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Japan, S. Korea coast guards tying up for rescue work

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken in February 2014 shows Tsutomu Takahira, a Japan Coast Guard officer monitoring communication from ships sailing through the Tsushima Strait, talking on the radio at the 7th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture.

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Jamaica wins gold in men's 4x100 meter relay

LONDON, Britain - Jamaican team anchor Usain Bolt (far L) competes in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the London 2012 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 11, 2012. At third from right is Japanese team anchor Shota Iizuka and at second from right is Japan's third runner Shinji Takahira.

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Portsmouth Peace Treaty original text

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 6, 2011, at the Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in Tokyo shows part of the original Portsmouth Peace Treaty text. The treaty was signed by the Japanese and Russian envoys at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in the state of Maine, the United States, on Sept. 5, 1905, formally ending the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War. The signatures of Japan's Jutaro Komura and Kogoro Takahira are seen in the photo.

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Japan claims relay double at Asian c'ships

GUANGZHOU, China - (From L to R) Masashi Eriguchi, Naoki Tsukahara, Shinji Takahira and Kenji Fujimitsu celebrate after winning gold in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the Asian championships at Guangdong Olympic Stadium on Nov. 14, 2009. They finished in 39.01 seconds, ahead of China (39.07) and Taiwan (39.57).

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Japan 4th in men's 4x100 relay at world championships

BERLIN, Germany - (From L to R) Japan's Kenji Fujimitsu, Shinji Takahira, Naoki Tsukahara and Masashi Eriguchi pose after coming in fourth in the men's 4x100 relay final at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Aug. 22.

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Japan 4th in men's 4x100 relay at worlds

BERLIN, Germany - Japan's Shinji Takahira (R) hands the baton to Kenji Fujimitsu in the final of the men's 4x100m relay at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Aug. 22. The Japanese team clocked 38.30 seconds to finish in fourth place.

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Tsukahara claims men's 100 meters at Osaka Grand Prix

OSAKA, Japan - American Rodney Martin (L) secured the title in the men's 200 meters in 20.30 seconds at Osaka Grand Prix at Nagai Stadium on May 9, while Shinji Takahira (R) came second just 0.01 behind in a personal best time.

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Japan relay team receives bronze medals for men's 4x100-meters

BEIJING, China - Japan's relay team members -- (L-R) Naoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Shinji Takahira, Nobuharu Asahara -- hold their bronze medals and bouquets of flowers during the medal ceremony for the men's 4x100-meter relay at the Beijing Olympic Games on Aug. 23.

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Japan relay team receives bronze medals for men's 4x100-meters

BEIJING, China - Japan's bronze medalists -- (L-R) Nobuharu Asahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Naoki Tsukahara and Shinji Takahira -- pose during the medal ceremony for the men's 4x100-meter relay at the Beijing Olympic Games on Aug. 23.

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Japan claims historic bronze in men's 4x100-meter relay

BEIJING, China - Japan's relay team members -- (L-R) Naoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Shinji Takahira and Nobuharu Asahara -- smile during a press conference in Beijing on Aug. 23. Japan came third in the men's 4x100-meter relay of the Beijing Games at National Stadium on Aug. 22.

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Japan claims historic bronze in men's 4x100-meter relay

BEIJING, China - Japan's team (R-L: Naoki Tsukahara, Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira, Shingo Suetsugu) celebrate winning the third position in the men's 4x100-meter relay of the Beijing Games at the National Stadium on Aug. 22.

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Japan claims historic bronze in men's 4x100-meter relay

BEIJING, China - Japan's team (L-R: Naoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira) celebrate winning the third position in the men's 4x100-meter relay of the Beijing Games at the National Stadium on Aug. 22.

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Japan claims historic bronze in men's 4x100-meter relay

BEIJING, China - Japan's team (L-R: Naoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira) celebrate winning the third position in the men's 4x100-meter relay of the Beijing Games at the National Stadium on Aug. 22.

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Japanese team advances to 4x100-meter relay

ATHENS, Greece - The Japanese team of (from L to R) Shinji Takahira, Shingo Suetsugu, Nobuharu Asahara and Hiroyasu Tsuchie celebrates after producing a combined time of 38.53 seconds in the men's 4x100-meter relay to squeeze into the eight-team final at the Olympic Stadium in Athens on Aug. 27.

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Tsukahara claims men's 100 meters at Osaka Grand Prix

OSAKA, Japan - American Rodney Martin (L) secured the title in the men's 200 meters in 20.30 seconds at Osaka Grand Prix at Nagai Stadium on May 9, while Shinji Takahira (R) came second just 0.01 behind in a personal best time. (Kyodo)

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Countdown event toward Tokyo Olympics held in Tokyo

Nobuharu Asahara (L), a bronze medalist in the men's 4 x 100 meters relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, speaks to reporters ahead of the "5 Years to Go" countdown event toward the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games at a Tokyo park on July 24, 2015. Also in attendance are other former or active track and field athletes (from 2nd L to R) -- Satoru Inoue, Hitoshi Saito, Shinji Takahira, and Hiroyasu Tsuchie. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Olympic 4x100 relay medalist Takahira to retire

File photo taken in August 2008 shows Jamaica (yellow), Japan (white) and Canada (red) competing in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the Beijing Olympics, with Usain Bolt seen on the right. Shinji Takahira (2nd from L), a member of Japan's bronze-winning team there, said on April 24, 2017 that he will retire later in the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan claims historic bronze in men's 4x100-meter relay

BEIJING, China - Japan's team (L-R: Naoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira) celebrate winning the third position in the men's 4x100-meter relay of the Beijing Games at the National Stadium on Aug. 22. (Kyodo)

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Japan relay team receives bronze medals for men's 4x100-meters

BEIJING, China - Japan's relay team members -- (L-R) Naoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Shinji Takahira, Nobuharu Asahara -- hold their bronze medals and bouquets of flowers during the medal ceremony for the men's 4x100-meter relay at the Beijing Olympic Games on Aug. 23. (Kyodo)

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Japan relay team receives bronze medals for men's 4x100-meters

BEIJING, China - Japan's bronze medalists -- (L-R) Nobuharu Asahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Naoki Tsukahara and Shinji Takahira -- pose during the medal ceremony for the men's 4x100-meter relay at the Beijing Olympic Games on Aug. 23. (Kyodo)

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Japan claims historic bronze in men's 4x100-meter relay

BEIJING, China - Japan's relay team members -- (L-R) Naoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Shinji Takahira and Nobuharu Asahara -- smile during a press conference in Beijing on Aug. 23. Japan came third in the men's 4x100-meter relay of the Beijing Games at National Stadium on Aug. 22. (Kyodo)

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Japan claims historic bronze in men's 4x100-meter relay

BEIJING, China - Japan's team (R-L: Naoki Tsukahara, Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira, Shingo Suetsugu) celebrate winning the third position in the men's 4x100-meter relay of the Beijing Games at the National Stadium on Aug. 22. (Kyodo)

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Japan claims historic bronze in men's 4x100-meter relay

BEIJING, China - Japan's team (L-R: Naoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira) celebrate winning the third position in the men's 4x100-meter relay of the Beijing Games at the National Stadium on Aug. 22. (Kyodo)

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Portsmouth Peace Treaty original text

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 6, 2011, at the Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in Tokyo shows part of the original Portsmouth Peace Treaty text. The treaty was signed by the Japanese and Russian envoys at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in the state of Maine, the United States, on Sept. 5, 1905, formally ending the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War. The signatures of Japan's Jutaro Komura and Kogoro Takahira are seen in the photo. (Kyodo)

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Kanda Takahira

Kanda Takahira==Date:Early Meiji, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Athletics: IAAF World Relays in Yokohama

Japan's (from L) Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira, Shingo Suetsugu and Naoki Tsukahara attend a ceremony on the occasion of the IAAF World Relays in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on May 12, 2019, to receive their 2008 Beijing Olympic 4x100-meter relay silver medals after Jamaica was stripped of gold because of a doping case involving Nesta Carter, a teammate of Usain Bolt. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: IAAF World Relays in Yokohama

Japan's (from L) Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira, Shingo Suetsugu and Naoki Tsukahara attend a ceremony on the occasion of the IAAF World Relays in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on May 12, 2019, to receive their 2008 Beijing Olympic 4x100-meter relay silver medals after Jamaica was stripped of gold because of a doping case involving Nesta Carter, a teammate of Usain Bolt. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: IAAF World Relays in Yokohama

Japan's (from L) Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira, Shingo Suetsugu and Naoki Tsukahara attend a ceremony on the occasion of the IAAF World Relays in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on May 12, 2019, to receive their 2008 Beijing Olympic 4x100-meter relay silver medals after Jamaica was stripped of gold because of a doping case involving Nesta Carter, a teammate of Usain Bolt. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: IAAF World Relays in Yokohama

Japan's (from L) Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira, Shingo Suetsugu and Naoki Tsukahara attend a ceremony on the occasion of the IAAF World Relays in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on May 12, 2019, to receive their 2008 Beijing Olympic 4x100-meter relay silver medals after Jamaica was stripped of gold because of a doping case involving Nesta Carter, a teammate of Usain Bolt. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: IAAF World Relays in Yokohama

Japan's (from L) Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira, Shingo Suetsugu and Naoki Tsukahara attend a ceremony on the occasion of the IAAF World Relays in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on May 12, 2019, to receive their 2008 Beijing Olympic 4x100-meter relay silver medals after Jamaica was stripped of gold because of a doping case involving Nesta Carter, a teammate of Usain Bolt. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: IAAF World Relays in Yokohama

Japan's (from L) Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira, Shingo Suetsugu and Naoki Tsukahara attend a ceremony on the occasion of the IAAF World Relays in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on May 12, 2019, to receive their 2008 Beijing Olympic 4x100-meter relay silver medals after Jamaica was stripped of gold because of a doping case involving Nesta Carter, a teammate of Usain Bolt. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: IAAF World Relays in Yokohama

Japan's (from L) Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira, Shingo Suetsugu and Naoki Tsukahara attend a ceremony on the occasion of the IAAF World Relays in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on May 12, 2019, to receive their 2008 Beijing Olympic 4x100-meter relay silver medals after Jamaica was stripped of gold because of a doping case involving Nesta Carter, a teammate of Usain Bolt. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan claims relay double at Asian c'ships

GUANGZHOU, China - (From L to R) Masashi Eriguchi, Naoki Tsukahara, Shinji Takahira and Kenji Fujimitsu celebrate after winning gold in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the Asian championships at Guangdong Olympic Stadium on Nov. 14, 2009. They finished in 39.01 seconds, ahead of China (39.07) and Taiwan (39.57). (Kyodo)

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Japan 4th in men's 4x100 relay at world championships

BERLIN, Germany - (From L to R) Japan's Kenji Fujimitsu, Shinji Takahira, Naoki Tsukahara and Masashi Eriguchi pose after coming in fourth in the men's 4x100 relay final at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Aug. 22. (Kyodo)

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Japan 4th in men's 4x100 relay at worlds

BERLIN, Germany - Japan's Shinji Takahira (R) hands the baton to Kenji Fujimitsu in the final of the men's 4x100m relay at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Aug. 22. The Japanese team clocked 38.30 seconds to finish in fourth place. (Kyodo)