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Uchimura wins 5th straight all-around world title

NANNING, China - Japan's Kohei Uchimura stands on the center of the podium on Oct. 9, 2014, in Nanning, China, after breaking his own record of four consecutive men's all-around titles with a fifth straight crown at the gymnastics world championships. To his left is Britain's silver medalist Max Whitlock and right is Japan's bronze medalist Yusuke Tanaka.

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Japan men's gymnastics medalists return home

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kazuhito Tanaka, Kohei Uchimura, Yusuke Tanaka and Ryohei Kato (from L) pose for photographs during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2012. The Japanese team won the silver medal in the 2012 London Olympic men's gymnastics team event.

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Japan men's gymnastics medalists return home

NARITA, Japan - Members of the Japan men's gymnastics team Ryohei Kato, Yusuke Tanaka, Kohei Uchimura and Kazuhito Tanaka (from L to R) arrive at Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 10, 2012. The Japanese team won the silver medal for the 2012 London Olympics men's gymnastics team event.

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Japan men take silver in gymnastics

LONDON, Britain - Members of the Japanese team (From L) Yusuke Tanaka, Kazuhito Tanaka, Kohei Uchimura and Ryohei Kato wave to the crowd after winning the silver medal in the Olympics men's gymnastics team final at North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on July 30, 2012.

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Japan men take silver in gymnastics

LONDON, Britain - Members of the Japanese team (From L) Yusuke Tanaka, Koji Yamamuro, Kazuhito Tanaka, Kohei Uchimura and Ryohei Kato wave to the crowd after winning the silver medal in the Olympics men's gymnastics team final at North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on July 30, 2012.

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Japan men take silver in gymnastics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yusuke Tanaka raises his fists after performing on the horizontal bar during the Olympics men's gymnastics team final at North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on July 30, 2012.

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Japan men take silver in gymnastics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yusuke Tanaka performs on the parallel bars during the Olympics men's gymnastics team final at North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on July 30, 2012.

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Tanaka siblings win London Olympic berths

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Rie Tanaka (C) and her elder brother Kazuhito (R) and younger brother Yusuke celebrate at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on May 5, 2012, after the three gymnast siblings were ensured berths for the London Olympics at the NHK Cup.

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Japan's Tanaka at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Yusuke Tanaka performs on the horizontal bar in the men's team final at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011. China captured the gold medal in the event for the fifth time in succession while Japan finished second.

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Japanese men take silver at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japanese team -- (from L) Yusuke Tanaka, Koji Yamamuro, Kohei Uchimura, Makoto Okiguchi, Kazuhito Tanaka and Kenya Kobayashi -- show their silver medals after finishing second in the men's team event at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011. China captured the gold medal at the championships for the fifth time in succession.

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Japan men's gymnastics team leaves for Rio Olympics

Japanese men's Olympic gymnastics team members -- (from L) Ryohei Kato, Kenzo Shirai, Kohei Uchimura, Koji Yamamuro and Yusuke Tanaka -- pose for photos at Narita airport near Tokyo on July 20, 2016, before leaving for Brazil. Japan is aiming to clinch its first team title since 2004 in Athens. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Tanaka finishes 7th in parallel bars

Japan's Yusuke Tanaka performs on the parallel bars at the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov. 1, 2015. Tanaka was awarded 15.600 points to rank 7th. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Tanaka in qualifying round of world gymnastics c'ships

Japan's Yusuke Tanaka performs on the horizontal bar during the men's qualification at the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 25, 2015. The 2014 all-around world bronze medalist will aim to secure a podium finish in the final on Oct. 30. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kanazaki strikes winner against W. Sydney in ACL

Kashima Antlers' Mu Kanazaki (C) competes for the ball with Western Sydney Wanderers' Yusuke Tanaka (L) in the second half of a Group H away game in the Asian Champions League on April 21, 2015, in Sydney. On the right is Western Sydney's Yojiro Takahagi. Kanazaki scored the winner as the Japanese club won 2-1, keeping alive their hopes of advancing to the knockout stage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese men's team wins 1st gold in 37 years at world gymnastics

Members of the Japanese men's national team pose with gold medals at the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 28, 2015, after winning the first team title in 37 years. They are (from L) Ryohei Kato, Kenzo Shirai, Kohei Uchimura, Naoto Hayasaka, Kazuma Kaya and Yusuke Tanaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Tanaka at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Yusuke Tanaka performs on the horizontal bar in the men's team final at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011. China captured the gold medal in the event for the fifth time in succession while Japan finished second. (Kyodo)

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Japanese men take silver at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japanese team -- (from L) Yusuke Tanaka, Koji Yamamuro, Kohei Uchimura, Makoto Okiguchi, Kazuhito Tanaka and Kenya Kobayashi -- show their silver medals after finishing second in the men's team event at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011. China captured the gold medal at the championships for the fifth time in succession. (Kyodo)

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Tanaka siblings win London Olympic berths

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Rie Tanaka (C) and her elder brother Kazuhito (R) and younger brother Yusuke celebrate at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on May 5, 2012, after the three gymnast siblings were ensured berths for the London Olympics at the NHK Cup. (Kyodo)

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Uchimura wins 5th straight all-around world title

NANNING, China - Japan's Kohei Uchimura stands on the center of the podium on Oct. 9, 2014, in Nanning, China, after breaking his own record of four consecutive men's all-around titles with a fifth straight crown at the gymnastics world championships. To his left is Britain's silver medalist Max Whitlock and right is Japan's bronze medalist Yusuke Tanaka. (Kyodo)

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Olympics, Paralympics medalists parade through Tokyo

Gold-winning Japanese gymnasts (from L) Kohei Uchimura, Ryohei Kato, Yusuke Tanaka, and the silver-winning female wrestler Saori Yoshida wave to spectators during a parade in central Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2016. It was the first joint parade of medalists from the Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gymnastics: Japan men's team at world championships

Japanese gymnasts (from R) Kohei Uchimura, Kenzo Shirai, Kazuma Kaya, Yusuke Tanaka and Wataru Tanigawa attend the medal ceremony after finishing third in the men's team final at the world gymnastics championships in Doha on Oct. 29, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gymnastics: Uchimura, Murakami win all-around nat'l titles

Men's all-around gymnastics national title winner Kohei Uchimura (top C) poses with second-place Yusuke Tanaka (top L) and third-place Kenzo Shirai at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on April 9, 2017, along with the women's all-around title winner Mai Murakami (bottom C), second-place Aiko Sugihara (bottom L) and third-place Nagi Kajita. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Gold-winning Japanese gymnasts return home

Japanese gymnasts (From L) Kenzo Shirai, Ryohei Kato, Kohei Uchimura, Yusuke Tanaka and Koji Yamamuro, who won gold in the men's team event at the Rio Olympics, show off their medals in Narita, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 20, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Gold-winning Japanese gymnasts return home

Japanese gymnasts (From L) Yusuke Tanaka, Ryohei Kato, Kohei Uchimura, Kenzo Shirai and Koji Yamamuro, who won gold in the men's team event at the Rio Olympics, show off their medals at Narita airport near Tokyo upon their return from Brazil on Aug. 20, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Homecoming for gold medalist gymnasts

(From R) Japanese gymnasts Koji Yamamuro, Kenzo Shirai, Kohei Uchimura, Ryohei Kato and Yusuke Tanaka pose for photographers with their gold medals at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, after returning from Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 20, 2016. The gymnasts won the men's team event gold at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, while Uchimura also took the men's all-around gold medal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan men's gymnastics team wins 1st title since Athens

Combined photo shows the members of the Japanese men's gymnastics team -- (from L) Yusuke Tanaka, Kenzo Shirai, Kohei Uchimura, Ryohei Kato and Koji Yamamoto -- during the artistic gymnastics men's team final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 8, 2016. They won the gold medal for the first time since the 2004 Athens Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan men's gymnastics team wins 1st title since Athens

Members of the Japanese men's gymnastics team -- (from L) Koji Yamamuro, Kohei Uchimura, Yusuke Tanaka, Kenzo Shirai and Ryohei Kato -- pose for photos with their gold medals after winning the team final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 8, 2016. Japan claimed the title for the first time since the 2004 Athens Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan men's gymnastics team wins 1st title since Athens

Members of the Japanese men's gymnastics team -- (from front) Koji Yamamuro, Kohei Uchimura, Yusuke Tanaka, Kenzo Shirai and Ryohei Kato -- sing the national anthem of Japan on the podium after winning the team final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 8, 2016. Japan claimed the title for the first time since the 2004 Athens Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japanese men win Rio gymnastics team gold, 1st in 3 Games

Members of the Japanese men's gymnastics team -- (from L) Ryohei Kato, Kenzo Shirai, Yusuke Tanaka, Kohei Uchimura, and Koji Yamamuro -- are bursting with joy on the podium after winning the men's gymnastics team competition at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 8, 2016. Japan won the team gold for the first time since the 2004 Athens Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japanese men win Rio gymnastics team gold, 1st in 3 Games

Japanese gymnasts -- (from L, facing) Koji Yamamuro, Yusuke Tanaka, Kohei Uchimura, and Kenzo Shirai -- celebrate their victory in the men's gymnastics team competition at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 8, 2016. Japan won the team gold for the first time since the Athens Games in 2004. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japanese men win Rio gymnastics team gold, 1st in 3 Games

Members of the Japanese men's gymnastics team -- (from L) Ryohei Kato, Kenzo Shirai, Kohei Uchimura, Koji Yamamuro, and Yusuke Tanaka -- hold the national flag as they celebrate their victory in the men's gymnastics team competition at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 8, 2016. Japan won the team gold for the first time since the Athens Games in 2004. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japanese men win Rio gymnastics team gold, 1st in 3 Games

Members of the Japanese men's gymnastics team -- (from L, standing) Yusuke Tanaka, Kenzo Shirai, Koji Yamamuro, and Ryohei Kato -- watch floor exercise performance by teammate Kohei Uchimura (front) in the men's gymnastics team final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 8, 2016. Japan won the team gold for the first time since the Athens Games in 2004. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo