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Asada performs at worlds exhibition gala

TURIN, Italy - Mao Asada of Japan performs during the exhibition gala of the World Figure Skating Championships in Turin, Italy, on March 28, 2010. Asada, the silver medalist at the Vancouver Olympics, won the gold medal in the competition, beating South Korean archrival Kim Yu Na.

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Asada wins silver at Vancouver Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Mao Asada of Japan (L) looks at the gold medal that her archrival Kim Yu Na of South Korea won in the Vancouver Olympic figure skating during the awards ceremony at Pacific Coliseum in the city Feb. 25, 2010. Asada won the silver.

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Japan beats S. Korea in women's World Grand Prix

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese players celebrate after beating archrival South Korea 22-25, 25-13, 25-18, 25-10 in the World Grand Prix women's volleyball tournament at Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium in Osaka on Aug. 8.

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Asa falls, Hakuho takes lead at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho pushes ozeki Chiyotaikai out of the ring on the 10th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 24. Hakuho remained unbeaten with five days left while his archrival, Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu, fell to a shock first defeat the same day.

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Ishii wins national judo title, Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - Satoshi Ishii (L) tackles archrival Keiji Suzuki in the final of the open-weight national judo championship at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on April 29. Ishii won his first title in two years and booked a place for the Beijing Olympics at over 100 kilograms.

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Japan edges S. Korea to move closer to Olympic berth

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Members of the Japanese national team celebrate after Japan edged archrival South Korea 4-3 on Dec. 2 to take a major step toward winning a place in the baseball tournament at next year's Beijing Olympic Games.

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Japan edges S. Korea to move closer to Olympic berth

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Japanese national team manager Senichi Hoshino acknowledges fans after Japan edged archrival South Korea 4-3 on Dec. 2 to take a major step toward winning a place in the baseball tournament at next year's Beijing Olympic Games.

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Kitajima wins 200m breaststroke in absence of archrival

MELBOURNE, Australia - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima (C) won the men's 200-meter breaststroke final March 30 in the absence of his archrival Brendan Hansen, claiming Japan's first gold medal at the world swimming championships in Melbourne. Brenton Rickard (L) of Australia came in second and Italian Loris Facci (R) third.

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Kitajima falls 2nd to Hansen in 100 at world c'ships

MELBOURNE, Australia - Japanese swimmer Kosuke Kitajima (R) and American archrival Brendan Hansen race neck and neck in the men's 100-meter breaststroke final at the world swimming championships in Melbourne on March 26. Kitajima could not catch the speedy Hansen down the stretch and touched the wall in 59.96 seconds. Hansen, the world record holder in both the 100 and 200, defended his title in 59.80.

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Kitajima falls 2nd to Hansen in 100 at world c'ships

MELBOURNE, Australia - Japanese swimmer Kosuke Kitajima (L) and American archrival Brendan Hansen talk to each other after their 100-meter breaststroke final at the world swimming championships in Melbourne on March 26. Kitajima could not catch the speedy Hansen down the stretch and touched the wall in 59.96 seconds. Hansen, the world record holder in both the 100 and 200, defended his title in 59.80.

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Japan denied men's team gold at world judo championships

CAIRO, Egypt - The Japanese men went down to archrival South Korea 3-2 in the final of the men's team event at the world judo championships in Cairo on Sept. 12, settling for silver for the second time running.

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Kitajima settles for runner-up to archrival Hansen

MONTREAL, Canada - Brendan Hansen (C) of the United States, the winner of the gold medal in the men's 100-meter breaststroke at the FINA World Champtionships, is flanked on the podium on July 25 by Japan's Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima (L) who settled for a runner-up finish and France's Hughes Duboscq (R) who placed third.

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U.S. swimmer Hansen qualifies for men's 100m breaststroke final

MONTREAL, Canada - Brendan Hansen of the United States, archrival of Japan's Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima, breezes through the men's 100-meter breaststroke semifinals in the world swimming championships in Montreal on July 24.

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(3)Japanese wrestlers off to strong in elimination matches

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Kyoko Hamaguchi beats her archrival Toccara Montgomery of the United States on an 8-4 decision in their first-round match in the 72-kg class at Ano Liossia Olympic Hall on Aug. 22.

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(1)Asashoryu claims 5th Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu (L) dispatched archrival ozeki Chiyotaikai for his 14th straight victory to win the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 24.

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Inoue downs Suzuki to win All-Japan judo championship

TOKYO, Japan - Kosei Inoue (L) celebrates after defeating his archrival Keiji Suzuki in the final of the All-Japan judo championship at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan on April 29. Inoue has become the fourth judoka to win the All-Japan title for the third straight time.

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U.S. swimmer Hansen qualifies for men's 100m breaststroke final

MONTREAL, Canada - Brendan Hansen of the United States, archrival of Japan's Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima, breezes through the men's 100-meter breaststroke semifinals in the world swimming championships in Montreal on July 24. (Kyodo)

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Japan denied men's team gold at world judo championships

CAIRO, Egypt - The Japanese men went down to archrival South Korea 3-2 in the final of the men's team event at the world judo championships in Cairo on Sept. 12, settling for silver for the second time running. (Kyodo)

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Kitajima falls 2nd to Hansen in 100 at world c'ships

MELBOURNE, Australia - Japanese swimmer Kosuke Kitajima (R) and American archrival Brendan Hansen race neck and neck in the men's 100-meter breaststroke final at the world swimming championships in Melbourne on March 26. Kitajima could not catch the speedy Hansen down the stretch and touched the wall in 59.96 seconds. Hansen, the world record holder in both the 100 and 200, defended his title in 59.80. (Kyodo)

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Kitajima falls 2nd to Hansen in 100 at world c'ships

MELBOURNE, Australia - Japanese swimmer Kosuke Kitajima (L) and American archrival Brendan Hansen talk to each other after their 100-meter breaststroke final at the world swimming championships in Melbourne on March 26. Kitajima could not catch the speedy Hansen down the stretch and touched the wall in 59.96 seconds. Hansen, the world record holder in both the 100 and 200, defended his title in 59.80. (Kyodo)

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Kitajima wins 200m breaststroke in absence of archrival

MELBOURNE, Australia - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima (C) won the men's 200-meter breaststroke final March 30 in the absence of his archrival Brendan Hansen, claiming Japan's first gold medal at the world swimming championships in Melbourne. Brenton Rickard (L) of Australia came in second and Italian Loris Facci (R) third. (Kyodo)

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Japan edges S. Korea to move closer to Olympic berth

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Japanese national team manager Senichi Hoshino acknowledges fans after Japan edged archrival South Korea 4-3 on Dec. 2 to take a major step toward winning a place in the baseball tournament at next year's Beijing Olympic Games. (Kyodo)

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Japan edges S. Korea to move closer to Olympic berth

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Members of the Japanese national team celebrate after Japan edged archrival South Korea 4-3 on Dec. 2 to take a major step toward winning a place in the baseball tournament at next year's Beijing Olympic Games. (Kyodo)

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Ishii wins national judo title, Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - Satoshi Ishii (L) tackles archrival Keiji Suzuki in the final of the open-weight national judo championship at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on April 29. Ishii won his first title in two years and booked a place for the Beijing Olympics at over 100 kilograms. (Kyodo)

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Asa falls, Hakuho takes lead at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho pushes ozeki Chiyotaikai out of the ring on the 10th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 24. Hakuho remained unbeaten with five days left while his archrival, Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu, fell to a shock first defeat the same day. (Kyodo)

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Inoue downs Suzuki to win All-Japan judo championship

TOKYO, Japan - Kosei Inoue (L) celebrates after defeating his archrival Keiji Suzuki in the final of the All-Japan judo championship at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan on April 29. Inoue has become the fourth judoka to win the All-Japan title for the third straight time. (Kyodo)

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Kitajima settles for runner-up to archrival Hansen

MONTREAL, Canada - Brendan Hansen (C) of the United States, the winner of the gold medal in the men's 100-meter breaststroke at the FINA World Champtionships, is flanked on the podium on July 25 by Japan's Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima (L) who settled for a runner-up finish and France's Hughes Duboscq (R) who placed third. (Kyodo)

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Japan hammered by S. Korea in Rio qualifiers

Japanese volleyball players look disappointed after suffering their first loss in the women's Olympic final qualifiers, a 3-1 defeat to archrival South Korea, in Tokyo on May 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2 Japanese cities remain in rivalry over "No. 1 dumpling city" status

Hamamatsu city officials, along with the mascot of the Pacific coastal city, celebrate at the city hall after confirming government data on household spending immediately after their 8:30 a.m. release on Jan. 29, 2016. The data showed Hamamatsu retained the coveted mantle of "Japan's No. 1 'gyoza' dumpling city" in 2015, edging its archrival Utsunomiya, as households in Hamamatsu spent more on gyoza on average than those in Utsunomiya for the second year in a row. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese female pro storyteller recites historic battle episode

Female professional storyteller Ichiryusai Teikyo recounts an episode from the 1615 Summer Battle of Osaka in the western Japan city on Feb, 26, 2015. The performance was organized by K.K. Kyodo News to mark the 400th anniversary of the landmark military campaign that enabled the Tokugawa clan to destroy the archrival Toyotomi clan and cement its administration. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pro storyteller recounts landmark 1615 Osaka military campaign

Professional storyteller Kyokudo Nanyo recites an episode from the 1615 Summer Battle of Osaka in the western Japan city on Feb. 26, 2015. The performance was organized by K.K. Kyodo News to mark the 400th anniversary of the landmark military campaign that enabled the Tokugawa clan to destroy the archrival Toyotomi clan and cement its administration. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(3)Japanese wrestlers off to strong in elimination matches

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Kyoko Hamaguchi beats her archrival Toccara Montgomery of the United States on an 8-4 decision in their first-round match in the 72-kg class at Ano Liossia Olympic Hall on Aug. 22. (Kyodo)

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Asada wins silver at Vancouver Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Mao Asada of Japan (L) looks at the gold medal that her archrival Kim Yu Na of South Korea won in the Vancouver Olympic figure skating during the awards ceremony at Pacific Coliseum in the city Feb. 25, 2010. Asada won the silver. (Kyodo)

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Asada performs at worlds exhibition gala

TURIN, Italy - Mao Asada of Japan performs during the exhibition gala of the World Figure Skating Championships in Turin, Italy, on March 28, 2010. Asada, the silver medalist at the Vancouver Olympics, won the gold medal in the competition, beating South Korean archrival Kim Yu Na. (Kyodo)

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(1)Asashoryu claims 5th Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu (L) dispatched archrival ozeki Chiyotaikai for his 14th straight victory to win the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 24. (Kyodo)

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Shogi master Habu

Professional Japanese shogi player Yoshiharu Habu (back) and his long-time archrival Akira Watanabe (front) reflect on their match at an inn in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan on Dec. 5, 2017. Habu beat Watanabe to take the prestigious Ryuo title, one of the eight major shogi titles. Habu has won the Ryuo title seven times in total, gaining the eisei lifetime Ryuo honor and making him the first-ever shogi player to win a seventh eisei lifetime title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shogi master Habu

Professional Japanese shogi player Yoshiharu Habu reflects on his match against long-time archrival Akira Watanabe at an inn in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan on Dec. 5, 2017, shortly after beating long-time archrival Akira Watanabe to take the prestigious Ryuo title, one of the eight major shogi titles. Habu has won the Ryuo title seven times in total, gaining the eisei lifetime Ryuo honor and making him the first-ever shogi player to win a seventh eisei lifetime title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shogi master Habu

Professional Japanese shogi player Yoshiharu Habu poses in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan on Dec. 6, 2017, a day after beating long-time archrival Akira Watanabe to take the prestigious Ryuo title, one of the eight major shogi titles. Habu has won the Ryuo title seven times in total, gaining the eisei lifetime Ryuo honor and making him the first-ever shogi player to win a seventh eisei lifetime title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo