Retired baseball player Yamasaki to join car race

Retired baseball player Yamasaki to join car race

TOKYO, Japan - Retired Japanese professional baseball player Takeshi Yamasaki announces his decision in Tokyo on July 23, 2014, to compete in the Gazo Racing/86 BRZ Race car race on July 26.

Retired baseball player Yamasaki to join car race

Retired baseball player Yamasaki to join car race

TOKYO, Japan - Retired Japanese professional baseball player Takeshi Yamasaki poses by a racing car after announcing his participation in the Gazo Racing/86 BRZ Race at a press conference in Tokyo on July 23, 2014.

New sports car co-developed by Fuji Heavy, Toyota

New sports car co-developed by Fuji Heavy, Toyota

OTA, Japan - Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. President Yasuyuki Yoshinaga (L) and Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda shake hands at a plant of Fuji Heavy in Ota, Gunma Prefecture on March 16, 2012. Fuji Heavy began the same day full-fledged production of a new sports car it co-developed with Toyota. The rear-wheel-drive vehicle, to be sold by Fuji Heavy as the Subaru BRZ from March 28 and by Toyota as the ''86'' from April 6, is manufactured at the plant.

New sports car co-developed by Fuji Heavy, Toyota

New sports car co-developed by Fuji Heavy, Toyota

OTA, Japan - Photo taken March 16, 2012, shows the Subaru BRZ sports car at a plant of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. in Ota, Gunma Prefecture. Fuji Heavy began the same day full-fledged production of the rear-wheel-drive vehicle it co-developed with Toyota Motor Corp., which will also sell the vehicle as the Toyota 86.

Fuji Heavy's Subaru BRZ unveiled at Tokyo Motor Show

Fuji Heavy's Subaru BRZ unveiled at Tokyo Motor Show

TOKYO, Japan - Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd's Subaru BRZ is unveiled on Nov. 30, 2011, at the Tokyo Motor Show, which opened to the press the same day before being opened to the public from Dec. 3 through 11. The rear-wheel drive sports car was co-developed with Toyota Motor Corp.

FHI's "Subaru BRZ tS" goes on sale

FHI's "Subaru BRZ tS" goes on sale

Photo shows Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.'s "Subaru BRZ tS" with enhanced steering capability which was released on June 30, 2015, through Subaru dealerships in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New sports car co-developed by Fuji Heavy, Toyota

New sports car co-developed by Fuji Heavy, Toyota

OTA, Japan - Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. President Yasuyuki Yoshinaga (L) and Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda shake hands at a plant of Fuji Heavy in Ota, Gunma Prefecture on March 16, 2012. Fuji Heavy began the same day full-fledged production of a new sports car it co-developed with Toyota. The rear-wheel-drive vehicle, to be sold by Fuji Heavy as the Subaru BRZ from March 28 and by Toyota as the ''86'' from April 6, is manufactured at the plant. (Kyodo)

New sports car co-developed by Fuji Heavy, Toyota

New sports car co-developed by Fuji Heavy, Toyota

OTA, Japan - Photo taken March 16, 2012, shows the Subaru BRZ sports car at a plant of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. in Ota, Gunma Prefecture. Fuji Heavy began the same day full-fledged production of the rear-wheel-drive vehicle it co-developed with Toyota Motor Corp., which will also sell the vehicle as the Toyota 86. (Kyodo)

Fuji Heavy's Subaru BRZ unveiled at Tokyo Motor Show

Fuji Heavy's Subaru BRZ unveiled at Tokyo Motor Show

TOKYO, Japan - Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd's Subaru BRZ is unveiled on Nov. 30, 2011, at the Tokyo Motor Show, which opened to the press the same day before being opened to the public from Dec. 3 through 11. The rear-wheel drive sports car was co-developed with Toyota Motor Corp. (Kyodo)