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Eddie Jones in Japan

Former Japan rugby head coach Eddie Jones meets the press at Nippon Sport Science University's Yokohama Kenshidai Campus near Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2022, after he was sacked by the England rugby team earlier in the month following seven years in charge as head coach.

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Expert studies how to enhance kids' physical, mental vigor

TOKYO, Japan - Professor Shingo Noi of Nippon Sport Science University speaks in an interview in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2015, about ways of enhancing children's physical and mental energy.

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Japanese, N. Koreans play basketball

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Students of Japan's Nippon Sport Science University and North Koreans play basketball at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Nov. 6, 2013.

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Japanese university students arrive in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kenshiro Matsunami (far R), chairman of the board of directors of Nippon Sport Science University, and other members of a Japanese delegation offer flowers at giant bronze statues of former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Nov. 5, 2013.

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Japanese university students arrive in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kenshiro Matsunami (L), chairman of the board of directors of Nippon Sport Science University, shakes hands with Antonio Inoki, a member of Japan's House of Councillors, at Pyongyang's international airport on Nov. 5, 2013.

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Japanese university students arrive in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A group of Nippon Sport Science University students arrives in Pyongyang on Nov. 5, 2013. The Japanese university students are scheduled to play basketball and soccer with North Koreans before returning to Japan on Nov. 9.

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Int'l gymnastics body chief in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Bruno Grandi of Italy, president of the International Federation of Gymnastics (L), receives a bouquet from Japanese gymnast Rie Tanaka during a ceremony to award honorary doctorate to Grandi at Nippon Sport Science University in Tokyo on April 8, 2013.

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Nippon Sport Science wins Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Sport Science University anchor Yuichi Taninaga crosses the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2013. Nippon Sport Science won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the first time in 30 years in a time of 11 hours, 13 minutes, 26 seconds for its 10th overall title.

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Nippon Sport Science wins Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Sport Science University anchor Yuichi Taninaga celebrates after crossing the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2013. Nippon Sport Science won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the first time in 30 years in a time of 11 hours, 13 minutes, 26 seconds for its 10th overall title.

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Nippon Sport Science wins Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Sport Science University anchor Yuichi Taninaga celebrates after crossing the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2013. Nippon Sport Science won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the first time in 30 years in a time of 11 hours, 13 minutes, 26 seconds for its 10th overall title.

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Nippon Sport Science wins Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Sport Science University anchor Yuichi Taninaga crosses the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2013. Nippon Sport Science won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the first time in 30 years in a time of 11 hours, 13 minutes, 26 seconds for its 10th overall title.

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Japan, N. Korea sports exchange

PYONGYANG, North Korea - (from L in front) Former Japanese lawmaker Antonio Inoki, Jang Song Thaek, vice chairman of North Korea's National Defense Commission, and Nippon Sport Science University board director Kenshiro Matsunami meet before a soccer game between Japanese and North Korean students in Pyongyang on Nov. 14, 2012.

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Japan, N. Korea sports exchange

PYONGYANG, North Korea - (from L in front row) Former Japanese lawmaker Antonio Inoki, Jang Song Thaek, vice chairman of North Korea's National Defense Commission, and Nippon Sport Science University board director Kenshiro Matsunami watch a soccer game between Japanese and North Korean students in Pyongyang on Nov. 14, 2012.

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Sports university students visit N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Nippon Sport Science University board director Kenshiro Matsunami (C front) and about 40 students leave Beijing airport for Pyongyang on Nov. 12, 2012, for sports exchanges with North Korea.

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Karzai in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) receives flowers from Rie Tanaka, a Japanese gymnast set to compete in the London Olympics, after receiving an honorary doctorate from Nippon Sport Science University at the university in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on July 9, 2012.

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Sumo applicant

TOKYO, Japan - Stablemaster and former yokozuna Takanohana (R) measures the height of a Nippon Sport Science University senior at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo stadium on March 5, 2011. Sumo drew the fewest new recruits ever in light of a match fixing scandal as the Japan Sumo Association tested just 36 applicants the same day.

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Gymnast Uchimura, Yamamuro to join Konami

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese gymnasts Kohei Uchimura (L) and Koji Yamamuro pose during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2011. Uchimura, a two-time world champion, and Yamamuro, another member of the Japanese team at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2010, will join the Konami group after graduating from Nippon Sport Science University in March 2011.

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World champion gymnast Uchimura to join Konami

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese gymnast Kohei Uchimura, winner of the men's individual all-around title at two consecutive world championships, smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2011. Uchimura will join the Konami group after graduating from Nippon Sport Science University in March 2011.

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Baseball: Potential two-way talent Yazawa

Nippon Sport Science University pitcher Kota Yazawa, touted as a potential two-way talent, poses for a photo in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Oct. 18, 2022, two days before this year's Nippon Professional Baseball amateur draft.

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Baseball: Potential two-way talent Yazawa

Nippon Sport Science University pitcher Kota Yazawa, touted as a potential two-way talent, plays catch in a practice session open to the media in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Oct. 18, 2022, two days before this year's Nippon Professional Baseball amateur draft.

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Speed skater Takagi welcomes college freshmen at ceremony

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi makes a welcome speech for freshmen at an entrance ceremony at Nippon Sport Science University in Tokyo on April 3, 2022. Takagi, an employee of the private university, won one gold and three silver medals at the Beijing Winter Olympics in February.

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Japan, N. Korea universities hold soccer game

Female players from Japan's Nippon Sport Science University soccer team wave to the crowd following a game against North Korea's Korea University of Physical Education in Pyongyang on Aug. 30, 2015. North Korea beat Japan 4-0, with the two universities signing an accord for academic and sports exchanges. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, N. Korea universities hold soccer game

Photo taken Aug. 30, 2015, in Pyongyang shows a women's soccer game between Japan's Nippon Sport Science University and North Korea's Korea University of Physical Education. North Korea beat Japan 4-0, with the two universities signing an accord for academic and sports exchanges. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, N. Korea universities hold soccer game

Male players from Japan's Nippon Sport Science University soccer team wave to the crowd following a game against North Korea's Korea University of Physical Education in Pyongyang on Aug. 30, 2015. North Korea beat Japan 2-1, with the two universities signing an accord for academic and sports exchanges. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, N. Korea universities hold soccer game

People in Pyongyang watch men's and women's soccer games on Aug. 30, 2015, between Japan's Nippon Sport Science University and North Korea's Korea University of Physical Education. Prior to the games, the two universities signed an accord for academic and sports exchanges. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, N. Korea universities hold soccer game

Photo taken Aug. 30, 2015, in Pyongyang shows a men's soccer game between Japan's Nippon Sport Science University and North Korea's Korea University of Physical Education. North Korea beat Japan 2-1, with the two universities signing an accord for academic and sports exchanges. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Experts show different views on security bills

Masahiko Shimizu, constitutional professor of Nippon Sport Science University, addresses a rally, in which around 200 people sought the withdrawal of the government-sponsored security bills, outside the Diet building in Tokyo on July 13, 2015. The ruling bloc aims to hold a vote on the controversial bills and ram them through the lower house soon. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-ozeki Kotooshu attends college entrance ceremony

Former Bulgarian-born ozeki Kotooshu attends the entrance ceremony of Nippon Sport Science University in Tokyo on April 3, 2015. Currently a master of sumo, called Naruto, he has entered the third grade of the university, saying, "I hope to learn front-line coaching science." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-ozeki Kotooshu attends college entrance ceremony

Former Bulgarian-born ozeki Kotooshu (front) attends the entrance ceremony of Nippon Sport Science University in Tokyo on April 3, 2015. Currently a master of sumo, called Naruto, he has entered the third grade of the university, saying, "I hope to learn front-line coaching science." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese university students in Pyongyang for sport exchange program

Nippon Sport Science University soccer club students and related officials pose for photos at Pyongyang Sunan International Airport on Aug. 29, 2015, upon arrival to hold exhibition matches and joint training with their North Korean counterparts as part of their sport exchange program. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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COVID-19 vaccinations begin at Japanese universities

Students at Nippon Sport Science University are monitored for possible acute side effects after receiving COVID-19 vaccinations at its campus in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on June 21, 2021. COVID-19 mass vaccinations at some Japanese universities for their students and employees began the same day.

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COVID-19 vaccinations begin at Japanese universities

Students at Nippon Sport Science University receive COVID-19 vaccinations at its campus in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on June 21, 2021. COVID-19 mass vaccinations at some Japanese universities for their students and employees began the same day.

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COVID-19 vaccinations begin at Japanese universities

Students at Nippon Sport Science University receive COVID-19 vaccinations at its campus in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on June 21, 2021. COVID-19 mass vaccinations at some Japanese universities for their students and employees began the same day.

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Sumo applicant

TOKYO, Japan - Stablemaster and former yokozuna Takanohana (R) measures the height of a Nippon Sport Science University senior at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo stadium on March 5, 2011. Sumo drew the fewest new recruits ever in light of a match fixing scandal as the Japan Sumo Association tested just 36 applicants the same day. (Kyodo)

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Expert studies how to enhance kids' physical, mental vigor

TOKYO, Japan - Professor Shingo Noi of Nippon Sport Science University speaks in an interview in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2015, about ways of enhancing children's physical and mental energy. (Kyodo)

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World champion gymnast Uchimura to join Konami

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese gymnast Kohei Uchimura, winner of the men's individual all-around title at two consecutive world championships, smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2011. Uchimura will join the Konami group after graduating from Nippon Sport Science University in March 2011. (Kyodo)

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Gymnast Uchimura, Yamamuro to join Konami

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese gymnasts Kohei Uchimura (L) and Koji Yamamuro pose during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2011. Uchimura, a two-time world champion, and Yamamuro, another member of the Japanese team at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2010, will join the Konami group after graduating from Nippon Sport Science University in March 2011. (Kyodo)

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