In this picture taken on March 26, 2016 84-year old Fumie Takino (3rd L), leader of middle-aged and elderly women cheerleading group "Japan Pom Pom", and members perform during the national ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -It's a cold, wet morning and frigid air is seeping through the open doors of a college gymnasium in Tokyo. But that doesn't seem to worry Soichiro Kakimoto and 30 other young ...

When you picture cheerleaders, visions of high school, ponytails and movies like Bring It On probably come to mind. However, in Japan, a dazzling cheerleading troupe called Japan Pom Pom is entirely ...