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Olympics: Marathoners ready to run in Rio

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 19 Kyodo - Japanese marathon runners (from L to R) Satoru Sasaki, Hisanori Kitajima and Suehiro Ishikawa pose for a photo in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 17, 2016.

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Japan pitches technology in bid to host soccer World Cup

ZURICH, Switzerland - Members of Japan's 2022 World Cup bid committee pose for photos as they make their final presentation, pitching the use of cutting-edge technology to host the tournament, in Zurich, Switzerland, on Dec. 1, 2010. They are (From L to R) Japan Football Association general secretary Kozo Tashima, 8-year-old actress Rio Sasaki, senior vice sports minister Kan Suzuki, bid committee chief and FIFA board member Junji Ogura and Sony Corp. Chairman and President Howard Stringer.

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Japanese teenager calls for nuke-free world at U.N. disarmament confab

Delegates of U.N. member countries listen to an online speech by Japanese teenager Rio Sasaki during a U.N. disarmament conference in Geneva on Aug. 12, 2021. An 18-year-old student at a senior high school in Hiroshima, Sasaki called for the abolition of nuclear weapons at the disarmament session, which focused on the importance of incorporating the voice of young people in its disarmament discussions.

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Soccer: Ex-Nadeshiko coach Sasaki to become univ. vice president

Undated photo shows Norio Sasaki, who stepped down as the head coach of Japan's women's national soccer team in March 2016 after failing to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The 2011 Women's World Cup-winning coach will become the vice president of Jumonji University in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, it was learned on April 22, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Omiya offer outgoing Nadeshiko boss Sasaki coaching role

Undated photo shows Norio Sasaki, who announced his decision on March 9, 2016, to step down as Japan women's soccer coach after a failure to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Omiya Ardija want Sasaki to rejoin their coaching staff, the J-League first-division club's president said on March 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan edge N. Korea in coach Sasaki's final game

Japan women's soccer coach Norio Sasaki gives instructions to his players during a match against North Korea at Kincho Stadium in Osaka on March 9, 2016. Japan handed Sasaki a likely farewell gift with a 1-0 victory as he is set to take responsibility for the team's failure to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Nadeshiko Japan coach Sasaki to step down

Japan women's soccer coach Norio Sasaki waves to the stands after a 1-0 win over North Korea at Kincho Stadium in Osaka on March 9, 2016. Sasaki later announced his decision to take responsibility for the team's failure to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan edge N. Korea in coach Sasaki's final game

Japan women's soccer coach Norio Sasaki gives instructions to his players during a match against North Korea at Kincho Stadium in Osaka on March 9, 2016. Japan handed Sasaki a likely farewell gift with a 1-0 victory as he is set to take responsibility for the team's failure to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's women's soccer team on edge of elimination after loss to China

Coach Norio Sasaki watches as members of Japan's women's soccer team practice in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture on March 5, 2016, a day after losing to China 2-1 in an Asian qualifier for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The loss made it extremely difficult for the former world champion team to qualify for the Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan on verge of missing out on Rio Olympics

Norio Sasaki (far L), head coach of Japan's women's soccer team, gives instructions to his players during a training session in Osaka on March 3, 2016, a day before a game against China in the women's Asian final qualifiers for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Having lost 3-1 to Australia and drawn 1-1 with South Korea, Japan are on the verge of being eliminated from contention. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan on verge of missing out on Rio Olympics

Norio Sasaki, head coach of Japan's women's soccer team, observes his players training in Osaka on March 3, 2016, a day before a game against China in the women's Asian final qualifiers for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Having lost 3-1 to Australia and drawn 1-1 with South Korea, Japan are on the verge of being eliminated from contention. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nadeshiko bracing for stern test from Matildas in Rio qualifying

Norio Sasaki, head coach of Japan's women's soccer team Nadeshiko Japan, speaks at a news conference in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on Feb. 28, 2016, a day before his team will face Australia's women's soccer team Matildas in an opener of the six-team Asian qualifiers for the Rio Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nadeshiko Japan coach Sasaki gets new contract

Norio Sasaki, head coach of Japan's women's soccer team, smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2015, after the Japan Football Association said it had given him a new contract. The new deal with Sasaki, 57, will run through the end of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan pitches technology in bid to host soccer World Cup

ZURICH, Switzerland - Members of Japan's 2022 World Cup bid committee pose for photos as they make their final presentation, pitching the use of cutting-edge technology to host the tournament, in Zurich, Switzerland, on Dec. 1, 2010. They are (From L to R) Japan Football Association general secretary Kozo Tashima, 8-year-old actress Rio Sasaki, senior vice sports minister Kan Suzuki, bid committee chief and FIFA board member Junji Ogura and Sony Corp. Chairman and President Howard Stringer. (Kyodo)

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Olympics: Japanese runners in men's marathon

Japanese runners (from R) Satoru Sasaki, Hisanori Kitajima and Suehiro Ishikawa are seen after finishing the men's marathon at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 21, 2016. Sasaki was the 16th to cross the line, while Ishikawa and Kitajima finished in 36th and 94th, respectively. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japanese runners in men's marathon

Japanese runners (from R in middle row) Satoru Sasaki, Suehiro Ishikawa and Hisanori Kitajima are seen after finishing the men's marathon at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 21, 2016. Sasaki was the 16th to cross the line, while Ishikawa and Kitajima finished in 36th and 94th, respectively. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan's Sasaki falls short in badminton

Japan's Sho Sasaki plays against Britain's Rajiv Ouseph during a badminton men's singles preliminary round match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 14, 2016. Ouseph won 2-0 to deny Sasaki a place in the quarterfinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Sasaki wins in men's badminton singles 1st match

Japan's Sho Sasaki plays against Petr Koukal of the Czech Republic in a badminton men's singles preliminary match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 13, 2016. Sasaki won two games to one. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Sasaki wins in men's badminton singles 1st match

Japan's Sho Sasaki plays against Petr Koukal of the Czech Republic in a badminton men's singles preliminary match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 13, 2016. Sasaki won two games to one. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Sasaki wins in men's badminton singles 1st match

Japan's Sho Sasaki plays against Petr Koukal of the Czech Republic in a badminton men's singles preliminary match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 13, 2016. Sasaki won two games to one. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo