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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

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Dutch far-right party wins landslide victory in elections

STORY: Dutch far-right party wins landslide victory in elections SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 1, 2023/earlier footage DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: THE HAGUE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Dutch parliament complex in The Hague, the Netherlands 2. various of campaign posters near the Dutch parliament complex STORYLINE: The Netherlands' far-right populist Party for Freedom (PVV) won the parliamentary elections by a landslide, the Dutch Electoral Council announced at a press conference in The Hague, the Netherlands, on Friday. The PVV got 37 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives, or the lower house of parliament, becoming the biggest party in the country for the first time in history. The elections were held on Nov. 22 with a 77.7 percent turnout, down from 78.7 percent in 2021 and 81.9 percent in 2017. The GreenLeft-Labor alliance, GroenLinks-PvdA, ranked second with 25 seats, while the rightist People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) took the

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the booth of Starbucks at the China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 28, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 24, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Customers chat at a Starbucks store featuring local intangible cultural heritage elements in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 27, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Customers look at a production line for packing coffee beans at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 24, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 24, 2023 shows the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in east China's Shanghai. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members perform cup testing on raw coffee beans at a Starbucks Farmer Support Center in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 28, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member shows samples of raw and roasted coffee beans at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 24, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor learns about coffee products at the booth of Starbucks in the China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 28, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A barista brews coffee at the Starbucks Beijing Xitieying Wanda signing store in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 23, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Liu Mengqi)

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Maiden Cameroon-Asia Friendship Week concludes in Yaounde

STORY: Maiden Cameroon-Asia Friendship Week concludes in Yaounde SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 29, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: Yaounde CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: The first edition of the Cameroon-Asia Friendship Week concluded in Yaounde, the capital city of Cameroon, on Thursday. The event was attended by senior government officials from Cameroon and diplomats representing various Asian countries. "Its objective is to strengthen friendship, solidarity and cooperation between Cameroon and its Asian partners," said Cameroon's Foreign Minister Lejeune Mbella Mbella during the event's opening. He said that the initiative aims to enhance mutual understanding, expand people-to-people exchanges, and promote cultural cooperation between Cameroon and Asian nations. Minister of Economy, Planning and Regional Development Alamine Ousmane Mey emphasized Cameroon's "excellent" trade relations with Asian countries. "Between 2017 and 2022, Asian countries account

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American teacher shares her time in China's Foshan

STORY: American teacher shares her time in China's Foshan SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 5, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: FOSHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Foshan, China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHNNA WARNER, Vice Principal of Guangdong Country Garden School 3. various of the Guangdong Country Garden School 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOHNNA WARNER, Vice Principal of Guangdong Country Garden School 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JOHNNA WARNER, Vice Principal of Guangdong Country Garden School 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JOHNNA WARNER, Vice Principal of Guangdong Country Garden School STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHNNA WARNER, Vice Principal of Guangdong Country Garden School "My name is Johnna Warner. We moved here (China's Foshan City) in 2017. We originally came to China because my husband was looking at investing in a business opportunity. So we talked about it, and we decided that going on an adventure and moving halfway around the world to China was a great idea."

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Mexican businessman fulfills life dreams in China's Foshan

STORY: Mexican businessman fulfills life dreams in China's Foshan SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 8, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:08 LOCATION: FOSHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Mexican businessman 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JUAN HERNANDEZ, Mexican businessman 3. various of Foshan STORYLINE: Mexican businessman Juan Hernandez has successfully developed his careers in both the furniture and catering industries in China over the past 14 years. After settling down in the southern Chinese city of Foshan in 2017, Juan found the mature industrial supply chain, safe social environment and inclusive business environment there have helped fulfill his dreams one by one. SOUNDBITE (English): JUAN HERNANDEZ, Mexican businessman "I found that Foshan is one of the capitals for furniture industry. Mainly from Foshan, we do furnitures. We have cooperation with furniture companies doing sofas, doing bedrooms, doing kitchens. At the same time, we also do aluminum materials. This industry in China

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230401) -- XIONG'AN, April 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the aerial view of the Rongdong area on March 24, 2023 (up) and the construction site of it on Nov. 6, 2020 in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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Soccer: Kawasaki edge Urawa to send title race down to final day

SAITAMA, Japan, Nov. 29 Kyodo - Kawasaki Frontale's Yu Kobayashi (11) scores in the first half of a J-League match against Urawa Reds at Saitama Stadium in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Nov. 29, 2017. Kawasaki won 1-0 to send the league title race down to the last round of matches on Dec. 2.

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Soccer: World Cup draw+

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 6 Kyodo - Photo taken on Nov. 29, 2017 shows a building at the Kremlin in Moscow where the draw was held on Dec. 1 for the 2018 soccer World Cup finals in Russia

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Urawa Reds crowned Asian champions

SAITAMA, Japan, Nov. 25 Kyodo - Japan's Urawa Reds striker Rafael Silva (2nd from R)scores a goal against Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal in the second half of a 1-0 victory in the Asian Champions League final at Saitama Stadium on Nov. 25, 2017.

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Gov't to hold meeting Dec. 1 to discuss emperor's abdication date

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 22 Kyodo - Undated file photo shows Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito, Emperor Akihito's elder son, who will ascend the throne after his father's planned abdication, possibly within the next 18 months. The Japanese government said on Nov. 22, 2017 it will hold a meeting on Dec. 1 to discuss the date of Emperor Akihito's planned abdication.

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Hospitals aiming to support long-stay child patients

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - Nursery teacher Mayako Watanabe (L) and child life specialist Miki Saito explain on Nov. 1, 2017, a kids room being opened in the pediatrics department of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine's hospital in Tokyo. The round 64-square-meter room, named Waku Waku no Mori (forest of thrills), is intended to help long-stay child patients acquire age-appropriate social skills and receive necessary education.

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Soccer: ACL finals

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 19 Kyodo - Urawa Reds players acknowledge the crowd after the Japanese team's AFC Champions League final first leg against Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal in Riyadh on Nov. 18, 2017. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.

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Speed skater Kodaira wins World Cup 1,000

STAVANGER, Norway, Nov. 18 Kyodo - Japan's Nao Kodaira competes in the second round of the World Cup women's 1,000-meter speed skating race in Stavanger, Norway, on Nov. 17, 2017. Kodaira won gold.

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Car attack in Manhattan

NEW YORK, United States, Nov. 3 Kyodo - Police vehicles are parked in Manhattan, New York, on Nov. 1, 2017, near the site of a motor vehicle attack which left eight people dead and more than 10 others injured.

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Abe to be re-elected as PM on Nov. 1

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 23 Kyodo - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) concludes a meeting with Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of Komeito, at the Diet building in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2017, a day after their ruling coalition retained a two-thirds majority in a general election. Abe is expected to be re-elected as prime minister during a special Diet session to take place Nov. 1.

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China's C919 jet obtains approval for production

STORY: China's C919 jet obtains approval for production DATELINE: Nov. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:27 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1 various of certificate awarding ceremony 2 various of C919 aircrafts STORYLINE: China's domestically developed C919 large jetliner received its production certificate on Tuesday, meaning the model can enter mass production. Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), the C919's developer, received the certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) East China Regional Administration. The plane conducted its successful maiden flight in 2017. It obtained the type certificate in late September, which indicates that the C919's design meets airworthiness standards and environmental requirements. The first C919 aircraft is expected to be delivered to China Eastern Airlines in December. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

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China wins Men's World Team Chess Championship

STORY: China wins Men's World Team Chess Championship DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:38 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Men's World Team Chess Championship 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WEN YANG, Captain of the Chinese chess team 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LU SHANGLEI, Chinese player STORYLINE: China won the 2022 Men's World Team Chess Championship after beating the reigning Chess Olympiad champion Uzbekistan in the final Friday in Jerusalem. China won twice 2.5-1.5 in the double-header final match to win the title for the third time, after taking the gold in 2015 and 2017. China won the first match thanks to a win by Bai Jinshi over Shamsiddin Vokhidov, with tied games in the other three boards. In the second match, Li Di overcame Ortik Nigmatov, while the other three games of the match again ended in a draw. China's Lu Shanglei and Xu Xiangyu contributed two draws each, against Nodirbek Yakubboev and Javokhir Sindarov respectively. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WEN YANG, Capta

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China-supported ICT project completed in Bangladesh

STORY: China-supported ICT project completed in Bangladesh DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of speakers giving speeches at the closing ceremony 2. various of presenting awards at the closing ceremony STORYLINE: The Bangladeshi government, in collaboration with the Chinese government and companies, implemented the country's ICT (Information and Communication Technology) project which brought thousands of government offices across the country under nationwide connectivity. On Tuesday, the closing ceremony of the project "Development of National ICT Infra-Network for Bangladesh Government Phase-III (Info-Sarker Phase-3)" was held in Dhaka. The project, jointly funded by the governments of China and Bangladesh, started in 2017, providing high-speed broadband internet connectivity to 2,600 unions of the country. Bangladeshi State Minister for the ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak said through the project, they can really provide all the modern n

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China remain only unbeaten team in Men's World Chess Championship

STORY: China remain only unbeaten team in Men's World Chess Championship DATELINE: Nov. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of preparations for the chess championship games in Jerusalem 2. various of Chinese players during the games 3. various of children open the games with a gong 4. various of players during the games STORYLINE: China became the only unbeaten team after the second day of the 2022 Men's World Team Chess Championship in Jerusalem on Monday. China beat Ukraine 3-1 and the Netherlands 3.5-0.5 in the six-team Group A, raising their record to full eight points from four matches and securing their spot in the quarterfinals with one round to go. Bai Jinshi and Li Di scored 3.5 points from four games for China so far, while Xu Xiangyu contributed three points. China captain Wen Yang, a gold medalist from the 2017 World Team Championship, told Xinhua that the team is very young, and this is the first time for some players to participate i

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10,000 runners compete in 2022 Chengdu Marathon

STORY: 10,000 runners compete in 2022 Chengdu Marathon DATELINE: Nov. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:13 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of 2022 Chengdu Marathon 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG HUA, Winner of the women's race STORYLINE: More than 10,000 runners joined the 2022 Chengdu Marathon early Sunday morning in southwest China's Sichuan Province. In the men's race, Guan Yousheng claimed the title in 2:15:06, while Yang Hua won in the women's competition by running the 42-kilometer track in 2:35:38. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG HUA, Winner of the women's race "I did my best to complete the race. The encouragement and support from the spectators brought me a lot of confidence and helped me win the title." The Chengdu Marathon was first held in 2017. This year's Chengdu Marathon contained three events: marathon, half marathon and wheelchair race. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chengdu, China. (XHTV)

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Trump announces 2024 presidential bid

STORY: Trump announces 2024 presidential bid DATELINE: Nov. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:50 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Trump 2. various of 2020 election 3. various of President Biden 4. various of Washington D.C. STORYLINE: Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday night that he will run for the White House again. Trump, 76, also filed his paperwork establishing his candidacy to run for the U.S. presidency in 2024 with the Federal Elections Commission on Tuesday. Trump served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. He lost to his Democrat challenger Joe Biden in the 2020 U.S. presidential election but has refused to acknowledge defeat and continued to promote unsubstantiated claims that the race was rigged. Biden said last week that he still intends to seek re-election and that he would likely make an official decision "early next year." The 2024 U.S. presidential election is scheduled for Nov. 5 of that year. Xinhua News Agency cor

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220706) -- NAIROBI, July 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Guests attend the launching ceremony at Nairobi Terminus of the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Kenya, Nov. 1, 2017. Kenya has now found a new lifeline in the Chinese-built Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) since its launch on May 31, 2017. Data from Afristar, the SGR operator, show the modern railway has transported more than 7.7 million passengers in the last five years. (Xinhua/Lyu Shuai)

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Oi power plant

File photo taken on Nov. 26, 2017, shows (from R) the Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 reactors of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Oi, Fukui Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hospitals aiming to support long-stay child patients

Nursery teacher Mayako Watanabe (L) and child life specialist Miki Saito explain on Nov. 1, 2017, a kids room being opened in the pediatrics department of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine's hospital in Tokyo. The round 64-square-meter room, named Waku Waku no Mori (forest of thrills), is intended to help long-stay child patients acquire age-appropriate social skills and receive necessary education. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR-West Hotels opens 1st overseas branch in Singapore

Hitoshi Nakamura, president of West Japan Railway Hotel Development Ltd., gives an interview in Singapore on Nov. 30, 2017. The company opened its first overseas branch in Singapore on Dec. 1 in a bid to attract more tourists from Southeast Asia and Oceania to Japan. (NNA/Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese convenience store chain to stop selling pornographic magazines

Photo taken on Nov. 22, 2017, shows a Ministop Co. convenience store in Tokyo's Minato Ward. The operator of the convenience store chain will stop selling pornographic magazines at all of its 43 outlets in Chiba, near Tokyo, from Dec. 1 and at about 2,200 stores across Japan from Jan. 1, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gov't to hold meeting Dec. 1 to discuss emperor's abdication date

Undated file photo shows Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito, Emperor Akihito's elder son, who will ascend the throne after his father's planned abdication, possibly within the next 18 months. The Japanese government said on Nov. 22, 2017 it will hold a meeting on Dec. 1 to discuss the date of Emperor Akihito's planned abdication. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: MLB expects new Japan posting deal by early Dec.

File photo taken on Sept. 28, 2016, shows Nippon Ham fighters pitcher Shohei Otani celebrating after clinching the Pacific League title in a 1-0 win over the Seibu Lions at Seibu Prince Dome in Tokorozawa, north of Tokyo. Major League Baseball said on Nov. 15, 2017, it hopes to establish a new posting system with Japan by early December, in a move that would enable the Japanese two-way phenomenon to start negotiations with U.S. teams over his move to the major leagues. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Belgium-Japan friendly

Japan's Maya Yoshida (22) clears the ball with a header during the second half of a 1-0 loss to Belgium in a soccer friendly in Bruges on Nov. 14, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Belgium-Japan friendly

Japan's Yuya Kubo dribbles the ball during the second half of a soccer friendly against Belgium in Bruges, Belgium, on Nov. 14, 2017. Belgium won 1-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese glamour girl advocates the positives of aging

Japanese fashion icon Rinka poses for a photo in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2017. The top model believes that no woman has an expiration date, a point she has made while advocating the positives of aging. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Brazil-Japan friendly in France

Brazil's Neymar (L) and Makoto Hasebe of Japan vie for the ball during the second half of a soccer friendly in Lille, France, on Nov. 10, 2017. Brazil won 3-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Home of suspect in 9-person murder case

People observe the home of suspect Takahiro Shiraishi from afar on Nov. 1, 2017, in Zama, near Tokyo. Nine dismembered bodies were discovered in Shiraishi's apartment on Oct. 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic torch relay begins in S. Korea

Fireworks explode in Incheon, South Korea, on Nov. 1, 2017, during an event to mark the start of the torch relay for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in February 2018. The flame arrived in South Korea the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Climbing to be banned on Australia's Uluru monolith

Undated file photo shows Australia's Uluru monolith, a sacred space to local Aboriginal people located in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. The landmark will be closed to visitors from 2019 after a unanimous vote by the park's Board of Management on Nov. 1, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe re-elected as Japan PM after election victory

Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe (4th from L in back row) stands up to make a bow on Nov. 1, 2017, after being re-elected as Japan's prime minister in a special parliamentary session in Tokyo following the LDP's overwhelming victory in the Oct. 22 lower house election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Press conference for Japan-Australia match

Australia assistant coaches Nathan Grey (L) and Stephen Larkham speak at a press conference on Nov. 1, 2017, at a Yokohama hotel ahead of a test match against Japan at Nissan Stadium scheduled for Nov. 4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe re-elected as Japan PM after election victory

Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe stands up to make a bow on Nov. 1, 2017, after being re-elected as Japan's prime minister in a special parliamentary session in Tokyo following the LDP's overwhelming victory in the Oct. 22 lower house election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hankyu to run trains decorated with "Astro Boy" images

Hankyu Corp. shows trains decorated with illustrations of characters from the late cartoonist Osamu Tezuka's popular comic series "Astro Boy" at Takarazuka Station in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 31, 2015. The trains, launched on Nov. 1, will run on Hankyu's Takarazuka and Kobe lines through the end of November 2017. Tezuka lived around the Takarazuka Line during his childhood. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Akie Abe

Akie Abe, the wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in this photo taken Nov. 1, 2017, delivers a speech at an international symposium on women's empowerment in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Free agent pitcher Yu Darvish

File photo shows free agent pitcher Yu Darvish playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles on Nov. 1, 2017. Six teams are reportedly interested in signing the Japanese right-hander. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo