ILEA001081464: National high school baseball tournament begins

France wins on opening day at Hong Kong Rugby Sevens

STORY: France wins on opening day at Hong Kong Rugby Sevens DATELINE: April 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: Hong Kong, China lost to France 21-14 as the three-day Hong Kong Rugby Sevens kicked off on Friday. It marks the first time that the Hong Kong Sevens has been played twice on the same series calendar, with 28 teams competing at the Hong Kong Stadium, including 12 sides in women's sevens. In the last fixture on Friday, a brace of tries from Jordan Sepho and a try from Jonathan Laugel put France firmly in charge. Despite an exceptional try from Seb Brien, the hosts lacked the quality to turn the game around. Earlier, the defending champion Australia got the job done in the first half and eased past Japan 26-5, while another powerhouse Fiji got past Samoa 12-7. In the women's series, Hong Kong, China was crushed by New Zealand 50-0, followed by a 22-5 setback to Canada. Xinhua News Agency correspondents re

African Nations Championship kicks off in Algeria

STORY: African Nations Championship kicks off in Algeria DATELINE: Jan. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: Algiers CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony of the 7th African Nations Championship STORYLINE: The seventh edition of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) kicked off at Nelson Mandela Stadium in Baraki locality, southern Algiers on Friday. Host Algeria beat Libya 1-0 through Aymen Mahious' 57th-minute penalty in the tournament opener. Algerian Prime Minister Ayman Benabderrahmane declared the championship open, in the presence of several international sports personalities and big world football names, including FIFA president Gianni Infantino and president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Patrice Motsepe. In his opening remarks, Benabderrahmane welcomed all teams and guests to the tournament as he paid tribute to late Nelson Mandela. The biennial tournament, which was first staged in 2009 in Cote d'Ivoire, runs from January 13 to February 4 this year. T

Nara International Film Festival

NARA, Japan - Actors, actresses and other film industry personnel stand on the red carpet during the opening ceremony of the Nara International Film Festival in Nara on Aug. 25, 2010. A total of 21 films, mostly shot in Nara Prefecture, will be screened at the festival, initiated by director Naomi Kawase, winner of the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007. (Kyodo)

Actresses-in-the-making graduate from Takarazuka school

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - A total of 38 women at Takarazuka Music School, Japan's unique all-girl music academy, pose in their dark-green Japanese ''hakama'' skirts and black kimono called ''montsuki'' for a commemorative photo after a commencement ceremony at the academy in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 1, 2010. After completing their two-year program at the school, they will join the renowned Takarazuka Revue and make their debut in a performance on April 16. (Kyodo)

Crown prince, princess visit Nagano to attend sports festival

OBUSE, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and his wife Crown Princess Masako leave a local museum in the town of Obuse, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 25. Earlier in the day, the imperial couple arrived in the prefecture to attend the opening ceremony of the winter national sports festival, marking the first time in about three months for the ailing crown princess to go outside Tokyo for an official trip. (Kyodo)

Dolls depicting year's newsmakers shown in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A Tokyo doll maker unveils dolls depicting people in the news in 2006 at a hall in Tokyo. At front left is high-school pitcher Yuki Saito, who endeared himself to fans by wiping his face with a blue handkerchief during a summer baseball tournament at Koshien Stadium; at front right are Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, proud parents of a new prince. (Kyodo)

Image of Koshien Stadium being shaken by baseball camp culture

TOKYO, Japan - Players of Aomori Yamada Senior High School practice at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture for the summer national high school baseball championship tournament.

(1)Parents of Yu Darvish

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Farsad Darvish (L) and his wife Ikuyo (C), parents of Tohoku High Schools ace Yu Darvish,who would later become pro club Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher, root for their son at national high school invitational tournament at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya. The photo was taken on Aug. 23, 2003. (Kyodo)

National Sports Festival gets under way in Miyagi

RIFU, Japan - Yoshinobu Miyake, a weightlifting gold medalist in the 1964 Tokyo and 1968 Mexico City Olympics, lit the symbolic flame of the 56th annual National Sports Festival at Miyagi Stadium on Oct. 13. Miyake holds 8-year-old Shizuka Ando at the opening ceremony held under clear skies with about 31,000 spectators. Competition in the five-day meet begins Sunday.

1 killed, 5 hurt in rockslide in Gifu village

GIFU, Japan - Photo taken by the Itadori village office in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on June 6 shows the scene of a rockslide that killed a junior high school student and injured five others. They were part of a group of 280 students who were on a three-day school camping trip to the village.

National high school baseball tournament begins

KOSHIEN, Japan - Students march at the opening ceremony of the annual national high school baseball tournament that began at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 8. A total of 49 teams are taking part in the 14-day sports meet.

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