Man gets indefinite term for murder of 2 Japanese-Brazilians

Man gets indefinite term for murder of 2 Japanese-Brazilians

FUKUI, Japan - The Fukui District Court (pool photo) on August 2 sentenced an employment agency executive to an indefinite prison term for murdering two Japanese-Brazilians and abandoning their bodies in Fukui Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast in April 1997. According to the ruling, Yoshizumi Ishikawa, 29, of Fukui, murdered factory worker Carlos Alberto Oseko, 30, and Fuzifaru Massyo Fujiharu, a 30-year-old woman who was living with Oseko.

Koroki takes final overage berth for Rio

Koroki takes final overage berth for Rio

Urawa Reds striker Shinzo Koroki speaks to reporters in the city of Saitama, north of Tokyo, on June 23, 2016. The Japan Football Association announced earlier in the day that Koroki was selected as the third and final overage player to head to the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, joining Sanfrecce Hiroshima defender Tsukasa Shiotani and Gamba Osaka defender Hiroki Fujiharu, whose selections were announced earlier in the month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Soccer: Shiotani, Fujiharu named as 2 of Japan's 3 overage players for Rio

Soccer: Shiotani, Fujiharu named as 2 of Japan's 3 overage players for Rio

Gamba Osaka defender Hiroki Fujiharu holds up the Brazilian flag as he poses for a photo in the western Japan city of Suita on June 14, 2016. The Japan Football Association earlier in the day named Fujiharu and Sanfrecce Hiroshima defender Tsukasa Shiotani as two of Japan's three overage players for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Gamba beat Reds in extra-time to reach Championship Final

Gamba beat Reds in extra-time to reach Championship Final

Hiroki Fujiharu (L) scores with two minutes left in the second extra period in Gamba Osaka's 3-1 win away to Urawa Reds in the playoff semifinal of the J-League Championship on Nov. 28, 2015. Gamba advanced to the two-leg final against Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Dec. 2 and 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Gamba beat Reds in extra-time to reach Championship Final

Gamba beat Reds in extra-time to reach Championship Final

Hiroki Fujiharu (2nd from R) celebrates with his teammates after scoring with two minutes left in the second extra period in Gamba Osaka's 3-1 win away to Urawa Reds in the playoff semifinal of the J-League Championship on Nov. 28, 2015. Gamba advanced to the two-leg final against Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Dec. 2 and 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Soccer: Gamba fall to 3rd straight league defeat

Soccer: Gamba fall to 3rd straight league defeat

Kawasaki Frontale's Akihiro Ienaga (R) holds the ball up under pressure from Gamba Osaka's Yasuhito Endo (C) and Hiroki Fujiharu (L) in Frontale's 2-0 win over Gamba Osaka in a J-League first division match in Kawasaki on March 10, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Olympics: Japan draw with Colombia 2-2 in Group B match

Olympics: Japan draw with Colombia 2-2 in Group B match

Japan defender Hiroki Fujiharu scores an own goal in the second half of a Group B match against Colombia at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 7, 2016. The match ended 2-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Man gets indefinite term for murder of 2 Japanese-Brazilians

Man gets indefinite term for murder of 2 Japanese-Brazilians

FUKUI, Japan - The Fukui District Court (pool photo) on August 2 sentenced an employment agency executive to an indefinite prison term for murdering two Japanese-Brazilians and abandoning their bodies in Fukui Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast in April 1997. According to the ruling, Yoshizumi Ishikawa, 29, of Fukui, murdered factory worker Carlos Alberto Oseko, 30, and Fuzifaru Massyo Fujiharu, a 30-year-old woman who was living with Oseko.