(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN PARA GAMES-BADMINTON(CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN PARA GAMES-BADMINTON(CN)

(231026) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalists Qu Zimo(4th L)/Liu Yutong(3rd L) of China, silver medalists Yang Tong(1st L)/Li Hongyan(2nd L) of China, bronze medalists Yu Sooyoung(4th R)/Kwon Hyunah(3rd R) of South Korea and Amnouy Wetwithan/Jakarin Homhual (1st R) of Thailand pose during the awarding ceremony of Mixed Doubles WH1-WH2 event of Badminton at the 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 26, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

New faces in Japan's 2011 year-end song festival

New faces in Japan's 2011 year-end song festival

TOKYO, Japan - Singers selected for the first time to perform at the 62nd ''Kohaku Uta Gassen'' year-end song festival of NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corp., pose for photos at the head office of NHK in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2011, as the public broadcaster announced the lineup of performers for the program. They are (from L front) Fuku Suzuki and Mana Ashida and (from L back) Girls' Generation's SeoHyun, Jessica, YuRi, Tiffany, TaeYeon and SooYoung, Sayaka Kanda, KARA's GYU RI, HARA and NICOLE, and Inawashirokos' Michihiko Yanai, Toshimi Watanabe, who is holding a fan with member Takashi Yamaguchi's picture on it, and Shinji Matsuda. Solo singer Ringo Sheena, who will also appear for the first time on the show, was not present for the photo.

New faces in Japan's 2011 year-end song festival

New faces in Japan's 2011 year-end song festival

TOKYO, Japan - Singers selected for the first time to perform at the 62nd ''Kohaku Uta Gassen'' year-end song festival of NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corp., pose for photos at the head office of NHK in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2011, as the public broadcaster announced the lineup of performers for the program. They are (from L front) Fuku Suzuki and Mana Ashida and (from L back) Girls' Generation's SeoHyun, Jessica, YuRi, Tiffany, TaeYeon and SooYoung, Sayaka Kanda, KARA's GYU RI, HARA and NICOLE, and Inawashirokos' Michihiko Yanai, Toshimi Watanabe, who is holding a fan with member Takashi Yamaguchi's picture on it, and Shinji Matsuda. Solo singer Ringo Sheena, who will also appear for the first time on the show, was not present for the photo. (Kyodo)