Japan's Miyake wins silver in women's weightlifting

Japan's Miyake wins silver in women's weightlifting

LONDON, Britain - Japan's silver medalist Hiromi Miyake (L) celebrates with China's gold medalist Wang Mingjuan (C) and North Korea's bronze medalist Ryang Chun Hwa during the award ceremony for the women's weightlifting 48-kilogram class at the 2012 London Olympics at the ExCeL arena on July 28, 2012. Miyake lifted a national record total of 197 kilograms and became the first Japanese woman to win an Olympic weightlifting medal.

S. Korean student makes pledge at high school baseball c'ship

S. Korean student makes pledge at high school baseball c'ship

KYOTO, Japan - Lee Ryang Gang, captain of the Kyoto Korean High School baseball team in Japan, makes the fair play pledge as athlete representative at the Kyoto preliminary games on July 12 for the summer national high school baseball championship. An official of the Japan High School Baseball Federation said, ''I believe this is the first time in Japan for a player with foreign nationality to make the pledge'' at the games.

(12)South Korean Movie Star

(12)South Korean Movie Star

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean actress Ryang Unyong. The photo was taken Aug. 08, 2001. (Kyodo)

S. Korean student makes pledge at high school baseball c'ship

S. Korean student makes pledge at high school baseball c'ship

KYOTO, Japan - Lee Ryang Gang, captain of the Kyoto Korean High School baseball team in Japan, makes the fair play pledge as athlete representative at the Kyoto preliminary games on July 12 for the summer national high school baseball championship. An official of the Japan High School Baseball Federation said, ''I believe this is the first time in Japan for a player with foreign nationality to make the pledge'' at the games. (Kyodo)