielding skill license given to historical hero

KYOTO, Nov. 12 Kyodo - Photo taken in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 7, 2015, shows a scroll certifying the skill in wielding a "naginata" long-handled sword given to historical hero Sakamoto Ryoma in the waning years of the Edo period (1603-1867). The name of his lover, Chiba Sana, is among a list of names that also includes Chiba Shusaku, founder of the Hokushin Ittoryu school of swordsmanship.

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Western Japan women develop rush-using object

KOCHI, Japan - Members of a group of women seeking to preserve the waning rush industry in Tosa, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, show an object made from rushes as an interior product by binding the plant with "washi" Japanese paper on Dec. 15, 2014.

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DPJ to hold vote to pick new leader May 16

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa (L) and Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama (R) attend a party executives meeting at DPJ headquarters in Tokyo on May 12, one day after Ozawa announced he would step down in the face of waning popularity amid a political fund scandal.

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DPJ to hold vote to pick new leader May 16

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Vice President Katsuya Okada is surrounded by reporters at the Diet building on May 12. Okada is considering running in the party's election to pick a successor to President Ichiro Ozawa who said he would step down in the face of waning popularity amid a political fund scandal.

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Yokota to retire as head of abductee families' group

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Yokota, who heads a group of Japanese families of victims of North Korea's abductions, speaks at a press conference, flanked by his wife Sakie, in Kawasaki on March 23. Yokota, 74, said he plans to step down from the post due to waning physical strength.

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Yokota to retire as head of abductee families' group

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Yokota (file photo), who heads a group of Japanese families of victims of North Korea's abductions, plans to step down from the post due to waning physical strength. Yokota, 74, became the head of the Association of the Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea when it was formed on March 25, 1997, and has led the campaign, together with his wife Sakie, 71, to seek the return of abductees, including their daughter Megumi, who was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977 at the age of 13.

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LDP selling Koizumi goods at discount

TOKYO, Japan - The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is selling goods related to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (photo) at discounts as large as 60% in an effort to boost sales. The discount sales campaign began in mid-December last year, and reflects the decline in demand for such goods in line with Koizumi's waning popularity.

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Takenaka voices concern over waning export environment

TOKYO, Japan - Economic and fiscal policy minister Heizo Takenaka speaks to reporters at the Diet in Tokyo on Nov. 13 about the deteriorating export environment while assessing the July-September gross domestic product figures as within expectations.

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Koizumi cheers staff working on his e-mail magazine

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) cheers up his staff working on his e-mail magazine at the Cabinet Office's public relations room June 26. The popularity of the e-mail magazine showed no signs of waning, with the number of subscribers already passing the two million mark.

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JAPAN-TOKYO-COVID-19-CASES

(220729) -- TOKYO, July 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People wearing face masks walk on a street in Tokyo, Japan, July 29, 2022. As the pandemic here shows no signs of waning, the World Health Organization said that Japan reported the world's highest number of new cases in the week to Sunday, with more than 969,000 infections. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-COVID-19-CASES

(220729) -- TOKYO, July 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People wearing face masks walk on a street in Tokyo, Japan, July 29, 2022. As the pandemic here shows no signs of waning, the World Health Organization said that Japan reported the world's highest number of new cases in the week to Sunday, with more than 969,000 infections. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-COVID-19-CASES

(220729) -- TOKYO, July 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People wearing face masks walk on a street in Tokyo, Japan, July 29, 2022. As the pandemic here shows no signs of waning, the World Health Organization said that Japan reported the world's highest number of new cases in the week to Sunday, with more than 969,000 infections. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-COVID-19-CASES

(220729) -- TOKYO, July 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People wearing face masks walk on a street in Tokyo, Japan, July 29, 2022. As the pandemic here shows no signs of waning, the World Health Organization said that Japan reported the world's highest number of new cases in the week to Sunday, with more than 969,000 infections. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Tunisian health expert warns of possibility of new wave of COVID-19

STORY: Tunisian health expert warns of possibility of new wave of COVID-19 DATELINE: June 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. Various of vaccination site 2. Various of a hospital for COVID-19 patients 3. Various of the view of streets in Tunis STORYLINE: Hashemi Al-Wazir, Director of the Pasteur Institute in Tunisia, said on Tuesday that the confirmed cases of the COVID-19 in several regions in the country are rising recently, adding the possibility of a new wave of the pandemic cannot be ruled out. As a member of the country's scientific committee for fighting COVID-19, Al-Wazir told local media that many people have been vaccinated for more than 6 months, and the protective effect of the vaccine is waning. He stressed that the number of daily confirmed cases in some areas, including in the capital Tunis, is on a constant rise. Although Tunisia has lifted its epidemic prevention and control measures, the medical expert advised people to wear masks in enclosed spaces.

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Bungled Summit of Americas a diplomatic nightmare for U.S.

STORY: Bungled Summit of Americas diplomatic nightmare for U.S. DATELINE: June 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: Mexico City CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): EDUARDO ROLDAN, Mexican political scientist SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RAFAEL HERNANDEZ, Cuban senior political expert SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): DIEGO SEQUERA, Venezuelan journalist and political analyst STORYLINE: This week's Summit of the Americas held in the U.S. city of Los Angeles has become a diplomatic nightmare for the United States. Washington's decision to cherry-pick who gets invited to the summit, and strong-arm other governments into acquiescing, sent a familiar chill through Latin America, a region the United States has notoriously referred to as its "backyard." Far from signalling a willingness to partner with regional countries to tackle common issues, Washington seems to take advantage of the summit to restore its waning influence and tighten its grip over Latin American nations. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): EDUARDO ROLDAN,

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Japan land prices rebound after marking 1st fall in 6 yrs

The average price of land in Japan rebounded on the back of solid housing demand after falling for the first time in six years the previous year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the government said Tuesday. Land in all categories nationwide, including that for residential and commercial use, rose 0.6 percent from a year earlier as of Jan. 1, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The ministry said a recovery trend has been observed, driven by housing demand in urban areas and vicinities, as the influence of the pandemic is waning.

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DPJ to hold vote to pick new leader May 16

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa (L) and Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama (R) attend a party executives meeting at DPJ headquarters in Tokyo on May 12, one day after Ozawa announced he would step down in the face of waning popularity amid a political fund scandal. (Kyodo)

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DPJ to hold vote to pick new leader May 16

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Vice President Katsuya Okada is surrounded by reporters at the Diet building on May 12. Okada is considering running in the party's election to pick a successor to President Ichiro Ozawa who said he would step down in the face of waning popularity amid a political fund scandal. (Kyodo)

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Takenaka voices concern over waning export environment

TOKYO, Japan - Economic and fiscal policy minister Heizo Takenaka speaks to reporters at the Diet in Tokyo on Nov. 13 about the deteriorating export environment while assessing the July-September gross domestic product figures as within expectations. (Kyodo)

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Russo-Japanese War - Kobe send off

Russo-Japanese War - Kobe send off - Crowds waning. Part of Box 168 Boswell Collection - Russo-Japanese War. Date: 1904 - 1905

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Great Bear star sign in swordsmanship license for historical hero

Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2015, shows a Great Bear star sign inscribed in a scroll certifying the skill in wielding a "naginata" long-handled sword given to historical hero Sakamoto Ryoma in the waning years of the Edo period (1603-1867). The scroll lists the names of several related people, including his lover Chiba Sana and Chiba Shusaku, founder of the Hokushin Ittoryu school of swordsmanship. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-suicide attack unit pilot Yanai talks at film preview

Yoshiomi Yanai, a 93-year-old former pilot of Japan's suicide attack unit during World War II, talks at a preview of a film on a fighter pilot training corps of the ex-Imperial Japanese Navy in the waning days of the war, on July 1, 2015, in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The film titled "Tsukuba Kaigun Kokutai (meaning Tsukuba Navy Flying Corps), in which Yanai recalled his memories of friends who died in suicide attacks, was produced by a citizens' group, "Project Ibaraki." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese migration to Malaysia waning after nuke crisis-induced peak

Masami Fujimoto (L) and his wife Kaoru, shown in this file photo taken on Sept. 25, 2017, are satisfied with their life in Malaysia and advise friends in Japan to join them under a migration scheme offered by the local government. (NNA/Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taiwan's Cabinet resigns en masse amid waning support

Outgoing Taiwan Premier Lin Chuan (8th from R in front) poses for a group photo with his Cabinet ministers and their deputies on the square of the Executive Yuan building in Taipei on Sept. 7, 2017, before leading his ministers to resign en masse to make way for a new Cabinet led by Tainan Mayor William Lai. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yokota to retire as head of abductee families' group

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Yokota, who heads a group of Japanese families of victims of North Korea's abductions, speaks at a press conference, flanked by his wife Sakie, in Kawasaki on March 23. Yokota, 74, said he plans to step down from the post due to waning physical strength. (Kyodo)

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Yokota to retire as head of abductee families' group

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Yokota (file photo), who heads a group of Japanese families of victims of North Korea's abductions, plans to step down from the post due to waning physical strength. Yokota, 74, became the head of the Association of the Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea when it was formed on March 25, 1997, and has led the campaign, together with his wife Sakie, 71, to seek the return of abductees, including their daughter Megumi, who was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977 at the age of 13. (Kyodo)

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Western Japan women develop rush-using object

KOCHI, Japan - Members of a group of women seeking to preserve the waning rush industry in Tosa, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, show an object made from rushes as an interior product by binding the plant with "washi" Japanese paper on Dec. 15, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Reopening of business after coronavirus closure

A live comedy show is held in Tokyo on June 19, 2020. The Tokyo metropolitan government lifted all restrictions on businesses the same day amid signs that the novel coronavirus is waning. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cabinet reshuffle amid waning support for PM Abe

Liberal Democratic Party lower house member Tetsuma Esaki arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2017, to be named as minister of state for Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs minister in a Cabinet reshuffle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cabinet reshuffle amid waning support for PM Abe

Liberal Democratic Party upper house member Masaji Matsuyama arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2017, to be named as minister for promoting dynamic engagement of all citizens in a Cabinet reshuffle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cabinet reshuffle amid waning support for PM Abe

Liberal Democratic Party lower house member Hachiro Okonogi arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2017, to be named as disaster management minister in a Cabinet reshuffle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cabinet reshuffle amid waning support for PM Abe

Keiichi Ishii, lower house member of the Liberal Democratic Party's junior coalition partner the Komeito party, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2017, to be renamed as transport minister in a Cabinet reshuffle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cabinet reshuffle amid waning support for PM Abe

Liberal Democratic Party lower house member Masayoshi Yoshino arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2017, to be renamed as reconstruction minister in a Cabinet reshuffle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cabinet reshuffle amid waning support for PM Abe

Keiichi Ishii, lower house member of the Liberal Democratic Party's junior coalition partner the Komeito party, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2017, to be renamed as transport minister in a Cabinet reshuffle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cabinet reshuffle amid waning support for PM Abe

Liberal Democratic Party lower house member Taro Kono arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2017, to be named as foreign minister in a Cabinet reshuffle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reopening of business after coronavirus closure

A live comedy show is held in Tokyo on June 19, 2020. The Tokyo metropolitan government lifted all restrictions on businesses the same day amid signs that the novel coronavirus is waning. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reopening of business after coronavirus closure

A wine bar owner prepares to reopen her bar in Tokyo on June 19, 2020, with clear boards installed on a counter to prevent coronavirus infections. The Tokyo metropolitan government lifted all restrictions on businesses the same day amid signs that the novel coronavirus is waning. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reopening of business after coronavirus closure

A wine bar owner prepares to reopen her bar in Tokyo on June 19, 2020, with clear boards installed on a counter to prevent coronavirus infections. The Tokyo metropolitan government lifted all restrictions on businesses the same day amid signs that the novel coronavirus is waning. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reopening of business after coronavirus closure

A wine bar owner prepares to reopen her bar in Tokyo on June 19, 2020, with clear boards installed on a counter to prevent coronavirus infections. The Tokyo metropolitan government lifted all restrictions on businesses the same day amid signs that the novel coronavirus is waning. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lifting of COVID-19 business restrictions in Tokyo

Photo shows an eatery in Shinjuku's Golden Gai area in downtown Tokyo on the night of June 18, 2020. The Tokyo metropolitan government lifted on June 19 its COVID-19 request that eateries refrain from operating beyond midnight given signs the coronavirus pandemic is waning in the Japanese capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo scene after lifting of COVID-19 business restrictions

Photo shows Shinjuku's Golden Gai, a small area filled with bars in downtown Tokyo, on the night of June 18, 2020. The Tokyo metropolitan government lifted on June 19 its COVID-19 request that eateries refrain from operating beyond midnight given signs the coronavirus pandemic is waning in the Japanese capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cabinet reshuffle amid waning support for PM Abe

Liberal Democratic Party upper house member Masaji Matsuyama arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2017, to be named as minister for promoting dynamic engagement of all citizens in a Cabinet reshuffle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cabinet reshuffle amid waning support for PM Abe

Liberal Democratic Party lower house member Hiroshi Kajiyama arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2017, to be named as minister of state for regional revitalization in a Cabinet reshuffle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cabinet reshuffle amid waning support for PM Abe

Liberal Democratic Party lower house member Hiroshi Kajiyama arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2017, to be named as minister of state for regional revitalization in a Cabinet reshuffle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo