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China: Student Surprised by Five Peacocks Standing in “Perfect Line” at School

On December 8, 2025, in Kunming, Yunnan, the video captured the young man walking up a school stairwell when he suddenly came face-to-face with five peacocks standing in a straight line on the steps. The birds appeared calm and orderly, their identical spacing and posture making them look as if they had been copied and pasted into the hallway.

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International Ice Loong Boat Championships

A German team competes in a five-man ice dragon boat 200-meter straight race in Xilingol, Inner Mongolia, China, Jan. 20, 2025.

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International Ice Loong Boat Championships

The Philippine team (R) competes in the 200-meter straight five-man ice dragon boat race in Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia, China, Jan. 20, 2025.

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International Ice Loong Boat Championships

An Italian team competes in the 200-meter straight five-man ice dragon boat race in Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia, China, Jan. 20, 2025.

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Ichiro gets 3 hits in Mariners' 7th straight loss

TORONTO, Canada - Ichiro Suzuki singled three times in five at-bats, leaving him four hits away from his seventh consecutive 200-hit season, but the Seattle Mariners suffered their seventh straight loss at Rogers Center on Aug. 31. (MLB)

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Another disappointing outing for Dice-K as Yankees beat Red Sox

NEW YORK, United States - Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka looks downcast in a news conference at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 28 after losing his third straight start. Matsuzaka gave up five runs and six hits in 6-1/3 innings in the game against the New York Yankees. The Yankees beat the Red Sox 5-3.

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Over 2 mil. tourists visit Mizuki road in Tottori Pref.

YONAGO, Japan - Tourists and "yokai" (demon) characters created by manga artist Shigeru Mizuki pose for photos at Mizuki Shigeru Road in the city of Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 28, 2014, during an event to commemorate the number of the tourists having surpassed the 2 million mark for five straight years. The shopping district features bronze statues of more than 150 yokai characters.

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Gymnast Uchimura holds Guinness World Records certificate

NAGASAKI, Japan - London Olympic gold medalist Kohei Uchimura, five-straight men's all-around world champion in gymnastics, holds a certificate in Nagasaki on Oct. 16, 2014. He was listed by the Guinness World Records as the man with the world's largest number of sixth-straight individual all-around title in gymnastics.

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S. Korean says tortured in China

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Yong Hwan, a South Korean activist expelled from China in July 2012, holds a press conference in Seoul on Aug. 6, 2012. Kim said Chinese security agents tortured him to extract information about organizations helping North Koreans flee to China, by keeping him awake for six straight days and subjecting him to more than five hours of electric shocks. China has denied that Kim was tortured while in detention, South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has said.

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Lee Dong Hwan wins career 1st in Japan at shortened Mizuno Open

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Lee Dong Hwan lifts his first silverware on the Japanese tour after playing just five holes at the Yomiuri Country Club in Hyogo on June 24 as the final round of the Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic was canceled due to bad weather. The up-and-coming South Korean shot three straight 68s through the third round and wrapped up the shortened tournament with a 54-hole total of 12-under 204, four strokes clear of six players tied for second.

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Sasaoka leads Hiroshima to shutout of Hanshin

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Shinji Sasaoka and two relievers combined on a five-hit shutout as the Hiroshima Carp beat the Hanshin Tigers 2-0 for their fourth straight win at Koshien Stadium on May 5.

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Select MLB beats Japan All-Stars in 2nd exhibition game

TOKYO, Japan - Philadelphia Phillies infielder Ryan Howard hits a second homer in the third inning of an exhibition game between the select MLB team and Japan All-Stars at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 4. Major leaguers beat Japan 8-6 to win their second straight in a five-game exhibition series.

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Harada to retire after this season

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran ski jumper Masahiko Harada (in photo taken when he won the gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano in February 1998) will retire after the current season, people close to him said on March 15. Harada, who is popular in Japan for his affable personality, is one of the country's most successful ski jumpers, having made five straight Winter Olympic appearances beginning with the 1992 Albertville Games and won one individual and two team event medals.

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Kawagishi charges into Japan Open lead with birdie spree

MIKI, Japan - Tour veteran Ryoken Kawagishi birdied five straight holes in shooting the day's low of 5-under-par 66 that gave him a two-shot lead after two rounds of the Japan Open at Hirono Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on Oct. 14.

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Ichiro reaches 200-hit mark for 5th straight year

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki is congratulated by teammates after becoming only the fifth player in major league history to reach 200 hits for five straight seasons on Sept. 30.

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Ichiro reaches 200-hit mark for 5th straight year

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki waves to fans after becoming only the fifth player in major league history to reach 200 hits for five straight seasons on Sept. 30.

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Ichiro reaches 200-hit mark for 5th straight year

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki singles to right in the second inning of a game between his Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics on Sept. 30, becoming only the fifth player in major league history to reach 200 hits for five straight seasons as the Mariners beat the Athletics 4-1.

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Mogi edges out Fudo for Munsingwear Ladies victory

INABE, Japan - Hiromi Mogi smiles with her cup in hands after winning the Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic at Ryosen Golf Club in Mie Prefecture on Sept. 19. The second-year pro made five birdies and a bogey for her second straight 4-under-par 68 to edge Japan's top player Yuri Fudo by one shot with a three-day total of 14-under 202.

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Fire burns in silo of blast-stricken Mie power station

TADO, Japan - A fuel storage silo at the Mie refuse-derived fuel power plant in Tado, Mie Prefecture -- the scene of two explosions in the past that killed two firefighters and injured five people -- burnes for the second straight day on Aug. 22, with firefighters unsure when the fire would subside.

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Ozeki Asashoryu continues winning streak

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Asashoryu throws No. 2 maegashira Kyokutenho to the clay for his fifth straight win in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 16, remaining the only undefeated wrestler during the first five days of the 15-day contest.

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Japan's jobless rate returns to record high of 5.5%

TOKYO, Japan - People are trying to find jobs at a public employment office in Tokyo on Nov. 29. The government said the same day Japan's seasonally adjusted jobless rate rose to 5.5% in October after remaining at 5.4% for five straight months.

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Hanshin scores fifth straight win

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers starter Nobuyuki Hoshino pitches five scoreless innings against the Yokohama Batstars at Yokohama Stadium on April 4. Hanshin edged Yokohama 2-1 to claim their fifth straight win since the season opened.

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Ozeki Tochiazuma remains unbeaten in New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Tochiazuma pushes down Mongolian top maegashira Kyokushuzan for his fifth straight win in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 17, day five of the 15-day tourney.

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(2)Tamura wins 5th straight at world judo c'ships

MUNICH, Germany - Ryoko Tamura kisses the gold medal she won at the world judo championships on July 29. ''I can't say anything at the moment, it was such a tough fight. But I do know that I want a sixth successive title as well,'' an exhausted Tamura said as she came off the mat. Tamura's five straight world titles in a single weight category -- 48 kg -- is unmatched by any judoka -- male or female -- since the world championships were first held in 1956.

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Kiksis makes it three straight in int'l keirin series

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Ainars Kiksis of Latvia (R) waves to fans in Hiroshima on April 16 after edging Australia's Shane Kelly at the finish line to make it three wins in as many races in cycling's international keirin series. Kiksis completed five laps and 2,015 meters on the Hiroshima velodrome's banked track in 3 minutes, 3.4 seconds to defeat 1998 series winner Kelly by three-quarters of a length for the second straight final in the series.

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Japan wins 4th straight in Japan-U.S. baseball series

Members of Japan's collegiate all-star baseball team congratulate themselves on June 27 after winning their fourth straight in the five-game Japan-U.S. collegiate baseball series 8-5 in Aomori Prefecture.

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Japan claims collegiate baseball series with 3rd win

Japan scores a 5-2 victory over the United States in the Japan-U.S. collegiate baseball series in the city of Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, on June 26. With the victory, their third straight, Japan clinched the five-game-series for the first time in two years and won the tournament for the 11th time in its 28-year history.

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Musashimaru downed by Kyokushuzan

Hawaiian-born ozeki Musashimaru (below) is thrown by Mongolian trickster No. 4 maegashira Kyokushuzan for his first loss after five straight wins in the 15-day tourney at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 14. Kyokushuzan's stunning upset left No. 8 maegashira Toki the lone undefeated wrestler and leader in the tourney.

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U.S. LPGA wins 14th straight Nichirei golf title

The U.S. LPGA squad gains an overwhelming victory over the Japan LPGA team for its 14th straight title in the Nichirei International golf tournament at Tsukuba Country in Ibaraki Prefecture on Nov. 1. The U.S. tour regulars, who began the day with a five-point advantage after the first two days, ran out 24-12 winners over their Japanese tour counterparts. Captain Pat Hurst was named the most valuable player of the 702,000 dollar tournament, in which the winning team earned 450,000 dollars to be divided equally among its 18 members.

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Mexico's central bank raises key interest rate for 11th straight time

STORY: Mexico's central bank raises key interest rate for 11th straight time DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Mexico City CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the central Bank of Mexico 2. various of Mexican commercial banks STORYLINE: The central Bank of Mexico (Banxico) decided on Thursday to raise the key benchmark interest rate for the eleventh straight time, amid fears of further effects from increasing inflation and uncertainty about the local economy. In a statement, the bank detailed that Banxico's five board members unanimously agreed to increase the target for the overnight interbank interest rate by 75 basis points to 9.25 percent. According to Banxico representatives, the balance of risks regarding the course of inflation "continues a considerable upward bias." The bank projected that inflation will close the year at 8.6 percent, higher than the 8.1 percent estimated in August and well above the official target of 3 percent; for 2023, it projected an inflatio

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Mogi edges out Fudo for Munsingwear Ladies victory

INABE, Japan - Hiromi Mogi smiles with her cup in hands after winning the Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic at Ryosen Golf Club in Mie Prefecture on Sept. 19. The second-year pro made five birdies and a bogey for her second straight 4-under-par 68 to edge Japan's top player Yuri Fudo by one shot with a three-day total of 14-under 202. (Kyodo)

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Kawagishi charges into Japan Open lead with birdie spree

MIKI, Japan - Tour veteran Ryoken Kawagishi birdied five straight holes in shooting the day's low of 5-under-par 66 that gave him a two-shot lead after two rounds of the Japan Open at Hirono Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on Oct. 14. (Kyodo)

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Harada to retire after this season

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran ski jumper Masahiko Harada (in photo taken when he won the gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano in February 1998) will retire after the current season, people close to him said on March 15. Harada, who is popular in Japan for his affable personality, is one of the country's most successful ski jumpers, having made five straight Winter Olympic appearances beginning with the 1992 Albertville Games and won one individual and two team event medals. (Kyodo)

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Select MLB beats Japan All-Stars in 2nd exhibition game

TOKYO, Japan - Philadelphia Phillies infielder Ryan Howard hits a second homer in the third inning of an exhibition game between the select MLB team and Japan All-Stars at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 4. Major leaguers beat Japan 8-6 to win their second straight in a five-game exhibition series. (Kyodo)

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Lee Dong Hwan wins career 1st in Japan at shortened Mizuno Open

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Lee Dong Hwan lifts his first silverware on the Japanese tour after playing just five holes at the Yomiuri Country Club in Hyogo on June 24 as the final round of the Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic was canceled due to bad weather. The up-and-coming South Korean shot three straight 68s through the third round and wrapped up the shortened tournament with a 54-hole total of 12-under 204, four strokes clear of six players tied for second. (Kyodo)

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Hanshin scores fifth straight win

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers starter Nobuyuki Hoshino pitches five scoreless innings against the Yokohama Batstars at Yokohama Stadium on April 4. Hanshin edged Yokohama 2-1 to claim their fifth straight win since the season opened.

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Ozeki Asashoryu continues winning streak

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Asashoryu throws No. 2 maegashira Kyokutenho to the clay for his fifth straight win in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 16, remaining the only undefeated wrestler during the first five days of the 15-day contest. (Kyodo)

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Tanaka gets no-decision in Yankees' win

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (R) reacts after allowing the Chicago White Sox to take a 4-3 lead in the fourth inning at Yankee Stadium on May 15, 2016. Tanaka gave up four runs in five innings and ended up with a no-decision for his fifth straight start in the Yankees' 7-5 come-from-behind victory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tanaka gets no-decision in Yankees' win

Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees pitches against the Chicago White Sox at Yankee Stadium on May 15, 2016. Tanaka got a no-decision for his fifth straight start after giving up four runs in five innings in the Yankees' 7-5 win. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tanaka gets no-decision in Yankees' win

New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner (L) taps Masahiro Tanaka's shoulder as they return to the dugout after Tanaka allowed the Chicago White Sox to take a 4-3 lead in the fourth inning at Yankee Stadium on May 15, 2016. Tanaka gave up four runs in five innings and ended up with a no-decision for his fifth straight start in the Yankees' 7-5 come-from-behind victory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Google AlphaGo goes 3-0 against Korean legend

Legendary Go player Lee Se Dol of South Korea attends a press conference in Seoul on March 12, 2016, after losing to Google's AlphaGo program for the third straight time in their historic five-game Go series. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Google's AI records 2nd straight go win against S. Korean champion

South Korean world go champion Lee Se Dol speaks at a news conference in Seoul on March 10, 2016, after suffering a second straight loss to AlphaGo, Google's artificial intelligence system, in the second round of a five-game match. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Uchimura in qualifying round of world gymnastics c'ships

Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs on the vault during the men's qualification at the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 25, 2015. The five-time all-around world champion will aim to break his own record with a sixth straight crown in the final on Oct. 30. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mets take 3-0 lead in NLCS

New York Mets' players celebrate after winning three straight games against the Chicago Cubs in the National League Championship Series in Chicago on Oct. 20, 2015. At fourth from left is infielder Daniel Murphy, who has hit homers in five games in a row, tying an MLB postseason home run record set in 2004. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Matsuyama 5 off pace in 5th after 3rd round at Memorial

Hideki Matsuyama hits a shot on the seventh hole during the third round of the U.S. PGA's Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, on June 6, 2015. Matsuyama carded his second straight 1-under-par 71 that saw him fall five off the pace. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15-year-old Sugihara bound for worlds, Uchimura wins again

Kohei Uchimura performs on the rings during the NHK Cup gymnastic competition at Tokyo's Yoyogi National Gymnasium on May 17, 2015. Five-time defending all-around world champion Uchimura won his seventh straight title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15-year-old Sugihara bound for worlds, Uchimura wins again

Kohei Uchimura performs on the horizontal bar during the NHK Cup gymnastic competition at Tokyo's Yoyogi National Gymnasium on May 17, 2015. Five-time defending all-around world champion Uchimura won his seventh straight title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ichiro gets 3 hits in Mariners' 7th straight loss

TORONTO, Canada - Ichiro Suzuki singled three times in five at-bats, leaving him four hits away from his seventh consecutive 200-hit season, but the Seattle Mariners suffered their seventh straight loss at Rogers Center on Aug. 31. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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Another disappointing outing for Dice-K as Yankees beat Red Sox

NEW YORK, United States - Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka looks downcast in a news conference at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 28 after losing his third straight start. Matsuzaka gave up five runs and six hits in 6-1/3 innings in the game against the New York Yankees. The Yankees beat the Red Sox 5-3. (Kyodo)

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Sasaoka leads Hiroshima to shutout of Hanshin

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Shinji Sasaoka and two relievers combined on a five-hit shutout as the Hiroshima Carp beat the Hanshin Tigers 2-0 for their fourth straight win at Koshien Stadium on May 5. (Kyodo)