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Battledores of 2024 newsmakers

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 3 Kyodo - Doll maker Kyugetsu Co.'s traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores bearing images of the year's newsmakers are shown to the press in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2024, including two-way Major League Baseball star Shohei Ohtani (held by woman), and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (bottom row, R). (Kyodo)

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Battledores of 2024 newsmakers

Doll maker Kyugetsu Co.'s traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores bearing images of the year's newsmakers are shown to the press in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2024, including two-way Major League Baseball star Shohei Ohtani (held by woman, L), and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (far L, bottom row).

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Battledores of 2024 newsmakers

Doll maker Kyugetsu Co.'s traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores bearing images of the year's newsmakers are shown to the press in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2024, including two-way Major League Baseball star Shohei Ohtani (L, middle row), and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (R, middle row).

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Battledores of 2024 newsmakers

Doll maker Kyugetsu Co.'s traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores bearing images of the year's newsmakers are shown to the press in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2024, including two-way Major League Baseball star Shohei Ohtani (held by woman), and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (bottom row, R).

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JAPAN-TOKYO-YEAREND FAIR

(231219) -- TOKYO, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Decorations to celebrate the new year are seen on the shops of the Nakamise commercial street in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 19, 2023. The yearend event, also named Hagoita Fair, is held at Asakusa, Tokyo from Dec. 17 to 19. The fair has a history of more than 100 years. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-YEAREND FAIR

(231219) -- TOKYO, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit a yearend fair in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 19, 2023. The yearend event, also named Hagoita Fair, is held at Asakusa, Tokyo from Dec. 17 to 19. The fair has a history of more than 100 years. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-YEAREND FAIR

(231219) -- TOKYO, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Decorations to celebrate the new year are seen at a yearend fair in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 19, 2023. The yearend event, also named Hagoita Fair, is held at Asakusa, Tokyo from Dec. 17 to 19. The fair has a history of more than 100 years. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-YEAREND FAIR

(231219) -- TOKYO, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit a yearend fair in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 19, 2023. The yearend event, also named Hagoita Fair, is held at Asakusa, Tokyo from Dec. 17 to 19. The fair has a history of more than 100 years. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-YEAREND FAIR

(231219) -- TOKYO, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Decorations to celebrate the new year are seen at a yearend fair in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 19, 2023. The yearend event, also named Hagoita Fair, is held at Asakusa, Tokyo from Dec. 17 to 19. The fair has a history of more than 100 years. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-YEAREND FAIR

(231219) -- TOKYO, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Decorations to celebrate the new year are seen at the Nakamise commercial street in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 19, 2023. The yearend event, also named Hagoita Fair, is held at Asakusa, Tokyo from Dec. 17 to 19. The fair has a history of more than 100 years. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Battledores of 2023 newsmakers

TOKYO, Japan Kyodo - Doll maker Kyugetsu Co.'s traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores are shown to the press in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2023, with decorations of images of newsmakers of the year of 2023. Those featured include two-way baseball star Shohei Ohtani, who became the first Japanese to win an MLB home run title, and shogi prodigy Sota Fujii, who became the first player ever to hold the board game's eight titles. (Kyodo)

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Battledores of 2023 newsmakers

Doll maker Kyugetsu Co.'s traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores are shown to the press in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2023, with decorations of images of newsmakers of the year of 2023. Those featured include two-way baseball star Shohei Ohtani (far R, front), who became the first Japanese to win an MLB home run title, and shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (3rd from R, front), who became the first player ever to hold the board game's eight titles.

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Battledores of 2023 newsmakers

Doll maker Kyugetsu Co.'s traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores are shown to the press in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2023, with decorations of images of newsmakers of the year of 2023. Those featured include two-way baseball star Shohei Ohtani (far R, front), who became the first Japanese to win an MLB home run title, and shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (2nd from L, front), who became the first player ever to hold the board game's eight titles.

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Battledores of 2023 newsmakers

Doll maker Kyugetsu Co.'s traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores are shown to the press in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2023, with decorations of images of newsmakers of the year of 2023. Those featured include two-way baseball star Shohei Ohtani (L, front), who became the first Japanese to win an MLB home run title, and shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (R, front), who became the first player ever to hold the board game's eight titles.

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Tennis star Nishikori, other newsmakers on battledores

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo's doll maker Kyugetsu Co. displays on Dec. 3, 2014, traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores decorated with reliefs featuring this year's newsmakers such as tennis star Kei Nishikori and female comic duo "Nippon Erekiteru Rengo."

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Japan's 2014 newsmakers featured on battledores

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo's doll maker Kyugetsu Co. displays on Dec. 3, 2014, traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores decorated with reliefs featuring this year's newsmakers such as red-hot tennis player Kei Nishikori, female comic duo "Nippon Erekiteru Rengo" and scientists awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.

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Obama, Matsui, featured in decorative battledores

TOKYO, Japan - A woman in kimono poses with a ''Kawari Hagoita'' featuring Ryo Ishikawa, the teenage golf star, at the main office of Japanese doll maker Kyugetsu in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2009. Among this year's 10 ''Kawari Hagoita,'' a traditional Japanese battledore popular as decoration during New Year's, are those featuring U.S. President Barack Obama, Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his wife Miyuki, and New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui, the winner of this year's World Series MVP.

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Obama, Kitajima featured in decorative battledores

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. president-elect Barack Obama (L, front) and Japanese Beijing Olympic gold medalist Kosuke Kitajima (R, front) are among the well-known figures featured on this year's unique ''Kawari Hagoita,'' a traditional Japanese battledore popular as decoration during New Year's.

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Prince Hisahito, Matsuzaka featured in decorative battledores

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Hisahito, the two-month-old son of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, and Daisuke Matsuzaka, the Japanese pitcher who is negotiating a deal with the Boston Red Sox, are among some of the well-known figures featured in this year's ''Kawari Hagoita,'' a traditional Japanese battledore popular for decoration in the New Year.

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N.Y. Yankees' Matsui featured on 'hagoita'

TOKYO, Japan - Merchants begin selling this year's ''hagoita'' --- ornamental wooden bats -- at Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Dec. 17. Photo shows (from L to R) bats depicting New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui and former Hanshin Tigers manager Senichi Hoshino.

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Schwarzenegger, Matsui featured on this year's battledores

TOKYO, Japan - Caricatures of Hollywood superstar-turned California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (back R) and New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui (fore R) are among the images taking top billing on the new year's decorative ''hagoita'' battledores at an annual exhibition of the traditional paddles which began in Tokyo on Dec. 3. Other ''in-the-news'' faces appearing on the battledores include lawmaker Naoto Kan, leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, which sharply increased strength in the House of Representatives in November.

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Harry Potter, Beckham featured in this year's 'hagoita' fair

TOKYO, Japan - Ornamental ''hagoita'' battledores depicting Harry Potter and England's soccer superstar David Beckham appear in the year's hagoita market which opened Dec. 17 in the compounds of Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Taito Ward. Some 50 stalls are selling the battledores for three days with some 300,000 visitors expected.

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Hagoita reflect 2002

TOKYO, Japan - A Tokyo dollmaker began its annual display Dec. 4 of specially crafted Hagoita, or battledores, featuring world images from 2002. Newly designed Hagoita depict Nobel prize laureates Koichi Tanaka and Masatoshi Koshiba (L), Japanese maestro Seiji Ozawa, who became musical director of the Vienna State Opera in September (R) and free agent Japanese slugger Hideki Matsui who seeks to play in the major leagues next season.

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Ichiro, Princess Masako featured in this year's 'hagoita' fair

TOKYO, Japan - Ornamental ''hagoita'' battledores depicting Crown Princess Masako (R), Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from R) and American League MVP Ichiro Suzuki (4th from R) are featured in this year's ''hagoita'' battledore market which opened Dec. 17 in Tokyo's Taito Ward. Some 50 stalls in the Sensoji temple compound are selling the battledores.

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Princess Masako, Ichiro featured in 'hagoita' show in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - An exhibition of ''hagoita'' -- ornamental wooden bats -- for this year opens at a Japanese doll shop in Tokyo's Asakusa district Dec. 5. Photo shows (from L to R) bats depicting Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Seattle Mariners' outfielder Ichiro Suzuki and Crown Princess Masako.

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Takahashi, Tamura featured in year-end 'hagoita'

TOKYO, Japan - The faces of Sydney Olympics gold medalists Naoko Takahashi and Ryoko Tamura are featured on traditional year-end battledores put on sale at a major doll store in Tokyo's Taito Ward on Dec. 6. The store's annual ''hagoita'' battledores depict people who have made news over the past 11 months. Among foreign newsmakers, South Korean President Kim Dae Jung and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, and U.S. presidential candidates George W. Bush and Al Gore made their hagoita debuts.

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Annual 'hagoita' fair opens in Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - Two women examine ''hagoita'' or decorated wooden paddles, at an annual fair in Asakusa, Tokyo, on Dec. 17, the opening day of the traditional event. Hagoita are used in a game called ''Hanetsuki,'' which is played during the New Year's holidays. Some 300,000 people are expected to visit the fair before its close on Dec. 19.

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Battledores of 2022 newsmakers

Photo taken at the head office of doll maker Kyugetsu in Tokyo on Dec. 6, 2022, shows traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores decorated with images of some of 2022's newsmakers. Those featured include Yakult Swallows cleanup hitter Munetaka Murakami (L in front row), the Central League's first batting Triple Crown winner since 1986, and Sota Fujii (R in second row), who became the youngest shogi player in history to hold five out of the board game's eight major titles.

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Battledores of 2022 newsmakers

Photo taken at the head office of doll maker Kyugetsu in Tokyo on Dec. 6, 2022, shows traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores decorated with images of some of 2022's newsmakers, including Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (R in front row), who died in September at age 96 after 70 years on the throne.

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Battledores of 2021 newsmakers in Japan

Photo taken at the head office of doll maker Kyugetsu Co. in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2021, shows traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores decorated with images of newsmakers of the year. Those featured include baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani (bottom, R), who was named the American League's Most Valuable Player for the 2021 season, and new Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (far L).

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Battledores of 2021 newsmakers in Japan

Photo taken at the head office of doll maker Kyugetsu Co. in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2021, shows traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores decorated with images of newsmakers of the year. Those featured include baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani (center L), who was named the American League's Most Valuable Player for the 2021 season, and new Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (bottom R).

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Battledores of 2021 newsmakers in Japan

Photo taken at the head office of doll maker Kyugetsu in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2021, shows traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores decorated with images of newsmakers of the year. Those featured include baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani (bottom, 2nd from R), who was named the American League's Most Valuable Player for the 2021 season, and new Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (bottom, 4th from L).

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Princess Masako, Ichiro featured in 'hagoita' show in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - An exhibition of ''hagoita'' -- ornamental wooden bats -- for this year opens at a Japanese doll shop in Tokyo's Asakusa district Dec. 5. Photo shows (from L to R) bats depicting Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Seattle Mariners' outfielder Ichiro Suzuki and Crown Princess Masako.

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Ichiro, Princess Masako featured in this year's 'hagoita' fair

TOKYO, Japan - Ornamental ''hagoita'' battledores depicting Crown Princess Masako (R), Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from R) and American League MVP Ichiro Suzuki (4th from R) are featured in this year's ''hagoita'' battledore market which opened Dec. 17 in Tokyo's Taito Ward. Some 50 stalls in the Sensoji temple compound are selling the battledores.

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WOODEN PADDLES FOR THE NEW YEAR

WOODEN PADDLES FOR THE NEW YEAR==Date:Dec, 1971, Place:Tokyo,JAPAN, (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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Japan's 2015 newsmakers featured on battledores

A model holds traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores decorated with reliefs featuring newsmakers of the year 2015, created by Tokyo doll maker Kyugetsu Co., in the Japanese capital on Dec. 3, 2015. The left battledore features pop singer and actor Masaharu Fukuyama (top), whose marriage to actress Kazue Fukiishi (bottom) in September shocked his female fans and the stock price of his management agency plunging. The right battledore shows rugby player Ayumu Goromaru, whose pose before kicking became popular after Japan's participation in the World Cup between September and October. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's 2015 newsmakers featured on battledores

A model holds traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores decorated with reliefs featuring newsmakers of the year 2015, created by Tokyo doll maker Kyugetsu Co., in the Japanese capital on Dec. 3, 2015. The left battledore features pop singer and actor Masaharu Fukuyama (top), whose marriage to actress Kazue Fukiishi (bottom) in September shocked his female fans and the stock price of his management agency plunging. The right battledore shows rugby player Ayumu Goromaru, whose pose before kicking became popular after Japan's participation in the World Cup between September and October. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Diana, other selected newsmakers featured on battledores

Traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores decorated with reliefs featuring newsmakers over the past 29 years are displayed at Tokyo's doll maker Kyugetsu Co. on Oct. 31, 2015. A staff member holds one of the late British Princess Diana (R), depicting her during her 1986 trip to Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Prince Hisahito, Matsuzaka featured in decorative battledores

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Hisahito, the two-month-old son of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, and Daisuke Matsuzaka, the Japanese pitcher who is negotiating a deal with the Boston Red Sox, are among some of the well-known figures featured in this year's ''Kawari Hagoita,'' a traditional Japanese battledore popular for decoration in the New Year. (Kyodo)

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Obama, Kitajima featured in decorative battledores

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. president-elect Barack Obama (L, front) and Japanese Beijing Olympic gold medalist Kosuke Kitajima (R, front) are among the well-known figures featured on this year's unique ''Kawari Hagoita,'' a traditional Japanese battledore popular as decoration during New Year's. (Kyodo)

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A woman holding a battledore

A young woman clutches a hagoita (battledore) with both hands and sits slightly sideways with only her face towards the camera. Her smile is natural, which shows the ability of the portrait photographer Tamamura.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number29‐7‐0]

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Shop of hagoita,battledores

An open-air hagoita (battledore) shop. It has a large opening, and battledores are arranged in five rows for sale. Three men sit at the entrance of the shop and look in the direction of the camera. The men have towels around or over their heads and the two men to the right and left hold pipes in their hands.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number18‐48‐0]

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Girl holding hagoita,a battledore

A girl wearing a kimono and coat with hair done in Japanese style holds a hagoita. A pot of peach flowers is set by her side, and a peach flower is inserted in her hair.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number13‐5‐0]

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Battledores of 2020 newsmakers in Japan

Traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores decorated with images of newsmakers of the year are pictured in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2020. Those featured include shogi sensation Sota Fujii and Olympic swimmer Rikako Ikee, who has made her competitive comeback after a leukemia diagnosis.

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Battledores of 2020 newsmakers in Japan

Traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores decorated with images of newsmakers of the year are pictured in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2020. Those featured include shogi sensation Sota Fujii, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Olympic swimmer Rikako Ikee, who has made her competitive comeback after a leukemia diagnosis.

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Battledores of 2020 newsmakers in Japan

Traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores decorated with images of newsmakers of the year are pictured in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2020. Those featured include shogi sensation Sota Fujii, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Olympic swimmer Rikako Ikee, who has made her competitive comeback after a leukemia diagnosis.

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Dolls town near Tokyo

Photo taken Nov. 22, 2019, shows "hagoita" rackets made for decorative purposes at a shop selling traditional Japanese dolls in Iwatsuki, a Saitama city ward near Tokyo famous for doll production. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Battledores of Heisei era newsmakers in Japan

Traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores decorated with images of newsmakers of the Heisei era (1989-2019) are pictured at a doll shop in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2019. Those featured include former Japanese Emperor Akihito, former Empress Michiko and retired two-time double breaststroke Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Battledores of 2019 newsmakers in Japan

Traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores decorated with images of newsmakers of the year are pictured in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2019. Those featured include Emperor Naruhito, rugby captain Michael Leitch and Akira Yoshino, who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Battledores of 2019 newsmakers in Japan

Traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores decorated with images of newsmakers of the year are pictured in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2019. Those featured include Emperor Naruhito, rugby captain Michael Leitch and Akira Yoshino, who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo