Young Nadeshiko thrashed by Germany in semis

Young Nadeshiko thrashed by Germany in semis

TOKYO, Japan - Melanie Leupolz (C) scores Germany's first goal past Japan goalkeeper Sakiko Ikeda (bottom) during the first half of the Under-20 Women's World Cup soccer tournament semifinals at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2012. Germany won 3-0 and advanced to the final against the United States.

Japanese owner reunited with buoy lost in tsunami

Japanese owner reunited with buoy lost in tsunami

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Sakiko Miura smiles in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 13, 2012, after putting on an apron presented as a gift from American David Baxter, who also shipped her a fish-farm buoy (front) that was lost in the March 2011 tsunami and later found on an island off Alaska. Miura, 63, is believed to be the first Japanese to receive a washed-up item from Japan's disaster-hit region sent back from overseas.

Japanese owner reunited with buoy lost in tsunami

Japanese owner reunited with buoy lost in tsunami

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Sakiko Miura smiles while holding a fish-farm buoy in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 13, 2012. American David Baxter shipped her the buoy that was lost in the March 2011 tsunami and later found on an island off Alaska. Miura, 63, is believed to be the first Japanese to receive a washed-up item from Japan's disaster-hit region sent back from overseas.

Japanese owner reunited with buoy lost in tsunami

Japanese owner reunited with buoy lost in tsunami

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Sakiko Miura caresses a fish-farm buoy in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 13, 2012. American David Baxter shipped her the buoy that was lost in the March 2011 tsunami and later found on an island off Alaska. Miura, 63, is believed to be the first Japanese to receive a washed-up item from Japan's disaster-hit region sent back from overseas.

Shimizu books Rio de Janeiro ticket

Shimizu books Rio de Janeiro ticket

Sakiko Shimizu celebrates after finishing second in the women's 400-meter individual medley at the national championships in Tokyo on April 4, 2016, securing a berth for the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Swimming: Ikee, Shimizu set Japan records

Swimming: Ikee, Shimizu set Japan records

Sakiko Shimizu (L) and Rikako Ikee shows their certificates after setting national records in the women's 400-meter individual medley and 50-meter freestyle, respectively, at the Konami Open at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on Feb. 20, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Swimming: Ikee, Shimizu set Japan records

Swimming: Ikee, Shimizu set Japan records

Sakiko Shimizu sets a national record of 4 minutes, 35.04 seconds in the women's 400-meter individual medley at the Konami Open at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on Feb. 20, 2016. Fifteen-year-old Rikako Ikee clocked a national record 24.74 seconds in the women's 50-meter freestyle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Swimming: Japan Open

Swimming: Japan Open

Yui Ohashi (C) poses with her gold medal after winning the Japan Open women's 400-meter individual medley at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Feb. 5, 2021, alongside Sakiko Shimizu (L) and Ageha Tanigawa, who finished second and third, respectively.

Young Japanese woman pursues career as world-class hat designer

Young Japanese woman pursues career as world-class hat designer

Photo taken March 2, 2016 at Osaka University's Toyonaka Campus shows Sakiko Fujiwara, who aims to become a world-class hat designer, after winning one of the world's most prestigious hat design contests in 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tokyo snapshot: Curry with leafy vegetable served at restaurant

Tokyo snapshot: Curry with leafy vegetable served at restaurant

Sakiko Asai in this photo taken at her restaurant in Tokyo's Edogawa district on Sept. 18, 2015, shows a curry dish made with the "komatsuna" green leafy vegetable produced in the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Football: SheBelieves Cup

Football: SheBelieves Cup

Ellen White (18) puts the ball past Japan goalkeeper Sakiko Ikeda during the second half of England's 1-0 win in a SheBelieves Cup women's football match in Harrison, New Jersey, on March 8, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Aerosol examination in Antarctica

Aerosol examination in Antarctica

Sakiko Ishino, a 28-year-old member of Japan's 61st Antarctic expedition team, examines minute aerosol particles in the continent's atmosphere at Japan's Syowa Station research facility at the South Pole on Jan. 21, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

2020 Tokyo Paralympic medals' designer

2020 Tokyo Paralympic medals' designer

Sakiko Matsumoto, who designed the medals for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, gives an interview in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2019. The 30-year-old advertising company employee designed the motif of a spreading Japanese ogi fan, symbolizing the games as a source of fresh air refreshing the world. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

2020 Tokyo Paralympic medals' designer

2020 Tokyo Paralympic medals' designer

Sakiko Matsumoto, who designed the medals for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, poses for a photo with them in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2019. The 30-year-old advertising company employee designed the motif of a spreading Japanese ogi fan, symbolizing the games as a source of fresh air refreshing the world. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo