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Freestyle skiing: World Championships

Ryan Regez (C) of Switzerland poses after winning gold in the men's ski cross event at the Freestyle World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 21, 2025, alongside silver medalist Tobias Mueller of Germany (L) and bronze medalist Ryo Sugai of Japan.

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Fujii defends Osho title

TOKYO, Japan Kyodo - Sota Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, poses after defending the Osho title 4-0 in a best-of-seven series against Tatsuya Sugai in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Fujii clinched his first title, Kisei, in July 2020, and won or defended all 19 title matches he has fought since then.(Kyodo)

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Fujii defends Osho title

Sota Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, poses after defending the Osho title 4-0 in a best-of-seven series against Tatsuya Sugai in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Fujii clinched his first title, Kisei, in July 2020, and won or defended all 19 title matches he has fought since then.

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Fujii defends Osho title

Sota Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, poses after defending the Osho title 4-0 in a best-of-seven series against Tatsuya Sugai in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Fujii clinched his first title, Kisei, in July 2020, and won or defended all 19 title matches he has fought since then.

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Fujii defends Osho title

Sota Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, attends a press conference after defending the Osho title 4-0 in a best-of-seven series against Tatsuya Sugai in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Fujii clinched his first title, Kisei, in July 2020, and won or defended all 19 title matches he has fought since then.

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Fujii defends Osho title

Sota Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, poses after defending the Osho title 4-0 in a best-of-seven series against Tatsuya Sugai in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Fujii clinched his first title, Kisei, in July 2020, and won or defended all 19 title matches he has fought since then.

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Carnations from Miyagi Pref. for Mother's Day

SENDAI, Japan - Carnation grower Hiroki Sugai prepares carnations for shipping for Mother's Day in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 8, 2014. Sugai, whose business was damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami along with other growers in the area, restarted growing flowers about a year after the disaster.

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Computer program beats professional shogi player

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuya Sugai, a professional shogi or Japanese chess player who holds the 5 "dan" ranking, plays a game against a computer program dubbed "Shuso" at the 3rd Denno shogi championship at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on March 15, 2014. Shuso won the first round of five planned matches between the program and professional players.

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Computer program beats professional shogi player

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuya Sugai, a professional player of shogi, or Japanese chess, plays against the computer program "Shuso" at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on March 15, 2014, with an industrial robot arm moving shogi pieces based on instructions from the program. Sugai was beaten in the first of five matches in this year's human versus computer series.

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Computer program beats professional shogi player

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuya Sugai, a professional player of shogi, or Japanese chess, plays against the computer program "Shuso" at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on March 15, 2014, with an industrial robot arm moving shogi pieces based on instructions from the program. Sugai was beaten in the first of five matches in this year's human versus computer series.

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Computer program beats professional shogi player

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuya Sugai, a professional player of shogi, or Japanese chess, plays against the computer program "Shuso" at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on March 15, 2014, with an industrial robot arm moving shogi pieces based on instructions from the program. Sugai was beaten in the first of five matches in this year's human versus computer series.

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Just a Way wins Tenno-sho

FUCHU, Japan - Jockey Yuichi Fukunaga poses for photos on Just a Way after winning the 148th Tenno-sho at Tokyo Racecourse on Oct. 27, 2013. Trainer Naosuke Sugai is front right.

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Japanese ballet dancer Sugai at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - Japanese ballet dancer Madoka Sugai speaks to reporters on her arrival at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 6, 2012. The 17-year-old from Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, was named a winner of the Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Switzerland on Feb. 4, 2012. Sugai was the top scorer among the eight winners.

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Japanese ballet dancer Sugai at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - Japanese ballet dancer Madoka Sugai arrives at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 6, 2012. The 17-year-old from Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, was named a winner of the Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Switzerland on Feb. 4, 2012. Sugai was the top scorer among the eight winners.

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Japanese wins prize at Lausanne ballet competition

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Madoka Sugai, a 17-year-old Japanese, is among the eight winners of the prestigious Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Switzerland on Feb. 4, 2012.

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Japanese wins prize at Lausanne ballet competition

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Madoka Sugai, a 17-year-old Japanese, is among the eight winners of the prestigious Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Switzerland on Feb. 4, 2012.

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Hotel trainee's hope is to work and live in U.S.

HONOLULU, United States - Keiko Sugai (left) chats with her friend in Honolulu, Hawaii, on January 21, 2006.

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Black Rain (1989)

Scene With Tomisaburo Wakayama Characters: WITH Sugai Film: Black Rain (USA 1989) Director: Ridley Scott 22 September 1989 Date: 22 September 1989

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Sugai jumps at world athletics championships in Beijing

Japan's Yohei Sugai competes in the men's long jump at the world athletics championships in Beijing on Aug. 24, 2015. He did not qualify for the final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's 'Just A Way' named best racehorse in 2014

Jockey Yuichi Fukunaga (far L), trainer Naosuke Sugai (2nd from L) and owner Akatsuki Yamatoya (far R) attend an award ceremony in London on Jan. 20, 2015, marking the nomination of "Just A Way" as the world's best racehorse for 2014, the first Japan-bred horse to win the honor based on the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities' rankings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese ballet dancer Sugai at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - Japanese ballet dancer Madoka Sugai speaks to reporters on her arrival at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 6, 2012. The 17-year-old from Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, was named a winner of the Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Switzerland on Feb. 4, 2012. Sugai was the top scorer among the eight winners. (Kyodo)

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Japanese ballet dancer Sugai at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - Japanese ballet dancer Madoka Sugai arrives at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 6, 2012. The 17-year-old from Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, was named a winner of the Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Switzerland on Feb. 4, 2012. Sugai was the top scorer among the eight winners. (Kyodo)

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Japanese wins prize at Lausanne ballet competition

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Madoka Sugai, a 17-year-old Japanese, is among the eight winners of the prestigious Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Switzerland on Feb. 4, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Japanese wins prize at Lausanne ballet competition

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Madoka Sugai, a 17-year-old Japanese, is among the eight winners of the prestigious Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Switzerland on Feb. 4, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Temporary drive-in theater in coronavirus crisis

A family waits for a movie to start at a drive-in theater in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on May 9, 2020, as Sugai Dinos Inc., a Sapporo-based operator of entertainment facilities, temporarily operates it as its regular movie theaters need to remain closed amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Temporary drive-in theater in coronavirus crisis

Sugai Dinos Inc., a Sapporo-based operator of entertainment facilities, temporarily operates a drive-in theater in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on May 9, 2020, as its regular movie theaters need to remain closed amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese butterflies spread wings in Kanagawa despite import ban

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hestina assimilis, a butterfly normally seen in China, has found a home in Kanagawa Prefecture because of illicit importation and breeding, and it is highly likely to endanger the local ecosystem, researchers in the prefecture said Aug. 21. Photo was provided by Tadao Sugai.(Kyodo)