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Fujitsu taps exec Tanaka as next president

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Tatsuya Tanaka, 58, a corporate executive officer and senior vice president of Fujitsu Ltd. The company said on Jan. 19, 2015, that it has nominated Tanaka as its new president, replacing Masami Yamamoto, 61, who will become chairman. Both will assume the new positions after gaining approval from the company's board following a shareholder meeting on June 22.

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(2)Japanese men, women advance to relay finals at Athens

ATHENS, Greece - Noriko Inada relays to second swimmer Masami Tanaka in the women's 4x100-meter freestyle relay at the Olympic Aquatic Center on Aug. 20. The Japanese team finished sixth among teams competing in two heats with a time of 4:05.99 to advance to the final.

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(1)Japanese swimmers arrive in Athens

ATHENS, Greece - Japanese Olympic swimmer Masami Tanaka waves at well-wishers on arriving at Athens airport on July 30.

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Japan's 4x100-meter medley relay team all smiles with bronze med

SYDNEY, Australia - The four members of the Japanese women's 4x100-meter medley relay team are all smiles as they pose and show off their bronze medals, after setting a national record of 4:04.16 at the Sydney Olympic Games on Sept. 23. Picture shows from left: Mai Nakamura, Masami Tanaka, Junko Onishi and Sumika Minamoto.

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Japan wins bronze in women's 4x100-meter medley relay

SYDNEY, Australia - Masami Tanaka (C) welcomes home anchor Sumika Minamoto after the Japanese women's 4x100-meter medley relay wins the bronze medal with a national record of 4:04.16 at the Sydney Olympic Games on Sept. 23. Junko Onishi (L) and Mai Nakamura (R) check the clock behind Tanaka.

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Japan's Tanaka finishes sixth in women's 100-meter breaststroke

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's triple world short course champion Masami Tanaka shakes hands with Megan Quann after finishing sixth in the women's 100-meter breaststroke final Sept. 18. The American won gold in 1 minute, 07.05 seconds. Tanaka, the world No. 2, touched the wall in 1:08.37, well outside the Japanese record of 1:07.27 she set at the national championships in April.

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Japan's Olympic team swimmers meets the press

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japanese Olympic swimming team meet the press in Tokyo on April 24 following the formal announcement of the 21-member team by the Japan Amateur Swimming Federation. L to R are Masami Tanaka, Mai Nakamura, Tomoko Hagiwara, Yasuko Tajima and Takashi Yamamoto.

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Tanaka rewrites day-old record

TOKYO, Japan - Masami Tanaka waives at the audience April 20 after trimming 0.11 second off the record she set in the semifinals the previous day to win the women's 100-meter breaststroke title at Japan's national swimming championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. Tanaka posted a time of 1 minute, 7.27 seconds to win her third straight and sixth overall championship with the world's second best-ever time.

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Japanese medley relay team wins bronze medal

SYDNEY, Australia - The members of the Japanese women's 4x100-meter medley relay team wave from the podium after winning the bronze medal at the Pan Pacific championships in Sydney on Aug. 29. Mai Nakamura, Masami Tanaka, Ayari Aoyama, Suzu Chiba (from L to R) clocked 4 minutes, 7.14 seconds in the final to finish behind the United States and Australia.

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Tanaka rewrites day-old record

TOKYO, Japan - Masami Tanaka waives at the audience April 20 after trimming 0.11 second off the record she set in the semifinals the previous day to win the women's 100-meter breaststroke title at Japan's national swimming championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. Tanaka posted a time of 1 minute, 7.27 seconds to win her third straight and sixth overall championship with the world's second best-ever time.

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(2)Japanese men, women advance to relay finals at Athens

ATHENS, Greece - Noriko Inada relays to second swimmer Masami Tanaka in the women's 4x100-meter freestyle relay at the Olympic Aquatic Center on Aug. 20. The Japanese team finished sixth among teams competing in two heats with a time of 4:05.99 to advance to the final. (Kyodo)

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(1)Japanese swimmers arrive in Athens

ATHENS, Greece - Japanese Olympic swimmer Masami Tanaka waves at well-wishers on arriving at Athens airport on July 30. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Tanaka finishes sixth in women's 100-meter breaststroke

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's triple world short course champion Masami Tanaka shakes hands with Megan Quann after finishing sixth in the women's 100-meter breaststroke final Sept. 18. The American won gold in 1 minute, 07.05 seconds. Tanaka, the world No. 2, touched the wall in 1:08.37, well outside the Japanese record of 1:07.27 she set at the national championships in April.

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Japan's 4x100-meter medley relay team all smiles with bronze med

SYDNEY, Australia - The four members of the Japanese women's 4x100-meter medley relay team are all smiles as they pose and show off their bronze medals, after setting a national record of 4:04.16 at the Sydney Olympic Games on Sept. 23. Picture shows from left: Mai Nakamura, Masami Tanaka, Junko Onishi and Sumika Minamoto.

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Fujitsu taps exec Tanaka as next president

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Tatsuya Tanaka, 58, a corporate executive officer and senior vice president of Fujitsu Ltd. The company said on Jan. 19, 2015, that it has nominated Tanaka as its new president, replacing Masami Yamamoto, 61, who will become chairman. Both will assume the new positions after gaining approval from the company's board following a shareholder meeting on June 22. (Kyodo)

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Japan wins bronze in women's 4x100-meter medley relay

SYDNEY, Australia - Masami Tanaka (C) welcomes home anchor Sumika Minamoto after the Japanese women's 4x100-meter medley relay wins the bronze medal with a national record of 4:04.16 at the Sydney Olympic Games on Sept. 23. Junko Onishi (L) and Mai Nakamura (R) check the clock behind Tanaka.

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Japanese medley relay team wins bronze medal

SYDNEY, Australia - The members of the Japanese women's 4x100-meter medley relay team wave from the podium after winning the bronze medal at the Pan Pacific championships in Sydney on Aug. 29. Mai Nakamura, Masami Tanaka, Ayari Aoyama, Suzu Chiba (from L to R) clocked 4 minutes, 7.14 seconds in the final to finish behind the United States and Australia.

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Heyns cracks record

SYDNEY, Australia - South African Penny Heyns (R) sets a world record in the women's 200-meter breaststroke, clocking 2:24.42 in the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships semifinals at Sydney International Aquatic Center on Aug. 26. Japan's Masami Tanaka (L) managed to reach the final in 2:28.47.