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Tennis: U.S. Open

Nao Hibino of Japan plays against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in a U.S. Open women's singles first-round tennis match in New York on Aug. 27, 2024.

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Tennis: U.S. Open

Nao Hibino of Japan plays against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in a U.S. Open women's singles first-round tennis match in New York on Aug. 27, 2024.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Nao Hibino of Japan plays against Elise Mertens of Belgium in the women's singles first round at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 1, 2024.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Nao Hibino of Japan plays against Elise Mertens of Belgium in the women's singles first round at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 1, 2024.

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Tennis: French Open

Nao Hibino (front) of Japan is pictured after losing to Bernarda Pera of the United States in a women's singles first-round match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on May 27, 2024.

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Tennis: French Open

Nao Hibino of Japan plays against Bernarda Pera of the United States in a women's singles first-round match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on May 27, 2024.

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Tennis: French Open

Nao Hibino of Japan plays against Bernarda Pera of the United States in a women's singles first-round match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on May 27, 2024.

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-MELBOURNE-TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN-WOMEN'S SINGLES

(240114) -- MELBOURNE, Jan. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Maria Sakkari serves during the women's singles first round match between Maria Sakkari of Greece and Hibino Nao of Japan at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 14, 2024. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-MELBOURNE-TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN-WOMEN'S SINGLES

(240114) -- MELBOURNE, Jan. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Nao Hibino hits a return during the women's singles first round match between Maria Sakkari of Greece and Hibino Nao of Japan at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 14, 2024. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-MELBOURNE-TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN-WOMEN'S SINGLES

(240114) -- MELBOURNE, Jan. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Maria Sakkari serves during the women's singles first round match between Maria Sakkari of Greece and Hibino Nao of Japan at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 14, 2024. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-MELBOURNE-TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN-WOMEN'S SINGLES

(240114) -- MELBOURNE, Jan. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Maria Sakkari (R) greets Hibino Nao after their women's singles first round match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 14, 2024. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-MELBOURNE-TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN-WOMEN'S SINGLES

(240114) -- MELBOURNE, Jan. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Maria Sakkari celebrates during the women's singles first round match between Maria Sakkari of Greece and Hibino Nao of Japan at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 14, 2024. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-MELBOURNE-TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN-WOMEN'S SINGLES

(240114) -- MELBOURNE, Jan. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Nao Hibino hits a return during the women's singles first round match between Maria Sakkari of Greece and Hibino Nao of Japan at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 14, 2024. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-MELBOURNE-TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN-WOMEN'S SINGLES

(240114) -- MELBOURNE, Jan. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Nao Hibino serves during the women's singles first round match between Maria Sakkari of Greece and Hibino Nao of Japan at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 14, 2024. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-MELBOURNE-TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN-WOMEN'S SINGLES

(240114) -- MELBOURNE, Jan. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Maria Sakkari hits a return during the women's singles first round match between Maria Sakkari of Greece and Hibino Nao of Japan at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 14, 2024. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-MELBOURNE-TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN-WOMEN'S SINGLES

(240114) -- MELBOURNE, Jan. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Nao Hibino hits a return during the women's singles first round match between Maria Sakkari of Greece and Hibino Nao of Japan at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 14, 2024. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-MELBOURNE-TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN-WOMEN'S SINGLES

(240114) -- MELBOURNE, Jan. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Maria Sakkari celebrates during the women's singles first round match between Maria Sakkari of Greece and Hibino Nao of Japan at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 14, 2024. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-MELBOURNE-TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN-WOMEN'S SINGLES

(240114) -- MELBOURNE, Jan. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Maria Sakkari hits a return during the women's singles first round match between Maria Sakkari of Greece and Hibino Nao of Japan at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 14, 2024. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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Tennis: French Open

Nao Hibino (R) of Japan shakes hands with Anna-Lena Friedsam of Germany following her first-round loss in the women's singles draw at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2023.

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Tennis: French Open

Nao Hibino of Japan reacts after losing a point to Anna-Lena Friedsam of Germany during a women's singles first-round match at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2023.

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Secrecy bill

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Toshio Seya, former head of the Regional Banks Association of Japan, lawyer Yoichi Eto of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations and Toshiaki Hibino, the head of the Japan Federation of Newspaper Workers' Unions, attend a session of the upper house's security committee in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2013. All of the experts invited to appear at the Diet hearing expressed concern about controversial legislation to toughen penalties for leakers of state secrets that the ruling bloc is aiming to enact later in the week.

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Daiwa Securities new president

TOKYO, Japan - Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Shigeharu Suzuki (L) and Deputy President Takashi Hibino shake hands as they attend a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 1, 2011. The company said it will promote Hibino to president on April 1, 2011, replacing Suzuki, who will become chairman.

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Daiwa Securities new president

TOKYO, Japan - Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Deputy President Takashi Hibino (R) speaks in a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 1, 2011. The company said it will promote Hibino to president on April 1, 2011, replacing Shigeharu Suzuki (L), who will become chairman.

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Daiwa Securities Group to promote Hibino to president

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Takashi Hibino, deputy president of Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Company sources said Jan. 29, 2011, that the Japanese brokerage group will promote Hibino to president on April 1, replacing Shigeharu Suzuki, who will become chairman.

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Morning glory seeds

TOKYO, Japan - Children receive seeds of Japanese morning glory flowers brought back from space to Earth by astronaut Naoko Yamazaki from artist Katsuhiko Hibino (L) in an event in Tokyo on June 7, 2010. Hibino organized the event to plant the seeds.

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Illuminated statue unveiled in Tokyo's Nihombashi district

TOKYO, Japan - The statue of the ''Homba'' mascot, representing the Tokyo district of Nihombashi, is lit up Dec. 14 to kick off an event aimed at revitalizing the commercial district. The statue was created from 18,000 potted flowers and stands 15 meters in height. Its designer, Katsuhiko Hibino, says the structure is in the image of a spirit. The name ''Homba'' is a contracted form of the word Nihombashi and is often used by high school girls as a nickname for the district.

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Tempstaff to integrate management with People Staff

TOKYO, Japan - Tempstaff Co. President Yoshiko Shinohara (L) and People Staff Co. President Mikihiko Hibino shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on April 17. They announced that the two staffing service firms will establish a joint holding company on Oct. 1 for their management integration. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Hibino defeated by Petkovic of Germany

Japan's Nao Hibino faces off against Andrea Petkovic of Germany during the first round of the Wimbledon championships on June 29, 2016. Petkovic beat Hibino 3-6, 7-5, 6-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hibino against Petkovic in Wimbledon 1st round

Nao Hibino of Japan returns a shot against Andrea Petkovic of Germany in a first-round match at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on June 28, 2016. Their match was suspended in the third set due to rain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hibino against Petkovic in Wimbledon 1st round

Nao Hibino of Japan celebrates after winning a point against Andrea Petkovic of Germany in a first-round match at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on June 28, 2016. Their match was suspended in the third set due to rain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan pair loses in Australian Open 1st round

Japan's Misaki Doi (L) and Nao Hibino compete against Su-Wei Hsieh of Taiwan and Oksana Kalashnikova of Georgia during an Australian Open women's doubles first round match in Melbourne on Jan. 21, 2016. The Japanese pair lost 2-6, 6-2, 7-6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharapova defeats Hibino in Australian Open 1st round match

Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot to Japan's Nao Hibino in a first-round Australian Open match in Melbourne on Jan. 18, 2016. Sharapova won 6-1, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hibino loses to Sharapova in Australian Open 1st-round match

Japan's Nao Hibino plays Maria Sharapova of Russia in a first-round Australian Open match in Melbourne on Jan. 18, 2016. Sharapova won 6-1, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Morning glory seeds

TOKYO, Japan - Children receive seeds of Japanese morning glory flowers brought back from space to Earth by astronaut Naoko Yamazaki from artist Katsuhiko Hibino (L) in an event in Tokyo on June 7, 2010. Hibino organized the event to plant the seeds. (Kyodo)

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Daiwa Securities new president

TOKYO, Japan - Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Deputy President Takashi Hibino (R) speaks in a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 1, 2011. The company said it will promote Hibino to president on April 1, 2011, replacing Shigeharu Suzuki (L), who will become chairman. (Kyodo)

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Daiwa Securities new president

TOKYO, Japan - Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Shigeharu Suzuki (L) and Deputy President Takashi Hibino shake hands as they attend a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 1, 2011. The company said it will promote Hibino to president on April 1, 2011, replacing Suzuki, who will become chairman. (Kyodo)

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Daiwa Securities Group to promote Hibino to president

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Takashi Hibino, deputy president of Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Company sources said Jan. 29, 2011, that the Japanese brokerage group will promote Hibino to president on April 1, replacing Shigeharu Suzuki, who will become chairman. (Kyodo)

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Tennis: French Open

Nao Hibino of Japan plays against Nina Stojanovic of Serbia in the first round of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris on May 30, 2021.

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Tennis: French Open

Nao Hibino of Japan plays against Nina Stojanovic of Serbia in the first round of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris on May 30, 2021.

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Tennis: Japan's Hibino, Kalashnikova of Georgia advance at U.S. Open

Japan's Nao Hibino (L) and partner Oksana Kalashnikova of Georgia compete against ninth seeds Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands and Johanna Larsson of Sweden at the U.S. Open women's doubles in New York on Aug. 31. The unseeded Hibino and Kalashnikova scored a straight-sets win, advancing to the round of 16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Hibino loses in Wimbledon 1st round

Japan's Nao Hibino leaves the court after losing to Madison Keys of the United States 6-4, 6-2 during a first round match at the Wimbledon tennis championships on July 3, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Hibino loses in Wimbledon 1st round

Japan's Nao Hibino (L) loses to Madison Keys of the United States 6-4, 6-2 during a first round match at the Wimbledon tennis championships on July 3, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Hibino loses in Wimbledon 1st round

Japan's Nao Hibino faces off against Madison Keys of the United States during a first round match at the Wimbledon tennis championships on July 3, 2017. Keys won 6-4, 6-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Hibino loses in Wimbledon 1st round

Japan's Nao Hibino faces off against Madison Keys of the United States during a first round match at the Wimbledon tennis championships on July 3, 2017. Keys won 6-4, 6-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Hibino loses in Wimbledon 1st round

Japan's Nao Hibino faces off against Madison Keys of the United States during a first round match at the Wimbledon tennis championships on July 3, 2017. Keys won 6-4, 6-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Hibino, Rosolska lose in French Open doubles 3rd round

Japan's Nao Hibino (R) hits a backhand, alongside Alicja Rosolska of Poland, in the women's doubles third round at the French Open in Paris on June 4, 2017. Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium and Francesca Schiavone of Italy defeated them 6-3, 6-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hibino faces off against Garcia

Japan's Nao Hibino loses a point during a French Open first-round match against Caroline Garcia of France in Paris on May 30, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hibino faces off against Garcia

Japan's Nao Hibino faces off against Caroline Garcia of France in a French Open first-round match in Paris on May 30, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Gibbs and Hibino ousted from U.S. Open

The pair of Nicole Gibbs (L) of the United States and Nao Hibino of Japan faces off against Sania Mirza of India and Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic in a women's doubles third round at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 5, 2016. Mirza and Strycova won 6-4, 7-5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hibino-Gibbs pair win women's doubles 2nd-round match at U.S. Open

Japan's Nao Hibino (L) and her American partner Nicole Gibbs celebrate after beating Michaella Krajicek of the Netherlands and Heather Watson of Britain in a U.S. Open women's doubles second-round match at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center in New York on Sept. 3, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo