Baseball: Yu Darvish

Baseball: Yu Darvish

Tohoku High School baseball club manager Masahiro Wako (L) consoles pitcher Yu Darvish after the team was defeated by Joso Gakuin in the final of the national high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Aug. 23, 2003.

Shiokawa eyes 2 tril. yen tax cut

Shiokawa eyes 2 tril. yen tax cut

OSAKA, Japan - Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa addresses a gathering in Osaka on Aug. 23. Hesaid he thinks a proposed net 1 trillion yen tax cut in fiscal 2003 should be carried out by coupling a tax reduction of 2 trillion yen and a tax hike of 1 trillion yen.

A reunion after 11 years: musicians continue friendship in China

STORY: A reunion after 11 years: musicians continue friendship in China DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:01 LOCATION: SUZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Alex and Edgar playing the French horn 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ALEX ALFONSO GONCALVES, Principle horner of Suzhou Symphony Orchestra 3. SOUNDBITE (English): EDGAR HUMBERTO PULGAR GUILLEN, Horn player of Suzhou Symphony Orchestra STORYLINE: In 2003, Portuguese Alex and Venezuelan Edgar studied French horn together in Venezuela. In 2007, the two friends said goodbye to each other as Alex went to Germany to study. 11 years later, they were reunited in China, working at the same orchestra. They share their story. SOUNDBITE (English): ALEX ALFONSO GONCALVES, Principle horner of Suzhou Symphony Orchestra "I am Alex Alfonso Goncalves. I come from Portugal, and I am the principal horner of Suzhou Symphony Orchestra." SOUNDBITE (English): EDGAR HUMBERTO PULGAR GUILLEN, Horn player of Suzhou Symphony Orchestra "My name is Edgar Humberto Pu

China helps S. Korean kimchi factory tide over COVID-19 pandemic

STORY: China helps S. Korean kimchi factory tide over COVID-19 pandemic DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:43 LOCATION: LIANYUNGANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of kimchi products, street views in China and China-South Korean exchanges 2. SOUNDBITE (Korean): OM DONG HYEON, General Manager of DAESANG (Lianyungang) Food Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: Kimchi is a traditional fermented Korean side dish. And it is also what bonds Om Dong Hyeon with China for almost two decades. SOUNDBITE (Korean): OM DONG HYEON, General Manager of DAESANG (Lianyungang) Food Co., Ltd. "My name is Om Dong Hyeon. I was born in Chuncheon city, Gangwon Province of South Korea. In 2003, I came to China for the first time when my company established the affiliated factory in Miyun district of Beijing. Before I came to China, I didn't know much about the country. I just knew that China is a developing country. After moving here, what impressed me most was how fast China was changing and developing. At the end of 2019, I r

Shiokawa eyes 2 tril. yen tax cut

Shiokawa eyes 2 tril. yen tax cut

OSAKA, Japan - Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa addresses a gathering in Osaka on Aug. 23. Hesaid he thinks a proposed net 1 trillion yen tax cut in fiscal 2003 should be carried out by coupling a tax reduction of 2 trillion yen and a tax hike of 1 trillion yen. (Kyodo)

(1)Parents of Yu Darvish

(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)