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Japan's Kobayashi wins bronze in women's karate 55kg

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's Miki Kobayashi (L) takes on a Malaysian player in the women's karate 55 kilogram division at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 3, 2014. Kobayashi captured bronze.

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Japan competes in women's biathlon relay

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's third runner Miki Kobayashi (R) tags anchor Rina Suzuki in the women's biathlon 4x6-kilometer relay at the Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014.

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Japan competes in women's biathlon relay

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Miki Kobayashi competes in the women's biathlon 4x6-kilometer relay at the Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014.

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Team Japan competes in women's biathlon relay

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's third runner Miki Kobayashi competes in the women's biathlon 4x6-kilometer relay at the Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014.

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Japan competes in women's biathlon relay

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's third runner Miki Kobayashi starts her sprint after shooting her rifle in the women's biathlon 4x6-kilometer relay at the Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014.

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Team Japan competes in women's biathlon relay

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's second runner Yuki Nakajima (R) tags third runner Miki Kobayashi in the women's biathlon 4x6-kilometer relay at the Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014.

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Japan's Kobayashi in women's biathlon 15km

SOCHI, Russia - Miki Kobayashi (above) of Japan shoots her rifle in the women's biathlon individual 15km event at the Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center in Russia on Feb. 14, 2014, at the Sochi Olympic Games.

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Japan's Kobayashi in women's biathlon 15km

SOCHI, Russia - Miki Kobayashi of Japan competes in the women's biathlon individual 15km event at the Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center in Russia on Feb. 14, 2014, during the Sochi Olympics. Kobayashi finished in 68th place.

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Japan's Kobayashi 81st in women's biathlon 7.5km sprint

SOCHI, Russia - Miki Kobayashi of Japan competes in the Winter Olympics women's biathlon 7.5km sprint at the Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 9, 2014. Kobayashi finished in 81st place.

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Japan's Kobayashi 81st in women's biathlon 7.5km sprint

SOCHI, Russia - Miki Kobayashi of Japan (front) shoots her rifle in the Winter Olympics women's biathlon 7.5km sprint at the Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 9, 2014. Kobayashi finished in 81st place.

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Japanese violinist Kobayashi

POZNAN, Poland - Japanese violinist Miki Kobayashi sheds tears in Poznan, western Poland, on Oct. 21, 2011, after finishing second at the 14th International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition. Yoon So Young of South Korea and Germany's Stefan Tarara took the first and third prize, respectively.

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Japan's Kobayashi wins bronze in women's karate 55kg

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's Miki Kobayashi (L) takes on a Malaysian player in the women's karate 55 kilogram division at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 3, 2014. Kobayashi captured bronze. (Kyodo)

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Japanese violinist Kobayashi

POZNAN, Poland - Japanese violinist Miki Kobayashi sheds tears in Poznan, western Poland, on Oct. 21, 2011, after finishing second at the 14th International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition. Yoon So Young of South Korea and Germany's Stefan Tarara took the first and third prize, respectively. (Kyodo)