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Japan vs Russia in women's ice hockey at Winter Games

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese forward Rui Ukita (front L) and compatriot Tomoe Yamane (R) fight for the puck against Russian players including Tatyana Burina (2nd from R) during the second period of the women's classifications at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 16, 2014.

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Google, Twitter to analyze Net data to help disaster victims

TOKYO, Japan - Tomoe Makino, partnership director of the Japanese unit of social media Twitter, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2012. The Japanese units of U.S. Internet giant Google Inc. and Twitter said the same day they will analyze data circulated on the Internet after the devastating March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan to explore ways to support disaster victims more effectively.

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Old train car transformed into classroom, popular among kindergarteners

TOKYO, Japan - Students of Tomoe Kindergarten enjoy their classroom built out of an old train car. Tomoe Elementary School, whose unique teaching style was featured in the best-selling novel ''Totto-chan'' by actress Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, burnt down during the March 10, 1945 air raids on Tokyo, and only its kindergarten reopened. This file photo was taken on Nov. 2, 1948 in Jiyugaoka, Tokyo.

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Tunnel workers, state agree to settle lung disease lawsuits

TOKYO, Japan - Tomoe Funayama, the lead counsel for the plaintiffs in civil lawsuits filed by former tunnel construction workers against the state seeking damages for pneumoconiosis, waves a settlement accord he signed with the chief counsel for the government in the lawsuits on June 18. The signing ceremony took place at the No. 1 Diet Members Building in Tokyo.

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Court orders 69.3 mil. yen state compensation for black-lung victims

TOKYO, Japan - Tomoe Funayama, leader of 49 plaintiffs who sought state compensation in a lawsuit, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 7 after the Tokyo District Court ordered the government to pay 69.3 million yen to the black lung disease sufferers who had worked on tunnel construction projects ordered mainly by the state.

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Japanese woman returns from visit to son in N. Korea

NIIGATA, Japan - Tomoe Terakoshi speaks to reporters at Niigata airport on March 13 after returning from a weeklong visit to North Korea to see her son Takeshi. Tomoe visited her 53-year-old son, who went missing while fishing in 1963 and now lives in Pyongyang, during her 17th visit to North Korea.

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Terakoshi leaves Japan, bids farewell to mother

NARITA, Japan - Takeshi Terakoshi (L), a Japanese who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in the early 1960s and has since lived in North Korea, shakes hands with his 71-year-old mother, Tomoe, before leaving Narita airport on the afternoon of Oct. 12 for North Korea after his first homecoming visit to Japan in 39 years. Terakoshi, 53, who disappeared from the Sea of Japan 39 years ago as a boy and is now a resident of Pyongyang, bid farewell in Japanese, saying, ''Mother, take care.'' (Kyodo News)

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Terakoshi visits family grave in Japan

HAKUI, Japan - Takeshi Terakoshi (R), on a homecoming visit from North Korea for the first time since he disappeared 39 years ago, and his mother Tomoe visit their family grave in Ishikawa Prefecture on Oct. 7.

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Terakoshi goes shopping in his native Ishikawa Prefecture

KANAZAWA, Japan - Takeshi Terakoshi (R) and his mother Tomoe shop at a men's clothing store in Ishikawa Prefecture on Oct. 5. He returned to Japan for a temporary visit after 39 years living in North Korea. He went missing in 1963 while fishing in the Sea of Japan.

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Japanese man visits hometown after 39 years in N. Korea

KANAZAWA, Japan - Takeshi Terakoshi, a Japanese man who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan 39 years ago and has since lived in North Korea, is presented with flowers by his kin on arrival for a visit to his hometown in Ishikawa Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast on Oct. 4. Accompanying him is his 71-year-old mother Tomoe.

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Terakoshi returns to Japan after 39 yrs in N. Korea

NARITA, Japan - Takeshi Terakoshi (L) is greeted by his mother Tomoe Terakoshi (C) at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 3 on his first return to Japan in 39 years from North Korea. Terakoshi went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in 1963 and has since lived in N. Korea.

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Japanese son in N. Korea may return soon: Mori says

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and Tomoe Terakoshi (R), come out of a Tokyo hotel after their meeting Sept. 4. Mori said that Teranishi's son, Terakoshi, 52, who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in 1963 and now lives in Pyongyang, may return for a visit to Japan by the end of the month as a member of a North Korean labor union delegation.

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Japanese woman returns from reunion with son in N. Korea

NIIGATA, Japan - Tomoe Terakoshi returns to Niigata port on a freighter from North Korea on Sept. 4 after a reunion with her son Takeshi, 52, who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in 1963 and now lives in Pyongyang.

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(1)Japanese woman leaves for N. Korea to see son

NIIGATA, Japan - Tomoe Terakoshi speaks to reporters before she leaves the port of Niigata on a freighter Aug. 21 for North Korea to see her son Takeshi Terakoshi, who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in 1963 and now lives in Pyongyang.

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(2)Japanese woman leaves for N. Korea to see son

NIIGATA, Japan - Tomoe Terakoshi (2nd from L) waves a handkerchief at her relatives as she leaves the port of Niigata on a freighter Aug. 21 for North Korea to see her son Takeshi Terakoshi, who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in 1963 and now lives in Pyongyang.

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Japanese woman leaves for N. Korea to see son

KANAZAWA, Japan - Tomoe Terakoshi leaves her Kanazawa home Aug. 20 for North Korea to see her son Takeshi, who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in 1963 and now lives in Pyongyang.

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Woman killed in Hiroshima in powerful earthquake

HIROSHIMA, Japan - An 80-year-old woman in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, is killed in a powerful earthquake jolting a wide area of western Japan on March 24. Tomoe Yamasaki was killed at her home when a concrete fence collapsed. In Hojo, Ehime Prefecture, a 50-year-old housewife was killed by a falling chunk of concrete on the balcony of an apartment.

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Japanese singer denies reports of drinking binge in Taipei

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese starlet Tomoe Shinohara flashes peace signs at a news conference at Tokyo's Haneda airport on March 6. The day before, Taiwan media reported that Shinohara had been hospitalized in Taipei after what appeared to be a nervous breakdown induced by excessive drinking and work-related exhaustion. Shinohara denied the reports about the drinking, and her office said she was sent to hospital to be treated for exhaustion caused by a busy work schedule.

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Japanese singer hospitalized after drinking in Taipei

TAIPEI, Taiwan - File photo shows Japanese starlet Tomoe Shinohara, who was reportedly hospitalized in Taipei on March 5 after what appeared to be a nervous breakdown induced by excessive drinking and work-related exhaustion. Shinohara, who arrived in Taiwan on March 2 on a promotional tour, started to raise a ruckus in the corridor in front of her room on the 10th floor of the Regent Hotel around 2 a.m. on March 5, according to local media reports.

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Matsuo wins Hokkaido Marathon in debut race

SAPPORO, Japan - Kazumi Matsuo is all smiles after winning the women's race in Hokkaido Marathon on Aug. 29 with a time of 2 hours, 32 minutes, 14 seconds in her marathon debut. The 25-year-old runner, who began full-fledged marathon training only in June, outran top favorite Tomoe Abe, the bronze medal winner at the 1993 world championships who finished second in 2:33:45.

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Makabe wins women's 48-kg judo title

Japan's Tomoe Makabe (L) wins gold in women's 48-kg category by defeating North Korea's Cha Hyon Hyang by decision in Bangkok on Dec. 7.

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Paris Grand Slam Judo Event

Men +100 kg, Cyrille MARET of France throws Inal Tasoev of Russia (Yoko Tomoe Nage) during the Paris Grand Slam 2021, Judo event on October 17, 2021 at AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Makabe wins women's 48-kg judo title

Japan's Tomoe Makabe (L) wins gold in women's 48-kg category by defeating North Korea's Cha Hyon Hyang by decision in Bangkok on Dec. 7. ==Kyodo

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Japanese woman leaves for N. Korea to see son

KANAZAWA, Japan - Tomoe Terakoshi leaves her Kanazawa home Aug. 20 for North Korea to see her son Takeshi, who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in 1963 and now lives in Pyongyang. (Kyodo)

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Japanese woman returns from visit to son in N. Korea

NIIGATA, Japan - Tomoe Terakoshi speaks to reporters at Niigata airport on March 13 after returning from a weeklong visit to North Korea to see her son Takeshi. Tomoe visited her 53-year-old son, who went missing while fishing in 1963 and now lives in Pyongyang, during her 17th visit to North Korea. (Kyodo)

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Terakoshi returns to Japan after 39 yrs in N. Korea

NARITA, Japan - Takeshi Terakoshi (L) is greeted by his mother Tomoe Terakoshi (C) at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 3 on his first return to Japan in 39 years from North Korea. Terakoshi went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in 1963 and has since lived in N. Korea. (Kyodo)

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Terakoshi leaves Japan, bids farewell to mother

NARITA, Japan - Takeshi Terakoshi (L), a Japanese who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in the early 1960s and has since lived in North Korea, shakes hands with his 71-year-old mother, Tomoe, before leaving Narita airport on the afternoon of Oct. 12 for North Korea after his first homecoming visit to Japan in 39 years. Terakoshi, 53, who disappeared from the Sea of Japan 39 years ago as a boy and is now a resident of Pyongyang, bid farewell in Japanese, saying, ''Mother, take care.'' (Kyodo News)

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Nagasaki Univ. student before sent to NPT review conference

Tomoe Yamanaka, a student at Nagasaki University's School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, speaks in Nagasaki, Japan, on April 5, 2015, before her dispatch to the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons as a member of the Nagasaki Youth Delegation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court orders 69.3 mil. yen state compensation for black-lung vic

TOKYO, Japan - Tomoe Funayama, leader of 49 plaintiffs who sought state compensation in a lawsuit, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 7 after the Tokyo District Court ordered the government to pay 69.3 million yen to the black lung disease sufferers who had worked on tunnel construction projects ordered mainly by the state. (Kyodo)

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Plastic models win hearts of women seeking uniqueness

TOKYO, Japan - Tomoe Ogoshi, a professional modeler, poses with her works in Tokyo's Taito Ward on Feb. 10, 2010. The tank is painted to show the dirt splashed on it. (Kyodo)

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Tunnel workers, state agree to settle lung disease lawsuits

TOKYO, Japan - Tomoe Funayama, the lead counsel for the plaintiffs in civil lawsuits filed by former tunnel construction workers against the state seeking damages for pneumoconiosis, waves a settlement accord he signed with the chief counsel for the government in the lawsuits on June 18. The signing ceremony took place at the No. 1 Diet Members Building in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Two men

Two men with mustaches pose at a photograph studio. They wear kimono with long haori jackets. The man in the chair wears a hat, while the man standing is holding his hat in his hand. The forest and river in morning mist behind them is a scene pained on a prop. The word Shinkyo visible on the lower right indicates that this was taken at either the Tomoe Studio or Miyake Kaishin-do at Shinkyogoku Rokkaku-sagaru.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number72‐187‐0]

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Old train car transformed into classroom, popular among kindergar

TOKYO, Japan - Students of Tomoe Kindergarten enjoy their classroom built out of an old train car. Tomoe Elementary School, whose unique teaching style was featured in the best-selling novel ''Totto-chan'' by actress Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, burnt down during the March 10, 1945 air raids on Tokyo, and only its kindergarten reopened. This file photo was taken on Nov. 2, 1948 in Jiyugaoka, Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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(2)Japanese woman leaves for N. Korea to see son

NIIGATA, Japan - Tomoe Terakoshi (2nd from L) waves a handkerchief at her relatives as she leaves the port of Niigata on a freighter Aug. 21 for North Korea to see her son Takeshi Terakoshi, who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in 1963 and now lives in Pyongyang. (Kyodo)

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(1)Japanese woman leaves for N. Korea to see son

NIIGATA, Japan - Tomoe Terakoshi speaks to reporters before she leaves the port of Niigata on a freighter Aug. 21 for North Korea to see her son Takeshi Terakoshi, who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in 1963 and now lives in Pyongyang. (Kyodo)

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Rika Kihira (L) acknowledges the crowd after winning gold at the national figure skating championships at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2019, together with silver medalist Wakaba Higuchi (C) and bronze medalist Tomoe Kawabata. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Tomoe Kawabata performs her free skate at the national figure skating championships at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2019. She won bronze. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Tomoe Kawabata performs her free skate at the national figure skating championships at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2019. She won bronze. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Tomoe Kawabata performs her free skate at the national figure skating championships at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2019. She won bronze. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Tomoe Kawabata performs her free skate at the national figure skating championships at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2019. She won bronze. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Tomoe Kawabata acknowledges the crowd after performing her free skate at the national figure skating championships at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2019. She won bronze. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Rika Kihira (C) poses after winning gold at the national figure skating championships at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2019, together with silver medalist Wakaba Higuchi (L) and bronze medalist Tomoe Kawabata. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Rika Kihira (C) poses after winning gold at the national figure skating championships at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2019, together with silver medalist Wakaba Higuchi (L) and bronze medalist Tomoe Kawabata. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Rika Kihira (C) acknowledges the crowd after winning gold at the national figure skating championships at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2019, together with silver medalist Wakaba Higuchi (R) and bronze medalist Tomoe Kawabata. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Games: Bridge

Photo shows a hand of Japanese bridge card game player Tomoe Nakao with nail art designs of a spade, diamond and her country's flag during the Asian Games mixed pairs final game in Jakarta on Sept. 1, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Terakoshi visits family grave in Japan

HAKUI, Japan - Takeshi Terakoshi (R), on a homecoming visit from North Korea for the first time since he disappeared 39 years ago, and his mother Tomoe visit their family grave in Ishikawa Prefecture on Oct. 7. (Kyodo)

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Terakoshi goes shopping in his native Ishikawa Prefecture

KANAZAWA, Japan - Takeshi Terakoshi (R) and his mother Tomoe shop at a men's clothing store in Ishikawa Prefecture on Oct. 5. He returned to Japan for a temporary visit after 39 years living in North Korea. He went missing in 1963 while fishing in the Sea of Japan. (Kyodo)

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Japanese man visits hometown after 39 years in N. Korea

KANAZAWA, Japan - Takeshi Terakoshi, a Japanese man who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan 39 years ago and has since lived in North Korea, is presented with flowers by his kin on arrival for a visit to his hometown in Ishikawa Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast on Oct. 4. Accompanying him is his 71-year-old mother Tomoe. (Kyodo)

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Japanese woman returns from reunion with son in N. Korea

NIIGATA, Japan - Tomoe Terakoshi returns to Niigata port on a freighter from North Korea on Sept. 4 after a reunion with her son Takeshi, 52, who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in 1963 and now lives in Pyongyang. (Kyodo)

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Japanese son in N. Korea may return soon: Mori says

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and Tomoe Terakoshi (R), come out of a Tokyo hotel after their meeting Sept. 4. Mori said that Teranishi's son, Terakoshi, 52, who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in 1963 and now lives in Pyongyang, may return for a visit to Japan by the end of the month as a member of a North Korean labor union delegation. (Kyodo)