Japan wins bronze in women's 4x100m medley relay

Japan wins bronze in women's 4x100m medley relay

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Haruka Ueda (L), Yuka Kato (2nd from L) and Aya Terakawa (R) celebrate after winning their bronze medals in the women's 4x100 meters medley relay at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 4, 2012. Seen 2nd from right is Japan's coach Norimasa Hirai.

Japan wins bronze in women's 4x100m medley relay

Japan wins bronze in women's 4x100m medley relay

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Haruka Ueda, Yuka Kato, Satomi Suzuki and Aya Terakawa (from L to R) pose with the bronze medals they won in the women's 4x100 meters medley relay at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 4, 2012.

Japan wins bronze in women's 4x100m medley relay

Japan wins bronze in women's 4x100m medley relay

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Aya Terakawa, Satomi Suzuki, Yuka Kato and Haruka Ueda (from R to L) show off the bronze medals they won in the women's 4x100 meters medley relay at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 4, 2012.

Japan wins bronze in women's 4x100m medley relay

Japan wins bronze in women's 4x100m medley relay

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Haruka Ueda (lower L), Aya Terakawa, Satomi Suzuki and Yuka Kato (from R to L) celebrate their bronze medal finish with a time of 3 minutes, 55.73 seconds in the women's 4x100 meters medley relay at the 2012 London Olympics at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 4, 2012.

Japan wins silver in women's 400m medley relay

Japan wins silver in women's 400m medley relay

GUANGZHOU, China - Members of the Japanese 400-meter medley relay team (from L) Aya Terakawa, Satomi Suzuki, Yuka Kato and Haruka Ueda pose with their silver medals on Nov. 13, 2010, at the Asian Games in Guangzhou.

Painting inspired by Kobe quake victim donated to hometown

Painting inspired by Kobe quake victim donated to hometown

KOBE, Japan - Alexandra Nechita (R), a U.S. teenager who was inspired by the tale of a young victim of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, donates a painting to Kobe Mayor Kazutoshi Sasayama (L) in Kobe on Jan. 15. The story goes that after the death of the 11-year-old Haruka Kato, sunflower seeds that she had fed her parrot sprouted up through the rubble of her home and local residents began planting the new seeds in their own backyards.

Japan wins silver in women's 400m medley relay

Japan wins silver in women's 400m medley relay

GUANGZHOU, China - Members of the Japanese 400-meter medley relay team (from L) Aya Terakawa, Satomi Suzuki, Yuka Kato and Haruka Ueda pose with their silver medals on Nov. 13, 2010, at the Asian Games in Guangzhou. (Kyodo)

Painting inspired by Kobe quake victim donated to hometown

Painting inspired by Kobe quake victim donated to hometown

KOBE, Japan - Alexandra Nechita (R), a U.S. teenager who was inspired by the tale of a young victim of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, donates a painting to Kobe Mayor Kazutoshi Sasayama (L) in Kobe on Jan. 15. The story goes that after the death of the 11-year-old Haruka Kato, sunflower seeds that she had fed her parrot sprouted up through the rubble of her home and local residents began planting the new seeds in their own backyards.