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Türkiye's initiative fuels women's path to engineering

STORY: Türkiye's initiative fuels women's path to engineering SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 13, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:46 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of female students of electronic engineering in Türkiye STORYLINE: More than 54,900 female students have been reached through the "Engineer Girls Project" in Türkiye, an initiative whose aim is to address the gender gap in engineering fields by providing support and encouragement to female students from high school to university levels, according to a cabinet minister on Tuesday. The project, ultimately fostering their entry and success in engineering careers, spans 125 high schools and involves 931 students from universities, said Türkiye's Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur Ozdemir Goktas. The project has been ongoing since 2016 under the leadership of the ministry, in collaboration with the private sector, the minister said, adding that the first phase of the project was completed on Dec. 31, 2021, and the se

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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students discuss at the Luban Workshop of Ayutthaya Technical College in Ayutthaya, Thailand, Feb. 20, 2019. Luban Workshop, launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Yang Zhou)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-JINJIANG RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 16, 2023 shows view of a pavillion marking the convergence of Fuhe river and Nanhe river into Jinjiang River in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, . Jinjiang River traverses the central part of Chengdu, contributing to the fame and glamor of Chengdu's many historic and cultural events. It has two main streams called Fuhe River and Nanhe River. Starting from Dujiangyan, the 150-km river goes outbound from Shuangliu District. In February of 2016, local government of Chengdu implemented ten regulations on water control. In 2017, the city started a program on water ecology management and building a greenway along Jinjiang River. As a result, the water quality of Jinjiang River has been improved a lot. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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China's Olympic economy a "blue ocean" for sports goods manufacturers

STORY: China's Olympic economy a "blue ocean" for sports goods manufacturers DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:41 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): YE TING, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MING WENFANG, Operation Manager, Guangdong Yijia Optical Technology Co., Ltd. 3. STANDUP 2 (English): YE TING, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): YE TING, Xinhua correspondent "As winter sports are gaining popularity, the markets for winter sports equipment are expanding. According to the Ice and Snow Sports Development Program (2016-2025), the ice and snow industry scale is expected to reach 1 trillion yuan (147 billion U.S. dollars) by 2025. Today, I'll take you to a manufacturer to find out how the winter sports products market has boomed and evolved." Guangdong Province is China's manufacturing heartland. Many of the country's leading winter sports gear and clothing manufacturers are based here. Covering an area of 40,000 square meter

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Japan's Iwata 2nd at AT&T Pebble Beach golf tournament

MONTEREY, California, Feb. 14 Kyodo - Japan's Hiroshi Iwata hits an iron shot on the 10th hole during the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament at Spyglass Hill Golf Course in Pebble Beach, California, on Feb. 13, 2016. Phil Mickelson of the United States leads the tournament, two strokes ahead of Iwata.

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Thai students hold parade in demonstration against military junta

Thai university students risk arrest by carrying a handmade float depicting a huge dragon that is about to swallow a boy playing with a toy train, during a parade in Bangkok on Feb. 13, 2016. The float, a criticism of the country's military junta, likened the boy to Thailand "being a pushover" to China, which is represented as the dragon. The two countries have launched a joint railway project. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thai students hold parade in demonstration against military junta

Thai university students carry a handmade float featuring a likeness of Darth Vader, the main villain in the "Star Wars" movie series, during a parade held in Bangkok on Feb. 13, 2016. The students, whose involvement in the parade saw them risking arrest, also held a banner saying "a high-ranking military officer has fallen to the level of Darth Vader," in a criticism of Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha who remains in power following a 2014 coup he launched as commander in chief of the army. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tsunami in Japan: 5 years on

Combined photos show an area of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan: on March 13, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by massive tsunami; and the same area on Feb. 19, 2016, with the debris having been removed and a new public housing having been built for people who lost their homes in the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Kotoshogiku to make 1st attempt at yokozuna

Japanese ozeki Kotoshogiku attends a press conference at his Sadogatake stable in Matsubara, Osaka Prefecture, on Feb. 29, 2016, as the latest rankings are released for the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament beginning March 13. Kotoshogiku will make his first attempt to earn promotion to yokozuna. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Kotoshogiku to make 1st attempt at yokozuna

Japanese ozeki Kotoshogiku (L), alongside his stablemaster Sadogatake, attends a press conference in Matsubara, Osaka Prefecture on Feb. 29, 2016, as the latest rankings are released for the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament beginning March 13. Kotoshogiku will make his first attempt to earn promotion to yokozuna. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Kotoshogiku to make 1st attempt at yokozuna

Japanese ozeki Kotoshogiku (L), alongside his stablemaster Sadogatake, attends a press conference in Matsubara, Osaka Prefecture on Feb. 29, 2016, as the latest rankings are released for the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament beginning March 13. Kotoshogiku will make his first attempt to earn promotion to yokozuna. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sunwolves succumb to Lions

Shota Horie of Japan's Sunwolves scores the team's first try during the second half of a Super Rugby game against the South African Lions at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2016. The Lions beat the Sunwolves 26-13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sunwolves succumb to Lions

Akihito Yamada of Japan's Sunwolves hauls down a South African Lions' player during the first half of a Super Rugby game at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2016. The Lions beat the Sunwolves 26-13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sunwolves succumb to Lions

Shota Horie of Japan's Sunwolves scores the team's first try during the second half of a Super Rugby game against the South African Lions at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2016. The Lions beat the Sunwolves 26-13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sunwolves succumb to Lions

Fans cheer for Japan's Sunwolves following a Super Rugby game against South Africa's Lions at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2016. The Lions beat the Sunwolves 26-13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sunwolves succumb to Lions

Keita Inagaki of Japan's Sunwolves is tackled down by a South African Lions' player during the first half of a Super Rugby game at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2016. The Lions beat the Sunwolves 26-13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5th anniversary of Japan's March 2011 disaster

Combination photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 13, 2011, (top) and Feb. 18, 2016, shows the urban area of the northeastern Japan city of Ofunato devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. A large commercial building will be built there by March 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Facility to store documents related to disputed islets

Photo taken Feb. 13, 2016, in the western Japan town of Okinoshima shows a facility to store documents related to a group of South Korean-administered islets, claimed also by Japan as Takeshima, in the Sea of Japan. Seoul calls them Dokdo. The facility, which is under construction, will open to the public in May or later. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Combating Zika virus with guppy fish in India

Photo taken Feb. 13, 2016, in Mysuru, India, shows Somashekar Gowda (front), who has been breeding and distributing guppies (poecilia reticulata) for free in mosquito-prone areas. The freshwater fish feeds on mosquito larvae and thereby keeps the breeding of mosquitoes in check to a large extent amid a global alert over the mosquito-borne Zika virus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Combating Zika virus with guppy fish in India

Photo taken Feb. 13, 2016, in Mysuru, India, shows freshwater guppies (poecilia reticulata). Guppies feed on mosquito larvae and thereby keep the breeding of mosquitoes in check to a large extent amid a global alert over the mosquito-borne Zika virus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Hakodate abuzz ahead of Hokkaido Shinkansen line opening

A family smiles in front of a Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train at JR Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station in Japan's northernmost island prefecture of Hokkaido on Feb. 13, 2016. The bullet train service will be introduced on March 26 to run the 148-kilometer route between Shin-Aomori Station in Aomori Prefecture and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station in Hokkaido in one hour through an undersea tunnel. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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IAEA gives ball, focusing on Japan

Performers play Japanese drums during a ball held by the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna on Feb. 13, 2016. The ball, organized annually by the IAEA staff union, focused on Japan for 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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IAEA gives ball, focusing on Japan

Akiko Nakajima, a Japanese soprano, sings during a ball held by the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna on Feb. 13, 2016. The ball, organized annually by the IAEA staff union, focused on Japan for 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese engineer among group recognized in Academy sci-tech awards

Software engineer Kiyoyuki Nakagaki of Japan (2nd from R) and his colleagues pose for a photo at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards on Feb. 13, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. They received one of two Scientific and Engineering Awards presented this year, for their design and engineering of the MARI 3D texture painting system which has been broadly adopted in the visual effects industry. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Fukushima, mon Amour" screened at Berlin film festival

(From L) Japanese actress Kaori Momoi, Germany film director Doris Dorrie and German actress Rosalie Thomass pose during a photo call at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival in Berlin on Feb. 13, 2016. Their film "Fukushima, mon Amour," which depicts the friendship between Marie, a lost German full of self-doubt, and the Japanese Satomi, Fukushima's last remaining geisha, was screened in the festival's Panorama section the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Iwata 2nd at AT&T Pebble Beach golf tournament

Japan's Hiroshi Iwata splashes out of a bunker on the 10th hole during the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament at Spyglass Hill Golf Course in Pebble Beach, California, on Feb. 13, 2016. Phil Mickelson of the United States leads the tournament, two strokes ahead of Iwata. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Major crowds at Beijing Station on last day of Lunar New Year

Large numbers of travelers are pictured outside Beijing Station in the Chinese capital on Feb. 13, 2016, the last day of the Lunar New Year holidays. Millions of people spent the holidays at distant home cities and villages, causing major crowding on trains and freeways on their way back to the capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan 2nd in team pursuit at world speed skating championships

(From L) Japan's Nana Takagi, Miho Takagi and Misaki Oshigiri compete during the women's team pursuit event at the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships in Kolomna, Russia on Feb. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori advances to Memphis Open final

Japan's Kei Nishikori hits a backhand during his semifinal match against Sam Querrey of the United States at the Memphis Open tennis tournament in Memphis, Tennessee on Feb. 13, 2016. Nishikori won 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the final -- and the opportunity to win the tournament for a fourth straight year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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France's Pinturault victorious in World Cup alpine ski event

Alexis Pinturault of France skis his first run during the men's giant slalom competition at a World Cup alpine event in Naeba, central Japan, on Feb. 13, 2016. Pinturault went on to claim the event, marking his second win of the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Major crowds at Beijing Station on last day of Lunar New Year

Large numbers of travelers are pictured outside Beijing Station in the Chinese capital on Feb. 13, 2016, the last day of the Lunar New Year holidays. Millions of people spent the holidays at distant home cities and villages, causing major crowding on trains and freeways on their way back to the capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Austria's Hirscher competes in World Cup alpine ski event

Marcel Hirscher of Austria skis his first run during the men's giant slalom competition at a World Cup alpine event in Naeba, central Japan, on Feb. 13, 2016. While still leading the overall World Cup standings, Hirscher fell short in capturing his fifth straight title, placing sixth in the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan 2nd in team pursuit at world speed skating championships

(From L) Japan's Misaki Oshigiri, Nana Takagi and Miho Takagi pose for a photo after placing second in the women's team pursuit event at the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships in Kolomna, Russia, on Feb. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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France's Pinturault victorious in World Cup alpine ski event

(From L) France's Mathieu Faivre, Alexis Pinturault, and Italy's Massimiliano Blardone pose for a photo after finishing second, first and third, respectively, in the men's giant slalom competition at a World Cup alpine ski event in Naeba, central Japan, on Feb. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takanashi's World Cup win streak stops at 10

(From L) Japan's Sara Takanashi, Slovenia's Maja Vtic and Spela Rogelj pose for a photo after finishing second, first and third, respectively, in a World Cup ski jumping event in Ljubno, Slovenia on Feb. 13, 2016. With the result, Takanashi ended her World Cup winning streak at 10, but still remains the leader in the overall standings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giant pandas fail to mate at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo

Male giant panda Ri Ri walks around his enclosure at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2016, after the zoo put him back on public view following a failed mating attempt between Ri Ri and female giant panda Shin Shi. They were removed from display on Feb. 4 as they entered the breeding season. Shin Shin will be back on view after a physical examination. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giant pandas fail to mate at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo

Male giant panda Ri Ri eats bamboo in his enclosure at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2016, after the zoo put him back on public view following a failed mating attempt between Ri Ri and female giant panda Shin Shi. They were removed from display on Feb. 4 as they entered the breeding season. Shin Shin will be back on view after a physical examination. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giant pandas fail to mate at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo

Male giant panda Ri Ri eats bamboo in his enclosure at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2016, after the zoo put him back on public view following a failed mating attempt between Ri Ri and female giant panda Shin Shi. They were removed from display on Feb. 4 as they entered the breeding season. Shin Shin will be back on view after a physical examination. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Pyongyang

A signboard seen in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, on Feb. 13, 2016, celebrates the launch of a satellite. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giant pandas fail to mate at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo

Male giant panda Ri Ri walks around his enclosure at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2016, after the zoo put him back on public view following a failed mating attempt between Ri Ri and female giant panda Shin Shi. They were removed from display on Feb. 4 as they entered the breeding season. Shin Shin will be back on view after a physical examination. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Pyongyang

People walk on the streets of a foggy Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, on Feb. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Snow hut for Valentine's Day

A couple look at each other inside a snow hut with a heart-shaped entrance, made especially for Valentine's Day, on Feb. 13, 2016, in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, in northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Snow hut for Valentine's Day

A couple look at each other inside a snow hut with a heart-shaped entrance, made especially for Valentine's Day, on Feb. 13, 2016, in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, in northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Snow huts in Akita

Children enjoy spending time inside snow huts in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, in northeastern Japan, on Feb. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Pyongyang

People commute by bus in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, on Feb. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Pyongyang

People wearing coats wait for their bus in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, on Feb. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Pyongyang

Photo taken Feb. 13, 2016, in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, shows portraits of the country's founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son, Kim Jong Il. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search for Taiwan quake victims ends with death toll at 116

Photo taken Feb. 13, 2016, shows the site of a collapsed high-rise apartment complex in Tainan, southern Taiwan, where the debris has been cleared away, in the wake of a powerful earthquake that struck the area a week earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Halt to abduction probe draws mixed reactions from victims' families

Sakie Yokota, the 80-year-old mother of abduction victim Megumi Yokota, who was taken away to North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks with reporters in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, on Feb. 13, 2016, in the wake of a decision by Pyongyang to suspend its probe into the whereabouts of missing Japanese nationals. Yokota pleaded for the return of her daughter she has not seen for nearly four decades. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search for Taiwan quake victims ends with death toll at 116

Rescue workers search for the bodies of people at the site of a collapsed apartment complex in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on Feb. 13, 2016, in the wake of a powerful earthquake that struck the area a week earlier. The search operations ended the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Türkiye's initiative fuels women's path to engineering

CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-JINJIANG RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

China's Olympic economy a "blue ocean" for sports goods manufacturers

Japan's Iwata 2nd at AT&amp;T Pebble Beach golf tournament

Thai students hold parade in demonstration against military junta

Thai students hold parade in demonstration against military junta

Tsunami in Japan: 5 years on

Sumo: Kotoshogiku to make 1st attempt at yokozuna

Sumo: Kotoshogiku to make 1st attempt at yokozuna

Sumo: Kotoshogiku to make 1st attempt at yokozuna

Sunwolves succumb to Lions

Sunwolves succumb to Lions

Sunwolves succumb to Lions

Sunwolves succumb to Lions

Sunwolves succumb to Lions

5th anniversary of Japan's March 2011 disaster

Facility to store documents related to disputed islets

Combating Zika virus with guppy fish in India

Combating Zika virus with guppy fish in India

FEATURE: Hakodate abuzz ahead of Hokkaido Shinkansen line opening

IAEA gives ball, focusing on Japan

IAEA gives ball, focusing on Japan

Japanese engineer among group recognized in Academy sci-tech awards

"Fukushima, mon Amour" screened at Berlin film festival

Japan's Iwata 2nd at AT&amp;T Pebble Beach golf tournament

Major crowds at Beijing Station on last day of Lunar New Year

Japan 2nd in team pursuit at world speed skating championships

Nishikori advances to Memphis Open final

France's Pinturault victorious in World Cup alpine ski event

Major crowds at Beijing Station on last day of Lunar New Year

Austria's Hirscher competes in World Cup alpine ski event

Japan 2nd in team pursuit at world speed skating championships

France's Pinturault victorious in World Cup alpine ski event

Takanashi's World Cup win streak stops at 10

Giant pandas fail to mate at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo

Giant pandas fail to mate at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo

Giant pandas fail to mate at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo

Scenes of Pyongyang

Giant pandas fail to mate at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo

Scenes of Pyongyang

Snow hut for Valentine's Day

Snow hut for Valentine's Day

Snow huts in Akita

Scenes of Pyongyang

Scenes of Pyongyang

Scenes of Pyongyang

Search for Taiwan quake victims ends with death toll at 116

Halt to abduction probe draws mixed reactions from victims' families

Search for Taiwan quake victims ends with death toll at 116

Japan's Iwata 2nd at AT&T Pebble Beach golf tournament

Japan's Iwata 2nd at AT&T Pebble Beach golf tournament