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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students display the travel cards for the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Teachers and students take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member introduces the route schematic map of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line to students in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A passenger takes selfies while taking a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Teachers and students take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People exit from the Marina Station after getting off a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: The 19th Asian Games was held from September 23 to October 8 in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. With breakdancing and esports making their debuts as official medal sports, the Hangzhou Asian Games featured 40 sports, 61 disciplines and 481 events, with participation from over 10,000 athletes from all 45 Olympic Council of Asia members. China clinched 201 gold, 111 silver and 71 bronze medals, finishing atop the medal tally and bettering its previous best record of 199 golds at the 2010 edition in Guangzhou. The 4th Asian Para Games took place in Hangzhou from October 22 to 28, with China winning 214 golds and 521 overall to top the medal tally for the fourth consecutive time. This file photo taken on Sept. 23, 2023 shows a view of the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east Ch

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: The 19th Asian Games was held from September 23 to October 8 in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. With breakdancing and esports making their debuts as official medal sports, the Hangzhou Asian Games featured 40 sports, 61 disciplines and 481 events, with participation from over 10,000 athletes from all 45 Olympic Council of Asia members. China clinched 201 gold, 111 silver and 71 bronze medals, finishing atop the medal tally and bettering its previous best record of 199 golds at the 2010 edition in Guangzhou. The 4th Asian Para Games took place in Hangzhou from October 22 to 28, with China winning 214 golds and 521 overall to top the medal tally for the fourth consecutive time. This file photo taken on Oct. 22, 2023 shows artists performing during the opening ceremony of the 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou of east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xin

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: The 19th Asian Games was held from September 23 to October 8 in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. With breakdancing and esports making their debuts as official medal sports, the Hangzhou Asian Games featured 40 sports, 61 disciplines and 481 events, with participation from over 10,000 athletes from all 45 Olympic Council of Asia members. China clinched 201 gold, 111 silver and 71 bronze medals, finishing atop the medal tally and bettering its previous best record of 199 golds at the 2010 edition in Guangzhou. The 4th Asian Para Games took place in Hangzhou from October 22 to 28, with China winning 214 golds and 521 overall to top the medal tally for the fourth consecutive time. This file photo taken on Sept. 23, 2023 shows flag bearers carring the Chinese national flag into the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium during the opening ceremony of

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CHINA-HEBEI-XINHE-UNIVERSITY GRADUATE-CATTLE BREEDING (CN)

(221228) -- XINGTAI, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cheng Pengfei feeds calves at a cowshed in Shaliwang Village of Xinhe County, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 28, 2022. After graduation in 2010, Cheng Pengfei, who majored in animal husbandry and veterinary medicine at university, became a technician and worked at a rangeland in Beijing. In 2019, he returned to his hometown, Xinhe County of Heibei Province, to start a business. At present, his cattle farm has more than 700 heads of calves. He also encourages and helps other villagers to raise to increase their incomes in the same trade. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XINHE-UNIVERSITY GRADUATE-CATTLE BREEDING (CN)

(221228) -- XINGTAI, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cheng Pengfei (R) works with a worker at a cowshed in Shaliwang Village of Xinhe County, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 28, 2022. After graduation in 2010, Cheng Pengfei, who majored in animal husbandry and veterinary medicine at university, became a technician and worked at a rangeland in Beijing. In 2019, he returned to his hometown, Xinhe County of Heibei Province, to start a business. At present, his cattle farm has more than 700 heads of calves. He also encourages and helps other villagers to raise to increase their incomes in the same trade. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XINHE-UNIVERSITY GRADUATE-CATTLE BREEDING (CN)

(221228) -- XINGTAI, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cheng Pengfei (L) transports newly bought calves with a worker in Shaliwang Village of Xinhe County, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 19, 2022. After graduation in 2010, Cheng Pengfei, who majored in animal husbandry and veterinary medicine at university, became a technician and worked at a rangeland in Beijing. In 2019, he returned to his hometown, Xinhe County of Heibei Province, to start a business. At present, his cattle farm has more than 700 heads of calves. He also encourages and helps other villagers to raise to increase their incomes in the same trade. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XINHE-UNIVERSITY GRADUATE-CATTLE BREEDING (CN)

(221228) -- XINGTAI, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cheng Pengfei (R) feeds calves with a worker at a cowshed in Shaliwang Village of Xinhe County, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 28, 2022. After graduation in 2010, Cheng Pengfei, who majored in animal husbandry and veterinary medicine at university, became a technician and worked at a rangeland in Beijing. In 2019, he returned to his hometown, Xinhe County of Heibei Province, to start a business. At present, his cattle farm has more than 700 heads of calves. He also encourages and helps other villagers to raise to increase their incomes in the same trade. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XINHE-UNIVERSITY GRADUATE-CATTLE BREEDING (CN)

(221228) -- XINGTAI, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cheng Pengfei (R) unloads a calf with a worker in Shaliwang Village of Xinhe County, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 19, 2022. After graduation in 2010, Cheng Pengfei, who majored in animal husbandry and veterinary medicine at university, became a technician and worked at a rangeland in Beijing. In 2019, he returned to his hometown, Xinhe County of Heibei Province, to start a business. At present, his cattle farm has more than 700 heads of calves. He also encourages and helps other villagers to raise to increase their incomes in the same trade. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XINHE-UNIVERSITY GRADUATE-CATTLE BREEDING (CN)

(221228) -- XINGTAI, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 28, 2022 shows Cheng Pengfei feeding calves at a cowshed in Shaliwang Village of Xinhe County, north China's Hebei Province. After graduation in 2010, Cheng Pengfei, who majored in animal husbandry and veterinary medicine at university, became a technician and worked at a rangeland in Beijing. In 2019, he returned to his hometown, Xinhe County of Heibei Province, to start a business. At present, his cattle farm has more than 700 heads of calves. He also encourages and helps other villagers to raise to increase their incomes in the same trade. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XINHE-UNIVERSITY GRADUATE-CATTLE BREEDING (CN)

(221228) -- XINGTAI, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cheng Pengfei works at a cowshed in Shaliwang Village of Xinhe County, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 19, 2022. After graduation in 2010, Cheng Pengfei, who majored in animal husbandry and veterinary medicine at university, became a technician and worked at a rangeland in Beijing. In 2019, he returned to his hometown, Xinhe County of Heibei Province, to start a business. At present, his cattle farm has more than 700 heads of calves. He also encourages and helps other villagers to raise to increase their incomes in the same trade. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XINHE-UNIVERSITY GRADUATE-CATTLE BREEDING (CN)

(221228) -- XINGTAI, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cheng Pengfei puts warm clothing on a calf at a cowshed in Shaliwang Village of Xinhe County, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 28, 2022. After graduation in 2010, Cheng Pengfei, who majored in animal husbandry and veterinary medicine at university, became a technician and worked at a rangeland in Beijing. In 2019, he returned to his hometown, Xinhe County of Heibei Province, to start a business. At present, his cattle farm has more than 700 heads of calves. He also encourages and helps other villagers to raise to increase their incomes in the same trade. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-GIRL-CHINA-BOND

(221228) -- DHAKA, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 28, 2022 shows Alifa Chin ("China" in Bengali), who was born on China's naval hospital ship Peace Ark in 2010, and her family in Dhaka, Bangladesh. TO GO WITH "Feature: Bangladeshi girl 'little China' aims at studying medical science in China" (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-GIRL-CHINA-BOND

(221228) -- DHAKA, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 28, 2022 shows Alifa Chin ("China" in Bengali), who was born on China's naval hospital ship Peace Ark in 2010, and her brother walking down an alley in Dhaka, Bangladesh. TO GO WITH "Feature: Bangladeshi girl 'little China' aims at studying medical science in China" (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-GIRL-CHINA-BOND

(221228) -- DHAKA, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Alifa Chin ("China" in Bengali, R), who was born on China's naval hospital ship Peace Ark in 2010, talks with her neighbors in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Nov. 28, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Bangladeshi girl 'little China' aims at studying medical science in China" (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-GIRL-CHINA-BOND

(221228) -- DHAKA, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 28, 2022 shows Alifa Chin ("China" in Bengali), who was born on China's naval hospital ship Peace Ark in 2010, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. TO GO WITH "Feature: Bangladeshi girl 'little China' aims at studying medical science in China" (Xinhua)

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2022

(221228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Sept. 15, 2019 shows team Spain celebrate during the awarding ceremony after the final match between Spain and Argentina at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in Beijing, capital of China. Spain overtook the United States to become the new No. 1 team in the FIBA men's world rankings released on November 18. Spain is only the second team to top the rankings since 2010, ending a 12-year run of the United States holding the top position. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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Japanese golfer Sugihara dies at 74

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese golfer Teruo Sugihara speaks in an interview in June 2010. Sugihara, with a professional career lasting more than 50 years, died of prostate cancer on Dec. 28, 2011, at the age of 74.

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Ozawa indicted over fund misreporting

TOKYO, Japan - Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2010, expressing his will to appear before a parliamentary ethics panel to explain his alleged involvement in a funds scandal. Ozawa was indicted on Jan. 31, 2011, over accounting irregularities involving his political funds body.

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Actress Hideko Takamine dies at 86

TOKYO, Japan - This January 1953 file photo shows actress Hideko Takamine, who died of lung cancer in a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 28, 2010, at the age of 86. Takamine was known for her appearances in numerous movies in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Actress Hideko Takamine dies at 86

TOKYO, Japan - This September 1985 file photo shows actress Hideko Takamine, who died of lung cancer in a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 28, 2010, at the age of 86. Takamine was known for her appearances in numerous movies in the 1950s and 1960s.

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JAXA info center closed down

TOKYO, Japan - Staff of the JAXAi, a promotional facility of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, bow after its closure in Tokyo's Marunouchi district on Dec. 28, 2010. A governmental cost-cutting panel has decided to suspend the operation of the facility, which opened in 2004.

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JAL to ax about 170 pilots, flight attendants

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp. President Masaru Onishi speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2010. Onishi announced that the struggling airline will dismiss about 170 pilots and flight attendants.

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Kabuki star Ebizo at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki star Ichikawa Ebizo (R) bows at the start of a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2010. Ebizo announced that he has reached a settlement over a brawl in the capital's Nishiazabu district with the alleged assailant, who was indicted the same day for beating him up.

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Oil tanker at Russian Far East port

NAKHODKA, Russia - An oil tanker is docked at a pier at Kozmino port in the Russian Far East on Dec. 28, 2010. The port's operator said Japan was the biggest importer of crude oil shipped from the port in the year.

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JAXA info center closed down

TOKYO, Japan - Staff of the JAXAi, a promotional facility of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, close the doors in Tokyo's Marunouchi district on Dec. 28, 2010, the last day of its operation. A governmental cost-cutting panel has decided to close down the facility, which opened in 2004.

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JAXA info center closes

TOKYO, Japan - Keiji Tachikawa (L), president of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, known as JAXA, Junichiro Kawaguchi (C), professor and JAXA manager of the Hayabusa space probe project, and astronaut Akihiko Hoshide speak at an event to mark the closure of JAXAi, the space agency's information center in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2010. The center, which opened in 2004, closed as part of government spending cuts.

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JAXA info center closes

TOKYO, Japan - A girl poses for a photo in front of JAXAi, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's information center, in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2010. The center, which opened in 2004, closed the same day as part of government spending cuts.

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Hitachi president Nakanishi in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. President Hiroaki Nakanishi speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2010. Nakanishi said the company plans to speed up cooperation with General Electric Co. of the United States in nuclear power plant sales to cope with growing demand in emerging countries.

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Japan gear up for Asian Cup

OSAKA, Japan - Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa of Borussia Dortmund works out during a practice session ahead of the Asian Cup tournament at the J-Green Sakai national soccer training center in Osaka Prefecture on Dec. 28, 2010.

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Kabuki star Ebizo at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki star Ichikawa Ebizo (R) attends a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2010. Ebizo, accompanied by his lawyer Naoyuki Fukasawa (L), announced that he has reached a settlement over a brawl in the capital's Nishiazabu district with the alleged assailant, who was indicted the same day for beating him up.

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Nissan EV delivered at Saitama city office

SAITAMA, Japan - Saitama Mayor Hayato Shimizu drives a Nissan Motor Co. Leaf electric vehicle, one of three cars delivered on lease to the Saitama city government as official vehicles, at a parking lot of the city office on Dec. 28, 2010.

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JAL to ax about 170 pilots, flight attendants

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp. President Masaru Onishi (L), beside Chairman Kazuo Inamori, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2010. Onishi announced that the struggling airline will dismiss about 170 pilots and flight attendants.

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Japan gear up for Asian Cup

OSAKA, Japan - Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni (C) and midfielder Keisuke Honda of CSKA Moscow take part in a practice session ahead of the Asian Cup tournament at the J-Green Sakai national soccer training center in Osaka Prefecture on Dec. 28, 2010.

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Kabuki star Ebizo at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki star Ichikawa Ebizo attends a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2010. Ebizo announced that he has reached a settlement over a brawl in the capital's Nishiazabu district with the alleged assailant, who was indicted the same day for beating him up.

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Sasebo spinning tops

SASEBO, Japan - Sasebo spinning top craftsman Sadaemon Yamamoto decorates spinning tops with painting of rabbits at his shop ''Sasebo Koma Hompo'' in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Dec. 28, 2010, to mark the coming year of rabbit in 2011.

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Okinawa governor hopes to visit U.S.

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima speaks during an interview at the governmental office in Naha on Dec. 28, 2010. Nakaima said he hopes to visit the United States to negotiate directly with senior officials on how to alleviate Okinawa's burden in hosting U.S. military facilities.

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'Healthy' mahjong popular among elderly

TOKYO, Japan - People play ''healthy'' mahjong at a parlor in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Dec. 28, 2010. The new type of mahjong has been gaining popularity among elderly people in Japan because of its ban on betting, smoking and alcohol.

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Kabuki star Ebizo at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki star Ichikawa Ebizo attends a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2010. Ebizo announced that he has reached a settlement over a brawl in the capital's Nishiazabu district with the alleged assailant, who was indicted the same day for beating him up.

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Kabuki star Ebizo at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki star Ichikawa Ebizo attends a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2010. Ebizo announced that he has reached a settlement over a brawl in the capital's Nishiazabu district with the alleged assailant, who was indicted the same day for beating him up.

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Ozawa to testify before Diet panel

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows Ichiro Ozawa, a power broker in the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, attending a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2010. Ozawa announced that he will testify before a parliamentary ethics panel over a scandal involving his political funds management body.

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Softbank closer Mahara re-signs for 210 mil. yen

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks closer Takahiro Mahara speaks at a press conference at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka on Dec. 28, 2010, after re-signing with the baseball club for an annual salary of 210 million yen.