Japanese man wins N.Y. hot dog-eating title for 5th year in row

Japanese man wins N.Y. hot dog-eating title for 5th year in row

NEW YORK, United States - Takeru Kobayashi, a 27-year-old Japanese man, poses after winning New York's annual Independence Day hot dog-eating contest July 4 for the fifth year in a row by gobbling up 49 hot dogs in the designated 12 minutes.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001109879
  • Registered date
  • 2005/7/05 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2005 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1864 × 1228 pixel
  • Resolution
  • dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 581.13(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Hot dog eating contest in N.Y.

    Hot dog eating contest in N.Y.

    Miki Sudo (front, R) holds up the champion's belt after winning the women's division of the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in New York on July 4, 2023.
      Hot dog eating contest in N.Y.

      Hot dog eating contest in N.Y.

      Miki Sudo (front R) competes en route to winning the women's division of the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in New York on July 4, 2023.
        U.S. naturalization ceremony in New York

        U.S. naturalization ceremony in New York

        NEW YORK, United States - Yoshitaka Saito originally from Japan's Yamagata City holds the Certificate of U.S. Naturalization in New York on July 2, 2014, two days before U.S. Independence Day.
          U.S. naturalization ceremony in New York

          U.S. naturalization ceremony in New York

          NEW YORK, United States - New U.S. citizens take the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony in New York on July 2, 2014, two days before U.S. Independence Day.
            Chinese activist Chen in N.Y.

            Chinese activist Chen in N.Y.

            NEW YORK, United States - Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng (in wheelchair) is pictured with his wife Yuan Weijing (to his L) at a park in New York on May 20, 2012. Chen arrived in the United States from Beijing the previous day with his family.
              Chinese activist Chen in N.Y.

              Chinese activist Chen in N.Y.

              NEW YORK, United States - Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng (in wheelchair) chats with his wife Yuan Weijing at a park in New York on May 20, 2012. Chen arrived in the United States from Beijing the previous day with his family.
                Japanese woman in same-sex partnership struggles for U.S. green card

                Japanese woman in same-sex partnership struggles for U.S. green card

                NEW YORK, United States - A Japanese woman (R) and her American partner view their garden from their East Coast home on July 4, 2011. Even though they are legally married in their state, a federal law prohibits the Japanese woman from obtaining a spousal green card. (Photo is to go with feature story moved July 17, 2011)
                  Ex-hot dog eating champ Kobayashi

                  Ex-hot dog eating champ Kobayashi

                  TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Takeru Kobayashi (C), former winner of an annual U.S. Independence Day hot-dog eating contest, celebrates after setting an ''unofficial'' record for eating 69 hot dogs in 10 minutes in New York on July 4, 2011. While not participating in the 2011 competition due to contract issues, Kobayashi ''competed'' on his own in front of a TV screen airing the event. (Kyodo)
                    A-bomb survivor at NPT conference

                    A-bomb survivor at NPT conference

                    NEW YORK, United States - Sumiteru Taniguchi, a survivor of the Nagasaki atomic bomb attack, holds up a picture of himself as a boy when he speaks of his suffering caused by the nuclear weapon during a session of the U.N. conference on reviewing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in New York on May 7, 2010. The 81-year-old said he cannot die in peace until he witnesses the elimination of nuclear weapons.
                      A-bomb survivor at NPT conference

                      A-bomb survivor at NPT conference

                      NEW YORK, United States - Sumiteru Taniguchi, a survivor of the Nagasaki atomic bomb attack, holds up a picture of himself as a boy when he speaks of his suffering caused by the nuclear weapon during a session of the U.N. conference on reviewing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in New York on May 7, 2010. The 81-year-old said he cannot die in peace until he witnesses the elimination of nuclear weapons.