Japan's men's water polo

Japan's men's water polo

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Yusuke Shimizu (front) chases the ball during the first period of a Group C men's water polo game against Croatia at the world swimming championships in Shanghai on July 22, 2011. Japan lost 7-18.

Kashiwazaki seeking local revitalization as "Water Polo Town"

Kashiwazaki seeking local revitalization as "Water Polo Town"

Photo taken in March 2016 in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, shows Yusuke Shimizu (L in center), the current captain of the Japanese men's national water polo team, and Kan Aoyagi (R in center), former captain, standing at a poolside area with junior high school students during a national water polo contest for teams of players aged up to 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's men's water polo

Japan's men's water polo

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Yusuke Shimizu (front) chases the ball during the first period of a Group C men's water polo game against Croatia at the world swimming championships in Shanghai on July 22, 2011. Japan lost 7-18. (Kyodo)

Curling: Japan men's team secures 2018 Olympic berth

Curling: Japan men's team secures 2018 Olympic berth

Players of Japan's SC Karuizawa - (from L) Tetsuro Shimizu, Kosuke Morozumi, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi and Yusuke Morozumi - celebrate after beating Russia 12-4 at the world men's curling championship in Edmonton, Canada, on April 5, 2017. The team qualified for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics after securing a combined top-seven finish at the ongoing and last year's world championship. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Asian Games: Japan cruises past Taiwan in men's curling as Games begin

Asian Games: Japan cruises past Taiwan in men's curling as Games begin

(From L) Tetsuro Shimizu, Kosuke Morozumi, Yusuke Morozumi and Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi of Japan celebrate their victory over Taiwan in the men's curling preliminary round against Taiwan at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo on Feb. 18, 2017, a day before the opening ceremony for the eight-day event in the capital of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. Japan hammered Taiwan 11-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo