Rhythmic gymnastics: World championships

Rhythmic gymnastics: World championships

Japan team members (from L) Hatsune Miyoshi, Ayuka Suzuki, Hisano Taguchi, Megumi Nishimoto and Rinako Inaki pose for photos after winning silver in the group ribbon event at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 24, 2025.

PFW Balenciaga Outside Arrivals

PFW Balenciaga Outside Arrivals

Ayaka Miyoshi arriving at the Balenciaga show as part of Haute Couture Fashion Week in Paris, France on July, 9, 2025. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Balenciaga Outside Arrivals

PFW Balenciaga Outside Arrivals

Ayaka Miyoshi arriving at the Balenciaga show as part of Haute Couture Fashion Week in Paris, France on July, 9, 2025. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Balenciaga Outside Arrivals NB

PFW Balenciaga Outside Arrivals NB

Ayaka Miyoshi arriving at the Balenciaga show as part of Haute Couture Fashion Week on July 09, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Nasser Berzane/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Balenciaga Outside Arrivals NB

PFW Balenciaga Outside Arrivals NB

Ayaka Miyoshi arriving at the Balenciaga show as part of Haute Couture Fashion Week on July 09, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Nasser Berzane/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Balenciaga Outside Arrivals NB

PFW Balenciaga Outside Arrivals NB

Ayaka Miyoshi arriving at the Balenciaga show as part of Haute Couture Fashion Week on July 09, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Nasser Berzane/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Balenciaga Outside Arrivals NB

PFW Balenciaga Outside Arrivals NB

Ayaka Miyoshi arriving at the Balenciaga show as part of Haute Couture Fashion Week on July 09, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Nasser Berzane/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals

Ayaka Miyoshi attending the Balenciaga Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on March 09, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals

Ayaka Miyoshi attending the Balenciaga Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on March 09, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals

Ayaka Miyoshi attending the Balenciaga Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on March 09, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals

Ayaka Miyoshi attending the Balenciaga Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on March 09, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals

Ayaka Miyoshi attending the Balenciaga Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on March 09, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals

Ayaka Miyoshi attending the Balenciaga Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on March 09, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW - Balenciaga PAP - Arrivals NB

PFW - Balenciaga PAP - Arrivals NB

Ayaka Miyoshi attends Balenciaga Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 09, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Nasser Berzane/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW - Balenciaga PAP - Arrivals NB

PFW - Balenciaga PAP - Arrivals NB

Ayaka Miyoshi attends Balenciaga Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 09, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Nasser Berzane/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW - Balenciaga PAP - Arrivals NB

PFW - Balenciaga PAP - Arrivals NB

Ayaka Miyoshi attends Balenciaga Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 09, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Nasser Berzane/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW - Balenciaga PAP - Arrivals NB

PFW - Balenciaga PAP - Arrivals NB

Ayaka Miyoshi attends Balenciaga Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 09, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Nasser Berzane/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW - Balenciaga PAP - Arrivals NB

PFW - Balenciaga PAP - Arrivals NB

Ayaka Miyoshi attends Balenciaga Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 09, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Nasser Berzane/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW - Balenciaga PAP - Arrivals NB

PFW - Balenciaga PAP - Arrivals NB

Ayaka Miyoshi attends Balenciaga Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 09, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Nasser Berzane/ABACAPRESS.COM

Petition to bring back those abducted to N. Korea

Petition to bring back those abducted to N. Korea

Hitomi Soga (far L), a Japanese woman who was abducted by North Korea in 1978 before being repatriated in 2002, collects signatures in Sado in Niigata Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2024, for a petition calling for the return of the remaining abductees, including her mother Miyoshi, who was kidnapped with her.

Petition to bring back those abducted to N. Korea

Petition to bring back those abducted to N. Korea

Hitomi Soga (L), a Japanese woman who was abducted by North Korea in 1978 before being repatriated in 2002, collects signatures in Sado in Niigata Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2024, for a petition calling for the return of the remaining abductees, including her mother Miyoshi, who was kidnapped with her.

PFW - Arrivals At Balenciaga Show NB

PFW - Arrivals At Balenciaga Show NB

PFW - Ayaka Miyoshi arrived at Balenciaga Fashion show during Womenswear Spring-Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 30, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Nasser Berzane/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Balenciaga Outside Arrivals

PFW Balenciaga Outside Arrivals

Ayaka Miyoshi at Balenciaga show during PFW Haute Couture in Paris, France on June 26, 2024. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Balenciaga Outside Arrivals

PFW Balenciaga Outside Arrivals

Ayaka Miyoshi at Balenciaga show during PFW Haute Couture in Paris, France on June 26, 2024. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals AM

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals AM

Ayaka Miyoshi attending the Balenciaga Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on June 26, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals AM

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals AM

Ayaka Miyoshi attending the Balenciaga Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on June 26, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals AM

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals AM

Ayaka Miyoshi attending the Balenciaga Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on June 26, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals AM

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals AM

Ayaka Miyoshi attending the Balenciaga Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on June 26, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals AM

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals AM

Ayaka Miyoshi attending the Balenciaga Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on June 26, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals AM

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals AM

Ayaka Miyoshi attending the Balenciaga Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on June 26, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals AM

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals AM

Ayaka Miyoshi attending the Balenciaga Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on June 26, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals AM

PFW Balenciaga Arrivals AM

Ayaka Miyoshi attending the Balenciaga Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on June 26, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Free story classes for rural children in NW China

STORY: Free story classes for rural children in NW China SHOOTING TIME: recent footage DATELINE: June 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of free story classes for rural children by Jiao Meining 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIAO MEINING, Storyteller 3. various of free story classes for rural children by Jiao Meining STORYLINE: In 2015, under the influence of Japanese painter Miyoshi Tatsuya, a woman named Jiao Meining began to offer free story classes to children in rural China. Over the past 9 years, Jiao has taught at least 4 classes a week, covering over 400 schools. Nearly 100,000 rural children have enjoyed her story classes. Born in rural area of Shaanxi, NW China, Jiao has always enjoyed reading since her childhood. She knows that compared to children in big cities, rural students lack high-quality reading resources. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIAO MEINING, Storyteller "When I was telling a story, I can see the glow from children's eyes. I can also feel

P.S. Arts 2024 "Express Yourself' Event - LA

P.S. Arts 2024 "Express Yourself' Event - LA

Zooey Miyoshi, At The P.S. Arts 2024 "Express Yourself" Event at Fox Studio Lot in Los Angeles, CA, USA on April 28 2024. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

P.S. Arts 2024 "Express Yourself' Event - LA

P.S. Arts 2024 "Express Yourself' Event - LA

Zooey Miyoshi, At The P.S. Arts 2024 "Express Yourself" Event at Fox Studio Lot in Los Angeles, CA, USA on April 28 2024. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

Economy minister Nishimura visits Toyota factory

Economy minister Nishimura visits Toyota factory

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura (front, 2nd from L) is briefed about progress on the development of an electric vehicle during a visit to a Toyota Motor Corp. factory in Miyoshi in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 4, 2023.

Economy minister Nishimura visits Toyota factory

Economy minister Nishimura visits Toyota factory

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura (R) is briefed about progress on the development of an electric vehicle during a visit to a Toyota Motor Corp. factory in Miyoshi in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 4, 2023.

Golf: Vantelin Tokai Classic

Golf: Vantelin Tokai Classic

Yuta Kinoshita of Japan celebrates with the trophy after his victory at the Vantelin Tokai Classic golf tournament at Miyoshi Country Club in Miyoshi, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 1, 2023.

Asian Games: Sailing

Asian Games: Sailing

Rune Miyoshi of Japan crosses the finish line in the men's IKA formula kite race in sailing action at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 23, 2023.

(SP)CHINA-NINGBO-ASIAN GAMES-SAILING (CN)

(SP)CHINA-NINGBO-ASIAN GAMES-SAILING (CN)

(230923) -- NINGBO, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Miyoshi Rune of Japan competes during the Men's Kite-IKA Formula Kita Race at the 19th Asian Games in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

Oscar-winning actress Umeki dies in U.S.

Oscar-winning actress Umeki dies in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Actress Miyoshi Umeki (file photo), who in 1957 became the first Japanese performer to win an Oscar, died of cancer Aug. 28 at a nursing home in Missouri, foreign media reported. Umeki, known as Nancy Umeki in Japan, won an Oscar for a supporting role in the 1957 U.S. film ''Sayonara.''

Heavy snow in Japan

Heavy snow in Japan

MIYOSHI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows residents removing snow on a road in Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 7, 2014.

Japan suffers defeat vs S. Korea in golf match

Japan suffers defeat vs S. Korea in golf match

MIYOSHI, Japan - Japan's captain Yumiko Yoshida (R), Momoko Ueda (C), and Lala Anai are seen after Japan's crushing defeat against South Korea in the Japan-South Korea women's golf team match play competition at Miyoshi Country Club in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 7, 2014.

Japan's Hara in Japan-S. Korea golf match

Japan's Hara in Japan-S. Korea golf match

MIYOSHI, Japan - Japan's Erina Hara responds to the audience after finishing the final round of the Japan-South Korea women's golf team match play competition at Miyoshi Country Club in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 7, 2014.

S. Korea's Kim Hyuk Seung wins Tokai Classic golf

S. Korea's Kim Hyuk Seung wins Tokai Classic golf

MIYOSHI, Japan - Kim Hyuk Seung of South Korea poses with the winner's trophy after his victory in the Tokai Classic golf tournament with a 7-under 281 at Miyoshi Country Club in Miyoshi, Aichi Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2014.

S. Korea's Kim Hyuk Seung wins Tokai Classic golf

S. Korea's Kim Hyuk Seung wins Tokai Classic golf

MIYOSHI, Japan - Kim Hyuk Seung of South Korea celebrates after winning the Tokai Classic golf tournament at Miyoshi Country Club in Miyoshi, Aichi Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2014.

Device for remote-controlled hand shake

Device for remote-controlled hand shake

NAGOYA, Japan - Takanori Miyoshi, associate professor of control engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology, demonstrates a hand shake with a newly developed device capable of imitating a hand-shaking movement of another device by transmitting data through the Internet, in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on July 2, 2014. The device is applicable to other hand movements such as arm wrestling and communication between people visually impaired or hard of hearing.

Group in Iwate Pref. collecting pre-disaster records

Group in Iwate Pref. collecting pre-disaster records

SENDAI, Japan - Daisuke Miyoshi (L), a part-time instructor at Tokyo University of the Arts, collects 8-millimeter film and other media from Naotake Sato, who runs a photo studio in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on March 20, 2014. Miyoshi is a member of a group led by Junji Ito, a specially appointed professor at Tokyo University of the Arts, which is collecting 8-mm film and other media that record the scenery of Ofunato before the March 2011 disaster.

3 boys attacked by man with knife in Tokyo

3 boys attacked by man with knife in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Miyoshi, Saitama Prefecture, on June 28, 2013, shows a car used by a man who fled after attacking three elementary school boys with a knife on a street near their elementary school in Tokyo's Nerima Ward. The man was arrested by police. The boys were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Hostage crisis in Algeria

Hostage crisis in Algeria

NARITA, Japan - Hiroyuki Miyoshi, general manager in the International Project Division of JGC Corp., answers reporters' questions at Narita airport on Jan. 18, 2013, before leaving for Algeria, following a hostage crisis in the country involving employees of the Japanese engineering company and other foreign nationals.