Yoshida receives People's Honor Award

Yoshida receives People's Honor Award

TOKYO, Japan - Three-time Olympic wrestling champion Saori Yoshida (C), accompanied by her father Eikatsu (R) and her mother Yukiyo, answers reporters' questions at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2012, after receiving the People's Honor Award and a necklace with a golden pearl given as a reward from Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda. Yoshida has won a total of 13 Olympic and world titles in the women's 55-kilogram class.

Yoshida receives People's Honor Award

Yoshida receives People's Honor Award

TOKYO, Japan - Three-time Olympic wrestling champion Saori Yoshida has her mother Yukiyo put a necklace with a golden pearl around her neck, which was given as a reward for earning the People's Honor Award, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2012. Yoshida has won a total of 13 Olympic and world titles in the women's 55-kilogram class.

Kobayashi wins World Cup ski cross crown

Kobayashi wins World Cup ski cross crown

YUZAWA, Japan - Japan's Yukiyo Kobayashi wins his first World Cup title in the men's ski cross final at the World Cup freestyle Naeba meet at Mt. Naeba Snow Resort in Niigata Prefecture on Feb. 10.

Kobayashi wins World Cup ski cross crown

Kobayashi wins World Cup ski cross crown

YUZAWA, Japan - Japan's Yukiyo Kobayashi wins his first World Cup title in the men's ski cross final at the World Cup freestyle Naeba meet at Mt. Naeba Snow Resort in Niigata Prefecture on Feb. 10. (Kyodo)

Wrestling: Saori Yoshida's retirement

Wrestling: Saori Yoshida's retirement

Three-time Olympic wrestling gold medalist Saori Yoshida poses with her mother Yukiyo at a press conference held to announce her retirement in Tokyo on Jan. 10, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Wrestling: Saori Yoshida's retirement

Wrestling: Saori Yoshida's retirement

Three-time Olympic wrestling gold medalist Saori Yoshida poses with her mother Yukiyo at a press conference held to announce her retirement in Tokyo on Jan. 10, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Wrestling: Saori Yoshida's retirement

Wrestling: Saori Yoshida's retirement

Three-time Olympic wrestling gold medalist Saori Yoshida poses with her mother Yukiyo at a press conference held to announce her retirement in Tokyo on Jan. 10, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Olympics: Yoshida wins silver in women's wrestling

Olympics: Yoshida wins silver in women's wrestling

Silver medalist Saori Yoshida (C) of Japan is embraced by her mother Yukiyo (R) and brother Hidetoshi after the medal ceremony for the women's freestyle wrestling 53-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo