Japanse-Canadian Tanaka eyes medal at Sochi Olympics

Japanse-Canadian Tanaka eyes medal at Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Ski jumper Atsuko Tanaka (L), who once competed for Japan but now represents Canada where she was born and raised, waits with Japan's Yurina Yamada for the start of official practice for the women's ski jumping competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 8.

Ceremony held to honor 16 as Persons of Cultural Merit

Ceremony held to honor 16 as Persons of Cultural Merit

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Tanaka (L), one of 16 recipients of this year's Persons of Cultural Merit awards, receives a citation from Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Atsuko Toyama at a hotel in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Nov. 5. Tanaka, who won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, was also awarded this year's Order of Culture on Nov. 3.

Nobel laureate Tanaka meets science minister

Nobel laureate Tanaka meets science minister

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Tanaka (R), who shared the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with an American and Swiss, meets science minister Atsuko Toyama in Tokyo on Oct. 21.

Ceremony held to honor 16 as Persons of Cultural Merit

Ceremony held to honor 16 as Persons of Cultural Merit

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Tanaka (L), one of 16 recipients of this year's Persons of Cultural Merit awards, receives a citation from Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Atsuko Toyama at a hotel in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Nov. 5. Tanaka, who won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, was also awarded this year's Order of Culture on Nov. 3. (Kyodo)

Nobel laureate Tanaka meets science minister

Nobel laureate Tanaka meets science minister

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Tanaka (R), who shared the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with an American and Swiss, meets science minister Atsuko Toyama in Tokyo on Oct. 21. (Kyodo)