China city punishes fun house for imitating Japan original

China city punishes fun house for imitating Japan original

SHANGHAI, China - Many visitors line up in front of a fun house in Hangzhou in China's eastern coastal province of Zhejiang in this file photo taken on June 29, 2014. The city's authorities imposed administrative punishment on the representative of the "haunted house" resembling Japan's Fujikyu Highland-operated similar facility in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, eastern Japan.

China city punishes fun house for imitating Japan original

China city punishes fun house for imitating Japan original

SHANGHAI, China - Many visitors line up in front of a fun house in Hangzhou in China's eastern coastal province of Zhejiang in this file photo taken on June 29, 2014. The city's authorities imposed administrative punishment on the representative of the "haunted house" resembling Japan's Fujikyu Highland-operated similar facility in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo)

Shimizu posts world best in national sprint c'ships

Shimizu posts world best in national sprint c'ships

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Nagano Olympic champion Hiroyasu Shimizu sets a world outdoor best as he wins the men's 500 meters in 35.43 seconds at the national speed skating sprint championships at the Fujikyu Highland Seiko Oval in Yamanashi Prefecture on Dec. 24.

Okazaki wins women's 500 meters sprint c'ships

Okazaki wins women's 500 meters sprint c'ships

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Tomomi Okazaki, who collected the bronze medal in Nagano last year, clocks 39.34 to win women's 500 meters at the national speed skating sprint championships at the Fujikyu Highland Seiko Oval in Yamanashi Prefecture on Dec. 24.