Japanese men take silver at worlds

Japanese men take silver at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japanese team -- (from L) Yusuke Tanaka, Koji Yamamuro, Kohei Uchimura, Makoto Okiguchi, Kazuhito Tanaka and Kenya Kobayashi -- show their silver medals after finishing second in the men's team event at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011. China captured the gold medal at the championships for the fifth time in succession.

Japan's Okiguchi at worlds

Japan's Okiguchi at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Makoto Okiguchi performs a vault during the men's team final at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011. China captured the gold medal in the event for the fifth time in succession while Japan finished second.

Japan's Okiguchi at worlds

Japan's Okiguchi at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Makoto Okiguchi performs the floor exercise during the men's team final at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011. China captured the gold medal in the championships for the fifth time in succession while Japan finished second.

Japan men's gymnastics team secures Olympic berth

Japan men's gymnastics team secures Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Makoto Okiguchi competes on the vault during the men's qualification round at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2011. After the qualifications finished the following day, the Japanese men's team qualified in first place and will go to the final round, booking an Olympic berth at the 2012 London Games.

Japan takes team silver in men's gymnastics in Olympics

Japan takes team silver in men's gymnastics in Olympics

BEIJING, China - Japan's Makoto Okiguchi performs the floor exercise event in the men's gymnastics team final at the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 12.

Japan takes team silver in men's gymnastics, China wins

Japan takes team silver in men's gymnastics, China wins

BEIJING, China - Japan's men's gymnastics team members -- (from L to R) Takehiro Kashima, Takuya Nakase, Makoto Okiguchi, Koki Sakamoto, Hiroyuki Tomita and Kohei Uchimura -- pose with their silver medals after coming in second in the event at the Beijing Olympics at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing on Aug. 12. China won the gold.

Japan takes team silver in men's gymnastics in Olympics

Japan takes team silver in men's gymnastics in Olympics

BEIJING, China - Japan's Makoto Okiguchi performs the floor exercise event in the men's gymnastics team final at the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 12. (Kyodo)

Japan takes team silver in men's gymnastics, China wins

Japan takes team silver in men's gymnastics, China wins

BEIJING, China - Japan's men's gymnastics team members -- (from L to R) Takehiro Kashima, Takuya Nakase, Makoto Okiguchi, Koki Sakamoto, Hiroyuki Tomita and Kohei Uchimura -- pose with their silver medals after coming in second in the event at the Beijing Olympics at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing on Aug. 12. China won the gold. (Kyodo)

Japan's Okiguchi at worlds

Japan's Okiguchi at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Makoto Okiguchi performs the floor exercise during the men's team final at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011. China captured the gold medal in the championships for the fifth time in succession while Japan finished second. (Kyodo)

Japanese men take silver at worlds

Japanese men take silver at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japanese team -- (from L) Yusuke Tanaka, Koji Yamamuro, Kohei Uchimura, Makoto Okiguchi, Kazuhito Tanaka and Kenya Kobayashi -- show their silver medals after finishing second in the men's team event at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011. China captured the gold medal at the championships for the fifth time in succession. (Kyodo)

Japan's Okiguchi at worlds

Japan's Okiguchi at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Makoto Okiguchi performs a vault during the men's team final at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011. China captured the gold medal in the event for the fifth time in succession while Japan finished second. (Kyodo)

CORRECTED Japan men's gymnastics team secures Olympic berth

CORRECTED Japan men's gymnastics team secures Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - CORRECTING SECOND SENTENCE Japan's Makoto Okiguchi competes on the vault during the men's qualification round at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2011. After the qualifications finished the following day, the Japanese men's team qualified in first place and will go to the final round, booking an Olympic berth at the 2012 London Games. (Kyodo)

Tokyo Olympic, Paralympic coins

Tokyo Olympic, Paralympic coins

Rio Olympic judo gold medalist Haruka Tachimoto (R), Beijing Olympic team gymnastics silver medalist Makoto Okiguchi (L) and Tomohiro Ueyama, who will compete in archery at the Tokyo Paralympics, attend a ceremony at the Japan Mint in Osaka on Nov. 8, 2019, to launch the production of commemorative coins for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo