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Table tennis: World championships

Japan's Mizuki Oikawa plays in a men's first-round singles match during the World Table Tennis Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, on May 21, 2023.

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Students surround Japanese teacher for autographs

BEIJING, China - Autograph-seeking students surround Koji Oikawa, a charismatic Japanese-language teacher in China, after his lecture at a university in Yinchuan, the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China, in April 2014. Oikawa, a former comedian, is visiting 555 universities nationwide to teach Japanese to Chinese students.

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Unique Japanese speech contest trophy in China

BEIJING, China - The "Onikawa" Cup, awarded to the winner of a Japanese speech contest organized by Koji Oikawa, a Japanese-language teacher in China, is seen in a classroom in Beijing on May 12, 2014. The character "Oni" in the word "Onikawa" means fiend in Japanese and the play on the word reflects the former comedian's unique and intense way of teaching the language.

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Charismatic Japanese-language teacher in China

BEIJING, China - Koji Oikawa, a popular Japanese-language teacher in China, relaxes with a massage machine aboard a plane in April 2014. Oikawa, a former comedian, is visiting 555 universities and high schools nationwide to teach Japanese to Chinese students.

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Hot Oikawa speaks on Japanese at university in China

BEIJING, China - Koji Oikawa, a popular Japanese-language teacher in China, gives a speech to students at a university in Yinchuan, the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China, in April 2014.

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Charismatic Japanese-language teacher in China

BEIJING, China - Koji Oikawa (C), a popular Japanese-language teacher in China, gives a speech to students at a university in Beijing in January 2014. Oikawa, a former comedian, is visiting 555 universities and high schools nationwide to teach Japanese to Chinese students.

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Man wishing to nurture wine culture in Ofunato

SENDAI, Japan - Takehiro Oikawa, owner of Three Peaks Winery, touches a grapevine he planted in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 15, 2014. He hopes to propagate wine and wine culture in the area.

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Japan's Oikawa in men's 500m speed skate

SOCHI, Russia - Yuya Oikawa of Japan skates during the first round of the men's 500-meter speed skating event at the Winter Olympics at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2014.

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Japan's Oikawa 15th in men's 500m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Yuya Oikawa competes in the second round of the Winter Olympics men's 500-meter speed skating event at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2014. Oikawa came in 15th place.

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Speed skater Oikawa practices at Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese speed skater Yuya Oikawa gets a feel for the ice during practice at the Sochi Olympics in Russia on Feb. 9, 2014.

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Oikawa skates pre-Olympic time trial

CALGARY, Canada - Yuya Oikawa of Japan gets set to start in a 500-meter time trial in Calgary on Jan. 30, 2010. Oikawa clocked 34.59 seconds in the event, held prior to the Vancouver Olympics.

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Oikawa skates pre-Olympic time trial

CALGARY, Canada - Yuya Oikawa of Japan skates a 500-meter time trial in Calgary on Jan. 30, 2010. Oikawa clocked 34.59 seconds in the event, held prior to the Vancouver Olympics.

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Japanese speed skaters practice in Calgary for Olympics

CALGARY, Canada - Japanese speed skaters (from R to L) Yuuya Oikawa, Keiichiro Nagashima, Akio Ota and Joji Kato practice at a skating rink in Calgary, Canada, in preparation for the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.

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Japan's Oikawa 2nd in World Cup meet

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Yuya Oikawa (L) skates to second place in the men's 500 meters at a World Cup meet in Salt Lake City on Dec. 11, 2009. Oikawa clocked 34.27 seconds setting a national record.

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Japan's Oikawa 2nd in World Cup meet

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Yuya Oikawa celebrates after placing second in the men's 500 meters at a World Cup meet in Salt Lake City on Dec. 11, 2009. Oikawa clocked 34.27 seconds setting a national record.

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Oikawa wins men's 100-meter speed skating

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Yuuya Oikawa of Japan celebrates after winning the men's 100 meters at the ISU World Cup Speed Skating at the Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City on March 7. Oikawa clocked 9.40 seconds.

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Speed Skating: Kato wins 4th national 500-meter title

NAGANO, Japan - Joji Kato (C) won the 500-meter title in 1 minute, 10.23 seconds at the speed skating national single-distance championships on Oct 27, his fourth 500-meter crown and his first in two years. Defending champion Keiichiro Nagashima (L) was second in 1:10.74 and Yuya Oikawa (R) third in 1:10.98.

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Japan's Oikawa wins World Cup 100-meter title

CALGARY, Canada - Japan's Yuya Oikawa (C), who won the men's 100-meter race at the World Cup Skating in Calgary, Alberta, on March 4, is flanked by silver medalist Joji Kato of Japan (L) and bronze medalist Maciej Ustynowicz of Poland.

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Oikawa takes gold in men's 100m speed skating

CHANGCHUN, China - Japan's Yuya Oikawa celebrates after winning the men's 100-meter speed skating at the Winter Asian Games in Changchun on Jan. 31.

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Japan's Oikawa just misses podium spot, Kato 6th

TURIN, Italy - Japan's Yuya Oikawa narrowly misses out on a podium spot in the men's 500-meter speed skating event, placing fourth at the Oval Lingotto arena in Turin on Feb. 13.

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Oikawa 2nd in World Cup 500-meter race

COLLALBO, Italy - Japanese speed skater Yuya Oikawa (L), who took second in the men's 500 meters in a World Cup meet on Jan. 28, smiles on the podium with Joey Cheek (R) of the United States who won the race.

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Cheek wins men's 500-meter World Cup speed skating

CALGARY, Canada - Joji Kato of Japan (L), Joey Cheek of the United States (C) and Yuya Oikawa of Japan pose at the Olympic Oval in Calgary on Jan. 15 after receiving their medals for the men's 500-meter World Cup speed skating race. Cheek won the race, Oikawa came in second and Kato was third.

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Kyodo's Oikawa, Asahi's Usanami awarded Vaughn-Uyeda Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Hitoshi Oikawa (L in file photo), a senior Kyodo News correspondent in Moscow, and Yusaku Usanami, chief of the Asahi Shimbun's Asian General Bureau, have been chosen as recipients of the 2001 Vaughn-Uyeda Prize, which honors contributions made by Japanese journalists in the field of international affairs, the prize's selection committee said Feb. 14.

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS-MEN'S TEAMS-SEMIFINALS (CN)

(221008) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ma Long of China hits a return against Oikawa Mizuki of Japan during their men's teams semifinal match at the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS-MEN'S TEAMS-SEMIFINALS (CN)

(221008) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ma Long of China hits a return against Oikawa Mizuki of Japan during their men's teams semifinal match at the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS-MEN'S TEAMS-SEMIFINALS (CN)

(221008) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ma Long of China hits a return against Oikawa Mizuki of Japan during their men's teams semifinal match at the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS-MEN'S TEAMS-SEMIFINALS (CN)

(221008) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ma Long of China hits a return against Oikawa Mizuki of Japan during their men's teams semifinal match at the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS-MEN'S TEAMS-SEMIFINALS (CN)

(221008) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Oikawa Mizuki of Japan hits a return against Ma Long of China during their men's teams semifinal match at the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS-MEN'S TEAMS-SEMIFINALS (CN)

(221008) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ma Long (L) of China greets Oikawa Mizuki of Japan during their men's teams semifinal match at the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS-MEN'S TEAMS-SEMIFINALS (CN)

(221008) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ma Long of China celebtares scoring against Oikawa Mizuki of Japan during their men's teams semifinal match at the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS-MEN'S TEAMS-SEMIFINALS (CN)

(221008) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Oikawa Mizuki of Japan hits a return against Ma Long of China during their men's teams semifinal match at the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS-MEN'S TEAMS-SEMIFINALS (CN)

(221008) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ma Long of China celebtares scoring against Oikawa Mizuki of Japan during their men's teams semifinal match at the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS-MEN'S TEAMS-SEMIFINALS (CN)

(221008) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ma Long of China hits a return against Oikawa Mizuki of Japan during their men's teams semifinal match at the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS-MEN'S TEAMS-SEMIFINALS (CN)

(221008) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ma Long (R) of China greets Oikawa Mizuki of Japan after winning during their men's teams semifinal match at the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS-MEN'S TEAMS-SEMIFINALS (CN)

(221008) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ma Long of China celebrates after scoring against Oikawa Mizuki of Japan during their men's teams semifinal match at the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS-MEN'S TEAM-QUARTERFINALS-JPN VS PRT (CN)

(221007) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mizuki Oikawa of Japan hits a return to Joao Monteiro of Portugal during the men's teams quarterfinal match between Japan and Portugal at the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS-MEN'S TEAMS-ROUND OF 16 (CN)

(221005) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Oikawa Mizuki of Japan hits a return to Vitor Ishiy of Brazil during the men's teams round of 16 match at the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 5, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS-MEN'S TEAMS-ROUND OF 16 (CN)

(221005) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Oikawa Mizuki of Japan hits a return to Vitor Ishiy of Brazil during the men's teams round of 16 match at the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 5, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS-MEN'S TEAMS-ROUND OF 16 (CN)

(221005) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Harimoto Tomokazu, Oikawa Mizuki, Togami Shunsuke, Yokoya Akira and coach Tasei Kunihito (R to L) of Team Japan celebrate after beating Team Brazil during the men's teams round of 16 match at the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 5, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS-MEN'S TEAMS-ROUND OF 16 (CN)

(221005) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Vitor Ishiy of Brazil serves to Oikawa Mizuki of Japan during the men's teams round of 16 match at the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 5, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS-MEN'S TEAMS(CN)

(221003) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ng Pak Nam of China's Hong Kong reacts while competing with Oikawa Mizuki of Japan during the men's teams group 3 match between China's Hong Kong and Japan at the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS-MEN'S TEAMS-GROUP 3-JAPAN VS IRAN(CN)

(220930) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Harimoto Tomokazu (C), Togami Shunsuke (R) and Oikawa Mizuki of Japan shows up before the men's teams group 3 match between team Japan and team Iran at the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 30, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS-MEN'S TEAMS-GROUP 3-JAPAN VS IRAN(CN)

(220930) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Hodaei Seyedamirhossein of Iran hits a return to Oikawa Mizuki of Japan during the men's teams group 3 match between team Japan and team Iran at the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 30, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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Cheek wins men's 500-meter World Cup speed skating

CALGARY, Canada - Joji Kato of Japan (L), Joey Cheek of the United States (C) and Yuya Oikawa of Japan pose at the Olympic Oval in Calgary on Jan. 15 after receiving their medals for the men's 500-meter World Cup speed skating race. Cheek won the race, Oikawa came in second and Kato was third. (Kyodo)

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Oikawa 2nd in World Cup 500-meter race

COLLALBO, Italy - Japanese speed skater Yuya Oikawa (L), who took second in the men's 500 meters in a World Cup meet on Jan. 28, smiles on the podium with Joey Cheek (R) of the United States who won the race. (Kyodo)

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Oikawa takes gold in men's 100m speed skating

CHANGCHUN, China - Japan's Yuya Oikawa celebrates after winning the men's 100-meter speed skating at the Winter Asian Games in Changchun on Jan. 31. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Oikawa wins World Cup 100-meter title

CALGARY, Canada - Japan's Yuya Oikawa (C), who won the men's 100-meter race at the World Cup Skating in Calgary, Alberta, on March 4, is flanked by silver medalist Joji Kato of Japan (L) and bronze medalist Maciej Ustynowicz of Poland. (Kyodo)

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Speed Skating: Kato wins 4th national 500-meter title

NAGANO, Japan - Joji Kato (C) won the 500-meter title in 1 minute, 10.23 seconds at the speed skating national single-distance championships on Oct 27, his fourth 500-meter crown and his first in two years. Defending champion Keiichiro Nagashima (L) was second in 1:10.74 and Yuya Oikawa (R) third in 1:10.98. (Kyodo)

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Oikawa wins men's 100-meter speed skating

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Yuuya Oikawa of Japan celebrates after winning the men's 100 meters at the ISU World Cup Speed Skating at the Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City on March 7. Oikawa clocked 9.40 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Japan's wheelchair basketball players in Paralympic selection process

Japan wheelchair basketball head coach Shimpei Oikawa (C) talks to his players during a training camp in the central Japan city of Yaizu on Dec. 12, 2015. Twelve members out of around 30 will qualify for the national team for the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics in September 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo