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Ito makes longest jump of 94.5m to win Yoshida Cup

NAYORO, Japan - Yuki Ito soars in her second jump in the women's ski jumping event at the Yoshida Cup in Nayoro, Hokkaido, on Dec. 14, 2014, recording 94.5 meters. Ito won the event.

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Ito wins women's ski jump event, upsetting Takanashi

NAYORO, Japan - Yuki Ito (R) stands on the podium on Dec. 14, 2014, after she won the women's ski jumping event at the Yoshida Cup in Nayoro, Hokkaido. Standing next to her is Sara Takanashi, winner of the overall World Cup title the previous two seasons, who finished second.

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Japan whip Egypt to reach 1st men's soccer semis in 44 years

MANCHESTER, Britain - Japan Olympic soccer team players (from L) Daisuke Suzuki, Maya Yoshida, Yuki Otsu, Hotaru Yamaguchi and Yuhei Tokunaga celebrate after beating Egypt 3-0 in a London 2012 Olympic quarterfinal at Old Trafford in Manchester on Aug. 4, 2012.

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Japan whip Egypt to reach 1st men's soccer semis in 44 years

MANCHESTER, Britain - Japan captain Maya Yoshida (C) celebrates with teammates Daisuke Suzuki (L) and Yuki Otsu after scoring the team's second goal during the second half of a men's Olympic soccer quarterfinal against Egypt at Old Trafford in Manchester on Aug. 4, 2012. Japan beat Egypt 3-0, advancing to the semifinals of the London 2012 Olympic soccer tournament.

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Olympic medalists protest budget cut plan

TOKYO, Japan - Olympics gold medalist wrestler Saori Yoshida (R) and Olympics sliver medalist fencer Yuki Ota speak at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 1, 2009. Yoshida and Ota joined the chorus of protest at a government plan to cut sports-related budgets.

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Murdered Tochigi girl died from blood loss

IMAICHI, Japan - Flowers sit Dec. 3 on Yuki Yoshida's desk at Osawa Elementary School in Imaichi, Tochigi Prefecture. The first-grader was found dead in a forest the previous day in neighboring Ibaraki Prefecture. Police said she had been stabbed in the heart and died from blood loss.

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Ito wins women's ski jump event, upsetting Takanashi

NAYORO, Japan - Yuki Ito (R) stands on the podium on Dec. 14, 2014, after she won the women's ski jumping event at the Yoshida Cup in Nayoro, Hokkaido. Standing next to her is Sara Takanashi, winner of the overall World Cup title the previous two seasons, who finished second. (Kyodo)

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Ski jumping: Ito edges Takanashi to win Yoshida Cup

Yuki Ito competes in the Yoshida Cup ski jumping event in Nayoro on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Dec. 18, 2016. Ito won the women's event with 80.5 points. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic medalists protest budget cut plan

TOKYO, Japan - Olympics gold medalist wrestler Saori Yoshida (R) and Olympics sliver medalist fencer Yuki Ota speak at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 1, 2009. Yoshida and Ota joined the chorus of protest at a government plan to cut sports-related budgets. (Kyodo)