Gazan school hosts technical expo to encourage talented teens to innovate

STORY: Gazan school hosts technical expo to encourage talented teens to innovate DATELINE: June 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:01 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the technical exhibition in Gaza 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MAHMOUD SAAD, Event organizer of the exhibition 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SAMI KHADER, Fifth-grade participant 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ZINA HARB, Fifth-grade participant 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): TARA ZITAWI, Participant 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Arabic): GENA AL-MADHOUN, Participant STORYLINE: In an effort to make daily life easier and safer through technology, 250 Palestinian students gathered on Tuesday at a technical exhibition in Gaza to present their innovative projects. The expo, titled "Elite's Expo - Students from the Future," was organized by Al-Motamayzoun Modern School in Gaza for the second year in a row. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MAHMOUD SAAD, Event organizer of the exhibition "The aim of holding such an event in the sector is to encourage students to deal w

Grade school boy poses before award-winning drawing

Grade school boy poses before award-winning drawing

FUKUOKA, Japan - Shinnosuke Takagi, a fifth grader at an elementary school in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, pose in front of his drawing (upper R) at the Fukuoka city office building on Oct. 5, 2014. He won a prize at an exhibition of drawings by Japanese, Chinese and South Korean preschool and elementary school pupils to promote understanding among the three countries.

Lord Kanaloa wins Sprinters Stakes

Lord Kanaloa wins Sprinters Stakes

CHIBA, Japan - Lord Kanaloa (10), ridden by jockey Yasunari Iwata, wins the Sprinters Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Sept. 29, 2013. The defending champion earned his fifth consecutive Grade 1 victory.

Lord Kanaloa wins Sprinters Stakes

Lord Kanaloa wins Sprinters Stakes

CHIBA, Japan - Lord Kanaloa (far R), ridden by jockey Yasunari Iwata, gallops to victory in the Sprinters Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Sept. 29, 2013. The defending champion won the race for his fifth consecutive Grade 1 victory. (Pool photo)

U.S. children make drawings for kids in quake-hit areas

U.S. children make drawings for kids in quake-hit areas

WASHINGTON, United States - Fifth-grade students from Thomson Elementary School draw pictures at the Japanese Information and Culture Center in Washington on Feb. 16, 2012, for elementary school students in the earthquake-hit areas of Japan. The drawings will be sent to elementary schools in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures through the Japanese Foreign Ministry.

U.S. children make drawings for kids in quake-hit areas

U.S. children make drawings for kids in quake-hit areas

WASHINGTON, United States - Fifth-grade students from Thomson Elementary School draw pictures at the Japanese Information and Culture Center in Washington on Feb. 16, 2012, for elementary school students in the earthquake-hit areas of Japan. The drawings will be sent to elementary schools in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures through the Japanese Foreign Ministry.

Apapane wins Victoria Mile

Apapane wins Victoria Mile

TOKYO, Japan - Jockey Masayoshi Ebina, on Apapane, celebrates after winning the Victoria Mile at Tokyo Race Course on May 15, 2011. Apapane won her fifth Grade 1 title.

Apapane wins Victoria Mile

Apapane wins Victoria Mile

TOKYO, Japan - Apapane, ridden by Masayoshi Ebina, beats defending champion Buena Vista (L), ridden by Yasunari Iwata, to win the Victoria Mile at Tokyo Race Course on May 15, 2011. Apapane won her fifth Grade 1 title.

Joint winners in horseracing

Joint winners in horseracing

TOKYO, Japan - Top favorite Apapane (front) and fifth-pick Saint Emilion finish in a dead-heat in the Japanese Oaks race for 3-year-old fillies at the Tokyo Racecourse turf track on May 23, 2010. After a photo review, the race produced joint winners for the first time in Japan Racing Association Grade One race history.

Twins clear sumo physicals

Twins clear sumo physicals

OSAKA, Japan - The twin brothers Masahiro (R) and Sadahiro Kogure, 15, clear their physical checkups for new sumo apprentices at an Osaka hospital on March 3. The brothers, from Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, began taking up sumo in fifth grade, both determined to join the ranks of professional sumo wresters. ''It would be nice if one day I can take on my brother in a title bout,'' says elder brother Masahiro. Both say they want to become yokozuna.

Traditional Chinese cultural activities popular among primary students in Tianjin

STORY: Traditional Chinese cultural activities popular among primary students in Tianjin DATELINE: Nov. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:46 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of traditional Chinese cultural activities 2. STANDUP 1 (English): LIU RUNZHI, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG CHUNYI, Fifth-grade student 4. various of gourd pyrography 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SONG CHENGHUA, Third-grade student 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LIU ZIQIAN, Third-grade student 7. various of Jingdong Dagu 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): HUO XIANGHUI, Fourth-grade student STORYLINE: In a primary school in north China's Tianjin Municipality, traditional Chinese cultural activities, including martial arts, gourd pyrography and Jingdong Dagu, are enriching children's lives. STANDUP 1 (English): LIU RUNZHI, Xinhua correspondent "Pupils from all grades are practicing Chinese martial arts here. It's a kind of morning exercise organized by the school, which has been going on for three years. For th

Xinjiang, My home: A happy family gathering

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: A happy family gathering DATELINE: April 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Khemerye Khahar's home 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Uygur): KHEMERYE KHAHAR and her family 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): KHEMERYE KHAHAR, Student 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Uygur): KAHAR MIJIT, Father 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Uygur): PATGUL ATAWULLA, Mother 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Uygur): MIJIT MAQMUTI, Grandfather 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Uygur): SETINISA SALA, Grandmother 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (Uygur): Family members 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (Uygur): KHEMERYE KHAHAR and family 10. various of family gathering STORYLINE: Khemerye Khahar, a fifth-grade primary school student, has a happy family gathering every weekend in Kuqa of Aksu Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. SOUNDBITE 1 (Uygur): KHEMERYE KHAHAR and her family "What toy do you want to buy? Little Princess. Daddy, are you ready? It's OK. OK, Let's go." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): KHEMERYE KHAHAR, Student "Hello, everyone. I'm Khemerye.

Twins clear sumo physicals

Twins clear sumo physicals

OSAKA, Japan - The twin brothers Masahiro (R) and Sadahiro Kogure, 15, clear their physical checkups for new sumo apprentices at an Osaka hospital on March 3. The brothers, from Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, began taking up sumo in fifth grade, both determined to join the ranks of professional sumo wresters. ''It would be nice if one day I can take on my brother in a title bout,'' says elder brother Masahiro. Both say they want to become yokozuna. (Kyodo)

Joint winners in horseracing

Joint winners in horseracing

TOKYO, Japan - Top favorite Apapane (front) and fifth-pick Saint Emilion finish in a dead-heat in the Japanese Oaks race for 3-year-old fillies at the Tokyo Racecourse turf track on May 23, 2010. After a photo review, the race produced joint winners for the first time in Japan Racing Association Grade One race history. (Kyodo)

Apapane wins Victoria Mile

Apapane wins Victoria Mile

TOKYO, Japan - Jockey Masayoshi Ebina, on Apapane, celebrates after winning the Victoria Mile at Tokyo Race Course on May 15, 2011. Apapane won her fifth Grade 1 title. (Kyodo)

Apapane wins Victoria Mile

Apapane wins Victoria Mile

TOKYO, Japan - Apapane, ridden by Masayoshi Ebina, beats defending champion Buena Vista (L), ridden by Yasunari Iwata, to win the Victoria Mile at Tokyo Race Course on May 15, 2011. Apapane won her fifth Grade 1 title. (Kyodo)

U.S. children make drawings for kids in quake-hit areas

U.S. children make drawings for kids in quake-hit areas

WASHINGTON, United States - Fifth-grade students from Thomson Elementary School draw pictures at the Japanese Information and Culture Center in Washington on Feb. 16, 2012, for elementary school students in the earthquake-hit areas of Japan. The drawings will be sent to elementary schools in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures through the Japanese Foreign Ministry. (Kyodo)

U.S. children make drawings for kids in quake-hit areas

U.S. children make drawings for kids in quake-hit areas

WASHINGTON, United States - Fifth-grade students from Thomson Elementary School draw pictures at the Japanese Information and Culture Center in Washington on Feb. 16, 2012, for elementary school students in the earthquake-hit areas of Japan. The drawings will be sent to elementary schools in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures through the Japanese Foreign Ministry. (Kyodo)

Special class on rugby at Tokyo elementary school

Special class on rugby at Tokyo elementary school

Photo taken on March 15, 2019, shows a special class on rugby for fifth-grade pupils at Yayoi Elementary School in Tokyo's Adachi Ward, ahead of the Rugby World Cup in Japan starting in September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Horse racing: 1st female jockey in G1 race

Horse racing: 1st female jockey in G1 race

Copano Kicking (11), ridden by Nanako Fujita, finishes fifth at the February Stakes at Tokyo Racecourse on Feb. 17, 2019. Fujita became the first female Japan Racing Association jockey to compete in a Grade One horse race. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Horse racing: 1st female jockey in G1 race

Horse racing: 1st female jockey in G1 race

Copano Kicking (11), ridden by Nanako Fujita, finishes fifth at the February Stakes at Tokyo Racecourse on Feb. 17, 2019. Fujita became the first female Japan Racing Association jockey to compete in a Grade One horse race. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Horse racing: 1st female jockey in G1 race

Horse racing: 1st female jockey in G1 race

Nanako Fujita, the first female Japan Racing Association jockey to compete in a Grade One race, pats her horse Copano Kicking after finishing fifth at the February Stakes at Tokyo Racecourse on Feb. 17, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Horse racing: 1st female jockey in G1 race

Horse racing: 1st female jockey in G1 race

Nanako Fujita, the first female Japan Racing Association jockey to compete in a Grade One race, pats her horse Copano Kicking after finishing fifth at the February Stakes at Tokyo Racecourse on Feb. 17, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Return of lost camera to Japanese owner

Return of lost camera to Japanese owner

Ho Chao-en (R, front row) returns a lost camera to its owner Serina Tsubakihara, a student at Sophia University in Tokyo, at Yue Ming Elementary School in Suao, Taiwan, on April 27, 2018. Tsubakihara thanked the fifth-grade boy and the school for finding the camera she lost during a diving trip in Okinawa in September 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Maurice crushes field to win Tenno-sho, 5th G1 title

Maurice crushes field to win Tenno-sho, 5th G1 title

Jockey Ryan Moore celebrates on the back of Maurice after winning the fall Tenno-sho for the horse's fifth Grade 1 title at Tokyo Racecourse in the city of Fuchu, Tokyo, on Oct. 30, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Maurice crushes field to win Tenno-sho, 5th G1 title

Maurice crushes field to win Tenno-sho, 5th G1 title

Maurice, ridden by jockey Ryan Moore, crosses the finish line to win the fall Tenno-sho for his fifth Grade 1 title at Tokyo Racecourse in the city of Fuchu, Tokyo, on Oct. 30, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

English to become official course from 5th grade in Japan

English to become official course from 5th grade in Japan

A panel of Japan's education ministry unveils its proposed curriculum guidelines in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2016, including a plan to teach English as an official course from the fifth grade at elementary level to better prepare students for an international environment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo