New evidence of Japanese germ warfare unit made public

STORY: New evidence of Japanese germ warfare unit made public DATELINE: Sept. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition hall 2. various of the rosters 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIN SHICHENG, Researcher with Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army STORYLINE: Two rosters of Japanese army hospitals that cooperated with Unit 731, a Japanese germ warfare army during World War II, have gone on public display for the first time in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The rosters, compiled by the Japanese Kwantung Army in August 1940, were made public on Sunday at the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army. The new discoveries further suggested that the Japanese army hospital in Harbin was closely related to Unit 731 and was an extension of medical crimes committed by Unit 731. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIN SHICHENG, Researcher w

Samurai Japan bats tepid in warm-up defeat

Samurai Japan bats tepid in warm-up defeat

FUKUOKA, Japan - Samurai Japan manager Hiroki Kokubo meets with reporters following a practice game against a team selected from the rosters of the Pacific League's Softbank Hawks and Nippon Ham Fighters at Yafuoku Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Nov. 10, 2014. Samurai Japan lost 1-0 before opening its five-game series against a team of visiting big leaguers on Nov. 12 in Osaka.

Samurai Japan bats tepid in warm-up defeat

Samurai Japan bats tepid in warm-up defeat

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 10, 2014, shows Samurai Japan, who lost a practice match 1-0 to a team selected from the rosters of the Pacific League's Softbank Hawks and Nippon Ham Fighters at Yafuoku Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka. Samurai Japan will open its five-game series against a team of visiting big leaguers on Nov. 12 in Osaka.

Hanshin Tigers to part ways with Mayumi

Hanshin Tigers to part ways with Mayumi

OSAKA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers manager Akinobu Mayumi (front) heads to exchange rosters before a game with the Hiroshima Carp at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Oct. 16, 2011. Hanshin's front office announced the same day it will part ways with Mayumi after the Tigers failed to reach the Climax Series playoffs.

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-JAPANESE GERM WARFARE UNIT-NEW EVIDENCE-EXHIBITION (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-JAPANESE GERM WARFARE UNIT-NEW EVIDENCE-EXHIBITION (CN)

(221214) -- HARBIN, Dec. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 10, 2022 shows rosters of Japanese Army units on exhibit at the Museum of Evidence of War Crimes by the Japanese Army Unit 731 in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. More than 20,000 pieces of artifacts and documents are on exhibit for the first time in a museum in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, testifying crimes against humanity by the notorious Japanese germ warfare army known as Unit 731 during the World War II. Following a preparation since September, the Museum of Evidence of War Crimes by the Japanese Army Unit 731 in Harbin, the provincial capital of Heilongjiang, put on the exhibition earlier this month. TO GO WITH "Across China: New evidence of Japanese germ warfare unit on exhibit" (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

Chinese IOC member explains decision to cut athletes

Chinese IOC member explains decision to cut athletes

SYDNEY, Australia - He Zhenliang, a Chinese member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), talks to reporters Sept. 6 on arrival at Sydney's international airport. Asked about China's decision to cut 40 members from its Olympic team, he said countries frequently drop athletes from their rosters for various reasons. Tests reportedly showed some of the Chinese athletes who were dropped had shown signs of doping.

Chinese IOC member explains decision to cut athletes

Chinese IOC member explains decision to cut athletes

SYDNEY, Australia - He Zhenliang, a Chinese member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), talks to reporters Sept. 6 on arrival at Sydney's international airport. Asked about China's decision to cut 40 members from its Olympic team, he said countries frequently drop athletes from their rosters for various reasons. Tests reportedly showed some of the Chinese athletes who were dropped had shown signs of doping.

Baseball: Hirano among 9 pitchers named to Japan's DP pool for WBC

Baseball: Hirano among 9 pitchers named to Japan's DP pool for WBC

Orix Buffaloes closer Yoshihisa Hirano throws a bullpen session in Miyazaki, Japan, on Feb. 5, 2017. Hirano was assigned to Japan's World Baseball Classic designated pitcher pool allotment on Feb. 8, when each team's final rosters were announced. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Hanshin Tigers to part ways with Mayumi

Hanshin Tigers to part ways with Mayumi

OSAKA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers manager Akinobu Mayumi (front) heads to exchange rosters before a game with the Hiroshima Carp at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Oct. 16, 2011. Hanshin's front office announced the same day it will part ways with Mayumi after the Tigers failed to reach the Climax Series playoffs. (Kyodo)