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FIS Snowboard World Cup 2025 - China

Hirano Kaishu of Japan competes during the men's snowboard halfpipe qualification of FIS Snowboard World Cup 2025 in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, December 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

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FIS Snowboard World Cup 2025 - China

Hirano Kaishu of Japan competes during the men's snowboard halfpipe qualification of FIS Snowboard World Cup 2025 in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, December 10, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Wu Huiwo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FIS Snowboard World Cup 2025 - China

Hirano Kaishu of Japan competes during the men's snowboard halfpipe qualification of FIS Snowboard World Cup 2025 in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, December 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

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Football: German Bundesliga

Ritsu Doan (L) of Eintracht Frankfurt and Kaishu Sano of Mainz vie for the ball during a German Bundesliga football match in Frankfurt on Nov. 9, 2025.

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German first division Bundesliga football match between FC Augsburg and FSV Mainz

Sano Kaishu (1st L) of FSV Mainz 05 shoots to score during the German first division Bundesliga football match between FC Augsburg and FSV Mainz 05 in Augsburg, Germany, Sept. 20, 2025. Photo by Philippe Ruiz/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS/COM

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German first division Bundesliga football match between FC Augsburg and FSV Mainz

Sano Kaishu of FSV Mainz 05 celebrates scoring during during the German first division Bundesliga football match between FC Augsburg and FSV Mainz 05 in Augsburg, Germany, Sept. 20, 2025. Photo by Philippe Ruiz/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS/COM

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Football: German Bundesliga

Kaishu Sano of Mainz celebrates after scoring the team's first goal in the first half of a German Bundesliga football match against Augsburg in Augsburg, Germany, on Sept. 20, 2025.

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Snowboarding: X Games

Scotty James of Australia (C) celebrates after winning gold in the men's snowboard SuperPipe at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado, on Jan. 26, 2024, alongside Japan's Ruka Hirano (L) and compatriot Kaishu Hirano, who finished second and third, respectively.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Kaishu Hirano of Japan competes in the men's snowboard halfpipe qualification round at the world championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, on March 1, 2023.

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150th anniversary of Kobe Naval Training Center

KOBE, Japan - Minako Koyama, great-great-granddaughter of Katsu Kaishu (1823-1899), a statesman and naval engineer, pays a floral tribute at a ceremony on Aug. 30, 2014, in front of a memorial for the Kobe Naval Training Center in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, opened under Katsu's initiative 150 years ago.

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150th anniversary of Kobe Naval Training Center

KOBE, Japan - Minako Koyama (L), great-great-granddaughter of Katsu Kaishu (1823-1899), a statesman and naval engineer, and Masuo Fujimoto, head of a group of descendents of the men of the Kanrin Maru, Japan's first screw-driven steamship that Katsu captained on a visit to the United States in 1860, attend a ceremony on Aug. 30, 2014 in Kobe, western Japan, marking the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Kobe Naval Training Center.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Colorado

Japan's Kaishu Hirano raises his hand on the podium after winning bronze in the men's half pipe at the snowboarding World Cup opener at the Copper Mountain resort in Colorado on Dec. 16, 2022.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Colorado

Japan's Kaishu Hirano competes en route to winning bronze in the men's half pipe at the snowboarding World Cup opener at the Copper Mountain resort in Colorado on Dec. 16, 2022.

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Kanrin Maru crew descendants meet grandson of U.S. savior

WASHINGTON, United States - George Brooke (L) and Sumiko Gomi pose in Lexington, Virginia, on Oct. 7. Thirty-four Japanese, whose ancestors were aboard the Kanrin Maru, Japan's first modern warship to cross the Pacific Ocean, visited there to express their appreciation to Brooke, the grandson of Lt. John Brooke who had helped the crewmembers during their difficult voyage 145 years ago. Gomi, 82, is a great-granddaughter of Kanrin Maru's Captain Katsu Kaishu.

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Snowboard: Olympic halfpipe champion Ayumu Hirano

Ayumu Hirano (L), the 2022 Beijing Olympic men's snowboard halfpipe gold medalist, and his younger brother Kaishu, also an Olympic snowboarder, pose for photos after a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2022.

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Snowboarding: Japanese national halfpipe c'ships

(From L) Ruka Hirano, winner of the men's competition of the Japanese national snowboard halfpipe championships, second-placed Yuto Totsuka, and third-placed Kaishu Hirano pose for photos after the event in Ajigasawa in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 21, 2022.

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Beijing Olympics: Snowboard

Japanese snowboarder Ayumu Hirano (R) celebrates after winning gold in the men's halfpipe at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 11, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China, alongside his younger brother Kaishu (L).

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(XHTP)(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-MEN'S SNOWBOARD HALFPIPE-FINAL (CN)

(220211) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Hirano Kaishu of Japan competes during the men's snowboard halfpipe final at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-MEN'S SNOWBOARD HALFPIPE-FINAL (CN)

(220211) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Hirano Kaishu of Japan reacts during the men's snowboard halfpipe final at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-MEN'S SNOWBOARD HALFPIPE-FINAL (CN)

(220211) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Hirano Kaishu of Japan competes during the men's snowboard halfpipe final at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-MEN'S SNOWBOARD HALFPIPE-FINAL (CN)

(220211) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Hirano Kaishu of Japan gestures during the men's snowboard halfpipe final at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-MEN'S SNOWBOARD HALFPIPE-FINAL (CN)

(220211) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Hirano Kaishu of Japan competes during the men's snowboard halfpipe final at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

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Beijing Olympics: Snowboard

Kaishu Hirano of Japan reacts following his first run in the men's snowboard halfpipe final at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 11, 2022, at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, China.

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Beijing Olympics: Snowboard

Kaishu Hirano of Japan competes in the men's snowboard halfpipe final at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 11, 2022, at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, China.

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Beijing Olympics: Snowboard

Kaishu Hirano of Japan competes in the men's snowboard halfpipe final at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 11, 2022, at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, China.

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-MEN'S SNOWBOARD HALFPIPE-QUALIFICATION (CN)

(220209) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kaishu Hirano of Japan competes during the men's snowboard halfpipe qualification of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-MEN'S SNOWBAORD HALFPIPE-QUALIFICATION(CN)

(220209) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Hirano Kaishu of Japan competes during the men's snowboard halfpipe qualification of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, North China's Hebei Province, Feb. 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-MEN'S SNOWBOARD HALFPIPE-QUALIFICATION (CN)

(220209) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kaishu Hirano of Japan competes during the men's snowboard halfpipe qualification of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-MEN'S SNOWBOARD HALFPIPE-QUALIFICATION (CN)

(220209) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Hirano Kaishu of Japan competes during men's snowboard halfpipe qualification of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-MEN'S SNOWBOARD HALFPIPE-QUALIFICATION (CN)

(220209) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Hirano Kaishu of Japan competes during men's snowboard halfpipe qualification of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

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Beijing Olympics: Snowboard

Kaishu Hirano of Japan competes in the qualification round of the men's snowboard halfpipe at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 9, 2022, at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, China.

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Beijing Olympics: Snowboard

Kaishu Hirano of Japan competes in the qualification round of the men's snowboard halfpipe at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 9, 2022, at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, China.

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Snowboarding: X Games

Ayumu Hirano (L) and his younger brother Kaishu Hirano pose for a photo after coming second and third, respectively, in the X Games men's snowboard halfpipe on Jan. 21, 2022, in Aspen, Colorado.

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Snowboarding: Japanese national halfpipe c'ships

Kaishu Hirano competes en route to finishing third in the men's final of the national snowboard halfpipe championships in Sapporo, northern Japan, on April 14, 2021.

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Tokyo scene: Tomb of Meiji-era statesman Katsu Kaishu

Photo taken on June 29, 2015, shows the tomb of Katsu Kaishu, a statesman from a minor samurai family who played a key role in Japan's transition from Tokugawa shogunate rule to Meiji imperial governance. His and his wife's tombs are located near the Senzoku Pond in Tokyo's Ota district. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kanrin Maru crew descendants meet grandson of U.S. savior

WASHINGTON, United States - George Brooke (L) and Sumiko Gomi pose in Lexington, Virginia, on Oct. 7. Thirty-four Japanese, whose ancestors were aboard the Kanrin Maru, Japan's first modern warship to cross the Pacific Ocean, visited there to express their appreciation to Brooke, the grandson of Lt. John Brooke who had helped the crewmembers during their difficult voyage 145 years ago. Gomi, 82, is a great-granddaughter of Kanrin Maru's Captain Katsu Kaishu. (Kyodo)

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Katsu Kaishu

Katsu Kaishu==Date:Early Meiji, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)