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Baseball: Ichiro becomes 1st Asian elected to U.S. Hall of Fame

File photo shows Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners throwing the ball back during a game against the Minnesota Twins in May 2011 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He became the first Asian player elected to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame on Jan. 21, 2025.

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Jacques Delors and Martine Aubry at Paris Saint-Germain v. Lille

French leader of the Socialist Party and mayor of Lille, Martine Aubry and her father Jacques Delors sit courtside attend the French L1 football match Paris Saint-Germain v. Lille at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France on May 21, 2011. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Britons exhibit photos to show life, people in Fukushima town

MITO, Japan, May 21 Kyodo - Anthony Ballard from Britain points to one of the photos at an exhibition jointly held in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on May 16, 2015, by him and compatriot Phillip Jellyman to show life and people in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, still off-limits due to the 2011 nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi power plant. The two Britons are English teachers at one of the town's junior high schools.

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Abandoned animals in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 21, 2012, shows dogs that have been abandoned by their owners. The town remains nearly deserted as the government in April 2011 designated it and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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Fuel trucks for NATO attacked in Pakistan

KARACHI, Pakistan - An auto mechanic looks at a burned truck, which was transporting fuel for NATO troops operating in Afghanistan, in Karachi, southern Pakistan, on May 21, 2011. A series of attacks against the fuel trucks, some claimed to have been done by Islamic militants, have been carried out in Pakistan.

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Taiwan's 4th nuclear power plant

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Photo taken May 21, 2011, shows Fourth Nuclear Power Plant under construction in New Taipei, northeastern Taiwan.

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Prime minister-elect of Tibetan gov't-in-exile

DHARAMSALA, India - Photo taken on May 21, 2011, shows Prime Minister-elect Lobsang Sangay of the Tibetan government-in-exile.

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Disaster relief event in Peru

LIMA, Peru - Japanese-Peruvians perform in a musical during an event in Lima, Peru, on May 21, 2011, to support Japanese areas hit by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami.

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Japan, China, S. Korea leaders promote Fukushima produce

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - (From L to R) Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, South Korean President Lee Myung Bak and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao eat locally grown grape tomatoes in the city of Fukushima on May 21, 2011, promoting the safety of farm produce from the area amid consumer fears of radioactive contamination from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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Actor Nagato dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on May 2010 shows veteran actor Hiroyuki Nagato, who died on May 21, 2011, at the age of 77.

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Tibetans conference

DHARAMSALA, India - Tibetans in exile gather from around the world for a four-day conference in Dharamsala, India, on May 21, 2011.

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China, S. Korean leaders in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A woman shows a message written by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at an evacuation facility in Fukushima City on May 21, 2011. The Chinese message written on a cardboard partition in the facility encourages evacuees to be cheerful as they carry on with their lives.

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Japan, China, S. Korea leaders meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak attend a dinner banquet for their trilateral summit in Tokyo on May 21, 2011. (Pool photo)

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Too many vending machines?

TOKYO, Japan - A man buys a beverage from a vending machine in Tokyo on May 21, 2011. Nongovernmental groups and local authorities are taking actions to reduce the number of vending machines operating in the country -- about 5.2 million -- following moves by the industry and households to conserve power to cope with Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s damaged power supply capacity.

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Chinese Premier Wen visits disaster-hit Fukushima

SENDAI, Japan - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao speaks about Mitsuru Sato, a Japanese man who helped evacuate 20 Chinese trainees before being killed in the March 11 tsunami in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, during his visit to the disaster-hit city of Natori in the prefecture on May 21, 2011. Wen praised Sato for helping others regardless of nationality.

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S. Korean president speaks to disaster victims in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak shakes hands with an evacuee on May 21, 2011, outside the prefectural Azuma gymnasium in the city of Fukushima, which is being used as a shelter for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Lee, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Fukushima prior to their trilateral summit meeting in Tokyo. (Pool photo)

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S. Korean president speaks to disaster victims in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (C) speaks with evacuees at the prefectural Azuma gymnasium in the city of Fukushima on May 21, 2011, which is being used as a shelter for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Lee visited Fukushima prior to a trilateral summit meeting in Tokyo with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. (Pool photo)

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S. Korean president speaks to disaster victims in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (4th from L) speaks with evacuees on May 21, 2011, at the prefectural Azuma gymnasium in the city of Fukushima, which is being used as a shelter for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Lee, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Fukushima prior to their trilateral summit meeting in Tokyo. (Pool photo)

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Thai prime ministerial candidate

CHIANG MAI, Thailand - Thai prime ministerial candidate Yingluck Shinawatra acknowledges supporters at a market in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, on May 21, 2011. Yingluck is the youngest sister of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

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Japan, China, S. Korea leaders promote Fukushima produce

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (2nd from L), South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (C) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) eat locally grown grape tomatoes in the city of Fukushima on May 21, 2011, promoting the safety of farm produce from the area amid consumer fears of radioactive contamination from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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S. Korean president visits disaster-hit region

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (L) offers words of encouragement to a survivor of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at an evacuation center in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 21, 2011. (Pool photo)

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Chinese premier Wen at disaster-hit areas

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (2nd from R) visits a disaster-hit site that used to be a local fish market in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 21, 2011, prior to attending a trilateral summit meeting in Tokyo with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak. (Pool Photo)

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Chinese premier Wen meets Japan's disaster survivors

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) speaks to survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at an evacuation center in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 21, 2011. (Pool photo)

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S. Korean president visits disaster-hit region

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak holds a girl at an evacuation center for survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 21, 2011. (Pool photo)

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Chinese premier Wen meets Japan's disaster survivors

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) speaks to survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at an evacuation center in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 21, 2011. (Pool photo)

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Chinese premier Wen visits disaster-hit areas

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao(C) is being briefed about the damage caused by the March 11 quake-triggered tsunami in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 21, 2011.

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Wen visits tsunami-hit region

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) offers a moment of silence for the victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami at the disaster-struck city of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 21. (Pool photo)

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S. Korean president visits disaster-hit region

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (L) kisses a girl at an evacuation center for survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at an evacuation center in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 21, 2011. (Pool photo)

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Chinese premier Wen visits disaster-hit areas

SENDAI, Japan - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) arrives at Sendai airport in Miyagi Prefecture on May 21, 2011, to visit areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan and near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. (Pool photo)

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S. Korean president visits disaster-hit region

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (L) offers words of encouragement to a survivor of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at an evacuation center in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 21, 2011. (Pool photo)

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S. Korean president visits disaster-hit region

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak holds a girl at an evacuation center for survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 21, 2011. (Pool photo)

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Chinese premier Wen visits disaster-hit areas

SENDAI, Japan - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao waves as he arrives at Sendai airport in Miyagi Prefecture on May 21, 2011, to visit areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan and near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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Leaders of Japan, China and S. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Combined file photo shows (from L) Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak. The three leaders are scheduled to visit the city of Fukushima on May 21, 2011, to encourage people affected by the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. Wen and Lee will visit Japan for a trilateral summit with Kan in Tokyo.

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Russia-Ukraine conflict worsens energy shortages in Germany

STORY: Russia-Ukraine conflict worsens energy shortages in Germany DATELINE: March 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Berlin CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): HUANG YAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE (German): LUER, Retiree in Berlin STORYLINE: Oil prices in Europe have been surging since the start of the conflict in Ukraine amid fears that the European Union (EU) may ban the energy imports from Russia, a sign that the proposed embargo will inevitably backfire on its own economy. STANDUP (English): HUANG YAN, Xinhua correspondent "I'm now in Lubmin, a town in north Germany. This is a site of the Nord Stream 1 project. It imports natural gas from Russia. The project was completed in 2011 and ever since then has become the vital energy provider for Germany. As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, the Western countries have been imposing sanctions against Russia, including energy export. But the German government has made it clear that it won't ban the energy import from Ru

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Ncis : Season 8 (2010)

Mark Harmon Characters: Leroy Jethro Gibbs Television: Ncis : Season 8 (TV-Serie) Usa 2003-, / Episode 8.23: Schwanengesang (Swan Song, Dir. Tony Wharmby, Usa 2011) / 8. Staffel, Season 8 21 September 2010 'swan Song' -- After new evidence reveals that the Port-to-Port killer has infiltrated the agency, the NCIS teams chase every lead in a race to track him down, on NCIS, Tuesday, May 10 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured: behind the scenes photo of Mark Harmon Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS ｩ2011 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Right Reserved. Date: 21 September 2010

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Oze National Park opened

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 21, 2015, shows people walking in lingering snow in the Oze National Park in central Japan. The park, known for white skunk cabbage, was opened to the public for the season the same day. The number of visitors fell to around 281,300 in 2011 in the wake of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters in March that year, but it had recovered to 315,400 in 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Minamisanriku drum group dedicates performance at Mt. Koya

A Japanese drum group from the 2011 tsunami-hit Minamisanriku Town, Miyagi Prefecture, performs at Danjo Garan, the central area of Mt. Koya where major Buddhist services are conducted, in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on April 11, 2015. A series of events to mark the 1,200th anniversary of the founding of the Mt. Koya monastery by Kobo Daishi are being held from April 2 to May 21. Koyasan Shingon Buddhist sect has donated 11 drums to the group, which lost their drums in the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Drum performance of Minamisanriku dedicated to Mt. Koya

Members of a Japanese drum group from the 2011 tsunami-hit Minamisanriku Town, Miyagi Prefecture, perform at Danjo Garan, the central area of Mt. Koya where major Buddhist services are conducted, in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on April 11, 2015. A series of events to mark the 1,200th anniversary of the founding of the Mt. Koya monastery by Kobo Daishi are being held from April 2 to May 21. Koyasan Shingon Buddhist sect has donated 11 drums to the group, which lost their drums in the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Too many vending machines?

TOKYO, Japan - A man buys a beverage from a vending machine in Tokyo on May 21, 2011. Nongovernmental groups and local authorities are taking actions to reduce the number of vending machines operating in the country -- about 5.2 million -- following moves by the industry and households to conserve power to cope with Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s damaged power supply capacity. (Kyodo)

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Fuel trucks for NATO attacked in Pakistan

KARACHI, Pakistan - An auto mechanic looks at a burned truck, which was transporting fuel for NATO troops operating in Afghanistan, in Karachi, southern Pakistan, on May 21, 2011. A series of attacks against the fuel trucks, some claimed to have been done by Islamic militants, have been carried out in Pakistan. (Kyodo)

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Taiwan's 4th nuclear power plant

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Photo taken May 21, 2011, shows Fourth Nuclear Power Plant under construction in New Taipei, northeastern Taiwan. (Kyodo)

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Prime minister-elect of Tibetan gov't-in-exile

DHARAMSALA, India - Photo taken on May 21, 2011, shows Prime Minister-elect Lobsang Sangay of the Tibetan government-in-exile. (Kyodo)

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Disaster relief event in Peru

LIMA, Peru - Japanese-Peruvians perform in a musical during an event in Lima, Peru, on May 21, 2011, to support Japanese areas hit by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Wen meets members of J-pop group SMAP

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) meets members of Japanese pop-idol group SMAP at a hotel in Tokyo on May 21, 2011. Wen is visiting Tokyo for a trilateral summit meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak. (Kyodo)

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Wen meets members of J-pop group SMAP

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (front) meets members of Japanese pop-idol group SMAP at a hotel in Tokyo on May 21, 2011. Wen is visiting Tokyo for a trilateral summit meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak. (Kyodo)

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China, S. Korean leaders in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A woman shows a message written by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at an evacuation facility in Fukushima City on May 21, 2011. The Chinese message written on a cardboard partition in the facility encourages evacuees to be cheerful as they carry on with their lives. (Kyodo)

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Actor Nagato dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on May 2010 shows veteran actor Hiroyuki Nagato, who died on May 21, 2011, at the age of 77. (Kyodo)

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Highly radioactive rubble at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - An arrow indicates rubble containing extremely high levels of radiation -- 1,000 millisieverts per hour -- found on May 21, 2011, south of the building housing the No. 3 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. (Photo courtesy of Tokyo Electric Power Co.) (Kyodo)

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Tibetans conference

DHARAMSALA, India - Tibetans in exile gather from around the world for a four-day conference in Dharamsala, India, on May 21, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Thai prime ministerial candidate

CHIANG MAI, Thailand - Thai prime ministerial candidate Yingluck Shinawatra acknowledges supporters at a market in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, on May 21, 2011. Yingluck is the youngest sister of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. (Kyodo)