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Int'l Yoga Day celebrated in Vladivostok

STORY: Int'l Yoga Day celebrated in Vladivostok SHOOTING TIME: June 22, 2024 DATELINE: June 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:28 LOCATION: VLADIVOSTOK, Russia CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people in Vladivostok practicing Yoga STORYLINE: The 10th International Yoga Day was celebrated in Russia's Far Eastern city Vladivostok on Friday with hundreds of enthusiasts practicing yoga poses. On Dec. 11, 2014, the United Nations passed a resolution, announcing June 21 as the International Day of Yoga. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Vladivostok, Russia. (XHTV)

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Int'l Yoga Day celebrated across India

STORY: Int'l Yoga Day celebrated across India SHOOTING TIME: June 21, 2024 DATELINE: June 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people attending yoga events STORYLINE: The 10th International Yoga Day was celebrated across India on Friday with people from all walks of life practicing yoga poses for nearly an hour. Hundreds of people attended yoga events in different cities and towns, celebrating the day with the theme "Yoga for Self and Society." On Dec. 11, 2014, the United Nations passed a resolution during its 69th session, announcing June 21 as the International Day of Yoga. "The number of people practicing Yoga is growing worldwide. The world is looking at Yoga as a powerful agent of global good," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while participating in a yoga day event. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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Nagoya landmarks lit by blue LEDs to hail Nobel prize

NAGOYA, Japan - The Nagoya TV Tower and the Oasis 21 complex (foreground) are illuminated in blue with light-emitting diodes in Nagoya on Dec. 10, 2014, in celebration of the winning of the Nobel Prize in Physics by Nagoya University professor Hiroshi Amano and Meijo University professor Isamu Akasaki for inventing the blue LED. Both universities are located in the central Japan city. Another Japanese scientist, University of California professor Shuji Nakamura, also shared the honor for the same invention.

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Kyoto's bridge, foothills lit up ahead of lantern festa

KYOTO, Japan - Visitors take pictures of the illuminated Togetsukyo Bridge, foothills and waterfront at Arashiyama in the ancient capital of Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 10, 2014, during a lighting test ahead of the 10-day "Hanatoro" lantern festival through Dec. 21.

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Yokozuna Hakuho to advertise new 'shochu' liquor

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho attends a press conference held by Kirishima Shuzo Co. in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2014, to announce the release of a new "shochu" liquor product set for Jan. 21, 2015. The top sumo wrestler is set to appear in the advertisement of the new product for the distilled beverage maker.

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Civic group keeps publishing testimony by 1995 quake victims

OSAKA, Japan - Nobumitsu Shirai, deputy chief of a voluntary group that has kept publishing collections of testimony by victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, holds a copy of one of the publications in this file photo taken on Dec. 21, 2014. This year marked the 20th anniversary of the disaster that devastated Kobe and other areas of western Japan.

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Player mimics seal at int'l friendly soccer game

DHAKA, Bangladesh - A player demonstrates his ball control skills on top of the crossbar during a halftime show at an international friendly match between Japan's U-21 team and Bangladesh's national squad in Dhaka on Dec. 18, 2014. (Photo by Nozomu Endo)

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People walk by AKB48 mall under Akihabara Station

TOKYO, Japan - People walk by the AKB48 Cafe & Shop mall under East Japan Railway Co.'s Akihabara Station in Tokyo in this file photo taken on Dec. 21, 2014. AKB48 is a Japanese female pop group named after the Akihabara area where its theater is located.

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Record companies eye new businesses as CD sales dwindle

TOKYO, japan - Comedian Hikaru Tanaka (L) hands an autographed copy of his comic "Dr. Nakajima's World Conquest," published by Pony Canyon Inc., to a fan during a book-signing event outside a bookstore in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2014. Amid shrinking sales of CDs, Pony Canyon and other Japanese record companies are diversifying into all sorts of other fields in search of new business opportunities.

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Record companies eye new businesses as CD sales dwindle

TOKYO, Japan - Copies of the comic "Dr. Nakajima's World Conquest," published by Pony Canyon Inc., are shown at a book-signing event by author and comedian Hikaru Tanaka outside a bookstore in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2014. Amid shrinking sales of CDs, Pony Canyon and other record companies in Japan are diversifying into all sorts of other fields in search of new business opportunities.

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Purported "STAP cells" likely came from embryonic stem cells

TOKYO, Japan - Isao Katsura (far R), director general of the National Institute of Genetics and leader of a panel under the Riken research institute, attends a press conference along with other panel members in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2014, to announce that the "STAP cells" that scientist Haruko Obokata, who left Riken on Dec. 21, claimed to have created were likely cells generated from embryonic stem cells.

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Purported "STAP cells" likely came from embryonic stem cells

TOKYO, Japan - Isao Katsura (L), director general of the National Institute of Genetics and leader of a panel under the Riken research institute, attends a press conference along with other panel members in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2014, to announce that the "STAP cells" that scientist Haruko Obokata, who left Riken on Dec. 21, claimed to have created were likely cells generated from embryonic stem cells.

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Purported "STAP cells" likely came from embryonic stem cells

TOKYO, Japan - Isao Katsura, director general of the National Institute of Genetics and leader of a panel under the Riken research institute, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2014, to announce that the "STAP cells" that scientist Haruko Obokata, who left Riken on Dec. 21, claimed to have created were likely cells generated from embryonic stem cells.

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Purported "STAP cells" likely came from embryonic stem cells

TOKYO, Japan - Haruko Obokata, then a researcher with the Riken research institute, announces the creation of the "STAP cells," claimed to be capable of developing into any type of tissue, in Kobe, western Japan, in this file photo taken in January 2014. A panel under the government-backed institute said Dec. 26, 2014, that the STAP cells that Obokata claimed to have created were likely cells generated from embryonic stem cells. Obokata left her job at Riken on Dec. 21.

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Purported "STAP cells" likely came from embryonic stem cells

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Haruko Obokata, a former researcher with the Riken research institute. A panel under the government-backed institute said Dec. 26, 2014, that the "STAP cells" that Obokata claimed to have created were likely cells generated from embryonic stem cells. Obokata left her job at Riken on Dec. 21.

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Cuban dissidents' kin wary over U.S. policy shift

HAVANA, Cuba - A group of women dressed in white, including the wives of detained dissidents, protest at a square in Havana, Cuba, on Dec. 21, 2014, demanding the activists' release. Many are wary that human rights issues in Cuba will be put on the backburner as a result of Washington's sudden policy shift toward normalizing relations with Havana.

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25th anniv. of Romanian Revolution

BUCHAREST, Romania - Parents and children light candles in front of a cross in Bucharest, Romania, on Dec. 21, 2014, to commemorate the victims of the Romanian Revolution 25 years ago, which caused a great number of casualties in the overthrow of Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.

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U.S.-made classic car in Cuba

HAVANA, Cuba - A U.S.-made classic car runs in Old Havana, Cuba, on Dec. 21, 2014. The United States and Cuba recently agreed to start talks on normalizing bilateral ties that have been severed since 1961.

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Inter Milan's Nagatomo reacts to cheers from supporters

MILAN, Italy - Japanese defender Yuto Nagatomo (R) of Inter Milan responds to cheers from supporters after a 2-2 draw in an Italian Serie A game against Lazio in Milan on Dec. 21, 2014.

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U.S.-made classic car in Cuba

HAVANA, Cuba - A U.S.-made classic car runs past the former parliament building in Havana, Cuba, on Dec. 21, 2014. The United States and Cuba recently agreed to start talks on normalizing bilateral ties that have been severed since 1961.

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25th anniv. of Romanian Revolution

BUCHAREST, Romania - Parents and children light candles in front of a cross in Bucharest, Romania, on Dec. 21, 2014, to commemorate the victims of the Romanian Revolution 25 years ago, which caused a great number of casualties in the overthrow of Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.

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25th anniv. of Romanian Revolution

BUCHAREST, Romania - Local citizens gather in Bucharest, Romania, on Dec. 21, 2014, to commemorate the victims of the Romanian Revolution 25 years ago, which caused a great number of casualties in the overthrow of Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. Words to represent "Heroes never die" were created by lighted candles.

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25th anniv. of Romanian Revolution

BUCHAREST, Romania - Local citizens hold candles during a mass in Bucharest, Romania, on Dec. 21, 2014, to commemorate the victims of the Romanian Revolution 25 years ago, which caused a great number of casualties in the overthrow of Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.

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Hannover's Kiyotake in action against Freiburg player

FREIBURG, Germany - Japanese midfielder Hiroshi Kiyotake (R) of Hannover 96 competes for the ball with SC Freiburg defender Christian Guenter in the first half of a German Bundesliga game away in Freiburg on Dec. 21, 2014. The game ended in a 2-2 draw.

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Hannover's Sakai in action against Freiburg player

FREIBURG, Germany - Japanese defender Hiroki Sakai (R) of Hannover 96 competes for the ball with SC Freiburg midfielder Vaclav Pilar in the first half of a German Bundesliga game away in Freiburg on Dec. 21, 2014. The game ended in a 2-2 draw.

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Figure skater Asada appears in ice show in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Mao Asada (L), Japan's three-time women's world figure skating champion who is sitting out this season, and Daisuke Takahashi, the men's Vancouver Olympic bronze medalist who retired from competitive figure skating in October, smile while speaking to reporters after their performance at an ice show in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Dec. 21, 2014. Asada performed in public for the first time in about five months.

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Inter Milan's Nagatomo in action against Lazio

MILAN, Italy - Japanese defender Yuto Nagatomo (R) of Inter Milan goes on the offensive in the first half of an Italian Serie A game against Lazio in Milan on Dec. 21, 2014, en route to a 2-2 draw.

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Miyazaki governor set to win re-election

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Miyazaki Gov. Shunji Kono celebrates in the city of Miyazaki on Dec. 21, 2014, after he is reported by media to have won re-election in the gubernatorial election.

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Aguirre to explain himself at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromi Hara, secretary general of the Japan Football Association, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2014, after a meeting of its board of trustees. The association revealed at the meeting that Japan manager Javier Aguirre will hold a press conference to offer an explanation regarding match-fixing charges that have been leveled at him in Spain.

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Tunisians vote in presidential run-off election

TUNIS, Tunisia - Women cast their ballots at a polling station in central Tunis, Tunisia, on Dec. 21, 2014, to choose their first freely elected president in a run-off election.

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Yokozuna Hakuho mingles with Mongolian youths

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho from Mongolia plays basketball at Takushoku University's Hachioji Campus in the suburbs of Tokyo in a cultural exchange event with Mongolian students on Dec. 21, 2014. Fellow Mongolian grand champion Kakuryu also attended.

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Steelers thrash Jubilo to move 4th in standings

KOBE, Japan - Rakuhei Yamashita of Kobe Kobelco Steelers scores a try during the first half of a rugby match against Yamaha Jubilo in Japan's Top League at Noevir Stadium in Kobe on Dec. 21, 2014. Kobe hammered Yamaha 40-10.

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"Gay marriage" in Japan's entertainment world

TOKYO, Japan - TV personality Ayaka Ichinose (L) and actress Akane Sugimori pose for photos in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2014, as they announce their wedding ceremony next spring. It is rare in Japan for gay entertainers to publicize their "marriage," as gay marriage is illegal.

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Same-sex marriage revealed in Japan's entertainment world

TOKYO, Japan - TV personality Ayaka Ichinose (L) and actress/dancer Akane Sugimori tell a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2014, they will marry on April 19 next year in the Japanese capital. It is rare in Japan for gay entertainers to publicize their "marriage" as same-sex marriage is illegal.

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Figure skater Asada appears in ice show in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Mao Asada (L), Japan's three-time women's world figure skating champion who is sitting out this season, and Daisuke Takahashi, the men's Vancouver Olympic bronze medalist who retired from competitive figure skating in October, wave to the crowd during the finale of an ice show in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Dec. 21, 2014. Asada performed in public for the first time in about five months.

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Figure skater Asada appears in ice show in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Mao Asada (front), Japan's three-time women's world figure skating champion who is sitting out this season, and Daisuke Takahashi, the men's Vancouver Olympic bronze medalist who retired from competitive figure skating in October, perform during an ice show in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Dec. 21, 2014. Asada performed in public for the first time in about five months.

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Ichinojo named hometown ambassador for Tottori Pref.

TOTTORI, Japan - Sekiwake Ichinojo (C) poses in Tottori, western Japan, on Dec. 21, 2014, after being named a hometown ambassador for Tottori Prefecture by Gov. Shinji Hirai (2nd from L) as Tokiyoshi Ishiura (far R), manager of Tottori Johoku High School's sumo club to which the Mongolian wrestler belonged, looks on.

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Steelers thrash Jubilo to move 4th in standings

KOBE, Japan - Daisuke Yamamoto of Kobe Kobelco Steelers scores from a penalty kick during the first half of a rugby match against Yamaha Jubilo in Japan's Top League at Noevir Stadium in Kobe on Dec. 21, 2014. Kobe hammered Yamaha 40-10.

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Japan PM Abe enjoys golf for 1st time in 4 months

CHIGASAKI, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plays golf for the first time in about four months at a golf course in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Dec. 21, 2014, ahead of a special parliamentary session on Dec. 24, during which he will be re-elected as premier.

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Japan under-21 beat Bangladesh in friendly game

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Sanfrecce Hiroshima striker Takuma Asano (19) and other players celebrate as Japan's under-21 squad blanked the Bangladesh national team 3-0 in a friendly match in Dhaka on Dec. 18, 2014.

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Japan under-21 win friendly against Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Cerezo Osaka forward Takumi Minamino scores the second goal for Japan's under-21 team during the second half of a friendly match against Bangladesh's national squad in Dhaka on Dec. 18, 2014. Japan won 3-0.

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Japan under-21 win friendly vs. Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Cerezo Osaka forward Takumi Minamino of Japan's under-21 team fires a shot during the first half of a friendly match against Bangladesh's national squad in Dhaka on Dec. 18, 2014, en route to a 3-0 win.

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Figure skater Asada appears at event in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Mao Asada, Japan's three-time women's world figure skating champion who is sitting out this season, speaks in a Santa Claus costume during an event in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2014. Asada will perform in an ice show scheduled to begin in Yokohama on Dec. 21.

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Figure skater Asada appears at event in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Mao Asada, Japan's three-time women's world figure skating champion who is sitting out this season, poses with a Christmas tree designed during an event in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2014. Asada will perform in an ice show scheduled to begin in Yokohama on Dec. 21.

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Suzuki of Japan U21s scores in 2-0 win over Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japan under-21 player Musashi Suzuki (L) scores the second goal for the team in the second half of a friendly match against Thailand in Bangkok on Dec. 14, 2014. Japan won 2-0.