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Türkiye detains 18 suspects over links to failed 2016 coup

STORY: Türkiye detains 18 suspects over links to failed 2016 coup SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish security forces arresting suspects (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish security forces have detained 18 suspects across seven provinces over alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, the state-run TRT broadcaster reported Tuesday. The suspects were allegedly linked to the Gulen movement, which the Turkish government accuses of attempting a coup that killed at least 250 people on July 15, 2016. Also on Tuesday, an arrest warrant was issued for 23 suspects in line with the investigations by the prosecutor's office of the western province of Izmir into the "covered structure of the group (the Gulen movement) within the Turkish armed forces," said the TRT. Nine of those wanted were soldiers, with six of them still active-duty members, whi

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King Felipe Marks A Regiment’s Anniversary - Valladolid

King Felipe Marks A Regiment’s Anniversary - Valladolid

King Felipe VI (2l) with the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, the President of the Junta de Castilla y León, Alfonso Fernández Mañueco (2r), and the Mayor of Valladolid, Jesús Julio Carnero (r), at the Military Parade on the occasion of the 375th anniversary of the Farnese Cavalry Regiment No. 12, on March 7, 2024, in Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. During the event, there is a review of the force, a brief historical review, a tribute to those who gave their lives for Spain and ends with a military parade The Cavalry Regiment "Farnesio" No. 12, framed since November 15, 2016 in the Brigade "Galicia" VII, was founded on March 7, 1649. Photo by Photogenic/Claudia Alba/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Marks A Regiment’s Anniversary - Valladolid

King Felipe Marks A Regiment’s Anniversary - Valladolid

King Felipe VI (2l) with the President of the Junta de Castilla y León, Alfonso Fernández Mañueco (1l), and the Mayor of Valladolid, Jesús Julio Carnero (2r), at the Parade of the Military Parade on the occasion of the 375th anniversary of the Farnese Cavalry Regiment No. 12, on March 7, 2024, in Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. During the event, there is a review of the force, a brief historical review, a tribute to those who gave their lives for Spain and ends with a military parade The Cavalry Regiment "Farnesio" No. 12, framed since November 15, 2016 in the Brigade "Galicia" VII, was founded on March 7, 1649. Photo by Photogenic/Claudia Alba/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Marks A Regiment’s Anniversary - Valladolid

King Felipe Marks A Regiment’s Anniversary - Valladolid

King Felipe VI (2l) with the President of the Junta de Castilla y Leon, Alfonso Fernandez Mañueco (r), at the Military Parade on the occasion of the 375th anniversary of the Farnese Cavalry Regiment No. 12, on March 7, 2024, in Valladolid, Castilla y Leon, Spain. During the event, there is a review of the force, a brief historical review, a tribute to those who gave their lives for Spain and ends with a military parade The Cavalry Regiment "Farnesio" No. 12, framed since November 15, 2016 in the Brigade "Galicia" VII, was founded on March 7, 1649. Photo by Photogenic/Claudia Alba/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Marks A Regiment’s Anniversary - Valladolid

King Felipe Marks A Regiment’s Anniversary - Valladolid

King Felipe VI (l) next to the President of the Junta de Castilla y León, Alfonso Fernández Mañueco (r), at the Parade Military Parade on the occasion of the 375th anniversary of the Farnese Cavalry Regiment No. 12, on March 7, 2024, in Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. During the event, there is a review of the force, a brief historical review, a tribute to those who gave their lives for Spain and ends with a military parade The Cavalry Regiment "Farnesio" No. 12, framed since November 15, 2016 in the Brigade "Galicia" VII, was founded on March 7, 1649. Photo by Photogenic/Claudia Alba/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Marks A Regiment’s Anniversary - Valladolid

King Felipe Marks A Regiment’s Anniversary - Valladolid

King Felipe VI (l) with the President of the Junta de Castilla y León, Alfonso Fernández Mañueco (c), and the Mayor of Valladolid, Jesús Julio Carnero (r), at the Military Parade on the occasion of the 375th anniversary of the Farnese Cavalry Regiment No. 12, on March 7, 2024, in Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. During the event, there is a review of the force, a brief historical review, a tribute to those who gave their lives for Spain and ends with a military parade The Cavalry Regiment "Farnesio" No. 12, framed since November 15, 2016 in the Brigade "Galicia" VII, was founded on March 7, 1649. Photo by Photogenic/Claudia Alba/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Marks A Regiment’s Anniversary - Valladolid

King Felipe Marks A Regiment’s Anniversary - Valladolid

King Felipe VI (l) with the President of the Junta de Castilla y León, Alfonso Fernández Mañueco (r), at the Military Parade on the occasion of the 375th anniversary of the Farnese Cavalry Regiment No. 12, on March 7, 2024, in Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. During the event, there is a review of the force, a brief historical review, a tribute to those who gave their lives for Spain and ends with a military parade The Cavalry Regiment "Farnesio" No. 12, framed since November 15, 2016 in the Brigade "Galicia" VII, was founded on March 7, 1649. Photo by Photogenic/Claudia Alba/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Marks A Regiment’s Anniversary - Valladolid

King Felipe Marks A Regiment’s Anniversary - Valladolid

King Felipe VI (c) with the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles (d), the President of the Junta de Castilla y León, Alfonso Fernández Mañueco (2l), and the Mayor of Valladolid, Jesús Julio Carnero (1l), at the Military Parade Parade on the occasion of the 375th anniversary of the Farnese Cavalry Regiment No. 12, on March 7, 2024, in Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. During the event, there is a review of the force, a brief historical review, a tribute to those who gave their lives for Spain and ends with a military parade The Cavalry Regiment "Farnesio" No. 12, framed since November 15, 2016 in the Brigade "Galicia" VII, was founded on March 7, 1649. Photo by Photogenic/Claudia Alba/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Marks A Regiment’s Anniversary - Valladolid

King Felipe Marks A Regiment’s Anniversary - Valladolid

King Felipe VI (c) presides over the Military Parade on the occasion of the 375th anniversary of the Farnese Cavalry Regiment No. 12, on March 7, 2024, in Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. During the event, there is a review of the force, a brief historical review, a tribute to those who gave their lives for Spain and ends with a military parade The Cavalry Regiment "Farnesio" No. 12, framed since November 15, 2016 in the Brigade "Galicia" VII, was founded on March 7, 1649. Photo by Photogenic/Claudia Alba/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Marks A Regiment’s Anniversary - Valladolid

King Felipe Marks A Regiment’s Anniversary - Valladolid

King Felipe VI (c) with the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, the President of the Junta de Castilla y León, Alfonso Fernández Mañueco (2l), and the Mayor of Valladolid, Jesús Julio Carnero (d), at the Military Parade on the occasion of the 375th anniversary of the Farnese Cavalry Regiment No. 12, on March 7, 2024, in Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. During the event, there is a review of the force, a brief historical review, a tribute to those who gave their lives for Spain and ends with a military parade The Cavalry Regiment "Farnesio" No. 12, framed since November 15, 2016 in the Brigade "Galicia" VII, was founded on March 7, 1649. Photo by Photogenic/Claudia Alba/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Marks A Regiment’s Anniversary - Valladolid

King Felipe Marks A Regiment’s Anniversary - Valladolid

King Felipe VI (I) presides over the Military Parade on the occasion of the 375th anniversary of the Farnese Cavalry Regiment No. 12, on March 7, 2024, in Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. During the event, there is a review of the force, a brief historical review, a tribute to those who gave their lives for Spain and ends with a military parade The Cavalry Regiment "Farnesio" No. 12, framed since November 15, 2016 in the Brigade "Galicia" VII, was founded on March 7, 1649. Photo by Photogenic/Claudia Alba/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Marks A Regiment’s Anniversary - Valladolid

King Felipe Marks A Regiment’s Anniversary - Valladolid

King Felipe VI presides over the Military Parade on the occasion of the 375th anniversary of the Farnese Cavalry Regiment No. 12, on March 7, 2024, in Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. During the ceremony, a review of the force, a brief historical review, a tribute to those who gave their lives for Spain and ends with a military parade The Cavalry Regiment "Farnesio" No. 12, framed since November 15, 2016 in the Brigade "Galicia" VII, was founded on March 7, 1649. Photo by Photogenic/Claudia Alba/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Marks A Regiment’s Anniversary - Valladolid

King Felipe Marks A Regiment’s Anniversary - Valladolid

King Felipe VI (c) with the President of the Junta de Castilla y León, Alfonso Fernández Mañueco (2l), and the Mayor of Valladolid, Jesús Julio Carnero (1l), at the Parade Military Parade on the occasion of the 375th anniversary of the Farnese Cavalry Regiment No. 12, on March 7, 2024, in Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. During the event, there is a review of the force, a brief historical review, a tribute to those who gave their lives for Spain and ends with a military parade The Cavalry Regiment "Farnesio" No. 12, framed since November 15, 2016 in the Brigade "Galicia" VII, was founded on March 7, 1649. Photo by Photogenic/Claudia Alba/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iwakuma throws 3 scoreless innings for Mariners

Iwakuma throws 3 scoreless innings for Mariners

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, March 12 Kyodo - Hisashi Iwakuma pitches three scoreless innings in the Seattle Mariners' 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants in a spring training game in Scottsdale, Arizona, on March 11, 2016.

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LDP cannot lose in upcoming elections: Abe

LDP cannot lose in upcoming elections: Abe

TOKYO, March 12 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a meeting in Tokyo of Liberal Democratic Party members from around the country on March 12, 2016. The LDP-led ruling coalition cannot lose to opposition parties in upcoming elections, especially the House of Councillors election in the summer, Abe said.

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DPJ secretary general in Hokkaido for election campaign

DPJ secretary general in Hokkaido for election campaign

ISHIKARI, Japan, March 12 Kyodo - Yukio Edano, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, makes a speech in Ishikari, Hokkaido, on March 12, 2016, to support a candidate backed by the DPJ and other opposition parties running in a lower house by-election in a Hokkaido district to be held April 24.

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Campaigning for governor races in Tokyo, 12 prefectures to begin

Campaigning for governor races in Tokyo, 12 prefectures to begin

TOKYO, Japan - Candidates contesting the Tokyo gubernatorial election in April attend a public debate in Nakano Ward, Tokyo on March 15 on the issue whether Tokyo should bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. From L to R: architect Kisho Kurokawa, former Adachi Ward mayor Manzo Yoshida, former Miyagi Gov. Shiro Asano, and incumbent Shintaro Ishihara, who is running for a third four-year term. Campaigning for gubernatorial elections in Tokyo and 12 other prefectures is set to begin March 22.

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Chinese people on ice and snow

STORY: Chinese people on ice and snow DATELINE: March 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:24:06 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SPORTS STORYLINE: In the spring of 2022, China has fulfilled its solemn commitment to the world by successfully hosting the Beijing Winter Olympics. In this ancient and modern land, athletes from different continents gathered together again, broke through the shadow of the pandemic and created the Olympic miracle. Spending over 2,000 days and nights to prepare for the Winter Olympics, Chinese people have input all the passion and hard work. Their full participation has also brought great opportunities for the development of winter sports. Chongli District, Zhangjiakou City Hebei, China Born in a small fishing village in east China's Fujian, Zhang Linyuan now lives in Shanghai. Because of a skiing experience, he fell in love with that sport and became a winter sports photographer. Every winter, he will work in different skiing grounds around China for nearly half a year. In 2016, Zhang went to Al

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Gymnastics: Uchimura's retirement event

Gymnastics: Uchimura's retirement event

Kohei Uchimura (C), who won gold medals in the men's all-around gymnastics at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, reacts after being tossed in the air by fellow gymnasts during his retirement event at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on March 12, 2022.

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Gymnastics: Uchimura's retirement event

Gymnastics: Uchimura's retirement event

Kohei Uchimura (2nd from L), who won gold medals in the men's all-around gymnastics at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, poses for photos with Kenzo Shirai (L), Daiki Hashimoto (2nd from R) and Takeru Kitazono during his retirement event at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on March 12, 2022.

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Gymnastics: Uchimura's retirement event

Gymnastics: Uchimura's retirement event

Kohei Uchimura, who won gold medals in the men's all-around gymnastics at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, waves to the crowd after his retirement event at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on March 12, 2022.

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Gymnastics: Uchimura's retirement event

Gymnastics: Uchimura's retirement event

Kohei Uchimura, who won gold medals in the men's all-around gymnastics at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, is tossed in the air by fellow gymnasts during his retirement event at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on March 12, 2022.

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Gymnastics: Uchimura's retirement event

Gymnastics: Uchimura's retirement event

Kohei Uchimura, who won gold medals in the men's all-around gymnastics at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, performs on the pommel horse during his retirement event at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on March 12, 2022.

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Gymnastics: Uchimura's retirement event

Gymnastics: Uchimura's retirement event

Kohei Uchimura, who won gold medals in the men's all-around gymnastics at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, reacts after performing on the pommel horse during his retirement event at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on March 12, 2022.

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Gymnastics: Uchimura's retirement event

Gymnastics: Uchimura's retirement event

Kohei Uchimura, who won gold medals in the men's all-around gymnastics at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, speaks during his retirement event at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on March 12, 2022.

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Gymnastics: Proud Uchimura to mark career finale in March event

Japanese artistic gymnastics great Kohei Uchimura, the 2012 and 2016 Olympic men's all-around gold medalist, looked back on his career with pride Friday as he announced his impending retirement. The 33-year-old, a six-time individual all-around world champion, said he will make one last appearance in a retirement event on March 12 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, where he will give a demonstration on all six apparatus. Uchimura earned his fourth games berth for the Tokyo Olympics last summer but suffered a shock early exit as he focused solely on the horizontal bar following persistent shoulder problems. He had already decided to call time on his career when he finished sixth in the final of the same apparatus at the world championships in October in Kitakyushu, the southwestern Japan city where he was born.

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Campaigning for governor races in Tokyo, 12 prefectures to begin

Campaigning for governor races in Tokyo, 12 prefectures to begin

TOKYO, Japan - Candidates contesting the Tokyo gubernatorial election in April attend a public debate in Nakano Ward, Tokyo on March 15 on the issue whether Tokyo should bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. From L to R: architect Kisho Kurokawa, former Adachi Ward mayor Manzo Yoshida, former Miyagi Gov. Shiro Asano, and incumbent Shintaro Ishihara, who is running for a third four-year term. Campaigning for gubernatorial elections in Tokyo and 12 other prefectures is set to begin March 22. (Kyodo)

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Evacuation orders in Fukushima city lifted

Evacuation orders in Fukushima city lifted

Photo taken July 12, 2016, shows a train running between two stations located in the northeastern Japan city of Minamisoma. Rail operations resumed as the government scaled down the areas in the city subject to evacuation orders given after the March 2011 nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi complex. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Evacuation orders in Fukushima city lifted

Evacuation orders in Fukushima city lifted

Photo taken July 12, 2016, shows a train running between two stations located in the northeastern Japan city of Minamisoma. Rail operations resumed as the government scaled down the areas in the city subject to evacuation orders given after the March 2011 nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi complex. Storage space for waste generated from decontamination work is visible at the rear. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Evacuation orders in Fukushima city lifted

Evacuation orders in Fukushima city lifted

Photo taken July 12, 2016, shows a ceremony to mark the restart of train operations between two stations located in the northeastern Japan city of Minamisoma. The move came as the government scaled down the areas in the city subject to evacuation orders given after the March 2011 nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi complex. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Evacuation orders in Fukushima city lifted

Evacuation orders in Fukushima city lifted

Photo taken July 12, 2016, shows a train running between two stations located in the northeastern Japan city of Minamisoma. Rail operations resumed as the government scaled down the areas in the city subject to evacuation orders given after the March 2011 nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi complex. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Evacuation orders in Fukushima affecting 10,000 people lifted

Evacuation orders in Fukushima affecting 10,000 people lifted

Photo taken July 11, 2016, shows the central part of the northeastern Japan city of Minamisoma, in which areas subject to evacuation orders since the March 2011 nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi complex were scaled down on July 12, enabling the return of more than 10,000 residents. Many residents, however, seem uneager to return, having begun new lives elsewhere. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Evacuation orders in Fukushima affecting 10,000 people lifted

Evacuation orders in Fukushima affecting 10,000 people lifted

Photo taken July 11, 2016, from a drone shows the northeastern Japan city of Minamisoma, in which areas subject to evacuation orders since the March 2011 nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi complex were scaled down on July 12, enabling the return of more than 10,000 residents. Many residents, however, seem uneager to return, having begun new lives elsewhere. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Evacuation orders in Fukushima affecting 10,000 people lifted

Evacuation orders in Fukushima affecting 10,000 people lifted

Photo taken July 11, 2016, from a drone shows the northeastern Japan city of Minamisoma, in which areas subject to evacuation orders since the March 2011 nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi complex were scaled down on July 12, enabling the return of more than 10,000 residents. Many residents, however, seem uneager to return, having begun new lives elsewhere. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Evacuation orders in Fukushima affecting 10,000 people lifted

Evacuation orders in Fukushima affecting 10,000 people lifted

Photo taken July 11, 2016, from a drone shows the northeastern Japan city of Minamisoma, in which areas subject to evacuation orders since the March 2011 nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi complex were scaled down on July 12, enabling the return of more than 10,000 residents. Many residents, however, seem uneager to return, having begun new lives elsewhere. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Darvish starts in 3rd rehab assignment

Darvish starts in 3rd rehab assignment

Yu Darvish delivers against Oklahoma City as a starter for Round Rock, the Texas Rangers' Triple-A affiliate, in Round Rock, Texas, on May 12, 2016. Darvish, who is expected to come back in late May after Tommy John reconstruction surgery on his right elbow in March 2015, threw 54 pitches in four innings in his third rehabilitation assignment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Darvish starts in 3rd rehab assignment

Darvish starts in 3rd rehab assignment

Yu Darvish delivers against Oklahoma City as a starter for Round Rock, the Texas Rangers' Triple-A affiliate, in Round Rock, Texas, on May 12, 2016. Darvish, who is expected to come back in late May after Tommy John reconstruction surgery on his right elbow in March 2015, threw 54 pitches in four innings in his third rehabilitation assignment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Darvish starts in 3rd rehab assignment

Darvish starts in 3rd rehab assignment

Yu Darvish delivers against Oklahoma City as a starter for Round Rock, the Texas Rangers' Triple-A affiliate, in Round Rock, Texas, on May 12, 2016. Darvish, who is expected to come back in late May after Tommy John reconstruction surgery on his right elbow in March 2015, threw 54 pitches in four innings in his third rehabilitation assignment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hon Hai Vice Chairman Tai to become Sharp pres. after takeover deal

Hon Hai Vice Chairman Tai to become Sharp pres. after takeover deal

Kozo Takahashi, president of Sharp Corp., announces the company's earnings report for the business year ended March 2016 in Tokyo on May 12. Sharp, restructuring under Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., said the same day Hon Hai Vice Chairman Tai Jeng-wu, a close aide of Hon Hai chief Terry Gou, will replace Takahashi, becoming the first chief from outside the Osaka-based company. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hon Hai Vice Chairman Tai to become Sharp pres. after takeover deal

Hon Hai Vice Chairman Tai to become Sharp pres. after takeover deal

Kozo Takahashi, president of Sharp Corp., announces the company's earnings report for the business year ended March 2016 in Tokyo on May 12. Sharp, restructuring under Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., said the same day Hon Hai Vice Chairman Tai Jeng-wu, a close aide of Hon Hai chief Terry Gou, will replace Takahashi, becoming the first chief from outside the Osaka-based company. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hon Hai Vice Chairman Tai to become Sharp pres. after takeover deal

Hon Hai Vice Chairman Tai to become Sharp pres. after takeover deal

Kozo Takahashi, president of Sharp Corp., gets ready to announce the company's earnings report for the business year ended March 2016 in Tokyo on May 12. Sharp, restructuring under Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., said the same day Hon Hai Vice Chairman Tai Jeng-wu, a close aide of Hon Hai chief Terry Gou, will replace Takahashi, becoming the first chief from outside the Osaka-based company. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Host of G-7 summit has a lot to offer

Host of G-7 summit has a lot to offer

Japan Coast Guard officers take part in a counterterrorist drill in Ago Bay, central Japan, on March 12, 2016, ahead of the Group of Seven summit to be held on Kashiko Island in the bay in May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan beat Syria 5-0 in World Cup Asian qualifiers in Saitama

Japan beat Syria 5-0 in World Cup Asian qualifiers in Saitama

Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa (2nd from R) scores his side's second goal past Syria defender Omro Al Midani (12) during the second half of a Group E match in a second-round World Cup Asian qualifier game in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on March 29, 2016. Japan won 5-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Suzuki snaps homerless PL start, as Marines blast Eagles

Baseball: Suzuki snaps homerless PL start, as Marines blast Eagles

Daichi Suzuki of the Lotte Marines hits his second homer of the game in the eighth inning of a 12-2 whipping of the Rakuten Eagles at QVC Marine Field in Chiba, Japan on March 29, 2016. Prior to Suzuki's first shot, the pitchers of the six Pacific League teams had not allowed a ball over the fence in 179 innings since the March 25 start of the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Hakuho takes 1 win lead into final day of Spring tourney

Sumo: Hakuho takes 1 win lead into final day of Spring tourney

Kisenosato (front) is seen after defeating rival ozeki Terunofuji at Edion Arena Osaka on March 26, 2016, the 14th day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. Kisenosato and Goeido stand at 12-2, one win behind yokozuna Hakuho who leads the tourney at 13-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Opening day for Japanese baseball

Opening day for Japanese baseball

Rakuten Eagles fans wait outside Kobo Stadium Miyagi in Sendai on March 25, 2016. All 12 Japanese baseball clubs are scheduled to begin the season later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: PL to start season as scheduled amid public relations headache

Baseball: PL to start season as scheduled amid public relations headache

The Pacific League holds an emergency board meeting in Tokyo on March 18, 2016, after players from at least seven of the 12 Japanese baseball clubs were found to have exchanged cash after wins and losses. Amid growing criticism over such practices, the PL decided not to push back the March 25 start of the regular season. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan enacts new law to regulate drone flights

Japan enacts new law to regulate drone flights

Japan's House of Representatives approves a law during a plenary session in Tokyo on March 17, 2016, that bans drones from flying over important facilities such as the prime minister's office and allows police officers to destroy drones if necessary. The legislation is expected to take effect before a foreign ministerial meeting of the Group of Seven industrial nations takes place in Hiroshima on April 11-12. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Elaborate dinosaur figurines on sale at Tokyo museum

Elaborate dinosaur figurines on sale at Tokyo museum

Photo taken March 8, 2016, at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo shows a woman holding figurines of dinosaurs spinosaurus (L) and tyrannosaurus. As many as 27 types of dinosaur models, produced by the Kanna Dinosaur Center in Kanna town, Gunma Prefecture, are on sale during the Dinosaur Expo 2016 until June 12. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Reysol manager Mendes resigns after 3 games

Soccer: Reysol manager Mendes resigns after 3 games

Kashiwa Reysol manager Milton Mendes gives instructions to his players in a 2-2 draw at home to Jubilo Iwata in the J-League first division on March 12, 2016. After his third match in charge, Mendes revealed at a press conference that he is resigning due to a health problem for a family member. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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