Rugby: Out with the old, in with the new as Joseph names 17 new caps

Rugby: Out with the old, in with the new as Joseph names 17 new caps

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 28 Kyodo - Japan head coach Jamie Joseph (R) and co-captain Harumichi Tatekawa pose for a photo at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2016. Joseph named a 32-man squad that contains 17 uncapped players and just 12 survivors from the 2015 Rugby World Cup for the first of their autumn test series -- against Argentina on Nov. 5 in Tokyo.

Japan's Asada finishes 3rd at NHK Trophy women's figure skating

Japan's Asada finishes 3rd at NHK Trophy women's figure skating

NAGANO, Japan, Nov. 29 Kyodo - Japan's Mao Asada kneels down on the rink after her performance at the women's free program of the NHK Trophy figure skating, the last event of the ISU Grand Prix Series, at Big Hat in Nagano, central Japan, on Nov. 28, 2015. The three-time world champion finished third.

Tokyo woman named '2015 Miss Sake' at contest

Tokyo woman named '2015 Miss Sake' at contest

KYOTO, Japan - Sachie Ogawa (far R) of Tokyo, "2015 Miss Sake," poses for photos with some other finalists, including runners-up Rie Hisada (far L) from Kyoto and Rieko Yataka (2nd from L) from Nagano prefectures at a contest held in Kyoto on Nov. 28, 2014. Ogawa will attend events both at home and abroad to promote sake for a year.

Charity soccer match to mark 20th anniv. of Hanshin quake

Charity soccer match to mark 20th anniv. of Hanshin quake

KOBE, Japan - Active and retired Japanese professional football players announce a plan in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2014, to hold a charity match on Jan. 17, 2015, to mark the 20th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that hit the western Japan prefecture in 1995. From L: Kazuyoshi Miura, Takayuki Yoshida and Tsuneyasu Miyamoto.