(2)Tabuse makes Suns roster, Japan's first NBA player

(2)Tabuse makes Suns roster, Japan's first NBA player

PHOENIX, United States - Japanese point guard Yuta Tabuse (C) stands among teammates after making the final roster of the Phoenix Suns in Phoenix, Arizona, on Nov. 1. The 24-year-old, who is the first Japanese to make an NBA team, stands just 173 centimeters. He gained playing experience with Brigham Young University Hawaii from 2000-2002.

(3)Tabuse makes Suns roster, Japan's first NBA player

(3)Tabuse makes Suns roster, Japan's first NBA player

PHOENIX, United States - Japanese point guard Yuta Tabuse of the Phoenix Suns chats with a teammate during an exercise in Phoenix, Arizona, on Nov. 1. The 24-year-old, who stands just 173 centimeters, is the first Japanese to make an NBA team.

(2)25 new wrestlers clear 1st stage of exams

(2)25 new wrestlers clear 1st stage of exams

TOKYO, Japan - Masatsugu Onishi, the 2002 amateur yokozuna, is among 25 newcomers to pass the first stage of physicals on Jan 6 to become a new wrestler at the upcoming New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. Onishi, 21, who belongs to the Oguruma stable, cleared the height and weight requirements of 173 centimeters and 75 kilograms.

(3)Tabuse makes Suns roster, Japan's first NBA player

(3)Tabuse makes Suns roster, Japan's first NBA player

PHOENIX, United States - Japanese point guard Yuta Tabuse of the Phoenix Suns chats with a teammate during an exercise in Phoenix, Arizona, on Nov. 1. The 24-year-old, who stands just 173 centimeters, is the first Japanese to make an NBA team. (Kyodo)

(2)Tabuse makes Suns roster, Japan's first NBA player

(2)Tabuse makes Suns roster, Japan's first NBA player

PHOENIX, United States - Japanese point guard Yuta Tabuse (C) stands among teammates after making the final roster of the Phoenix Suns in Phoenix, Arizona, on Nov. 1. The 24-year-old, who is the first Japanese to make an NBA team, stands just 173 centimeters. He gained playing experience with Brigham Young University Hawaii from 2000-2002. (Kyodo)

(2)25 new wrestlers clear 1st stage of exams

(2)25 new wrestlers clear 1st stage of exams

TOKYO, Japan - Masatsugu Onishi, the 2002 amateur yokozuna, is among 25 newcomers to pass the first stage of physicals on Jan 6 to become a new wrestler at the upcoming New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. Onishi, 21, who belongs to the Oguruma stable, cleared the height and weight requirements of 173 centimeters and 75 kilograms. (Kyodo)

Scenes of sumo

Scenes of sumo

Bulgarian Aoiyama (L), standing 191 centimeters, defeats 173 cm-tall Ishiura on July 11, 2017, the third day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya, central Japan. Aoiyama weighs almost 80 kilograms more than his deposed opponent. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo