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Asian Games launch "Asian Games, Hangzhou Charms" campaign on 50 Days To Go milestone

STORY: Asian Games launch "Asian Games, Hangzhou Charms" campaign on 50 Days To Go milestone DATELINE: Aug. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the short film "Asian Games SHOW Hangzhou" STORYLINE: The Hangzhou Asian Games launched the "Asian Games, Hangzhou Charms" campaign here on Friday, as part of the celebration marking the milestone of 50 Days To Go until the Opening Ceremony on Sept. 23. The "Asian Games, Hangzhou Charms" campaign is a trilogy of short films that deliver a unique view of Hangzhou, from the perspective of sports, urban experience and legacy. The first short film, "Asian Games SHOW Hangzhou", is a stop-motion animation produced on Hangzhou silk. As a quintessential cultural element of Hangzhou, Silk was a gift presented to the Heads of State at the 2016 Hangzhou G20 Summit, as a symbol of cultural exchange, modernity and fashion. The short film, produced by individual frames embroidered on a thousand individual pieces of Hangz

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Scenes of Rio Paralympics

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Sept. 15 Kyodo - Kamil Fabisiak and Tadeusz Kruszelnicki of Poland embrace each other after beating an Australian pair 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of men's wheelchair tennis doubles at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 10, 2016.

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N. Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 5 Kyodo - Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada leaves her ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2016, following a report that North Korea had fired three ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan. No damage was reported to aircraft or shipping as a result of the launches, and all three missiles appeared to have fallen inside Japan's exclusive economic zone.

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Wawrinka wins U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States, Sept. 11 Kyodo - Novak Djokovic of Serbia (L) congratulates Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland after Wawrinka beat Djokovic 6-7, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 in the U.S. Open tennis tournament final in New York on Sept. 11, 2016, to win the event for the first time.

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Train supporting Japan's Olympics team begins running in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 1 Kyodo - A train decorated with photos, messages and other items in support of Japanese athletes at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics is unveiled to the press in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2016, ahead of the Summer Games starting Aug. 5. The train, whose floor is designed after venues for track and field, volleyball and other Olympic events, began running on the JR Yamanote Line in Tokyo as a special service until Aug. 25. On Aug. 26, the train's decorations will be revamped in support of Japanese athletes taking part in the Paralympics in Rio and it will run on the loop line until Sept. 15.

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Art Aquarium in Osaka

Visitors view goldfish at the Art Aquarium exhibition at Dojima River Forum in Osaka on July 5, 2016. The event, in which displays of around 8,000 goldfish are complemented by lighting and music, opened July 6 and will continue through Sept. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Art Aquarium in Osaka

Visitors view goldfish at the Art Aquarium exhibition at Dojima River Forum in Osaka on July 5, 2016. The event, in which displays of around 8,000 goldfish are complemented by lighting and music, opened July 6 and will continue through Sept. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Geisha welcome beer garden customers

Geisha entertain customers at a beer garden in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto on July 1, 2016, when the seasonal feature of summer started. People can enjoy beer with geisha through Sept. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Geisha welcome beer garden customers

Geisha entertain customers at a beer garden in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto on July 1, 2016, when the seasonal feature of summer started. People can enjoy beer with geisha through Sept. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rolling Stones exhibition begins in London

A three-dimensional representation of the Rolling Stones' signature tongue logo is on display outside the Saatchi Gallery in London on April 5, 2016, as the first international exhibition on the veteran rock band dubbed "Exhibitionism" began the same day. The exhibit will showcase over 500 of the band's original artifacts including costumes and instruments at the museum through Sept. 4 before touring 11 foreign cities, including Tokyo and New York, over four years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese women qualify for Olympic basketball tourney

Japan's Ramu Tokashiki takes a shot against China in the final of the Asia Women's Championship in Wuhan, China, on Sept. 5, 2015. Japan won 85-50 for its second consecutive Asian title and qualified for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic basketball tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan succumbs to 3rd defeat at volleyball World Cup

Nicole Fawcett (14) and Tetori Dixon (21) of the United States attempt to block Saori Kimura's spike in the first set of a round-robin match against Japan at the volleyball World Cup in Nagoya on Sept. 5, 2015. The United States won in four sets to rise to an 8-2 record, while Japan's third loss guaranteed that the host nation would not make a top-two finish required for automatic qualification for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Kawasaki to re-sign minor league deal with Cubs

Munenori Kawasaki hits an infield single in the fifth inning of the Chicago Cubs' 5-4, 10-inning win over the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 16, 2016. Kawasaki will re-sign a minor league deal with the Cubs, a U.S. baseball source said on Jan. 4, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aging H-bomb victim lobbies to bring antinuke monument to Tsukiji

Matashichi Oishi, an 82-year-old former crew member of the Japanese tuna fishing boat Fukuryu Maru No. 5 that was contaminated with radioactive fallout from a 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test in the Pacific, seeks support for his petition to set up an antinuclear "Tuna Memorial" at the Tsukiji fish market site, during a gathering in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2016. The toxic tuna catch, unloaded from the Fukuryu Maru, was shipped to Tsukiji and buried there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Top seed Doi knocked out of Japan Women's Open

Top-seeded Japanese Misaki Doi plays against Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus in the first round of the Japan Women's Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2016. Sasnovich won 7-5, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Canoe: Monika Seryu

Photo taken Sept. 5, 2016, shows Japanese paracanoeist Monika Seryu answering a question from a reporter in Rio de Janeiro after training for the Paralympics in the Brazilian city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Canoe: Monika Seryu

Photo taken Sept. 5, 2016, shows Japanese paracanoeist Monika Seryu training in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the Paralympics in the Brazilian city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Canoe: Monika Seryu

Photo taken Sept. 5, 2016, shows Japanese paracanoeist Monika Seryu training in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the Paralympics in the Brazilian city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Kawasaki says he will play with Cubs again this season

File photo taken Sept. 16, 2016, shows Munenori Kawasaki hitting an infield single in the fifth inning of the Chicago Cubs' 5-4, 10-inning win over the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Kawasaki posted on his official blog on Jan. 19, 2017, that he will play with the Chicago Cubs again in the upcoming season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawa protests against resumption of fighter jets

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga tells reporters on Oct. 5, 2016, in the prefectural capital of Naha that he "strongly protests" the announced resumption of U.S. Marine Corps AV-8 Harrier fighter jets. U.S. forces in Okinawa said earlier the safety of the aircraft has been confirmed following a crash off the southern island prefecture on Sept. 22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. Marine fighter jets to resume flights after crash off Okinawa

Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, Okinawa area coordinator and commander of Marine Forces Japan, attends a press conference at Camp Foster in the southernmost island prefecture on Oct. 5, 2016. He announced that Marines Corps AV-8 Harrier fighter jets will resume flight operations shortly as the safety of the aircraft has been confirmed following a crash off Okinawa on Sept. 22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese woman who sent dolls to John F. Kennedy in 1962 dies at 94

Tsuyako Matsumoto, who sent dolls to then U.S. President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and decades later received a doll in return from his daughter, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy, is seen in this photo taken in February 2015. It was reported on Oct. 5, 2016, that Matsumoto, a resident of Kitami in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, died on Sept. 29 at 94. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori eyes 3rd Japan Open title as Wawrinka pulls out

Japan's world No. 5 Kei Nishikori speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2016, ahead of the Japan Open tennis tournament from Oct. 3. Nishikori has been handed a huge boost in his hunt for a third Japan Open title after holder and third-ranked Swiss Stan Wawrinka pulled out with a back problem. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori eyes 3rd Japan Open title as Wawrinka pulls out

Japan's world No. 5 Kei Nishikori practices in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2016, to prepare for the Japan Open tennis tournament from Oct. 3. Nishikori has been handed a huge boost in his hunt for a third Japan Open title after holder and third-ranked Swiss Stan Wawrinka pulled out with a back problem. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Marlins play final home game of season

Ichiro Suzuki waves to fans in the stands at Marlins Park on Sept. 28, 2016, after the Miami Marlins played their final home game of the season. The Marlins lost to the New York Mets 5-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Marlins play final home game of season

Ichiro Suzuki waves to fans in the stands at Marlins Park on Sept. 28, 2016, after the Miami Marlins played their final home game of the season. The Marlins lost to the New York Mets 5-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nippon Ham's magic number now 3 after Softbank trips up

Nippon Ham Fighters' Shohei Otani pumps his fists after scoring on a wild pitch by Rakuten Eagles reliever Hiroyuki Fukuyama in the 11th inning of their game at Sapporo Dome on Sept. 25, 2016. The Fighters' magic number is down to three after they marked a 2-1 walk-off victory and the second-place Softbank Hawks lost 7-5 to the Seibu Lions. (Kyodo ==Kyodo

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Wozniacki beats Osaka to claim 2nd Pan Pacific Open crown

Naomi Osaka of Japan looks up after losing a point against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark during the final of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2016. Wozniacki won 7-5, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wozniacki beats Osaka to claim 2nd Pan Pacific Open crown

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark plays a shot during the final of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament against Naomi Osaka of Japan in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2016. Wozniacki won 7-5, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wozniacki beats Osaka to claim 2nd Pan Pacific Open crown

Naomi Osaka of Japan returns a shot during the final of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2016. Wozniacki won 7-5, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wozniacki beats Osaka to claim 2nd Pan Pacific Open crown

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark (L) and Naomi Osaka clasp hands at the net after their Pan Pacific Open tennis final in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2016. Wozniacki won 7-5, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wozniacki beats Osaka to claim 2nd Pan Pacific Open crown

Naomi Osaka of Japan speaks during an award ceremony after being defeated by Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 7-5, 6-3 at the Pan Pacific Open tennis final in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wozniacki beats Osaka to claim 2nd Pan Pacific Open crown

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark celebrates after beating Naomi Osaka of Japan 7-5, 6-3 at the Pan Pacific Open tennis final in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wozniacki beats Osaka to claim 2nd Pan Pacific Open crown

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark holds up the winner's plate after beating Naomi Osaka of Japan 7-5, 6-3 at the Pan Pacific Open tennis final in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nippon Ham downs Hawks to see magic number lit at 6

Nippon Ham Fighters slugger Sho Nakata watches his two-run homer off SoftBank Hawks pitcher Ryota Igarashi in the seventh inning of their game at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Sept. 22, 2016. Nippon Ham won 5-2 and now have a magic number of 6 to clinch the pennant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yankees ace Tanaka allows 4 homers in an inning against Rays

New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka stands on the mound as Tampa Bay Rays' Corey Dickerson rounds base after hitting a solo homer in the third inning of their game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 21, 2016. Tanaka gave up four home runs in the third inning but picked up his 14th victory of the season as the Yankees won 11-5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yankees ace Tanaka allows 4 homers in an inning against Rays

New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 21, 2016. Tanaka gave up four home runs in the third inning but picked up his 14th victory of the season as the Yankees won 11-5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yankees ace Tanaka allows 4 homers in an inning against Rays

New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 21, 2016. Tanaka gave up four home runs in the third inning but picked up his 14th victory of the season as the Yankees won 11-5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wozniacki beats Bencic in 1st round of Toray Pan Pacific tennis

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark celebrates after beating Belinda Bencic of Switzerland 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 in their first round match of the Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis tournament at Tokyo's Ariake Tennis Forest Park on Sept. 20, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wozniacki beats Bencic in 1st round of Toray Pan Pacific tennis

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark returns the ball to Belinda Bencic of Switzerland during their first round match of the Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis tournament at Tokyo's Ariake Tennis Forest Park on Sept. 20, 2016. Wozniacki won 6-2, 5-7, 6-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wozniacki beats Bencic in 1st round of Toray Pan Pacific tennis

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark returns the ball to Belinda Bencic of Switzerland during their first round match of the Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis tournament at Tokyo's Ariake Tennis Forest Park on Sept. 20, 2016. Wozniacki won 6-2, 5-7, 6-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Czech Safarova defeated in Pan Pacific Open 1st round

Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic plays Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia during the first round of the Pan Pacific Open at Tokyo's Ariake Tennis Forest Park on Sept. 20, 2016. Cibulkova won 4-6, 6-1, 7-5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Czech Safarova defeated in Pan Pacific Open 1st round

Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic plays Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia during the first round of the Pan Pacific Open at Tokyo's Ariake Tennis Forest Park on Sept. 20, 2016. Cibulkova won 4-6, 6-1, 7-5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Slovakia's Cibulkova advances to Pan Pacific Open 2nd round

Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia plays Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic during the first round of the Pan Pacific Open at Tokyo's Ariake Tennis Forest Park on Sept. 20, 2016. Cibulkova won 4-6, 6-1, 7-5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Slovakia's Cibulkova advances to Pan Pacific Open 2nd round

Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia plays Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic during the first round of the Pan Pacific Open at Tokyo's Ariake Tennis Forest Park on Sept. 20, 2016. Cibulkova won 4-6, 6-1, 7-5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Jones says England can top N.Z.

England coach Eddie Jones conducts an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2016. Jones said the difference between New Zealand and England is only "probably 2, 3 percent," and when asked what the chances were of defeating the two-time defending champions in three years' time, he answered with typical bullet-proof confidence. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Jones says England can top N.Z.

England coach Eddie Jones conducts an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2016. Jones said the difference between New Zealand and England is only "probably 2, 3 percent," and when asked what the chances were of defeating the two-time defending champions in three years' time, he answered with typical bullet-proof confidence. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Jones says England can top N.Z.

England coach Eddie Jones conducts an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2016. Jones said the difference between New Zealand and England is only "probably 2, 3 percent," and when asked what the chances were of defeating the two-time defending champions in three years' time, he answered with typical bullet-proof confidence. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Goeido keeps lead at Autumn meet

Ozeki Goeido (R) pushes No. 5 maegashira Aoiyama out of the ring on Sept. 19, 2016, the ninth day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. Goeido maintained sole lead with a perfect 9-0 record at the tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tribute to Iranian cyclist during Rio closing ceremony

An image of Iranian cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad is displayed on a monitor at Maracana Stadium during the closing ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 18, 2016. Golbarnezhad died after crashing in the men's C4-5 road race the day before. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo