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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Japan coach Jamie Joseph speaks during a send-off event in Tokyo on August 15, 2023, held the same day he announced his squad for the upcoming Rugby World Cup in France. Joseph named an initial 30-man party, and will add three more players before the Aug. 21 deadline.

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

An initial 30-man party named to Japan's Rugby World Cup squad wave to fans in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2023, at a send-off event shortly after the squad announcement. Coach Jamie Joseph will add three more players before the Aug. 21 deadline.

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

An initial 30-man party named to Japan's Rugby World Cup squad by coach Jamie Joseph (L, front row) gather for a group photo in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2023, at a send-off event shortly after the squad announcement. Joseph will add three more players before the Aug. 21 deadline.

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CHINA-BEIJING-THE HISTORY MUSEUM OF CHINA AVIATION INDUSTRY-OPEN (CN)

(230416) -- BEIJING, April 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 16, 2023 shows the inauguration ceremony of the History Museum of China Aviation Industry in Beijing, capital of China. The History Museum of China Aviation Industry was inaugurated in Beijing on Sunday, becoming the only venue to provide a comprehensive display of China's 110-year aviation history. Located in Beijing's Miyun District, the museum was jointly established by three major players in the Chinese aviation industry: the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, the Aero Engine Corporation of China and the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China. More than 1,400 exhibits are on display in the museum hall, which covers an area of 3,328 square meters and has an exhibition area of around 2,400 square meters. (Xinhua)

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Chinese women's football team helps girls in remote area pursue dream

STORY: Chinese women's football team helps girls in remote area pursue dream DATELINE: Dec. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: LIANGSHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of girls playing football STORYLINE: A football pitch jointly donated by the Chinese women's national football team and Alipay, a major digital payment platform in China, has been put into use at a primary school in southwest China's Sichuan. Due to its remote location, the Wawu Primary School in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture didn't have a standard football pitch before. Students used to train on muddy field. But it didn't dampen their enthusiasm for the sport. The girls' football team of the school now has 38 players. They train three to four times a day. The pitch is the second of its kind in China, which aims to help more girl footballers pursue their dreams. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Liangshan, China. (XHTV)

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Largest ensemble of shamisen performers

TOKYO, Japan - More than 1,000 performers of "Tsugaru shamisen," a type of music played with the shamisen three-stringed, Japanese musical instrument, gather at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2014, to set a world record for the largest shamisen ensemble. Under the eye of staff from Guinness World Records Japan, they set a record when 1,124 performers played together. According to Guinness World Records, the previous world record in the category was set in 1999 at Tokyo Dome when 815 shamisen players performed together.

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Largest ensemble of shamisen performers

TOKYO, Japan - More than 1,000 performers of "Tsugaru shamisen," a type of music played with the shamisen three-stringed, Japanese musical instrument, gather at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2014, to set a world record for the largest shamisen ensemble. Under the eye of staff from Guinness World Records Japan, they set a record when 1,124 performers played together. According to Guinness World Records, the previous world record in the category was set in 1999 at Tokyo Dome when 815 shamisen players performed together.

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Largest ensemble of shamisen performers

TOKYO, Japan - More than 1,000 performers of "Tsugaru shamisen," a type of music played with the shamisen three-stringed, Japanese musical instrument, gather at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2014, to set a world record for the largest shamisen ensemble. Under the eye of staff from Guinness World Records Japan, they set a record when 1,124 performers played together. According to Guinness World Records, the previous world record in the category was set in 1999 at Tokyo Dome when 815 shamisen players performed together.

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Largest ensemble of shamisen performers

TOKYO, Japan - More than 1,000 performers of "Tsugaru shamisen," a type of music played with the shamisen three-stringed, Japanese musical instrument, gather at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2014, to set a world record for the largest shamisen ensemble. Under the eye of staff from Guinness World Records Japan, they set a record when 1,124 performers played together. According to Guinness World Records, the previous world record in the category was set in 1999 at Tokyo Dome when 815 shamisen players performed together. (Kyodo)

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Soccer: Chapecoense lose to Urawa Reds in Japan trip

Players of Brazil's Chapecoense react to banners written in Portuguese at Saitama Stadium in Saitama, Japan, after a 1-0 loss to Urawa Reds in the Suruga Bank Championship on Aug. 15, 2017. Chapecoense played in the annual midsummer one-off championship pitting the J-League cup holders and the Copa Sudamericana champions, more than eight months after a plane crash killed all but three of their players and 25 team officials. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Chapecoense's trip to Japan spoiled by Urawa as Reds win

Yuki Abe converts a penalty in the final minutes as Japan's Urawa Reds edged Chapecoense of Brazil in the Suruga Bank Championship at Saitama Stadium in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 15, 2017. Chapecoense played in the annual midsummer one-off pitting the J-League cup holders and the Copa Sudamericana champions, more than eight months after a plane crash killed all but three of their players and 25 team officials (Kyodo) ==Kyodo