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Russia's Ebeko volcano spews ash 3,000 meters high

STORY: Russia's Ebeko volcano spews ash 3,000 meters high SHOOTING TIME: March 24/27, 2024 DATELINE: March 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the eruptions (courtesy of Kamchatka branch of the federal research center Unified Geological Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences) STORYLINE: Russia's Ebeko volcano spewed ash to a height of 3,000 meters into the atmosphere, a Russian research institute said Wednesday. "The ash emission reached approximately 3,000 meters above sea level," said the press service of the Kamchatka branch of the federal research center Unified Geological Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The 1,156-meter-high Ebeko volcano is located on Russia's Kuril Island of Paramushir. Regular emissions, ranging from weak to moderate, have been ongoing since Oct. 20, 2016, which are considered normal for the volcano. The record emission occurred on Aug. 31, 2018, when a smoke column surged to a height of 6,000 meters from

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

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 24, 2023 shows the downtown area of north China's Tianjin. Luban Workshop, initially launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people, sharing China's educational achievements and resources with countries in need. 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/Sun Fanyue)

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The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated March 24, 2015 - Families of victims walk the path leading to the Germanwings crash site as part of a ceremony marking one year of the tragedy, in Le Vernet, southeastern France on March 24, 2016. 150 people died in the crash on March 24, 2015. - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Photo by Franck Bessiere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated March 24, 2015 - Families of victims walk the path leading to the Germanwings crash site as part of a ceremony marking one year of the tragedy, in Le Vernet, southeastern France on March 24, 2016. 150 people died in the crash on March 24, 2015. - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Photo by Franck Bessiere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated March 24, 2015 - Families of victims walk the path leading to the Germanwings crash site as part of a ceremony marking one year of the tragedy, in Le Vernet, southeastern France on March 24, 2016. 150 people died in the crash on March 24, 2015. - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Photo by Franck Bessiere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated March 24, 2015 - Families of victims walk the path leading to the Germanwings crash site as part of a ceremony marking one year of the tragedy, in Le Vernet, southeastern France on March 24, 2016. 150 people died in the crash on March 24, 2015. - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Photo by Franck Bessiere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated March 24, 2015 - View of a memorial in tribute to the victims of the Germanwings crash in the cemetery of Le Vernet, southeastern France on March 24, 2016. 150 people died in the crash on March 24, 2015. - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Photo by Franck Bessiere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated March 24, 2016 - Prads Haute-Bleone mayor Bernard Bartolini (L) and Le Vernet Mayor Francois Balique during a wreath laying ceremony marking one year of the Germanwings crash in Le Vernet, southeastern France on March 24, 2016. 150 people died in the crash on March 24, 2015. - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Photo by Franck Bessiere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. expat eyes business opportunities in China

STORY: U.S. expat eyes business opportunities in China DATELINE: March 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEVE CARPENTER, President of AmCham China's Central China Chapter 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): STEVE CARPENTER, President of AmCham China's Central China Chapter STORYLINE: A U.S. expat has eyed opportunities offered by China's Hubei Province, saying that China has provided a great environment with foreign enterprises to invest in. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEVE CARPENTER, President of AmCham China's Central China Chapter "I came (to China) as a general manager with a Fortune 500 company from the U.S. and worked here and took early retirement in 2016, and (I) found the government here, the Hubei government that (we) worked with (is) very supportive, very helpful. When I took early retirement, I decided to open my own company here in Wuhan, in Hubei Province, and I also (got) lots of support from the government. As we've had concerns and t

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Smart farming in Beijing's agricultural demonstration parks

STORY: Smart farming in Beijing's agricultural demonstration parks DATELINE: March 24, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:47 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of agricultural demonstration parks 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU CHUNFANG, Beijing Shiweixian Agricultural Park 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG HAI, Beijing Jiehai Agricultural Technology Company STORYLINE: Two agricultural demonstration parks in Beijing use high-tech including 5G and big data to realize smart farming. Environmental data, including temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide concentration, can be collected and sent back to the central control management platform through 5G. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU CHUNFANG, Beijing Shiweixian Agricultural Park "We started to build the smart farm in 2016, combining 5G technology, modern equipment and a central control management platform. Thanks to digital farming and visual management, we've greatly improved work efficiency and reduced labor costs." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG HAI, Beijing Jie

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Russian expat impressed by China's development

STORY: Russian expat impressed by China's rapid development DATELINE: March 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Russian expat working 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MIKHAIL PISARENKO, Russian teacher in Fuzhou 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MIKHAIL PISARENKO, Russian teacher in Fuzhou 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MIKHAIL PISARENKO, Russian teacher in Fuzhou 5. various of street scenes in China STORYLINE: Mikhail Pisarenko, a Russian teacher at Fuzhou Foreign Language School in east China, has been impressed by the country's rapid development. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MIKHAIL PISARENKO, Russian teacher in Fuzhou "My first visit to China was in 2009. I came to Beijing and I took part in the opening ceremony of the Russian Language Year in China. At that time I was really impressed by Beijing. It is a large city with large roads. Then the second time I came to Beijing again in 2016 and took part in the educational exhibition and I was really impressed because I di

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Residents' call to halt reactors in southwest Japan rejected

FUKUOKA, April 6 Kyodo - Photo taken March 24, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Nos. 1 and 2 reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant in southwestern Japan. The Fukuoka High Court on April 6 rejected a call by local residents for an injunction to halt the restart of the two units.

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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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Profile: Xi Jinping leads China on new journey

(221024) -- BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping lays a wreath to the monument commemorating the joining together of forces in the Long March in Jiangtaipu of Xiji County in Guyuan City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, July 18, 2016. TO GO WITH "Profile: Xi Jinping leads China on new journey" (Xinhua/Li Tao)

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TURKEY-ANKARA-AGING POPULATION-ECONOMY-INFLUENCE

(220330) -- ANKARA, March 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An elderly man walks with a girl at a park in Ankara, Turkey, March 28, 2022. As a country once boasted one of the youngest populations in Europe, Turkey has been aging fast in recent years, which is slowly dragging its economy down. The population of people aged over 65 in Turkey has increased significantly from 6.65 million in 2016 to 8.25 million in 2021, up 24 percent, according to figures released last week by the Turkish Statistical Institute. TO GO WITH "News Analysis: Turkey's aging population dragging economy down" (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TURKEY-ANKARA-AGING POPULATION-ECONOMY-INFLUENCE

(220330) -- ANKARA, March 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A senior resident sits at a park in Ankara, Turkey, March 28, 2022. As a country once boasted one of the youngest populations in Europe, Turkey has been aging fast in recent years, which is slowly dragging its economy down. The population of people aged over 65 in Turkey has increased significantly from 6.65 million in 2016 to 8.25 million in 2021, up 24 percent, according to figures released last week by the Turkish Statistical Institute. TO GO WITH "News Analysis: Turkey's aging population dragging economy down" (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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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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US Air Force To Send Dozens Of F-22 Fighter Jets To The Pacific

Handout file photo dated March 24, 2016 of two F-22 Raptors from the 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, conduct approach training. The United States Air Force is sending more than two dozen F-22 stealth fighters to an exercise in the western Pacific this month, an unusually large deployment of the powerful jets that analysts say sends a strong message to a possible adversary in China.Pacific Air Forces in Hawaii this week said approximately 25 F-22s Raptors from the Hawaii Air National Guard and from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, will deploy this month to Guam and Tinian islands for Operation Pacific Iron 2021. U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan's tallest building Abeno Harukas celebrates 5 mil. visitors

Photo taken in the city of Osaka on June 24, 2016, shows So Takahama (R) and his wife Yukiko (C) taking a ride in a gondola stretching from the observation deck of Abeno Harukas, Japan's tallest skyscraper. They were given the ride to enjoy the aerial view after the husband was certified as the 5 millionth visitor to the observation deck the same day, about two years and three months after the 300-meter-tall building's opening in March 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's tallest building Abeno Harukas celebrates 5 mil. visitors

So Takahama (2nd from R) and his wife Yukiko (2nd from L) pose for a photo on the observation deck of Abeno Harukas, Japan's tallest skyscraper, in the city of Osaka on June 24, 2016 after the husband was certified as the 5 millionth visitor to the observation deck. The milestone was reached the same day about two years and three months after the 300-meter-tall building's opening in March 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's tallest building Abeno Harukas celebrates 5 mil. visitors

Photo taken in the city of Osaka on June 24, 2016, shows So Takahama (R) and his wife Yukiko (C) taking a ride in a gondola stretching from the observation deck of Abeno Harukas, Japan's tallest skyscraper. They were given the ride to enjoy the aerial view after the husband was certified as the 5 millionth visitor to the observation deck the same day, about two years and three months after the 300-meter-tall building's opening in March 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Utility starts loading Ikata reactor with nuclear fuel

File photo taken March 25, 2016, shows the No. 3 reactor of Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata plant in western Japan. The utility started loading the reactor with nuclear fuel on June 24, aiming to restart it in late July, despite concerns that a series of earthquakes in southwestern Japan since mid-April could trigger quakes along the median tectonic line running close to the Ikata reactor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Residents' call to halt reactors in southwest Japan rejected

Photo taken March 24, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Nos. 1 and 2 reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant in southwestern Japan. The Fukuoka High Court on April 6 rejected a call by local residents for an injunction to halt the restart of the two units. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Residents' call to halt reactors in southwest Japan rejected

Photo taken March 24, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Nos. 1 and 2 reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant in southwestern Japan. The Fukuoka High Court on April 6 rejected a call by local residents for an injunction to halt the restart of the two units. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kawasaki's RBI double helps Cubs outslug Giants

Chicago Cubs non-roster invitee Munenori Kawasaki hits an RBI double in the seventh inning of a spring training game against the San Francisco Giants in Scottsdale, Arizona on March 24, 2016. The Cubs won 16-14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Matsuyama picks up 1st win at Match Play

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama hits a bunker shot on the 16th hole on the way to his 4-and-2 victory over Soren Kjeldsen of Denmark at the Dell Match Play at Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas on March 24, 2016. Matsuyama had a 1-1 win-loss record in round-robin group play. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Miyazato shares 1st-round lead at Kia Classic

Ai Miyazato putts on the 11th green during the first round of the Kia Classic at Aviara Golf Club in Carlsbad, California on March 24, 2016. Miyazato shot a 5-under 67 to share the lead with Brittany Lang, Jodi Ewart Shadoff and Park In Bee. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan beat Afghanistan 5-0 in World Cup qualifiers

Japanese soccer players celebrate after beating Afghanistan 5-0 in a Group E match of the second-round World Cup Asian qualifiers, in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on March 24, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Miyazato shares 1st-round lead at Kia Classic

Ai Miyazato reacts after making an eagle on the par-5 10th hole during the first round of the Kia Classic at Aviara Golf Club in Carlsbad, California on March 24, 2016. Miyazato shot a 5-under 67 to share the lead with Brittany Lang, Jodi Ewart Shadoff and Park In Bee. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mazda MX-5 wins 2016 World Car of the Year award

Masahiro Moro, president and CEO of Mazda Motor of America Inc., holds a trophy in New York on March 24, 2016, awarded to the Mazda MX-5 as 2016 World Car of the Year at the New York International Auto Show. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Terror-hit Belgium remains on alert

An armed soldier stands guard near the entrance of Brussels-Midi/Zuid Station on March 24, 2016, two days after the terrorist attacks in the Belgian capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Fukuda talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (L) meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) in Boao on the southern Chinese island of Hainan on March 24, 2016, on sidelines of an annual economic forum. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese held for trying to join Islamic State returns to Japan

A Japanese man (C) deported from Turkey for allegedly attempting to join the Islamic State extremist group arrives at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on March 24, 2016. Asked by reporters if he tried to go to an area controlled by the Islamic State, the 23-year-old said, "I didn't." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese held for trying to join Islamic State returns to Japan

A car carrying a Japanese man, who was deported from Turkey for allegedly attempting to join the Islamic State extremist group, leaves Kansai International Airport near Osaka on March 24, 2016. Turkish security forces had detained the 23-year-old man, along with several Syrians, near the Syrian border in Gaziantep Province in southern Turkey on March 22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan beat Afghanistan 5-0 in World Cup qualifiers

Japan midfielder Hiroshi Kiyotake (R) scores his side's second goal during the second half of a Group E match against Afghanistan in the second-round World Cup Asian qualifiers, in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on March 24, 2016. Japan won 5-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan vs Afghanistan in World Cup qualifiers

Japan striker Shinji Okazaki (9) scores the opening goal during the first half of a Group E match against Afghanistan in the second-round World Cup Asian qualifiers in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on March 24, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan beat Afghanistan 5-0 in World Cup qualifiers

Japan midfielder Hiroshi Kiyotake (L) scores his side's second goal past Afghanistan's goalkeeper Ovays Azizi during the second half of a Group E match against Afghanistan in the second-round World Cup Asian qualifiers, in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on March 24, 2016. Japan won 5-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan beat Afghanistan 5-0 in World Cup qualifiers

Japan striker Mu Kanazaki (2nd from L) scores his side's fifth goal during the second half of a Group E match against Afghanistan in the second-round World Cup Asian qualifiers, in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on March 24, 2016. Japan won 5-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Fukuda talks with Chinese Premier Li in Boao

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (L) meets with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Boao on the southern Chinese island of Hainan on March 24, 2016, on sidelines of an annual economic forum. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan beat Afghanistan 5-0 in World Cup qualifiers

Japan defender Maya Yoshida (2nd from R) scores his side's fourth goal during the second half of a Group E match against Afghanistan in the second-round World Cup Asian qualifiers, in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on March 24, 2016. Japan won 5-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Foreign ministers of Japan, Paraguay hold talks in Tokyo

Paraguay's Foreign Minister Eladio Loizga (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida shake hands as they meet at the Foreign Ministry's Iikura Guesthouse in Tokyo on March 24, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trading house M'bishi eyes net loss in FY 2015 on commodity rout

Ken Kobayashi (L), president of Mitsubishi Corp., briefs reporters during a press conference in Tokyo on March 24, 2016 on the company's expected financial results for the year ending March 31. The trading house expects to post a group net loss of 150 billion yen ($1.33 billion) due to slumping energy and commodity prices. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Female jockey Fujita gets 1st win

Nanako Fujita rides Ascii Code to victory at Urawa Racecourse in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on March 24, 2016, the first career win for the 18-year-old female jockey. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Harumafuji beats Kisenosato at spring sumo

Yokozuna (grand champion) Harumafuji of Mongolia (L) slaps down ozeki Kisenosato on the 12th day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 24, 2016. Kisenosato suffered his second loss. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan vs Afghanistan in World Cup qualifiers

Japan striker Shinji Okazaki celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the first half of a Group E match against Afghanistan in the second-round World Cup Asian qualifiers in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on March 24, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan vs Afghanistan in World Cup qualifiers

Japan striker Shinji Okazaki (C in back) scores the opening goal past Afghanistan's goalkeeper Ovays Azizi (1) during the first half of a Group E match in the second-round World Cup Asian qualifiers in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on March 24, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People view maglev train from new observation deck

People on a newly constructed observation deck in the central Japanese city of Fuefuki watch a magnetically levitated train making a test run on March 24, 2016. Central Japan Railway Co. plans to start the maglev train service linking Tokyo's Shinagawa and the central Japanese city of Nagoya in 2027. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Horse racing: Female jockey Fujita gets 1st win

Nanako Fujita, the first rookie female jockey from the Japan Racing Association in 16 years, waves to fans after earning her first career win at Urawa Racecourse in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on March 24, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan vs Afghanistan in World Cup qualifiers

Japan defender Masato Morishige (R) and Afghanistan forward Faisal Shayesteh fight for the ball during the first half of a Group E match of the second-round World Cup qualifiers in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on March 24, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hakuho handed lead as Kisenosato falters at spring sumo

Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (R) pushes ozeki Goeido out of the ring on the 12th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 24, 2016, to then lead the 15-day event with a 11-1 record. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo