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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-TRADITIONAL PAPERMAKING-XUAN PAPER (CN)

(231208) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guan Jiaming (L) and his workmate dip a wooden mold into a tank to collect paper pulp at a workshop of Xuan paper in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 6, 2023. Xuan paper, a type of handmade paper, was originally produced in ancient China and used for both Chinese calligraphy and paintings. The procedure of making Xuan paper was listed as a world intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2009. Jingxian, a county under Xuancheng City in Anhui Province, is the very place where Xuan paper was invented. Guan Jiaming, who is in charge of the paper molding process at a workshop of Xuan paper, has proved himself a young master of the traditional papermaking skill. By dipping a wooden mold into the tank to collect paper pulp for several times, Guan can lay the paper pulp condense evenly on the mold with his excellent techniques. Once the pulp-collection is finished, Guan's workmate Wu Fan will take over the rest work such as smoothing and drying. W

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-TRADITIONAL PAPERMAKING-XUAN PAPER (CN)

(231208) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers dry paper at a workshop of Xuan paper in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 6, 2023. Xuan paper, a type of handmade paper, was originally produced in ancient China and used for both Chinese calligraphy and paintings. The procedure of making Xuan paper was listed as a world intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2009. Jingxian, a county under Xuancheng City in Anhui Province, is the very place where Xuan paper was invented. Guan Jiaming, who is in charge of the paper molding process at a workshop of Xuan paper, has proved himself a young master of the traditional papermaking skill. By dipping a wooden mold into the tank to collect paper pulp for several times, Guan can lay the paper pulp condense evenly on the mold with his excellent techniques. Once the pulp-collection is finished, Guan's workmate Wu Fan will take over the rest work such as smoothing and drying. While accumulating their skill in the work, Guan and Wu also hope to

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-TRADITIONAL PAPERMAKING-XUAN PAPER (CN)

(231208) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wu Fan prepares to dry wet paper at a workshop of Xuan paper in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 6, 2023. Xuan paper, a type of handmade paper, was originally produced in ancient China and used for both Chinese calligraphy and paintings. The procedure of making Xuan paper was listed as a world intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2009. Jingxian, a county under Xuancheng City in Anhui Province, is the very place where Xuan paper was invented. Guan Jiaming, who is in charge of the paper molding process at a workshop of Xuan paper, has proved himself a young master of the traditional papermaking skill. By dipping a wooden mold into the tank to collect paper pulp for several times, Guan can lay the paper pulp condense evenly on the mold with his excellent techniques. Once the pulp-collection is finished, Guan's workmate Wu Fan will take over the rest work such as smoothing and drying. While accumulating their skill in the work, Guan and W

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-TRADITIONAL PAPERMAKING-XUAN PAPER (CN)

(231208) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guan Jiaming works on condensed paper pulp at a workshop of Xuan paper in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 6, 2023. Xuan paper, a type of handmade paper, was originally produced in ancient China and used for both Chinese calligraphy and paintings. The procedure of making Xuan paper was listed as a world intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2009. Jingxian, a county under Xuancheng City in Anhui Province, is the very place where Xuan paper was invented. Guan Jiaming, who is in charge of the paper molding process at a workshop of Xuan paper, has proved himself a young master of the traditional papermaking skill. By dipping a wooden mold into the tank to collect paper pulp for several times, Guan can lay the paper pulp condense evenly on the mold with his excellent techniques. Once the pulp-collection is finished, Guan's workmate Wu Fan will take over the rest work such as smoothing and drying. While accumulating their skill in the work,

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-TRADITIONAL PAPERMAKING-XUAN PAPER (CN)

(231208) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wu Fan dries paper at a workshop of Xuan paper in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 6, 2023. Xuan paper, a type of handmade paper, was originally produced in ancient China and used for both Chinese calligraphy and paintings. The procedure of making Xuan paper was listed as a world intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2009. Jingxian, a county under Xuancheng City in Anhui Province, is the very place where Xuan paper was invented. Guan Jiaming, who is in charge of the paper molding process at a workshop of Xuan paper, has proved himself a young master of the traditional papermaking skill. By dipping a wooden mold into the tank to collect paper pulp for several times, Guan can lay the paper pulp condense evenly on the mold with his excellent techniques. Once the pulp-collection is finished, Guan's workmate Wu Fan will take over the rest work such as smoothing and drying. While accumulating their skill in the work, Guan and Wu also hope to

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-TRADITIONAL PAPERMAKING-XUAN PAPER (CN)

(231208) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wu Fan dries paper at a workshop of Xuan paper in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 6, 2023. Xuan paper, a type of handmade paper, was originally produced in ancient China and used for both Chinese calligraphy and paintings. The procedure of making Xuan paper was listed as a world intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2009. Jingxian, a county under Xuancheng City in Anhui Province, is the very place where Xuan paper was invented. Guan Jiaming, who is in charge of the paper molding process at a workshop of Xuan paper, has proved himself a young master of the traditional papermaking skill. By dipping a wooden mold into the tank to collect paper pulp for several times, Guan can lay the paper pulp condense evenly on the mold with his excellent techniques. Once the pulp-collection is finished, Guan's workmate Wu Fan will take over the rest work such as smoothing and drying. While accumulating their skill in the work, Guan and Wu also hope to

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Hikvision Adriatic opens its first office in Croatia

STORY: Hikvision Adriatic opens its first office in Croatia SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 6, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese ambassador in Croatia, Qi Qianjin, arriving and symbolically opening the new office 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHEN JIAN, General manager of Hikvision Adriatic 3. various of Hikvison's products 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTUN BUTERIN, Marketing manager of Hikvision Adriatic STORYLINE: Hikvision Adriatic, a regional branch of China's Hikvision company, the world's largest supplier of video surveillance products, opened its first office in Zagreb on Wednesday. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHEN JIAN, General manager of Hikvision Adriatic "It is a big step for our Adriatic team from Hikvision because it means that we have a second branch office in the Adriatic region and this means that we will have more resources to develop the Croatian market and also the regional market." In 2009, Hikvision established its headquarter

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Sign language interpreter provides words of hope in SW China

STORY: Sign language interpreter provides words of hope in SW China SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 23, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:00 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Liang Yuyin 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIANG YUYIN, Teacher, Chongqing Normal University STORYLINE: 30-year-old Liang Yuyin is a teacher working at Chongqing Normal University. She is also a sign language interpreter. Since beginning to learn sign language at the age of 18, she has been helping serve the hearing-impaired with sign language for 12 years. Liang joined a sign language interpreter association at the university. Founded in 2009, it's a volunteer team of 200 sign language interpreters. They have offered sign language service activities for more than 5,000 times and helped more than 80,000 hearing-impaired people. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIANG YUYIN, Teacher, Chongqing Normal University "Our hearing-impaired friends have been more and more involved in social activities, and they want to express

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Chinese-Slovak collaboration elevates tire machinery standards in Europe

STORY: Chinese-Slovak collaboration elevates tire machinery standards in Europe SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 27, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: TRENCIN, Slovakia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of MERTC 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TREVOR XU, President and General Director of MERTC 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TREVOR XU, President and General Director of MERTC 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): STEFAN KUKUCKA, Deputy Director, MERTC STORYLINE: Headquartered in east China's Qingdao City, MESNAC is one of the world's largest suppliers of machinery for the tire and rubber industry. In 2009, MESNAC established its first overseas subsidiary, the MESNAC European Research and Technical Centre (MERTC), in central Slovakia's Trencin region. With a team of six Chinese and around 40 local Slovaks, MERTC has recently achieved a significant milestone by becoming a member of the Tyre Curing Press Work Group of the European Committee for Standardization. This membership not only highlights the fruitful partners

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Japan's Fukushima, partner Kaido ranked in top 100 global thinkers

TOKYO, Japan - Combined file photo shows Mizuho Fukushima (L), leader of the Japanese minor opposition Social Democratic Party, and her partner, lawyer Yuichi Kaido, in images taken on Dec. 6, 2010, and on Jan. 14, 2009, respectively. The couple were ranked 29th in the U.S. magazine Foreign Policy's top 100 global thinkers of 2011 for their antinuclear activism.

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Japan finance minister to resign

TOKYO, Japan - This Dec. 17, 2009 file photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L), Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) and Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii attending a meeting at the prime minister's office. Hatoyama picked Kan on Jan. 6, 2010 as the new finance minister, replacing Fujii.

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Fujii resigns as Japan finance minister

TOKYO, Japan - This Dec. 15, 2009, file photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama moving past Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) and Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii (2nd from L) after giving a press conference at the premier's office. Fujii was replaced with Kan, deputy prime minister, on Jan. 6, 2010, after tendering his resignation.

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Rakuten Eagles pitcher Tanaka receives 105 million yen pay raise

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles right-hander Masahiro Tanaka looks pleased during a press conference in Sendai on Dec. 25, 2009, after re-signing with the Pacific League baseball club for an annual salary of 180 million yen plus performance bonuses. Tanaka received a whopping 105 million yen pay raise following a career-best 15-6 season with one save and a 2.33 ERA in 25 games.

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Rakuten Eagles pitcher Tanaka receives 105 million yen pay raise

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles right-hander Masahiro Tanaka let off a firecracker during a press conference in Sendai on Dec. 25, 2009, after re-signing with the Pacific League baseball club for an annual salary of 180 million yen plus performance bonuses. Tanaka received a whopping 105 million yen pay raise following a career-best 15-6 season with one save and a 2.33 ERA in 25 games.

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5 years on, it's still a struggle to travel in western Aceh

LAMBEUSO, Indonesia - This photo taken Dec. 6, 2009 n Lambeuso in Aceh Province, Indonesia, shows a tractor, some cars, motorcycles and people packing a wooden raft crossing the Lambeuso River to go to the town of Calang as the reconstruction of a highway and bridges, devastated by the 2004 tsunami, on the western coast of the province has been halted.

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5 years on, it's still a struggle to travel in western Aceh

KUALA UNGA, Indonesia - The photo taken Dec. 6, 2009 shows bikers and their motorcycles packed together on a wooden raft crossing the Lambeuso River in Aceh Province, Indonesia, to go to the town of Calang. The reconstruction of a highway and bridges, devastated by the 2004 tsunami, on the western coast of the province has been halted.

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5 years on, it's still a struggle to travel in western Aceh

LAMBEUSO, Indonesia - This photo taken Dec. 6, 2009 in Lambeuso in Aceh Province, Indonesia, shows an ambulance crossing the Lambeuso River on a wooden raft to pick up a patient in the town of Calang in the provincial capital Banda Aceh, about 155 kilometers away. The reconstruction of a highway and bridges, devastated by the 2004 tsunami, on the western coast of the province has been halted.

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Iwakuma re-signs with Rakuten

TOKYO, Japan - Rakuten Eagles ace Hisashi Iwakuma speaks at a news conference in Sendai on Dec. 11, 2009, after re-signing with the Pacific League baseball club for 300 million yen plus incentives in 2010. Iwakuma will earn the same wage as this year after going 13-6 with a 3.25 ERA.

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Japan's women win team pursuit silver at World Cup meet

CALGARY, Canada - Japan's team -- (from L to R) Maki Tabata, Shiho Ishizawa and Masako Hozumi - compete in the women's pursuit at a World Cup speed skating meet at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Canada, on Dec. 6, 2009. They clocked a national record time of 2 minutes, 59.79 seconds to win the silver medal.

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Japan's women win team pursuit silver at World Cup meet

CALGARY, Canada - (From L to R) Shiho Ishizawa, Maki Tabata and Masako Hozumi pose with their silver medals in the women's pursuit at a World Cup speed skating meet at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Canada, on Dec. 6, 2009. They clocked a national record time of 2 minutes, 59.79 seconds.

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Ishikawa 1st teenage money champ in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa acknowledges the gallery after playing the season's final tournament Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 6, 2009. The 18-year-old star golfer, who placed 19th in the tournament, became the youngest money champion in Japanese golf history.

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Ishikawa 1st teenage money champ in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa hits a tee shot on the 16th hole in the Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 6, 2009. The 18-year-old came 19th in the season's final tournament but became the youngest money champion in Japanese golf history.

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Suzuki performs in Grand Prix Final exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Akiko Suzuki performs during a gala exhibition at the Grand Prix Final at Tokyo's Yoyogi national gymnasium Dec. 6, 2009. Suzuki came third in the event.

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Kim Yu Na performs in Grand Prix Final exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - South Korea's Kim Yu Na performs during a gala exhibition at the Grand Prix Final at Tokyo's Yoyogi national gymnasium Dec. 6, 2009.

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Oda performs in Grand Prix Final exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Nobunari Oda performs during a gala exhibition at the Grand Prix Final at Tokyo's Yoyogi national gymnasium Dec. 6, 2009. Oda, who won second place in the competition, is set to perform in the Vancouver Olympics.

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Takahashi performs in Grand Prix Final exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Daisuke Takahashi performs during a gala exhibition at the Grand Prix Final at Tokyo's Yoyogi national gymnasium Dec. 6, 2009. Takahashi placed fifth in the event.

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Ishikawa 1st teenage money champ in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa (L) congratulates Shigeki Maruyama after Maruyama won the Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 6, 2009. Ishikawa came 19th in the season's final tournament but became the youngest money champion in Japanese golf history.

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Ando performs in Grand Prix Final exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Miki Ando performs during a gala exhibition at the Grand Prix Final at Tokyo's Yoyogi national gymnasium Dec. 6, 2009. Ando, who won second place in the competition, is set to perform in the Vancouver Olympics.

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Ishikawa 1st teenage money champ in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa walks past the gallery during the final round of the Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 6, 2009. The 18-year-old star golfer, who placed 19th in the season's final tournament, became the youngest money champion in Japanese golf history.

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Ishikawa 1st teenage money champ

TOKYO, Japan - Teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa hits a tee shot on Dec. 6, 2009, on the 15th hole in the Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club after becoming the youngest money title winner in Japanese golf history. The 18-year-old finished the 2009 campaign top of the money list with 183 million yen to replace Masashi ''Jumbo'' Ozaki as the youngest money winner on the JGTO tour. Ozaki won the money title at age of 26 in 1973.

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Fans cheer teenage money champ Ishikawa

TOKYO, Japan - Fans cheer star golfer Ryo Ishikawa during the Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 6, 2009. The 18-year-old star golfer, who placed 19th in the season's final tournament, became the youngest money champion in Japanese golf history.

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Ethiopia's Kebede defends Fukuoka marathon title

FUKUOKA, Japan - Beijing Olympic and world bronze medalist Tsegaye Kebede raises his arms as he wins the Fukuoka International Marathon in a personal best time for the second year in a row on Dec. 6, 2009, at Heiwadai Track and Field Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture.

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Ishikawa 1st teenage money champ in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa hits his tee shot during the season's final tournament Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 6, 2009. Ishikawa came 19th in the tournament but became the youngest money champion in Japanese golf history

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Maruyama wins JT Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeki Maruyama holds the trophy after getting his first win since returning full time to the Japanese tour at the Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 6, 2009. The 40-year-old Maruyama, a three-time winner on the U.S. PGA Tour, captured his 10th career JGTO title when he defeated South Korean Kim Kyung Tae with a par on the fourth playoff hole.

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Maruyama wins JT Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeki Maruyama celebrates after getting his first win since returning full time to the Japanese tour in the Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 6, 2009. The 40-year-old Maruyama, a three-time winner on the U.S. PGA Tour, captured his 10th career JGTO title when he defeated South Korean Kim Kyung Tae with a par on the fourth playoff hole.

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Ishikawa 1st teenage money champ

TOKYO, Japan - Teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa holds a board which says ''The Youngest Top Money Winner'' at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 6, 2009, after becoming the youngest money title winner in Japanese golf history at the Nippon Series JT Cup. The 18-year-old finished the 2009 campaign top of the money list with 183 million yen to replace Masashi ''Jumbo'' Ozaki as the youngest money winner on the JGTO tour. Ozaki won the money title at age of 26 in 1973.

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Ishikawa 1st teenage money champ

TOKYO, Japan - At Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club, teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa holds a cardboard sign carrying his autograph and a Japanese word meaning top money winner on Dec. 6, 2009, after becoming the youngest money title winner in Japanese golf history at the Nippon Series JT Cup. The 18-year-old finished the 2009 campaign top of the money list with 183 million yen to replace Masashi ''Jumbo'' Ozaki as the youngest money winner on the JGTO tour. Ozaki won the money title at age of 26 in 1973.

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Ethiopia's Kebede defends Fukuoka marathon title

FUKUOKA, Japan - Beijing Olympic and world bronze medalist Tsegaye Kebede waves to spectators after winning the Fukuoka International Marathon in a personal best time for the second year in a row on Dec. 6, 2009, at Heiwadai Track and Field Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture.

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Espoir City wins Japan Cup Dirt

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - With jockey Tetsuzo Sato, top favorite Espoir City races to win the Japan Cup Dirt at Hanshin Racecourse in Hyogo Prefecture on Dec. 6, 2009.

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Ethiopia's Kebede defends Fukuoka marathon title

FUKUOKA, Japan - Beijing Olympic and world bronze medalist Tsegaye Kebede celebrates after winning the Fukuoka International Marathon in a personal best time for the second year in a row on Dec. 6, 2009, at Heiwadai Track and Field Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture.

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Yacht enthusiasts mount Lake Biwa protest rally

OTSU, Japan - Yachting enthusiasts mount a rally at Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake, in Shiga Prefecture on Dec. 6, 2009, protesting a recent announcement by the local government to suspend the operation of a loss-making yacht harbor on the lake. Some 300 people sailing some 150 yachts took part in the rally showing banners that read ''Keep up the yacht harbor!''

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Christmas tree at aquarium in Fukui Pref.

FUKUI, Japan - Breeding staff wearing Santa Claus costumes set up a 3-meter-high Christmas tree in a water tank at Echizen Matsushima Aquarium in the town of Mikuni, Fukui Prefecture, on Dec. 4, 2009. Some 3,000 fish of 20 kinds swim in the tank, which measures 10 meters in width and 6 meters in depth.

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Autumn colors at Kyoto shrine

KYOTO, Japan - Maple leaves are seen to have turned red and yellow during a lightening test at the Kitano Temmangu shrine in Kyoto on Nov. 18, 2009. The shrine plans to show some 250 maple trees lit up at night in its premises mainly over weekends between Nov. 21 and Dec. 6.

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5 years on, it's still a struggle to travel in western Aceh

KUALA UNGA, Indonesia - The photo taken Dec. 6, 2009 shows bikers and their motorcycles packed together on a wooden raft crossing the Lambeuso River in Aceh Province, Indonesia, to go to the town of Calang. The reconstruction of a highway and bridges, devastated by the 2004 tsunami, on the western coast of the province has been halted. (Kyodo)

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5 years on, it's still a struggle to travel in western Aceh

LAMBEUSO, Indonesia - This photo taken Dec. 6, 2009 n Lambeuso in Aceh Province, Indonesia, shows a tractor, some cars, motorcycles and people packing a wooden raft crossing the Lambeuso River to go to the town of Calang as the reconstruction of a highway and bridges, devastated by the 2004 tsunami, on the western coast of the province has been halted. (Kyodo)

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5 years on, it's still a struggle to travel in western Aceh

LAMBEUSO, Indonesia - This photo taken Dec. 6, 2009 in Lambeuso in Aceh Province, Indonesia, shows an ambulance crossing the Lambeuso River on a wooden raft to pick up a patient in the town of Calang in the provincial capital Banda Aceh, about 155 kilometers away. The reconstruction of a highway and bridges, devastated by the 2004 tsunami, on the western coast of the province has been halted. (Kyodo)

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Japan finance minister to resign

TOKYO, Japan - This Dec. 17, 2009 file photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L), Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) and Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii attending a meeting at the prime minister's office. Hatoyama picked Kan on Jan. 6, 2010 as the new finance minister, replacing Fujii. (Kyodo)

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Fujii resigns as Japan finance minister

TOKYO, Japan - This Dec. 15, 2009, file photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama moving past Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) and Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii (2nd from L) after giving a press conference at the premier's office. Fujii was replaced with Kan, deputy prime minister, on Jan. 6, 2010, after tendering his resignation. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Fukushima, partner Kaido ranked in top 100 global thinke

TOKYO, Japan - Combined file photo shows Mizuho Fukushima (L), leader of the Japanese minor opposition Social Democratic Party, and her partner, lawyer Yuichi Kaido, in images taken on Dec. 6, 2010, and on Jan. 14, 2009, respectively. The couple were ranked 29th in the U.S. magazine Foreign Policy's top 100 global thinkers of 2011 for their antinuclear activism. (Kyodo)

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Rakuten Eagles pitcher Tanaka receives 105 million yen pay raise

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles right-hander Masahiro Tanaka looks pleased during a press conference in Sendai on Dec. 25, 2009, after re-signing with the Pacific League baseball club for an annual salary of 180 million yen plus performance bonuses. Tanaka received a whopping 105 million yen pay raise following a career-best 15-6 season with one save and a 2.33 ERA in 25 games. (Kyodo)