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Anthony Geary 1947 - 2025

“General Hospital” icon Anthony Geary, 78, died on Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior in The Netherlands.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anthony Geary attending the 5th Annual ABC and SOAPnet Salute to Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights Aids, Post Party. Held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel on March 9, 2009. Photo bySteven Bergman / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anthony Geary 1947 - 2025

“General Hospital” icon Anthony Geary, 78, died on Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior in The Netherlands.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tamara Braun & Anthony Geary attending the 5th Annual ABC and SOAPnet Salute to Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights Aids, Post Party. Held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel on March 9, 2009. Photo bySteven Bergman

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN COUNTY-XUAN PAPER-INHERITOR (CN)

(231209) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Chao visits an inheritance base for Xuan paper in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 8, 2023. Xuan paper, dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907), has a history of over 1,000 years. Originated in Jingxian County (administered by "Xuanzhou" in Tang Dynasty) of east China's Anhui Province, the paper got its name after being sent as a tribute to the emperor. Using straws of tidal lands and peels of wingceltis near Jingxian County as the materials, the paper is produced in traditional ways to serve high-standard artistic creations such as calligraphy, painting, etc. Boasting of its anti-aging, anti-discoloring and anti-decaying quality, the Xuan paper usually has a long life span. The making of Xuan paper includes over 100 procedures and usually costs three years. The craft of making Xuan paper was listed as one of the national-level intangible cultural heritages in 2006 and a world intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2009. Nowaday

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN COUNTY-XUAN PAPER-INHERITOR (CN)

(231209) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Chao checks the quality of Xuan paper in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 8, 2023. Xuan paper, dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907), has a history of over 1,000 years. Originated in Jingxian County (administered by "Xuanzhou" in Tang Dynasty) of east China's Anhui Province, the paper got its name after being sent as a tribute to the emperor. Using straws of tidal lands and peels of wingceltis near Jingxian County as the materials, the paper is produced in traditional ways to serve high-standard artistic creations such as calligraphy, painting, etc. Boasting of its anti-aging, anti-discoloring and anti-decaying quality, the Xuan paper usually has a long life span. The making of Xuan paper includes over 100 procedures and usually costs three years. The craft of making Xuan paper was listed as one of the national-level intangible cultural heritages in 2006 and a world intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2009. Nowadays, there

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN COUNTY-XUAN PAPER-INHERITOR (CN)

(231209) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Chao (L) collects paper pulp at the workshop of a company in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 8, 2023. Xuan paper, dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907), has a history of over 1,000 years. Originated in Jingxian County (administered by "Xuanzhou" in Tang Dynasty) of east China's Anhui Province, the paper got its name after being sent as a tribute to the emperor. Using straws of tidal lands and peels of wingceltis near Jingxian County as the materials, the paper is produced in traditional ways to serve high-standard artistic creations such as calligraphy, painting, etc. Boasting of its anti-aging, anti-discoloring and anti-decaying quality, the Xuan paper usually has a long life span. The making of Xuan paper includes over 100 procedures and usually costs three years. The craft of making Xuan paper was listed as one of the national-level intangible cultural heritages in 2006 and a world intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2009.

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN COUNTY-XUAN PAPER-INHERITOR (CN)

(231209) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Chao dries Xuan paper at the workshop of a company in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 8, 2023. Xuan paper, dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907), has a history of over 1,000 years. Originated in Jingxian County (administered by "Xuanzhou" in Tang Dynasty) of east China's Anhui Province, the paper got its name after being sent as a tribute to the emperor. Using straws of tidal lands and peels of wingceltis near Jingxian County as the materials, the paper is produced in traditional ways to serve high-standard artistic creations such as calligraphy, painting, etc. Boasting of its anti-aging, anti-discoloring and anti-decaying quality, the Xuan paper usually has a long life span. The making of Xuan paper includes over 100 procedures and usually costs three years. The craft of making Xuan paper was listed as one of the national-level intangible cultural heritages in 2006 and a world intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2009. Now

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN COUNTY-XUAN PAPER-INHERITOR (CN)

(231209) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Chao visits the China Xuan Paper Co., Ltd. in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 8, 2023. Xuan paper, dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907), has a history of over 1,000 years. Originated in Jingxian County (administered by "Xuanzhou" in Tang Dynasty) of east China's Anhui Province, the paper got its name after being sent as a tribute to the emperor. Using straws of tidal lands and peels of wingceltis near Jingxian County as the materials, the paper is produced in traditional ways to serve high-standard artistic creations such as calligraphy, painting, etc. Boasting of its anti-aging, anti-discoloring and anti-decaying quality, the Xuan paper usually has a long life span. The making of Xuan paper includes over 100 procedures and usually costs three years. The craft of making Xuan paper was listed as one of the national-level intangible cultural heritages in 2006 and a world intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2009. Nowadays, t

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN COUNTY-XUAN PAPER-INHERITOR (CN)

(231209) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Chao visits the China Xuan Paper Co., Ltd. in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 8, 2023. Xuan paper, dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907), has a history of over 1,000 years. Originated in Jingxian County (administered by "Xuanzhou" in Tang Dynasty) of east China's Anhui Province, the paper got its name after being sent as a tribute to the emperor. Using straws of tidal lands and peels of wingceltis near Jingxian County as the materials, the paper is produced in traditional ways to serve high-standard artistic creations such as calligraphy, painting, etc. Boasting of its anti-aging, anti-discoloring and anti-decaying quality, the Xuan paper usually has a long life span. The making of Xuan paper includes over 100 procedures and usually costs three years. The craft of making Xuan paper was listed as one of the national-level intangible cultural heritages in 2006 and a world intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2009. Nowadays, t

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN COUNTY-XUAN PAPER-INHERITOR (CN)

(231209) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Chao (R) visits an inheritance base for Xuan paper in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 8, 2023. Xuan paper, dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907), has a history of over 1,000 years. Originated in Jingxian County (administered by "Xuanzhou" in Tang Dynasty) of east China's Anhui Province, the paper got its name after being sent as a tribute to the emperor. Using straws of tidal lands and peels of wingceltis near Jingxian County as the materials, the paper is produced in traditional ways to serve high-standard artistic creations such as calligraphy, painting, etc. Boasting of its anti-aging, anti-discoloring and anti-decaying quality, the Xuan paper usually has a long life span. The making of Xuan paper includes over 100 procedures and usually costs three years. The craft of making Xuan paper was listed as one of the national-level intangible cultural heritages in 2006 and a world intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2009. Now

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN COUNTY-XUAN PAPER-INHERITOR (CN)

(231209) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Chao (R) dries Xuan paper at the workshop of a company in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 8, 2023. Xuan paper, dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907), has a history of over 1,000 years. Originated in Jingxian County (administered by "Xuanzhou" in Tang Dynasty) of east China's Anhui Province, the paper got its name after being sent as a tribute to the emperor. Using straws of tidal lands and peels of wingceltis near Jingxian County as the materials, the paper is produced in traditional ways to serve high-standard artistic creations such as calligraphy, painting, etc. Boasting of its anti-aging, anti-discoloring and anti-decaying quality, the Xuan paper usually has a long life span. The making of Xuan paper includes over 100 procedures and usually costs three years. The craft of making Xuan paper was listed as one of the national-level intangible cultural heritages in 2006 and a world intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2009.

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN COUNTY-XUAN PAPER-INHERITOR (CN)

(231209) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Chao (L) visits the workshop of China Xuan Paper Co., Ltd. in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 8, 2023. Xuan paper, dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907), has a history of over 1,000 years. Originated in Jingxian County (administered by "Xuanzhou" in Tang Dynasty) of east China's Anhui Province, the paper got its name after being sent as a tribute to the emperor. Using straws of tidal lands and peels of wingceltis near Jingxian County as the materials, the paper is produced in traditional ways to serve high-standard artistic creations such as calligraphy, painting, etc. Boasting of its anti-aging, anti-discoloring and anti-decaying quality, the Xuan paper usually has a long life span. The making of Xuan paper includes over 100 procedures and usually costs three years. The craft of making Xuan paper was listed as one of the national-level intangible cultural heritages in 2006 and a world intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2009

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN COUNTY-XUAN PAPER-INHERITOR (CN)

(231209) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Chao (R) visits the workshop of China Xuan Paper Co., Ltd. in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 8, 2023. Xuan paper, dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907), has a history of over 1,000 years. Originated in Jingxian County (administered by "Xuanzhou" in Tang Dynasty) of east China's Anhui Province, the paper got its name after being sent as a tribute to the emperor. Using straws of tidal lands and peels of wingceltis near Jingxian County as the materials, the paper is produced in traditional ways to serve high-standard artistic creations such as calligraphy, painting, etc. Boasting of its anti-aging, anti-discoloring and anti-decaying quality, the Xuan paper usually has a long life span. The making of Xuan paper includes over 100 procedures and usually costs three years. The craft of making Xuan paper was listed as one of the national-level intangible cultural heritages in 2006 and a world intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2009

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN COUNTY-XUAN PAPER-INHERITOR (CN)

(231209) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Chao demonstrates a product of his company in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 7, 2023. Xuan paper, dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907), has a history of over 1,000 years. Originated in Jingxian County (administered by "Xuanzhou" in Tang Dynasty) of east China's Anhui Province, the paper got its name after being sent as a tribute to the emperor. Using straws of tidal lands and peels of wingceltis near Jingxian County as the materials, the paper is produced in traditional ways to serve high-standard artistic creations such as calligraphy, painting, etc. Boasting of its anti-aging, anti-discoloring and anti-decaying quality, the Xuan paper usually has a long life span. The making of Xuan paper includes over 100 procedures and usually costs three years. The craft of making Xuan paper was listed as one of the national-level intangible cultural heritages in 2006 and a world intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2009. Nowadays, t

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Kim Jong Un visit

BEIJING, China - This photo printed in the Dec. 22, 2010 edition of the Rodong Sinmun shows a sign at a factory in North Korea's Chagang Province indicating the country's leader-in-waiting visited there together with Kim Jong Il. The sign reads, ''A production facility visited by the venerable comrade Kim Jong Un on May 9, 2009.''

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Female knuckleballer Yoshida to pursue new challenge overseas

OSAKA, Japan - Female professional knuckleballer Eri Yoshida (file photo), who played this season in the independent league with the Kobe 9 Cruise, said on her blog on Dec. 15, 2009, she will participate in the Arizona Winter League starting in January.

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'N. Korean' banknotes sell well after redenomination

BEIJING, China - A set of ''old North Korean'' banknotes is seen on sale at a shop in Beijing on Dec. 9, 2009. The seller struck a confident note about the authenticity of the notes saying they were used before the recent redenomination while a North Korean official based in Beijing downplayed the claim, saying they were ''absolutely fake.''

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Suzuki, Volkswagen announce tie-up

TOKYO, Japan - Martin Winterkorn, chairman of Volkswagen AG (R), and Osamu Suzuki, chairman of Suzuki Motor Corp., shake hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2009, after the Japanese and German automakers signed a capital tie-up agreement.

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Father of slain Briton thanks Japanese public

CHIBA, Japan - Bill Hawker (R), the father of murdered British woman Lindsey Hawker, speaks to reporters near the Gyotoku Police Station in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Dec. 9, 2009. Hawker thanked ''every single person in Japan'' for their cooperation that led to the arrest of suspect Tatsuya Ichihashi.

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Hatoyama snubs press amid gov't financing woes

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama joins his hands, apparently in a gesture of apology, before wrapping up a press interview with some questions left unanswered at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2009. Hatoyama's government appears to be backing away from its goal of keeping new bond issuance below 44 trillion yen in fiscal 2010.

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U.S. commander talks of Okinawa drills relocation

NAHA, Japan - Brig. Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, the top commander at U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at the base on Dec. 9, 2009. Wilsbach indicated that the United States could consider shifting air training drills for its forces in Japan to Osaka in the future, calling it an ''option.''

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Hanshin's ailing Akahoshi hangs up glove

KOSHIEN, Japan - Hanshin Tigers outfielder Norihiro Akahoshi squats among wheelchairs that he is donating to hospitals and welfare facilities at the club's Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2009. The 33-year-old is calling it quits due to a potentially life-threatening spinal injury.

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Rookie pitcher Kikuchi in Lions jersey

TOKYO, Japan - Seibu Lions rookie pitcher Yusei Kikuchi (L) poses in his new jersey beside manager Hisanobu Watanabe at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2009. The 18-year-old lefty, the club's No. 1 draft pick, was taking part in the club's rookie debut ceremony with five others.

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Hanshin's ailing Akahoshi hangs up glove

KOSHIEN, Japan - Hanshin Tigers outfielder Norihiro Akahoshi signs his autograph on one of the wheelchairs that he is donating to hospitals and welfare facilities at the club's Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2009.

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Lions rookies at Tokyo Tower

TOKYO, Japan - Six rookies of the Seibu Lions baseball club, including the club's No. 1 draft pick Yusei Kikuchi (3rd from L), pose in front of Tokyo Tower in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2009.

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Rookie pitcher Kikuchi in Lions jersey

TOKYO, Japan - Seibu Lions rookie pitcher Yusei Kikuchi shows off his new No. 17 jersey at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2009. The 18-year-old lefty, the club's No. 1 draft pick, was taking part in the club's rookie debut ceremony with five others.

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Long-nosed bullet train 'debuts' in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The E5-type new ''shinkansen'' bullet train pulls in at JR Tokyo Station for a test run Dec. 9, 2009. East Japan Railway Co. will start to operate the train which can run at 320 kilometers per hour around March 2011.

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Suzuki, Volkswagen announce tie-up

TOKYO, Japan - Osamu Suzuki (L), chairman of Suzuki Motor Corp., and Martin Winterkorn, chairman of Volkswagen AG, shake hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2009, after the Japanese and German automakers signed a capital tie-up agreement.

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Long-nosed bullet train 'debuts' in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The E5-type new ''shinkansen'' bullet train pulls in at JR Tokyo Station for a test run Dec. 9, 2009. East Japan Railway Co. will start to operate the train which can run at 320 kilometers per hour around March 2011.

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Suzuki, Volkswagen announce tie-up

TOKYO, Japan - Osamu Suzuki (L), chairman of Suzuki Motor Corp., and Martin Winterkorn, chairman of Volkswagen AG, shake hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2009, after the Japanese and German automakers signed a capital tie-up agreement.

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Suzuki, Volkswagen announce tie-up

TOKYO, Japan - Osamu Suzuki (L), chairman of Suzuki Motor Corp., and Martin Winterkorn, chairman of Volkswagen AG, attend a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2009, after the Japanese and German automakers signed a capital tie-up agreement.

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Okada speaks at APEC symposium

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada speaks at a symposium of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2009. The two-day symposium, joined by government and private-sector officials from the APEC member economies, marked the start of Japan's chairmanship in 2010.

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Hatoyama leaves for Bali to attend democracy forum

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his wife, Miyuki, wave as they leave Tokyo's Haneda airport for Bali, Indonesia, on Dec. 9, 2009, to attend an annual meeting of the Bali Democracy Forum. Hatoyama will hold talks with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and co-chair the meeting with the president.

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Darvish youngest 300 mil. yen baseball player

SAPPORO, Japan - Pacific League MVP Yu Darvish of the Nippon Ham Fighters holds club mascots at its office in Sapporo on Dec. 9, 2009. The 23-year-old right-hander became the youngest player in Japanese baseball history to have an annual salary reaching the 300 million yen mark.

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Hanshin's ailing Akahoshi hangs up glove

OSAKA, Japan - This undated file photo shows Hanshin Tigers outfielder Norihiro Akahoshi in a game at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture. The 33-year-old announced Dec. 9, 2009, that he is calling it quits due to a potentially life-threatening spinal injury.

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Delta Air CEO, transport minister meet on JAL

TOKYO, Japan - Richard Anderson, chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines Inc., waves after a meeting with Japanese Transport Minister Seiji Maehara in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2009. Anderson was in the Japanese capital to discuss capital ties with Japan Airlines Corp., which is heading for its fourth annual loss in five years.

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Nippon Keidanren opposes environmental tax levy

TOKYO, Japan - Fujio Mitarai (standing R), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, addresses a meeting with Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii (L) and senior Finance Ministry officials at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2009. Japan's most influential business lobby, also known as Nippon Keidanren, expressed its opposition to the government's proposed introduction of an environmental tax in April.

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Delta Air CEO Anderson, transport minister meet on JAL

TOKYO, Japan - Delta Airlines Inc. CEO Richard Anderson speaks to reporters after meeting with Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Seiji Maehara to discuss the company's financial package to rescue struggling Japan Airlines Corp. at the transport ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2009.

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Delta Air CEO, transport minister Maehara meet on JAL

TOKYO, Japan - Delta Airlines Inc. CEO Richard Anderson (L) shakes hands with Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Seiji Maehara at the transport ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2009, prior to their meeting to discuss the company's financial package to rescue struggling Japan Airlines Corp.

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Crown Princess turns 46, vows to continue recovery efforts

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Princess Masako waves as she arrives at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2009, to meet Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on the occasion of her 46th birthday. (Pool photo)

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Obama, Matsui, featured in decorative battledores

TOKYO, Japan - A woman in kimono poses with a ''Kawari Hagoita'' featuring Ryo Ishikawa, the teenage golf star, at the main office of Japanese doll maker Kyugetsu in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2009. Among this year's 10 ''Kawari Hagoita,'' a traditional Japanese battledore popular as decoration during New Year's, are those featuring U.S. President Barack Obama, Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his wife Miyuki, and New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui, the winner of this year's World Series MVP.

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Father of slain Briton thanks Japanese public

CHIBA, Japan - Bill Hawker (R), the father of murdered British woman Lindsey Hawker, speaks to reporters near the Gyotoku Police Station in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Dec. 9, 2009. Hawker thanked ''every single person in Japan'' for their cooperation that led to the arrest of suspect Tatsuya Ichihashi. (Kyodo)

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'N. Korean' banknotes sell well after redenomination

BEIJING, China - A set of ''old North Korean'' banknotes is seen on sale at a shop in Beijing on Dec. 9, 2009. The seller struck a confident note about the authenticity of the notes saying they were used before the recent redenomination while a North Korean official based in Beijing downplayed the claim, saying they were ''absolutely fake.'' (Kyodo)

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Kim Jong Un visit

BEIJING, China - This photo printed in the Dec. 22, 2010 edition of the Rodong Sinmun shows a sign at a factory in North Korea's Chagang Province indicating the country's leader-in-waiting visited there together with Kim Jong Il. The sign reads, ''A production facility visited by the venerable comrade Kim Jong Un on May 9, 2009.'' (Kyodo)

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Ex-Toshiba president Nishida

Atsutoshi Nishida, seen in this file photo taken in May 2009, one of the three former Toshiba Corp. presidents involved in a damages suit over a bookkeeping scandal, died of a heart attack Dec. 8, 2017, the company said Dec. 9. He was 73. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Female knuckleballer Yoshida to pursue new challenge overseas

OSAKA, Japan - Female professional knuckleballer Eri Yoshida (file photo), who played this season in the independent league with the Kobe 9 Cruise, said on her blog on Dec. 15, 2009, she will participate in the Arizona Winter League starting in January. (Kyodo)

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U.S. commander talks of Okinawa drills relocation

NAHA, Japan - Brig. Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, the top commander at U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at the base on Dec. 9, 2009. Wilsbach indicated that the United States could consider shifting air training drills for its forces in Japan to Osaka in the future, calling it an ''option.'' (Kyodo)

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Long-nosed bullet train 'debuts' in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The E5-type new ''shinkansen'' bullet train pulls in at JR Tokyo Station for a test run Dec. 9, 2009. East Japan Railway Co. will start to operate the train which can run at 320 kilometers per hour around March 2011. (Kyodo)

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Long-nosed bullet train 'debuts' in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The E5-type new ''shinkansen'' bullet train pulls in at JR Tokyo Station for a test run Dec. 9, 2009. East Japan Railway Co. will start to operate the train which can run at 320 kilometers per hour around March 2011. (Kyodo)

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Hanshin's ailing Akahoshi hangs up glove

KOSHIEN, Japan - Hanshin Tigers outfielder Norihiro Akahoshi signs his autograph on one of the wheelchairs that he is donating to hospitals and welfare facilities at the club's Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Hanshin's ailing Akahoshi hangs up glove

OSAKA, Japan - This undated file photo shows Hanshin Tigers outfielder Norihiro Akahoshi in a game at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture. The 33-year-old announced Dec. 9, 2009, that he is calling it quits due to a potentially life-threatening spinal injury. (Kyodo)