Urawa lose to Kusatsu in Emperor's Cup upset

Urawa lose to Kusatsu in Emperor's Cup upset

SAITAMA, Japan - Goalie Daiki Tomii (c) of second-tier Thespa Kusatsu Gunma punches a cross clear with striker Tadanari Lee of J-League Division 1 club Urawa Reds lurking during a third-round Emperor's Cup match in Saitama north of Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2014. Kusatsu won 2-1.

Svoboda wins gold in men's modern pentathlon

Svoboda wins gold in men's modern pentathlon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Shinichi Tomii (R) celebrates with David Svoboda after the Czech finishes first in the men's modern pentathlon competition at the London 2012 Olympics at Greenwich Park on Aug. 11, 2012. Tomii finished 22nd.

63rd national ski championships opens in Nagano

63rd national ski championships opens in Nagano

NOZAWA ONSEN, Japan - The 63rd national ski championships opened at Nozawa Onsen ski resort in Nagano Prefecture on Feb. 20. A total of 1,837 athletes and ski officials from 47 prefectures are taking in the event, which will run through Feb. 22. The photo shows Tsuyoshi Tomii taking the athlete's vow at the opening ceremony held at Nozawa Onsen Gymnasium on Feb. 19.

63rd national ski championships opens in Nagano

63rd national ski championships opens in Nagano

NOZAWA ONSEN, Japan - The 63rd national ski championships opened at Nozawa Onsen ski resort in Nagano Prefecture on Feb. 20. A total of 1,837 athletes and ski officials from 47 prefectures are taking in the event, which will run through Feb. 22. The photo shows Tsuyoshi Tomii taking the athlete's vow at the opening ceremony held at Nozawa Onsen Gymnasium on Feb. 19. (Kyodo)

Guidebook critical of Osaka war museum published

Guidebook critical of Osaka war museum published

Former high school teacher Kyoji Tomii shows a new guidebook, titled "Peace Osaka," for the Osaka International Peace Center, a war museum, in the western Japanese city on July 7, 2015. Tomii and four other former schoolteachers have compiled the guidebook to help visitors look critically at the center, which has removed exhibits and items showing the Japanese military's invasion of other countries and brutal deeds during World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo