Q-chan meets Godzilla

she is a cutie

Ahhh, this Q-chan and this Gozilla... I was thinking something else....

http://www.alltime-athletics.com/wmaraok.htm

9th faster ever.............thats special in my opinion. A great woman.

the monkey on her shoulder is the famous Angels ralley monkey

What else has she done besides winning an Olympic gold medal?! What have you ever done in your life? Too many haters out there.

Add 2005 Tokyo International Women's Marathon winner to the list.

A quick wikipedia search on "Q-Chan" (using her real name) and this is what turned up;

Achievements:

2001 Berlin Marathon - world record

2000 Olympic Games - gold medal

Obviously she has been doing something other than sport to keep her in the Geinou crowd?

And they will milk every dime out of that cash cow....

But why did she get to throw the first pitch at an American Baseball game?

the Angels want to milk the Matsui/Japan cash cow as much as possible - get a famous J-lady to throw the pitch = more publicity.

Matsui is more than just a player at the Angels, he's a toursit drawcard, as soon as he signed they were offering Disneyland/Angels packages - catch an Angels game and mickey mouse on the same trip from Japan.

SHE IS STILL PRETTY. I grew up on the farm. Didnt u know.

It’s a very positive picture of two well known Japanese sports people being shown respect in America, it is however sad that the expat Americans here lack the that same generosity.

Matsui was traded to the Angels? I've been gone a while...

@ timorborder : I agree. Positive energy 100%.

Im very impressed with this photo and more impressed with the two athletes.

Lol, what's with the monkey Uncle Sam on Naoko's shoulder?

genjuro "Nice set of teeth, Naoko!"

Yes, they are a big set of choppers!

Nice set of teeth, Naoko!

Godzilla Meets Q-chan. Sounds like an anime film.

Has Q-chan (I think that is her pet name in Japan) actually done anything since winning the gold at the 2000 Olympics?

American culture (handshake too) embraced.

Nice smiles and I like both of them too. But why did she get to throw the first pitch at an American Baseball game?

I actually like both of these people. They always seem ready with a smile, unlike some other sports folk.