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KODERA NORIO (JPN) uphill on skis during ISMF World Cup - Ski Mountaineering, Ski Mountaineering race in Bormio, Italy, February 22 2025

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Football: Japan-N. Korea Olympic qualifier in Saudi

Norio Sasaki, head of the Japan Football Association women's committee, meets the press in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Feb. 20, 2024. He said the national team may play the first leg of their two final Olympic qualifying games against North Korea on Feb. 24 in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah, following the JFA's appeal to the Asian Football Confederation to change the venue from the Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang.

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Football: Japan-N. Korea Olympic qualifier in Saudi

Norio Sasaki, head of the Japan Football Association women's committee, meets the press in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Feb. 20, 2024. He said the national team may play the first leg of their two final Olympic qualifying games against North Korea on Feb. 24 in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah, following the JFA's appeal to the Asian Football Confederation to change the venue from the Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang.

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Football: Japan-N. Korea Olympic qualifier in Saudi

Norio Sasaki (2nd from L), head of the Japan Football Association women's committee, meets the press in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Feb. 20, 2024. He said the national team may play the first leg of their two final Olympic qualifying games against North Korea on Feb. 24 in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah, following the JFA's appeal to the Asian Football Confederation to change the venue from the Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang.

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Football: Japan-N. Korea Olympic qualifier in Saudi

Norio Sasaki, head of the Japan Football Association women's committee, meets the press in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Feb. 20, 2024. He said the national team may play the first leg of their two final Olympic qualifying games against North Korea on Feb. 24 in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah, following the JFA's appeal to the Asian Football Confederation to change the venue from the Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang.

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Football: Japan-N. Korea Olympic qualifier in Saudi

Norio Sasaki (2nd from R), head of the Japan Football Association women's committee, meets the press in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Feb. 20, 2024. He said the national team may play the first leg of their two final Olympic qualifying games against North Korea on Feb. 24 in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah, following the JFA's appeal to the Asian Football Confederation to change the venue from the Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang.

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Football: Japan-N. Korea Olympic qualifier in Saudi

Norio Sasaki, head of the Japan Football Association women's committee, meets the press in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Feb. 20, 2024. He said the national team may play the first leg of their two final Olympic qualifying games against North Korea on Feb. 24 in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah, following the JFA's appeal to the Asian Football Confederation to change the venue from the Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang.

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[Breaking News]Nadeshiko Japan's Paris Olympic q'fier against N. Korea

CHIBA, Japan Kyodo - Japan Football Association Women's Committee Chairperson Norio Sasaki speaks during a press conference in Chiba near Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2024, ahead of Nadeshiko Japan's Paris Olympics qualifier against North Korea. The venue for the first part of a two-legged tie against North Korea is yet to be decided after Japan conveyed its concerns to the Asian Football Confederation about facing North Korea in Pyongyang as originally scheduled. (Kyodo)

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Nadeshiko Japan's Paris Olympic q'fier against N. Korea

Japan Football Association Women's Committee Chairperson Norio Sasaki speaks during a press conference in Chiba near Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2024, ahead of Nadeshiko Japan's Paris Olympics qualifier against North Korea. The venue for the first part of a two-legged tie against North Korea is yet to be decided after Japan conveyed its concerns to the Asian Football Confederation about facing North Korea in Pyongyang as originally scheduled.

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Nadeshiko Japan's Paris Olympic q'fier against N. Korea

Japan Football Association Women's Committee Chairperson Norio Sasaki speaks during a press conference in Chiba near Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2024, ahead of Nadeshiko Japan's Paris Olympics qualifier against North Korea. The venue for the first part of a two-legged tie against North Korea is yet to be decided after Japan conveyed its concerns to the Asian Football Confederation about facing North Korea in Pyongyang as originally scheduled.

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Sasaki steps down treasuring Nadeshiko memories

TOKYO, March 18 Kyodo - Retired Japan women's soccer team coach Norio Sasaki attends a press conference in Tokyo on March 18, 2016. Holding back tears occasionally, Sasaki said he is proud of his endeavor with Nadeshiko Japan, while expressing hope that he will be able to continue to contribute to women's soccer in Japan.

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Nadeshiko Japan defeat Canada in friendly

EDMONTON, Canada - Japan women's soccer team coach Norio Sasaki give instructions to his players during the first half of an international friendly soccer match against Canada in Edmonton, Canada, on Oct. 25, 2014. Japan won 3-0.

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Japan women's soccer squad unveiled for Canada friendlies

TOKYO, Japan - Norio Sasaki, coach for Japan's Nadeshiko national women's soccer team, announces in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2014, his squad for upcoming friendly matches with its Canadian counterpart in Edmonton and Vancouver on Oct. 25 and 28 respectively.

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Japanese Buddhist monk finds new role at elderly home

TOKYO, Japan - Buddhist monk Norio Miura holds the hand of a bed-ridden female resident (R) at a home for the elderly in Osaka, western Japan, in this file photo taken on June 5, 2014. He works as director general of a nonprofit organization that runs the facility.

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Japanese Buddhist monk finds new role at elderly home

TOKYO, Japan - Buddhist monk Norio Miura chats with a female resident in her 90s at a home for the elderly in Osaka, western Japan, in this file photo taken on June 5, 2014. He works as director general of a nonprofit organization that runs the facility.

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Public housing for nuclear disaster evacuees completed

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Norio Kanno (4th from L), mayor of Iitate Village in Fukushima Prefecture, cuts the tape at a ceremony in Fukushima City on Aug, 31, 2014, to mark the completion of public housing for people who evacuated following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident caused by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Japan helps Indonesia reduce flood damage

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese Parliamentary Senior Vice Foreign Minister Norio Mitsuya (L) and Jakarta Gov. Joko Widodo inspect a sewerage facility in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 27, 2014, that was renovated with Japan's financial assistance.

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Japan, U.S. draw at Algarve Cup

PARCHAL, Portugal - Japan coach Norio Sasaki gives instructions to his players during the second half of their Algarve Cup opener against the United States in Parchal, Portugal, on March 5, 2014. Japan and the U.S. drew 1-1.

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Pact on fingerprint data

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy, Parliamentary Senior Vice Foreign Minister Norio Mitsuya and Keiji Furuya, chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, shake hands after Mitsuya and Kennedy signed the Agreement on Preventing and Combating Serious Crime, at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2014. The agreement is intended to provide each country instant access to fingerprint data to check the identity of people suspected of involvement in serious crimes such as terrorism.

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Sasaki before East Asian Cup

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan women's soccer coach Norio Sasaki holds a press conference in Seoul on July 19, 2013, ahead of the July 20-28 East Asian Cup. Nadeshiko Japan will kick off the competition against China on the opening day.

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Toshiba announces next president

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Toshiba Corp.'s Atsutoshi Nishida, chairman, Hisao Tanaka, corporate senior executive vice president, and Norio Sasaki, president, join hands in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2013. The company announced the same day it will promote Tanaka to president and Sasaki will assume the new post of vice chairman in June.

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Toshiba announces next president

TOKYO, Japan - Hisao Tanaka, corporate senior executive vice president of Toshiba Corp., holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2013, after the company announced it will promote Tanaka to president, replacing Norio Sasaki, who will assume the new post of vice chairman in June.

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Toshiba eyes more M&As

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiba Corp. President Norio Sasaki is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2012. Sasaki said the company aims to pursue mergers and acquisitions in its core infrastructure business, including power generation and transmission systems, as part of its global expansion.

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Japan soccer fixtures for 2013

TOKYO, Japan - Japan men's soccer manager Alberto Zaccheroni (far R) and Japan women's soccer manager Norio Sasaki (far L) attend a press conference to unveil the teams' fixtures for 2013 in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2012.

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Sasaki reappointed as coach of women's soccer team

TOKYO, Japan - Norio Sasaki, who guided Japan to a remarkable victory at the 2011 Women's World Cup soccer final and the silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics, smiles at a press conference in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Nov. 1, 2012. The 54-year-old Sasaki will continue as Nadeshiko coach, the Japan Football Association said the same day.

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Sasaki hints at ending career as Japan coach after London

LONDON, Britain - Japan women's soccer coach Norio Sasaki attends a press conference in London on Aug. 8, 2012. Sasaki indicated he will step down after the women's soccer final against the United States at the London Olympics the following day.

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Nadeshiko Japan to play U.S. in women's soccer final

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yuki Ogimi (5th from R), Abby Wambach of the United States (5th from L) and other players pose for photos after a press conference at Olympic Park on Aug. 8, 2012, on the eve of their match in the London Olympic women's soccer final. At 2nd from left is Japan's coach Norio Sasaki and at right is U.S. coach Pia Sundhage.

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Nadeshiko Japan to play U.S. in women's soccer final

LONDON, Britain - Japan's captain Aya Miyama (R) and coach Norio Sasaki hold a press conference at Olympic Park on Aug. 8, 2012, on the eve of the London Olympic women's soccer final against the United States.

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Tablets for Fukushima evacuees

SOMA, Japan - Joji Sato, an evacuee from the village of Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, talks to Iitate Mayor Norio Kanno via a tablet computer from Soma in the same prefecture on Aug. 8, 2012. The Iitate government has distributed tablet computers to all its households and began the same day a system to foster communication among its residents, virtually all of whom have evacuated their homes due to the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Japan women's soccer coach Sasaki

CARDIFF, Britain - Japan women's soccer coach Norio Sasaki holds a press conference at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Britain, on July 30, 2012, on the eve of a London Olympic Group F match against South Africa.

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Asteroid named Iitatemura

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Hiroaki Ono (L), head of the Hoshinomura astronomical observatory in Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture, hands to Norio Kanno, mayor of the village of Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, a certificate made by Ono stating that an asteroid has been recognized as having the name "Iitatemura" (the village of Iitate) by the International Astronomical Union, at a village government office on July 19, 2012. Ono named the asteroid after the village, which came under evacuation orders due to the nuclear crisis.

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Nadeshiko Japan beat Australia in Olympic sendoff

TOKYO, Japan - Norio Sasaki, coach of the Japan national women's soccer team, speaks to supporters during a sendoff ceremony after winning an Olympic sendoff match against Australia 3-0 at National Stadium in Tokyo on July 11, 2012.

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Toshiba ends domestic TV output

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiba Corp. President Norio Sasaki speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 17, 2012. Toshiba said the same day it has terminated domestic output of televisions to restructure its money-losing TV business and transfer production overseas amid shrinking sales in Japan and the company's increasing focus on emerging markets.

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Nadeshiko, Japan U-23s to play in Olympic sendoff doubleheader

TOKYO, Japan - Norio Sasaki (L), coach of Japan's women's national soccer team, nicknamed Nadeshiko Japan, and Takashi Sekizuka, coach of the country's men's national soccer team, attend a press conference in Tokyo on May 8, 2012, at which the Japan Football Association announced women's world champions Japan will play Australia and Sekizuka's men's Under-23s will take on New Zealand's U-23s in a doubleheader at Tokyo's National Stadium on July 11.

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Japan soccer coaches at Wembley Stadium

LONDON, Britain - Norio Sasaki (L), coach of Japan's women's national soccer team, and Takashi Sekizuka, coach of the country's men's national soccer team, stand in London's Wembley Stadium on April 24, 2012, after the official draw for the 2012 Olympic soccer tournaments. The stadium will host the tournaments' final matches.

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Japan soccer coaches at Wembley Stadium

LONDON, Britain - Norio Sasaki (L), coach of Japan's women's national soccer team, and Takashi Sekizuka, coach of the country's men's national soccer team, shake hands at London's Wembley Stadium on April 24, 2012, after the official draw for the 2012 Olympic soccer tournaments. The stadium will host the tournaments' final matches.

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Japan coach Sasaki before U.S., Brazil friendlies

TOKYO, Japan - Norio Sasaki, Japan national women's soccer team coach, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on March 23, 2012. Sasaki named a 23-woman squad for the three-nation Kirin Challenge Cup to meet the United States and Brazil but was forced to leave out midfielder Homare Sawa as the Women's World Player of the Year has not yet made a full recovery from vertigo.

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Mayor of nuclear disaster-hit Iitate village

NEW YORK, United States - Norio Kanno, the mayor of Iitate in Fukushima Prefecture, a village badly affected by the nuclear crisis following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, addresses an audience in New York on Feb. 18, 2012, about the villagers' efforts to recover from the disaster.

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Power equipment plant opens in India

CHENNAI, India - Toshiba Corp. Chief Executive Officer Norio Sasaki (L) attends the opening ceremony of the state-of-the-art power equipment plant of Toshiba JSW Turbine and Generator PVT. Ltd., a joint venture between Toshiba and JSW Group, in Chennai, southern India, on Feb. 12, 2012. Toshiba helped build the plant, which makes steam turbines and generators for thermal power plants in the country.

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Kyoto Univ. institute to publish journal

KYOTO, Japan - Norio Nakatsuji, professor and director at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, speaks during a press conference in Kyoto on Jan. 13, 2012. He said the institute will launch a journal this year titled ''Biomaterial Science'' to be published jointly with Britain's Royal Society of Chemistry.

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Sasaki, Sawa with FIFA trophies

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese women's national soccer team coach Norio Sasaki (L) and Homare Sawa, the team's captain, hold their trophies in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2012, after FIFA named Sasaki the Women's Coach of the Year and Sawa the Women's World Player of the Year in Zurich.

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Women's soccer captain, coach return home

NARITA, Japan - Homare Sawa (L), captain of the Japanese women's national soccer team, and coach Norio Sasaki attend a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2012, after they were recognized by FIFA in a ceremony in Switzerland as the best in the world in their respective categories. Sawa was named FIFA Women's World Player of the Year, while Sasaki, who guided the team known as Nadeshiko Japan to a first-ever World Cup triumph at last summer's finals in Germany, won the Women's Coach of the Year.

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Women's soccer captain, coach return home

NARITA, Japan - Homare Sawa (R), captain of the Japanese women's national soccer team, and coach Norio Sasaki (L), arrive at Narita airport near Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2012, after they were recognized by FIFA in a ceremony in Switzerland as the best in the world in their respective categories. Sawa was named FIFA Women's World Player of the Year, while Sasaki, who guided the team known as Nadeshiko Japan to a first-ever World Cup triumph at last summer's finals in Germany, won the Women's Coach of the Year.

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Imperial garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L front) talks with Japan women's national soccer team coach Norio Sasaki (2nd from L, front) and team captain Homare Sawa (2nd from R, front) during the autumn imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Garden in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2011. About 2,000 people were invited to the party hosted by the emperor and Empress Michiko.

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Japan women's soccer team qualifies

JINAN, China - Japan women's soccer team coach Norio Sasaki meets reporters in Jinan, China, on Sept. 8, 2011, after the team qualified for the 2012 London Olympics. Australia beat China 1-0 after Japan drew with North Korea 1-1 in the Asian qualifying tournament.

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Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi agree on small LCD business merger

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Kimikazu Nomi, president of the government-backed Innovation Network Corporation of Japan, Toshiba Corp. President Norio Sasaki, Hitachi Ltd. President Hiroaki Nakanishi, and Sony Corp. Executive Deputy President Hiroshi Yoshioka hold hands in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2011. Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi agreed to integrate their businesses on small and medium-sized liquid crystal display panels for smartphones and tablet computers.

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Nadeshiko Japan gets gov't honor

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese women's national soccer team captain, Homare Sawa (L), receives the People's Honor Award from Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2011, for the ''Nadeshiko Japan'' team's victory in the Women's World Cup final in July. On the right is team coach Norio Sasaki.

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'Nadeshiko Japan' in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japanese women's national soccer team -- Saki Kumagai (R), Aya Sameshima (C) and coach Norio Sasaki (L) -- show a World Cup trophy to potential future members of ''Nadeshiko Japan'' at the Tokyo metropolitan government building on July 20, 2011. The Japanese team won the Women's World Cup for the first time in Germany.

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'Nadeshiko Japan' return home after victory

TOKYO, Japan - Members of ''Nadeshiko Japan,'' the Japanese women's national soccer team, led by captain Homare Sawa (front R) and coach Norio Sasaki (front L), hold their trophies and medals during a press conference in Tokyo on July 19, 2011, following their return home after Japan won the Women's World Cup for the first time in Germany.

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'Nadeshiko Japan' meet premier with World Cup trophy

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the world champion ''Nadeshiko Japan'' national women's soccer team -- including captain Homare Sawa (2nd from L in front), Aya Miyama (R) and coach Norio Sasaki (L front) -- meet Prime Minister Naoto Kan (2nd from R) at the premier's office in Tokyo on July 19, 2011. Kan congratulated the team on winning the Women's World Cup soccer tournament in Germany, saying he learned the importance of ''never giving up'' from their victory.

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Football: Japan-N. Korea Olympic qualifier in Saudi

Football: Japan-N. Korea Olympic qualifier in Saudi

Football: Japan-N. Korea Olympic qualifier in Saudi

Football: Japan-N. Korea Olympic qualifier in Saudi

Football: Japan-N. Korea Olympic qualifier in Saudi

Football: Japan-N. Korea Olympic qualifier in Saudi

[Breaking News]Nadeshiko Japan's Paris Olympic q'fier against N. Korea

Nadeshiko Japan's Paris Olympic q'fier against N. Korea

Nadeshiko Japan's Paris Olympic q'fier against N. Korea

Sasaki steps down treasuring Nadeshiko memories

Nadeshiko Japan defeat Canada in friendly

Japan women's soccer squad unveiled for Canada friendlies

Japanese Buddhist monk finds new role at elderly home

Japanese Buddhist monk finds new role at elderly home

Public housing for nuclear disaster evacuees completed

Japan helps Indonesia reduce flood damage

Japan, U.S. draw at Algarve Cup

Pact on fingerprint data

Sasaki before East Asian Cup

Toshiba announces next president

Toshiba announces next president

Toshiba eyes more M&amp;As

Japan soccer fixtures for 2013

Sasaki reappointed as coach of women's soccer team

Sasaki hints at ending career as Japan coach after London

Nadeshiko Japan to play U.S. in women's soccer final

Nadeshiko Japan to play U.S. in women's soccer final

Tablets for Fukushima evacuees

Japan women's soccer coach Sasaki

Asteroid named Iitatemura

Nadeshiko Japan beat Australia in Olympic sendoff

Toshiba ends domestic TV output

Nadeshiko, Japan U-23s to play in Olympic sendoff doubleheader

Japan soccer coaches at Wembley Stadium

Japan soccer coaches at Wembley Stadium

Japan coach Sasaki before U.S., Brazil friendlies

Mayor of nuclear disaster-hit Iitate village

Power equipment plant opens in India

Kyoto Univ. institute to publish journal

Sasaki, Sawa with FIFA trophies

Women's soccer captain, coach return home

Women's soccer captain, coach return home

Imperial garden party

Japan women's soccer team qualifies

Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi agree on small LCD business merger

Nadeshiko Japan gets gov't honor

'Nadeshiko Japan' in Tokyo

'Nadeshiko Japan' return home after victory

'Nadeshiko Japan' meet premier with World Cup trophy

Toshiba eyes more M&As