Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese men's fencing team foil gold medalists (from L) Kazuki Iimura, Kyosuke Matsuyama, Yudai Nagano and Takahiro Shikine are pictured at the Paris Olympics Champions Park at the Trocadero in the French capital on Aug. 5, 2024.

E

Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Takahiro Shikine, Yudai Nagano, Kyosuke Matsuyama and Kazuki Iimura celebrate after winning gold in the men's team foil event at the Paris Olympics, at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 4, 2024.

E

Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Takahiro Shikine, Yudai Nagano, Kyosuke Matsuyama and Kazuki Iimura celebrate on the podium after winning gold in the men's team foil event at the Paris Olympics, at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 4, 2024.

E

Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Yudai Nagano, Takahiro Shikine, Kyosuke Matsuyama and Kazuki Iimura celebrate winning the men's team foil final at the Paris Olympics, at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 4, 2024.

E

Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Yudai Nagano, Takahiro Shikine, Kyosuke Matsuyama and Kazuki Iimura celebrate winning the men's team foil final at the Paris Olympics, at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 4, 2024.

E

Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Yudai Nagano, Takahiro Shikine, Kyosuke Matsuyama and Kazuki Iimura celebrate winning the men's team foil final at the Paris Olympics, at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 4, 2024.

E

Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Yudai Nagano, Takahiro Shikine, Kyosuke Matsuyama and Kazuki Iimura celebrate winning the men's team foil final at the Paris Olympics, at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 4, 2024.

E

Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Takahiro Shikine, Yudai Nagano, Kyosuke Matsuyama and Kazuki Iimura pose with their gold medals for the men's team foil event at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 4, 2024, at the Grand Palais in Paris.

E

Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencer Yudai Nagano reacts after winning a point in the men's team foil final against Italy at the Paris Olympics, at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 4, 2024.

E

Paris Olympics: Football

Japan's Fuka Nagano passes the ball in the first half of a women's football quarterfinal match against the United States at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 3, 2024, at Parc des Princes in Paris.

E

Sochi Olympics silver medalist Watabe honored in Nagano

NAGANO, Japan - Sochi Olympics individual Nordic combined skiing silver medalist Akito Watabe (R) of Japan receives an honorary citizen award from Nagano Mayor Hisao Kato at the central Japan city's government office on April 2, 2014.

E

Hometown cheers for Japan's A. Watabe in Nordic combined

NAGANO, Japan - Residents in the Nagano prefectural village of Hakuba, the hometown of Nordic combined skier Akito Watabe, gather at the village office to cheer for him in the individual large hill event at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 18, 2014. Watabe finished in 35th place.

E

The faces of 5-time Olympic mogul skier Uemura

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's five-time Olympic mogul skier Aiko Uemura expresses her feelings after finishing her competition at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 8, 2014, as seen in the right photo. Other photos show her face at the previous four Olympics (from left to right: Nagano, Salt Lake City, Turin and Vancouver).

E

Uemura thanks supporters ahead of Sochi Olympics

NAGANO, Japan - Japanese mogul skier Aiko Uemura (R) speaks during a send-off ceremony at a high school in the village of Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 28, 2014, ahead of the Sochi Olympic Games in February. Uemura is joined by other members on the Japan squad, including Nobuyuki Nishi (L), who will compete in the men's mogul events.

E

Japan skaters pledge best performance at Sochi Olympics

SHIMOSUWA, Japan - Japanese speed skaters Keiichiro Nagashima, Joji Kato, Yuji Kamijo and Nana Takagi (from R to L) pledge to do their best at the Sochi Olympic Games next month at a send-off party in the town of Shimosuwa, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 21, 2014.

E

Kodaira attends send-off party for Sochi Olympics

MATSUMOTO, Japan - Japanese speed skater Nao Kodaira (3rd from R) pledges to do her best at the Sochi Olympic Games next month at a send-off party in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 21, 2014.

E

Speed skater Okazaki fails in Olympics selection, to retire

NAGANO, Japan - Speed skater Tomomi Okazaki holds her daughter Anjyu at M-WAVE in Nagano on Dec. 28, 2013, after finishing sixth in the women's 500 meters event at the qualifying race for the Sochi Winter Olympic Games. Okazaki, who won bronze medal in the women's 500 meters at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, announced her retirement after the event.

E

Speed skater Okazaki fails in Olympics selection, to retire

NAGANO, Japan - Speed skater Tomomi Okazaki holds her daughter Anjyu at M-WAVE in Nagano on Dec. 28, 2013, after finishing sixth in the women's 500 meters event at the qualifying race for the Sochi Winter Olympic Games. Okazaki, who won bronze medal in the women's 500 meters at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, announced her retirement after the event.

E

Speed skater Okazaki fails in Olympics selection, to retire

NAGANO, Japan - Tomomi Okazaki, who won a bronze medal in the women's 500 meters at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, competes in a qualifying race for the Sochi Games at M-Wave in Nagano on Dec. 28, 2013. Okazaki announced her retirement after finishing sixth in the race.

E

Speed skater Okazaki fails in Olympics selection, to retire

NAGANO, Japan - Tomomi Okazaki (L), who won a bronze medal in the women's 500 meters at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, competes in a qualifying race for the Sochi Games at M-Wave in Nagano on Dec. 28, 2013. Okazaki announced her retirement after finishing sixth in the race.

E

Speed skater Okazaki fails in Olympics selection, to retire

NAGANO, Japan - Speed skater Tomomi Okazaki, who won a bronze medal in the women's 500 meters at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, waves at M-Wave in Nagano on Dec. 28, 2013, after skating in the qualifying race for the Sochi Games. Okazaki announced her retirement after finishing sixth in the race.

E

Olympic softball medalist seeking bid to race in skeleton in Sochi

NAGANO, Japan - File photo shows Juri Takayama pitching as a starter during a softball game against the United States at the Athens Summer Olympics in 2004. Japan won the bronze medal in the Games.

E

Olympic softball medalist seeking bid to race in skeleton in Sochi

NAGANO, Japan - Juri Takayama hops on the sled while practicing the start of the skeleton at the Spiral -- a bobsleigh, luge and skeleton track in Nagano -- on July 6, 2013. Takayama, an Olympic medalist in women's softball, now aims to qualify to represent Japan in the skeleton event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia.

E

"Shitamachi" plants develop Japan's 1st bobsled

TOKYO, Japan - Developers of the "Shitamachi Bobsled," including Junichi Hosogai (R) and Satoshi Kosugi (2nd from R), watch it perform a test run at the Nagano Bobsleigh-Luge Park, known as Spiral, in Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, on Dec. 13, 2012. Young owners of some small factories in Tokyo's Ota Ward have developed the first made-in-Japan bobsled in the run-up to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.

E

Olympic skiers' wedding party

NAGANO, Japan - Alpine skier Kentaro Minagawa holds up moguls skier Aiko Uemura in his arms before their wedding party at a hotel in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2010. The two got married in June 2009 but postponed the wedding party to concentrate on the Vancouver Olympics.

E

Olympic skiers' wedding party

NAGANO, Japan - Alpine skier Kentaro Minagawa and moguls skier Aiko Uemura answer questions from reporters before their wedding party at a hotel in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2010. The two got married in June 2009 but postponed the wedding party to concentrate on the Vancouver Olympics.

E

Olympic skiers' wedding party

NAGANO, Japan - Alpine skier Kentaro Minagawa holds up moguls skier Aiko Uemura in his arms before their wedding party at a hotel in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2010. The two got married in June 2009 but postponed the wedding party to concentrate on the Vancouver Olympics.

E

Japanese speed skaters practice for Vancouver Olympics

RICHMOND, Canada - Veteran Japanese speed skater Tomomi Okazaki, the Nagano Olympic bronze medalist, waves during a practice session at Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 6, 2010, to prepare for the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.

E

Japanese speed skaters practice for Vancouver Olympics

RICHMOND, Canada - Veteran Japanese speed skater Tomomi Okazaki, the Nagano Olympic bronze medalist, practices at Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 6, 2010, to prepare for the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.

E

Japanese speed skaters practice for Vancouver Olympics

RICHMOND, Canada - Veteran Japanese speed skater Tomomi Okazaki, the Nagano Olympic bronze medalist, takes part in the Japanese team's practice session at Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 5, 2010, to prepare for the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.

E

Speed skating suit for Vancouver Olympics unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Olympic medal hopefuls Keiichiro Nagashima (back) and Joji Kato (front) pose in the new speed skating suit designed for the Vancouver Olympics in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2010. The suit, designed by Mizuno Corp., has lower air resistance than previous Olympic suits and comes in the same colors as the suits worn at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, when Japan won 3 speed skating medals.

E

Speed skating suit for Vancouver Olympics unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Olympic medal hopefuls Keiichiro Nagashima (R) and Joji Kato pose in the new speed skating suit designed for the Vancouver Olympics in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2010. The suit, designed by Mizuno Corp., has lower air resistance than previous Olympic suits and comes in the same colors as the suits worn at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, when Japan won 3 speed skating medals.

E

15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi smiles after winning the women's 1,500 meters in the final qualifying meet for the Winter Olympics at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. She clinched a berth at next February's Vancouver Games as she cleared the Japan Skating Federation's official Olympic qualifying standard when she won the race in a time of 1 minute, 59.47 seconds.

E

Sugimori clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Teruhiro Sugimori skates to victory as he rewrote his own national record in winning the men's 1,500 in the final qualifying meet for next February's Vancouver Games with a time of 1:47.49 at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. He booked his second straight berth at the Winter Olympics.

E

15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi (R) is congratulated by Nao Kodaira after winning the women's 1,500 meters in the final qualifying meet for the Winter Olympics at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. Takagi clinched a berth at next February's Vancouver Games as she cleared the Japan Skating Federation's official Olympic qualifying standard when she won the race in a time of 1 minute, 59.47 seconds, while Kodaira took second, 0.05 behind.

E

15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi skates to victory in the women's 1,500 meters in the final qualifying meet for the Winter Olympics at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. She clinched a berth at next February's Vancouver Games as she cleared the Japan Skating Federation's official Olympic qualifying standard when she won the race in a time of 1 minute, 59.47 seconds.

E

Sugimori clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Teruhiro Sugimori skates to victory as he rewrote his own national record in winning the men's 1,500 in the final qualifying meet for next February's Vancouver Games with a time of 1:47.49 at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. He booked his second straight berth at the Winter Olympics.

E

15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi skates to victory in the women's 1,500 meters in the final qualifying meet for the Winter Olympics at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. She clinched a berth at next February's Vancouver Games as she cleared the Japan Skating Federation's official Olympic qualifying standard when she won the race in a time of 1 minute, 59.47 seconds.

E

15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi skates to victory in the women's 1,500 meters in the final qualifying meet for the Winter Olympics at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. She clinched a berth at next February's Vancouver Games as she cleared the Japan Skating Federation's official Olympic qualifying standard when she won the race in a time of 1 minute, 59.47 seconds.

E

15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi smiles after winning the women's 1,500 meters in the final qualifying meet for the Winter Olympics at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. She clinched a berth at next February's Vancouver Games as she cleared the Japan Skating Federation's official Olympic qualifying standard when she won the race in a time of 1 minute, 59.47 seconds.

E

Okazaki secures record 5th Olympic berth

NAGANO, Japan - Veteran speed skater Tomomi Okazaki celebrates after finishing second in the women's 500 meters in a qualifier for next year's Vancouver Olympics at the M-Wave ice arena in Nagano on Dec. 28, 2009. Okazaki became the first Japanese female athlete to book a spot in the Olympics for a record fifth time.

E

Beijing Olympic torch relay held in Nagano

NAGANO, Japan - Two men, one waving a Tibetan flag (L) and the other a Chinese flag (R), confront each other near JR Nagano Station during the Beijing Olympic torch relay in Nagano, the host city of the 1998 Winter Olympics, on April 26.

E

Beijing Olympic torch relay held in Nagano

NAGANO, Japan - Mizuki Noguchi, Athens Olympics women's marathon gold medalist and the last runner of the Olympic torch relay in Nagano, raises the Olympic torch after lighting up the Olympic caldron in Nagano, the host city of the 1998 Winter Olympics, on April 26.

E

Olympic torch relay held in Nagano

NAGANO, Japan - Protected by a cordon of police officers, an Olympic torch runner carries the Olympic flame in Nagano in central Japan, the host city of the 1998 Winter Olympics, on April 26. Three men were arrested and four others were injured amid scuffles during the Olympic torch relay as activists vented their anger at China. (Pool photo)

E

Olympic torch relay held in Nagano

NAGANO, Japan - Protected by a cordon of police officers, an Olympic torch runner carries the Olympic flame in Nagano in central Japan, the host city of the 1998 Winter Olympics, on April 26, passing a plethora of flag-waving supporters and protesters carrying Chinese, Japanese and Tibetan flags. Three men were arrested and four others were injured amid scuffles during the Olympic torch relay event. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

E

IOC OKs entry of Japanese bobsleigh team to Winter Olympics

NAGANO, Japan - Suguru Kiyokawa (L) and Chisato Nagaoka, two of Japan's four-member bobsleigh team, speaks with reporters in Nagano on Feb. 1 after the International Olympic Committee told the Japanese Olympic Committee that it plans to allow the Japanese team to participate in the Turin Winter Olympics.

E

Japan's Olympic bobsleigh berths on hold

TURIN, Italy - Suguru Kiyokawa (L) and Chisato Nagaoka, two of Japan's four-member bobsleigh team, speaks with reporters at the Japan Bobsleigh and Luge Federation in Nagano on Jan. 31. They face a nervous wait to see if they are allowed to appear at the Winter Olympics after it was learned they have not obtained entry qualification for the upcoming event in Turin.

E

(1)Special Olympics Nagano games end

NAGANO, Japan - Athletes who participated in the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Nagano Prefecture enter the Nagano Olympic Memorial Arena on March 5 for the closing ceremony after a week of competition.

E

(3)Special Olympics Nagano games end

NAGANO, Japan - Athletes who participated in the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Nagano Prefecture watch dance performances during the closing ceremony March 5.

E

(4)Special Olympics Nagano games end

NAGANO, Japan - The closing ceremony of the eight-day Special Olympics World Winter Games is held March 5 at the Nagano Olympic Memorial Arena in Nagano Prefecture.