French Open Day 4

French Open Day 4

Cameron Norie of Great Britain during the French Open, Grand Slam tennis tournament on May 31, 2023 at Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Open Day 4

French Open Day 4

Cameron Norie of Great Britain during the French Open, Grand Slam tennis tournament on May 31, 2023 at Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

Swimming: Japan team sets national mark in women's 800 relay

Swimming: Japan team sets national mark in women's 800 relay

MELBOURNE, Australia - The Japanese team of Norie Urabe, Ai Shibata, Maki Mita and Haruka Ueda (L to R) are all smiles after setting a national record of 7 minutes, 59.58 seconds in the women's 800-meter relay qualifiers on March 29 to advance to the finals in the world swimming championships in Melbourne and punch their tickets to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Japan 3rd in women's 800m freestyle relay at Pan-Pacific

Japan 3rd in women's 800m freestyle relay at Pan-Pacific

VICTORIA, Canada - (From L to R) Haruka Ueda, Norie Urabe, Ai Shibata and Maki Mita show their bronze medals after coming in third in the women's 800-meter freestyle relay at the Pan-Pacific Swimming Championships in Victoria on Aug. 18.

Japan 3rd in women's 800m freestyle relay at Pan-Pacific

Japan 3rd in women's 800m freestyle relay at Pan-Pacific

VICTORIA, Canada - (From L to R) Haruka Ueda, Norie Urabe, Ai Shibata and Maki Mita show their bronze medals after coming in third in the women's 800-meter freestyle relay at the Pan-Pacific Swimming Championships in Victoria on Aug. 18. (Kyodo)

Swimming: Japan team sets national mark in women's 800 relay

Swimming: Japan team sets national mark in women's 800 relay

MELBOURNE, Australia - The Japanese team of Norie Urabe, Ai Shibata, Maki Mita and Haruka Ueda (L to R) are all smiles after setting a national record of 7 minutes, 59.58 seconds in the women's 800-meter relay qualifiers on March 29 to advance to the finals in the world swimming championships in Melbourne and punch their tickets to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. (Kyodo)

Miss Nippon Contest

Miss Nippon Contest

Miss Nippon Contest winner Norie Ichihashi (3rd from L) poses for a photo with other finalists in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Miss Nippon Contest

Miss Nippon Contest

Miss Nippon Contest winner Norie Ichihashi (R) poses for a photo with past winner and actress Norika Fujiwara in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Miss Nippon Contest

Miss Nippon Contest

Norie Ichihashi wins the Miss Nippon Contest in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Miss Nippon Contest

Miss Nippon Contest

Norie Ichihashi wins the Miss Nippon Contest in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo