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Kashima beat Kawasaki to meet Hiroshima in Emperor's Cup final

TOKYO, Japan - Masashi Motoyama (L) scores in the second half to give J-League champions Kashima Antlers a 1-0 victory over Kawasaki Frontale 1-0 at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Dec. 29, setting up a New Year's Day date with relegated Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the final of the Emperor's Cup. Hiroshima advanced on a 3-1 win over last year's finalists Gamba Osaka.

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Kashima beat Kawasaki to meet Hiroshima in Emperor's Cup final

TOKYO, Japan - Masashi Motoyama (C) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring in the second half to give J-League champions Kashima Antlers a 1-0 victory over Kawasaki Frontale 1-0 in the Emperor's Cup semifinal at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Dec. 29. Sanfrecce Hiroshima advanced to the final on a 3-1 win over last year's finalists Gamba Osaka.

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(4)Japan out to prove point at Confederations Cup

HANOVER, Germany - Japan midfielders Hidetoshi Nakata (L) and Masashi Motoyama tussle for control of the ball during a practice game in Hanover on June 14 prior to the team's Confederations Cup opening match against Mexico on June 16.

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(2)Japan brace up for World Cup qualifier

SAITAMA, Japan - (From L to R) Japan's Naohiro Takahara, Toshiya Fujita, Koji Nakata, Masashi Motoyama and Shunsuke Nakamura practice at Saitama Stadium 2002 on Feb. 8 on the eve of a final round of qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup against North Korea on Feb. 9.

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(4)Japan sweep aside India in World Cup q'fier

CALCUTTA, India - Feyenoord midfielder Shinji Ono (R) gets congratulations from teammates Alessandro Santos (L) and Masashi Motoyama (19) after scoring Japan's second score with a free kick in the second half of a World Cup qualifier against India at Salt Lake Stadium in Calcutta on Sept. 8. Japan overcame a slow start to sweep aside India 4-0.

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(5)Japan vs. China

TOKYO, Japan - Japan striker Tatsuhiko Kubo (L) joins teammate Masashi Motoyama to celebrate his second goal of the game as China goalie Liu Yunfei (R) sits beside. Japan beat China 2-0 in the second East Asian Football Championship game at Tokyo's National Stadium on Dec. 4.

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Nagasaki A-bombed 10 minutes earlier than believed: expert

NAGASAKI, Japan - File photo shows the mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945. Shigeo Motoyama, a senior official of the Nagasaki Marine Observatory, said that judging by a steep jump in air pressure recorded by equipment located 4 kilometers from ground zero on the day of the bombing, the bomb could have been dropped at around 10:52 a.m., 10 minutes earlier than the current official time of 11:02 a.m.

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Midfielder Motoyama named to world best 11 youth players

Masashi Motoyama, midfielder of the Japanese national team, speaks to reporters at a hotel in Lagos, Nigeria, on April 25 after he was named among the best 11 players of the world youth soccer championship. Teammate Shinji Ono was also chosen. Japan lost 4-0 to Spain in the world under-20 soccer tournament final at Nigeria's National Stadium in Lagos on April 24.

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Midfielder Shinji Ono named to youth world best 11 players

Japan's Midfielder Shinji Ono smiles in an interview at a hotel in Lagos, Nigeria, on April 25 after he was named among the best 11 players of the world youth soccer championship. Teammate Masashi Motoyama was also chosen. Ono said, ''I don't know what to say. There must have been better players than me.''

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Japan downs Mexico, advances to youth soccer semifinals

Japan's Masashi Motoyama (R) heads the game's opening goal in the first half of play against Mexico in the quarterfinals of the World Under-20 Youth Soccer Championship in Ibadan, Nigeria, on April 18. Japan defeated Mexico 2-0 to advance to the semifinals.

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(4)Japan sweep aside India in World Cup q'fier

CALCUTTA, India - Feyenoord midfielder Shinji Ono (R) gets congratulations from teammates Alessandro Santos (L) and Masashi Motoyama (19) after scoring Japan's second score with a free kick in the second half of a World Cup qualifier against India at Salt Lake Stadium in Calcutta on Sept. 8. Japan overcame a slow start to sweep aside India 4-0. (Kyodo)

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(2)Japan brace up for World Cup qualifier

SAITAMA, Japan - (From L to R) Japan's Naohiro Takahara, Toshiya Fujita, Koji Nakata, Masashi Motoyama and Shunsuke Nakamura practice at Saitama Stadium 2002 on Feb. 8 on the eve of a final round of qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup against North Korea on Feb. 9. (Kyodo)

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(4)Japan out to prove point at Confederations Cup

HANOVER, Germany - Japan midfielders Hidetoshi Nakata (L) and Masashi Motoyama tussle for control of the ball during a practice game in Hanover on June 14 prior to the team's Confederations Cup opening match against Mexico on June 16. (Kyodo)

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Kashima beat Kawasaki to meet Hiroshima in Emperor's Cup final

TOKYO, Japan - Masashi Motoyama (C) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring in the second half to give J-League champions Kashima Antlers a 1-0 victory over Kawasaki Frontale 1-0 in the Emperor's Cup semifinal at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Dec. 29. Sanfrecce Hiroshima advanced to the final on a 3-1 win over last year's finalists Gamba Osaka. (Kyodo)

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Kashima beat Kawasaki to meet Hiroshima in Emperor's Cup final

TOKYO, Japan - Masashi Motoyama (L) scores in the second half to give J-League champions Kashima Antlers a 1-0 victory over Kawasaki Frontale 1-0 at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Dec. 29, setting up a New Year's Day date with relegated Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the final of the Emperor's Cup. Hiroshima advanced on a 3-1 win over last year's finalists Gamba Osaka. (Kyodo)

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Voters express hopes, concerns as upper house election campaign begins

File photo taken in July 2015 shows Jinshiro Motoyama (C in front), a student at International Christian University in Tokyo, protesting in front of the Diet building in Tokyo against new national security bills aimed at expanding Japanese troops' role overseas. Motoyama is concerned about Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's drive to amend the war-renouncing Constitution. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea honors ex-Nagasaki mayor over support for A-bomb survivors

Sueko Motoshima (in wheelchair), wife of the late Nagasaki Mayor Hitoshi Motoshima, receives a letter of commendation from Park Jin Woong (L), South Korean consul general in Fukuoka, in the western Japanese city of Nagasaki on March 12, 2015. The South Korean government honored Hitoshi Motoyama, who died last year at the age of 92, in recognition of his support for Korean atomic bomb survivors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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The innovative mayor of Nagoya.

Masao Motoyama, a member of the Innovation Unity Party, won the election. The film features Nagoya Castle and the Nagoya cityscape, scenes from the mayoral election speeches, Kakuei Tanaka's speech on the street, scenes from the election site, the Motoyama camp singing three cheers after his election victory, date of shooting unknown, release date: April 27, 1973.

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Suspension bridge at Nakasendo Motoyama

Could be the hanging bridge on the Nakasendo near the Motoseba village, built over the Narai River. Many travelers wearing hats are seen passing by on the bridge.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐32‐0]

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(5)Japan vs. China

TOKYO, Japan - Japan striker Tatsuhiko Kubo (L) joins teammate Masashi Motoyama to celebrate his second goal of the game as China goalie Liu Yunfei (R) sits beside. Japan beat China 2-0 in the second East Asian Football Championship game at Tokyo's National Stadium on Dec. 4. (Kyodo)

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Nagasaki A-bombed 10 minutes earlier than believed: expert

NAGASAKI, Japan - File photo shows the mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945. Shigeo Motoyama, a senior official of the Nagasaki Marine Observatory, said that judging by a steep jump in air pressure recorded by equipment located 4 kilometers from ground zero on the day of the bombing, the bomb could have been dropped at around 10:52 a.m., 10 minutes earlier than the current official time of 11:02 a.m.

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Midfielder Shinji Ono named to youth world best 11 players

Japan's Midfielder Shinji Ono smiles in an interview at a hotel in Lagos, Nigeria, on April 25 after he was named among the best 11 players of the world youth soccer championship. Teammate Masashi Motoyama was also chosen. Ono said, ''I don't know what to say. There must have been better players than me.'' ==Kyodo

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Midfielder Motoyama named to world best 11 youth players

Masashi Motoyama, midfielder of the Japanese national team, speaks happily to reporters at a hotel in Lagos, Nigeria, on April 25 after he was named among the best 11 players of the world youth soccer championship. Teammate Shinji Ono was also chosen. Japan lost 4-0 to Spain in the world under-20 soccer tournament final at Nigeria's National Stadium in Lagos on April 24. ==Kyodo

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Japan downs Mexico, advances to youth soccer semifinals

Japan's Masashi Motoyama (R) heads the game's opening goal in the first half of play against Mexico in the quarterfinals of the World Under-20 Youth Soccer Championship in Ibadan, Nigeria, on April 18. Japan defeated Mexico 2-0 to advance to the semifinals.