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Baseball: Ichiro becomes 1st Asian elected to U.S. Hall of Fame

Ichiro Suzuki of the Miami Marlins hits a triple in a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in Denver, Colorado, on Aug. 7, 2016, marking his 3,000th hit in MLB. It was announced on Jan. 21, 2025, that Ichiro, who also played for the Seattle Mariners, had become the first Asian player elected to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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CHINA-GUANGXI-DAHUA-WATER SUPPLY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230321) --DAHUA, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 18, 2016 shows villagers carrying water pipes on a mountain road in Nonglei Village of Bansheng Township, Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Situated at the center of the Karst landforms in west Guangxi, Dahua Yao Autonomous County had suffered from severe water deficit for ages. Since 2012, local government has been managing the water deficit through various measures like building water tanks or reservoirs to collect water or constructing water supply projects which could divert river water onto mountain areas to ease water shortage and provide safe drinking water for local people. Afters years of efforts, safe and convenient water supply is no longer a problem for the over 200,000 rural population in Dahua. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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Olympics: Rio Games draw to close, baton passed to Tokyo for 2020

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 21 Kyodo - The Portuguese and Japanese words for thank you -- "Obrigado" and "Arigato" -- are projected inside Maracana Stadium during the closing ceremony of the Rio Olympics on Aug. 21, 2016. Tokyo will host the next Summer Olympics in 2020.

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Olympics: Tokyo Gov. Koike waves Olympic flag at closing ceremony

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 21 Kyodo - Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (R) waves the Olympic flag as International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (C) looks on, during the closing ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 21, 2016.

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Olympics: Dancers perform at closing ceremony

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 21 Kyodo - Dancers wearing colorful costumes perform during the closing ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics at Maracana Stadium on Aug. 21, 2016.

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Olympics: Japan relay quartet gets silver medals

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 21 Kyodo - (From L) Ryota Yamagata, Shota Iizuka, Yoshihide Kiryu and Asuka Cambridge of Japan pose with their silver medals during the award ceremony for the men's 4x100-meter relay at the athletics competitions of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 20, 2016.

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Olympics: Snyder claims 97-kg wrestling gold

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 21 Kyodo - Freestyle wrestler Kyle Frederick Snyder of the United States poses with his gold medal after defeating Khetag Goziumov of Azerbaijan in the men's 97-kilogram final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 21, 2016.

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Scenes from Rio Olympics

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 21 Kyodo - Yiech Pur Biel from South Sudan of the Refugee Olympic Team runs in a men's 800-meter heat during the athletics competitions of the Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 12, 2016.

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Rio braces for terror attacks

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 21 Kyodo - A Brazilian soldier inspects a car near the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro on July 21, 2016. Authorities have tightened security ahead of the 17-day Summer Games starting Aug. 5.

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Lighting of Olympic torch for Rio Games

OLYMPIA, Greece, April 21 Kyodo - Greek actress Katerina Lehou (C), playing the role of high priestess, walks with the Olympic flame during the torch lighting ceremony for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in Olympia, Greece, on April 21, 2016. About 12,000 torch bearers will run with the flame in a relay through Greece and Brazil, culminating at the opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 5.

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Large boiler installed at Kawasaki power station

KAWASAKI, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. shows the installation of a large-scale boiler to the press at Kawasaki Thermal Power Station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2014. The station is planned to start operations in fiscal 2016.

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-OUTDOOR SPORTS-PARAGLIDING

(220808) -- XINJIANG, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ruifeng glides in the sky in Jimsar County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 21, 2022. Born in Xinjiang, 52-year-old Chen Ruifeng is a paragliding amateur. He says he feels like having his own wings when the paraglider opens. In 2016, Chen Ruifeng started to practice paragliding. Later on, he joined a local club and received his flying certificate after training. As an outdoor enthusiast, he also engages himself in trail running, mountaineering and ice climbing. In his opinions, the unique terrain of Xinjiang, such as mountains, steppes and rivers, has its own charms and thus makes here a heaven for outdoor activities. "As long as I can, I will fly higher and discover more the beauty of Xinjiang," Chen says. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-OUTDOOR SPORTS-PARAGLIDING

(220808) -- XINJIANG, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ruifeng sets up a wind sock before taking off in Jimsar County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 21, 2022. Born in Xinjiang, 52-year-old Chen Ruifeng is a paragliding amateur. He says he feels like having his own wings when the paraglider opens. In 2016, Chen Ruifeng started to practice paragliding. Later on, he joined a local club and received his flying certificate after training. As an outdoor enthusiast, he also engages himself in trail running, mountaineering and ice climbing. In his opinions, the unique terrain of Xinjiang, such as mountains, steppes and rivers, has its own charms and thus makes here a heaven for outdoor activities. "As long as I can, I will fly higher and discover more the beauty of Xinjiang," Chen says. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-OUTDOOR SPORTS-PARAGLIDING

(220808) -- XINJIANG, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ruifeng glides in the sky in Jimsar County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 21, 2022. Born in Xinjiang, 52-year-old Chen Ruifeng is a paragliding amateur. He says he feels like having his own wings when the paraglider opens. In 2016, Chen Ruifeng started to practice paragliding. Later on, he joined a local club and received his flying certificate after training. As an outdoor enthusiast, he also engages himself in trail running, mountaineering and ice climbing. In his opinions, the unique terrain of Xinjiang, such as mountains, steppes and rivers, has its own charms and thus makes here a heaven for outdoor activities. "As long as I can, I will fly higher and discover more the beauty of Xinjiang," Chen says. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-OUTDOOR SPORTS-PARAGLIDING

(220808) -- XINJIANG, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ruifeng checks his radio before take off in Jimsar County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 21, 2022. Born in Xinjiang, 52-year-old Chen Ruifeng is a paragliding amateur. He says he feels like having his own wings when the paraglider opens. In 2016, Chen Ruifeng started to practice paragliding. Later on, he joined a local club and received his flying certificate after training. As an outdoor enthusiast, he also engages himself in trail running, mountaineering and ice climbing. In his opinions, the unique terrain of Xinjiang, such as mountains, steppes and rivers, has its own charms and thus makes here a heaven for outdoor activities. "As long as I can, I will fly higher and discover more the beauty of Xinjiang," Chen says. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-OUTDOOR SPORTS-PARAGLIDING

(220808) -- XINJIANG, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ruifeng climbs up to his takeoff field in Jimsar County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 21, 2022. Born in Xinjiang, 52-year-old Chen Ruifeng is a paragliding amateur. He says he feels like having his own wings when the paraglider opens. In 2016, Chen Ruifeng started to practice paragliding. Later on, he joined a local club and received his flying certificate after training. As an outdoor enthusiast, he also engages himself in trail running, mountaineering and ice climbing. In his opinions, the unique terrain of Xinjiang, such as mountains, steppes and rivers, has its own charms and thus makes here a heaven for outdoor activities. "As long as I can, I will fly higher and discover more the beauty of Xinjiang," Chen says. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-OUTDOOR SPORTS-PARAGLIDING

(220808) -- XINJIANG, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ruifeng prepares to take off in Jimsar County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 21, 2022. Born in Xinjiang, 52-year-old Chen Ruifeng is a paragliding amateur. He says he feels like having his own wings when the paraglider opens. In 2016, Chen Ruifeng started to practice paragliding. Later on, he joined a local club and received his flying certificate after training. As an outdoor enthusiast, he also engages himself in trail running, mountaineering and ice climbing. In his opinions, the unique terrain of Xinjiang, such as mountains, steppes and rivers, has its own charms and thus makes here a heaven for outdoor activities. "As long as I can, I will fly higher and discover more the beauty of Xinjiang," Chen says. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-OUTDOOR SPORTS-PARAGLIDING

(220808) -- XINJIANG, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ruifeng arranges his paraglider lines in Jimsar County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 21, 2022. Born in Xinjiang, 52-year-old Chen Ruifeng is a paragliding amateur. He says he feels like having his own wings when the paraglider opens. In 2016, Chen Ruifeng started to practice paragliding. Later on, he joined a local club and received his flying certificate after training. As an outdoor enthusiast, he also engages himself in trail running, mountaineering and ice climbing. In his opinions, the unique terrain of Xinjiang, such as mountains, steppes and rivers, has its own charms and thus makes here a heaven for outdoor activities. "As long as I can, I will fly higher and discover more the beauty of Xinjiang," Chen says. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-OUTDOOR SPORTS-PARAGLIDING

(220808) -- XINJIANG, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ruifeng puts on his paragliding suit on a sidehill in Jimsar County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 21, 2022. Born in Xinjiang, 52-year-old Chen Ruifeng is a paragliding amateur. He says he feels like having his own wings when the paraglider opens. In 2016, Chen Ruifeng started to practice paragliding. Later on, he joined a local club and received his flying certificate after training. As an outdoor enthusiast, he also engages himself in trail running, mountaineering and ice climbing. In his opinions, the unique terrain of Xinjiang, such as mountains, steppes and rivers, has its own charms and thus makes here a heaven for outdoor activities. "As long as I can, I will fly higher and discover more the beauty of Xinjiang," Chen says. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-GUIZHOU-ASTRONOMY-FAST-TELESCOPE (CN)

(220806) -- GUIZHOU, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) with the first reflection panel installed (upper L, photo taken on Aug. 2, 2015), with nearly half of the reflection panels installed (upper R, photo taken on Dec. 16, 2015), with about 80 percent of the reflection panels installed (lower L, photo taken on March 9, 2016), and a panoramic view of FAST (lower R, photo taken on July 21, 2022), in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in southwest China's Guizhou Province, FAST started formal operation in January 2020 and officially opened to the world on March 31, 2021. It is believed to be the world's most sensitive radio telescope. With FAST, scientists have identified over 660 new pulsars. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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Rio braces for terror attacks

Brazilian soldiers stand guard outside the main press center for Rio de Janeiro Olympics on July 21, 2016. Authorities have tightened security ahead of the 17-day Games starting Aug. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rio braces for terror attacks

A car is pulled over for inspection near the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro on July 21, 2016. Authorities have tightened security ahead of the 17-day Summer Games starting Aug. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sculpture of Olympic rings placed at Copacabana beach

Photo taken July 21, 2016 shows people taking photos with a sculpture of the Olympic rings, made of recycled plastic bottles, at the Copacabana beach. The 17-day Summer Games will start Aug. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rio braces for terror attacks

A security guard patrols Rio de Janeiro's Galeao International Airport on July 21, 2016. Authorities have tightened security ahead of the 17-day Olympic Games starting Aug. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sculpture of Olympic rings placed at Copacabana beach

Photo taken July 21, 2016 shows people taking photos with a sculpture of the Olympic rings, made of recycled plastic bottles, at the Copacabana beach. The 17-day Summer Games will start Aug. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Teguramori's Japan leave for Rio, looking to stun Nigeria

Makoto Teguramori, head coach of the Japanese men's Olympic soccer team, speaks at Narita airport, northeast of Tokyo on July 21, 2016, before he and his players leave for Brazil to play in the Rio Olympic Games. Teguramori said the young Blue Samurai will go all out for their first match against Nigeria on Aug. 4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lighting of Olympic torch for Rio Games

Greek actress Katerina Lehou (R), playing the role of high priestess, passes the Olympic flame to Greek gymnast Eleftherios Petrounias, the first runner in the torch relay, during the lighting ceremony for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in Olympia, Greece, on April 21, 2016. About 12,000 torch bearers will run with the flame in a relay through Greece and Brazil, culminating at the opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lighting of Olympic torch for Rio Games

Greek gymnast Eleftherios Petrounias (C) runs with the Olympic torch in Olympia, Greece, on April 21, 2016, the first runner in the torch relay for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. About 12,000 torch bearers will run with the flame in a relay through Greece and Brazil, culminating at the opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lighting of Olympic torch for Rio Games

Greek gymnast Eleftherios Petrounias runs with the Olympic torch in Olympia, Greece, on April 21, 2016, the first runner in the torch relay for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. About 12,000 torch bearers will run with the flame in a relay through Greece and Brazil, culminating at the opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lighting of Olympic torch for Rio Games

Greek actress Katerina Lehou (R), playing the role of high priestess, lights the Olympic torch held by Greek gymnast Eleftherios Petrounias, the first runner in the torch relay, at the lighting ceremony for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in Olympia, Greece, on April 21, 2016. About 12,000 torch bearers will run with the flame in a relay through Greece and Brazil, culminating at the opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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INAC Kobe players chosen to promote "My Number" national ID system

Players of the INAC Kobe Leonessa women's football club, including Homare Sawa (4th from R) and Nahomi Kawasumi (3rd from L), pose in the Kobe city office building in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 21, 2015, after their nomination as the western Japanese city's envoys tasked with the promotion of the "My Number" national ID card system to be introduced in January 2016 for taxation and social security purposes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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G-7 finance chiefs meeting in Sendai to be held in May 2016

Akira Amari (L), Japan's minister in charge of Pacific free trade talks, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) and Finance Minister Taro Aso attend a regular Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2015. Aso told reporters later in the day that the Group of Seven finance ministers' meeting planned in the Japanese city of Sendai in 2016 will be held on May 20 and 21. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Small town near Osaka hopes English will put it on map

Photo taken Aug. 21, 2016 in Tadaoka, Osaka Prefecture, shows children being featured in a video to introduce Masaki Art Museum, one of the attractions in Japan's smallest town, to an overseas audience. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nagoya man allegedly stabs son to death because he "did not study"

Police officers check the home of Kengo Satake at a condominium in the central Japan city of Nagoya on Aug. 21, 2016, after arresting him on suspicion of stabbing his 12-year-old son Ryota, who later died. Satake, a 48-year-old truck driver, told police he committed the crime as he was dissatisfied with his son's attitude to studying ahead of an entrance examination to a private junior high school. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic torchbearer king of the hill at Copacabana Beach

Beachgoers soak up the rays on Copacabana beach, the site of the beach volleyball tournament at the Rio Olympics, on Aug. 13, 2016. The Rio Games will conclude on Aug. 21 with the closing ceremony at Maracana Stadium. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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H.K. occupy leaders found guilty of unlawful assembly

Hong Kong student leaders who spearheaded the pro-democracy Occupy movement in 2014 -- (from L) Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow -- are released on bail after being convicted on July 21, 2016, of inciting and joining an unlawful assembly. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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H.K. occupy leaders found guilty of unlawful assembly

Hong Kong student leaders who spearheaded the pro-democracy Occupy movement in 2014 -- (from L) Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow -- are released on bail after being convicted on July 21, 2016, of inciting and joining an unlawful assembly. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Large boiler installed at Kawasaki power station

KAWASAKI, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. shows the installation of a large-scale boiler to the press at Kawasaki Thermal Power Station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2014. The station is planned to start operations in fiscal 2016. (Kyodo)

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Japan eyes 14 gold, 30 overall medals at Rio Olympics

Japanese Olympic delegation general manager Yuji Takada answers questions at a press conference after arriving in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 1, 2016. Takada stressed the importance of jump-starting on the opening week of the Aug. 5-21 Games to attain the target of 14 gold medals and more than 30 medal overall at the Summer Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rejects plea to halt Ikata nuclear reactor in western Japan

Photo taken Aug. 12, 2016, shows the No. 3 reactor of Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata nuclear plant in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. On July 21, 2017, the Matsuyama District Court rejected resident's plea to halt the reactor amid concerns about the robustness of an evacuation plan in the event of an accident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Yamaha top defending champs Panasonic as Top League kicks off

Panasonic Wild Knights captain Shota Horie (R) is stopped by a Yamaha Jubilo player in their Top League season-opening game at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2016. Yamaha won 24-21. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Yamaha top defending champs Panasonic as Top League kicks off

Male Sa'u scores a try to open the scoring for Yamaha Jubilo in the first half of their 24-21 win against defending champions Panasonic Wild Knights in their Top League season-opening game at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan's Rio Olympic delegation holds disbandment ceremony

A total of 385 Japanese athletes and officials attend a disbandment ceremony at a Tokyo hotel on Aug. 25, 2016, following a highly successful campaign at the Rio Games with 12 gold medals, eight silver and 21 bronze. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan's Rio Olympic delegation holds disbandment ceremony

A total of 385 Japanese athletes and officials attend a disbandment ceremony at a Tokyo hotel on Aug. 25, 2016, following a highly successful campaign at the Rio Games with 12 gold medals, eight silver and 21 bronze. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Oita Gov. Morihiko Hiramatsu dies at 92

File photo taken in August 2011 shows Morihiko Hiramatsu (L), a former governor of Japan's southwestern prefecture of Oita, shaking hands with former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in Tokyo. Hiramatsu died on Aug. 21, 2016, at 92. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Oita Gov. Morihiko Hiramatsu dies at 92

File photo taken in January 2001 shows Morihiko Hiramatsu (R), then governor of Japan's southwestern prefecture of Oita, and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who talked about the "one village, one product" movement in Phnom Penh. Hiramatsu died on Aug. 21, 2016, at 92. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Capybara eats frozen watermelon

Photo taken Aug. 21, 2016, shows capybaras eating frozen watermelon at Nagasaki Bio Park in the southwestern Japanese city of Nagasaki. Visitors to the park have drawn by the unknown feeding habit of the rodents, who usually eat riparian herbs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Oita Gov. Hiramatsu dies at 92

Photo taken in December 2010 shows Morihiko Hiramatsu, a former governor of Japan's southwestern prefecture of Oita. Hiramatsu, known for his "one village, one product" regional development campaign, died on Aug. 21, 2016, at 92. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Rio Olympics

Wrestlers Andriy Kvyatkovskyy (R) of Ukraine and Frank Aniello Molinaro of the United States compete during a men's freestyle 65-kilogram repechage match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 21, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Rio Olympics

Broadcasting workers and volunteers pose for a group photo after the end of the wrestling competition at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 21, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo