Empress Michiko visits flower arrangement exhibition

Empress Michiko visits flower arrangement exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Empress Michiko (R), led by Akane Teshigawara, head of the Sogetsu school of flower arrangement, views flower arrangements on exhibit at a Tokyo department store on March 8, her first official duty outside the Imperial Palace since the Imperial Household Agency said on March 6 that the empress has shown symptoms of bleeding from the walls of the intestines several times. The exhibition was held in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the school. (Pool photo)

Kamino wins Olympic berth

Kamino wins Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Nobuko Yamada, Mika Ozawa, Yuka Kamino, Chikage Tanaka, and Ikue Teshigawara have been selected for the women's short-track Olympic races in Turin in February 2006.

Teshigawara sweeps all 4 races at short track invitational

Teshigawara sweeps all 4 races at short track invitational

TOKYO, Japan - Ikue Teshigawara (L) wins the women's 1,000 meters Nov. 10 at Tokyo's Edogawa Sportsland rink, sweeping all four races at the national short track speed skating invitational championships to claim her fifth overall title. After winning the 500- and 1,500-meter races on Nov. 9, Teshigawara completed the set with victories in the 1,000 and 3,000 finals.

Kamino wins Olympic berth

Kamino wins Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Nobuko Yamada, Mika Ozawa, Yuka Kamino, Chikage Tanaka, and Ikue Teshigawara have been selected for the women's short-track Olympic races in Turin in February 2006. (Kyodo)

Teshigawara sweeps all 4 races at short track invitational

Teshigawara sweeps all 4 races at short track invitational

TOKYO, Japan - Ikue Teshigawara (L) wins the women's 1,000 meters Nov. 10 at Tokyo's Edogawa Sportsland rink, sweeping all four races at the national short track speed skating invitational championships to claim her fifth overall title. After winning the 500- and 1,500-meter races on Nov. 9, Teshigawara completed the set with victories in the 1,000 and 3,000 finals. (Kyodo)

Empress Michiko visits flower arrangement exhibition

Empress Michiko visits flower arrangement exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Empress Michiko (R), led by Akane Teshigawara, head of the Sogetsu school of flower arrangement, views flower arrangements on exhibit at a Tokyo department store on March 8, her first official duty outside the Imperial Palace since the Imperial Household Agency said on March 6 that the empress has shown symptoms of bleeding from the walls of the intestines several times. The exhibition was held in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the school. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)