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FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic

Akito Watabe of Japan (L) competes during 7,5 km Cross-Country Skiing of Nordic Combined Individual Compact at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic in Kuusamo, Finland on November 28, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic

Akito Watabe of Japan competes during the men's Nordic Combined ski jumping Individual Compact Large Hill HS142 competition at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic 2025 in Kuusamo, Finland, on November 28, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Lahti Ski Games 2025

Akito Watabe of Japan competes during men's Nordic combined HS130 ski jumping provisional competition round (PCR) at the FIS Nordic World Cup Lahti Ski Games in Lahti, Finland, on March 20, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / PEPE KORTENIEMI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Pepe Korteniemi/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim 2025

Ilkka Herola of Finland sends Eero Hirvonen (2nd L) to the third leg of the Nordic Combined Men's Team 4x5 km Cross Country Skiing at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim on March 7, 2025. Background Sora Yachi (L) and Akito Watabe of Japan. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim 2025

Ilkka Herola of Finland sends Eero Hirvonen (2nd L) to the second leg of the Nordic Combined Men's Team 4x5 km Cross Country Skiing at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim on March 7, 2025. Background Sora Yachi (L) and Akito Watabe of Japan. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Baseball: Japan vs. Netherlands

Japan's Akito Takabe hits a two-run single in the sixth inning of the opener of a two-game baseball exhibition series against the Netherlands at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on March 5, 2025.

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Baseball: Japan vs. Netherlands

Japan's Akito Takabe hits a two-run single in the sixth inning of the opener of a two-game baseball exhibition series against the Netherlands at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on March 5, 2025.

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FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim 2025

Ilkka Herola of Finland (R) and Akito Wataba of Japan (L) competes during the men's Nordic combined Compact 7,5 km at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim on March 1, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Skiing: Nordic World Ski Championships

Japan's Akito Watabe competes in the Nordic combined mixed team ski jumping round at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway, on Feb. 28, 2025.

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Former Japan national volleyball team player Kano

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 8 Kyodo - Photo taken in 2012 shows Japanese volleyball player Maiko Kano. On Jan. 3, 2025, Akito Kiriyama, a member of Japanese idol group WEST., announced on his agency's website that he married the former Japan national team player.

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Former Japan national volleyball team player Kano

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 8 Kyodo - Undated photo shows Japanese volleyball player Maiko Kano. On Jan. 3, 2025, Akito Kiriyama, a member of Japanese idol group WEST., announced on his agency's website that he married the former Japan national team player. (Kyodo)

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Former Japan national volleyball team player Kano

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 8 Kyodo - Undated photo shows Japanese volleyball player Maiko Kano. On Jan. 3, 2025, Akito Kiriyama, a member of Japanese idol group WEST., announced on his agency's website that he married the former Japan national team player.

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Lahti Ski Games 2024

Akito Watabe 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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Lahti Ski Games 2024

Akito Watabe of Japan competes during men's Nordic combined HS130 ski jumping Team Sprint competition at the FIS Nordic World Cup Lahti Ski Games in Lahti, Finland, on March 2, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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(SP)THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA-FOOTBALL-AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-KAYA FC-ILOILO VS INCHEON UNITED FC

(231213) -- MANILA, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Akito Saito (F) of the Philippines' Kaya FC-Iloilo competes during the group G match between the Philippines' Kaya FC-Iloiloin and South Korea's Incheon United FC at the 2023-2024 AFC Champions League in Manila, the Philippines, Dec. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic

Akito Watabe of Japan competes during the Nordic Combined Men's Individual Gundersen HS142 - Provisional Competition Round of the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic in Kuusamo, Finland, on November 23, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Planica 2023

Akito Watabe of Japan falls during mixed team ski jumping (HS102) of the Nordic Combined at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Planica on February 26, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Planica 2023

Akito Watabe of Japan falls during mixed team ski jumping (HS102) of the Nordic Combined at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Planica on February 26, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Nordic combined World Cup in Kazakhstan

ALMATY, Kazakhstan - (From L) Akito Watabe of Japan, Christoph Bieler of Austria and Miroslav Dvorak of the Czech Republic stand on the podium at a World Cup Nordic combined event in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Feb. 10, 2013. Bieler won the competition and Watabe and Dvorak finished second and third respectively.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 15 Kyodo - Japan's Akito Watabe jumps in the Nordic combined individual normal hill competition at the Pyeongchang Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 14, 2018.

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Skiing: Watabe 3rd in Nordic combined World Cup season opener

RUKA, Finland, Nov. 25 Kyodo - Japan's Akito Watabe lands in the men's individual ski jumping at the Nordic combined's Word Cup season opener in Ruka, Finland, on Nov. 24, 2017. Watabe finished third overall.

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Watabe wins silver in LH individual Gundersen at worlds

LAHTI, Finland, March 2 Kyodo - Japan's Akito Watabe (C) races in the large hill individual Gundersen 10-kilometer competition at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, Finland, on March 1, 2017, to earn silver. It was the first time in 18 years a Japanese won an individual medal at the Nordic ski worlds.

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Japanese Watabe in Nordic Combined World Cup

SEEFELD, Austria - Akito Watabe of Japan celebrates on the podium after coming third in the Nordic Combined World Cup competition in Seefeld, Austria, on, Jan. 18, 2015.

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7 celebrities given this year's Best Dresser Awards

TOKYO, Japan - Akito Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., speaks during a ceremony for this year's Best Dresser Awards at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014. Toyoda is one of the seven recipients of the awards, which are given by the Men's Fashion Unity to celebrities for their good sense of fashion.

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Olympic ski medalists gear up for this season

TOKYO, Japan - Sochi Olympic ski jumping and Nordic combined silver medalists Noriaki Kasai (L) and Akito Watabe, respectively, pose at the Kishi Memorial Hall in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2014, ahead of the start of the season.

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Ex-University of Tokyo pres. speaks at science camp

KOFU, Japan - Akito Arima, former president of the University of Tokyo, delivers a lecture during a summer camp for sophomores from junior high schools who aim to take part in the International Science Olympiads, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 1, 2014.

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Science summer camp starts in Yamanashi Pref.

KOFU, Japan - Akito Arima, former president of the University of Tokyo, delivers a lecture during a summer camp for sophomores from junior high schools who aim to take part in the International Science Olympiads, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 1, 2014.

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Nordic combined skier Watabe receives prize from gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Nordic combined skier Akito Watabe (R), a silver medalist at the 2014 Winter Olympics, receives a prize from Hakubun Shimomura, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, at a ceremony in Tokyo on July 16, 2014, commending Japanese medal winners at the Sochi Games.

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Mizuno apologizes over ball fiasco

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuno Corp. President Akito Mizuno (L) holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 15, 2014, following revelations that baseballs his company had supplied to Nippon Professional Baseball in the current season were livelier than the permissible limit.

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Mizuno apologizes over baseball fiasco

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuno Corp. President Akito Mizuno (2nd from L) and other officials bow in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on April 15, 2014, following revelations that baseballs his company supplied to Nippon Professional Baseball during the current season were livelier than allowed under regulations.

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Sochi Olympics silver medalist Watabe honored in Nagano

NAGANO, Japan - Sochi Olympics individual Nordic combined skiing silver medalist Akito Watabe (R) of Japan receives an honorary citizen award from Nagano Mayor Hisao Kato at the central Japan city's government office on April 2, 2014.

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Olympic medalist Watabe meets press after World Cup tour

NARITA, Japan - Japan's Sochi Olympic silver medalist skier Akito Watabe shows the medal he won in the individual Nordic combined competition at a press conference upon his arrival from the World Cup circuit on March 18, 2014, at Narita airport, east of Tokyo.

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Japan's Nordic combined medalist A. Watabe leaves Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Akito Watabe, silver medalist in the Nordic combined individual normal hill event at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia, arrives at Sochi airport on Feb. 22, 2014, to head for his next competition on the World Cup circuit.

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Japan's A. Watabe, France's Lamy-Chappuis in Nordic combined

SOCHI, Russia - Akito Watabe of Japan (L) and Jason Lamy-Chappuis of France compete in the 10-kilometer cross-country portion of the Nordic combined individual large hill event at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 18, 2014. Watabe finished in sixth place and Lamy-Chappuis seventh.

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Japan finishes 5th in Nordic combined team event in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Akito Watabe of Japan crosses the finish line to come in fifth place in the Nordic combined team event at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2014. Japan finished in fifth place.

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Japan finishes 5th in Nordic combined team event in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Akito Watabe of Japan collapses after finishing in fifth place in the Nordic combined team event at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2014.

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Japan finishes 5th in Nordic combined team event in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Akito Watabe (rear) of Japan chases behind France's Jason Lamy Chappuis in the Nordic combined team event at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2014. Japan finished in fifth place while France was fourth.

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Japan finishes 5th in Nordic combined team event in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Akito Watabe of Japan catches his breath after finishing in fifth place in the Nordic combined team event at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2014. Japan finished in fifth place.

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Japan finishes 5th in Nordic combined team event in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Akito Watabe of Japan crosses the finish line to come in fifth place in the Nordic combined team event at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2014. Japan finished in fifth place.

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Japan finishes 5th in Nordic combined team event in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Team anchor Akito Watabe (C) of Japan competes in the Nordic combined team event at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2014. Japan finished in fifth place.

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Japan finishes 5th in Nordic combined team event in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Yoshito Watabe (front R) of Japan switches with compatriot and team anchor Akito Watabe (front L) during the Nordic combined team event at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2014. Japan finished in fifth place.

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Japan finishes 5th in Nordic combined team event in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Akito Watabe of Japan flies through the air during the ski jumping portion of the Nordic combined team event at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2014. Japan finished in fifth place.

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Japan finishes 5th in Nordic combined team event in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Akito Watabe of Japan performs his jump during the ski jumping portion of the Nordic combined team event at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2014. Japan finished in fifth place.

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Japan finishes 5th in Nordic combined team event in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Akito Watabe of Japan flies through the air during the ski jumping portion of the Nordic combined team event at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2014. Japan finished in fifth place.

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Japan finishes 5th in Nordic combined team event in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Akito Watabe of Japan acknowledges the crowd after finishing the ski jumping portion of the Nordic combined team event at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2014. Japan finished in fifth place.

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Japan's Watabe 6th in Nordic combined large hill

SOCHI, Russia - Akito Watabe of Japan leaves the venue after finishing in sixth place in the Nordic combined individual large hill competition during the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Russia at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center on Feb. 18, 2014.

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Japan's A. Watabe 6th in Nordic combined large hill

SOCHI, Russia - Akito Watabe of Japan leaves the venue with a disappointing look after finishing sixth in the men's Nordic combined individual large hill competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 18, 2014. Watabe won the silver medal in the combined normal hill event.

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Japan's A. Watabe 6th in Nordic combined large hill

SOCHI, Russia - Akito Watabe of Japan skis in the 10-kilometer cross-country portion of the Nordic combined individual large hill event at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 18, 2014. Watabe finished in sixth place.

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Hometown cheers for Japan's A. Watabe in Nordic combined

NAGANO, Japan - Residents in the Nagano prefectural village of Hakuba, the hometown of Nordic combined skier Akito Watabe, gather at the village office to cheer for him in the individual large hill event at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 18, 2014. Watabe finished in 35th place.

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Japan's A. Watabe 6th in Nordic combined large hill

SOCHI, Russia - Akito Watabe of Japan leaves the venue after finishing sixth in the men's Nordic combined individual large hill competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 18, 2014. Watabe won the silver medal in the combined normal hill event.