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Hagino rewrites own mark in 200 IM at World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 29, 2014, at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Japan shows Asian Games MVP Kosuke Hagino swimming to rewrite his own national record en route to winning the men's 200-meter individual medley at a short-course World Cup.

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Japan city aims to rewrite Guinness record on umbrella dance

TOTTORI, Japan - Dancers perform a traditional umbrella dance in Tottori, western Japan, in this file photo taken in August 2013. Organizers of this year's event, set for August 14, are seeking to mobilize more dancers than the 1,461 participants in the current Guinness record established in Bucharest, Romania, in September 2011.

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Irie comes up short in record bid at Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Ryosuke Irie won the men's 100-meter backstroke final on June 5 but came up short in his bid to rewrite his national record on the first day of the Japan Open at Tokyo Tatsunami International Swimming Center.

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Okinawa civic group demands gov't rescind textbook rewrite

TOKYO, Japan - An Okinawa civic group stages a protest rally near the Diet on Oct. 15, hoisting a banner demanding that the education ministry withdraw an order to textbook publishers to remove references to the involvement of the Japanese military in forcing civilians in Okinawa to commit mass suicide during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. The government is under pressure to rescind the order after 110,000 people took part in protest rallies across Okinawa in late September.

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Okazaki to rewrite own record, says age does not matter

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's speed skater Tomomi Okazaki smiles at a press conference at the Main Media Center in Salt Lake City on Feb. 15 after she came in sixth in the women's 500 meters speed skating on Feb. 14.

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Rhodes held to 55 in last game

KOBE, Japan - Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes' Tuffy Rhodes watches the ball after hitting a pop fly to catcher Takashi Miwa at his second at bat in the fourth inning against the Orix Bluewave at Kobe Stadium on Oct. 5. His quest to break the 32-year-old Japanese single-season home run record ended in disappointment. Rhodes, who has equaled Sadaharu Oh's home run record of 55 set in 1964, had plenty of chances to rewrite the history books with No. 56 but popped out three times and grounded out once in the newly crowned Pacific League champions' final game of the regular season.

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S. Korea targets Japanese cultural imports over textbooks

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Culture and Tourism Minister Kim Han Gill speaks at a press conference in Seoul on July 12 on a decision not to further open the country's market to Japanese cultural imports in protest at Tokyo's refusal to rewrite junior high school history textbooks.

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Nine parts of disputed history textbook to be rewritten

TOKYO, Japan - Kanji Nishio, head of an authors' group that wrote a disputed junior high school history textbook, briefs reporters July 2 at the education ministry in Tokyo. The group will ''voluntarily'' rewrite nine parts of the textbook, including five passages that South Korea has demanded be revised.

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ITALY-SAN CASCIANO DEI BAGNI-BRONZE STATUES

(221109) -- SAN CASCIANO DEI BAGNI, Nov. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Nov. 8, 2022 shows the site of the discovery of bronze statues from an ancient thermal spa in San Casciano dei Bagni, Italy. Hidden beneath bubbling mud in an ancient thermal spa, the discovery of 24 well-preserved bronze statues dating back more than 2,000 years could "rewrite history," the Italian Ministry of Culture said Tuesday. (Str/Xinhua)

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ITALY-SAN CASCIANO DEI BAGNI-BRONZE STATUES

(221109) -- SAN CASCIANO DEI BAGNI, Nov. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Nov. 8, 2022 shows the site of the discovery of bronze statues from an ancient thermal spa in San Casciano dei Bagni, Italy. Hidden beneath bubbling mud in an ancient thermal spa, the discovery of 24 well-preserved bronze statues dating back more than 2,000 years could "rewrite history," the Italian Ministry of Culture said Tuesday. (Str/Xinhua)

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ITALY-SAN CASCIANO DEI BAGNI-BRONZE STATUES

(221109) -- SAN CASCIANO DEI BAGNI, Nov. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The undated photo shows a bronze statue from an ancient thermal spa in San Casciano dei Bagni, Italy. Hidden beneath bubbling mud in an ancient thermal spa, the discovery of 24 well-preserved bronze statues dating back more than 2,000 years could "rewrite history," the Italian Ministry of Culture said on Nov. 8, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

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ITALY-SAN CASCIANO DEI BAGNI-BRONZE STATUES

(221109) -- SAN CASCIANO DEI BAGNI, Nov. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Nov. 8, 2022 shows the site of the discovery of bronze statues from an ancient thermal spa in San Casciano dei Bagni, Italy. Hidden beneath bubbling mud in an ancient thermal spa, the discovery of 24 well-preserved bronze statues dating back more than 2,000 years could "rewrite history," the Italian Ministry of Culture said Tuesday. (Str/Xinhua)

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ITALY-SAN CASCIANO DEI BAGNI-BRONZE STATUES

(221109) -- SAN CASCIANO DEI BAGNI, Nov. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The undated photo shows a bronze statue from an ancient thermal spa in San Casciano dei Bagni, Italy. Hidden beneath bubbling mud in an ancient thermal spa, the discovery of 24 well-preserved bronze statues dating back more than 2,000 years could "rewrite history," the Italian Ministry of Culture said on Nov. 8, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

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Okinawa civic group demands gov't rescind textbook rewrite

TOKYO, Japan - An Okinawa civic group stages a protest rally near the Diet on Oct. 15, hoisting a banner demanding that the education ministry withdraw an order to textbook publishers to remove references to the involvement of the Japanese military in forcing civilians in Okinawa to commit mass suicide during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. The government is under pressure to rescind the order after 110,000 people took part in protest rallies across Okinawa in late September. (Kyodo)

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Irie comes up short in record bid at Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Ryosuke Irie won the men's 100-meter backstroke final on June 5 but came up short in his bid to rewrite his national record on the first day of the Japan Open at Tokyo Tatsunami International Swimming Center. (Kyodo)

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Former Japan defense chief warns China not to attempt to "change history"

Former Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera speaks at a think tank event in Washington on Sept. 9, 2015. In his speech, Onodera warned China against attempting to rewrite history, referring to promotional materials for a newly released Chinese film about World War II that have even drawn domestic criticism for being misleading. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nakamura breaks men's 100 freestyle record in Japan Open

Katsumi Nakamura celebrates after setting a national record in the men's 100-meter freestyle final in the Japan Open at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on May 23, 2015. Nakamura logged 48.41 seconds to rewrite Takuro Fujii's previous record set in 2009 by 0.08. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"King Kazu" scores again to rewrite oldest J-League scorer record

Yokohama FC striker Kazuyoshi Miura waves to the crowd after a 2-2 draw at home to V-Varen Nagasaki in the J-League second division on April 19, 2015. Miura scored his second goal of the season in the first half, extending his record as the league's oldest scorer at the age of 48 years, one month, 24 days. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okazaki to rewrite own record, says age does not matter

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's speed skater Tomomi Okazaki smiles at a press conference at the Main Media Center in Salt Lake City on Feb. 15 after she came in sixth in the women's 500 meters speed skating on Feb. 14.

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Anti-government protests continue in Venezuela

Tear gas is fired at anti-government protesters in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 7, 2017, following the announcement in May by President Nicolas Maduro of the creation of a new assembly with the ability to rewrite the constitution. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Anti-government protests continue in Venezuela

Anti-government protesters stage a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 7, 2017, triggered by the announcement in May by President Nicolas Maduro of the creation of a new assembly with the ability to rewrite the constitution. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Miura opens season account to rewrite another J-League record

Yokohama FC's Kazuyoshi Miura (C) is congratulated by teammates after scoring a goal against Thespa Kusatsu during a J-League second division game at Mitsuzawa Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on March 12, 2017. Miura rewrote his own J-League second division record as the oldest goalscorer at 50 years and 14 days. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Miura opens season account to rewrite another J-League record

Yokohama FC's Kazuyoshi Miura (R) celebrates with his signature "Kazu dance" after scoring a goal against Thespa Kusatsu during a J-League second division game at Mitsuzawa Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on March 12, 2017. Miura rewrote his own J-League second division record as the oldest goalscorer at 50 years and 14 days. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Miura opens season account to rewrite another J-League record

Yokohama FC's Kazuyoshi Miura celebrates after scoring a goal against Thespa Kusatsu during a J-League second division game at Mitsuzawa Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on March 12, 2017. Miura rewrote his own J-League second division record as the oldest goalscorer at 50 years and 14 days. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Miura opens season account to rewrite another J-League record

Yokohama FC's Kazuyoshi Miura scores a goal against Thespa Kusatsu during a J-League second division game at Mitsuzawa Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on March 12, 2017. Miura rewrote his own J-League second division record as the oldest goalscorer at 50 years and 14 days. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rhodes held to 55 in last game

KOBE, Japan - Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes' Tuffy Rhodes watches the ball after hitting a pop fly to catcher Takashi Miwa at his second at bat in the fourth inning against the Orix Bluewave at Kobe Stadium on Oct. 5. His quest to break the 32-year-old Japanese single-season home run record ended in disappointment. Rhodes, who has equaled Sadaharu Oh's home run record of 55 set in 1964, had plenty of chances to rewrite the history books with No. 56 but popped out three times and grounded out once in the newly crowned Pacific League champions' final game of the regular season.

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S. Korea targets Japanese cultural imports over textbooks

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Culture and Tourism Minister Kim Han Gill speaks at a press conference in Seoul on July 12 on a decision not to further open the country's market to Japanese cultural imports in protest at Tokyo's refusal to rewrite junior high school history textbooks.