Katayama, Shiota lead Yonex Ladies

Katayama, Shiota lead Yonex Ladies

TERADOMARI, Japan - Atomi Shiota (L) emerges as surprise co-leaders with Mari Katayama and Atomi Shiota after the first round of the Yonex Ladies at Yonex Country Club in Niigata Prefecture on Aug. 26.

Katayama, Shiota lead Yonex Ladies

Katayama, Shiota lead Yonex Ladies

TERADOMARI, Japan - Mari Katayama watches the ball after a tee shot during the first round of the Yonex Ladies at Yonex Country Club in Niigata Prefecture on Aug. 26. Katayama, who has missed the cut in six out of her last seven tour events, emerged as surprise co-leaders with Atomi Shiota after a round of 69.

Murder victim featured in school guidebook

Murder victim featured in school guidebook

URAWA, Japan - A female university student, the victim of a fatal stalking case in Saitama Prefecture in October last year, is featured in a photo (bottom left) in her school's new guidebook as a student hard at work in a classroom. The photo of Shiori Ino, a 21-year-old student at Atomi College, appears in the women's college's Guidebook 2001 for the next fiscal year starting in April.

Katayama, Shiota lead Yonex Ladies

Katayama, Shiota lead Yonex Ladies

TERADOMARI, Japan - Atomi Shiota (L) emerges as surprise co-leaders with Mari Katayama and Atomi Shiota after the first round of the Yonex Ladies at Yonex Country Club in Niigata Prefecture on Aug. 26. (Kyodo)

Katayama, Shiota lead Yonex Ladies

Katayama, Shiota lead Yonex Ladies

TERADOMARI, Japan - Mari Katayama watches the ball after a tee shot during the first round of the Yonex Ladies at Yonex Country Club in Niigata Prefecture on Aug. 26. Katayama, who has missed the cut in six out of her last seven tour events, emerged as surprise co-leaders with Atomi Shiota after a round of 69. (Kyodo)

Murder victim featured in school guidebook

Murder victim featured in school guidebook

URAWA, Japan - A female university student, the victim of a fatal stalking case in Saitama Prefecture in October last year, is featured in a photo (bottom left) in her school's new guidebook as a student hard at work in a classroom. The photo of Shiori Ino, a 21-year-old student at Atomi College, appears in the women's college's Guidebook 2001 for the next fiscal year starting in April.