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Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Japanese ice dancers Utana Yoshida (R) and Masaya Morita perform during the exhibition gala at the World Team Trophy figure skating competition in Tokyo on April 20, 2025.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Utana Yoshida (L) and Masaya Morita of Japan perform in the ice dance free dance at the World Team Trophy figure skating competition in Tokyo on April 18, 2025.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Utana Yoshida (L) and Masaya Morita of Japan perform in the ice dance free dance at the World Team Trophy figure skating competition in Tokyo on April 18, 2025.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Utana Yoshida (L) and Masaya Morita of Japan wave after performing in the ice dance free dance at the World Team Trophy figure skating competition in Tokyo on April 18, 2025.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Utana Yoshida (R) and Masaya Morita of Japan perform in the ice dance free dance at the World Team Trophy figure skating competition in Tokyo on April 18, 2025.

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(SP)THE PHILIPPINES-SURF-BALER INTERNATIONAL PRO

(240203) -- AURORA PROVINCE, Feb. 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tsukamoto Masaya of Japan competes during the Longboard Qualifying Series 3000 at World Surf League Baler International Pro in Aurora Province, the Philippines, on Feb. 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)CROATIA-ZAGREB-FIGURE SKATING-GOLDEN SPIN-FREE DANCE

(231210) -- ZAGREB, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yoshida Utana (R) and Morita Masaya of Japan perform during the ice dance free fance of figure skating at the ISU Golden Spin of Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia on Dec. 9, 2023. (Photo by Igor Kralj/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

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Speed skating: World Cup in Obihiro

Masaya Yamada of Japan competes en route to winning the men's 1,500 meters at the World Cup speed skating meet in Obihiro, northern Japan, on Nov. 11, 2023.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Obihiro

Masaya Yamada of Japan competes en route to winning the men's 1,500 meters at the World Cup speed skating meet in Obihiro, northern Japan, on Nov. 11, 2023.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Obihiro

Masaya Yamada of Japan waves after winning the men's 1,500 meters at the World Cup speed skating meet in Obihiro, northern Japan, on Nov. 11, 2023.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Obihiro

Masaya Yamada of Japan competes en route to winning the men's 1,500 meters at the World Cup speed skating meet in Obihiro, northern Japan, on Nov. 11, 2023.

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Japanese tea maker explains products at fair in Vladivostok

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Masaya Oshima (2nd from L), president of a Japanese tea maker in Matsue, Shimane prefecture, explains the firm's products to a woman at a fair in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 26, 2014, held by companies and local governments in the Japanese prefectures of Shimane and Tottori prefectures to introduce their local specialties.

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Japan's largest nonlife insurer launched

TOKYO, Japan - Masaya Futamiya, president of Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc., gives an address in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2014, at a commemoration ceremony for the new company created through a merger of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. and Nipponkoa Insurance Co. The new entity is Japan's largest nonlife insurer, exceeding Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co.

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Japan teen among winners at Lausanne ballet competition

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Japan's Masaya Yamamoto (R) poses for photos with Tetsuya Kumakawa in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 2, 2013, after the final of the Prix de Lausanne ballet competition. Yamamoto, an 18-year-old high school student from Nomi, Ishikawa Prefecture, was among eight winners.

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Japan teen among winners at Lausanne ballet competition

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Japan's Masaya Yamamoto performs during the final of the Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 2, 2013. Yamamoto, an 18-year-old high school student from Nomi, Ishikawa Prefecture, was among eight winners.

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Sompo Japan, Nipponkoa presidents

TOKYO, Japan - Kengo Sakurada (L), president of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc., and Masaya Futamiya, president of Nipponkoa Insurance Co., shake hands before being jointly interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on April 10, 2012. The presidents of Sompo Japan and Nipponkoa, which will merge under the umbrella of NKSJ Holdings Inc., said synergy effects from the merger are expected to amount to over 20 billion yen a year on a pretax profit base.

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NKSJ group officials

TOKYO, Japan - NKSJ Holdings Inc. President Masatoshi Sato (C) shakes hands with the presidents of the company's two key nonlife insurance units -- Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. President Kengo Sakurada (R) and Nipponkoa Insurance Co. President Masaya Futamiya -- after a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2012.

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Tomida leads ABC Championship

KATO, Japan - Japan's Masaya Tomida takes a shot at the Mynavi ABC Championship at ABC Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 28, 2011. Tomida took the lead at the midway point of the tournament with a 9-under 135.

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Nordic World Ski C'ships

OSLO, Norway - Members of the Japanese team (from L) -- Kohei Shimizu, Keishin Yoshida, Masaya Kimura and Nobu Naruse -- pose after finishing 6th in the men's 40-kilometer cross-country relay at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo on March 4, 2011.

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Tomida wins rain-shortened Tsuruya Open

KAWANISHI, Japan - Masaya Tomida holds up the victory trophy he captured for his first career title at the rain-shortened Tsuruya Open golf at Yamanohara Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on April 26.

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Masaya Koami, trainer for dolphin with artificial fin

TOKYO, Japan - Masaya Koami, 26, is the trainer for a dolphin with an artificial fin he made, the only dolphin with a man-made fin in the world, at Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium.

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Political critic Ito dies at age 85

TOKYO, Japan - Masaya Ito (file photo), a noted political critic who was a secretary for the late Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda, died of heart failure Dec. 13 at his home in Tokyo's Nerima Ward, his family said Dec. 16. He was 85.

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Japanese pianist Masaya Kamei

Japanese pianist Masaya Kamei (C) celebrates winning first prize at the Long-Thibaud International Competition for up-and-coming classical musicians in Paris on Nov. 13, 2022. Kamei shared first prize with South Korean Lee Hyuk.

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Japanese pianists Kamei, Shigemori

Japanese pianists Masaya Kamei (L) and Kotaro Shigemori pose for a photo as they take part in the Long-Thibaud International Competition for up-and-coming classical musicians in Paris on Nov. 13, 2022. Kamei shared first prize with South Korean Lee Hyuk and Shigemori finished fourth.

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Japanese pianist Masaya Kamei

Japanese pianist Masaya Kamei finishes playing at the Long-Thibaud International Competition for up-and-coming classical musicians in Paris on Nov. 13, 2022. He shared first prize with South Korean Lee Hyuk.

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Japanese pianist Masaya Kamei

Japanese pianist Masaya Kamei receives applause after his performance at the Long-Thibaud International Competition for up-and-coming classical musicians in Paris on Nov. 13, 2022. He shared first prize with South Korean Lee Hyuk.

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(SP)GERMANY-BIELEFELD-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BIELEFELD VS FUERTH

(220117) -- BIELEFELD, Jan. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Okugawa Masaya (1st L) of Bielefeld celebrates scoring with teammates during a German first division Bundesliga football match between Arminia Bielefeld and SpVgg Greuther Fuerth in Bielefeld, Germany, Jan. 16, 2022. GERMANY OUT (Xinhua/Ulrich Hufnagel)

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(SP)GERMANY-BIELEFELD-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BIELEFELD VS FUERTH

(220117) -- BIELEFELD, Jan. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Okugawa Masaya (L) of Bielefeld vies with Max Christiansen of Fuerth during a German first division Bundesliga football match between Arminia Bielefeld and SpVgg Greuther Fuerth in Bielefeld, Germany, Jan. 16, 2022. GERMANY OUT (Xinhua/Ulrich Hufnagel)

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(SP)GERMANY-BIELEFELD-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BIELEFELD VS FUERTH

(220117) -- BIELEFELD, Jan. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Okugawa Masaya (R) of Bielefeld controls the ball during a German first division Bundesliga football match between Arminia Bielefeld and SpVgg Greuther Fuerth in Bielefeld, Germany, Jan. 16, 2022. GERMANY OUT (Xinhua/Ulrich Hufnagel)

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(SP)GERMANY-BIELEFELD-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BIELEFELD VS FUERTH

(220117) -- BIELEFELD, Jan. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Okugawa Masaya (R) of Bielefeld shoots during a German first division Bundesliga football match between Arminia Bielefeld and SpVgg Greuther Fuerth in Bielefeld, Germany, Jan. 16, 2022. GERMANY OUT (Xinhua/Ulrich Hufnagel)

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(SP)GERMANY-BIELEFELD-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BIELEFELD VS FUERTH

(220117) -- BIELEFELD, Jan. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Okugawa Masaya (R) of Bielefeld controls the ball during a German first division Bundesliga football match between Arminia Bielefeld and SpVgg Greuther Fuerth in Bielefeld, Germany, Jan. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Ulrich Hufnagel)

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(SP)GERMANY-BIELEFELD-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BIELEFELD VS FUERTH

(220117) -- BIELEFELD, Jan. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Okugawa Masaya (1st L) of Bielefeld celebrates scoring with teammates during a German first division Bundesliga football match between Arminia Bielefeld and SpVgg Greuther Fuerth in Bielefeld, Germany, Jan. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Ulrich Hufnagel)

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(SP)GERMANY-BIELEFELD-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BIELEFELD VS FUERTH

(220117) -- BIELEFELD, Jan. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Okugawa Masaya (R) of Bielefeld shoots during a German first division Bundesliga football match between Arminia Bielefeld and SpVgg Greuther Fuerth in Bielefeld, Germany, Jan. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Ulrich Hufnagel)

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(SP)GERMANY-BIELEFELD-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BIELEFELD VS FUERTH

(220117) -- BIELEFELD, Jan. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Okugawa Masaya (L) of Bielefeld vies with Max Christiansen of Fuerth during a German first division Bundesliga football match between Arminia Bielefeld and SpVgg Greuther Fuerth in Bielefeld, Germany, Jan. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Ulrich Hufnagel)

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Masaya Koami, trainer for dolphin with artificial fin

TOKYO, Japan - Masaya Koami, 26, is the trainer for a dolphin with an artificial fin he made, the only dolphin with a man-made fin in the world, at Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium. (Kyodo)

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Tomida wins rain-shortened Tsuruya Open

KAWANISHI, Japan - Masaya Tomida holds up the victory trophy he captured for his first career title at the rain-shortened Tsuruya Open golf at Yamanohara Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on April 26. (Kyodo)

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CRIMEBROKER (AUS/JAP1993) JACQUELINE BISSET, MASAYA KATO

CRIMEBROKER JACQUELINE BISSET, MASAYA KATO Date: 1993

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Miss Universe Japan, Mister Japan

Sari Nakazawa (L), a 22-year-old university student, and Masaya Yamagishi, a 23-year-old swimming coach, pose for a photo after being crowned Miss Universe Japan and Mister Japan in a pageant at a Tokyo hotel on March 1, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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23-yr-old swimming coach crowned Mister Japan

Masaya Yamagishi, a 23-year-old swimming coach representing Kanagawa Prefecture, is crowned Mister Japan in a pageant at a Tokyo hotel on March 1, 2016. Yamagishi will represent Japan in a Mister International male beauty pageant to be held later in the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Maeda to become Canon CEO

Masaya Maeda (R), executive managing director of Canon Inc., attends a press conference on Jan. 27, 2016, in Tokyo, together with Chairman and CEO Fujio Mitarai. Maeda will be promoted to CEO on March 30. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okugawa looking to make name for himself at Salzburg

Japanese midfielder Masaya Okugawa speaks to reporters at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on June 24, 2015, before departing for Europe. The 19-year-old has transferred to Austrian league champions Salzburg from J-League second-division club Kyoto Sanga. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Salzburg midfielder Okugawa in J-League action

Photo taken June 6, 2015 shows Kyoto Sanga midfielder Masaya Okugawa playing in a J-League second-division match away to Oita Trinita. The 19-year-old Okugawa has transferred to Austrian first-division club Salzburg. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese traditional performing arts presented at Expo Milano 2015

Masaya Tatebo (C) performs a traditional dance at the Japan Pavilion of the Expo Milano 2015 in Milan, Italy, on June 15, 2015. The performance was part of a pavilion event to introduce Kagoshima's traditional performing arts and food. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sompo Japan, Nipponkoa presidents

TOKYO, Japan - Kengo Sakurada (L), president of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc., and Masaya Futamiya, president of Nipponkoa Insurance Co., shake hands before being jointly interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on April 10, 2012. The presidents of Sompo Japan and Nipponkoa, which will merge under the umbrella of NKSJ Holdings Inc., said synergy effects from the merger are expected to amount to over 20 billion yen a year on a pretax profit base. (Kyodo)

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Nordic World Ski C'ships

OSLO, Norway - Members of the Japanese team (from L) -- Kohei Shimizu, Keishin Yoshida, Masaya Kimura and Nobu Naruse -- pose after finishing 6th in the men's 40-kilometer cross-country relay at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo on March 4, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Japan's largest nonlife insurer launched

TOKYO, Japan - Masaya Futamiya, president of Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc., gives an address in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2014, at a commemoration ceremony for the new company created through a merger of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. and Nipponkoa Insurance Co. The new entity is Japan's largest nonlife insurer, exceeding Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. (Kyodo)

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NKSJ group officials

TOKYO, Japan - NKSJ Holdings Inc. President Masatoshi Sato (C) shakes hands with the presidents of the company's two key nonlife insurance units -- Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. President Kengo Sakurada (R) and Nipponkoa Insurance Co. President Masaya Futamiya -- after a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Tomida leads ABC Championship

KATO, Japan - Japan's Masaya Tomida takes a shot at the Mynavi ABC Championship at ABC Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 28, 2011. Tomida took the lead at the midway point of the tournament with a 9-under 135. (Kyodo)

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Baseball in Japan

Masaya Kyoyama of the DeNA BayStars pitches against the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Sept. 28, 2020.

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Use of iPS cells to treat spinal cord injuries

Keio University professors Hideyuki Okano (L) and Masaya Nakamura, who together lead a project to use iPS cells to treat patients with spinal cord injuries, speak to reporters in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2019, following the Japanese health ministry's approval of a clinical study of the project. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo