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Retired shogi player Hifumi Kato dies at 86

Retiring pro shogi player Hifumi Kato waves after his retirement press conference in Tokyo in June 2017. The former holder of the most prestigious Meijin title, Kato died of pneumonia on Jan. 22, 2026, aged 86. He had held the record for becoming the youngest pro shogi player at 14 years and seven months in 1954 until Sota Fujii broke it at 14 years and two months in 2016, while he played to the age of 77 years and five months, the oldest on record.

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Illustration - Heatwave - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 19TH DISTRICT. PEOPLE BATH AND DIVE IN THE VILLETTE BASIN DURING THE 36.9?C HEAT WEATHER ON JUNE 22, 2017 Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Heatwave - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 19TH DISTRICT. A MAN DIVES IN THE VILLETTE BASIN DURING THE 36.9?C HEAT WEATHER ON JUNE 22, 2017 Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Heatwave - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) PEOPLE BATHING AND DIPPING IN THE BASSIN DE LA VILLETTE DURING THE 36.9?C HEATWAVE ON JUNE 22, 2017 Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Heatwave - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) PARISIANS SWIMMING IN THE BASSIN DE LA VILLETTE DURING THE 36.9?C HEATWAVE ON 22 JUNE 2017. Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Heatwave - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) PEOPLE BATHING AND DIPPING IN THE BASSIN DE LA VILLETTE DURING THE 36.9?C HEATWAVE ON JUNE 22, 2017 Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Heatwave - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) PEOPLE SWIMMING IN THE BASSIN DE LA VILLETTE DURING THE 36.9?C HEATWAVE ON 22 JUNE 2017. Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Heatwave - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) TWO PEOPLE DIVE INTO THE BASSIN DE LA VILLETTE DURING THE 36.9?C HEATWAVE ON 22 JUNE 2017, Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Heatwave - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) PEOPLE BATHING AND DIPPING IN THE BASSIN DE LA VILLETTE DURING THE 36.9?C HEATWAVE ON JUNE 22, 2017 Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Heatwave - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) PEOPLE BATHING AND DIPPING IN THE BASSIN DE LA VILLETTE DURING THE 36.9?C HEATWAVE ON JUNE 22, 2017 Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Swiss guards in the courtyard of San Damaso on June 22, 2017. The grandiose and solemn Apostolic Palace is a secretive place, forbidden to the public and jealously guarded by the Swiss Guard. It hosts the Holy See administration, the Church's spiritual authorities and before all, the apartments of the Pontiff Sovereign. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(FOCUS)CHINA-TOP SCI-TECH AWARD-LI DEREN (CN)

(240624) -- BEIJING, June 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Li Deren turns the tassel for a graduate during a commencement ceremony at Wuhan University in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, June 22, 2017. Li Deren won China's top sci-tech award for the year 2023 Monday. Li has dedicated his career to advancing China's capabilities in surveying and remote sensing for Earth observation. He is celebrated for his expert knowledge of the core technologies of high-precision global positioning and mapping via satellite remote sensing. He solved the high-precision processing problems of remote sensing satellite images, and has led his team to develop a fully automatic high-precision airborne and ground measurement system, making outstanding contributions to the building of China's high-precision and high-resolution Earth observation system. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-TOP SCI-TECH AWARD-LI DEREN (CN)

(240624) -- BEIJING, June 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Deren turns the tassel for a graduate during a commencement ceremony at Wuhan University in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, June 22, 2017. Li Deren won China's top sci-tech award for the year 2023 Monday. Li has dedicated his career to advancing China's capabilities in surveying and remote sensing for Earth observation. He is celebrated for his expert knowledge of the core technologies of high-precision global positioning and mapping via satellite remote sensing. He solved the high-precision processing problems of remote sensing satellite images, and has led his team to develop a fully automatic high-precision airborne and ground measurement system, making outstanding contributions to the building of China's high-precision and high-resolution Earth observation system. (Xinhua)

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Cabinet Meeting - Paris

French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb leaves the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, after the first cabinet meeting of the French new government on June 22, 2017. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cabinet Meeting - Paris

French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb leaves the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, after the first cabinet meeting of the French new government on June 22, 2017. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cabinet Meeting - Paris

French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb leaves the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, after the first cabinet meeting of the French new government on June 22, 2017. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cabinet Meeting - Paris

French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb leaves the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, after the first cabinet meeting of the French new government on June 22, 2017. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Land-sea trade corridor boosts China-ASEAN trade

STORY: Land-sea trade corridor boosts China-ASEAN trade DATELINE: June 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Beibu Gulf Port 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG RUI, Deputy manager of commerce department of Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Container Terminal Co., Ltd. 3. various of transportation of goods STORYLINE: The Beibu Gulf Port in China's Guangxi has witnessed increasing trade with ASEAN countries, thanks to the continuous development of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor. The trade corridor, launched in 2017, is a trade and logistics passage jointly built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. The Beibu Gulf Port serves as an important transit point along the trade corridor, providing maritime transportation with large transport volumes and lower costs. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG RUI, Deputy manager of commerce department of Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Container Terminal Co., Ltd. "This year we focused o

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German energy company discovers new natural gas field in Egypt

STORY: German energy company discovers new natural gas field in Egypt DATELINE: June 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of gas field STORYLINE: German energy company Wintershall Dea announced on Thursday that it has discovered a new natural gas field in the Abu Madi reservoir in Egypt's Nile Delta. The discovery was made in the Disouq concession, where Wintershall Dea is a joint venture partnered with the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS). The new field is located near the existing Disouq gas field, which has been in production since 2017. The NSG-3 well, which was drilled to a depth of 3,070 meters, encountered a 22-meter reservoir in the Abu Madi formation. Wintershall Dea says that the new discovery will help to accelerate production and increase economic returns at the Disouq gas field. Sameh Sabry, general manager of Wintershall Dea Egypt, said that the additional gas volumes will contribute to the company's efforts to ensure a s

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Golf: Miyazato in Arkansas C'ship preparation

ROGERS, United States, June 22 Kyodo - Japanese golfer Ai Miyazato hits a shot in practice at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Arkansas, on June 22, 2017, a day before the first round of the Arkansas Championship. Miyazato won the tournament in 2012.

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Japanese lawmaker to quit party over alleged abuse against staffer

TOKYO, Japan, June 23 Kyodo - Mayuko Toyota points at her name listed at the Diet building in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2012, on her first trip to parliament after being elected to the House of Representatives. Toyota submitted an application to leave the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on June 22, 2017, after a weekly magazine released an audio file seeming to back up allegations that she physically and verbally abused a secretary.

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Delivery of M'bishi passenger jet to be delayed

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. President Teruaki Kawai speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2013. The company said the same day that delivery of Japan's first small passenger jet will be delayed for over a year to around the April-June quarter in 2017.

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220708) -- NAIROBI, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese instructor Yang Ming (L) and his Kenyan female apprentice Concilia inspect the locomotive in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 22, 2021. The standard gauge railway (SGR) passenger train has moved some 7.78 million passengers between the capital, Nairobi and Mombasa since its inception in June 2017, a national statistics agency said in a report released on July 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Yan)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAKLIMAKAN DESERT-NEW HIGHWAY (CN)

(220630) -- YULI, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows a section of a new desert highway traversing the Taklimakan Desert over the Tarim River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 22, 2022. Located in south Xinjiang's Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, the highway, connecting Yuli County and Qiemo County, was put into operation on Thursday. The highway is the third one across the Taklimakan Desert, the world's second-largest shifting-sand desert. With a designed speed of 60 or 80 km per hour for different sections, the highway has a total length of 334 km, with 307 km passing through the desert. So far, China has more than 1,200 km of highways across the Taklimakan Desert. The highway has been built with an estimated total investment of about 1.75 billion yuan (about 261.5 million U.S. dollars) and its construction started in October 2017. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAKLIMAKAN DESERT-NEW HIGHWAY (CN)

(220630) -- YULI, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows a section of a new desert highway traversing the Taklimakan Desert over the Tarim River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 22, 2022. Located in south Xinjiang's Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, the highway, connecting Yuli County and Qiemo County, was put into operation on Thursday. The highway is the third one across the Taklimakan Desert, the world's second-largest shifting-sand desert. With a designed speed of 60 or 80 km per hour for different sections, the highway has a total length of 334 km, with 307 km passing through the desert. So far, China has more than 1,200 km of highways across the Taklimakan Desert. The highway has been built with an estimated total investment of about 1.75 billion yuan (about 261.5 million U.S. dollars) and its construction started in October 2017. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

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Carlos Ghosn.

Carlos Ghosn attends the unveiling of the "Wheel of Innovation" monument at the headquarters of Nissan Motor Company in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, June 22, 2017; Credit: The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Carlos Ghosn.

Carlos Ghosn attends the unveiling of the "Wheel of Innovation" monument at the Nissan Motor Company headquarters in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on June 22, 2017 (photo at left: Hiroto Nishikawa, president of Nissan Motor Co.); Credit: The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Carlos Ghosn.

Carlos Ghosn attends the unveiling of the "Wheel of Innovation" monument at the Nissan Motor Company headquarters in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on June 22, 2017 (photo at right: Hiroto Nishikawa, president of Nissan Motor Co.); credit: The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Carlos Ghosn.

Carlos Ghosn attends the unveiling of the "Wheel of Innovation" monument at the Nissan Motor Company headquarters in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on June 22, 2017 (photo at right: Hiroto Nishikawa, president of Nissan Motor Co.); credit: The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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M'bishi Motors expects 145 bil. yen net loss amid fuel economy scandal

Yoshihiro Kuroi, a senior official of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., attends a press conference in Tokyo on June 22, 2016. The automaker expects to incur a group net loss of 145 billion yen (around $1.4 billion) in the fiscal year ending March 2017, falling into the red for the first time in eight years due to a fuel economy data scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Future astronaut Takamatsu eyes ISS mission around 2017-2019

Japanese entrepreneur Satoshi Takamatsu speaks at a press conference in Moscow on June 22, 2015, about training he is undergoing in Russia to be an astronaut staying on the International Space Station. He said he aims to visit the ISS around 2017-2019, adding he sealed a deal with Space Adventures Ltd. of the United States on a future orbital space mission. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Philanthropist Fish pushes for more from Japanese women leaders in 2017

Philanthropist Atsuko Fish, founder of the Japanese Women's Leadership Initiative, is shown in a photo taken at the International House of Japan in Tokyo on June 22, 2017. A revamped version of the Boston-based organization's executive four-week training program for Japanese women, "JWLI-II" will be held in Boston Oct. 10-Nov. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Philanthropist Fish pushes for more from Japanese women leaders in 2017

Philanthropist Atsuko Fish (L), founder of the Japanese Women's Leadership Initiative, and program manager Kozue Sawame are shown in a photo taken at the International House of Japan in Tokyo on June 22, 2017. A revamped version of the Boston-based organization's executive four-week training program for Japanese women, "JWLI-II" will be held in Boston Oct. 10-Nov. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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YouTubers gather at VidCon online video fest

A YouTuber (L) responds to questions from the audience on June 22, 2017, during VidCon, the world's biggest convention celebrating online video, in Anaheim, California. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Michael Leitch back as Japan captain

Michael Leitch powers through a tackle during the first half of Japan's 33-21 win over Romania in Kumamoto, Japan, on June 10, 2017. Leitch was named Japan captain on June 22 as the Brave Blossoms look to restore some pride in the second test against Ireland two days later. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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LDP lawmaker to quit party over alleged abuse of secretary

Photo taken in April 2012 shows Mayuko Toyota, a lawmaker of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party. Toyota submitted an application to leave the party on June 22, 2017, following allegations she physically and verbally attacked one of her secretaries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takata eyes filing for bankruptcy protection soon

Photo taken June 16, 2017, shows the building housing the Tokyo headquarters of Japanese air bag maker Takata Corp. The company plans to file for bankruptcy protection, possibly on June 26, to address massive liabilities following a global recall of its air bags, sources close to the matter said June 22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Turkey's foreign minister vows to solve Qatar-Saudi Arabia crisis

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, shown in this undated photo, said in Tokyo on June 22, 2017, that his country hopes to play a leading role in easing tensions between Qatar and several major Middle Eastern countries including Saudi Arabia in a bid to stabilize the Arab world. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mexico defeats Russia 2-1 in FIFA Confederations Cup

Mexico striker Hirving Lozano (22) is congratulated by teammates after scoring the winning goal against Russia during the second half of a Group A match in the Confederations Cup in Kazan, Russia, on June 24, 2017. Mexico defeated Russia 2-1, booking a spot in the semifinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Poverty Alleviation in China

Above, Feng Bangyong (2nd left), a villager from Shunhe Village, Liulong Town, Dafang County, Bijie City, Guizhou Province, takes a group photo with his family in front of his house on June 22, 2017. Below, Feng Bangyong (rear row, L) and his family take a photo in front of the gate of Xingfu 33 Village, Liulong Town, Dafang County, Bijie City, Guizhou Province, Feb 5, 2021.

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Poverty Alleviation in China

Above, Feng helps his wife to prepare chiles at home in Shunhe Village, Liulong Town, Dafang County, Bijie City, Guizhou Province, on June 22, 2017 (provided by Evergrande Poverty-Relief Office). Below, Feng Bangyong and his wife sort chilies at their home in Xingfu 33 Village, Liulong Town, Dafang County, Bijie City, Guizhou Province, Feb 5, 2021.

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U.S. Navy to relieve commander of 7th Fleet after collisions: report

Photo taken in June 2017 shows Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, the three-star commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet based in Yokosuka near Tokyo. The Wall Street Journal reported on Aug. 22 that the U.S. Navy plans to relieve Aucoin of his duties after two fatal collisions between destroyers and civilian vessels in Asian waters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Chile's Sanchez at Confederations Cup

Alexis Sanchez of Chile plays in a Confederations Cup group match against Germany in Kazan, Russia, on June 22, 2017. Chile will face Portugal in the semifinals in the city on June 28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Mexico reach Confederations Cup semis

Hirving Lozano (22) of Mexico shoots during the first half of a Group A match against Russia at the Confederations Cup in Kazan, Russia, on June 24, 2017. Mexico won 2-1 and will face Germany in the semifinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Chile, Germany draw 1-1

Chile striker Alexis Sanchez (2nd from R) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring the opening goal during the first half of a Group B match against Germany in Kazan, Russia, on June 22, 2017. Chile and Germany drew 1-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Chile, Germany draw 1-1

Chile striker Alexis Sanchez (R) tumbles beneath Germany's Leon Goretzka during the second half of a Group B match of the FIFA Confederations Cup in Kazan, Russia, on June 22, 2017. Chile and Germany drew 1-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Chile, Germany draw 1-1

Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal (L) chases Germany's Julian Draxler during the first half of a Group B match of the FIFA Confederations Cup in Kazan, Russia, on June 22, 2017. Chile and Germany drew 1-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Tanaka, Darvish set for pitching matchup

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka speaks to reporters at Yankee Stadium on June 22, 2017, a day before his start against the Texas Rangers. Japanese compatriot Yu Darvish is scheduled to start for the Rangers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Darvish, Tanaka set for pitching matchup

Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish works out in Arlington, Texas, on June 22, 2017, for his start the next day against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Japanese compatriot Masahiro Tanaka is scheduled to start for the Yankees. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Marlins' Tazawa struggles in return from injury

Miami Marlins right-hander Junichi Tazawa reacts after allowing a two-run homer to Willson Contreras of the Chicago Cubs during the sixth inning of the Marlins' 11-1 defeat at Marlins Park on June 22, 2017. Tazawa returned after a month on the sidelines recovering from rib cartilage inflammation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo