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Athletics: Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

Japan's Hiroki Wakabayashi poses after finishing second at the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 7 seconds, the fastest time ever by a Japanese marathon debutant, at J-Lease Stadium in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Athletics: Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

Japan's Hiroki Wakabayashi crosses the finish line of the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon, finishing second in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 7 seconds, the fastest time ever by a Japanese marathon debutant, at J-Lease Stadium in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Athletics: Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

Japan's Hiroki Wakabayashi crosses the finish line of the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon, finishing second in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 7 seconds, the fastest time ever by a Japanese marathon debutant, at J-Lease Stadium in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Lebanon: Israel Carries Out Airstrikes Near Sidon

Israel carried out 2 airstrikes targeting alleged Hezbollah weapons warehouse locations near Sidon on Monday, February 19. Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported that "Israeli warplanes carried out strikes on the town of Ghaziyeh". The Israeli army said that the attack was in "response to to the explosion of an enemy drone, the wreckage of which was found near the Tiberias area this afternoon." This live footage shows smoke billowing as seen from Sidon.

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Japan's 2023 core inflation hits 41-year high

STORY: Japan's 2023 core inflation hits 41-year high SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 19, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cities in Japan STORYLINE: Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.1 pct in 2023 from the previous year, marking the fastest growth in 41 years, the government said in a report on Friday. The core consumer price index (CPI) for the year, excluding fresh food prices because of their volatility, came in at 105.2 against the 2020 base of 100, with its pace of increase fastening from 2.3 percent in 2022, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. The yearly increase, which remained above the Bank of Japan's 2 percent inflation target for the second consecutive year, marked the highest level since 1983. It came despite government subsidies to lower household utility bills, underscoring higher import costs that were inflated by a sharp drop of the yen, a byproduct of the Bank of Japan's monetary easing,

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World's first Zootopia land opens at Shanghai Disney Resort

STORY: World's first Zootopia land opens at Shanghai Disney Resort SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 19-20, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:26 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shanghai Disney Resort STORYLINE: Shanghai Disney Resort on Tuesday opened the world's first Zootopia land as The Walt Disney Company looks to further tap the growing Chinese travel market. The new themed land, based on the hugely successful Walt Disney Animation Studios film "Zootopia," will officially open to the public on Wednesday, Shanghai Disney Resort announced. Zootopia, the eighth themed land inside Shanghai Disneyland, marks the second major expansion of Shanghai Disney Resort. Its construction started in December 2019. Shanghai Disney Resort opened with six themed lands on June 16, 2016. Its seventh land and first major expansion, Disney Pixar Toy Story Land, opened in 2018, which made Shanghai Disneyland the fastest-expanding Disneyland worldwide. Xinhua News Agency correspond

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Kenyan, Ethiopian runners win 47th Amsterdam Marathon

STORY: Kenyan, Ethiopian runners win 47th Amsterdam Marathon DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Amsterdam CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 47th Amsterdam Marathon STORYLINE: Joshua Belet of Kenya won the men's race of the 47th Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday, while Ethiopian Meseret Belete was the fastest in the women's event. A heavy rain shower came down shortly before the race, but cleared up after the start. On the difficult stretch along the river Amstel, there was almost no wind, which was favorable for the athletes. Kenyan runners swept the podium in the men's race. The 25-year-old Belet triumphed in a time of 2:04:18. The second place went to Cybrian Kotut in 2:04:34, while Bethwel Chumba finished third in 2:04:37. Belet broke open the race after 30 kilometers after stepping on the acceleration and finished on his own in the Olympic Stadium. Belete emerged as the winner in the women's category in 2:18:21. Meseret Abebayehu, also from Ethiopia, finished second

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Kitajima advances to 100 breaststroke semis at nat'ls

TOKYO, Japan - Kosuke Kitajima is pictured after swimming in a preliminary heat of the men's 100-meter breaststroke at the national championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Tokyo on April 2, 2012. The two-time double Olympic champion qualified for the semifinals with the fastest time of 1 minute, .23 second.

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Kitajima advances to 100 breaststroke semis at nat'ls

TOKYO, Japan - Kosuke Kitajima swims during a preliminary heat of the men's 100-meter breaststroke at the national championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Tokyo on April 2, 2012. The two-time double Olympic champion qualified for the semifinals with the fastest time of 1 minute, .23 second.

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Ozaki 2nd in Nagoya Women's Marathon

NAGOYA, Japan - Yoshimi Ozaki comes in second with the fastest Japanese time of 2:24:14 at the Nagoya Women's Marathon in the central Japanese city on March 11, 2012. Albina Mayorova of Russia was the winner.

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China's Sun wins men's 1,500m freestyle

GUANGZHOU, China - China's Sun Yang celebrates after winning the men's 1,500-meter freestyle final at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 18, 2010. Sun finished in 14:35.43, the 2nd fastest time ever, only 0.87 second shy of the world record.

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Kitajima clocks 2nd fastest time in 100-m breaststroke semis

BEIJING, China - Japan's double Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima in action in the men's 100-meter breaststroke semifinals of the Beijing Olympics at the Water Cube in Beijing on Aug. 10. Kitajima, the reigning 100- and 200-meter breaststroke Olympic champion, clocked the second fastest time of 59.55 seconds, 0.39 second behind Norway's Alexander Dale Oen, who set a new Olympic record in posting the fastest qualifying time of 59.16.

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Yamamoto cruises into 50-meter butterfly final

DOHA, Qatar - Japan's Takashi Yamamoto cruises through the heats, advancing to the 50-meter butterfly final on Dec. 5 in his bid to win a second gold medal at the Doha Asian Games. Yamamoto clocked the fourth-fastest time of 24.71 seconds, 0.12 off top qualifier Zhou Jiawei at the Hamad Aquatic Center,

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Kitajima advances to men's 200m breaststroke semis

ATHENS, Greece - Kosuke Kitajima, bidding to strike double gold at the Athens Olympics after winning the men's 100-meter breaststroke Aug. 15, cruised into the semifinals of the 200 with the second-fastest time behind Hungarian Daniel Gyurta on Aug. 17.

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Morita powers into 100 backstroke semis

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Tomomi Morita cruises into the semifinals of the men's 100-meter backstroke with the fastest time in the heats on Aug. 15, the second day of swimming competition at the Athens Olympics.

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Suetsugu through to men's 200 final at world championships

PARIS, France - Shingo Suetsugu poses on Aug. 28 after becoming the first-ever Japanese to advance to the final of the men's 200 meters in either the Olympics or the worlds when he clocked the second fastest time in his heat in the semifinals of the athletics world championships.

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Noguchi wins Osaka marathon in record time

OSAKA, Japan - Mizuki Noguchi breaks the finishing tape at Nagai stadium in Osaka on Jan. 26 to win the Osaka International Women's Marathon with a meet record time of 2 hours, 21 minutes, 18 seconds, the second-fastest time ever marked by a Japanese woman competing in a marathon.

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Korzeniowski wins 50 km walk

EDMONTON, Canada - Olympic champion Robert Korzeniowski of Poland waves at supporters at Commonwealth Stadium after clinching a second world 50 kilometers road title at the world athletics championships in Edmonton on Aug. 11. Korzeniowski, the only man to win the walk double at an Olympics, finished the race in three hours 42.08 -- the fastest time in the world this year.

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Matsuo wins Nagoya women's marathon

NAGOYA, Japan - Japan's Kazumi Matsuo is all smiles as she crosses the finish line at Mizuho stadium in Nagoya on March 11 to win the Nagoya International Women's Marathon in a personal best time of 2 hours, 26 minutes, 1 second. Her time was the eighth fastest ever produced by a Japanese woman.

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Chiba sets Japanese record in women's 100-meter freestyle

Suzu Chiba (R) hugs Ayari Aoyama, who finished 3rd, after winning the final of the women's 100-meter freestyle in a Japanese record of 54.99 seconds -- the second fastest time in the world this season -- at Tokyo's Tatsumi International Swimming Center on June 13. Chiba added the two-length title to the 200-meter gold she bagged June 11 to impress in her comeback.

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Thys wins Tokyo Int'l Marathon as event's 2nd fastest

South African Gert Thys reaches the goal line at Tokyo's National Stadium Feb. 14 to win the Tokyo International Marathon in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 33 seconds -- the second quickest time in the history of the event.

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Sykora leads men's slalom first leg

Thomas Sykora of Austria takes the lead after the first leg of the Nagano Olympic men's slalom Feb. 21. Slalom specialist Sykora clocked the fastest time of 55.06 seconds at the 65-gate course at Mt. Yakebitai to carry a 0.22-second lead over Norway's Hans-Petter Buraas into the second run.

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Kitajima clocks 2nd fastest time in 100-m breaststroke semis

BEIJING, China - Japan's double Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima in action in the men's 100-meter breaststroke semifinals of the Beijing Olympics at the Water Cube in Beijing on Aug. 10. Kitajima, the reigning 100- and 200-meter breaststroke Olympic champion, clocked the second fastest time of 59.55 seconds, 0.39 second behind Norway's Alexander Dale Oen, who set a new Olympic record in posting the fastest qualifying time of 59.16. (Kyodo)

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Noguchi wins Osaka marathon in record time

OSAKA, Japan - Mizuki Noguchi breaks the finishing tape at Nagai stadium in Osaka on Jan. 26 to win the Osaka International Women's Marathon with a meet record time of 2 hours, 21 minutes, 18 seconds, the second-fastest time ever marked by a Japanese woman competing in a marathon. (Kyodo)

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Kiryu matches 10.01-seconds personal record in 100m

Sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu (353) runs in the men's 100 meters during the national collegiate individual championships in Hiratsuka, near Tokyo, on June 11, 2016, tying his personal record of 10.01 seconds, the second-fastest time by a Japanese. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kiryu matches 10.01-seconds personal record in 100m

Sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu celebrates after tying his personal record of 10.01 seconds -- the second-fastest time by a Japanese -- in the men's 100 meters during the national collegiate individual championships in Hiratsuka, near Tokyo, on June 11, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kiryu matches 10.01-seconds personal record in 100m

Sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu (353) runs in the men's 100 meters during the national collegiate individual championships in Hiratsuka, near Tokyo, on June 11, 2016, tying his personal record of 10.01 seconds, the second-fastest time by a Japanese. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rossi in qualifying session at Japan MotoGP race

Yamaha's Valentino Rossi takes a corner during a qualifying session at the Japan MotoGP race in Motegi, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 10, 2015. Rossi, the seven-time world champion, set the second fastest time and will start on the front row of the grid for the race that will be held the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hamstrung Kiryu could miss world championships

Photo shows Japanese sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu. Toyo University said June 3, 2015, that the 19-year-old, who owns the second-fastest national time of 10.01 seconds in the men's 100 meters, will be unable to train for six weeks due to a right hamstring strain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kitajima advances to men's 200m breaststroke semis

ATHENS, Greece - Kosuke Kitajima, bidding to strike double gold at the Athens Olympics after winning the men's 100-meter breaststroke Aug. 15, cruised into the semifinals of the 200 with the second-fastest time behind Hungarian Daniel Gyurta on Aug. 17. (Kyodo)

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Morita powers into 100 backstroke semis

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Tomomi Morita cruises into the semifinals of the men's 100-meter backstroke with the fastest time in the heats on Aug. 15, the second day of swimming competition at the Athens Olympics. (Kyodo)

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Yamamoto cruises into 50-meter butterfly final

DOHA, Qatar - Japan's Takashi Yamamoto cruises through the heats, advancing to the 50-meter butterfly final on Dec. 5 in his bid to win a second gold medal at the Doha Asian Games. Yamamoto clocked the fourth-fastest time of 24.71 seconds, 0.12 off top qualifier Zhou Jiawei at the Hamad Aquatic Center, (Kyodo)

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China's Sun wins men's 1,500m freestyle

GUANGZHOU, China - China's Sun Yang celebrates after winning the men's 1,500-meter freestyle final at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 18, 2010. Sun finished in 14:35.43, the 2nd fastest time ever, only 0.87 second shy of the world record. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Kitajima advances to 100 breaststroke semis at nat'ls

TOKYO, Japan - CORRECTING KITAJIMA'S TIME IN THE END Kosuke Kitajima is pictured after swimming in a preliminary heat of the men's 100-meter breaststroke at the national championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Tokyo on April 2, 2012. The two-time double Olympic champion qualified for the semifinals with the fastest time of 1 minute, .23 second. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Kitajima advances to 100 breaststroke semis at nat'ls

TOKYO, Japan - CORRECTING KITAJIMA'S TIME IN THE END Kosuke Kitajima swims during a preliminary heat of the men's 100-meter breaststroke at the national championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Tokyo on April 2, 2012. The two-time double Olympic champion qualified for the semifinals with the fastest time of 1 minute, .23 second. (Kyodo)

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Ozaki 2nd in Nagoya Women's Marathon

NAGOYA, Japan - Yoshimi Ozaki comes in second with the fastest Japanese time of 2:24:14 at the Nagoya Women's Marathon in the central Japanese city on March 11, 2012. Albina Mayorova of Russia was the winner. (Kyodo)

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Athletics: Norway's Moen wins Fukuoka International Marathon

Norway's Sondre Moen crosses the finish line to win the Fukuoka International Marathon at Heiwadai Athletic Stadium in Fukuoka on Dec. 3, 2017, with the second fastest time in the race's history. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Yamagata clocks 10.00 in 100m, 2nd fastest by Japanese

Ryota Yamagata (2nd from L) crosses the 100-meter finish line in 10.00 seconds at the national corporate athletics championships at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Sept. 24, 2017, tying for the second-fastest time ever by a Japanese sprinter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Yamagata clocks 10.00 in 100m, 2nd fastest by Japanese

Ryota Yamagata (2nd from L) runs on his way to finishing first in the men's 100-meter final in 10.00 seconds at the national corporate athletics championships at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Sept. 24, 2017, tying for the second-fastest time ever by a Japanese sprinter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Gatlin posts fastest time in 100m 1st round

Justin Gatlin (L) of the United states wins his heat in the first round of the men's 100 meters at the Rio Olympics on Aug. 13, 2016, with Daniel Bailey (2nd from L) of Antigua and Barbuda coming in second and Ogho-Oghene Egwero of Nigeria sixth. Gatlin clocked the fastest time of the round to qualify for the semifinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suetsugu through to men's 200 final at world championships

PARIS, France - Shingo Suetsugu poses on Aug. 28 after becoming the first-ever Japanese to advance to the final of the men's 200 meters in either the Olympics or the worlds when he clocked the second fastest time in his heat in the semifinals of the athletics world championships. (Kyodo)

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Korzeniowski wins 50 km walk

EDMONTON, Canada - Olympic champion Robert Korzeniowski of Poland waves at supporters at Commonwealth Stadium after clinching a second world 50 kilometers road title at the world athletics championships in Edmonton on Aug. 11. Korzeniowski, the only man to win the walk double at an Olympics, finished the race in three hours 42.08 -- the fastest time in the world this year.

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Matsuo wins Nagoya women's marathon

NAGOYA, Japan - Japan's Kazumi Matsuo is all smiles as she crosses the finish line at Mizuho stadium in Nagoya on March 11 to win the Nagoya International Women's Marathon in a personal best time of 2 hours, 26 minutes, 1 second. Her time was the eighth fastest ever produced by a Japanese woman.

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Chiba sets Japanese record in women's 100-meter freestyle

Suzu Chiba (R) hugs Ayari Aoyama, who finished 3rd, after winning the final of the women's 100-meter freestyle in a Japanese record of 54.99 seconds -- the second fastest time in the world this season -- at Tokyo's Tatsumi International Swimming Center on June 13. Chiba added the two-length title to the 200-meter gold she bagged June 11 to impress in her comeback.