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Balchin, Mason win at Auckland Marathon

STORY: Balchin, Mason win at Auckland Marathon DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:55 LOCATION: AUCKLAND, New Zealand CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of 2023 Auckland Marathon STORYLINE: Daniel Balchin and Alice Mason won the men's and women's titles apiece at the Auckland Marathon on Sunday. Home runner Balchin from Otago won the men's title with a time of two hours 23 minutes and nine seconds. Auckland-based British runner Luke Cotter finished second, with Australian Robert Collins rounding out the podium in third. Mason from Wellington added the 2023 Auckland Marathon title to the one she last won in 2020, taking the tape in a time of two hours 44 minutes and 20 seconds. Auckland athlete Amelia Lythe finished as runner-up and Whangarei's Mallory Wordell at third. Mason welcomed her son into the world last year and has since been juggling marathon training around life as a mum, making her win at Auckland even more special. Over 14,000 athletes hit the picturesque racecourse of the Auckla

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Japan defeated by U.S., 3-game series tied at one apiece

SENDAI, Japan, June 24 Kyodo - Japan manager Reika Utsugi (far R) and players look disappointed after losing to the United States 5-4 at Shellcom Sendai stadium in northeastern Japan on June 24, 2017. The United States tied the three-game series 1-1.

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World Series Game 7

KANSAS CITY, United States - Illustrator Hideshi Yokoyama, who is visiting the United States from Japan to support the Kansas City Royals, holds illustrations of outfielder Norichika Aoki (L) and infielder Eric Hosmer at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 29, 2014, ahead of Game 7 of the World Series against the San Francisco Giants. The two teams had won three games apiece heading into the series' decisive Game 7.

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World Series Game 7

KANSAS CITY, United States - Tim Hudson of the San Francisco Giants starts Game 7 of the World Series against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 29, 2014. The two teams had won three games apiece heading into the series' decisive Game 7.

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World Series Game 7

KANSAS CITY, United States - Jeremy Guthrie of the Kansas City Royals starts Game 7 of the World Series against the San Francisco Giants at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 29, 2014. The two teams had won three games apiece heading into the series' decisive Game 7.

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World Series Game 7

KANSAS CITY, United States - A fan of the Kansas City Royals cheers for the team in an outfit incorporating elements of the team's lion mascot at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 29, 2014, ahead of Game 7 of the World Series against the San Francisco Giants. The two teams had won three games apiece heading into the series' decisive Game 7.

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World Series Game 7

KANSAS CITY, United States - A fan of the San Francisco Giants spreads a flag to support the team at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 29, 2014, ahead of Game 7 of the World Series against the Kansas City Royals. The two teams had won three games apiece heading into the series' decisive Game 7.

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Royals beat Giants in World Series Game 2

KANSAS CITY, United States - The Kansas City Royals' Omar Infante (14) watches the ball after launching a two-run home run off San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Hunter Strickland in the sixth inning of Game 2 of the World Series at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 22, 2014. Royals won 7-2 to even the series at one game apiece.

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'Matsutake' mushrooms auctioned off for high price

HASHIMOTO, Japan - Hidenori Kawai, a food shop owner in Hashimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, shows "matsutake" mushrooms from Koya in the western Japan prefecture bought in his successful bid at a local market on Sept. 16, 2014. The highest winning bid was 60,000 yen per kilogram, which would fetch a retail price of around 10,000 apiece.

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Saury price rockets sky-high

KUSHIRO, Japan - Freshly caught saury, priced at 900 yen apiece or almost twice as expensive as last year, hits the shelves for the first time this year at the Washo market in Kushiro, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on July 10, 2014.

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Saury price rockets sky-high

KUSHIRO, Japan - Freshly caught saury, priced at 900 yen apiece or almost twice as expensive as last year, hits the shelves for the first time this year at the Washo market in Kushiro, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on July 10, 2014.

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Morita at Fed Cup

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Ayumi Morita plays against Ekaterina Makarova of Russia in a Fed Cup World Group first-round tie in Moscow on Feb. 9, 2013. Morita won the match to pull Japan level at one rubber apiece.

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Shiseido to sell 1 million yen skin cream

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a special version of La Creme, an ultrarich skin cream in a crystal container to be sold by Shiseido Co. for 1.05 million yen ($13,200) apiece to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the launch of its top-end cosmetics line, Cle de peau BEAUTE. The Japanese cosmetics producer will accept reservations for only three units of the luxury cream between Aug. 30 and Sept. 20, 2012.

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Sanyo Shokai's luxury coat to support Japan quake victims

NEW YORK, United States - A man wears a limited edition coat with the stitched-letter of ''Kibo'' (hope) inside, which was manufactured in disaster-hit northeastern Japan using materials from the area to support the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Major Japanese apparel company Sanyo Shokai Ltd. is scheduled to launch the luxurious trench coats for men on Oct. 24, 2011, at Saks Fifth Avenue, an upper-end department store in New York, at the price of $795 apiece. All proceeds will be donated to a quake relief charity.

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Cards' big win ties NLCS

MILWAUKEE, United States - Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals rips a two-run homer in the first inning in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Oct. 10, 2011. Pujols went 4-for-5 with 5 RBIs in a 12-3 victory for St. Louis. The best-of-seven league championship series is tied at one game apiece.

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Uehara's Rangers pull even in ALDS

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Koji Uehara has a shaky relief outing in his first postseason appearance during the seventh inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 1, 2011. The Rangers beat the Rays 8-6 to tie the American League Division Series at one game apiece.

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Matsutake harvest likely to be leanest in postwar years

TOKYO, Japan - Matsutake mushrooms on sale at a grocery store outside the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. According to the government's Forestry Agency, this year's harvest of homegrown matsutake mushrooms -- a delicacy in Japan -- is likely to hit the lowest level in more than 50 years due to the sizzling heat wave in August, and large matsutake mushrooms have fetched 15,000 yen to 20,000 yen apiece. In this photo, a large matsutake grown in Iwate carries a 22,000 yen price tag, 23,100 yen after the 5 percent consumption tax is included.

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Baseball: Satozaki's 2-run blast forces Game 5 in Climax Series

SAPPORO, Japan - Tomoya Satozaki erupts in joy after hitting a two-run go-ahead homer in the sixth inning on Oct. 16 as the Lotte Marines beat the Nippon Ham Fighters 5-1 to even the Pacific League Climax Series second stage at two games apiece.

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Lotte routs Nippon Ham with 5 HRs in Climax Series Game 2

SAPPORO, Japan - Lotte Marines catcher Tomoya Satozaki (far right) gets congratulations from teammates after hitting a come-from-behind two-run homer in the second inning against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 14. Satozaki slammed two of the team's five homers as the Marines routed the Fighters 8-1 to tie the best-of-five second stage of the Pacific League Climax Series at one game apiece.

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Another scoreless outing for Okajima, but Boston defeated

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima pitched 1-2/3 scoreless innings in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series against the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park on Oct. 13, but his team lost 13-6 in 11 innings and saw the series tied at one game apiece. (MLB)

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Lotte routs Nippon Ham with 5 HRs in Climax Series Game 2

SAPPORO, Japan - Lotte Marines catcher Tomoya Satozaki is greeted by manager Bobby Valentine after hitting a come-from-behind two-run homer in the second inning against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 14. Satozaki hit two of the team's five homers as the Marines routed the Fighters 8-1 to tie the best-of-five second stage of the Pacific League Climax Series at one game apiece.

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Indians beat Red Sox to tie at one game apiece

BOSTON, United States - Cleveland Indians players burst into celebration after beating the Boston Red Sox 13-6 in 11 innings to tie with one game apiece at Fenway Park on Oct. 13. (MLB)

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NTT DoCoMo unveils 5 handsets with 2 phone numbers apiece

TOKYO, Japan - NTT DoCoMo Inc. unveils five new mobile handset models featuring the capability to communicate with phone partners via two different dial numbers and as many e-mail addresses apiece at a press conference in Tokyo on April 23. The handsets, which will hit store shelves from May to June, also brandish the capability to download any number of songs via the Internet for a fixed monthly fee.

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-Softbank ties playoff 1st stage with rout of Seibu

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Softban Hawks infielder Nobuhiko Matsunaka reacts after hitting a three-run homer in the ninth inning of postseason playoff Game 2 against the Seibu Lions at Invoice Seibu Dome on Oct. 8. The Hawks beat the Lions 11-3 to tie the first stage of the Pacific League playoffs at one game apiece.

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(1)''Godzilla''Matsui sacrifice gives Yankees win

NEW YORK, United States - Hideki Matsui hits a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the New York Yankees a dramatic come-from-behind 7-6 win over the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium and tie their American League Division Series at one game apiece on Oct. 6. (MLB)

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(13)Brazil vs Belgium

KOBE, Japan - Ronaldo (9) scores the second goal for Brazil in the 87th minute to press home for a 2-0 victory over Belgium at Kobe Wing Stadium on June 17 to advance to the World Cup quarterfinals. Ronaldo now shares the lead with Germany's Miroslav Klose as the leading World Cup scorer with five goals apiece. (World Cup 2002)

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(11)Brazil vs Belgium

KOBE, Japan - Ronaldo (R) rejoices after scoring the second goal for Brazil in the 87th minute to press home for a 2-0 victory over Belgium at Kobe Wing Stadium on June 17 to advance to the World Cup quarterfinals. Ronaldo now shares the lead with Germany's Miroslav Klose as the leading World Cup scorer with five goals apiece. (World Cup 2002)

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(10)Brazil vs Belgium

KOBE, Japan - Ronaldo drives in the second goal for Brazil in the 87th minute to press home for a 2-0 victory over Belgium at Kobe Wing Stadium on June 17 to advance to the World Cup quarterfinals. Ronaldo now shares the lead with Germany's Miroslav Klose as the leading World Cup scorer with five goals apiece. (World Cup 2002)

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(9)Brazil vs Belgium

KOBE, Japan - Ronaldo jubilant after scoring the second goal for Brazil in the 87th minute to press home for a 2-0 victory over Belgium at Kobe Wing Stadium on June 17 to advance to the World Cup quarterfinals. Ronaldo now shares the lead with Germany's Miroslav Klose as the leading World Cup scorer with five goals apiece. (World Cup 2002)

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Season's first crop of 'Yubari' melon fetches 150,000 yen

SAPPORO, Japan - These ''Yubari'' melons, the season's first crop grown at a Hokkaido farm, were knocked down to a Sapporo department store for 150,000 yen (about 1,170 dollars at current exchange rate) apiece in an auction held May 14. ''The price makes me lose all my appetite,'' commented a housewife who visited the fruit section of the department store.

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Sasaki closes in Game 2 Seattle win

SEATTLE, United States - Closer Kazuhiro Sasaki (L) and catcher Dan Wilson celebrate as the Seattle Mariners evened the best-of-five series at a game apiece with a 5-1 triumph over the Cleveland Indians at Safeco Field on Oct. 11. (MLB)

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Suzuki steals base in Seattle win

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki steals the second base after hitting a single in the bottom of the fifth inning against the Cleveland Indians in the American League division championship series at Safeco Field on Oct. 11. Seattle evened the best-of-five series at a game apiece with a 5-1 win over Cleveland. (MLB)

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Square watermelons ready for shipment

ZENTSUJI, Kagawa - Farmers pack square watermelons in Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, on June 14. The watermelons, grown in square glass frames, will be shipped for display at department stores and other places rather than for eating. They are priced at about 10,000 yen apiece.

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World Cup commemorative stamps to be sold in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows postage stamps commemorating the 2002 World Cup finals, which will go on sale at post offices across Japan from May 31 to June 28. The government said April 20 that a total of 30 million stamps will be available for 90 yen apiece, which includes a 10 yen donation for the soccer event to be co-hosted by Japan and South Korea. The stamps, available in three designs, feature the official mascots of the World Cup.

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Akiyama out in Game 4 of Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Daiei Hawks outfielder Koji Akiyama is called out in the seventh inning of the fourth game of the Japan Series on Oct. 26 trying to steal second at Fukuoka Dome. Teammate Tadahito Iguchi followed with a triple, but the Hawks fell 2-1 to the Yomiuri Giants to leave the best-of-series at two wins apiece.

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Veteran Saito pitches Yomiuri to win in Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants starter Masaki Saito pitches the Central League champions to a 2-1 victory in the Japan Series at Fukuoka Dome on Oct. 26 to level the best-of-seven fall classic at two wins apiece.

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Beanie Babies go on sale in downtown Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Beanie Babies, tiny stuffed-animal dolls with cute eyes made by U.S. toy maker Ty, are put on sale at the Sony Plaza shop in downtown Tokyo on Aug. 14. About one hundred customers, including a 77-year-old man who was first in line at 5 a.m., queued for the 11 a.m. opening of the Ginza shop. Ty Japan LLC, the Japan unit of the U.S. company, began selling some 260 varieties of 100,000 popular dolls priced at 650 yen apiece throughout the nation on the same day. One U.S. dollar is worth 120 yen.

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Kotonishiki topples Takanohana in Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Rank-and-filer Kotonishiki (L) topples four-time defending champion Takanohana out of the ring at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 5, the second day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. Both wrestlers have one win and one loss apiece in the 15-day event.

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-Softbank ties playoff 1st stage with rout of Seibu

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Softban Hawks infielder Nobuhiko Matsunaka reacts after hitting a three-run homer in the ninth inning of postseason playoff Game 2 against the Seibu Lions at Invoice Seibu Dome on Oct. 8. The Hawks beat the Lions 11-3 to tie the first stage of the Pacific League playoffs at one game apiece. (Kyodo)

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NTT DoCoMo unveils 5 handsets with 2 phone numbers apiece

TOKYO, Japan - NTT DoCoMo Inc. unveils five new mobile handset models featuring the capability to communicate with phone partners via two different dial numbers and as many e-mail addresses apiece at a press conference in Tokyo on April 23. The handsets, which will hit store shelves from May to June, also brandish the capability to download any number of songs via the Internet for a fixed monthly fee. (Kyodo)

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Another scoreless outing for Okajima, but Boston defeated

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima pitched 1-2/3 scoreless innings in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series against the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park on Oct. 13, but his team lost 13-6 in 11 innings and saw the series tied at one game apiece. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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Indians beat Red Sox to tie at one game apiece

BOSTON, United States - Cleveland Indians players burst into celebration after beating the Boston Red Sox 13-6 in 11 innings to tie with one game apiece at Fenway Park on Oct. 13. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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Lotte routs Nippon Ham with 5 HRs in Climax Series Game 2

SAPPORO, Japan - Lotte Marines catcher Tomoya Satozaki is greeted by manager Bobby Valentine after hitting a come-from-behind two-run homer in the second inning against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 14. Satozaki hit two of the team's five homers as the Marines routed the Fighters 8-1 to tie the best-of-five second stage of the Pacific League Climax Series at one game apiece. (Kyodo)

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Lotte routs Nippon Ham with 5 HRs in Climax Series Game 2

SAPPORO, Japan - Lotte Marines catcher Tomoya Satozaki (far right) gets congratulations from teammates after hitting a come-from-behind two-run homer in the second inning against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 14. Satozaki slammed two of the team's five homers as the Marines routed the Fighters 8-1 to tie the best-of-five second stage of the Pacific League Climax Series at one game apiece. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Satozaki's 2-run blast forces Game 5 in Climax Series

SAPPORO, Japan - Tomoya Satozaki erupts in joy after hitting a two-run go-ahead homer in the sixth inning on Oct. 16 as the Lotte Marines beat the Nippon Ham Fighters 5-1 to even the Pacific League Climax Series second stage at two games apiece. (Kyodo)

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Matsutake harvest likely to be leanest in postwar years

TOKYO, Japan - Matsutake mushrooms on sale at a grocery store outside the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. According to the government's Forestry Agency, this year's harvest of homegrown matsutake mushrooms -- a delicacy in Japan -- is likely to hit the lowest level in more than 50 years due to the sizzling heat wave in August, and large matsutake mushrooms have fetched 15,000 yen to 20,000 yen apiece. In this photo, a large matsutake grown in Iwate carries a 22,000 yen price tag, 23,100 yen after the 5 percent consumption tax is included. (Kyodo)

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People queue for free tasting of extremely pricey grapes

A woman (L) smiles as she tastes a piece of the Ruby Roman high-end table grapes in Amagasaki, western Japan on July 8, 2016. A local supermarket, which won the bidding for a 950-gram bunch of the grapes with a record-high bid of 1.1 million yen ($10,900) at an auction the previous day, offered all 31 grapes, costing 35,000 yen ($348) apiece, for free to the first 31 people who lined up. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People queue for free tasting of extremely pricey grapes

People line up for a free sampling of Ruby Roman high-end table grapes in Amagasaki, western Japan on July 8, 2016. A local supermarket, which won the bidding for a 950-gram bunch of the grapes with a record-high bid of 1.1 million yen ($10,900) at an auction the previous day, offered all 31 grapes, costing 35,000 yen ($348) apiece, for free to the first 31 people who lined up. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People queue for free tasting of extremely pricey grapes

Women taste a piece of the Ruby Roman high-end table grapes in Amagasaki, western Japan on July 8, 2016. A local supermarket, which won the bidding for a 950-gram bunch of the grapes with a record-high bid of 1.1 million yen ($10,900) at an auction the previous day, offered all 31 grapes, costing 35,000 yen ($348) apiece, for free to the first 31 people who lined up. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People queue for free tasting of extremely pricey grapes

Photo taken July 8, 2016, in Amagasaki, western Japan, shows a bunch of Ruby Roman high-end table grapes on display at supermarket Kurashi Kaientai, which won the bidding for a 950-gram bunch with a record-high bid of 1.1 million yen ($10,900) at an auction the previous day. All 31 grapes, costing 35,000 yen ($348) apiece, were given away to the first 31 people who lined up for the free tasting event at the supermarket the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo