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Horse racing: Arima Kinen

Jockey Keita Tosaki celebrates after steering three-year-old mare Regaleira to victory at the Arima Kinen horse race at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 22, 2024.

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Horse racing: Arima Kinen

Jockey Keita Tosaki celebrates after steering three-year-old mare Regaleira to victory at the Arima Kinen horse race at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 22, 2024.

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Horse racing: Arima Kinen

Jockey Keita Tosaki celebrates after steering three-year-old mare Regaleira to victory at the Arima Kinen horse race at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 22, 2024.

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Horse racing: Arima Kinen

Three-year-old mare Regaleira (L), ridden by jockey Keita Tosaki, competes en route to winning the Arima Kinen horse race at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 22, 2024.

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Horse racing: Arima Kinen

Three-year-old mare Regaleira (back), ridden by jockey Keita Tosaki, beats Shahryar by a nose to win the Arima Kinen horse race at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 22, 2024, for her second G1 victory.

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New Year Greeting Party of Five Automobile Organizations

New Year Greeting Party of Five Automobile Organizations. Photo from left to right: Masanori Katayama, Chairman, Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA); Koji Arima, Chairman, Japan Auto Parts Industries Association (JAPIA); Keiji Masui, Chairman, Japan Auto Body Association (JABIA); Katsumi Yamada, President, Japan Automobile Machinery and Appliance Manufacturers Association (JAMA); Naomiki Kaneko, Chairman, Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JATRA)=Date:January 5, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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New Year Greeting Party of Five Automobile Organizations

New Year Greeting Party of Five Automobile Organizations. Photo from left to right: Masanori Katayama, Chairman, Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA); Koji Arima, Chairman, Japan Auto Parts Industries Association (JAPIA); Keiji Masui, Chairman, Japan Auto Body Association (JABIA); Katsumi Yamada, President, Japan Automobile Machinery and Appliance Manufacturers Association (JAMA); Naomiki Kaneko, Chairman, Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JATRA)=Date:January 5, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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Horse racing: Arima Kinen

Jockey Yutaka Take (2nd from L) poses during a photo session after steering Do Deuce to victory at the Arima Kinen horse race at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Dec. 24, 2023.

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Horse racing: Arima Kinen

Do Deuce (5), with jockey Yutaka Take aboard, leads the field to win the Arima Kinen horse race at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 24, 2023.

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Horse racing: Arima Kinen

Do Deuce (5), with jockey Yutaka Take aboard, leads the field to win the Arima Kinen horse race at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 24, 2023.

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Horse racing: Arima Kinen

Jockey Yutaka Take reacts to applause after steering Do Deuce to victory at the Arima Kinen horse race at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Dec. 24, 2023.

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Horse racing: Arima Kinen

Jockey Yutaka Take (R) celebrates after steering Do Deuce to victory at the Arima Kinen horse race at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Dec. 24, 2023.

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Horse racing: Arima Kinen

Jockey Yutaka Take celebrates after steering Do Deuce to victory at the Arima Kinen horse race at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Dec. 24, 2023.

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Horse racing: Equinox wins Arima Kinen for 2nd G1 title

Jockey Christophe Lemaire steers favorite Equinox to the horse's second Grade 1 title at the Arima Kinen at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 25, 2022.

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Horse racing: Equinox wins Arima Kinen for 2nd G1 title

Jockey Christophe Lemaire celebrates after steering favorite Equinox to the horse's second Grade 1 title at the Arima Kinen at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 25, 2022.

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(2)Zenno Rob Roy wins 3rd straight G-1 race at Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - French jockey Olivier Peslier poses for photos after winning an unprecedented third straight Arima Kinen title on No. 1 favorite Zenno Rob Roy at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 26.

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Horse racing: Kitasan Black completes Tenno-sho double

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 29 Kyodo - Kitasan Black, ridden by Yutaka Take, crosses the finish line to win the Tenno-sho race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo, on Oct. 29, 2017. Kitasan Black, set to retire after the Arima Kinen in December, became the fifth horse to win both the spring and fall editions of the event.

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Gentildonna wins Arima Kinen race

FUNABASHI, Japan - Jockey Keita Tosaki celebrates Gentildonna's victory at the Arima Kinen end-of-season grand prix at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 28, 2014. It was the final race for the 5-year-old mare.

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Gentildonna ends race career with Arima Kinen victory

FUNABASHI, Japan - Fourth pick Gentildonna (4) ridden by Keita Tosaki scores a crowning victory in the Arima Kinen race, the last race of her career, at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 28, 2014. She became the fifth horse in Japan Racing Association history to win seven G1 titles.

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Gentildonna wins Arima Kinen horse race

FUNABASHI, Japan - Gentildonna (4), jockeyed by Keita Tosaki, wins the Arima Kinen, Japan's end-of-season grand prix, at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 28, 2014.

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N.Y. Yankee Tanaka joins horse racing post position draw

TOKYO, Japan - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka shows a name tag for dual classic winner Gold Ship during a post position drawing in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2014, for the year-end Arima Kinen Grade 1 horseracing event set for Dec. 28.

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China Communist Party posts Japan's antigraft article

BEIJING, China - An article by Takanori Arima, a diplomat at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, on reducing corruption by public employees in Japan is seen posted on the official homepage of the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Aug. 29, 2014.

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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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Int'l 'haiku' symposium held in Brussels

BRUSSELS, Belgium - European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (center, front row) and Akito Arima (left), president of the Haiku International Association, pose with other participants in a symposium in Brussels on Jan. 24, 2014, marking the 25th anniversary of the HIA.

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Arima Kinen horse race

FUNABASHI, Japan - Orfevre wins the Arima Kinen by an astounding eight lengths at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 22, 2013, as the two-time Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe runner-up and 2011 Japanese triple crown champion ends his career on an emphatic note.

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Arima Kinen horse race

FUNABASHI, Japan - Orfevre (R) wins the Arima Kinen by an astounding eight lengths at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 22, 2013, as the two-time Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe runner-up and 2011 Japanese triple crown champion ends his career on an emphatic note.

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2001 fatal stampede

KOBE, Japan - (From front) Kiyoshi Miki, Seiji Shimomura and Masaharu Arima, who lost relatives in a 2001 stampede in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, attend a press conference in Kobe on Feb. 20, 2013. The Kobe District Court earlier the same day dismissed a case against a former senior police officer over the stampede on a bridge that was overcrowded with fireworks spectators on July 21, 2001, in which 11 people died and 247 were injured. The court ruled the statute of limitations had expired.

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Gold Ship wins Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Jockey Hiroyuki Uchida on Gold Ship acknowledges cheers from spectators after the horse won the 57th Arima Kinen, the final Grade 1 race of the year in Japanese horse racing, at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 23, 2012. First pick Gold Ship, a 3-year-old, crossed the line in 2 minutes, 31.9 seconds over the 2,500 meters, capturing his third Grade 1 title.

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Gold Ship wins Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Jockey Hiroyuki Uchida on Gold Ship celebrates after the horse won the 57th Arima Kinen, the final Grade 1 race of the year in Japanese horse racing, at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 23, 2012. First pick Gold Ship, a 3-year-old, crossed the line in 2 minutes, 31.9 seconds over the 2,500 meters, capturing his third Grade 1 title.

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Gold Ship wins Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Gold Ship (R), ridden by Hiroyuki Uchida, gallops to victory in the 57th Arima Kinen, the final Grade 1 race of the year in Japanese horse racing, at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 23, 2012. First pick Gold Ship, a 3-year-old, crossed the line in 2 minutes, 31.9 seconds over the 2,500 meters, capturing his third Grade 1 title. To the left is second favorite Rulership, who finished third.

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Japan disaster-hit students visit New York

NEW YORK, United States - Gosei Arima, a student from Sendai Ikuei Gakuen's Shukoh Middle School in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture, speaks on his disaster experience in New York on July 24, 2012. Twenty-six students from the school in the disaster-hit prefecture shared their stories of surviving the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami at an event there, expressing their gratitude for support they received from around the world.

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Buena Vista retires

FUNABASHI, Japan - Buena Vista undergoes a retirement ceremony at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 25, 2011. The 5-year-old mare finished seventh in a field of 13 in the Arima Kinen, the final race that day in a career marked by six G1 victories, including the Japan Cup the previous month. She will be retired as a broodmare.

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Orfevre wins Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Triple Crown champion Orfevre (9) gallops to victory in the Arima Kinen at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Dec. 25, 2011, followed by Eishin Flash and To the Glory (7), who took second and third, respectively. First choice Orfevre crossed the line in 2 minutes, 36.0 seconds over the 2,500 meters, capturing his fourth Grade 1 title.

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Bhutan king, queen tour Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L) and Queen Jetsun Pema (R) pose with Kinkakuji temple master Raitei Arima for group photos at the temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 19, 2011.

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Bhutan king, queen tour Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L) and Queen Jetsun Pema (R) lean their umbrellas toward Kinkakuji temple master Raitei Arima when posing for group photos at the temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 19, 2011.

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Hakuho congratulates Jockey Mirco Demuro

FUNABASHI, Japan - Grand sumo champion Hakuho carries jockey Mirco Demuro on his shoulder as they celebrate after the jockey riding Victoire Pisa won the 55th Arima Kinen on Dec. 26, 2010, in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture.

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Victoire Pisa wins JRA's Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Jockey Mirco Demuro (R) poses for photos near his mount Victoire Pisa after winning the Japan Racing Association's Arima Kinen at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 26, 2010.

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Victoire Pisa wins Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Victoire Pisa (back) ridden by Mirco Demuro races past Buena Vista (front) ridden by Christophe Soumillon to win the 55th Arima Kinen on Dec. 26, 2010, in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture.

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Nuclear physicist Arima receives Order of Culture

TOKYO, Japan - Nuclear physicist Akito Arima (R) receives the Order of Culture from Emperor Akihito (L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2010. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) also attended the award ceremony held on Culture Day, a national holiday. (Pool photo)

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Recipients of Order of Culture

TOKYO, Japan - Recipients of the Order of Culture (from L) architect Tadao Ando, stage director Yukio Ninagawa, medieval historian Haruko Wakita, Nobel laureate chemist Akira Suzuki, nuclear physicist Akito Arima, Nobel laureate chemist Eiichi Negishi and fashion designer Issey Miyake pose for a photo session at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2010, a national holiday, Culture Day. They received the Order of Culture from Emperor Akihito.

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Legendary racehorse Oguri Cap dies

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows legendary racehorse Oguri Cap (8) winning the Arima Memorial on Dec. 23, 1990, at Nakayama Racecourse, east of Tokyo. The dapple-grey horse died at 25 on July 3, 2010.

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Dream Journey pips Buena Vista to win Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Jockey Kenichi Ikezoe on Dream Journey celebrates after winning the Arima Kinen, the final Grade One race of the year in Japanese horse racing, at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 27, 2009.

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Dream Journey pips Buena Vista to win Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Second pick Dream Journey (L), jockeyed by Kenichi Ikezoe, wins the Arima Kinen, the final Grade One race of the year in Japanese horse racing, beating Buena Vista at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 27, 2009.

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Sanyo to recall 280,000 units of washer-dryer again

OSAKA, Japan - Sanyo Electric Co. officials, including President Hidetoshi Arima (C), bow in apology during a news conference after announcing the company will recall again some 280,000 units in nine models of a washer-dryer as the repair work done upon their previous recall was insufficient.

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Daiwa Scarlet blows away field to win Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Top favorite Daiwa Scarlet, jockeyed by Katsumi Ando, crosses the finish line to win the Arima Kinen, the final Grade One race of the year in Japanese horse racing, at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 28.

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Matsurida Gogh surprise winner at Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Ninth favorite Matsurida Gogh broke away from the leading pack and held on for a surprise victory at the Arima Kinen at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, east of Tokyo, on Dec. 23.

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Israel, Palestinians begin talks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuo Arima (C), Japan's special envoy for the Middle East peace process, is flanked by Saeb Erekat (L), head of the Palestine Liberation Organization's Negotiations Affairs Department, and Israeli Vice Premier Shimon Peres (R) at a two-day confidence-building meeting between senior Israeli and Palestinian officials that began in Tokyo on March 14.

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Deep Impact leaves for Hokkaido after victory in Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Deep Impact, who ended his racing career Dec. 24 with a victory in the Arima Kinen, boards a horse box at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 25 to leave for Hokkaido to retire to stud. The 4-year-old came third in the Prix de L'arc de Triomphe in France in October but was disqualified for testing positive for a banned substance.

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Deep Impact leaves for Hokkaido after victory in Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Deep Impact, who ended his racing career Dec. 24 with a victory in the Arima Kinen, prepares to leave Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 25 for Hokkaido, to retire to stud. The 4-year-old came third in the Prix de L'arc de Triomphe in France in October but was disqualified for testing positive for a banned substance.