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(SP)INDONESIA-BALI-AFC U17 WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP-2024-FINAL-DPRK VS JPN

(240519) -- BALI, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Furuta Asako (R) of Japan vies for a header during the final between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Japan at the AFC U-17 Women's Asia Cup in Bali, Indonesia, May 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

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(SP)INDONESIA-BALI-AFC U17 WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP-SEMIFINAL-JPN VS KOR

(240516) -- BALI, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Won Ju-Eun (R) of South Korea vies with Furuta Asako of Japan during the semifinal of AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup between Japan and South Korea in Bali, Indonesia, May 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

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Foreign diplomatic envoys impressed by new energy industry in China's Shenzhen

STORY: Foreign diplomatic envoys impressed by new energy industry in China's Shenzhen SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 27, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shenzhen, China (File) 2. various of the 2023 tour of foreign diplomats to Chinese localities 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROLAND REILAND, Ambassador of Luxembourg to China 4. various of new energy vehicles and related products on display 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): UENO ASAKO, Minister of Embassy of Japan to China 6. various of Shenzhen, China (File) 7. various of the 2023 tour of foreign diplomats to Chinese localities 8. various of research on new energy vehicles (File) 9. various of the 2023 tour of foreign diplomats to Chinese localities 10. various of automobile manufacturing and Shenzhen's public transportation (File) STORYLINE: Diplomatic envoys from 12 countries have gone on a four-day tour in China's Shenzhen to better understand the city's achievements in new energy and

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Nadeshiko coach names squad for Netherlands, Belgium tour

TOKYO, Japan, May 29 Kyodo - Nadeshiko Japan coach Asako Takakura names a 23-member squad on May 29, 2017, in Tokyo for her team's June tour of the Netherlands and Belgium. "We'll look to be aggressive both offensively and defensively, while also being clever," Takakura said.

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Dog awarded for keeping man, girl warm

SAPPORO, Japan - Asako Soma (R) receives an award certificate on behalf of Junior (L), a 7-year-old male Labrador Retriever, in the town of Naie, Hokkaido, on Nov. 24, 2011. The town government honored the dog for keeping his 81-year-old owner Yoshimasa Soma, husband of Asako, and the man's 3-year-old granddaughter Sukai Kimura warm in an overturned car during a freezing night.

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Japan, Jordan ink civil nuclear cooperation pact

AMMAN, Jordan - Kiyoshi Asako(L), charge d'affaires at the Japanese Embassy in Jordan, and Khaled Toukan, chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission, shake hands after signing a bilateral civil nuclear cooperation pact on Sept. 10, 2010, on the outskirts of the Jordanian capital Amman. The pact will allow Japan to export nuclear power generation technology and related equipment.

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Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu gets married

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu and his wife Asako cut the cake during their wedding reception at a hotel in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2010. Kotooshu, whose real name is Kaloyan Mahlyanov, became the first European wrestler to capture an Emperor's Cup in 2008.

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Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu gets married

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu and his wife Asako pose during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2010, after their wedding reception, which was attended by some 600 people. Kotooshu, whose real name is Kaloyan Mahlyanov, became the first European wrestler to capture an Emperor's Cup in 2008.

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Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu announces engagement

MATSUDO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu raises his fiancee Asako Ando during a news conference to announce their engagement in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture on May 5. Their wedding ceremony is scheduled for February next year.

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Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu announces engagement

MATSUDO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (L) and his fiancee Asako Ando attend a news conference in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture on May 5 to announce their engagement. Their wedding ceremony is scheduled for February next year.

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School rebuilt with funds from prewar drinking ban to close

KANAZAWA, Japan - Asako Kaneda, 83, looks up at a ''kinshu'' (drinking ban) signboard at her house in Tsubata, Ishikawa Prefecture.

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Teenage amateur Fujimoto shares lead at Elleair Ladies

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Teenage amateur Asako Fujimoto watches her tree shot during the second round of the Elleair Ladies Open at Elleair Golf Club Matsuyama on Nov. 18. She shot a 7-under-par 65 to surge into a tie for the lead with Taiwan's Wei Yun-jye.

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U.S. naval port plan backer elected mayor of Urasoe, Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Mitsuo Gima (L), who won Sunday's Urasoe mayoral election, raises his hands with his wife Asako in a celebration at his campaign office Feb. 11. Gima, 57, a former Okinawa prefectural assembly chairman, supports a plan to relocate a U.S. naval port to Urasoe from nearby Okinawa prefectural capital Naha. He won 19,739 votes, beating incumbent Kenichi Miyagi with 18,553. Gima was supported by the Liberal Democratic Party, the New Conservative Party and the New Komeito party.

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Teenage amateur Fujimoto shares lead at Elleair Ladies

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Teenage amateur Asako Fujimoto watches her tree shot during the second round of the Elleair Ladies Open at Elleair Golf Club Matsuyama on Nov. 18. She shot a 7-under-par 65 to surge into a tie for the lead with Taiwan's Wei Yun-jye. (Kyodo)

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Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu announces engagement

MATSUDO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (L) and his fiancee Asako Ando attend a news conference in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture on May 5 to announce their engagement. Their wedding ceremony is scheduled for February next year. (Kyodo)

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Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu announces engagement

MATSUDO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu raises his fiancee Asako Ando during a news conference to announce their engagement in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture on May 5. Their wedding ceremony is scheduled for February next year. (Kyodo)

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Soccer: Nadeshiko Japan sunk by Sweden in friendly

Members of the Japanese women's soccer team are seen after succumbing to Sweden 3-0 in a friendly on July 21, 2016 in Kalmar, Sweden. Former world champions Nadeshiko Japan remain winless in three games under new coach Asako Takakura. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Nadeshiko Japan sunk by Sweden in friendly

Japan's Saki Kumagai (C) reacts after the Swedes scored the opening goal in the second half of a friendly in Kalmar, Sweden on July 21, 2016. Former women's world champions Nadeshiko Japan, who lost 3-0 to Sweden, remain winless in three games under new coach Asako Takakura. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan coach Takakura names squad

Japanese women's soccer coach Asako Takakura names her squad for an upcoming friendly away to Sweden during a press conference on July 6, 2016, in Tokyo. Regular captain Aya Miyama, the three-time Asian Player of the Year, was overlooked as she "is still not right condition-wise," Takakura said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Women's World Cup rivals Japan, U.S. draw in friendly

Japan women's national soccer team coach Asako Takakura (front) smiles after Yuki Ogimi scores her team's second goal of the first half against the United States in an international friendly in Commerce City, Colorado, on June 2, 2016. A replay of the 2015 Women's World Cup final, the game ended 3-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takakura readies Nadeshiko for international friendly

New Nadeshiko Japan manager Asako Takakura speaks to reporters after a training session in Commerce City, Colorado, on June 1, 2016, ahead of her first match in charge. Japan will face the United States in an international friendly on June 2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takakura readies Nadeshiko for international friendly

New Nadeshiko Japan manager Asako Takakura (L) attends a training session in Commerce City, Colorado, on June 1, 2016, ahead of her first match in charge. Japan will face the United States in an international friendly on June 2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takakura readies Nadeshiko for international friendly

New Nadeshiko Japan manager Asako Takakura speaks to reporters after a training session in Commerce City, Colorado, on June 1, 2016, ahead of her first match in charge. Japan will face the United States in an international friendly on June 2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: New coach Takakura goes for youth in 1st Nadeshiko selection

New Nadeshiko Japan manager Asako Takakura announces 20 team members for her first matches in charge at a press conference in Tokyo on May 20, 2016. Takakura picked a youthful side after Japan failed to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takakura becomes Nadeshiko Japan manager

Asako Takakura, the new head coach of the national women's soccer team Nadeshiko Japan, attends a press conference in Tokyo on April 27, 2016. Replacing World-Cup winning coach Norio Sasaki, Takakura, 48, said she hopes her team will be the world's top team in women's soccer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takakura becomes Nadeshiko Japan manager

Asako Takakura, the new head coach of the national women's soccer team Nadeshiko Japan, attends a press conference in Tokyo on April 27, 2016. Replacing World-Cup winning coach Norio Sasaki, Takakura, 48, said she hopes her team will be the world's top team in women's soccer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takakura becomes Nadeshiko Japan manager

Asako Takakura, the new head coach of the national women's soccer team Nadeshiko Japan, attends a press conference in Tokyo on April 27, 2016. Replacing World-Cup winning coach Norio Sasaki, Takakura, 48, said she hopes her team will be the world's top team in women's soccer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JFA poised to name Takakura as new Nadeshiko Japan manager

Undated photo shows Japan women's Under-20s coach Asako Takakura. It was reported on April 26, 2016, that the Japan Football Association is poised to name Takakura as the new head coach of the national women's team Nadeshiko Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takakura meets with reporters

Asako Takakura, coach of the Japanese women's under-20 soccer team, meets with reporters at Haneda airport in Tokyo on March 8, 2016, after returning from Spain. Takakura, who is said to be on the shortlist to succeed World Cup-winning women's national team coach Norio Sasaki, said she has not yet been approached. Sasaki is set to retire after Nadeshiko failed to qualify for a fourth successive Olympic Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan coach Sasaki to retire, Takakura on shortlist as successor

File photo taken March 2014 in San Jose shows Asako Takakura supervising a training session of Japan's Under-17 team. Takakura is said to be on the shortlist as a successor to World Cup-winning women's national team coach Norio Sasaki, who is set to retire after Nadeshiko failed to qualify for a fourth successive Olympic Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan coach Sasaki to retire, Takakura on shortlist as successor

Japan coach Norio Sasaki (R) watches a game against Vietnam on March 7, 2016, in Osaka. Sasaki, who coached Nadeshiko Japan to victory at the 2011 World Cup, will retire following their failure to qualify for a fourth successive Olympic Games. Asako Takakura, Japan's Under-20 coach, is said to be on the shortlist as a successor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gay people call for legalization of same-sex marriage in Japan

Petitioners hold a press conference in Tokyo on July 7, 2015, after filing a request with the Japan Federation of Bar Associations to recommend that the government and parliament legislate for the legalization of same-sex marriages in the country: (From L to R) Asako Makimura, who is married to a French woman in France, Akiyoshi Tanaka and his partner Yuki Kawata, and Toshimasa Yamashita, who heads the defense team. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese opera singer Tamura appears at MLB exhibition game

Japanese opera singer Asako Tamura in kimono costume sings the United States national anthem at an exhibition baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the New York Yankees at Nationals Park in Washington on April 4, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese opera singer Tamura appears at MLB exhibition game

Japanese opera singer Asako Tamura in kimono costume sings the United States national anthem at an exhibition baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the New York Yankees at Nationals Park in Washington on April 4, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Whisky bar owner perfects art of mixing highballs over half century

Takao Tsuyuguchi (L), owner of Suntory Bar Tsuyuguchi in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, prepares a highball on Oct. 21, 2015, while his wife Asako looks on. The whisky bar opened in 1958, the same year as Suntory Whisky's advertisement mascot "Uncle Torys" was created. Tsuyuguchi has since perfected the skill of mixing highballs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Jordan ink civil nuclear cooperation pact

AMMAN, Jordan - Kiyoshi Asako(L), charge d'affaires at the Japanese Embassy in Jordan, and Khaled Toukan, chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission, shake hands after signing a bilateral civil nuclear cooperation pact on Sept. 10, 2010, on the outskirts of the Jordanian capital Amman. The pact will allow Japan to export nuclear power generation technology and related equipment. (Kyodo)

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Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu gets married

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu and his wife Asako cut the cake during their wedding reception at a hotel in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2010. Kotooshu, whose real name is Kaloyan Mahlyanov, became the first European wrestler to capture an Emperor's Cup in 2008. (Kyodo)

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Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu gets married

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu and his wife Asako pose during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2010, after their wedding reception, which was attended by some 600 people. Kotooshu, whose real name is Kaloyan Mahlyanov, became the first European wrestler to capture an Emperor's Cup in 2008. (Kyodo)

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Dog awarded for keeping man, girl warm

SAPPORO, Japan - Asako Soma (R) receives an award certificate on behalf of Junior (L), a 7-year-old male Labrador Retriever, in the town of Naie, Hokkaido, on Nov. 24, 2011. The town government honored the dog for keeping his 81-year-old owner Yoshimasa Soma, husband of Asako, and the man's 3-year-old granddaughter Sukai Kimura warm in an overturned car during a freezing night. (Kyodo)

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Football: Women's World Cup

Asako Takakura, coach of the Japan women's football team, speaks in Rennes, France, on June 11, 2019, ahead of a Women's World Cup Group D match against Scotland on June 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-Ghana women's friendly

Japan manager Asako Takakura shouts instructions during the second half of 7-1 victory over Ghana in a friendly in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, on April 1, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby World Cup in Japan

Bar master Asako Azumaya, wearing a rugby jersey, chats with customers at her bar in Higashiosaka, western Japan, on Sept. 10, 2019. Hanazono Rugby Stadium near her bar will host four World Cup matches. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Japan win EAFF E-1 women's championship

Japan women's football team manager Asako Takakura holds the winner's trophy after her squad beat South Korea 1-0 in the final to secure their third EAFF E-1 Women's Football Championship title in Busan, South Korea, on Dec. 17, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Nissan Skyline

Nissan Motor Co. Executive Vice President Asako Hoshino (2nd from R) unveils the company's new Skyline sedan in Yokohama on July 16, 2019, with sales set to commence in September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Nissan Skyline

Nissan Motor Co. Executive Vice President Asako Hoshino (2nd from R) unveils the company's new Skyline sedan in Yokohama on July 16, 2019, with sales set to commence in September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Nissan Skyline

Nissan Motor Co. Executive Vice President Asako Hoshino stands in front of the company's new Skyline sedan in Yokohama on July 16, 2019. Nissan will begin to sell the new model in September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Women's World Cup

Asako Takakura, coach of the Japan women's football team, arrives in Rennes, France, on June 11, 2019, ahead of a Women's World Cup Group D match against Scotland on June 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Women's World Cup

Japan coach Asako Takakura (C) gives instructions to Moeka Minami (12) during a scoreless draw with Argentina in a Women's World Cup Group D match in Paris on June 10, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Women's World Cup

Japan coach Asako Takakura gives instructions to her players during the second half of a scoreless draw with Argentina in a Women's World Cup Group D match in Paris on June 10, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Women's World Cup

Japan coach Asako Takakura (L) shakes hands with her players after a scoreless draw with Argentina in a Women's World Cup Group D match in Paris on June 10, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo