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Wrestling dropped from 'core sports' for 2020 Olympics

OBU, Japan - Japanese wrestler Saori Yoshida, a three-time Olympic champion at the women's 55 kilograms, meets the media in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 13, 2013, after the International Olympic Committee executive board decided to drop wrestling from the "core sports" for the 2020 Games.

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Wrestling dropped from 'core sports' for 2020 Olympics

OBU, Japan - Japanese wrestler Saori Yoshida, a three-time Olympic champion at the women's 55 kilograms, meets the media in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 13, 2013, after the International Olympic Committee executive board decided to drop wrestling from the "core sports" for the 2020 Games.

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People bid farewell to Tokyo's National Stadium

TOKYO, Japan - The Olympic cauldron at Tokyo's National Stadium blazes after being lit by Saori Yoshida, a three-time Olympic women's wrestling champion at 55 kilograms, during a farewell event on May 31, 2014. The stadium, the centerpiece of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, is to be demolished to make way for the main venue for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. Demolition is to start in July and the new National Stadium is to be completed by March 2016.

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People bid farewell to Tokyo's National Stadium

TOKYO, Japan - Saori Yoshida, a three-time Olympic women's wrestling champion at 55 kilograms, waves to the crowd after lighting the Olympic cauldron at Tokyo's National Stadium during a farewell event on May 31, 2014. The stadium, the centerpiece of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, is to be demolished to make way for the main venue for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. Demolition is to start in July and the new National Stadium is to be completed by March 2016.

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Japan delegation's ceremony after London Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Saori Yoshida (C), who won her third consecutive Olympic title in the women's wrestling 55 kilograms and represented Japan as flag-bearer at the London Olympics, returns the flag to Japanese Chef de Mission Haruki Uemura during a ceremony to conclude the Summer Games in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2012, after arriving back in Japan with other members of the Japanese delegation that evening from London. To the right is javelin thrower Yukifumi Murakami, Japan Olympic team captain.

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Japanese Olympic delegation arrives back in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Saori Yoshida arrives at Narita airport on Aug. 14, 2012, with other members of the Japanese delegation, after participating at the London Olympics. Yoshida won her third consecutive Olympic title in the women's wrestling 55 kilograms and represented her country as flag-bearer at the London Games.

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Golden Miffy calendar worth 55 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - A presenter stands by a 2011 calendar made of 6 kilograms of pure gold featuring popular Dutch rabbit character Miffy, which Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. put on sale for 55 million yen on Nov. 25, 2010. The calendar measuring 64 centimeters by 40 centimeters is on sale at eight outlets of the company as well as online.

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Japanese women win 3 wrestling golds

DOHA, Qatar - Saori Yoshida (red jersey) overpowers Olga Smirnova of Kazakhstan in the 55 kilograms to successfully defend her title, one of three wrestling golds Japan's women won at the Asian Games on Dec. 11. The victory extended Yoshida's her winning streak to 100 consecutive matches.

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(2)Tanabe wins bronze in wrestling

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Chikara Tanabe shows off is bronze medal on the podium at Ano Liossia Olympic Hall on Aug. 28. Tanabe defeated Greece's Amiran Karntanov to claim the bronze medal at 55 kilograms in men's freestyle wrestling.

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(1)Tanabe wins bronze in wrestling

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Chikara Tanabe (R), who won the bronze medal in wrestling at 55 kilograms, stands on podium along with gold medal winner Mavlet Batirov (C) of Russia and silver medallist Stephen Abas (L) of the United States at Ano Liossia Olympic Hall on Aug. 28.

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(1)Japan's Tanabe advances to semis in wrestling

ATHENS, Greece - Chikara Tanabe of Japan attacks Kim Hyo Sub of South Korea with an ankle hold during the third-round qualification match at 55 kilograms at Ano Liossia Olympic Hall on Aug. 27. Tanabe won a berth in the semifinals after a technical-fall victory over Kim.

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(3)Japan's Tanabe advances to semis in wrestling

ATHENS, Greece - Chikara Tanabe (R) of Japan attacks Yogeshwar Dutt of India during their second-round qualification match at 55 kilograms at Ano Liossia Olympic Hall on Aug. 27.

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(2)Japan's Tanabe advances to semis in wrestling

ATHENS, Greece - Chikara Tanabe of Japan (rear) defeats Sydney Olympics gold medallist Naming Abdullayev of Azerbaijan 5-2 in their qualifying match at 55 kilograms at Ano Liossia Olympic Hall on Aug. 27. Tanabe won a berth in the semifinals after a technical-fall victory over Kim.

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Fresh warrants served on 3 in 143 kg drug haul

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Police show reporters in Yokohama on May 29 floor wax bottles which were used by three people to smuggle illicit stimulants into Japan. Police served new arrest warrants on Cao Zhisen, 55, a Chinese national, Au Sin Hong Stanley, 38, a British national from Hong Kong, and his Japanese wife Junko Kikkawa, accusing them of smuggling 143 kilograms of stimulants disguised as floor wax into Japan at Yokohama in April.

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Biggest ancient 'dotaku' bell restored

What is claimed to be the biggest ancient 'dotaku' bronze bell in Japan is put on display at a museum in Yasu, Shiga Prefecture, neighboring Nara and Kyoto on Thursday Oct. 1. The bell, weighing 55 kilograms, with 135 centimeters in height, has been restored based on original bronze pieces unearthed in 1881. Dotaku, made in the Yayoi Period (300 BC- AD 300), are believed to be musical instruments or ceremonial implements. So far, more than 400 of these bells have been discovered in Japan. They usually range from 10 to 130 centimeters in height.

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Biggest ancient 'dotaku' bell restored

What is claimed to be the biggest ancient 'dotaku' bronze bell in Japan is put on display at a museum in Yasu, Shiga Prefecture, neighboring Nara and Kyoto on Thursday Oct. 1. The bell, weighing 55 kilograms, with 135 centimeters in height, has been restored based on original bronze pieces unearthed in 1881. Dotaku, made in the Yayoi Period (300 BC- AD 300), are believed to be musical instruments or ceremonial implements. So far, more than 400 of these bells have been discovered in Japan. They usually range from 10 to 130 centimeters in height.

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Fresh warrants served on 3 in 143 kg drug haul

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Police show reporters in Yokohama on May 29 floor wax bottles which were used by three people to smuggle illicit stimulants into Japan. Police served new arrest warrants on Cao Zhisen, 55, a Chinese national, Au Sin Hong Stanley, 38, a British national from Hong Kong, and his Japanese wife Junko Kikkawa, accusing them of smuggling 143 kilograms of stimulants disguised as floor wax into Japan at Yokohama in April.

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(2)Tanabe wins bronze in wrestling

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Chikara Tanabe shows off is bronze medal on the podium at Ano Liossia Olympic Hall on Aug. 28. Tanabe defeated Greece's Amiran Karntanov to claim the bronze medal at 55 kilograms in men's freestyle wrestling. (Kyodo)

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(1)Tanabe wins bronze in wrestling

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Chikara Tanabe (R), who won the bronze medal in wrestling at 55 kilograms, stands on podium along with gold medal winner Mavlet Batirov (C) of Russia and silver medallist Stephen Abas (L) of the United States at Ano Liossia Olympic Hall on Aug. 28. (Kyodo)

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(2)Japan's Tanabe advances to semis in wrestling

ATHENS, Greece - Chikara Tanabe of Japan (rear) defeats Sydney Olympics gold medallist Naming Abdullayev of Azerbaijan 5-2 in their qualifying match at 55 kilograms at Ano Liossia Olympic Hall on Aug. 27. Tanabe won a berth in the semifinals after a technical-fall victory over Kim. (Kyodo)

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(1)Japan's Tanabe advances to semis in wrestling

ATHENS, Greece - Chikara Tanabe of Japan attacks Kim Hyo Sub of South Korea with an ankle hold during the third-round qualification match at 55 kilograms at Ano Liossia Olympic Hall on Aug. 27. Tanabe won a berth in the semifinals after a technical-fall victory over Kim. (Kyodo)

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Japanese women win 3 wrestling golds

DOHA, Qatar - Saori Yoshida (red jersey) overpowers Olga Smirnova of Kazakhstan in the 55 kilograms to successfully defend her title, one of three wrestling golds Japan's women won at the Asian Games on Dec. 11. The victory extended Yoshida's her winning streak to 100 consecutive matches.

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Golden Miffy calendar worth 55 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - A presenter stands by a 2011 calendar made of 6 kilograms of pure gold featuring popular Dutch rabbit character Miffy, which Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. put on sale for 55 million yen on Nov. 25, 2010. The calendar measuring 64 centimeters by 40 centimeters is on sale at eight outlets of the company as well as online. (Kyodo)