ILEA001078755: Japan wins 4th straight in Japan-U.S. baseball series

(FOCUS) JAPAN-TOKYO-AIRCRAFT-COLLISION

(240102) -- TOKYO, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Flights are delayed or cancelled due to an aircraft collision at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 2, 2024. Five of the six crew members aboard a Japan Coast Guard aircraft that collided with a passenger plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday were confirmed dead, while the captain who managed to escape earlier was severely injured, public broadcaster NHK reported. Coast Guard spokesperson Yoshinori Yanagishima earlier confirmed the collision between the Japan Airlines aircraft and its flight MA-722, a Bombardier Dash-8, with both aircraft catching fire. The Coast Guard plane was taxiing on the runway to transport relief goods for quake-hit areas in Niigata Prefecture after a series of temblors of up to 7.6 magnitude struck central Japan on Monday afternoon, according to the spokesperson. Meanwhile, all 367 passengers and 12 crew members on board the Japan Airlines flight escaped from the airplane while it was on fire without life-threatening injuries

Chinese diplomats, doctors visit orphanage in Algeria before Int'l Children's Day

STORY: Chinese diplomats, doctors visit orphanage in Algeria before Int'l Children's Day DATELINE: June 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:59 LOCATION: Algiers CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of donation ceremony 2. various of health consultation 3. various of game session 4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic/French): SOFIANE GUERCIF, Director of Draria Children's Village 5. various of International Children's Day celebration STORYLINE: An orphanage in Algiers, the capital of Algeria, on Wednesday welcomed a charity event organized by the Chinese Embassy ahead of International Children's Day. During the event at the Red Crescent's Orphanage Village of Draria, members of the Chinese medical team in Algeria conducted health consultations on-site for the children in the village. A number of games and activities were organized by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) Algeria, and gifts, health care kits, and stationery supplies worth about 2 million Algerian dinars (about 14,617 U.S. dollars) were donated t

Nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier calls at Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - The nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln is seen off Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture on May 25. Later in the day, the 102,000-ton flattop with about 6,000 crew members entered Sasebo port for a five-day stay aimed at providing rest for its personnel and to replenish supplies.

(8)MLB All-Stars Game 8

TOKYO, Japan - Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Vernon Wells smiles in front of a Honda car he got as the prize for the Most Valuable Player award of the eight-game exhibition series between the major league selection and the Japanese All-Star team at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 14. (MLB) (Kyodo)

(1)MLB All-Stars - Game 7

NAGOYA, Japan - Athens Olympic hammer throw gold medallist Koji Murofushi throws the first pitch at the opening of Game 7 between the U.S. major league team and Japan's all-star team at Nagoya Dome on Nov. 12. (MLB) (Kyodo)

(1)MLB All-Stars - Game 6

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese outfielder Takahiro Saeki slams a solo homer off Anaheim Angels pitcher Francisco Rodriguez in the eighth inning of Game 6 of a series of U.S.-Japanese exhibition games at Sapporo Dome on Nov. 11. The Japanese All-Star team beat major league players 5-1 for their second straight victory. (MLB)(Kyodo)

(4)MLB All-Stars - Game 5

OSAKA, Japan - Houston Astros pitcher Roger Clemens (22) is greeted by teammates after leaving the mound in the sixth inning of Game 5 of a series of U.S.-Japanese exhibition games at Osaka Dome on Nov. 10. The Japanese All-Star team beat major league players 3-1 for their first victory in five games. (MLB)(Kyodo)

(4)MLB All-Stars - Game 4

FUKUOKA, Japan - Los Angeles Dodgers' Alex Cora hits an RBI double off Daiei Hawks' Nagisa Arakaki (L) in the sixth inning of Game 4 of an eight-game U.S.-Japan exhibition series at Fukuoka Dome on Nov. 9. The MLB team beat the Japanese All-Stars 7-2 for their fourth straight victory. (MLB) (Kyodo)

(1)Cameroon soccer team leaves training camp for Niigata

NAKATSUE, Japan - Cameroon striker Patrick Mboma shakes hands with a villager in Nakatue in Oita Prefecture on May 31 as Cameroon soccer team players leave the village for Niigata after holding a week-long training camp there. Cameroon will play their opening game with Ireland in the first round of the World Cup finals on June 1. (World Cup 2002)

Matsui goes 3-for-4 and wins MVP in all-star series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kazuo Matsui of the Seibu Lions hits a solo homer to right in the fourth inning off Yakult Swallows right-hander Satoshi Iriki on July 21 in the opener of the all-star series at Fukuoka Dome. The shortstop went 3-for-4 to win the MVP honor after helping the Pacific League beat the Central League 7-1 to snap the former's eight-game winless streak.

Japan wins 4th straight in Japan-U.S. baseball series

Members of Japan's collegiate all-star baseball team congratulate themselves on June 27 after winning their fourth straight in the five-game Japan-U.S. collegiate baseball series 8-5 in Aomori Prefecture.

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