Pop group AKB48 member Oshima bids farewell

Pop group AKB48 member Oshima bids farewell

TOKYO, Japan - Yuko Oshima leaves on a gondola a concert commemorating her "graduation" from Japan's hugely popular all-female pop group AKB48 at Ajinomoto Stadium in Chofu, Tokyo, On the evening of June 8, 2014.

AKB48 member Oshima sheds tears at her farewell concert

AKB48 member Oshima sheds tears at her farewell concert

TOKYO, Japan - Yuko Oshima wipes tears from her face during a concert commemorating her "graduation" from Japan's hugely popular all-female pop group AKB48 at Ajinomoto Stadium in Chofu, Tokyo, on the evening of June 8, 2014.

Madame Tussauds waxworks in Tokyo

Madame Tussauds waxworks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yuko Oshima (L), a member of Japanese pop idol group AKB48, poses with a waxwork of herself on display at an exhibition organized by London's Madame Tussauds wax museum at Decks Tokyo Beach in Tokyo's Daiba district on Oct. 19, 2011. The ''Madame Tussauds Tokyo'' exhibition through Jan. 4, 2012, features around 20 waxworks of celebrities and characters.

Madame Tussauds waxworks in Tokyo

Madame Tussauds waxworks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yuko Oshima (L), a member of Japanese pop idol group AKB48, poses with a waxwork of herself on display at an exhibition organized by London's Madame Tussauds wax museum at Decks Tokyo Beach in Tokyo's Daiba district on Oct. 19, 2011. The ''Madame Tussauds Tokyo'' exhibition through Jan. 4, 2012, features around 20 waxworks of celebrities and characters. (Kyodo)

Bean-throwing event at Japanese temple

Bean-throwing event at Japanese temple

Actresses Erika Toda (L) and Yuko Oshima (2nd from L) scatter roasted beans during the annual Setsubun event marking the turn from winter to spring at Naritasan Shinshoji temple in Narita, east of Tokyo, on Feb. 3, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Bean-throwing event at Japanese temple

Bean-throwing event at Japanese temple

Actresses Erika Toda (2nd from L) and Yuko Oshima (2nd from R) scatter roasted beans during the annual Setsubun event marking the turn from winter to spring at Naritasan Shinshoji temple in Narita, east of Tokyo, on Feb. 3, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Bean-throwing event at Japanese temple

Bean-throwing event at Japanese temple

Actresses Erika Toda (upper L) and Yuko Oshima (2nd from R) scatter roasted beans during the annual Setsubun event marking the turn from winter to spring at Naritasan Shinshoji temple in Narita, east of Tokyo, on Feb. 3, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Bean-throwing event at Japanese temple

Bean-throwing event at Japanese temple

Actresses Erika Toda (far L) and Yuko Oshima (next to her) scatter roasted beans during the annual Setsubun event marking the turn from winter to spring at Naritasan Shinshoji temple in Narita, east of Tokyo, on Feb. 3, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Arimori starts training for Osaka Marathon in Jan.

Arimori starts training for Osaka Marathon in Jan.

Izu-Oshima, Japan - Japanese Olympic marathon medalist Yuko Arimori (L) starts training on Izu-Oshima Island south of Tokyo on Dec. 8 to prepare for next January's Osaka International Women's Marathon, where she will challenge for the right to represent Japan in the Sydney Olympic Games.