ALTRO - Ginnastica - Rhythmic Gymnastics - FIG World Cup Final

ALTRO - Ginnastica - Rhythmic Gymnastics - FIG World Cup Final

Matsusaka Reina (JPN) in action during Rhythmic Gymnastics - FIG World Cup Final, Gymnastics in Milan, Italy, July 18 2025

ALTRO - Ginnastica - Rhythmic Gymnastics - FIG World Cup Final

ALTRO - Ginnastica - Rhythmic Gymnastics - FIG World Cup Final

Matsusaka Reina (JPN) in action during Rhythmic Gymnastics - FIG World Cup Final, Gymnastics in Milan, Italy, July 18 2025

ALTRO - Ginnastica - Rhythmic Gymnastics - FIG World Cup Final

ALTRO - Ginnastica - Rhythmic Gymnastics - FIG World Cup Final

MATSUSAKA Reina (Jpn) during FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup, at Unipol Forum, Milan (Italy) on 18 July, 2025 during Rhythmic Gymnastics - FIG World Cup Final, Gymnastics in Milan, Italy, July 18 2025

ALTRO - Ginnastica - Rhythmic Gymnastics - FIG World Cup Final

ALTRO - Ginnastica - Rhythmic Gymnastics - FIG World Cup Final

MATSUSAKA Reina (Jpn) during FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup, at Unipol Forum, Milan (Italy) on 18 July, 2025 during Rhythmic Gymnastics - FIG World Cup Final, Gymnastics in Milan, Italy, July 18 2025

ALTRO - Ginnastica - Rhythmic Gymnastics - FIG World Cup Final

ALTRO - Ginnastica - Rhythmic Gymnastics - FIG World Cup Final

MATSUSAKA Reina (Jpn) during FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup, at Unipol Forum, Milan (Italy) on 18 July, 2025 during Rhythmic Gymnastics - FIG World Cup Final, Gymnastics in Milan, Italy, July 18 2025

Underwater mine removal drill

Underwater mine removal drill

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel aboard a minesweeper conduct a drill to remove underwater mines in front of the media off Matsusaka in the central Japan prefecture of Mie on Feb. 2, 2025.

Underwater mine removal drill

Underwater mine removal drill

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel aboard a minesweeper conduct a drill to remove underwater mines in front of the media off Matsusaka in the central Japan prefecture of Mie on Feb. 2, 2025.

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS(CN)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS(CN)

(230731) -- CHENGDU, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Matsusaka Reina of Japan competes during the Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual Ball Final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Jingqiang)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS(CN)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS(CN)

(230731) -- CHENGDU, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Matsusaka Reina of Japan competes during the Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual Ball Final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Jingqiang)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS(CN)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS(CN)

(230730) -- CHENGDU, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Fanni Pigniczki (C) of Hungary, silver medalist Khrystyna Pohranychna (L) of Ukraine and bronze medalist Matsusaka Reina of Japan pose for photos during the awarding ceremony for the Individual All-Around Final of Rhythmic Gymnastics at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Jingqiang)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS(CN)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS(CN)

(230730) -- CHENGDU, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Matsusaka Reina of Japan competes during the Group B Rotation 2 of Individual All-Around Final of Rhythmic Gymnastics at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS(CN)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS(CN)

(230730) -- CHENGDU, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Matsusaka Reina of Japan competes during the Group B Rotation 2 of Individual All-Around Final of Rhythmic Gymnastics at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS(CN)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS(CN)

(230730) -- CHENGDU, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Matsusaka Reina of Japan competes during the Group B Rotation 2 of Individual All-Around Final of Rhythmic Gymnastics at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS(CN)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS(CN)

(230730) -- CHENGDU, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Matsusaka Reina of Japan competes during the Group B Rotation 2 of Individual All-Around Final of Rhythmic Gymnastics at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS(CN)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS(CN)

(230730) -- CHENGDU, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Matsusaka Reina of Japan competes during the Group B Rotation 2 of Individual All-Around Final of Rhythmic Gymnastics at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

Quality beef exported to Thailand from central Japan airport

Quality beef exported to Thailand from central Japan airport

NAGOYA, Japan - A container carrying the Matsusaka brand of beef is about to be loaded onto aircraft for shipment to Thailand at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, central Japan, on Oct. 8, 2014, marking the first export of Matsusaka beef from the airport.

Matsusaka mayor to file suit against Cabinet decision on security

Matsusaka mayor to file suit against Cabinet decision on security

TSU, Japan - Mitsushige Yamanaka, mayor of the city of Matsusaka in the central Japan prefecture of Mie, meets the press at the city hall on July 3, 2014. The 38-year-old mayor said he is going to file a lawsuit, arguing the Cabinet decision to allow Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense is unconstitutional.

Matsusaka mayor to file suit against Cabinet decision on security

Matsusaka mayor to file suit against Cabinet decision on security

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken in around 2009 shows Mitsushige Yamanaka, mayor of the city of Matsusaka in the central Japan prefecture of Mie. The 38-year-old mayor said on July 3, 2014, he is going to file a lawsuit, arguing the Cabinet decision to allow Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense is unconstitutional.

33-yr-old mayor starts work in Matsusaka

33-yr-old mayor starts work in Matsusaka

TSU, Japan - Mayor Mitsushige Yamanaka of Matsusaka holds a welcome bouquet as he makes his way to city hall on his first day on the job on Feb. 6. Yamanaka, 33, is the youngest incumbent mayor in Japan following his Jan. 25 election victory in the Mie Prefecture city. Japan's youngest-ever mayor was a 27-year-old man who was elected in the city of Musashimurayama in Tokyo in 1994.

Matsusaka cow sold for record 50 mil. yen

Matsusaka cow sold for record 50 mil. yen

MATSUSAKA, Japan - Yoshitoyo, a three-year-old cow that won this year's top Matsusaka prize, was sold for a record 50 million yen at an auction in Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, on Nov. 28. Matsusaka-brand beef, known for being tender and juicy, is popular for sukiyaki.

Tokyu Dept. subsidiary falsely labeled beef

Tokyu Dept. subsidiary falsely labeled beef

TOKYO, Japan - Atsuo Inoue (R), president of Central Foods Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Tokyu Department Store Co., and Hidehiko Soma (2nd from R), managing director of Tokyu Store Chain Co., apologize in Tokyo on Aug. 13 for a false labeling scam in which Central Foods passed off Yamagata Prefecture beef as ''Matsusaka'' beef, Japan's most prestigious brand.

Matsusaka cow sold for 30 mil. yen amid mad c

Matsusaka cow sold for 30 mil. yen amid mad c

TSU, Japan - Yuki, a three-year-old cow that won this year's top Matsusaka prize, is sold for 30 million yen at an auction market in Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture on Nov. 28. Matsusaka-brand beef, known for being tender and juicy, is popular for sukiyaki. Due to the mad cow disease scare, Matsusaka only shipped 223 cattle in October -- a sharp drop from the 706 sent to market in the same month last year.

Matsusaka cow gets top prize amid mad cow scare

Matsusaka cow gets top prize amid mad cow scare

TSU, Japan - Dairy farmer Yukio Noguchi and his Yuki, a three-year-old cow which won this year's top Matsusaka prize, a stamp of approval by Japan's most prestigious brand of beef, poses for picture in Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2001. Yuki won the prize at a fair in the prefecture known for its succulent beef, beating out 49 other chubby competitors.

Matsusaka beef

Matsusaka beef

The scene of grilling Matsusaka beef and Matsusaka meat, a specialty of Mie Prefecture in Japan.

Matsusaka beef

Matsusaka beef

The scene of grilling Matsusaka beef and Matsusaka meat, a specialty of Mie Prefecture in Japan.

Matsusaka beef

Matsusaka beef

The scene of grilling Matsusaka beef and Matsusaka meat, a specialty of Mie Prefecture in Japan.

Matsusaka beef

Matsusaka beef

The scene of grilling Matsusaka beef and Matsusaka meat, a specialty of Mie Prefecture in Japan.

Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

Matsusaka cow sold for 30 mil. yen amid mad cow scare

Matsusaka cow sold for 30 mil. yen amid mad cow scare

TSU, Japan - Yuki, a three-year-old cow that won this year's top Matsuzaka prize, is sold for 30 million yen at an auction market in Matsuzaka, Mie Prefecture on Nov. 28. Matsusaka-brand beef, known for being tender and juicy, is popular for sukiyaki. Due to the mad cow disease scare, Matsusaka only shipped 223 cattle in October -- a sharp drop from the 706 sent to market in the same month last year.

33-yr-old mayor starts work in Matsusaka

33-yr-old mayor starts work in Matsusaka

TSU, Japan - Mayor Mitsushige Yamanaka of Matsusaka holds a welcome bouquet as he makes his way to city hall on his first day on the job on Feb. 6. Yamanaka, 33, is the youngest incumbent mayor in Japan following his Jan. 25 election victory in the Mie Prefecture city. Japan's youngest-ever mayor was a 27-year-old man who was elected in the city of Musashimurayama in Tokyo in 1994. (Kyodo)

Matsusaka cow gets top prize amid mad cow scare

Matsusaka cow gets top prize amid mad cow scare

TSU, Japan - Dairy farmer Yukio Noguchi and his Yuki, a three-year-old cow which won this year's top Matsusaka prize, a stamp of approval by Japan's most prestigious brand of beef, poses for picture in Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2001. Yuki won the prize at a fair in the prefecture known for its succulent beef, beating out 49 other chubby competitors.

Signature dishes to be served for G-7 leaders in Japan

Signature dishes to be served for G-7 leaders in Japan

Undated file photo shows (from L) creamy Ise lobster soup, Matsusaka beef steak and abalone steak, served at the "La Mer the Classic" French restaurant at Shima Kanko Hotel Classic, the main venue of the Group of Seven summit in Japan's Mie Prefecture on May 26-27. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

"Matsusaka beef" brand makes debut in U.S.

"Matsusaka beef" brand makes debut in U.S.

Chefs and local journalists attend a promotional event at a hotel in Orlando, Florida, on Feb. 9, 2016, as "Matsusaka beef," a highly prized brand of beef from the central Japanese prefecture of Mie, makes its debut in the United States. Mie looks to take advantage of the recently struck Trans-Pacific Partnership deal to sell the beef, as the free trade accord, after taking effect, gives Japan quotas for duty-free beef exports to the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Matsusaka beef producers apply for Geographical Indication system

Matsusaka beef producers apply for Geographical Indication system

Matsusaka Mayor Mitsushige Yamanaka (2nd from R) requests farm minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (R) at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Tokyo on July 6, 2015, to swiftly register the prized Matsusaka beef in the government's newly launched Geographical Indication system to protect its brand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mitsubishi Heavy, Matsusaka city seal plant location accord

Mitsubishi Heavy, Matsusaka city seal plant location accord

Yoichi Kujirai (2nd from R), senior executive vice president of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., and Matsusaka Mayor Mitsushige Yamanaka (L) show documents in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, on June 1, 2015, after signing a plant location accord concerning aircraft production business. MHI plans to establish an integrated production line of vertical and horizontal tails for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, a next generation regional jet, among other things. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Osaka steak restaurant tailors service to foreign visitors

Osaka steak restaurant tailors service to foreign visitors

A waiter at the Hozenji Yokocho branch of Japanese-style beef barbeque restaurant "Matsusaka-gyu Yakiniku M," a winner of travel website Tripadvisor's Travelers' Choice award in 2014, serves two visitors from Malaysia in English during their meal in Osaka, western Japan, on Feb. 5, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Former pro beach volleyball player Miwa Asao runs in the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in Matsusaka in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on April 8, 2021.

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Former pro beach volleyball player Miwa Asao runs in the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in Matsusaka in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on April 8, 2021. (Pool photo)

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Former pro beach volleyball player Miwa Asao runs in the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in Matsusaka in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on April 8, 2021. (Pool photo)

Traditional beef farmer keen to reinforce special grade Matsusaka beef brand

Traditional beef farmer keen to reinforce special grade Matsusaka beef brand

Takeji Morimoto, a third-generation farmer who produces the Special Grade Matsusaka Beef, gives an interview at his home in the Fukano area in Iinan Town, Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, on April 7, 2016. The area is known as the birthplace of the Matsusaka beef brand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Traditional beef farmer keen to reinforce special grade Matsusaka beef brand

Traditional beef farmer keen to reinforce special grade Matsusaka beef brand

Takeji Morimoto, a third-generation farmer who produces the Special Grade Matsusaka Beef, feeds a cow at his cowshed in the Fukano area of Iinan Town, Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, on April 7, 2016. The area is known as the birthplace of the Matsusaka beef brand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Traditional beef farmer keen to reinforce special grade Matsusaka beef brand

Traditional beef farmer keen to reinforce special grade Matsusaka beef brand

Photo taken on April 7, 2016, shows a monument sign in Iinan Town, Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Matsusaka mayor to file suit against Cabinet decision on security

Matsusaka mayor to file suit against Cabinet decision on security

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken in around 2009 shows Mitsushige Yamanaka, mayor of the city of Matsusaka in the central Japan prefecture of Mie. The 38-year-old mayor said on July 3, 2014, he is going to file a lawsuit, arguing the Cabinet decision to allow Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense is unconstitutional. (Kyodo)

Matsusaka cow sold for record 50 mil. yen

Matsusaka cow sold for record 50 mil. yen

MATSUSAKA, Japan - Yoshitoyo, a three-year-old cow that won this year's top Matsusaka prize, was sold for a record 50 million yen at an auction in Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, on Nov. 28. Matsusaka-brand beef, known for being tender and juicy, is popular for sukiyaki. (Kyodo)