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Tokushima's demotion from J-1 fixed after loss to Cerezo

OSAKA, Japan - Players of Tokushima Vortis, including midfielder Takeshi Hamada (extreme L), look depressed at Kincho Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 22, 2014, after the club's 3-1 loss to Cerezo Osaka that fixed its relegation next year from the J-League Division 1.

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Kawasaki's Okubo competes with Cerezo's Ando

OSAKA, Japan - Yoshito Okubo of Kawasaki Frontale (R) competes for the ball with Jun Ando of Cerezo Osaka during the first half of a J-League match at Kincho Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on July 15, 2014. Kawasaki won 2-1.

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World Cup players of Cerezo, Frontale receive flowers

OSAKA, Japan - Four members of Cerezo Osaka and Kasawaki Frontale who played in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil -- (from L) Yoshito Okubo (Frontale), Hotaru Yamaguchi (Cerezo), Yoichiro Kakitani (Cerezo) and Diego Forlan (Cerezo) -- receive bouquets of flowers before their J-League match at Kincho Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on July 15, 2014. Kakitani left for Switzerland the following day to play for Basel.

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U.S. military imposes Okinawa curfew, drinking limit

NAHA, Japan - U.S. soldiers are conspicuously absent from a bar in the town of Kincho near Camp Hansen as a curfew and drinking-time limit took effect from midnight July 12. The U.S. military in Okinawa Prefecture has imposed an indefinite late night curfew and a ban on after-midnight drinking by its personnel. The announcement by the U.S. Marine Corps followed a recent arrest of a Marine for allegedly molesting a 14-year-old girl.

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Soccer: Japan edge N. Korea in coach Sasaki's final game

Japan women's soccer coach Norio Sasaki gives instructions to his players during a match against North Korea at Kincho Stadium in Osaka on March 9, 2016. Japan handed Sasaki a likely farewell gift with a 1-0 victory as he is set to take responsibility for the team's failure to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan edge N. Korea to finish 3rd in Olympic qualifying

Mana Iwabuchi (16) scores in the second half of Japan's 1-0 win over North Korea at Kincho Stadium in Osaka on March 9, 2016. Japan finished third in the six-team Asian women's Olympic qualifying. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Nadeshiko Japan coach Sasaki to step down

Japan women's soccer coach Norio Sasaki waves to the stands after a 1-0 win over North Korea at Kincho Stadium in Osaka on March 9, 2016. Sasaki later announced his decision to take responsibility for the team's failure to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan edge N. Korea to finish 3rd in Olympic qualifying

Japan striker Mana Iwabuchi (16) celebrates with captain Aya Miyama (8) and Kumi Yokoyama after scoring in the second half of Japan's 1-0 win over North Korea at Kincho Stadium in Osaka on March 9, 2016. Japan finished third in the six-team Asian women's Olympic qualifying. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan edge N. Korea in coach Sasaki's final game

Japan women's soccer coach Norio Sasaki gives instructions to his players during a match against North Korea at Kincho Stadium in Osaka on March 9, 2016. Japan handed Sasaki a likely farewell gift with a 1-0 victory as he is set to take responsibility for the team's failure to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan fail to qualify for Rio, Australia, China go through

Members of the Japanese women's soccer team bow to thank fans at Kincho Stadium in Osaka on March 7, 2016, after defeating Vietnam 6-1, their first win of the final Olympic qualifying tournament. Former world champions Japan failed to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Games as Australia and China secured the top two places in the tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan fail to qualify for Rio, Australia, China go through

Shinobu Ono scores Japan's second goal in their 6-1 victory over Vietnam at Kincho Stadium in Osaka in the women's Olympic qualifying tournament on March 7, 2016. Former world champions Japan failed to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics as Australia and China secured the top two places in the six-team, round-robin tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japanese women fail to qualify for Rio

Captain Aya Miyama (far R) and striker Yuki Ogimi (2nd from L) watch Japan's match against Vietnam from the bench at Kincho Stadium in Osaka on March 7, 2016. Japan's hopes of qualifying for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics were dashed as China's win over South Korea earlier in the day made it impossible for them to finish in the top two in the six-team, round-robin tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nadeshiko on verge of elimination after loss to China

Japan goalkeeper Miho Fukumoto (C bottom) reacts after China scores the opening goal in the first half of an Asian qualifier for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics at Kincho Stadium in Osaka on March 4, 2016. The former world champion Japan women were defeated 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nadeshiko on verge of elimination after loss to China

Kumi Yokoyama (20) of Japan scores a goal against China in the second half of an Asian qualifier for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics at Kincho Stadium in Osaka on March 4, 2016. The former world champion Japan women were defeated 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nadeshiko on verge of elimination after loss to China

Zhang Rui (C) of China scores the opening goal against Japan in the first half of an Asian qualifier for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics at Kincho Stadium in Osaka on March 4, 2016. The former world champion Japan women were defeated 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan in danger of missing out on Rio after draw with S. Korea

Members of the Japanese women's soccer team (in navy blue) react after a 1-1 draw with South Korea at Kincho Stadium in Osaka in an Asian final qualifier for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on March 2, 2016. The result left Japan in fifth place on just one point from two matches in the six-team, round-robin qualifying tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan in danger of missing out on Rio after draw with S. Korea

Members of Japan's women's soccer team react after finishing in a 1-1 draw with South Korea at Kincho Stadium in Osaka in western Japan in an Asian final qualifier for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on March 2, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan in danger of missing out on Rio after draw with S. Korea

Mana Iwabuchi (16) of Japan celebrates after scoring a goal in the second half of a game against South Korea at Kincho Stadium in Osaka in western Japan in an Asian final qualifier for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on March 2, 2016. The game ended in a 1-1 draw. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan in danger of missing out on Rio after draw with S. Korea

Jung Sul Bin (L) of South Korea scores an equalizer past Japan's goalkeeper Miho Fukumoto (R) in the second half of a game at Kincho Stadium in Osaka in western Japan in an Asian final qualifier for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on March 2, 2016. The game ended in a 1-1 draw. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan in danger of missing out on Rio after draw with S. Korea

Mana Iwabuchi (far R) of Japan scores a goal in the second half of a game against South Korea at Kincho Stadium in Osaka in western Japan in an Asian final qualifier for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on March 2, 2016. The game ended in a 1-1 draw. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan thumped by Australia as Rio qualifiers get under way

Australia's Stephanie Catley (7 in yellow) and Caitlin Foord (9 in yellow) celebrate after Katrina Gorry scored the third goal of their 3-1 win over Japan at Kincho Stadium in Osaka on the opening day of the Asian women's final Olympic qualifiers on Feb. 29, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nadeshiko thumped by Australia as Rio qualifiers get under way

Members of the Japanese women's soccer team react after losing 3-1 to Australia in a match in the women's Asian final qualifiers for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics at Kincho Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Feb. 29, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Forlan says goodbye to Cerezo Osaka teammates, fans

Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan, the 2010 World Cup MVP and joint top scorer, waves to the crowd in a farewell ceremony at Cerezo Osaka's Kincho Stadium in the western Japanese city on June 21, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Forlan says goodbye to Cerezo Osaka teammates, fans

Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan, the 2010 World Cup MVP and joint top scorer, is tossed into the air by his Cerezo Osaka teammates in a farewell ceremony at Kincho Stadium in the western Japanese city on June 21, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokushima's demotion from J-1 fixed after loss to Cerezo

OSAKA, Japan - Players of Tokushima Vortis, including midfielder Takeshi Hamada (extreme L), look depressed at Kincho Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 22, 2014, after the club's 3-1 loss to Cerezo Osaka that fixed its relegation next year from the J-League Division 1. (Kyodo)

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Kawasaki's Okubo competes with Cerezo's Ando

OSAKA, Japan - Yoshito Okubo of Kawasaki Frontale (R) competes for the ball with Jun Ando of Cerezo Osaka during the first half of a J-League match at Kincho Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on July 15, 2014. Kawasaki won 2-1. (Kyodo)

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World Cup players of Cerezo, Frontale receive flowers

OSAKA, Japan - Four members of Cerezo Osaka and Kasawaki Frontale who played in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil -- (from L) Yoshito Okubo (Frontale), Hotaru Yamaguchi (Cerezo), Yoichiro Kakitani (Cerezo) and Diego Forlan (Cerezo) -- receive bouquets of flowers before their J-League match at Kincho Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on July 15, 2014. Kakitani left for Switzerland the following day to play for Basel. (Kyodo)

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Kubota vs Toshiba

Michael Leitch (C) of Toshiba Brave Lupus tries to break a tackle in the first half of a Japan Rugby Top League match against Kubota Spears at Kincho Stadium in Osaka on Dec. 10, 2017. Toshiba won 38-22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Kubota vs Toshiba

Yuki Aoki (top L) of Kubota Spears and Michael Leitch of Toshiba Brave Lupus compete for the ball in a lineout in the second half of a Japan Rugby Top League match at Kincho Stadium in Osaka on Dec. 10, 2017. Toshiba won 38-22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Cerezo back to J1 after defeating Fagiano in playoff

Shohei Kiyohara (18) of Cerezo Osaka is congratulated by teammates after scoring the game-winning goal during the second half of the J-League promotion playoff final against Fagiano Okayama at Kincho Stadium in Osaka on Dec. 4, 2016. Cerezo, which finished the J2 season in fourth, defeated sixth-placed Okayama 1-0 to seal its return to J1, Japanese soccer's top flight. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Cerezo back to J1 after defeating Fagiano in playoff

Supporters of Cerezo Osaka celebrate after the team scored the opener during the second half of the J-League promotion playoff final against Fagiano Okayama at Kincho Stadium in Osaka on Dec. 4, 2016. Cerezo, which finished the J2 season in fourth, defeated sixth-placed Okayama 1-0 to seal its return to J1, Japanese soccer's top flight. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Cerezo back to J1 after defeating Fagiano in playoff

Ryuji Sawakami (R bottom) of Cerezo Osaka and Daiki Iwamasa (top) of Fagiano Okayama vie for the ball during the second half of the J-League promotion playoff final at Kincho Stadium in Osaka on Dec. 4, 2016. Cerezo, which finished the J2 season in fourth, defeated sixth-placed Okayama 1-0 to seal its return to J1, Japanese soccer's top flight. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Cerezo back to J1 after defeating Fagiano in playoff

Cerezo Osaka players celebrate after defeating Fagiano Okayama 1-0 in the J-League promotion playoff final at Kincho Stadium in Osaka on Dec. 4, 2016. Cerezo, which went down to J2 in 2014, sealed its return to J1, Japanese soccer's top flight. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Cerezo Osaka win promotion playoff

Shohei Kiyohara (18) scores in the second half of Cerezo Osaka's 1-0 win against Fagiano Okayama in the J-League promotion playoff final at Kincho Stadium in Osaka on Dec. 4, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. military imposes Okinawa curfew, drinking limit

NAHA, Japan - U.S. soldiers are conspicuously absent from a bar in the town of Kincho near Camp Hansen as a curfew and drinking-time limit took effect from midnight July 12. The U.S. military in Okinawa Prefecture has imposed an indefinite late night curfew and a ban on after-midnight drinking by its personnel. The announcement by the U.S. Marine Corps followed a recent arrest of a Marine for allegedly molesting a 14-year-old girl.