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2 years before London Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese two-time Olympic women's marathon medalist Yuko Arimori (L) and Paralympian alpine skiing bronze medalist Kuniko Obinata (R) attend an event marking two years until the opening of the 2012 Olympic Games in London at the British Embassy in Tokyo on July 27, 2010.

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2 years before London Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese two-time Olympic women's marathon medalist Yuko Arimori (L) and Paralympian alpine skiing bronze medalist Kuniko Obinata (R) attend an event marking two years until the opening of the 2012 Olympic Games in London at the British Embassy in Tokyo on July 27, 2010.

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Obinata wins bronze in women's giant slalom sitting

WHISTLER, Canada - Japan's Kuniko Obinata shows off her bronze medal for the women's giant slalom sitting event at the Vancouver Paralympic Winter Games at Whistler Medals Plaza in Whistler, Canada, on March 16, 2010. Obinata won her second medal of the Games.

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Obinata wins bronze in women's giant slalom sitting

WHISTLER, Canada - Japan's Kuniko Obinata celebrates during a flower ceremony after winning the bronze medal in the women's giant slalom sitting event at the Vancouver Paralympic Winter Games in Whistler, Canada, on March 16, 2010. Obinata won her second medal of the Games.

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Obinata wins bronze in women's giant slalom sitting

WHISTLER, Canada - Japan's Kuniko Obinata competes en route to winning the bronze medal in the women's giant slalom sitting event at the Vancouver Paralympic Winter Games at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, Canada, on March 16, 2010. Obinata won her second medal of the Games.

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Japan's Obinata wins bronze in women's sit-slalom

WHISTLER, Canada - Japan's Kuniko Obinata celebrates while wearing her bronze medal from the women's Alpine skiing slalom sitting event during a medal ceremony at the Vancouver Paralympic Winter Games in Whistler, Canada, on March 14, 2010. Obinata won Japan's first medal at the Games.

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Japan's Obinata wins bronze in women's sit-slalom

WHISTLER, Canada - Japan's Kuniko Obinata celebrates winning the bronze medal in the women's Alpine skiing slalom sitting event at a flower ceremony at the Vancouver Paralympic Winter Games in Whistler, Canada, on March 14, 2010. Obinata won Japan's first medal at the Games.

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Japan's Obinata wins bronze in women's sit-slalom

WHISTLER, Canada - Japan's Kuniko Obinata competes in the women's Alpine skiing slalom sitting event at the Vancouver Paralympic Winter Games in Whistler, Canada, on March 14, 2010. Obinata captured the bronze medal, Japan's first medal at the Games.

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Paralympic gold medalist Obinata speaks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Kuniko Obinata, gold medalist in the 2006 Paralympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy, speaks on the present and future of athletes and the Paralympics at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on April 18.

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Emperor, empress meet Paralympic medalists

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L, foreground in this pool photo) talks to Salt Lake City Winter Paralympic medalist Kuniko Obinata at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 22. Empress Michiko is in the background (L).

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Paralympic gold medalist Obinata speaks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Kuniko Obinata, gold medalist in the 2006 Paralympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy, speaks on the present and future of athletes and the Paralympics at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on April 18. (Kyodo)

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12 women nominated as Tokyo Games organizing committee executives

The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee on Tuesday nominated 12 female candidates for its executive board as it seeks to improve gender equality in the wake of a sexism row sparked by former president Yoshiro Mori.Sources close to the matter said the 12 candidates include Sydney Olympic marathon gold medalist Naoko Takahashi and two-time Paralympic alpine skiing champion Kuniko Obinata, both 48.The new organizing committee president, Seiko Hashimoto, set the target of raising female representation on the executive board to 40 percent, up from the current 20 percent.Mori, an 83-year-old former prime minister, drew widespread criticism after he told an online session of the Japanese Olympic Committee that meetings with women tend to drag on because they often talk too much.We need to deal with the issue quickly to restore (public) confidence in the organizing committee and to produce results, said Hashimoto, who replaced Mori last month.

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12 women nominated as Tokyo Games organizing committee executives

Combined file photo shows Sydney Olympic marathon gold medalist Naoko Takahashi (L) and two-time Paralympic Alpine skiing champion Kuniko Obinata, who are among the 12 female candidates nominated by the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee on March 2, 2021, for its executive board.

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2 years before London Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese two-time Olympic women's marathon medalist Yuko Arimori (L) and Paralympian alpine skiing bronze medalist Kuniko Obinata (R) attend an event marking two years until the opening of the 2012 Olympic Games in London at the British Embassy in Tokyo on July 27, 2010. (Kyodo)

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2 years before London Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese two-time Olympic women's marathon medalist Yuko Arimori (L) and Paralympian alpine skiing bronze medalist Kuniko Obinata (R) attend an event marking two years until the opening of the 2012 Olympic Games in London at the British Embassy in Tokyo on July 27, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Obinata wins bronze in women's giant slalom sitting

WHISTLER, Canada - Japan's Kuniko Obinata celebrates during a flower ceremony after winning the bronze medal in the women's giant slalom sitting event at the Vancouver Paralympic Winter Games in Whistler, Canada, on March 16, 2010. Obinata won her second medal of the Games. (Kyodo)

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Obinata wins bronze in women's giant slalom sitting

WHISTLER, Canada - Japan's Kuniko Obinata shows off her bronze medal for the women's giant slalom sitting event at the Vancouver Paralympic Winter Games at Whistler Medals Plaza in Whistler, Canada, on March 16, 2010. Obinata won her second medal of the Games. (Kyodo)

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Obinata wins bronze in women's giant slalom sitting

WHISTLER, Canada - Japan's Kuniko Obinata competes en route to winning the bronze medal in the women's giant slalom sitting event at the Vancouver Paralympic Winter Games at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, Canada, on March 16, 2010. Obinata won her second medal of the Games. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Obinata wins bronze in women's sit-slalom

WHISTLER, United States - Japan's Kuniko Obinata celebrates winning the bronze medal in the women's Alpine skiing slalom sitting event at a flower ceremony at the Vancouver Paralympic Winter Games in Whistler, Canada, on March 14, 2010. Obinata won Japan's first medal at the Games. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Obinata wins bronze in women's sit-slalom

WHISTLER, Canada - Japan's Kuniko Obinata competes in the women's Alpine skiing slalom sitting event at the Vancouver Paralympic Winter Games in Whistler, Canada, on March 14, 2010. Obinata captured the bronze medal, Japan's first medal at the Games. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Obinata wins bronze in women's sit-slalom

WHISTLER, Canada - Japan's Kuniko Obinata celebrates while wearing her bronze medal from the women's Alpine skiing slalom sitting event during a medal ceremony at the Vancouver Paralympic Winter Games in Whistler, Canada, on March 14, 2010. Obinata won Japan's first medal at the Games. (Kyodo)

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Pyeongchang Paralympics

Japanese Paralympian and delegation chief Kuniko Obinata (3rd from R in front) speaks at a send-off ceremony at Tokyo's Haneda airport on March 3, 2018, ahead of the delegation's departure for the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Paralympics

Park Eun Soo (R), mayor of the athletes village at the Winter Paralympics in South Korea, is presented with a Japanese doll by Kuniko Obinata, head of the Japanese Paralympians' delegation, during a ceremony at the athletes' village in Pyeongchang on March 6, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Paralympics

Japanese Paralympian and delegation chief Kuniko Obinata arrives at the athletes' village for the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics in South Korea on March 8, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Paralympics

Japanese Paralympian and delegation chief Kuniko Obinata (C) is surrounded by other Paralympians at Tokyo's Haneda airport on March 3, 2018, prior to their departure for the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo