Actor Watanabe visits Boston to meet Japanese players

Actor Watanabe visits Boston to meet Japanese players

BOSTON, United States - Japanese actor Ken Watanabe (L), taking time out from a movie schedule on the outskirts of Boston, visits the Boston Red Sox home ground Fenway Park to chat with the Major League Baseball club's closer Koji Uehara (R) and reliever Junichi Tazawa in the Massachusetts city on Aug. 18, 2014.

Novelist Junichi Watanabe dies

Novelist Junichi Watanabe dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2006 shows novelist Junichi Watanabe during an interview at his office in Tokyo. Watanabe, known for love stories depicting extramarital affairs, died of prostate cancer on April 30, 2014, at his home in Tokyo, his family said May 5. He was 80.

Novelist Junichi Watanabe dies

Novelist Junichi Watanabe dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows books by novelist Junichi Watanabe on display in a bookstore in Tokyo on May 5, 2014, following news of his death.

Novelist Junichi Watanabe dies

Novelist Junichi Watanabe dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows books by novelist Junichi Watanabe on display in a bookstore in Tokyo on May 5, 2014, following news of his death.

Novelist Junichi Watanabe dies

Novelist Junichi Watanabe dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 2003 shows novelist Junichi Watanabe during an interview after being awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon. Watanabe, known for love stories depicting extramarital affairs, died of prostate cancer on April 30, 2014, at his home in Tokyo, his family said May 5. He was 80.

Actor Watanabe visits Boston to meet Japanese players

Actor Watanabe visits Boston to meet Japanese players

BOSTON, United States - Japanese actor Ken Watanabe (L), taking time out from a movie schedule on the outskirts of Boston, visits the Boston Red Sox home ground Fenway Park to chat with the Major League Baseball club's closer Koji Uehara (R) and reliever Junichi Tazawa in the Massachusetts city on Aug. 18, 2014. (Kyodo)