Rugby: Japan vs. Wales

Rugby: Japan vs. Wales

Screenshot taken on July 10, 2025, shows Japan head coach Eddie Jones (R) and captain Michael Leitch attending an online press conference ahead of the second rugby match of their two-test series in Kobe, western Japan, on July 12.

Rugby: Japan vs. Wales

Rugby: Japan vs. Wales

Japan national rugby team members pose for a photo after beating Wales 24-19 in the first match of their two-test series in Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan, on July 5, 2025.

Rugby: Japan vs. Wales

Rugby: Japan vs. Wales

Japan national rugby team members pose for a photo after beating Wales 24-19 in the first match of their two-test series in Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan, on July 5, 2025.

Rugby: Japan vs. Wales

Rugby: Japan vs. Wales

Japan national rugby team members celebrate after beating Wales 24-19 in the first match of their two-test series in Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan, on July 5, 2025.

Rugby: Japan vs. Wales

Rugby: Japan vs. Wales

Japan national rugby team members celebrate after beating Wales 24-19 in the first match of their two-test series in Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan, on July 5, 2025.

China sends two satellites into space via offshore rocket launch

STORY: China sends two satellites into space via offshore rocket launch DATELINE: Oct. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: YANTAI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the offshore rocket launch 2. launch platform STORYLINE: China successfully launched two test satellites from a launch platform in the Yellow Sea on Friday. The test satellites with LEO satellite navigation enhancement system were lifted off by a Long March-11 carrier rocket and they have entered the planned orbit successfully. The satellites will be used to monitor the performance of the global navigation satellite system in real time, and carry out navigation augmentation and intersatellite laser communication tests. It was the 441st flight mission of the Long March series rockets. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yantai, China. (XHTV)

Rugby: Indiscipline costs Japan a royal command performance against Scots

Rugby: Indiscipline costs Japan a royal command performance against Scots

Japan captain Shota Horie runs with the ball in a 21-16 loss to Scotland in the last of their two-test series at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo on June 25, 2016. In front of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, the Brave Blossoms fell to their seventh straight defeat to the Scots. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Indiscipline costs Japan a royal command performance against Scots

Indiscipline costs Japan a royal command performance against Scots

Japanese Emperor Akihito (L in front) and Empress Michiko (R in front) watch the national rugby team's match against Scotland in the last of the two-test series at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo on June 25, 2016. The Brave Blossoms fell 21-16 to Scotland. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Indiscipline costs Japan a royal command performance against Scots

Indiscipline costs Japan a royal command performance against Scots

Japanese Emperor Akihito (L in front) and Empress Michiko (R in front) watch the national rugby team's match against Scotland in the last of the two-test series at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo on June 25, 2016. The Brave Blossoms fell 21-16 to Scotland. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Brave Blossoms hoping for imperious performance against Scots

Brave Blossoms hoping for imperious performance against Scots

Japan's rugby player Yu Tamura trains at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo on June 24, 2016, a day before the last of their two-test series against Scotland. The two sides will play in front of Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at the stadium that will host the opening game of Rugby World Cup 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo