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Fujino edges out Hattori to win Daikin Orchid Ladies

TAMAGUSUKU, Japan - Orie Fujino smiles with the trophy after edging out overnight leader Michiko Hattori to capture the Daikin Orchid Ladies at Ryukyu Golf Club in Okinawa on March 6.

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(1)Teen sensation Miyazato claims 1st pro victory

TAMAGUSUKU, Japan - Eighteen-year-old Ai Miyazato waves to the gallery after grabbing a birdie at the 18th hole to win the season-opening Daikin Orchid Ladies golf tournament in her native Okinawa Prefecture on March 7. She became the youngest-ever player to win on the Japanese LPGA tour and captured her first title as a professional golfer since turning pro last October.

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(2)Teen sensation Miyazato claims 1st pro victory

TAMAGUSUKU, Japan - Eighteen-year-old Ai Miyazato is all smiles after winning the season-opening Daikin Orchid Ladies golf tournament in her native Okinawa Prefecture on March 7. She became the youngest-ever player to win on the Japanese LPGA tour and captured her first title as a professional golfer since turning pro last October.

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Miyazato surges into lead at Daikin Orchid 2nd round

TAMAGUSUKU, Japan - Eighteen-year-old Ai Miyazato waves to the gallery during the season-opening Daikin Orchid Ladies golf tournament at the Ryuku Golf Club in Okinawa Prefecture on March 6. She carded six birdies in a bogey-free round to leapfrog 12 golfers and took sole possession of the lead at 8-under-par 136 after two rounds of the tournament.

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Fudo wins Daikin Orchid Ladies tournament

TAMAGUSUKU, Japan - Yuri Fudo of Japan holds up her trophy after winning the season-opening Daikin Orchid Ladies golf tournament by beating Aki Nakano on the fourth playoff hold at Ryukyu Golf Club course in Okinawa Prefecture on March 9. It was the 26-year-old Fudo's 16th tour victory.

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Ku storms into 2nd-round lead at Daikin Orchid Ladies

TAMAGUSUKU, Japan - South Korean veteran Ku Ok Hee beams with her score card showing a record 11 birdies at the end of the second round of the season-opening Daikin Orchid Ladies at the Ryukyu Golf Club in Okinawa Prefecture on March 8. Ku set a Japanese tour record with a sizzling 10-under 62 to take a one-stroke lead over Taiwan's Wei Yun-jye.

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Fujino edges out Hattori to win Daikin Orchid Ladies

TAMAGUSUKU, Japan - Orie Fujino smiles with the trophy after edging out overnight leader Michiko Hattori to capture the Daikin Orchid Ladies at Ryukyu Golf Club in Okinawa on March 6. (Kyodo)

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Fudo wins Daikin Orchid Ladies tournament

TAMAGUSUKU, Japan - Yuri Fudo of Japan holds up her trophy after winning the season-opening Daikin Orchid Ladies golf tournament by beating Aki Nakano on the fourth playoff hold at Ryukyu Golf Club course in Okinawa Prefecture on March 9. It was the 26-year-old Fudo's 16th tour victory. (Kyodo)

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(1)Teen sensation Miyazato claims 1st pro victory

TAMAGUSUKU, Japan - Eighteen-year-old Ai Miyazato waves to the gallery after grabbing a birdie at the 18th hole to win the season-opening Daikin Orchid Ladies golf tournament in her native Okinawa Prefecture on March 7. She became the youngest-ever player to win on the Japanese LPGA tour and captured her first title as a professional golfer since turning pro last October. (Kyodo)

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(2)Teen sensation Miyazato claims 1st pro victory

TAMAGUSUKU, Japan - Eighteen-year-old Ai Miyazato is all smiles after winning the season-opening Daikin Orchid Ladies golf tournament in her native Okinawa Prefecture on March 7. She became the youngest-ever player to win on the Japanese LPGA tour and captured her first title as a professional golfer since turning pro last October. (Kyodo)

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Kumiodori traditional performing art in Japan's Okinawa

A Kumiodori performance is conducted in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 15, 2019, at an opening ceremony for a series of events celebrating the 300th anniversary of the first performance of the traditional performing art in Okinawa. Kumiodori, a combination of lyrics, music and dance, was created by Tamagusuku Chokun, a dance magistrate of the Ryukyu Kingdom, in the early 18th century to entertain Chinese envoys sent by the Chinese Emperor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kumiodori traditional performing art in Japan's Okinawa

A Kumiodori performance is conducted in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 15, 2019, at an opening ceremony for a series of events celebrating the 300th anniversary of the first performance of the traditional performing art in Okinawa. Kumiodori, a combination of lyrics, music and dance, was created by Tamagusuku Chokun, a dance magistrate of the Ryukyu Kingdom, in the early 18th century to entertain Chinese envoys sent by the Chinese Emperor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Miyazato surges into lead at Daikin Orchid 2nd round

TAMAGUSUKU, Japan - Eighteen-year-old Ai Miyazato waves to the gallery during the season-opening Daikin Orchid Ladies golf tournament at the Ryuku Golf Club in Okinawa Prefecture on March 6. She carded six birdies in a bogey-free round to leapfrog 12 golfers and took sole possession of the lead at 8-under-par 136 after two rounds of the tournament. (Kyodo)

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Ku storms into 2nd-round lead at Daikin Orchid Ladies

TAMAGUSUKU, Japan - South Korean veteran Ku Ok Hee beams with her score card showing a record 11 birdies at the end of the second round of the season-opening Daikin Orchid Ladies at the Ryukyu Golf Club in Okinawa Prefecture on March 8. Ku set a Japanese tour record with a sizzling 10-under 62 to take a one-stroke lead over Taiwan's Wei Yun-jye. (Kyodo)