Japanese astronaut Yui holds news conference in Tokyo

Japanese astronaut Yui holds news conference in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Mikiya Yui, who will travel to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in late May, poses for photos during a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2015. The 44-year-old former Japanese Air Self-Defense Force pilot will stay on the ISS for about six months.

Japanese astronaut Yui holds news conference in Tokyo

Japanese astronaut Yui holds news conference in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Mikiya Yui, who will travel to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in late May, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2015. The 44-year-old former Japanese Air Self-Defense Force pilot will stay on the ISS for about six months.

Japan basketball community leaders strike pose with single league in sight

Japan basketball community leaders strike pose with single league in sight

Saburo Kawabuchi (C), chairman of the Japan Basketball Association, poses after a press conference in Tokyo on July 27, 2015, together with Toshimitsu Kawachi (L), commissioner of the bj-League, and Mikiya Horii, vice chairman of the National Basketball League. The two leagues have agreed to merge in 2016 under Kawabuchi's initiative after the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) barred the domestic basketball community from participation in international competitions last November for being split. The sanction was lifted in June. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese astronaut Yui holds news conference in Tokyo

Japanese astronaut Yui holds news conference in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Mikiya Yui, who will travel to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in late May, poses for photos during a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2015. The 44-year-old former Japanese Air Self-Defense Force pilot will stay on the ISS for about six months. (Kyodo)