Paris Olympics: Swimming

Paris Olympics: Swimming

Japan's Mizuki Hirai swims in the third leg of the women's 4x100-meter medley relay final at the Paris Olympics at La Defense Arena in Nanterre near Paris on Aug. 4, 2024.

Paris Olympics: Swimming

Paris Olympics: Swimming

Japanese swimmers (from L), Rio Shirai, Mizuki Hirai, Satomi Suzuki, and Rikako Ikee, are pictured after competing in the women's 4x100-meter medley relay final at the Paris Olympics at La Defense Arena in Nanterre near Paris on Aug. 4, 2024.

Paris Olympics: Swimming

Paris Olympics: Swimming

Japanese swimmers (from L), Rio Shirai, Satomi Suzuki, Mizuki Hirai and Rikako Ikee, are pictured ahead of the women's 4x100-meter medley relay final at the Paris Olympics at La Defense Arena in Nanterre near Paris on Aug. 4, 2024.

CORRECTED: Paris Olympics: Swimming

CORRECTED: Paris Olympics: Swimming

Japan's Rikako Ikee (R) is greeted by team members (from L), Rio Shirai, Mizuki Hirai and Satomi Suzuki, after competing in the women's 4x100-meter medley relay final at the Paris Olympics at La Defense Arena in Nanterre near Paris on Aug. 4, 2024.

Paris Olympics: Swimming

Paris Olympics: Swimming

Japanese swimmers (from L), Rikako Ikee, Mizuki Hirai, Satomi Suzuki and Rio Shirai, poses for photos after finishing 5th in the women's 4x100-meter medley relay final at the Paris Olympics at La Defense Arena in Nanterre near Paris on Aug. 4, 2024.

Swimming: Olympics qualifying trials

Swimming: Olympics qualifying trials

Japanese swimmers Mizuki Hirai (L) and Rikako Ikee celebrate after earning spots at the Paris Olympics in the women's 100-meter butterfly at the qualifying trials on March 18, 2024, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

Swimming: Olympics qualifying trials

Swimming: Olympics qualifying trials

Japanese swimmers Mizuki Hirai (R) and Rikako Ikee celebrate after earning spots at the Paris Olympics in the women's 100-meter butterfly at the qualifying trials on March 18, 2024, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

Swimming: Olympics qualifying trials

Swimming: Olympics qualifying trials

Japanese swimmers Mizuki Hirai (R) and Rikako Ikee celebrate after earning spots at the Paris Olympics in the women's 100-meter butterfly at the qualifying trials on March 18, 2024, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

Tottori Gov. Hirai promotes sand dune tourism

Tottori Gov. Hirai promotes sand dune tourism

Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai (C) promotes tourism at the Tottori Sand Dunes in the western Japanese prefecture facing the Sea of Japan on May 21, 2015. On the left is Sunakakebaba (L), a character in "Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro" by famous manga artist Shigeru Mizuki, who hails from Tottori. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo