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JOC's Takada visits Rio de Janeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Yuji Takada, who is in charge of the Japanese Olympic Committee's project on special measures for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, speaks in the Brazilian city on Aug. 11, 2014, after inspecting various sites.

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JOC's Takada visits Rio de Janeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Yuji Takada, who is in charge of the Japanese Olympic Committee's project on special measures for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, speaks in the Brazilian city on Aug. 11, 2014, after inspecting various sites. (Kyodo)

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Olympics: JOC general manager wants 14 gold, 30 overall medals in Rio

Yuji Takada (R), head of Japan's Rio de Janeiro Olympic delegation, and 1984 Los Angeles Olympic judo gold medalist Yasuhiro Yamashia, deputy chef de mission of the Japanese Olympic Committee, attend a press conference in the Brazilian city on Aug. 1, 2016. Japan is aiming for 14 gold medals and more than 30 medals overall, Takada said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: JOC general manager wants 14 gold, 30 overall medals in Rio

Yuji Takada, head of Japan's Rio de Janeiro Olympic delegation, speaks at a press conference in the Brazilian city on Aug. 1, 2016. Japan is aiming for 14 gold medals and more than 30 medals overall, Takada said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan eyes 14 gold, 30 overall medals at Rio Olympics

Deputy Chef de Mission Yasuhiro Yamashita of the Japanese Olympic delegation is seen at a press conference after arriving in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 1, 2016. Japanese delegation general manager Yuji Takada told the same press conference that Japan is aiming at 14 gold medals and more than 30 medals overall at the Summer Games which starts Aug. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan eyes 14 gold, 30 overall medals at Rio Olympics

Deputy Chef de Mission Yasuhiro Yamashita of the Japanese Olympic delegation speaks at a press conference after arriving in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 1, 2016. Japanese delegation general manager Yuji Takada told the same press conference that Japan is aiming at 14 gold medals and more than 30 medals overall at the Summer Games which starts Aug. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan eyes 14 gold, 30 overall medals at Rio Olympics

Japanese Olympic delegation general manager Yuji Takada answers questions at a press conference after arriving in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 1, 2016. Takada stressed the importance of jump-starting on the opening week of the Aug. 5-21 Games to attain the target of 14 gold medals and more than 30 medal overall at the Summer Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's boycott of 1980 Moscow Olympics

Combined file photo taken in April 1980 shows Japanese judoka Yasuhiro Yamashita (L) and wrestler Yuji Takada calling for the country's participation in that year's Moscow Olympics. A campaign for collecting signatures was launched on July 25, 2019 to propose that athletes who couldn't compete in the Moscow Games because of the country's boycott participate in some way in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Rio Games wrapup for Japan

Japanese delegation general manager Yuji Takada speaks during a press conference in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 21, 2016. Japanese Olympic Committee officials said Japan will aim to finish in the top three of the medal table at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after winning 41 medals at the Rio de Janeiro Games -- the most in the country's history. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: JOC holds press conference in Rio

Japan delegation general manager Yuji Takada appears in a press conference as Japanese Olympic Committee officials hold a press conference to sum up the performance of Japanese athletes in the first half of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 13, 2016. JOC officials said it may be difficult to achieve their initial target of 14 gold medals during the 17-day event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo