Regular ferry service inaugurated between Kitakyushu, Busan

Regular ferry service inaugurated between Kitakyushu, Busan

FUKUOKA, Japan - An inauguration ceremony is held in front of the passenger ship Moji Line, which will provide a regular ferry service between Japan's Kitakyushu and South Korea's Busan. Moji Line, operated by South Korea's shipping company C & Cruise, will make six round trips per week between Moji and Busan.

Figure skater Asada returns to Japan

Figure skater Asada returns to Japan

NARITA, Japan - Japanese teenager Mao Asada shows off the gold medal she won in Paris for her first senior figure skating title at the fourth game of the six-round Grand Prix series on her return to Narita airport on Nov. 22.

2001 rookie of year boxer Yoshihiro Irei dies

2001 rookie of year boxer Yoshihiro Irei dies

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese 2001 rookie boxer of the year, flyweight Yoshihiro Irei, shown in this photo taken after a six-round bout on March 24, died of a brain hemorrhage at a Tokyo hospital on April 9. He was 22. Irei lost consciousness after the hard-fought flyweight bout against Yoshinori Naito in Tokyo on March 24, and never regained consciousness.

1st Israel-Qatar direct flight takes off for World Cup

STORY: 1st Israel-Qatar direct flight takes off for World Cup DATELINE: Nov. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of views of the Ben Gurion international airport 2. various of Israeli passengers check in at a counter for the Doha flight 3. various of views of the departures area at the airport STORYLINE: The first-ever direct flight between Israel and Qatar took off on Sunday, said Cyprus's leading airline TUS Airways. The flight is part of at least six round-trip flights that TUS Airways scheduled for flying Israeli and Palestinian fans during the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar. The flights were made possible after receiving approval from the governments of Israel and Qatar despite the lack of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The first flight, between Ben Gurion Airport outside Tel Aviv and Hamad International Airport in Doha, carried 180 passengers. "The very first non-stop flights between Tel Aviv and Doha not only allow thous

2001 rookie of year boxer Yoshihiro Irei dies

2001 rookie of year boxer Yoshihiro Irei dies

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese 2001 rookie boxer of the year, flyweight Yoshihiro Irei, shown in this photo taken after a six-round bout on March 24, died of a brain hemorrhage at a Tokyo hospital on April 9. He was 22. Irei lost consciousness after the hard-fought flyweight bout against Yoshinori Naito in Tokyo on March 24, and never regained consciousness.

Figure skater Asada returns to Japan

Figure skater Asada returns to Japan

NARITA, Japan - Japanese teenager Mao Asada shows off the gold medal she won in Paris for her first senior figure skating title at the fourth game of the six-round Grand Prix series on her return to Narita airport on Nov. 22. (Kyodo)

Regular ferry service inaugurated between Kitakyushu, Busan

Regular ferry service inaugurated between Kitakyushu, Busan

FUKUOKA, Japan - An inauguration ceremony is held in front of the passenger ship Moji Line, which will provide a regular ferry service between Japan's Kitakyushu and South Korea's Busan. Moji Line, operated by South Korea's shipping company C & Cruise, will make six round trips per week between Moji and Busan. (Kyodo)