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Tribute to wartime Japan diplomat who saved Jewish refugees

Japanese American Cellist Kristina Reiko Cooper (C) plays a symphony together with the New York City Opera Orchestra at New York's Carnegie Hall on April 19, 2023, in honor of wartime Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara. He disregarded the orders of his superiors and issued visas in 1940 to help Jewish refugees escape Nazi persecution as the acting consul in Kaunas, Lithuania.

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Tribute to wartime Japan diplomat who saved Jewish refugees

Japanese American Cellist Kristina Reiko Cooper (front, L) acknowledges the audience at New York's Carnegie Hall on April 19, 2023, after playing a symphony together with the New York City Opera Orchestra in honor of wartime Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara. He disregarded the orders of his superiors and issued visas in 1940 to help Jewish refugees escape Nazi persecution as the acting consul in Kaunas, Lithuania.

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Hirano retains Top 12 crown, Fukuhara ousted in semis

TOKYO, Japan - National champion Sayaka Hirano in action during the final against Reiko Hiura at the Top 12 table tennis tournament in Tokyo on Feb. 9. Hirano beat Hiura 4-0 to defend her women's singles title. Popular teenager Ai Fukuhara, losing finalist the past three years, was knocked out by Hiura 4-0 in the semifinals.

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Kenya's Ndereba wins women's marathon at world athletics

OSAKA, Japan - The three medalists of the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships -- (From L to R) silver medalist Zhou Chunxiu of China, gold medalist Catherine Ndereba of Kenya and bronze medalist Reiko Tosa -- pose during a medal ceremony at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2. Ndereba won the race in a time of 2 hours, 30 minutes, 37 seconds.

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Japan's Reiko Tosa comes in 3rd in women's marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Reiko Tosa of Japan holds up her bronze medal at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2 after coming third in the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships.

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Athletics: Ndereba claims gold, Tosa bronze in marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Reiko Tosa waves to the audiences in smiles after taking the bronze in the women's marathon at the athletics world championships at Nagai Stadium on Sept. 2.

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Athletics: Ndereba claims gold, Tosa bronze in marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Reiko Tosa crosses the finish line in third place, claiming the host nation's only medal at the athletics world championships at Nagai Stadium on Sept. 2.

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Osaka pop ballad diva greets fans after show

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese popular ballad "enka" singer Reiko Kano, known as the "Diva of Tsutenkaku," a landmark tower in Osaka, greets fans after her performance at the Dotonbori ZAZA theater in the western Japan city on Dec. 19, 2014.

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Osaka pop ballad diva on stage with songwriter

OSAKA, Japan - Reiko Kano, a singer of Japanese "enka" popular ballads who is known as the "Diva of Tsutenkaku," a landmark tower in Osaka, and others pose on stage during a music show produced by songwriter and composer Taiji Nakamura (3rd from R) at the Dotonbori ZAZA theater in the western Japan city on Dec. 19, 2014.

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Osaka pop ballad diva sings during show

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese popular ballad "enka" singer Reiko Kano, known as the "Diva of Tsutenkaku," a landmark tower in Osaka, sings during a show with a miniature Tsutenkaku tower lit on her head at the Dotonbori ZAZA theater in the western Japan city on Dec. 19, 2014.

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Osaka pop ballad diva sings with ornament on head

OSAKA, Japan - Reiko Kano, a singer of Japanese "enka" popular ballads who is known as the "Diva of Tsutenkaku," a landmark tower in Osaka, sings with a cabbage ornament on her head during a show at the Dotonbori ZAZA theater in the western Japan city on Dec. 19, 2014.

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2011 disaster: sporting goods store then and now

SENDAI, Japan - Shoes and clothes from "Ken Sports," a sporting goods store in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, are distributed to survivors of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami free of charge, as shown in the photo (top) taken on March 19, 2011. Storekeeper Kensuke Sasaki and his wife Reiko stand in the store as shown in the photo (bottom) taken on Sept. 5, 2014.

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Japanese play Chopin ballade in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese pianist Ikuyo Nagata (R) and compatriot violinist Reiko Watanabe play a duet of Belgian musician Eugene Ysaye's transcription of the Chopin ballade No. 1 at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 13, 2014. It was the first time the legendary Belgian violinist's 100-year-old arrangement for the violin and piano has been played. Nagata "deciphered" Ysaye's musical notes over about three years.

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Man misses late wife in Miyagi Pref.

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan - Naoyasu Abe reminisces about his late wife Reiko at his home in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 29, 2014. Reiko, who was a nurse at a coastal hospital in Ishinomaki in the northeastern Japanese prefecture, was a victim of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Man misses wife killed in 2011 disaster

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan - Naoyasu Abe stands in front of the kitchen countertop decorated with numerous photos of his late wife Reiko, a victim of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster, and of their children at his home in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2014.

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Man fills home with late wife's photos

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan - Naoyasu Abe points to photos of his late wife Reiko, a victim of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster, and of their children on the kitchen countertop at his home in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2014.

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Atomic bomb survivors speaks about experiences in N.Y.

NEW YORK, the United States - Reiko Yamada (standing), an 80-year-old survivor from the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, speaks about her experiences to high school students at the Japan Society in New York on April 29, 2014, with Michio Hakariya (R), a 76-year-old survivor from the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, sitting by her side. About 200 students from schools in the city and elsewhere including Japanese students in the United States listened to their speeches.

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Japanese scientist picked for U.N. advisory board

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese scientist Reiko Kuroda holds a press conference at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2013. Kuroda said she has been appointed to the new United Nations Scientific Advisory Board, tasked with providing executive-level science policy advice to the organization.

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Japan's badminton mixed doubles pair loses to Denmark

LONDON, Britain - Japan's badminton pair of Shintaro Ikeda (L) and Reiko Shiota (C) react after losing to Denmark's Joachim Fischer and Christinna Pedersen in a mixed doubles Group B match at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Wembley Arena on July 31, 2012. Ikeda and Shiota lost 21-11, 21-10 to the Danish duo.

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Japan's badminton mixed doubles pair loses to Denmark

LONDON, Britain - Japan's badminton pair of Reiko Shiota (L) and Shintaro Ikeda play against Denmark's Joachim Fischer and Christinna Pedersen in a mixed doubles Group B match at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Wembley Arena on July 31, 2012. Ikeda and Shiota lost 21-11, 21-10 to the Danish duo.

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Japan's mixed doubles pair loses to Poland

LONDON, Britain - Japan's badminton pair of Shintaro Ikeda (R) and Reiko Shiota (L) dropped their first match, falling to Poland's Robert Mateusiak and Nadiezda Zieba 21-18, 22-20 in Group B of the mixed doubles draw at Wembley Arena in London during the London Olympics on July 28, 2012.

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Japan's mixed doubles pair loses to Poland

LONDON, Britain - Japan's badminton pair of Shintaro Ikeda (R) and Reiko Shiota (L) dropped their first match, falling to Poland's Robert Mateusiak and Nadiezda Zieba 21-18, 22-20 in Group B of the mixed doubles draw at Wembley Arena in London during the London Olympics on July 28, 2012.

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Tokyo's 2020 Olympics bid

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Wheelchair athlete Wakako Tsuchida, badminton player Reiko Shiota, Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara and gymnast Kohei Uchimura pose for photos during a press conference on the city's bid to host the 2020 Olympics at the Tokyo metropolitan government office in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2012. The Tokyo bid committee the same day disclosed the contents of its application file submitted to the International Olympic Committee.

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New Yorkers run for disaster-hit Japan

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese marathon runners Reiko Tosa (L, front) and Yoko Shibui (R, front) take part in a 4-mile ''Japan Run'' in New York City's Central Park, held to support disaster-hit Japan, on May 8, 2011. More than 5,000 runners took part in the event to raise donations for and show solidarity with Japan, which was struck by a devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11.

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Project delivers voices of A-bomb survivors to N.Y. high schoolers

NEW YORK, United States - Reiko Yamada (far left) talks about her experience of surviving the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima to students at Brooklyn International High School on Dec. 10, 2010.

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Japan Asian Games athletes in China

GUANGZHOU, China - Badminton player Reiko Shiota shows her decorated fingernails as she arrived in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 9, 2010, to compete in the Asian Games.

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Japan Asian Games athletes head for China

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese badminton player Reiko Shiota leaves Tokyo's Haneda airport Nov. 9, 2010, for Guangzhou, China, to compete in the Asian Games.

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Asada talks to coach Kobayashi ahead of Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Reiko Kobayashi (L), coach of the Japanese Olympic Committee, talks to figure skater Mao Asada before her practice session for the Vancouver Olympic competition at Pacific Coliseum in the city Feb. 22, 2010. Asada won the silver.

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Fujii, Wakamiya win women's doubles title

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroko Fujii returns the ball as her partner Misako Wakamiya looks on during the women's doubles final against Sayaka Hirano and Reiko Hiura at the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 17, 2010. Fujii and Wakamiya won the title.

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Ogura of 'Ogu-Shio' doubles fame to retire

Osaka, Japan - Badminton player Kumiko Ogura of the ''Ogu-Shio'' doubles pair, is temporarily lost for words during a press conference to announce her retirement in Osaka on Jan. 12, 2010. The 26-year old partnered Reiko Shiota to five consecutive national championships, and helped popularize badminton in Japan.

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Ogura of 'Ogu-Shio' doubles fame to retire

Osaka, Japan - Badminton player Kumiko Ogura of the ''Ogu-Shio'' doubles pair, is temporarily lost for words during a press conference to announce her retirement in Osaka on Jan. 12, 2010. The 26-year old partnered Reiko Shiota to five consecutive national championships, and helped popularize badminton in Japan.

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Ogura of 'Ogu-Shio' doubles fame to retire

Osaka, Japan - Badminton player Kumiko Ogura of the ''Ogu-Shio'' doubles pair holds a press conference to announce her retirement in Osaka on Jan. 12, 2010. The 26-year old partnered Reiko Shiota to five consecutive national championships and helped popularize badminton in Japan.

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Farewell gathering held for actress Ohara

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Mitsuko Mori speaks during a farewell gathering to commemorate actress Reiko Ohara, who died earlier this month, at a funeral hall in Tokyo's Aoyama area on Aug. 23. Ohara, who had been suffering from Guillain-Barre syndrome, was found dead at her home in Tokyo on Aug. 6. (Pool photo)

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Countdown event to invite 2016 Summer Olympics held

TOKYO, Japan - Beijing Olympic badminton player Reiko Shiota (L) and Olympic swimmer Junichi Miyashita (R) shake hands at a countdown event in Tokyo to help invite the 2016 Summer Olympics to the Japanese capital on Aug. 13, 50 days ahead of the International Olympic Committee decision on its venue.

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Countdown event to invite 2016 Summer Olympics held

TOKYO, Japan - Beijing Olympic badminton player Reiko Shiota (R in back) and Olympic swimmer Junichi Miyashita (L in back), together with children, invite the 2016 Summer Olympics to Tokyo at a countdown event in Tokyo on Aug. 13, 50 days ahead of the International Olympic Committee decision on its venue.

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Shiota to make switch to mixed doubles

OSAKA, Japan - Popular badminton player Reiko Shiota (R in this file photo) will aim to make her second Olympic appearance in London in 2012, this time in mixed doubles. Shiota is set to team up with fellow Beijing Olympian Shintaro Ikeda. (L)

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Japan's Tosa places 3rd in Tokyo Marathon, her last race

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran marathoner Reiko Tosa of Japan trips and falls at a point around 5 kilometers from the start line in the women's race of the Tokyo Marathon on March 22. Tosa who ran in the competition as her last race placed third. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo stocks rise on final day, but suffer record loss

TOKYO, Japan - Popular Japanese badminton pair Kumiko Ogura (L) and Reiko Shiota ring the bell during the annual closing ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo's Nihombashi area on Dec. 30. Tokyo stocks rose in the year's final, half-day session, but the key Nikkei index ended 2008 with its steepest one-year percentage drop of 42.1 percent, reflecting investor sentiment battered by a string of macroeconomic and corporate woes.

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'Ogu-Shio' doubles pair victorious at national c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Kumiko Ogura (L) and partner Reiko Shiota hold trophies after claiming their fifth consecutive women's doubles title in their final match together at the badminton national championships at Yoyogi gymnasium on Nov. 16.

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Olympics: Japan's Nakamura takes 200-meter backstroke bronze

BEIJING, China - Japan's Reiko Nakamura acknowledges to the crowd after she was awarded the bronze medal in the women's 200-meter backstroke at the Beijing Olympics at the Water Cube in Beijing on Aug. 16.

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Olympics: Japan's Nakamura takes 200-meter backstroke bronze

BEIJING, China - Japan's Reiko Nakamura acknowledges to the crowd after she was awarded the bronze medal in the women's 200-meter backstroke at the Beijing Olympics at the Water Cube in Beijing on Aug. 16.

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Olympics: Japan's Nakamura takes 200-meter backstroke bronze

BEIJING, China - Japan's Reiko Nakamura poses with the bronze medal she was awarded in the women's 200-meter backstroke event of the Beijing Olympics at the Water Cube in Beijing on Aug. 16.

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Nakamura comes in 6th in women's 100m backstroke

BEIJING, China - Reiko Nakamura of Japan competes in the women's 100-meter backstroke in the Beijing Olympics at National Aquatics Center in Beijing on Aug. 12. Nakamura came in sixth in a time of 59.72.

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Japan's badminton pair defeated by Chinese duo at Olympics

BEIJING, China - Japan's badminton pair of Kumiko Ogura (L) and Reiko Shiota (2nd from L) succumbed to a series of powerful smashes by second-seeded Chinese duo Du Jing and Yu Yang (R side) in a quarterfinal match of the 2008 Beijing Olympics at Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium on Aug. 11.

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Japan's badminton pair defeated by Chinese duo at Olympics

BEIJING, China - Japan's badminton pair of Kumiko Ogura (L) and Reiko Shiota succumbed 21-8, 21-5 to a series of powerful smashes by second-seeded Chinese duo Du Jing and Yu Yang in a quarterfinal match of the 2008 Beijing Olympics at Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium on Aug. 11.

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Noguchi heads Japan's marathon squad for Beijing

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) World bronze medalist Reiko Tosa, Athens Olympic gold medalist Mizuki Noguchi and Nagoya International Women's Marathon winner Yurika Nakamura pose in Tokyo, Kyoto and Okayama respectively on March 10 after the Japan Association of Athletics Federations announced earlier in the day the country's women's marathon squad for the Beijing Olympics.

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Tosa picked for Beijing Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - World bronze medalist Reiko Tosa speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on March 10 after the Japan Association of Athletics Federations announced earlier in the day the country's women's marathon squad, including her, for the Beijing Olympics.

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Noguchi heads Japan's marathon squad for Beijing

TOKYO, Japan - Athens Olympic gold medalist Mizuki Noguchi smiles during a news conference in Kyoto on March 10. She was officially given the go-ahead to defend her Olympic title this summer as the Japan Association of Athletics Federations announced earlier in the day the country's marathon squad for the Beijing Games, which also includes world bronze medalist Reiko Tosa and Nagoya winner Yurika Nakamura.

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Table tennis: Fukuhara crashes out again at nationals

TOKYO, Japan - Ai Fukuhara looks dejected after losing in the sixth round of the women's singles at the national table tennis championships in Tokyo on Jan. 19. The popular teen, who has already booked her spot for this summer's Beijing Olympics, lost in full sets to 2007 quarterfinalist Reiko Hiura at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. Fukuhara has not won a national title in nine appearances.

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Reiko Nakamura gets 200 backstroke bronze at worlds

MELBOURNE, Australia - Reiko Nakamura sets a Japanese national record in taking the women's 200-meter backstroke bronze medal at the world swimming championships on March 31, adding to the 100 bronze she won four days ago.