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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Vissel Kobe's Haruya Ide (C) celebrates with Yuya Osako (L) after scoring a goal in the first half of the first leg of an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 football clash against Gwangju FC in Kobe, western Japan, on March 5, 2025.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Vissel Kobe's Yuya Osako (2nd from L) celebrates after opening the scoring in the first half of the first leg of an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 football clash against Gwangju FC in Kobe, western Japan, on March 5, 2025.

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Athletics: Fukuoka Int'l Marathon

Japan's Yuya Yoshida sheds a tear after winning the Fukuoka International Marathon in Japan's third-fastest time in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2024.

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Athletics: Fukuoka Int'l Marathon

Japan's Yuya Yoshida hits the tape to win the Fukuoka International Marathon in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2024.

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Athletics: Fukuoka Int'l Marathon

Japan's Yuya Yoshida hits the tape to win the Fukuoka International Marathon in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2024.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Yuya Osako (L) of Vissel Kobe and Shota Fukuoka of Gamba Osaka vie for the ball during the first half of the Emperor's Cup football final on Nov. 23, 2024, at Tokyo's National Stadium.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Yuya Osako (white) of Vissel Kobe jumps for the ball during the first half of the Emperor's Cup football final against Gamba Osaka on Nov. 23, 2024, at Tokyo's National Stadium.

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(SP)INDONESIA-BALI-AFC U17 WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP-THIRD PLACE-CHN VS KOR

(240519) -- BALI, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lin Yuya (L) of China vies with Han Gukhee of South Korea during the third-place playoff match between China and South Korea at the AFC U-17 Women's Asia Cup in Bali, Indonesia, May 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

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Lahti Ski Games 2024

Yuya Yamamoto of Japan competes during men's Nordic combined HS130 ski jumping competition at the FIS Nordic World Cup Lahti Ski Games in Lahti, Finland, on March 3, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Football: Inter Miami vs. Vissel Kobe

Vissel Kobe's Yuya Osako (front) is challenged for the ball in the second half of a preseason football match against Inter Miami at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2024.

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Football: Inter Miami vs. Vissel Kobe

Yuya Osako (R, back) of Vissel Kobe scores during a penalty shootout in a preseason football match against Inter Miami at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2024.

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Football: Inter Miami vs. Vissel Kobe

Yuya Osako of Vissel Kobe scores during a penalty shootout in a preseason football match against Inter Miami at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2024.

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Football: J League awards ceremony

Vissel Kobe striker Yuya Osako (R) and Yokohama F Marinos' Anderson Lopes pose at the J-League awards ceremony in Yokohama on Dec. 5, 2023, after finishing joint top scorers in the Japanese top flight this season.

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Football: J League awards ceremony

Vissel Kobe striker Yuya Osako waves while at the J-League awards ceremony in Yokohama on Dec. 5, 2023, as he was named the J-League Player of the Year after finishing joint top scorer in the Japanese top flight this season.

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Football: J League awards ceremony

Vissel Kobe striker Yuya Osako smiles while holding a bouquet of flowers at the J-League awards ceremony in Yokohama on Dec. 5, 2023, as he was named the J-League Player of the Year after finishing joint top scorer in the Japanese top flight this season.

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Football: J League awards ceremony

Vissel Kobe striker Yuya Osako poses at the J-League awards ceremony in Yokohama on Dec. 5, 2023, as he was named the J-League Player of the Year after finishing joint top scorer in the Japanese top flight this season.

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Asian Games: Swimming

(From L) Japan's Katsumi Nakamura, Katsuhiro Matsumoto, Yuya Hinomoto and Ryosuke Irie celebrates on the podium after winning bronze in the men's 4x100-meter medley relay at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 26, 2023.

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Asian Games: Swimming

(From L) Japan's Ryosuke Irie, Yuya Hinomoto, Katsuhiro Matsumoto and Katsumi Nakamura pose for a photo after winning bronze in the men's 4x100-meter medley relay at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 26, 2023.

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(SP)CANADA-VANCOUVER-FOOTBALL-MLS-WHITECAPS VS CINCINNATI

(230611) -- VANCOUVER, June 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Andres Cubas (L) of Vancouver Whitecaps FC vies with Yuya Kubo of FC Cincinnati during the 2023 Major League Soccer (MLS) match between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and FC Cincinnati in Vancouver, Canada, on June 10, 2023. (Photo by Andrew Soong/Xinhua)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FIG-GYMNASTICS-WORLD CUP-HORIZONTAL BAR

(230305) -- DOHA, March 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kamoto Yuya of Japan competes during the horizontal bar final at the 15th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Doha, Qatar, March 4, 2023. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FIG-GYMNASTICS-WORLD CUP-HORIZONTAL BAR

(230305) -- DOHA, March 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kamoto Yuya of Japan poses for pictures after the awarding ceremony after the horizontal bar final at the 15th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Doha, Qatar, March 4, 2023. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FIG-GYMNASTICS-WORLD CUP-HORIZONTAL BAR

(230305) -- DOHA, March 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Kamoto Yuya (C) of Japan, silver medalist Tin Srbic (L) of Croatia and bronze medalist Ahmed Elmaraghy of Egypt pose for group pictures during the awarding ceremony after the horizontal bar final at the 15th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Doha, Qatar, March 4, 2023. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FIG-GYMNASTICS-WORLD CUP-HORIZONTAL BAR

(230305) -- DOHA, March 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Kamoto Yuya (C) of Japan, silver medalist Tin Srbic (L) of Croatia and bronze medalist Ahmed Elmaraghy of Egypt pose for group pictures during the awarding ceremony after the horizontal bar final at the 15th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Doha, Qatar, March 4, 2023. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FIG-GYMNASTICS-WORLD CUP-HORIZONTAL BAR

(230305) -- DOHA, March 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kamoto Yuya of Japan competes during the horizontal bar final at the 15th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Doha, Qatar, March 4, 2023. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

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J2 club Kyoto reach Emperor's Cup final

TOKYO, Japan - Kyoto Sanga's Yuya Kubo (L) scores in an Emperor's Cup semifinal against Yokohama F Marinos in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2011. Kyoto's 4-2 extra time victory over Yokohama set up a historic final between J-League second division teams as Kyoto face J2 champions FC Tokyo on New Year's Day at Tokyo's National Stadium.

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Kashima Antlers beat Singapore Armed Forces 4-1 in ACL

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Kashima Antlers forward Yuya Osako (L) fights for the ball during an Asian Champions League match against Singapore Armed Forces at Singapore's Jalan Besar Stadium on April 7. J-League champions Kashima Antlers eased to a 4-1 win, improving to six points and sitting in second place in Group G.

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Top 3 'lucky man' race finishers hold up character, pictures

OSAKA, Japan - The top three finishers of an annual race to pick a "Fuku-otoko" (lucky man) raise a framed Chinese kanji character and paintings, all suggesting luck, at Nishinomiya Shrine in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2015. From R: runner-up Yuya Koike, winner Tomonori Shiwa and third-place Koki Ishida.

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Aoyama Gakuin wins 1st Hakone Ekiden title

TOKYO, Japan - Yuya Ando, anchor of Aoyama Gakuin University, finishes first in the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2015. The university earned the school's first championship in the classic road race.

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Gamba's Endo, Tokushima's Hashiuchi vie for ball

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Yasuhito Endo (front) of Gamba Osaka and Yuya Hashiuchi of Tokushima Vortis vie for the ball in the second half of their J-League game at Pocari Sweat Stadium in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, on Dec. 6, 2014. Gamba secured their second J-League championship with a 0-0 draw.

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Osako contributes to Cologne's victory over Dortmund

COLOGNE, Germany - Japan's Yuya Osako (front) of Cologne competes for the ball with a Dortmund player in the second half of a Bundesliga match at home on Oct. 18, 2014. Osako set up the team's second goal for a 2-1 win.

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4 Asiad gold medalists pay courtesy call on sports minister

TOKYO, Japan - Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Hakubun Shimomura (C front) poses for photos with gold medalists from the Incheon Asian Games - Yuya Kamoto (far L) in gymnastics, Kosuke Hagino (3rd from L) in swimming, Saori Yoshida (3rd from R) in wrestling and Yuichi Hosoda (far R) in triathlon - at the ministry on Oct. 9, 2014.

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Kamoto wins men's individual all-around gymnastics

INCHEON, South Korea - Yuya Kamoto of Japan performs on the horizontal bar in the men's individual all-around gymnastics at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 23, 2014. With a top score of 87.950 points, the 20-year-old Kamoto became the first Japanese man to win gold in the event since the 1974 Tehran Games.

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Kamoto wins men's individual all-around gymnastics

INCHEON, South Korea - Yuya Kamoto of Japan performs the floor exercise in the men's individual all-around gymnastics at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 23, 2014. With a top score of 87.950 points, the 20-year-old Kamoto became the first Japanese man to win gold in the event since the 1974 Tehran Games.

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Kamoto wins men's individual all-around gymnastics

INCHEON, South Korea - Yuya Kamoto of Japan performs on the parallel bars in the men's individual all-around gymnastics at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 23, 2014. With a top score of 87.950 points, the 20-year-old Kamoto became the first Japanese man to win gold in the event since the 1974 Tehran Games.

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Kamoto wins men's individual all-around gymnastics

INCHEON, South Korea - Yuya Kamoto of Japan performs on the rings in the men's individual all-around gymnastics at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 23, 2014. With a top score of 87.950 points, the 20-year-old Kamoto became the first Japanese man to win gold in the event since the 1974 Tehran Games.

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Kamoto wins men's individual all-around gymnastics

INCHEON, South Korea - Yuya Kamoto of Japan acknowledges the spectators after winning the gold medal in the men's individual all-around gymnastics at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 23, 2014.

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Japan stuns China to win men's gymnastics team gold

INCHEON, South Korea - Japanese gymnasts -- (from L) Masayoshi Yamamoto, Shotaro Shirai, Tomomasa Hasegawa, Yusuke Saito, Kazuyuki Takeda and Yuya Kamimoto -- hold up flowers on the podium during an award ceremony for the men's gymnastics all-around team event at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 21, 2014. Japan won the gold, denying China an 11th straight title.

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Cologne's Osako plays in 0-0 game vs Hamburger SV

COLOGNE, Germany - Yuya Osako (fore) of German top-division side FC Cologne battles for the ball in a match against Hamburger SV at home on Aug. 23, 2014. The game ended in a scoreless draw.

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Japan's Osako formally joins Cologne of Germany

COLOGNE, Germany - Japan's Yuya Osako shows his FC Cologne uniform in Cologne, Germany, on July 16, 2014, after signing a formal contract with the German first division club. The Japanese international played for Bundesliga second division club TSV 1860 Munich.

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Japan's Osako joins German 1st division Cologne

COLOGNE, Germany - Japanese international Yuya Osako gives a thumbs up in Cologne, Germany, on July 16, 2014, after signing a formal contract with the German first division club.

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Japan vs. Ivory Coast in 2014 World Cup

RECIFE, Brazil - Japan's Yuya Osako (R) and Ivory Coast's Didier Zokora jump for the ball during the first half of a World Cup Group C match at Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, on June 14, 2014. Ivory Coast won 2-1.

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Japan vs. Ivory Coast

RECIFE, Brazil - Members of the Japan soccer national team pose for a photo before a World Cup Group C match against Ivory Coast at Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, on June 14, 2014. They are (front row, from L) Makoto Hasebe, Yuto Nagatomo, Atsuto Uchida, Hotaru Yamaguchi, Shinji Okazaki and Shinji Kagawa, and (back row, from L) Yuya Osako, Masato Morishige, Maya Yoshida, goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima and Keisuke Honda. Ivory Coast won 2-1.

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Japan vs Ivory Coast in 2014 World Cup

RECIFE, Brazil - Japan's Yuya Osako (L) dribbles as Ivory Coast's Die Serey chases him during the first half of a World Cup Group C match at Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, on June 14, 2014. Ivory Coast won 2-1.

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Japan's Honda celebrates goal vs Ivory Coast

RECIFE, Brazil - Japan's Keisuke Honda (C) celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the first half of a World Cup Group C match against Ivory Coast at Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, on June 14, 2014. On the right is Maya Yoshida, and on the left is Yuya Osako. Ivory Coast won the match 2-1.

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Osako in action against Ivory Coast

RECIFE, Brazil - Japan's Yuya Osako (R) goes in for a tackle during the first half of a World Cup Group C match against Ivory Coast at Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil on June 14, 2014. The African nation won 2-1.

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Cologne acquire World Cup striker Osako

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows TSV 1860 Munich's Yuya Osako, a Japan World Cup squad member, speaking to reporters at Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 13, 2014, after returning from Germany. German second-division side Cologne said June 5, 2014, that they have acquired Osako from TSV 1860 Munich.

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Osako, Yoshida at training camp before World Cup

CLEARWATER, United States - Yuya Osako (L) and Maya Yoshida of the Japan national football team play a handball-like game during a training camp in Clearwater, Florida, on May 31, 2014, ahead of the World Cup in Brazil.

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Japan World Cup squad member Osako

TOKYO, Japan - 1860 Munich's Yuya Osako, a Japan World Cup squad member, speaks to reporters at Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 13, 2014, after returning from Germany.

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Munich's Osako scores against Aalen

MUNICH, Germany - Japanese striker Yuya Osako of 1860 Munich extends his arms in celebration after scoring a goal in a German second division football game in Munich against VfR Aalen on March 7, 2014. Munich won 4-0.

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Japan forward Osako in action against NZ

TOKYO, Japan - Japan forward Yuya Osako (L) slides for the ball as New Zealand defender Michael Boxall tries to stop him in the first half of a soccer friendly at the National Stadium in Tokyo on March 5, 2014. Japan won 4-2.