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Ueda clinches Joo women's shogi title

Professional shogi player Hatsumi Ueda speaks to journalists after completing a three-game sweep in the best-of-the-five series against defending champ Tomomi Kai for the Joo (queen) women's title in Tokyo on May 10, 2011.

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1st Joo women's shogi title holder Yauchi

Professional shogi player Rieko Yauchi smiles after beating Tomomi Kai in Game 4 of the best-of-five series for the newly created Joo (queen) women's title in Tokyo on May 14, 2008, becoming the first holder of the title.

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Studio Ghibli's 1993 TV anime "Ocean Waves"

Director Tomomi Mochizuki (C) attends a talk event in Kochi on June 28, 2025, ahead of the release from July of his 1993 Studio Ghibli-produced TV anime "Ocean Waves" in movie houses across Japan. The anime is a coming-of-age romantic drama set in the western Japan city.

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Studio Ghibli's 1993 TV anime "Ocean Waves"

Director Tomomi Mochizuki attends a talk event in Kochi on June 28, 2025, ahead of the release from July of his 1993 Studio Ghibli-produced TV anime "Ocean Waves" in movie houses across Japan. The anime is a coming-of-age romantic drama set in the western Japan city.

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ALTRO - Canottaggio - World Rowing Cup

Tomomi Ichikawa (Japan Rowing Team) in action during World Rowing Cup, Canoying race in Varese, Italy, June 15 2025

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Japanese conductor Tomomi Nishimoto

Japanese conductor Tomomi Nishimoto leads musicians during Mass at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City on Nov. 4, 2023.

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SOFT TENNIS (CN)

(231005) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Uchida Riku (L) and Shimuta Tomomi compete during Mixed Doubles Final of Soft Tennis between Japan and Japan at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SOFT TENNIS (CN)

(231005) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Uchida Riku (R) and Shimuta Tomomi attend medal ceremony for the Mixed Doubles Final of Soft Tennis at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

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(SP)SERBIA-BELGRADE-WORLD-ROWING-CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230910) -- BELGRADE, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Ichikawa Tomomi competes during the para-rowing women's single sculls B final at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, Sept. 10, 2023. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)

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(SP)SERBIA-BELGRADE-ROWING-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230905) -- BELGRADE, Sept. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Tomomi Ichikawa competes during women's para-rowing single sculls heat race at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, Sept. 5, 2023. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)

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(SP)GERMANY-BERLIN-ARCHERY-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230803) -- BERLIN, Aug. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sugimoto Tomomi of Japan competes during the recurve women's individual 1/24 elimination at 2023 World Archery Championships in Berlin, Germany, Aug. 3, 2023. (Photo by Luo Wenting/Xinhua)

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(SP)GERMANY-BERLIN-ARCHERY-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230803) -- BERLIN, Aug. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sugimoto Tomomi of Japan competes during the recurve women's individual 1/8 elimination at 2023 World Archery Championships in Berlin, Germany, Aug. 3, 2023. (Photo by Luo Wenting/Xinhua)

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(SP)GERMANY-BERLIN-ARCHERY-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230803) -- BERLIN, Aug. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sugimoto Tomomi of Japan competes during the recurve women's individual 1/8 elimination at 2023 World Archery Championships in Berlin, Germany, Aug. 3, 2023. (Photo by Luo Wenting/Xinhua)

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(SP)GERMANY-BERLIN-ARCHERY-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230802) -- BERLIN, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sugimoto Tomomi of Japan competes during the recurve women's team 1/12 elimination at 2023 World Archery Championships in Berlin, Germany, Aug. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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(SP)GERMANY-BERLIN-ARCHERY-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230802) -- BERLIN, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Noda Satsuki(L), Yamauchi Azusa(M) and Sugimoto Tomomi of Japan compete during the recurve women's team 1/12 elimination at 2023 World Archery Championships in Berlin, Germany, Aug. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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(SP)GERMANY-BERLIN-ARCHERY-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230801) -- BERLIN, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sugimoto Tomomi of Japan competes during the recurve women's qualification round at 2023 World Archery Championships in Berlin, Germany, Aug. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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(SP)GERMANY-BERLIN-ARCHERY-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230801) -- BERLIN, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sugimoto Tomomi of Japan competes during the recurve women's qualification round at 2023 World Archery Championships in Berlin, Germany, Aug. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-GUINNESS WORLD RECORD-ORIGAMI HEARTS

(230412) -- SIEM REAP, April 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guinness World Record official adjudicator Tomomi Sekioka (1st R, front) presents a certificate to Hun Many (2nd R, front), president of the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia, in Siem Reap province, Cambodia on April 11, 2023. Cambodia's display of origami hearts was included in the Guinness Book of Records on Tuesday as the world's largest show of origami hearts, breaking the previous record held by Britain, a Guinness World Records adjudicator announced. The nearly 4 million origami hearts were displayed at the complex of the famed Angkor Archeological Park in northwest Cambodia's Siem Reap province to show support for the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in May and the 12th ASEAN Para Games in June. (Photo by Sao Khuth/Xinhua)

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U.S. envoy on LGBT people

Jessica Stern (R), U.S. Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons, speaks with Tomomi Inada, former Japanese defense minister and acting chairperson of Japan's all-party parliamentary group for LGBT issues on Feb. 8, 2023 in Tokyo.

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Ex-Nadeshiko Miyamoto lays ground for 'soccer moms'

TOKYO, Japan - Former Nadeshiko midfielder Tomomi Miyamoto gives an interview to Kyodo News on Jan. 7, 2013 at the office of Iga FC Kunoichi women's soccer team in Iga, Mie Prefecture.

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Ex-Nadeshiko Miyamoto lays ground for 'soccer moms'

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Tomomi Miyamoto (8, 3rd from R) playing for the Japan women's soccer team against Sweden at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Japan beat Sweden 1-0 in their opening match for their first-ever victory at an Olympics.

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Ex-Nadeshiko Miyamoto lays ground for 'soccer moms'

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Tomomi Miyamoto (L) in action during a women's soccer Empress' Cup semifinal on Dec. 22, 2012 at Nack5 Stadium in Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture.

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Okazaki takes overall lead at nat'l sprint c'ships

CHINO, Japan - Speed skater Tomomi Okazaki places first in the women's 500 meters to post the best total score on the opening day of the national sprint championships at Chino sports park skate center on Dec. 28.

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Nishimoto conducts in Vatican

VATICAN CITY, Vatican City, Nov. 11 Kyodo - Tomomi Nishimoto conducts the IlluminArt Philharmonic Orchestra and a choir during an international music festival at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Nov. 10, 2018.

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Japan to issue order over U.N. S. Sudan mission completion

TOKYO, Japan, March 24 Kyodo - In a meeting with reporters in Tokyo on March 24, 2017, Defense Minister Tomomi Inada announces she will issue an order to the Self-Defense Forces later in the day regarding the planned withdrawal of Japanese troops from a U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan in late May.

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Japan, U.S. defense chiefs meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 4 Kyodo - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks at a joint press conference with his Japanese counterpart Tomomi Inada at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2017. The defense chiefs agreed to continue to strengthen the Japan-U.S. alliance as they shared concerns over North Korea's nuclear and missile threats and China's maritime assertiveness.

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N. Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 5 Kyodo - Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada leaves her ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2016, following a report that North Korea had fired three ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan. No damage was reported to aircraft or shipping as a result of the launches, and all three missiles appeared to have fallen inside Japan's exclusive economic zone.

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Inada encourages SDF members in Djibouti

DJIBOUTI, Djibouti, Aug. 15 Kyodo - Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada is briefed by senior Self-Defense Forces personnel in Djibouti on Aug. 15, 2016, about their antipiracy mission off Somalia. Inada told reporters she hopes to enhance the activities.

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Tomomi Inada

Tomomi Inada, a member of the House of Representatives, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Policy Research Council (photo taken on June 24, 2015)

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LDP vows to follow through on Abenomics

TOKYO, Japan - Tomomi Inada, policy chief of the Liberal Democratic Party, announces the party's policy platform for the Dec. 14 general election in Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 25, 2014. The ruling party pledged to follow through on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's attempts to pull Japan out of deflation and revitalize the economy.

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LDP vows to follow through on Abenomics

TOKYO, Japan - Tomomi Inada, policy chief of the Liberal Democratic Party, announces the party's policy platform for the Dec. 14 general election in Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 25, 2014. The ruling party pledged to follow through on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's attempts to pull Japan out of deflation and revitalize the economy.

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Tanaka wins Yokohama Women's Int'l Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Tomomi Tanaka (R) leads Philes Ongori of Kenya during the final stage of the Yokohama International Women's Marathon near Yamashita Park in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Nov. 16, 2014. Yamashita held off Ongori to win.

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Tanaka wins Yokohama Women's Int'l Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Tomomi Tanaka crosses the tape at Yamashita Park in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, to win the Yokohama International Women's Marathon on Nov. 16, 2014. Tanaka won the race in 2 hours, 26 minutes, 57 seconds.

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Tanaka wins Yokohama Women's Int'l Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Tomomi Tanaka crosses the tape at Yamashita Park in Yokohama, south of Tokyo to win the Yokohama International Women's Marathon on Nov. 16, 2014, after holding off Philes Ongori of Kenya (back).

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Japan woman conductor directs concert at Vatican church

VATICAN CITY, Vatican - Japanese conductor Tomomi Nishimoto (far R) directs the first concert by her IlluminArt Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vatican City-based Sistine Chapel Choir at a mass at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican on Oct. 24, 2014.

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Japan woman conductor directs concert at Vatican church

VATICAN, Vatican - Japanese conductor Tomomi Nishimoto directs the first joint concert by her IlluminArt Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vatican City-based Sistine Chapel Choir at a mass at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican on Oct. 24, 2014.

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Japanese woman conductor honored at international music festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese woman conductor Tomomi Nishimoto (C) poses with an award certificate in Rome on Oct. 23, 2014, after being honored at the Vatican Music Festival by the annual event's sponsoring foundation. The foundation praised her contribution to the study of "oratio" originating in Gregorian chant prayers among secret Christians on Ikitsuki Island in Nagasaki Prefecture, where her great-grandmother was born.

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Abiko wins silver in women's pole vault

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's Tomomi Abiko clears 4.25 meters in the women's pole vault at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 30, 2014. Abiko captured silver.

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New LDP policy chief Inada

TOKYO, Japan - Tomomi Inada, the newly appointed policy chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds a press conference at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014, after the party endorsed the appointment of new executives.

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New LDP leadership launched

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the newly launched leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party join hands for photos at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014. They are (from L) election strategy chief Toshimitsu Motegi, policy chief Tomomi Inada, Vice President Masahiko Komura, President Shinzo Abe, Secretary General Sadakazu Tanigaki and General Council chief Toshihiro Nikai.

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New LDP policy chief Inada

TOKYO, Japan - Tomomi Inada, state minister in charge of administrative reform, arrives at the headquarters of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014. Inada was appointed as chairwoman of the LDP Policy Research Council later in the day.

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Yasukuni Shrine on anniv. of end of WWII

TOKYO, Japan - Tomomi Inada, state minister in charge of administrative reform, visits the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2014, the 69th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. The Yasukuni visit by three Cabinet ministers including her drew criticism from China and South Korea.

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Conductor Nishimoto named 'Osaka Cultural ambassador'

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto (L) presents conductor Tomomi Nishimoto with a certificate at the city hall in Osaka on June 9, 2014, as Nishimoto was commissioned as "the Osaka International Cultural Ambassador."

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Japan minister at Yasukuni

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese administrative reform minister Tomomi Inada (C) visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on April 28, 2014.

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Speed skater Okazaki fails in Olympics selection, to retire

NAGANO, Japan - Speed skater Tomomi Okazaki holds her daughter Anjyu at M-WAVE in Nagano on Dec. 28, 2013, after finishing sixth in the women's 500 meters event at the qualifying race for the Sochi Winter Olympic Games. Okazaki, who won bronze medal in the women's 500 meters at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, announced her retirement after the event.

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Speed skater Okazaki fails in Olympics selection, to retire

NAGANO, Japan - Speed skater Tomomi Okazaki holds her daughter Anjyu at M-WAVE in Nagano on Dec. 28, 2013, after finishing sixth in the women's 500 meters event at the qualifying race for the Sochi Winter Olympic Games. Okazaki, who won bronze medal in the women's 500 meters at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, announced her retirement after the event.

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Speed skater Okazaki fails in Olympics selection, to retire

NAGANO, Japan - Tomomi Okazaki, who won a bronze medal in the women's 500 meters at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, competes in a qualifying race for the Sochi Games at M-Wave in Nagano on Dec. 28, 2013. Okazaki announced her retirement after finishing sixth in the race.

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Speed skater Okazaki fails in Olympics selection, to retire

NAGANO, Japan - Tomomi Okazaki (L), who won a bronze medal in the women's 500 meters at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, competes in a qualifying race for the Sochi Games at M-Wave in Nagano on Dec. 28, 2013. Okazaki announced her retirement after finishing sixth in the race.

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Speed skater Okazaki fails in Olympics selection, to retire

NAGANO, Japan - Speed skater Tomomi Okazaki, who won a bronze medal in the women's 500 meters at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, waves at M-Wave in Nagano on Dec. 28, 2013, after skating in the qualifying race for the Sochi Games. Okazaki announced her retirement after finishing sixth in the race.

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WWII anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Administrative reform minister Tomomi Inada visits Yasukuni Shrine, the World War II-related Shinto shrine in Tokyo, on Aug. 15, 2013, the 68th anniversary of Japan's surrender in the war.