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Japan wins silver in 400-meter medley

MELBOURNE, Australia - Japanese swimmers (from L to R) Kosuke Kitajima, Tomomi Morita, Takashi Yamamoto and Daisuke Hosokawa celebrate after winning the silver in the men's 4x100-meter medley relay in the final event April 1 at the World Aquatics Championship in Melbourne.

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Japan wins silver in 400-meter medley

MELBOURNE, Australia - Japanese swimmers (from L to R) Takashi Yamamoto, Kosuke Kitajima, Tomomi Morita and Daisuke Hosokawa pose with their medals in the men's 4x100-meter medley relay in the final event April 1 at the World Aquatics Championship in Melbourne.

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Japan wins relay bronze at swimming worlds

MONTREAL, Canada - Japan's Daisuke Hosokawa (L), Ryo Takayasu (2nd from L), Kosuke Kitajima (2nd from R) and Tomomi Morita (R) pose on the podium after winning the bronze medal in the men's 4x100 meters medley relay on the final day of the world swimming championships in Montreal on July 31.

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Japanese scientists create heaviest ever element

TOKYO, Japan - Kosuke Morita, a researcher at Riken, an independent administrative corporation formerly known as the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, briefs reporters on the heaviest-ever new element, created by his team in Tokyo on Sept. 28. Riken President Ryoji Noyori, a 2001 Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry, sits at left.

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(1)Japan team captures bronze in 4x100 medley in Olympics

ATHENS, Greece - Anchor Yoshihiro Okumura (bottom) is cheered on by (from L to R) Tomomi Morita, Kosuke Kitajima and Takashi Yamamoto as they capture the bronze in the 4x100 medley final at the Olympic Aquatic Centre on Aug. 21.

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(5)Japan team captures bronze in 4x100 medley in Olympics

ATHENS, Greece - The Japanese team of (from L to R) Tomomi Morita, Kosuke Kitajima, Takashi Yamamoto and Yoshihiro Okumura respond to cheering fans during the awards ceremony for their bronze medal in the 4x100 medley in the Athens Olympics at the Olympic Aquatic Centre on Aug. 21.

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(1)Japan takes bronze in men's 4x100m medley relay

BARCELONA, Spain - Anchor Daisuke Hosokawa (R) is celebrated by teammates -- (from L to R) Tomomi Morita, Kosuke Kitajima and Takashi Yamamoto -- after winning bronze in the men's 4 x 100-meter medley relay on July 27, the final day of the world swimming championships in Barcelona.

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(2)Japan takes bronze in men's 4x100m medley relay

BARCELONA, Spain - (From L to R) Daisuke Hosokawa, Takashi Yamamoto, Kosuke Kitajima and Tomomi Morita show off their medals after winning bronze in the men's 4 x 100-meter medley relay on July 27, the final day of the world swimming championships in Barcelona.

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Japanese scientists create heaviest ever element

TOKYO, Japan - Kosuke Morita, a researcher at Riken, an independent administrative corporation formerly known as the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, briefs reporters on the heaviest-ever new element, created by his team in Tokyo on Sept. 28. Riken President Ryoji Noyori, a 2001 Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry, sits at left. (Kyodo)

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Japan wins relay bronze at swimming worlds

MONTREAL, Canada - Japan's Daisuke Hosokawa (L), Ryo Takayasu (2nd from L), Kosuke Kitajima (2nd from R) and Tomomi Morita (R) pose on the podium after winning the bronze medal in the men's 4x100 meters medley relay on the final day of the world swimming championships in Montreal on July 31. (Kyodo)

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Japan wins silver in 400-meter medley

MELBOURNE, Australia - Japanese swimmers (from L to R) Takashi Yamamoto, Kosuke Kitajima, Tomomi Morita and Daisuke Hosokawa pose with their medals in the men's 4x100-meter medley relay in the final event April 1 at the World Aquatics Championship in Melbourne. (Kyodo)

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Japan wins silver in 400-meter medley

MELBOURNE, Australia - Japanese swimmers (from L to R) Kosuke Kitajima, Tomomi Morita, Takashi Yamamoto and Daisuke Hosokawa celebrate after winning the silver in the men's 4x100-meter medley relay in the final event April 1 at the World Aquatics Championship in Melbourne. (Kyodo)

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9 researchers receive Japan Academy Prize

Kyushu University professor Kosuke Morita (C), head of a team of scientists in the discovery of element 113 to be officially named as "nihonium," receives a certificate of the Japan Academy Prize in front of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in Tokyo on June 27, 2016. A total of nine researchers received the prize in recognition of their outstanding accomplishment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Nihonium" discoverers hope for greater interest in science

Kyushu University professor Kosuke Morita (L), head of a team of researchers who discovered element 113, and science minister Hiroshi Hase, point at the superheavy synthetic element on a periodic table at a press conference at the Riken institute's research center in Wako, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo on June 9, 2016. The scientists plan to name it "nihonium" as "Nihon" means Japan in Japanese. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Nihonium" discoverers hope for greater interest in science

Kyushu University professor Kosuke Morita, who led a team of scientists in the discovery of element 113, speaks at a press conference at the Riken institute's research center in Wako, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo on June 9, 2016. Morita voiced hope the addition of what the scientists plan to name "nihonium," with "Nihon" meaning Japan in Japanese, to the periodic table will help nurture young people's interest in science. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Nihonium" discoverers hope for greater interest in science

Kyushu University professor Kosuke Morita, head of a team of scientists who discovered element 113, points to the superheavy synthetic element on a periodic table at a press conference at the Riken institute's research center in Wako, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo on June 9, 2016. They plan to name it "nihonium" as "Nihon" means Japan in Japanese. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan scientists plan to name atomic element 113 "Nihonium"

Photo taken June 8, 2016, at Fukuoka Airport in southwestern Japan shows Kyushu University professor Kosuke Morita, head of a team of researchers at the Riken Institute which secured the naming rights for the atomic element 113. It plans to name it "Nihonium." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan scientists plan to name atomic element 113 "Nihonium"

Photo taken June 8, 2016, at Fukuoka Airport in southwestern Japan shows Kyushu University professor Kosuke Morita, head of a team of researchers at the Riken Institute which secured the naming rights for the atomic element 113. It plans to name it "Nihonium." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan scientists plan to name atomic element 113 "Nihonium"

Photo taken June 8, 2016, at Fukuoka Airport in southwestern Japan shows Kyushu University professor Kosuke Morita, head of a team of researchers at the Riken Institute which secured the naming rights for the atomic element 113. It plans to name it "Nihonium." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Riken named discoverer of atomic element 113, wins naming right

Kosuke Morita, the leader of a team of researchers at the Riken institute, announces at a press conference at the institute in Wako, northwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 31, 2015, that the institute has been recognized by an international organization as the discoverer of the atomic element 113 and has been handed its naming right. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Riken named discoverer of atomic element 113, wins naming right

Kosuke Morita, the leader of a team of researchers at the Riken institute, smiles during a press conference at the institute in Wako, northwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 31, 2015, held to announce that the institute has been recognized by an international organization as the discoverer of the atomic element 113 and has been handed its naming right. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(5)Japan team captures bronze in 4x100 medley in Olympics

ATHENS, Greece - The Japanese team of (from L to R) Tomomi Morita, Kosuke Kitajima, Takashi Yamamoto and Yoshihiro Okumura respond to cheering fans during the awards ceremony for their bronze medal in the 4x100 medley in the Athens Olympics at the Olympic Aquatic Centre on Aug. 21.(Kyodo)

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(1)Japan team captures bronze in 4x100 medley in Olympics

ATHENS, Greece - Anchor Yoshihiro Okumura (bottom) is cheered on by (from L to R) Tomomi Morita, Kosuke Kitajima and Takashi Yamamoto as they capture the bronze in the 4x100 medley final at the Olympic Aquatic Centre on Aug. 21.(Kyodo)

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Atomic element 113 officially named "nihonium"

Kyushu University Professor Kosuke Morita (C), head of a team of researchers who created the atomic element 113, holds up the name of the element "nihonium" during a press conference in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Dec. 1, 2016. An international body approved the team's proposed name for the element, in the first case in which scientists from an Asian country have named an atomic element. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Atomic element 113 officially named "nihonium"

Kyushu University Professor Kosuke Morita (L), head of a team of researchers who created the atomic element 113, holds up the name of the element "nihonium" during a press conference in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Dec. 1, 2016. An international body approved the team's proposed name for the element, in the first case in which scientists from an Asian country have named an atomic element. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Atomic element 113 officially named "nihonium"

Kyushu University Professor Kosuke Morita (L), head of a team of researchers who created the atomic element 113, holds up the name of the element "nihonium" during a press conference in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Dec. 1, 2016. An international body approved the team's proposed name for the element, in the first case in which scientists from an Asian country have named an atomic element. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Atomic element 113 officially named "nihonium"

Kyushu University Professor Kosuke Morita (C), head of a team of researchers who created the atomic element 113, points to the "nihonium" on a periodic table during a press conference in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Dec. 1, 2016. An international body approved the team's proposed name for the element, in the first case in which scientists from an Asian country have named an atomic element. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Atomic element 113 officially named "nihonium"

Kyushu University Professor Kosuke Morita, head of a team of researchers who created the atomic element 113, attends a press conference in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Dec. 1, 2016. The team's proposed name for the element "nihonium," with "Nihon" meaning Japan, has been officially approved by an international body, marking the first case in which scientists from an Asian country have named an atomic element. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Atomic element 113 officially named "nihonium"

Kyushu University Professor Kosuke Morita, head of a team of researchers who created the atomic element 113, attends a press conference in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Dec. 1, 2016. The team's proposed name for the element "nihonium," with "Nihon" meaning Japan, has been officially approved by an international body, marking the first case in which scientists from an Asian country have named an atomic element. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Atomic element 113 officially named "nihonium"

Undated photo shows Kosuke Morita, a Kyushu University professor who led a team of researchers who created the atomic element 113. The element has been officially named "nihonium," with "nihon" meaning Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(2)Japan takes bronze in men's 4x100m medley relay

BARCELONA, Spain - (From L to R) Daisuke Hosokawa, Takashi Yamamoto, Kosuke Kitajima and Tomomi Morita show off their medals after winning bronze in the men's 4 x 100-meter medley relay on July 27, the final day of the world swimming championships in Barcelona. (Kyodo)

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(1)Japan takes bronze in men's 4x100m medley relay

BARCELONA, Spain - Anchor Daisuke Hosokawa (R) is celebrated by teammates -- (from L to R) Tomomi Morita, Kosuke Kitajima and Takashi Yamamoto -- after winning bronze in the men's 4 x 100-meter medley relay on July 27, the final day of the world swimming championships in Barcelona. (Kyodo)