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Chiba to retire from competitive marathons

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese runner Masako Chiba, women's marathon bronze medalist at the 2003 world championships, said in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Aug. 25 she will retire from competitive marathons after taking part in the Hokkaido Marathon in Sapporo Aug. 26.

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Princess Aiko visits DisneySea amusement park

URAYASU, Japan - Princess Aiko (C) visits DisneySea amusement park in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, March 13 with her father, Crown Prince Naruhito, and mother, Crown Princess Masako. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko visits DisneySea amusement park

URAYASU, Japan - Princess Aiko is greeted by Mickey Mouse as she visits the DisneySea amusement park in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, March 13 with her father, Crown Prince Naruhito, and mother, Crown Princess Masako. (Pool photo)

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Shimahara comes second at Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kiyoko Shimahara (front) speeds ahead of Elfenesh Alemu of Ethopia (L in back) and Masako Chiba of Japan (R in back) at National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 21 to come second in the Tokyo Women's International Marathon. Alemu finished third and Chiba fourth.

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Japan's marathoners in Paris happy with medal-winning runs

PARIS, Sept. 1 Kyodo - Masako Chiba (L) and Mizuki Noguchi - Masako Chiba (L) and Mizuki Noguchi, the winner of bronze and silver medals, respectively, in the just-ended world track and field championships in Paris, take a walk near their hotel in Paris on Sept. 1. They gave a joint press conference at which they pronounced themselves generally satisfied with their medal-winning performances in the race.

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(4)Noguchi, Chiba win silver, bronze medal at world marathon

PARIS, France - Mizuki Noguchi of Japan (L), Catherine Ndereba of Kenya (C), and Masako Chiba of Japan smile at the Stade de France on the outskirts of Paris on Aug. 1 after the award ceremony for the women's marathon at the world track and field championships. Ndereba won the race, followed by Noguchi and Chiba.

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(3)Noguchi, Chiba win silver, bronze medals at world marathon

PARIS, France - Mizuki Noguchi (L) and Masako Chiba, both from Japan, show their respective silver and bronze medals at the Stade de France on the outskirts of Paris on Aug. 31 after coming in second and third in the women's marathon at the world track and field championships. The winner was Catherine Ndereba of Kenya.

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(2)Noguchi, Chiba win silver, bronze medals in world marathon

PARIS, France - Naoko Sakamoto (L), Mizuki Noguchi (C) and Masako Chiba, all from Japan, hold up Japanese national flags at the Stade de France on the outskirts of Paris on Aug. 31 after the end of the women's marathon at the world track and field championships. Noguchi came in second in the race, followed by Chiba and Sakamoto.

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Ominami wins women's marathon in Rotterdam

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Takemi Oninami (right file photo) won the women's Rotterdam marathon in two hours 23 minutes 42 seconds on April 21. Masako Chiba (left file photo) finished second.

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Masako Takatsuki

Masako Takatsuki, the first Japanese female professional boxer to play against American lady tiger (Marian Trimiar) in her professional boxing debut (welterweight). The match lost the judgment of Takatsuki=October 1, 1976 (Japan time), Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, USA,Credit:Masako Takatsuki/Kyodo News Images

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Masako Takatsuki

Masako Takatsuki, the first Japanese female professional boxer to play against American lady tiger (Marian Trimiar) in her professional boxing debut (welterweight). The match lost the judgment of Takatsuki=October 1, 1976 (Japan time), Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, USA,Credit:Masako Takatsuki/Kyodo News Images

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Masako Takatsuki

Masako Takatsuki, the first Japanese female professional boxer to play against American lady tiger (Marian Trimiar) in her professional boxing debut (welterweight). The match lost the judgment of Takatsuki=October 1, 1976 (Japan time), Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, USA,Credit:Masako Takatsuki/Kyodo News Images

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Masako Takatsuki

Masako Takatsuki, the first Japanese female professional boxer to play against American lady tiger (Marian Trimiar) in her professional boxing debut (welterweight). The match lost the judgment of Takatsuki=October 1, 1976 (Japan time), Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, USA,Credit:Masako Takatsuki/Kyodo News Images

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Masako Takatsuki

Masako Takatsuki, the first Japanese female professional boxer to play against American lady tiger (Marian Trimiar) in her professional boxing debut (welterweight). The match lost the judgment of Takatsuki=October 1, 1976 (Japan time), Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, USA,Credit:Masako Takatsuki/Kyodo News Images

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Masako Takatsuki

Masako Takatsuki, the first Japanese female professional boxer to play against American lady tiger (Marian Trimiar) in her professional boxing debut (welterweight). The match lost the judgment of Takatsuki=October 1, 1976 (Japan time), Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, USA,Credit:Masako Takatsuki/Kyodo News Images

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Masako Takatsuki

Masako Takatsuki, the first Japanese female professional boxer to play against American lady tiger (Marian Trimiar) in her professional boxing debut (welterweight). The match lost the judgment of Takatsuki=October 1, 1976 (Japan time), Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, USA,Credit:Masako Takatsuki/Kyodo News Images

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Masako Takatsuki

Masako Takatsuki, the first Japanese female professional boxer to play against American lady tiger (Marian Trimiar) in her professional boxing debut (welterweight). The match lost the judgment of Takatsuki=October 1, 1976 (Japan time), Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, USA,Credit:Masako Takatsuki/Kyodo News Images

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Masako Takatsuki

Masako Takatsuki, the first Japanese female professional boxer to play against American lady tiger (Marian Trimiar) in her professional boxing debut (welterweight). The match lost the judgment of Takatsuki=October 1, 1976 (Japan time), Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, USA,Credit: Masako Takatsuki/Kyodo News Images

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Masako Takatsuki

Masako Takatsuki, the first Japanese female professional boxer to play against American lady tiger (Marian Trimiar) in her professional boxing debut (welterweight). The match lost the judgment of Takatsuki = October 1, 1976 (Japan time), Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, USA,Credit:Masako Takatsuki/Kyodo News Images

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Masako Takatsuki

Masako Takatsuki, the first Japanese female professional boxer to play against American lady tiger (Marian Trimiar) in her professional boxing debut (welterweight). The match lost the judgment of Takatsuki=October 1, 1976 (Japan time), Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, USA,Credit:Masako Takatsuki/Kyodo News Images

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Masako Takatsuki

Masako Takatsuki, the first Japanese female professional boxer to play against American lady tiger (Marian Trimiar) in her professional boxing debut (welterweight). The match lost the judgment of Takatsuki=October 1, 1976 (Japan time), Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, USA,Credit:Masako Takatsuki/Kyodo News Images

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Masako Takatsuki

Masako Takatsuki, the first Japanese female professional boxer to play against American lady tiger (Marian Trimiar) in her professional boxing debut (welterweight). The match lost the judgment of Takatsuki = October 1, 1976 (Japan time), Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, USA,Credit:Masako Takatsuki/Kyodo News Images

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Masako Takatsuki

Masako Takatsuki, the first Japanese female professional boxer to play against American lady tiger (Marian Trimiar) in her professional boxing debut (welterweight). The match lost the judgment of Takatsuki=October 1, 1976 (Japan time), Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, USA,Credit:Masako Takatsuki/Kyodo News Images

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Masako Takatsuki

Masako Takatsuki, the first Japanese female professional boxer to play against American lady tiger (Marian Trimiar) in her professional boxing debut (welterweight). The match lost the judgment of Takatsuki=October 1, 1976 (Japan time), Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, USA,Credit: Masako Takatsuki/Kyodo News Images

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Masako Takatsuki

Masako Takatsuki, the first Japanese female professional boxer to play against American lady tiger (Marian Trimiar) in her professional boxing debut (welterweight). The match lost the judgment of Takatsuki=October 1, 1976 (Japan time),Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles,USA,Credit:Masako Takatsuki/Kyodo News Images

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Masako Takatsuki

Masako Takatsuki, the first Japanese female professional boxer to play against American lady tiger (Marian Trimiar) in her professional boxing debut (welterweight). The match lost the judgment of Takatsuki=October 1, 1976 (Japan time), Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, USA,Credit:Masako Takatsuki/Kyodo News Images

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Chiba to retire from competitive marathons

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese runner Masako Chiba, women's marathon bronze medalist at the 2003 world championships, said in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Aug. 25 she will retire from competitive marathons after taking part in the Hokkaido Marathon in Sapporo Aug. 26. (Kyodo)

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Shimahara comes second at Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kiyoko Shimahara (front) speeds ahead of Elfenesh Alemu of Ethopia (L in back) and Masako Chiba of Japan (R in back) at National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 21 to come second in the Tokyo Women's International Marathon. Alemu finished third and Chiba fourth. (Kyodo)

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Princess Aiko visits DisneySea amusement park

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Aiko is greeted by Mickey Mouse as she visits the DisneySea amusement park in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, March 13 with her father, Crown Prince Naruhito, and mother, Crown Princess Masako. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Princess Aiko visits DisneySea amusement park

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Aiko (C) visits DisneySea amusement park in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, March 13 with her father, Crown Prince Naruhito, and mother, Crown Princess Masako. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Ex-Olympic athletes run for relay in disaster-hit northern Japan

Retired Japanese Olympic athletes Nobuharu Asahara (far R) and Masako Chiba (2nd from R) leave the town office building in Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 30, 2015, as part of a 1,000-kilometer relay event to connect places in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Starting in Aomori on July 24, the relay is due to finish in Tokyo on Aug. 7 with the participation of some 1,400 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's marathoners in Paris happy with medal-winning runs

PARIS, Sept. 1 Kyodo - Masako Chiba (L) and Mizuki Noguchi - Masako Chiba (L) and Mizuki Noguchi, the winner of bronze and silver medals, respectively, in the just-ended world track and field championships in Paris, take a walk near their hotel in Paris on Sept. 1. They gave a joint press conference at which they pronounced themselves generally satisfied with their medal-winning performances in the race. (Kyodo)

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(4)Noguchi, Chiba win silver, bronze medal at world marathon

PARIS, France - Mizuki Noguchi of Japan (L), Catherine Ndereba of Kenya (C), and Masako Chiba of Japan smile at the Stade de France on the outskirts of Paris on Aug. 1 after the award ceremony for the women's marathon at the world track and field championships. Ndereba won the race, followed by Noguchi and Chiba. (Kyodo)

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(3)Noguchi, Chiba win silver, bronze medals at world marathon

PARIS, France - Mizuki Noguchi (L) and Masako Chiba, both from Japan, show their respective silver and bronze medals at the Stade de France on the outskirts of Paris on Aug. 31 after coming in second and third in the women's marathon at the world track and field championships. The winner was Catherine Ndereba of Kenya. (Kyodo)

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(2)Noguchi, Chiba win silver, bronze medals in world marathon

PARIS, France - Naoko Sakamoto (L), Mizuki Noguchi (C) and Masako Chiba, all from Japan, hold up Japanese national flags at the Stade de France on the outskirts of Paris on Aug. 31 after the end of the women's marathon at the world track and field championships. Noguchi came in second in the race, followed by Chiba and Sakamoto. (Kyodo)

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Ominami wins women's marathon in Rotterdam

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Takemi Oninami (right file photo) won the women's Rotterdam marathon in two hours 23 minutes 42 seconds on April 21. Masako Chiba (left file photo) finished second.