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Wrestling: World championships

Zahid Valencia (R) of the United States celebrates after defeating Hayato Ishiguro of Japan in the men's freestyle 86-kilogram final at the world wrestling championships in Zagreb, Croatia, on Sept. 14, 2025.

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Wrestling: World championships

Hayato Ishiguro of Japan poses with the silver medal he won in the men's freestyle 86-kilogram event at the world wrestling championships in Zagreb, Croatia, on Sept. 14, 2025.

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Wrestling: World championships

Zahid Valencia (R) of the United States competes against Hayato Ishiguro of Japan in the men's freestyle 86-kilogram final at the world wrestling championships in Zagreb, Croatia, on Sept. 14, 2025.

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Wrestling: World championships

Zahid Valencia (R) of the United States competes against Hayato Ishiguro of Japan in the men's freestyle 86-kilogram final at the world wrestling championships in Zagreb, Croatia, on Sept. 14, 2025.

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TICAD in Yokohama

Norihiko Ishiguro, chairman of the Japan External Trade Organization, speaks during a public-private dialogue session in the Tokyo International Conference on African Development on Aug. 21, 2025, in Yokohama, near Tokyo. (Pool photo)

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Cannes - Dossier 137 Red Carpet DN

Kouhei Matsushita, Camilla Aiko, Kazuo Ishiguro, Kei Ishikawa, Yoh Yoshida, Suzu Hirose and Tomokazu Miura attend the Dossier 137 (Case 137) red carpet at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 15, 2025 in Cannes, France. Photo by David NIVIERE/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes A Pale View Of Hills Photocall AM

Kei Ishikawa and Kazuo Ishiguro attending the A Pale View Of Hills Photocall in Cannes, France on May 15, 2025 as part of the 78th Cannes Film Festival. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kazuo Ishiguro attending the A Pale View Of Hills Photocall in Cannes, France on May 15, 2025 as part of the 78th Cannes Film Festival. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kazuo Ishiguro attending the A Pale View Of Hills Photocall in Cannes, France on May 15, 2025 as part of the 78th Cannes Film Festival. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kei Ishikawa and Kazuo Ishiguro attending the A Pale View Of Hills Photocall in Cannes, France on May 15, 2025 as part of the 78th Cannes Film Festival. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kei Ishikawa and Kazuo Ishiguro attending the A Pale View Of Hills Photocall in Cannes, France on May 15, 2025 as part of the 78th Cannes Film Festival. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kei Ishikawa and Kazuo Ishiguro attending the A Pale View Of Hills Photocall in Cannes, France on May 15, 2025 as part of the 78th Cannes Film Festival. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes A Pale View Of Hills Photocall AM

Kei Ishikawa and Kazuo Ishiguro attending the A Pale View Of Hills Photocall in Cannes, France on May 15, 2025 as part of the 78th Cannes Film Festival. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kei Ishikawa and Kazuo Ishiguro attending the A Pale View Of Hills Photocall in Cannes, France on May 15, 2025 as part of the 78th Cannes Film Festival. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Qui Brille au Combat Photocall

Actresses Suzu Hirose, Sarah Pachoud, Angelina Woreth, Mélanie Laurent, and Josephine Japy, actors Pierre-Yves Cardinal and Félix Kysyl, writer Kazuo Ishiguro, and producers Martin Playoust, Antoine Playoust, and Nicolas Tzipine attend the Qui Brille au Combat (The Wonderers) photocall as part of the 78th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 15, 2025. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Qui Brille au Combat Photocall

Actresses Suzu Hirose, Sarah Pachoud, Angelina Woreth, Mélanie Laurent, and Josephine Japy, actors Pierre-Yves Cardinal and Félix Kysyl, writer Kazuo Ishiguro, and producers Martin Playoust, Antoine Playoust, and Nicolas Tzipine attend the Qui Brille au Combat (The Wonderers) photocall as part of the 78th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 15, 2025. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Roboticist Ishiguro with expo mascot

Japanese roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro poses for a photo with Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 7, 2025. The interactive Myaku-Myaku doll is equipped with artificial intelligence developed by Ishiguro.

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Paris Olympics: Wrestling

Hayato Ishiguro (blue) of Japan is pictured after losing to Aaron Marquel Brooks of the United States in the wrestling men's freestyle 86-kilogram quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 8, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Wrestling

Hayato Ishiguro of Japan leaves the mat after losing to Aaron Marquel Brooks of the United States in the wrestling men's freestyle 86-kilogram quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 8, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Wrestling

Hayato Ishiguro of Japan reacts after losing to Aaron Marquel Brooks of the United States in the wrestling men's freestyle 86-kilogram quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 8, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Wrestling

Hayato Ishiguro of Japan reacts after losing to Aaron Marquel Brooks of the United States in the wrestling men's freestyle 86-kilogram quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 8, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Wrestling

Hayato Ishiguro (blue) of Japan competes against Aaron Marquel Brooks of the United States in the wrestling men's freestyle 86-kilogram quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 8, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris 2024 - Wrestling

Ishiguro Hayato (in blue) of Japan competes against Aaron Marquel Brooks of the United States during the men's freestyle 86kg 1/4 final of wrestling at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/Wu Wei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Wrestling

Ishiguro Hayato (in blue) of Japan competes against Fateh Benferdjallah of Algeria during the men's freestyle 86kg 1/8 final of wrestling at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/Wu Wei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-WRESTLING

(240808) -- PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ishiguro Hayato (in blue) of Japan competes against Aaron Marquel Brooks of the United States during the men's freestyle 86kg 1/4 final of wrestling at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Wei)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-WRESTLING

(240808) -- PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ishiguro Hayato (in blue) of Japan competes against Fateh Benferdjallah of Algeria during the men's freestyle 86kg 1/8 final of wrestling at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Wei)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-WRESTLING

(240808) -- PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ishiguro Hayato (in blue) of Japan competes against Fateh Benferdjallah of Algeria during the men's freestyle 86kg 1/8 final of wrestling at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Wei)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-WRESTLING

(240808) -- PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ishiguro Hayato (in blue) of Japan reacts after the men's freestyle 86kg 1/4 final of wrestling against Aaron Marquel Brooks of the United States at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Wei)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-WRESTLING

(240808) -- PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ishiguro Hayato (in blue) of Japan competes against Fateh Benferdjallah of Algeria during the men's freestyle 86kg 1/8 final of wrestling at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Wei)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-WRESTLING

(240808) -- PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ishiguro Hayato (in blue) of Japan competes against Aaron Marquel Brooks of the United States during the men's freestyle 86kg 1/4 final of wrestling at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Wei)

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(SP)SERBIA-BELGRADE-WRESTLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230919) -- BELGRADE, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Ishiguro Takashi (L) and Ukraine's Murazi Mchedlidze compete during their 1/16 final match of the men's 97 kg freestyle category at the Wrestling World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia on Sept. 18, 2023. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)

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(SP)SERBIA-BELGRADE-WRESTLING-WORLD-CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230917) -- BELGRADE, Sept. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Hayato Ishiguro (bottom) and Georgia's Tariel Gaphrindashvili compete during their 1/16 final match of the men's 86kg freestyle category at the Wrestling World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia on Sept. 16, 2023. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)

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London Book Fair award recipient Hayakawa

Hiroshi Hayakawa (L), 81, president of Japanese publisher Hayakawa Publishing Corp., poses with Nobel Prize-winning British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro after receiving the London Book Fair 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award plaque from him at an award ceremony in London on June 19, 2023. Hayakawa was commended for years of bringing stories from around the world to Japanese readers.

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Scientist explains android of master comic storyteller

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka University professor Hiroshi Ishiguro (R), the developer of an android that looks like legendary Japanese "rakugo" comic storyteller Katsura Beicho, speaks about the robot at the Takashimaya department store in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 5, 2014.

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Japan museum unveils advanced android robots

TOKYO, Japan - Mamoru Mohri (center R), chief executive director of the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, and Hiroshi Ishiguro (center L), a special professor at Osaka University, pose with Kodomoroid (far L), a child android, and Otonaroid (R front), an adult female android, at the museum in Tokyo's Koto Ward on June 24, 2014. The museum describes the robots as the world's most advanced android robots that closely resemble humans.

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Osaka Univ. prof. on smartphone robot

BEIJING, China - Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro of Osaka University's graduate school lectures at the Global Mobile Internet Conference in Beijing on May 5, 2014, explaining his studies on the miniaturization of a humanoid to produce a humanoid smartphone.

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Nearly 30 photos of Okinawa in the late 1800s discovered

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 2, 2014 shows Keisho Ishiguro, a collector of old photos, examining old pictures of Okinawa in his possession at the Camera Museum of the Japan Camera Industry Institute in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, which has taken custody of them on his behalf.

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Robot attendant at shop

OSAKA, Japan - Robot Minami (R) makes its debut as an attendant on the apparel floor of a Takashimaya department store in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 30, 2013. The female robot, developed by a team led by robot scientist Hiroshi Ishiguro, professor of Osaka University, can give explanations about goods and interact with customers using a limited number of phrases.

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Robot attendant at shop

OSAKA, Japan - Robot Minami (R) makes its debut as an attendant on the apparel floor of a Takashimaya department store in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 30, 2013. The female robot, developed by a team led by robot scientist Hiroshi Ishiguro, professor of Osaka University, can give explanations about goods and interact with customers using a limited number of phrases.

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Robot actress

MOSCOW, Russia - A scene is shown to Russian journalists at a theater in Moscow on Oct. 3, 2013, where a robot (L) will play the role of the youngest sister in Russian author Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters. The android called Jeminoid F was jointly developed by the play's Japanese director Oriza Hirata and Japanese robot scientist Hiroshi Ishiguro.

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Robot actress

MOSCOW, Russia - Russian journalists attend a press conference at a theater in Moscow on Oct. 3, 2013, where a robot (R) will play the role of the youngest sister in Russian author Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters. The android called Jeminoid F was jointly developed by the play's Japanese director Oriza Hirata and Japanese robot scientist Hiroshi Ishiguro.

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Female robot

OSAKA, Japan - Guests chat with a robot resembling a woman at Takashimaya department store in Osaka on May 1, 2013. The humanoid developed jointly by robot researcher Osaka University professor Hiroshi Ishiguro and the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International is capable of speaking and makes human-like facial expressions.

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Talking humanoid robot

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a female humanoid robot called Minami (L front) and another robot made to resemble Osaka University professor Hiroshi Ishiguro (R front) at a Takashimaya department store in Osaka on Nov. 2, 2012. Minami, the latest creation of robot expert Ishiguro, entertained shoppers that day, responding to prepared questions while changing her facial expressions and blinking.

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Talking humanoid robot

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a female humanoid robot called Minami at a Takashimaya department store in Osaka on Nov. 2, 2012. Minami, the latest creation of Osaka University professor Hiroshi Ishiguro, a robot expert, entertained shoppers that day, responding to prepared questions while changing her facial expressions and blinking.

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Kazuo Ishiguro: Japan lives on in the imagination

LONDON, Britain - Kazuo Ishiguro talks about his works in an interview with Kyodo News.

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Japanese digital minister and his avatar robot

Japanese Digital Minister Taro Kono (R) poses in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2022, with his avatar robot created by a research team whose members include Hiroshi Ishiguro, professor of Graduate School of Osaka University.

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Japanese digital minister and his avatar robot

Japanese Digital Minister Taro Kono (L) takes a selfie in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2022, with his avatar robot created by a research team whose members include Hiroshi Ishiguro, professor of Graduate School of Osaka University.

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Japanese digital minister and his avatar robot

Japanese Digital Minister Taro Kono (L) speaks in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2022, along with his avatar robot created by a research team whose members include Hiroshi Ishiguro, professor of Graduate School of Osaka University.

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Human-shaped cushions with cellphone holders in head to hit stores

Hiroshi Ishiguro (C), an ATR fellow and professor of robotics at Osaka University, and others hold human-shaped Hugvie cushions during a press conference in Osaka on June 4, 2015. The cushions, which are made of a material resembling human skin, can hold cellphones in their heads, enabling users to feel close to others when talking on the phone. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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A three-story pagoda

This photograph is identical to that in the Ishiguro Collection, which was compiled in 1875. A large roof is visible to the far left of the three-tiered pagoda. It appears to be a temple structure. Since no hills are visible, the surrounding area must be flat. However, the exact location is unknown. Taken in 1868.==Date:unknown, Place:Osaka, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number91‐4‐0]