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U.S. Baseball Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki

Ichiro Suzuki (L), a new member of the U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame, receives a bouquet of flowers from former long-distance runner Kayoko Fukushi during an event in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2025.

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Japan's Fukushi joins rivals in press meet for Berlin marathon

BERLIN, Germany - Japan's Kayoko Fukushi, a 2013 Moscow World Championships bronze medalist in marathon, smiles with other competitors at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 25, 2014, prior to the Berlin Marathon.

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Women's marathon at world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Kayoko Fukushi (R), bronze medalist in the women's marathon at the world athletics championships, shakes hands with gold medalist Edna Kiplagat (C) of Kenya during the award ceremony in Moscow on Aug. 10, 2013. At left is silver medalist Valeria Straneo of Italy.

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Women's marathon at world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Kayoko Fukushi finishes third in a time of 2 hours, 27 minutes and 45 seconds, in the women's marathon at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 10, 2013.

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Osaka Women's Marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Kayoko Fukushi runs at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Jan. 27, 2013, finishing second in the Osaka Women's Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 24 minutes, 21 seconds.

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Osaka Women's Marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Kayoko Fukushi runs at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Jan. 27, 2013, finishing second in the Osaka Women's Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 24 minutes, 21 seconds.

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Japan's Fukushi flops on debut

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's full-marathon debutante Kayoko Fukushi tries to pick herself up after falling to the track just a few meters shy of the finish line at Nagai Stadium in the Osaka International Women's Marathon on Jan. 27. Fukushi, who had led the race till around the 30-km point, became visibly tired and managed to complete the race in 19th place.

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Fukushi wins 2nd straight Marugame title

MARUGAME, Japan - National record holder Kayoko Fukushi wins the women's race at the Marugame half marathon for the second straight year on Feb. 4. She crossed the finish line 1 hour, 8 minutes, a year after setting a national record of 1:07.26 in the same race in her half marathon debut.

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Fukushi wins women's 10,000 meters

DOHA, Qatar - Japan's Kayoko Fukushi waves to audiences after winning the women's 10,000-meter race at the Asian Games in Doha on Dec. 8.

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(3)Winter Asian Games officially open in Aomori

AOMORI, Japan - Kayoko Fukushi, who holds the Japan record for the women's 5,000 meters in long-distance running, lights the cauldron for the fifth Winter Asian Games during the opening ceremony for the eight-day event at Aoi-Mori Arena in Aomori City on Feb. 1.

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Japan's Fukushi takes silver in AG women's 5,000m

PUSAN, South Korea - Japan's Kayoko Fukushi celebrates after setting a national record and winning silver in the women's 5,000 meters in the Asian Games held in Asiad stadium in Pusan, South Korea, on Oct. 12. (Asian Games)

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Fukushi wins 2nd straight Marugame title

MARUGAME, Japan - National record holder Kayoko Fukushi wins the women's race at the Marugame half marathon for the second straight year on Feb. 4. She crossed the finish line 1 hour, 8 minutes, a year after setting a national record of 1:07.26 in the same race in her half marathon debut. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Fukushi flops on debut

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's full-marathon debutante Kayoko Fukushi tries to pick herself up after falling to the track just a few meters shy of the finish line at Nagai Stadium in the Osaka International Women's Marathon on Jan. 27. Fukushi, who had led the race till around the 30-km point, became visibly tired and managed to complete the race in 19th place. (Kyodo)

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Fukushi named to 6-member Japan Olympic marathon team

File photo taken Jan. 31, 2016, shows Japan's Kayoko Fukushi celebrating after winning the Osaka Women's Marathon in a time of 2 hours, 22 minutes, 17 seconds at Yanmar Stadium in Osaka. The 33-year-old three-time Olympic middle distance athlete was named on March 17 among the six-member Japanese marathon team for the Rio de Janeiro Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Fukushi wins Osaka Marathon, bound for Rio Olympics

Kayoko Fukushi of Japan crosses the finish line to win her second Osaka Women's Marathon at Yanmar Stadium in Osaka on Jan. 31, 2016, in 2 hours, 22 minutes, 17 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukushi wins women's 10,000 meters

DOHA, Qatar - Japan's Kayoko Fukushi waves to audiences after winning the women's 10,000-meter race at the Asian Games in Doha on Dec. 8. (Kyodo)

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Olympics: Scenes from women's marathon

Japan's Kayoko Fukushi (R) and Tomomi Tanaka embrace after finishing the women's marathon at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 14, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Scenes from women's marathon

Japan's Kayoko Fukushi (L) runs in front of the Museum of Tomorrow during the women's marathon at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 14, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Fukushi 14th in women's marathon

Japan's Kayoko Fukushi crosses the line for a 14th-place finish in the women's marathon at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 14, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(3)Winter Asian Games officially open in Aomori

AOMORI, Japan - Kayoko Fukushi, who holds the Japan record for the women's 5,000 meters in long-distance running, lights the cauldron for the fifth Winter Asian Games during the opening ceremony for the eight-day event at Aoi-Mori Arena in Aomori City on Feb. 1. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Fukushi takes silver in AG women's 5,000m

PUSAN, South Korea - Japan's Kayoko Fukushi celebrates after setting a national record and winning silver in the women's 5,000 meters in the Asian Games held in Asiad stadium in Pusan, South Korea, on Oct. 12. (Asian Games) (Kyodo)