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Farmer lawmaker committed to solving problems facing local people

STORY: Farmer lawmaker committed to solving problems facing local people SHOOTING DATE: Feb. 25, 2024 DATELINE: March 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: ZHANGJIAJIE, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ning Fenfang working 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NING FENFANG, Deputy to 14th National People's Congress 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): NING FENFANG, Deputy to 14th National People's Congress STORYLINE: Ning Fenfang, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, is a farmer from central China's Hunan Province. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NING FENFANG, Deputy to 14th National People's Congress "My name is Ning Fenfang, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress. I'm a post-90s deputy from Cili County of Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province. I served as a village cadre in 2018. At that time, we faced a big challenge to restore abandoned land. In 2020, during the village election, I expressed my intention to resign from my position and become a full-time farmer.

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Grassroots NPC deputy sows seeds of hope for modern farming

STORY: Grassroots NPC deputy sows seeds of hope for modern farming SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 28, 2024 DATELINE: March 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shen Yanfen 2. various of people farming and agricultural machinery 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SHEN YANFEN, National lawmaker 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SHEN YANFEN, National lawmaker 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SHEN YANFEN, National lawmaker STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SHEN YANFEN, National lawmaker "My name is Shen Yanfen, and I am a post-90s 'new farmer.' Before returning to my hometown, I was a white-collar worker in Shenzhen (in China's Guangdong Province), where I worked for six or seven years. In February 2020, I returned to my hometown and took over the management of an agricultural machinery cooperative from my father. Our cooperative mainly provides full-process mechanized services for farmers during the planting process." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SHEN YANFEN, National lawmaker "Now,

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Mitch McConnell to step down as Republican leader in U.S. Senate at end of year

STORY: Mitch McConnell to step down as Republican leader in U.S. Senate at end of year SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 28, 2024 and file DATELINE: Feb. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Washington CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): MITCH MCCONNELL, U.S. Senate Minority Leader (Feb 28, 2024) 2. various of Mitch McConnell attending Trump's campaign rally in U.S state of Kentucky (Nov. 4, 2019) 3. various of Mitch McConnell attending a White House event (Feb. 6, 2020) 4. various of exterior of the U.S. Capitol (Feb. 13, 2024) STORYLINE: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving leader in the Senate history, announced Wednesday that he will step down from the position at the end of the year. SOUNDBITE (English): MITCH MCCONNELL, U.S. Senate Minority Leader "One of life's most underappreciated talents is to know when it's time to move on to life's next chapter, so I stand before you today, Mr. President and my colleagues, to say this will be my last term as Republican leader of the Se

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Chinese-built solar power plant shines in northern Bangladesh

STORY: Chinese-built solar power plant shines in northern Bangladesh SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 23, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the PV power plant 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD NASIR UDDIN, Local villager 3. various of engineers and workers working on the plant 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JAMEL MAHMOUD FAISAL, Engineer 5. various of the PV power plant 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHOU JINSHUN, Chairman of HDFC SinPower Ltd. 7. various of the PV power plant STORYLINE: In Mymensingh district in Bangladesh, some 169,000 solar panels are laid in rows and absorbing energy from the sun. The 50 MW photovoltaic power plant was invested by HDFC SinPower Ltd. whose major shareholder is a Chinese company. Construction began in September 2019 and it was put into commercial operation in November 2020. It became the largest solar power plant in Bangladesh at that time. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD NASIR UDDIN, Local villager "We never thought that elec

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Rwandan village puts Rwanda on map for endangered grey-crowned crane conservation

STORY: Rwandan village puts Rwanda on map for endangered grey-crowned crane conservation SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 8, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:27 LOCATION: Kigali CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the grey-crowned cranes 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WINNIE KYAMUJARA, Village's head guide 3. various of the sanctuary 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WINNIE KYAMUJARA, Village's head guide 5. various of the sanctuary STORYLINE: Umusambi had been an average village on the outskirts of Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, until 2020 when a sanctuary was launched for birds with handicaps as a result of captivity. Umusambi village has shot to stardom globally by providing a conducive environment for more than 50 grey-crowned cranes. The sanctuary, with an area of roughly 21 hectares, has become a popular destination that draws tourists from Europe, Africa, and Asia who enjoy learning about conservation work and the importance of protecting natural environments. Winnie Kyamujara, the village's head

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Fujii defends Osho title

TOKYO, Japan Kyodo - Sota Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, poses after defending the Osho title 4-0 in a best-of-seven series against Tatsuya Sugai in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Fujii clinched his first title, Kisei, in July 2020, and won or defended all 19 title matches he has fought since then.(Kyodo)

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Fujii defends Osho title

Sota Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, poses after defending the Osho title 4-0 in a best-of-seven series against Tatsuya Sugai in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Fujii clinched his first title, Kisei, in July 2020, and won or defended all 19 title matches he has fought since then.

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Fujii defends Osho title

Sota Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, poses after defending the Osho title 4-0 in a best-of-seven series against Tatsuya Sugai in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Fujii clinched his first title, Kisei, in July 2020, and won or defended all 19 title matches he has fought since then.

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Fujii defends Osho title

Sota Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, attends a press conference after defending the Osho title 4-0 in a best-of-seven series against Tatsuya Sugai in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Fujii clinched his first title, Kisei, in July 2020, and won or defended all 19 title matches he has fought since then.

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Fujii defends Osho title

Sota Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, poses after defending the Osho title 4-0 in a best-of-seven series against Tatsuya Sugai in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Fujii clinched his first title, Kisei, in July 2020, and won or defended all 19 title matches he has fought since then.

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Biden wins South Carolina Democratic primary -- U.S. media projects

STORY: Biden wins South Carolina Democratic primary -- U.S. media projects SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Biden departing the White House (Jan 5, 2024) 2. various of exterior of the White House (Jan 5, 2024) STORYLINE: Multiple U.S. media organizations on Saturday night projected President Joe Biden has won the 2024 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, the first official primary for the party. The Associated Press, NBC News and others made the projection less than half an hour after the polls were closed. Biden's easy victory follows his support for an unprecedented decision by the Democratic National Committee to prioritize South Carolina as the initial voting state over New Hampshire in the presidential primary. Biden resurrected his 2020 presidential campaign after a strong primary performance in South Carolina, where African American voters play an outsized role in Democrat

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Indonesia's economy expands to 5.31 pct in 2022

STORY: Indonesia's economy expands to 5.31 pct in 2022 DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of BPS building and press conference 2. various of export-import activities in port 3. various of cargo transportation 4. various of export-import and transportation STORYLINE: Indonesia's economy expanded to 5.31 percent in 2022, the highest rate in the last nine years, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS). The figure is supported by the growth of 5.01 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2022. The country's gross domestic product (GDP) was recorded at 5.02 percent in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic, then dropped to minus 2.07 percent in 2020 and strengthened to 3.70 percent in 2021, respectively. The growth in 2022 was mainly driven by the transportation sector, household consumption which accounts for more than half of Indonesia's GDP, and higher exports due to rising commodity prices. The country's economic growth in 2023 is exp

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N. Korean hostel in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany, Feb. 4 Kyodo - Photo taken Jan. 29, 2020, shows a hostel operated by North Korea on the premises of the North Korean Embassy in Berlin. A German court ruled recently that City Hostel Berlin be shut down as it violated the 2016 U.N. Security Council resolution banning North Korean real estate business in third countries.

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Sumo tournament for 2020 Games cultural program

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 5 Kyodo - Sumo grand champion Hakuho attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2020, at which the Japan Sumo Association announced a plan to hold a two-day tournament in the period between the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as part of the games' cultural program. The Aug. 12-13 event will be held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in the capital.

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Exhibitors, visitors "happy to be back" at Mobile World Congress 2022

STORY: Exhibitors, visitors "happy to be back" at Mobile World Congress 2022 DATELINE: March 3, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:34 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1 STANDUP (English): HE XIYUE, Xinhua correspondent 2 various of the Mobile World Congress 3 SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALEX, Visitor 4 SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): LUCIA, Visitor 5 various of the exhibits 6 SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GAELLE BEZAIN, Exhibitor 7 SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MANISH SINHA, Chief Marketing Officer of Sterlite Technologies Limited (STL), India 8 SOUNDBITE 5 (English): LI HAIYANG, Antenna Solutions Architect at Tongyu Communication, China STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): HE XIYUE, Xinhua correspondent "The Mobile World Congress or the MWC, which is open from Feb. 28 until March 3 in Barcelona, has been hailed as a sign that the mobile communications industry is returning to normal after the 2020 edition was canceled and a much-reduced 2021 MWC was held in the summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Between 40,000 to 60,000 people ar

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma (L) teaches a neighbor girl English at home in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Chogo)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma (L) hands a cup of buttered tea to her mother at home in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Chogo)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma herds cattle in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma (L) greets her grandmother in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma plays with a calf in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma stands inside a pen in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma (C) enjoys lunch with her parents in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma (2nd R) poses for pictures with her family in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma's family welcomes her home in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Thutop (R) looks at his daughter Tenzin Drolma in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma (C) stands with her mother (R) and a neighbor girl while herding cattle in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma drinks fresh milk in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma (2nd L) whispers with her mother in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TENZIN DROLMA-WINTER VACATION(CN)

(220204) -- LHASA, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma (R) assists her grandmother into their house in Gyaga Village of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. Tenzin Drolma, 21, was born on the grassland near Lake Namtso in Tibet. In 2020, she was admitted to Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College in east China's Jiangsu Province as a Chinese pharmacy major student. The college life in the outside world is fresh to Drolma. She met many new classmates and made many friends. When winter vacation came, Drolma returned to her beloved home. "I leave my hometown in order to come back being a better person," she said. "I hope that when I graduate from college, I can help my family live a better life and I can be a useful person to my hometown and people here." (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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IOC, 2020 Tokyo Olympics organizers start working-level talks

John Coates (L), chairman of the Coordination Commission of the International Olympic Committee, and former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, president of the organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, greet each other before talks on pending matters related to the Games in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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IOC, 2020 Tokyo Olympics organizers discuss of Games preparedness

Officials of the International Olympic Committee and the organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics start the third round of working-level talks on preparation for the Games, including the possible inclusion of new events, in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SoftBank earnings announcement

SoftBank Corp. President Ken Miyauchi speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2021, over its earnings result for the period from April 2020 to December.

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SoftBank earnings announcement

SoftBank Corp. President Ken Miyauchi (L) and Chief Technology Officer Junichi Miyakawa shake hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2021, over the company's earnings result for the period from April 2020 to December. Miyakawa is set to succeed the presidency from Miyauchi on April 1.

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Football: Asian Champions League

Ado Onaiwu (R) opens the scoring during the first half of Yokohama F Marinos' 4-0 win over Australia's Sydney FC in a Group H match of the Asian Champions League football tournament on Feb. 19, 2020, in Yokohama, Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Asian Champions League

Ado Onaiwu (R) opens the scoring during the first half of Yokohama F Marinos' 4-0 win over Australia's Sydney FC in a Group H match of the Asian Champions League football tournament on Feb. 19, 2020, in Yokohama, Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Asian Champions League

Ado Onaiwu celebrates after scoring during the second half of Yokohama F Marinos' 4-0 win over Australia's Sydney FC in a Group H match of the Asian Champions League football tournament on Feb. 19, 2020, in Yokohama, Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Antarctic observation team

Members of the Japanese Antarctic observation team see off a helicopter carrying other members as it leaves the Syowa Station in Antarctica on Feb. 4, 2020. The final group of returning members were transported the same day to the icebreaker Shirase that will take them to Sydney from which they will fly to Japan in March. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Antarctic observation team

Members of the Japanese Antarctic observation team see off a helicopter carrying other members as it leaves the Syowa Station in Antarctica on Feb. 4, 2020. The final group of returning members were transported the same day to the icebreaker Shirase that will take them to Sydney from which they will fly to Japan in March. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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