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Baseball: Marines vs. Lions

Wu Nien-ting of the Seibu Lions hits a solo home run in the fourth inning of a Pacific League baseball game against the Lotte Marines at Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 6, 2022. Marines pitcher Ayumu Ishikawa surrendered three straight home runs to Tomoya Mori, Hotaka Yamakawa and Wu during the inning.

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Baseball: MLB All-Star Game

National League slugger Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies poses after being named MVP of Major League Baseball's All-Star Game at Truist Park in Atlanta in the early hours of July 16, 2025. He blasted three home runs in a derby-style swing-off following a 6-to-6 tie with the American League at the end of the ninth inning.

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Baseball: Angels vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani runs to score on a three-run home run hit by Will Smith in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels on May 18, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Marlins

Combined photo shows Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hitting his (from L) 49th, 50th and 51st home runs of the season in a baseball game against the Miami Marlins on Sept. 19, 2024, at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida. He hit two-run homers in the sixth and seventh innings and a three-run homer in the ninth.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Marlins

Combined photo shows Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hitting his (from top) 49th, 50th and 51st home runs of the season in a baseball game against the Miami Marlins on Sept. 19, 2024, at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida. He hit two-run homers in the sixth and seventh innings and a three-run homer in the ninth.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Rockies

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers runs to home base on a three-run home run by Teoscar Hernandez in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, on June 18, 2024.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Rockies

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers runs to home base on a three-run home run by Teoscar Hernandez in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, on June 18, 2024.

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Competition on promoting Beijing Central Axis kicks off in Beijing

STORY: Competition on promoting Beijing Central Axis kicks off in Beijing SHOOTING TIME: March 31, 2024 DATELINE: April 1, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:59 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of ceremony STORYLINE: A contest on promoting and protecting Beijing Central Axis was launched Sunday in Beijing. Titled "2024 Competition for the Transmission and Promotion of Beijing Central Axis," the event aims for the inheritance of cultural heritages along the Beijing Central Axis. Beijing Central Axis, the core structure of Beijing that runs 7.8 kilometers from south to north, is regarded as the backbone of the ancient capital. Most of the major old-city buildings of Beijing sit along this axis. The contest welcomes the public from all walks of life, including international visitors, to submit their works that reflect their understanding of Beijing Central Axis. Over the past three years, the competition has attracted over 400,000 direct participants from home and abroad. Award-winning works from

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Ex-pro baseball slugger Nakanishi dies

Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Futoshi Nakanishi, who led the Pacific League in home runs five times, batting average twice and RBIs three times during his 18-year career with the Nishitetsu Lions (now Seibu Lions), is pictured in July 2014. Nakanishi died at age 90 of heart failure at his Tokyo home on May 11, 2023.

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Ex-pro baseball slugger Nakanishi dies

Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Futoshi Nakanishi, who led the Pacific League in home runs five times, batting average twice and RBIs three times during his 18-year career with the Nishitetsu Lions (now Seibu Lions), is pictured in February 1957. Nakanishi died at age 90 of heart failure at his Tokyo home on May 11, 2023.

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Ex-pro baseball slugger Nakanishi dies

Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Futoshi Nakanishi, who led the Pacific League in home runs five times, batting average twice and RBIs three times during his 18-year career with the Nishitetsu Lions (now Seibu Lions), is pictured in March 1968. Nakanishi died at age 90 of heart failure at his Tokyo home on May 11, 2023.

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Yankees' Kuroda earns 7th win over Blue Jays

NEW YORK, United States - Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Bautista (L) rounds the bases on a three-run home run from New York Yankees starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda (C) in the first inning of a game at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 25, 2014. Kuroda allowed four runs over 5-2/3 innings but earned his seventh win of the season as the Yankees won 6-4.

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Giants beat Tigers in MLB World Series Game 1

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - San Francisco Giants infielder Pablo Sandoval is congratulated by teammates after hitting a home run during the fifth inning of Game 1 of the major league World Series at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Oct. 24, 2012. The Giants won 8-3 with Sandoval hitting three home runs.

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Giants beat Tigers in MLB World Series Game 1

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - San Francisco Giants infielder Pablo Sandoval (48) is cheered by fans after hitting a home run during the fifth inning of Game 1 of the major league World Series at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Oct. 24, 2012. The Giants won 8-3 with Sandoval hitting three home runs.

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Giants beat Tigers in MLB World Series Game 1

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - San Francisco Giants infielder Pablo Sandoval runs to third after hitting a home run during the fifth inning of Game 1 of the major league World Series at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Oct. 24, 2012. The Giants won 8-3 with Sandoval hitting three home runs.

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Giants beat Tigers in MLB World Series Game 1

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - San Francisco Giants infielder Pablo Sandoval (48) runs to second after hitting a home run during the fifth inning of Game 1 of the major league World Series at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Oct. 24, 2012. In back left is Tigers first baseman Prince Fielder. The Giants won 8-3 with Sandoval hitting three home runs.

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Giants beat Tigers in MLB World Series Game 1

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - San Francisco Giants infielder Pablo Sandoval (48) is cheered by fans after hitting a two run home run during the third inning of Game 1 of the major league World Series at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Oct. 24, 2012. The Giants won 8-3 with Sandoval hitting three home runs.

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Giants beat Tigers in MLB World Series Game 1

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Detroit Tigers starter Justin Verlander reacts after allowing a two-run homer by San Francisco infielder Pablo Sandoval during the third inning of Game 1 of the major league World Series at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Oct. 24, 2012. The Giants won 8-3 with Sandoval hitting three home runs.

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Giants beat Tigers in MLB World Series Game 1

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Detroit Tigers starter Justin Verlander (R) allows a two-run homer by San Francisco infielder Pablo Sandoval (back L) during the third inning of Game 1 of the major league World Series at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Oct. 24, 2012. The Giants won 8-3 with Sandoval hitting three home runs.

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Giants beat Tigers in MLB World Series Game 1

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - San Francisco Giants infielder Pablo Sandoval homers during the fifth inning of Game 1 of the major league World Series at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Oct. 24, 2012. The Giants won 8-3 with Sandoval hitting three home runs.

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Giants beat Tigers in MLB World Series Game 1

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - San Francisco Giants infielder Pablo Sandoval runs to third after hitting a two-run home run during the third inning of Game 1 of the major league World Series at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Oct. 24, 2012. The Giants won 8-3 with Sandoval hitting three home runs.

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Giants beat Tigers in MLB World Series Game 1

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - San Francisco Giants infielder Pablo Sandoval is congratulated by teammate Angel Pagan (16) after hitting a two-run home run in the third inning of Game 1 of the major league World Series at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Oct. 24, 2012. The Giants won 8-3 with Sandoval hitting three home runs.

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Giants beat Tigers in MLB World Series Game 1

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - San Francisco Giants infielder Pablo Sandoval hits a two-run home run during the third inning of Game 1 of the major league World Series at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Oct. 24, 2012. The Giants won 8-3 with Sandoval hitting three home runs.

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Giants beat Tigers in MLB World Series Game 1

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - San Francisco Giants infielder Pablo Sandoval is congratulated by teammate Angel Pagan (16) after hitting a home run in the first inning of Game 1 of the major league World Series at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Oct. 24, 2012. The Giants won 8-3 with Sandoval hitting three home runs.

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Giants beat Tigers in MLB World Series Game 1

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - San Francisco Giants infielder Pablo Sandoval homers during the first inning of Game 1 of the major league World Series at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Oct. 24, 2012. The Giants won 8-3 with Sandoval hitting three home runs.

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Giants beat Tigers in MLB World Series Game 1

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Detroit Tigers starter Justin Verlander (L) allows a home run by San Francisco infielder Pablo Sandoval (back R) during the first inning of Game 1 of the major league World Series at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Oct. 24, 2012. The Giants won 8-3 with Sandoval hitting three home runs.

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Matsui hits 500th career homer

DETROIT, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui smiles in an interview after hitting the 500th home run of his professional career in a game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit on July 20, 2011. Matsui went 3-for-4 with three runs in his team's 7-5 win.

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Matsui powers Angels past Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Los Angeles Angels left fielder Hideki Matsui hits a two-run home run in the second inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners on June 4, 2010, at Safeco Field in Seattle. Matsui drove in three runs in the Angels' 7-1 victory.

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Matsui powers Angels past Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Los Angeles Angels left fielder Hideki Matsui hits a two-run home run in the second inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners on June 4, 2010, at Safeco Field in Seattle. Matsui drove in three runs in the Angels' 7-1 victory.

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Matsui powers Angels past Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Los Angeles Angels left fielder Hideki Matsui hits a two-run home run in the second inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners on June 4, 2010, at Safeco Field in Seattle. Matsui drove in three runs in the Angels' 7-1 victory.

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Braves' Kawakami suffers season's 6th loss against Phillies

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Kenshin Kawakami reacts after Philadelphia Phillies' Shane Victorino hit a home run in the seventh inning of their game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on May 9, 2010. Kawakami allowed seven hits, including three homers, and five runs in 6-2/3 innings, suffering this season's sixth loss. The Phillies won 5-3.

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Red Sox right-hander Tazawa in match against Tampa Bay Rays

FORT MYERS, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Junichi Tazawa appears in the fifth inning of the match against the Tampa Bay Rays in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 22, 2010. Tazawa gave up three home runs in one inning of work as the Boston Red Sox fell to the Tampa Bay Rays 11-9.

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Iguchi drives in 7 runs with 3-run homer, grand slam

CHICAGO, United States - Tadahito Iguchi runs toward home base after hitting a tying grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning June 25. Iguchi also hit a three-run homer in the eighth, finishing 2-for-5 with a career-high seven RBIs at U.S. Cellular Field.

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Kintetsu slugger Rhodes sets homer record for foreigners

OSAKA, Japan - Kintetsu Buffaloes outfielder Tuffy Rhodes responds to fans on Sept. 14 at Osaka Dome after hitting a three-run drive for his 47th homer of the season to take sole possession of the lead in the all-time list of total home runs for foreign players in Japan with 284.

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(2)Furuta ties Japan baseball record with 4 homers

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Yakult Swallows catcher Atsuya Furuta poses with a boy who picked his fourth home run ball during a game against the Hiroshima Carp at Hiroshima Stadium on June 28. The 37-year-old hit a pair of solo shots, a two-run and a three-run drive to become the fifth player in history to hit four home runs in a single game.

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Furuta ties Japan baseball record with 4 homers

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Yakult Swallows catcher Atsuya Furuta matched a Japanese single-game baseball record when he hit four home runs in the game against the Hiroshima Carp on June 28. Furuta hit a pair of solo shots, a two-run and a three-run drive at Hiroshima Stadium to become the fifth player in history following Yoshiyuki Iwamoto (1951), Sadaharu Oh (1964), Tony Solaita (1980) and Nigel Wilson (1997) to accomplish the feat.

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Matsui homers against Reds

CINCINNATI, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui hits his first home run in nearly a month in the third inning against the Cincinnati Reds on June 5. Matsui, who dropped to seventh in the order, went 4-for-5 and drove three runs as the Yankees won 10-2 over the Reds. (MLB)

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Kiyohara drills 2nd of 3 homers in Yomiuri romp

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara rips a three-run homer, the second of his three home runs on June 9, in the fourth inning of the Yomiuri Giants' 15-10 drubbing of the Hanshin Tigers at Tokyo Dome.

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Phi Ta Khon festival celebrated in northeast Thailand

STORY: Phi Ta Khon festival celebrated in northeast Thailand DATELINE: July 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:57 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the celebrations STORYLINE: The annual Phi Ta Khon festival, also known as the Ghost Festival, is being celebrated in northeast Thailand's Loei Province. Dressing in colorful ghost masks and costumes with cowbells at the waist, locals and tourists enjoyed the carnival atmosphere and paraded in the streets, praying for good health and a bountiful harvest. The three-day festival runs from July 1-3, attracting many tourists from home and abroad. According to the local tourism department, at least 70,000 tourists are expected to visit Loei during the event. The Thai government abolished the Thailand Pass registration and insurance coverage required of foreign visitors from July in a bid to revitalize the country's tourism industry. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Bangkok. (XHTV)

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Xinjiang, My home: Senem dancer's life career

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: Senem dancer's life career DATELINE: March 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of dancing classes 2. various of Maliyam Mehmuti's daily lives STORYLINE: Maliyam Mehmuti, a Senem dancer, runs a dance workshop in Hami city, northwest China's Xinjiang, to promote the Uygur folk dance. My name is Maliyam Mehmuti. I'm an inheritor of the Senem dance in Hami city. Our Senem dance has its unique moves. You are a bit tense. Senem is all about feeling relaxed. It's the kind of comfortable feeling. If you dance comfortably, your viewers will have the same feeling. One two three four. Watch where your hands go. This is my nephew. He has been learning dance for 7 years. He's often invited to various activities. He's also good at school studying. He's my best student. I think my aunt is a better dancer. She's the teacher after all. Hey nephew. Is the dance what you are learning difficult? A little bit, indeed. Every dance is difficul

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Baseball: Braves-Dodgers NLCS

Chris Taylor of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a two-run home run in the second inning of Game 5 of the National League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves on Oct. 21, 2021, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, the first of his three home runs of the night.

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Baseball: Braves-Dodgers NLCS

Chris Taylor of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a two-run home run in the second inning of Game 5 of the National League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves on Oct. 21, 2021, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, the first of his three home runs of the night.

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Baseball: Braves-Dodgers NLCS

Chris Taylor (L) and AJ Pollock celebrate after the Los Angeles Dodgers' 11-2 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series on Oct. 21, 2021, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Taylor hit three home runs and Pollock homered twice, driving in 10 runs between them in the game.

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Tanaka surrenders five runs in 2nd loss

New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka reacts after allowing a three-run home run to Ian Kinsler of the Detroit Tigers in the fifth inning of a game at Yankee Stadium in New York on June 11, 2016. Tanaka surrendered five runs over 6-1/3 innings in his second loss of the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tanaka struggles against Royals

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka allows a three-run homer during the fifth inning in a 10-7 win over the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium on May 10, 2016. Tanaka allowed six runs on seven hits, including three home runs, in his seven-inning stint and was not involved in the decision. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tanaka roughed up, but Yankees outslug Royals

Masahiro Tanaka walks back to the dugout after ending the top of the fifth inning in the New York Yankees' 10-7 win over the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium on May 10, 2016. Tanaka gave up six runs on seven hits, including three home runs, over seven innings and ended up with a no-decision. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tanaka roughed up, but Yankees outslug Royals

Masahiro Tanaka reacts as he surrenders a three-run homer to Lorenzo Cain in the fifth inning of the New York Yankees' 10-7 win over the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium on May 10, 2016. Tanaka got a no-decision after giving up six runs on seven hits, including three home runs, over seven innings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tanaka struggles against Royals

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka starts in a 10-7 win over the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium on May 10, 2016. Tanaka allowed six runs on seven hits, including three home runs, in his seven-inning stint and was not involved in the decision. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tanaka struggles against Royals

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka starts in a 10-7 win over the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium on May 10, 2016. Tanaka allowed six runs on seven hits, including three home runs, in his seven-inning stint and was not involved in the decision. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Drone exhibition begins in Chiba

Drones equipped with the latest technologies are displayed at the exhibition "Japan Drone 2016" at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on March 24, 2016. Around 120 companies from home and abroad joined the three-day event that runs through March 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo