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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-ARCHERY RECURVE MIXED TEAM (CN)

(230730) -- CHENGDU, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sonoda Waka of Japan competes during the Archery Recurve Mixed Team Gold Medal Match between Japan and South Korea at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-ARCHERY RECURVE MIXED TEAM (CN)

(230730) -- CHENGDU, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalists Sonoda Waka (L) and Aoshima Tetsuya of Japan pose during the awarding ceremony for the Archery Recurve Mixed Team at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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Telemark skiing gaining popularity in Japan

NAGANO, Japan - Photo taken April 19, 2014 shows Kayo Sonoda, an instructor of Telemark skiing in Otari, Nagano Prefecture. Sonoda runs a school for Telemark skiing in Hakuba in the prefecture.

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Nagasaki students produce calendar calling for abolition of nuke weapons

NAGASAKI, Japan - Shiori Sonoda, a high school student in Nagasaki, holds a calendar in January 2014 that she and other students produced for sale as part of their campaign to collect signatures calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons. The 15-month calendar from January 2014 to March 2015 features a collection of photos of the students' activities in 2013.

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Sonoda wins Nagashima Invit'l

CHITOSE, Japan - Japan's Shunsuke Sonoda (R) receives the victor's trophy from Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima after winning the Shigeo Nagashima Invitational at The North Country Golf Club in Hokkaido on July 7, 2013. Sonoda earned his second career title with an event record total of 20-under-par 268.

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Sonoda wins Nagashima Invit'l

CHITOSE, Japan - Japan's Shunsuke Sonoda holds the victor's trophy after winning the Shigeo Nagashima Invitational at The North Country Golf Club in Hokkaido on July 7, 2013. Sonoda earned his second career title with an event record total of 20-under-par 268.

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Japan judo athletes leave for Paris

NARITA, Japan - Akari Ogata (far L), member of London Olympics, and other judo athletes are pictured at Narita airport near Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2013, before departing for the Paris Grand Slam. Their departures came amid revelations that top female judoka had been subjected to physical and verbal abuse by coaching staff. Masaru Tanabe, who has temporarily replaced then head coach Ryuji Sonoda, is seen 4th from left front.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda is pictured at a press conference on Jan. 31, 2013, at Kodokan in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. Sonoda said he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda is pictured at a press conference on Jan. 31, 2013, at Kodokan in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. Sonoda said he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda is pictured at a press conference on Jan. 31, 2013, at Kodokan in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. Sonoda said he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda (C) taking part in a training session in Saga Prefecture in June 2012. Sonoda said Jan. 31, 2013, he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda (far R) bows at the end of a press conference on Jan. 31, 2013, at Kodokan in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. Sonoda said he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda is pictured at a press conference on Jan. 31, 2013, at Kodokan in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. Sonoda said he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda (C) arrives for a press conference on Jan. 31, 2013, at Kodokan in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. Sonoda said at the press conference he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation, following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda bows at the start of a press conference on Jan. 31, 2013, at Kodokan in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. Sonoda said he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda (R front) leaves a press conference on Jan. 31, 2013, at Kodokan in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. Sonoda said he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda is pictured at a press conference on Jan. 31, 2013, at Kodokan in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. Sonoda said he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda (R) taking part in a training session in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2012. Sonoda said Jan. 31, 2013, he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda is pictured at a press conference on Jan. 31, 2013, at Kodokan in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. Sonoda said he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda (R) and Kaori Matsumoto after her victory in the women's 57-kilogram division at ExCel during the London Olympics in July 2012. Sonoda said Jan. 31, 2013, he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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Abuse allegations against Japan judo coach

TOKYO, Japan - All Japan Judo Federation Chairman Haruki Uemura bows after a press conference at the Kodokan in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Jan. 30, 2013, over allegations that 15 of the federation's top female athletes were subjected to harassment and physical violence by head coach Ryuji Sonoda and other coaching staff. Uemura said that Sonoda will continue his duties as head coach since "he is repentant."

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Abuse allegations against Japan judo coach

TOKYO, Japan - All Japan Judo Federation Chairman Haruki Uemura holds a press conference at the Kodokan in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Jan. 30, 2013, over allegations that 15 of the federation's top female athletes were subjected to harassment and physical violence by head coach Ryuji Sonoda and other coaching staff. Uemura said that Sonoda will continue his duties as head coach since "he is repentant."

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Abuse allegations against Japan judo coach

TOKYO, Japan - Koshi Onozawa (R), senior director of the All Japan Judo Federation, bows at a press conference at the Kodokan in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Jan. 30, 2013, in a gesture of apology after admitting to allegations that 15 of its top female athletes were subjected to harassment and physical violence by head coach Ryuji Sonoda and other coaching staff.

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Japan wins women's judo world title

SALVADOR, Brazil - Ryuji Sonoda (C), Japan women's judo coach, and members of the team celebrate after a 3-2 victory over China in the final handed them the title at the team world championships in Salvador, Brazil, on Oct. 27, 2012.

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Matsumoto wins Japan's 1st gold at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kaori Matsumoto (L) poses with her coach Ryuji Sonoda after winning the gold medal in the women's judo 57-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 30, 2012. The 24-year-old Matsumoto became the first Japanese woman to win an Olympic gold in this category.

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Gov't official drinks Fukushima plant water

TOKYO, Japan - Cabinet Office Parliamentary Secretary Yasuhiro Sonoda drinks water taken from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2011. He drank the water, taken from the basements of the No. 5 and 6 reactor buildings, after a reporter asked him to do so to prove it is safe.

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Road map to contain crisis-hit Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuhiro Sonoda (R), a parliamentary secretary, speaks in a press conference at the head office of Tokyo Electric Power Co. in Tokyo on Oct. 17, 2011, announcing a revised work schedule to contain the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. The government and TEPCO stipulated in the schedule that they will seek to achieve a stable condition called ''cold shutdown'' by the end of 2011.

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Ishikawa, Sonoda at Royal Trophy

HUA HIN, Thailand - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa (L) and Shunsuke Sonoda try to find a putting line on the seventh hole in the Royal Trophy at Black Mountain Golf Club in the Thai resort of Hua Hin on Jan. 8, 2011. The Ishikawa-Sonoda pair won matches for the second straight day, with Asia leading Europe 6-2.

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Sunrise Party snubs Kan's offer to join ruling coalition

TOKYO, Japan - Sunrise Party of Japan leader Takeo Hiranuma (R) and Secretary General Hiroyuki Sonoda take part in a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2010. The lawmakers said the party decided to decline an offer by Prime Minister Naoto Kan to be part of the ruling coalition led by the Democratic Party of Japan.

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Ikeda wins inaugural Toshin title

TSU, Japan - Yuta Ikeda poses with the winner's trophy after winning the Toshin Golf Tournament at Toshin Lake Wood Golf Club in Mie Prefecture on July 4, 2010. Ikeda earned his first title of the season with a three-shot victory over rookie Shunsuke Sonoda.

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Hiranuma, Yosano launch new party to oppose DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - Five founding members of the Sunrise Party of Japan and Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (far R) pose for photographers during a news conference in Tokyo to launch the new party on April 10, 2010. (From L) Former Cabinet Office Senior Vice Minister Yoshio Nakagawa, former transport minister Takao Fujii, former Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano, former trade minister Takeo Hiranuma, former Acting Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party Hiroyuki Sonoda and Ishihara.

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Hiranuma, Yosano launch new party to oppose DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - Five founding members of the Sunrise Party of Japan and Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (far R) pose for photographers during a news conference in Tokyo to launch the new party on April 10, 2010. (From L) Former Cabinet Office Senior Vice Minister Yoshio Nakagawa, former transport minister Takao Fujii, former Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano, former trade minister Takeo Hiranuma, former Acting Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party Hiroyuki Sonoda and Ishihara.

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Hiranuma's party to pursue 'medium welfare, medium cost-bearing'

TOKYO, Japan - Former trade minister Takeo Hiranuma is surrounded by reporters in Tokyo on April 8, 2010, after a meeting with the prospective founding members of the new party called ''Tachiagare Nippon'' (Stand Up, Japan). Former Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano, former Liberal Democratic Party Acting Secretary General Hiroyuki Sonoda, former Cabinet Office senior vice minister Yoshio Nakagawa and former transport minister Takao Fujii took part in the meeting to discuss the policies of the party, which will be headed by Hiranuma.

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LDP dissident Sonoda speaks about new party

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran lawmaker Hiroyuki Sonoda of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party speaks during an interview in a parliamentary building in Tokyo on March 16, 2010. Sonoda expressed interest in forming a new party.

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Japanese woman teaches at 'terakoya' school in Ivory Coast

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - Kazuko Sonoda (L) teaches a student during her music class at a 'terakoya' school in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

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Former tennis ace Date lectures at college

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Former Japanese women's tennis ace Kimiko Date lectures at Sonoda Gakuen Women's College in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 16.

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(1)Abduction investigation group releases list of 44 people

TOKYO, Japan - Photos of some of the 44 missing people disclosed Feb. 10 by the Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North Korea (COMJAN), a group formed to look into cases of possible abductions of Japanese by North Korea. (From L to R, top) are Shinichi Mizushima, Katsumi Nakamura, Masuichi Sato, Hajime Sonoda, (from L to R, bottom) Shigeo Hirayama, Shuichi Nakajima, Yoshimasa Tsukagoshi and Yoshikazu Saida.

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(5)Abduction investigation group releases list of 44 people

TOKYO, Japan - Photos of some of the 44 missing people disclosed Feb. 10 by the Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North Korea (COMJAN), a group formed to look into cases of possible abductions of Japanese by North Korea. (From L to R, top) Kumiko Kato, Toshiko Sonoda, Sachiko Hatano, Toshiaki Tamai, (from L to R, bottom) Toshiyuki Adachi, Junko Imazu, Yoshinori Kimoto and Koji Wada.

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400 female lawmakers open summit in Nagano

NAGANO, Japan - About 400 female national and local lawmakers, including Takako Doi, leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), open a two-day summit in Nagano on Oct. 29 to boost the number of their comrades in local and national chambers. Doi and former House of Representatives member Tenkoko Sonoda, 81, were among those who spoke about the need for more female lawmakers before an audience of about 1,200 people in the central Japan city.

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New Party Sakigake announces its virtual dissolution

Masayoshi Takemura (C), leader of the New Party Sakigake, announces in Tokyo on Sept. 2 that the party will virtually dissolve after the current extraordinary Diet session ends Oct. 7. Three of the party's five Diet members will leave the party. The party will continue to legally exist and simply be called ''Sakigake.'' He made the announcement with Hiroyuki Sonoda (R), the party's secretary general, and Akiko Domoto, general council chairwoman.

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(SP)MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-2022 AISAN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

(220419) -- ULAN BATOR, April 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Sonoda Arata (L) of Japan competes against Khuderbulga Dorjkhand of Mongolia during the men's Greco-Roman 130kg quarterfinal at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, April 19, 2022. (Photo by Suriya/Xinhua)

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Former tennis ace Date lectures at college

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Former Japanese women's tennis ace Kimiko Date lectures at Sonoda Gakuen Women's College in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 16. (Kyodo)

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(5)Abduction investigation group releases list of 44 people

TOKYO, Japan - Photos of some of the 44 missing people disclosed Feb. 10 by the Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North Korea (COMJAN), a group formed to look into cases of possible abductions of Japanese by North Korea. (From L to R, top) Kumiko Kato, Toshiko Sonoda, Sachiko Hatano, Toshiaki Tamai, (from L to R, bottom) Toshiyuki Adachi, Junko Imazu, Yoshinori Kimoto and Koji Wada. (Kyodo)

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Starts a New Era in Japan and China - Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping Visits Japan

Premier Deng Xiaoping Fu of the Chinese government visited Japan. A reconciliation ceremony was held at the Imperial Palace. The plane carrying Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping arrives at Haneda Airport on October 22, Deng Xiaoping descends the ramp, the welcome ceremony at the State Guest House, children from Gakushuin Elementary School wave Japanese flags, the exchange of treaty ratification certificates in the hall of the Prime Minister's Office, the reconciliation ceremony at the Imperial Palace, the welcome banquet, Deng Xiaoping's visit to Kakuei Tanaka's residence Deng Xiaoping visits Kakuei Tanaka's residence, Deng Xiaoping inspects the Nissan Motor factory, and the meeting with the Emperor of Japan. Please contact us for details.

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Road map to contain crisis-hit Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuhiro Sonoda (R), a parliamentary secretary, speaks in a press conference at the head office of Tokyo Electric Power Co. in Tokyo on Oct. 17, 2011, announcing a revised work schedule to contain the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. The government and TEPCO stipulated in the schedule that they will seek to achieve a stable condition called ''cold shutdown'' by the end of 2011. (Kyodo)

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Hiranuma's party to pursue 'medium welfare, medium cost-bearing'

TOKYO, Japan - Former trade minister Takeo Hiranuma is surrounded by reporters in Tokyo on April 8, 2010, after a meeting with the prospective founding members of the new party called ''Tachiagare Nippon'' (Stand Up, Japan). Former Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano, former Liberal Democratic Party Acting Secretary General Hiroyuki Sonoda, former Cabinet Office senior vice minister Yoshio Nakagawa and former transport minister Takao Fujii took part in the meeting to discuss the policies of the party, which will be headed by Hiranuma. (Kyodo)

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Hiranuma, Yosano launch new party to oppose DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - Five founding members of the Sunrise Party of Japan and Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (far R) pose for photographers during a news conference in Tokyo to launch the new party on April 10, 2010. (From L) Former Cabinet Office Senior Vice Minister Yoshio Nakagawa, former transport minister Takao Fujii, former Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano, former trade minister Takeo Hiranuma, former Acting Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party Hiroyuki Sonoda and Ishihara. (Kyodo)

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Ikeda wins inaugural Toshin title

TSU, Japan - Yuta Ikeda poses with the winner's trophy after winning the Toshin Golf Tournament at Toshin Lake Wood Golf Club in Mie Prefecture on July 4, 2010. Ikeda earned his first title of the season with a three-shot victory over rookie Shunsuke Sonoda. (Kyodo)

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Hiranuma, Yosano launch new party to oppose DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - Five founding members of the Sunrise Party of Japan and Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (far R) pose for photographers during a news conference in Tokyo to launch the new party on April 10, 2010. (From L) Former Cabinet Office Senior Vice Minister Yoshio Nakagawa, former transport minister Takao Fujii, former Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano, former trade minister Takeo Hiranuma, former Acting Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party Hiroyuki Sonoda and Ishihara. (Kyodo)

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LDP dissident Sonoda speaks about new party

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran lawmaker Hiroyuki Sonoda of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party speaks during an interview in a parliamentary building in Tokyo on March 16, 2010. Sonoda expressed interest in forming a new party. (Kyodo)