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Runway closed at southwestern Japan airport after explosion reported

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows part of a damaged taxiway at Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan on Oct. 2, 2024. The airport's runway was closed earlier in the day after an explosion was reported, resulting in the suspension of all Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways flights to and from the airport.

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Runway closed at southwestern Japan airport after explosion reported

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows part of a damaged taxiway at Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan on Oct. 2, 2024. The airport's runway was closed earlier in the day after an explosion was reported, resulting in the suspension of all Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways flights to and from the airport.

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Runway closed at southwestern Japan airport after explosion reported

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows part of a damaged taxiway at Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan on Oct. 2, 2024. The airport's runway was closed earlier in the day after an explosion was reported, resulting in the suspension of all Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways flights to and from the airport.

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Runway closed at southwestern Japan airport after explosion reported

Part of a taxiway (front) lies damaged at Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan on Oct. 2, 2024. The airport's runway was closed earlier in the day after an explosion was reported, resulting in the suspension of all Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways flights to and from the airport.

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Runway closed at southwestern Japan airport after explosion reported

Photo taken on Oct. 2, 2024, shows Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan, following the closure of the runway after an explosion was reported, resulting in the suspension of all Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways flights to and from the airport.

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Daihatsu restarts all Japan plants 4 months after safety scandal

Photo taken on May 7, 2024, shows the headquarters of Daihatsu Motor Co. in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. The small-car unit of Toyota Motor Corp. resumed operations at all of its assembly plants in Japan the same day, more than four months after it halted domestic production due to safety test rigging.

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Daihatsu restarts all Japan plants 4 months after safety scandal

Photo taken on May 7, 2024, shows the headquarters of Daihatsu Motor Co. in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. The small-car unit of Toyota Motor Corp. resumed operations at all of its assembly plants in Japan the same day, more than four months after it halted domestic production due to safety test rigging.

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[Breaking News]Judo Aaron Wolf qualifies for Paris Olympics

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 15 Kyodo-Tokyo Olympics judo gold medalist Aaron Wolf poses for a photo in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2024, a day after the All Japan Judo Federation announced he had qualified for this summer's Paris Olympics in the men's 100-kilogram category.(Kyodo)

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Judo: Aaron Wolf qualifies for Paris Olympics

Tokyo Olympics judo gold medalist Aaron Wolf poses for a photo in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2024, a day after the All Japan Judo Federation announced he had qualified for this summer's Paris Olympics in the men's 100-kilogram category.

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Judo: Aaron Wolf qualifies for Paris Olympics

Tokyo Olympics judo gold medalist Aaron Wolf poses for a photo in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2024, a day after the All Japan Judo Federation announced he had qualified for this summer's Paris Olympics in the men's 100-kilogram category.

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Judo: Aaron Wolf qualifies for Paris Olympics

Tokyo Olympics judo gold medalist Aaron Wolf meets the press in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2024, a day after the All Japan Judo Federation announced he had qualified for this summer's Paris Olympics in the men's 100-kilogram category.

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Judo: Aaron Wolf qualifies for Paris Olympics

Tokyo Olympics judo gold medalist Aaron Wolf meets the press in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2024, a day after the All Japan Judo Federation announced he had qualified for this summer's Paris Olympics in the men's 100-kilogram category.

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Japan judo head Yamashita

Yasuhiro Yamashita, chairman of the All Japan Judo Federation, gives an interview in Qatar's capital city of Doha on May 3, 2023, after an International Judo Federation Executive Committee meeting.

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Sumo: All Japan Rikishi Championship

Sumo grand champion Terunofuji (2nd from L) performs a yokozuna ring-entering ritual at the All Japan Rikishi Championship, a non-ranking event held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Sumo: All Japan Rikishi Championship

Sumo wrestler Kirishima is pictured after winning the All Japan Rikishi Championship, a non-ranking event held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Tennis: U.S. Open

The all-Japan team of Yoshihito Nishioka (top) and Ben McLachlan play their first-round men's doubles match against Austrian duo Alexander Erler and Lucas Miedler at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Aug. 30, 2023.

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Badminton: World championships

Kanta Tsuneyama (back) competes against Kenta Nishimoto in an all-Japan affair during a men's singles third round match at the world badminton championships in Copenhagen on Aug. 24, 2023.

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PULLING TO WIN

PULLING TO WIN, National Tug of War Tournament, Exercise, Competition, Sports, All Japan Tug of War Championships=Date:1994, Place:Tokyo,JAPAN

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Japan judo head Yamashita

Yasuhiro Yamashita, chairman of the All Japan Judo Federation, gives an interview in Qatar's capital city of Doha on May 3, 2023, after an International Judo Federation Executive Committee meeting.

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Judo federation to form independent committee

TOKYO, Japan - Hitoshi Saito, who is in charge of team development for the All Japan Judo Federation, apologizes for an abuse scandal, during a Japanese Olympic Committee emergency meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2013 of national sporting bodies' coaches responsible for team development. The AJJF announced the same day formation of a third-party advisory committee to handle crises management in the wake of a scandal in which 15 top female judo wrestlers accused their former coach of physical and verbal abuse.

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'Black, White Croquettes' win fans in Toyama Pref.

TOYAMA, Japan - "Black Croquette" (L) seasoned with soy sauce, black pepper and squid ink, and bite-size "White Croquette" (R) featuring the unique taste of shredded kombu, or edible kelp, are a big hit in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture. The two types of croquettes, as pictured in December 2013, were developed by food consulting company DQ Solution to promote local Toyama tastes and won the grand prize at the 1st All Japan Croquette Festival in November 2013.

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'Black, White Croquettes' in Toyama Pref.

TOYAMA, Japan - Hayato Yamazaki, president of food consulting company DQ Solution in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, holds "Black Croquette" and "White Croquette" in December 2013 in the city. The two croquettes developed by the company to promote local Toyama tastes won the grand prize at the 1st All Japan Croquette Festival in November 2013.

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Two-time Olympic judo champion Saito dies at age 54

TOKYO, Japan - Hitoshi Saito, a two-time Olympic judo champion and head of the All Japan Judo Federation's committee for enhancement, holds the gold medal in the men's over 95-kilogram category at the Seoul Olympic Games in this file photo taken in October, 1988. Saito died of intrahepatic bile duct cancer on Jan. 20, 2015, in Osaka. He was 54.

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Two-time Olympic judo champion Saito dies at age 54

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken April 1985 shows Hitoshi Saito (R) competing with Yasuhiro Yamashita during the All-Japan judo championship in Tokyo. Saito, a two-time Olympic judo champion and head of the All Japan Judo Federation's committee for enhancement, died of intrahepatic bile duct cancer in Osaka on Jan. 20, 2015.

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Putin hugs Yamashita at world judo competition

CHELYABINSK, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin is about to give All Japan Judo Federation Vice President Yasuhiro Yamashita a hug at the World Judo Championships in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk on Aug. 31, 2014.

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Princess Mako talks to kindergarteners

GOTEMBA, Japan - Princess Mako talks to kindergarteners upon her arrival at a venue for the opening ceremony of the 48th All-Japan Inter-High School Equestrian Championships in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on July 24, 2014, in her first such official appearance alone.

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Princess Mako makes first official address

GOTEMBA, Japan - Princess Mako, daughter of Prince Akishino, second in line to the imperial throne, gives a speech at the opening ceremony of the 48th All-Japan Inter-High School Equestrian Championships in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on July 24, 2014, in her first official address.

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Japanese judoist Yamashita gets Russian

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Ambassador to Japan Evgeny Afanasiev (L) presents Yasuhiro Yamashita, vice president of the All Japan Judo Federation and a gold medalist at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, with a friendship decoration in Tokyo on April 14, 2014, for his contribution to Japan-Russia exchanges through sports.

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Japan's No. 1 cheerleading team performs in Oita

OITA, Japan - Members of Nippon Bunri University's cheerleading team Braves perform for an audience of about 2,000 people in the city of Oita, southwestern Japan, on March 22, 2014. The coed team won both the Japan Cup cheerleading championships and the All Japan student cheerleading championship in 2013.

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Panasonic win All-Japan Championship

TOKYO, Japan - Panasonic Wild Knights players celebrate after winning the final of the All-Japan Championship, beating Toshiba Brave Lupus 30-21 at National Stadium in Tokyo on March 9, 2014.

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Ishikawa, Hirano celebrate victory at All Japan c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Kasumi Ishikawa (L) and Sayaka Hirano (R) celebrate their victory after the women's doubles final at the All Japan table tennis championships at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 19, 2014.

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Ishikawa, Hirano win women's doubles at All Japan Table Tennis Championships

TOKYO, Japan - Kasumi Ishikawa (L) and Sayaka Hirano (R) compete in the women's doubles final of the All Japan table tennis championships at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 19, 2014. The pair won the competition.

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Japan judo federation renews leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Shoji Muneoka holds a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 21, 2013. The 67-year-old chairman of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. was officially named chairman of the All Japan Judo Federation the same day.

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Japan judo federation renews leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Shoji Muneoka (2nd from R) holds a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 21, 2013. The 67-year-old chairman of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. was officially named chairman of the All Japan Judo Federation the same day. At right is Yasuhiro Yamashita, a 1984 Olympic judo gold medalist who became vice president of the federation. At left is Hiromasa Uno, who was named secretary general, and 2nd from left is Yasuhiro Chikaishi, who was chosen as executive director.

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Japan judo federation renews leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Shoji Muneoka (L) holds a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 21, 2013. The 67-year-old chairman of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. was officially named chairman of the All Japan Judo Federation the same day. At right is Yasuhiro Yamashita, a 1984 Olympic judo gold medalist who became the vice president of the federation.

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Japan judo federation renews leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Shoji Muneoka holds a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 21, 2013. The 67-year-old chairman of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. was officially named chairman of the All Japan Judo Federation the same day.

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Japan judo federation renews leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Shoji Muneoka holds a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 21, 2013. The 67-year-old chairman of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. was officially named chairman of the All Japan Judo Federation the same day.

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Japan judo federation renews leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Shoji Muneoka holds a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 21, 2013. The 67-year-old chairman of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. was officially named chairman of the All Japan Judo Federation the same day.

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Japan judo federation renews leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Shoji Muneoka at the Kodokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 21, 2013. The 67-year-old chairman of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. was officially named chairman of the All Japan Judo Federation the same day.

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Japan judo federation renews leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Haruki Uemura at the Kodokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 21, 2013. He was replaced by Shoji Muneoka the same day as chairman of the All Japan Judo Federation.

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Japan judo federation

TOKYO, Japan - Haruki Uemura, chairman of the All Japan Judo Federation, heads to the federation's extraordinary executive meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2013. The meeting called on Uemura and 22 board members to step down, blaming them for allowing coaches to physically abuse members of the women's national team and the misappropriation of funds.

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Japan judo chief announces Aug. resignation

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) All Japan Judo Federation Chairman Haruki Uemura, Vice Chairmen Hiroaki Fujita and senior director Koshi Onozawa bow prior to leaving at the end of a press conference at Kodokan hall in Tokyo on July 30, 2013. Uemura announced during an extraordinary board meeting earlier the same day that he will resign in August over physical abuse by coaches and the misuse of funds. Fujita and Onozawa will also step down.

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Japan judo chief announces Aug. resignation

TOKYO, Japan - All Japan Judo Federation Chairman Haruki Uemura speaks at a press conference at Kodokan hall in Tokyo on July 30, 2013. Uemura announced during an extraordinary board meeting earlier the same day that he will resign in August over physical abuse by coaches and the misuse of funds.

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Japan judo chief

TOKYO, Japan - All Japan Judo Federation Chairman Haruki Uemura heads to the federation's board meeting at Kodokan hall in Tokyo on July 30, 2013. The head of Japan's judo governing body is set to resign at the end of August 2013 to take the blame for its misappropriation of funds and the physical abuse of athletes by coaches, board members said. (Pool photo)

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Gov't panel calls for judo chief to step down

TOKYO, Japan - Haruki Uemura, chairman of the All Japan Judo Federation, is surrounded by reporters at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on July 23, 2013. Uemura received there a report from the Public Interest Corporation Commission the same day, in which the government panel in effect calls for Uemura to step down to take responsibility for a scandal involving the federation's misappropriation of funds.

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Gov't panel calls for judo chief to step down

TOKYO, Japan - Haruki Uemura, chairman of the All Japan Judo Federation, is seen after receiving a report from the Public Interest Corporation Commission at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on July 23, 2013, in which the government panel in effect calls for Uemura to step down to take responsibility for a scandal involving the federation's misappropriation of funds.

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Judo's executive council calls for Uemura's dismissal

TOKYO, Japan - Haruki Uemura (back L), chairman of the All Japan Judo Federation, attends a federation council meeting at Tokyo's Kodokan Hall on June 25, 2013. The AJJF has agreed to reconvene a council meeting in the coming weeks after its members proposed discussing Uemura's dismissal. (Pool photo)

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Judo's executive council calls for Uemura's dismissal

TOKYO, Japan - Haruki Uemura (back C), chairman of the All Japan Judo Federation, attends a federation council meeting at Tokyo's Kodokan Hall on June 25, 2013. The AJJF has agreed to reconvene a council meeting in the coming weeks after its members proposed discussing Uemura's dismissal. (Pool photo)

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Uemura says he will stay on as judo federation head

TOKYO, Japan - Haruki Uemura, chairman of the All Japan Judo Federation, speaks at a press conference after the federation's executive board meeting in Tokyo on June 11, 2013. Uemura said he will continue in his post and vowed to complete his mission to reform the scandal-plagued body.

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Anai to hang up judo-gi

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese judoka Takamasa Anai speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 28, 2013. The former world champion said he will draw the curtain on his career after competing in the men's under 100-kilogram category in the following day's All Japan Judo Championship at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan.