Baseball: Nippon Ham player Yoshida

Baseball: Nippon Ham player Yoshida

Nippon Ham Fighters right-hander Kosei Yoshida makes his pro pitching debut in an interleague baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 12, 2019.

Japan's judoka arrive in Sydney

Japan's judoka arrive in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's Olympic judo medal hopes Hidehiko Yoshida (R) Shinichi Shinohara (2nd from R) and Kosei Inoue (far L) walk into the arrival lounge at the Sydney Airport on Sept. 14.

Three judoka named to Olympic team for Sydney

Three judoka named to Olympic team for Sydney

FUKUOKA, Japan - Former Olympic judo champions Tadahiro Nomura (C) and Hidehiko Yoshida (R) pose together with world champion Kosei Inoue (L) after winning at the Japan weight class championships in Fukuoka on April 2 and earning spots on the national team for this fall's Millennium Games in Sydney.

Japanese judo gold-medal winners return home

Japanese judo gold-medal winners return home

NARITA, Japan - Seven members of the Japanese judo team show off the gold medals at Narita airport Oct. 13 on their return from the world judo championships in Birmingham, England, where they won a total of eight golds. The judoists are (front from L) Noriko Narasaki, Ryoko Tamura, Keiko Maeda, (Rear from L) Noriko Anno, Kosei Inoue, Shinichi Shinohara, Hidehiko Yoshida.

Japan's judoka arrive in Sydney

Japan's judoka arrive in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's Olympic judo medal hopes Hidehiko Yoshida (R) Shinichi Shinohara (2nd from R) and Kosei Inoue (far L) walk into the arrival lounge at the Sydney Airport on Sept. 14.

Three judoka named to Olympic team for Sydney

Three judoka named to Olympic team for Sydney

FUKUOKA, Japan - Former Olympic judo champions Tadahiro Nomura (C) and Hidehiko Yoshida (R) pose together with world champion Kosei Inoue (L) after winning at the Japan weight class championships in Fukuoka on April 2 and earning spots on the national team for this fall's Millennium Games in Sydney.

Japanese judo gold-medal winners return home

Japanese judo gold-medal winners return home

NARITA, Japan - Seven members of the Japanese judo team show off the gold medals at Narita airport Oct. 13 on their return from the world judo championships in Birmingham, England, where they won a total of eight golds. The judoists are (front from L) Noriko Narasaki, Ryoko Tamura, Keiko Maeda, (Rear from L) Noriko Anno, Kosei Inoue, Shinichi Shinohara, Hidehiko Yoshida.