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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Shomu Sasaki is pictured after finishing 10th in the men's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Motonaga Arito (back) competes in the men's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Motonaga Arito (R) competes in the men's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Motonaga Arito competes in the men's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Motonaga Arito is pictured after finishing 13th in the men's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Shomu Sasaki (3) competes in the men's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Shomu Sasaki (C) competes in the men's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Shomu Sasaki (3) competes in the men's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Shomu Sasaki (R) competes in the men's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Shomu Sasaki (R) competes in the men's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Ayano Sato (C) competes in the women's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Ayano Sato (front) competes in the women's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Ayano Sato (R) competes in the women's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Ayano Sato (white) competes in the women's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Ayano Sato (C) competes in the women's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Ayano Sato (front, 2nd from R) competes in the women's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Ayano Sato is pictured after placing 15th in the women's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Ayano Sato is pictured after placing 15th in the women's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Freestyle skiing

Japanese freestyle skier Satoshi Furuno (far L) competes in the men's ski cross final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Freestyle skiing

Japanese freestyle skier Satoshi Furuno (R) competes in the men's ski cross final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Freestyle skiing

Japanese freestyle skier Satoshi Furuno (R) competes in the men's ski cross final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Freestyle skiing

Japanese freestyle skier Satoshi Furuno (front row, C) poses for a photo after placing fourth in the men's ski cross final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Freestyle skiing

Japanese freestyle skier Satoshi Furuno (L) competes in the men's ski cross final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Freestyle skiing

Japanese freestyle skier Satoshi Furuno (L) sheds tears after placing fourth in the men's ski cross final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Freestyle skiing

Japanese freestyle skier Satoshi Furuno is pictured after placing fourth in the men's ski cross final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi poses during a press conference in Milan on Feb. 21, 2026, showing off the three bronze medals she won at the Milan Cortina Olympics. (Kyodo)

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi poses during a press conference in Milan on Feb. 21, 2026, showing off the three bronze medals she won at the Milan Cortina Olympics. (Kyodo)

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi poses during a press conference in Milan on Feb. 21, 2026, showing off the three bronze medals she won at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

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Forum on abduction issue in Nagoya

Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, speaks during a government-sponsored forum on the abduction issue in Nagoya, central Japan, on Feb. 21, 2026. His elder sister Megumi (R in picture) was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13.

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Forum on abduction issue in Nagoya

Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, speaks during a government-sponsored forum on the abduction issue in Nagoya, central Japan, on Feb. 21, 2026. His elder sister Megumi (R in picture) was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi (R) is hugged by her coach Johan de Wit after finishing sixth in the women's 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi (L) is hugged by her coach Johan de Wit after finishing sixth in the women's 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi (L) is hugged by her coach Johan de Wit after finishing sixth in the women's 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Japanese figure skaters (from L) Ami Nakai, Riku Miura, Ryuichi Kihara, Yuma Kagiyama, Shun Sato and Kaori Sakamoto pose for a photo during practice in Milan on Feb. 20, 2026, ahead of the exhibition gala at the Milan Cortina Olympics the following day.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Japanese figure skater Yuma Kagiyama practices in Milan on Feb. 20, 2026, ahead of the exhibition gala at the Milan Cortina Olympics the following day.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Japanese figure skater Yuma Kagiyama practices in Milan on Feb. 20, 2026, ahead of the exhibition gala at the Milan Cortina Olympics the following day.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi (R) is hugged by her coach Johan de Wit after finishing sixth in the women's 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters Ayano Sato (L) and Miho Takagi hug after competing in the women's 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters Miho Takagi (L) and Ayano Sato hug after competing in the women's 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters Miho Takagi (L) and Ayano Sato chat after competing in the women's 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters Miho Takagi (L) and Ayano Sato chat after competing in the women's 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi leaves the rink after finishing sixth in the women's 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi (R) poses for a photo with her elder sister Nana after finishing sixth in the women's 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi bows after finishing sixth in the women's 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi bows after finishing sixth in the women's 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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