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Jetstar Japan passengers top 50 million

Jetstar Japan Co. President Masaru Kataoka attends a ceremony at Narita airport near Tokyo on May 24, 2024, after the low-cost carrier carried its 50 millionth passenger the previous day since its inaugural flight in July 2012.

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Japanese recipients of the 2023 Clarivate Citation Honors Award

Japanese recipient of the 2023 Clarivate Citation Honor Award. The photo shows award winner Kazunori Kataoka, professor emeritus of the University of Tokyo =Date:September 19, 2023,Place:Japan

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Japanese recipients of the 2023 Clarivate Citation Honors Award

Japanese recipient of the 2023 Clarivate Citation Honor Award. The photo shows, from the right, recipients Kazunori Kataoka, Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo, Masashi Yanagisawa, and Director of the International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine, University of Tsukuba.=Date:September 19, 2023,Place:Japan

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Japanese recipients of the 2023 Clarivate Citation Honors Award

Japanese recipient of the 2023 Clarivate Citation Honor Award. The photo shows award winner Kazunori Kataoka, professor emeritus of the University of Tokyo (right)=Date:September 19, 2023,Place:Japan

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Winners of 2014 Best Dresser Awards on stage

TOKYO, Japan - Winners of the 43rd Best Dresser Awards, hosted by the Men's Fashion Unity, pose on stage after receiving awards at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014. The winners are (From L) Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda, Kabuki actor Kataoka Ainosuke, script and broadcast writer Kundo Koyama, actress Rie Miyazawa, actor Ryohei Suzuki, table tennis player Ai Fukuhara and photographer Tsuneko Sasamoto.

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High schooler passes weather forecaster exam

TOKYO, Japan - Chihiro Kataoka, a student of Oin senior high school in Tokyo, became Japan's youngest woman to pass the national exam for a certified weather forecaster at the age of 15 years and eight months in August 2014.

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Celebrities attend event marking 400th anniv. of Osaka siege

OSAKA, Japan - Celebrities in traditional armor suits pose in front of Osaka Castle in western Japan during an event on Oct. 1, 2014, to mark the 400th anniversary of the "Winter Siege of Osaka" in feudal Japan. From R: Osaka Governor Ichiro Matsui, kabuki actor Ainosuke Kataoka, singer Akiko Wada, Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto and event executive committee head Shinya Hashizume.

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Celebrities start event for 400th anniv. of Osaka siege

OSAKA, Japan - Celebrities in traditional armor suits cut the ribbon to open an event commemorating the 400th anniversary of the "Winter Siege of Osaka" in feudal Japan. From L: Kabuki actor Ainosuke Kataoka, singer Akiko Wada, Osaka Governor Ichiro Matsui, Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto and event executive committee head Shinya Hashizume.

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Kabuki actors on boat in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Kabuki actors Sakata Tojuro (L) and Kataoka Nizaemon wave during an event to promote the upcoming Kabuki plays in Osaka, western Japan, on June 29, 2014.

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Marinos midfielder Nakamura in action against Ardija

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura (R) of J-League football club Yokohama F. Marinos tries to dodge defender Yosuke Kataoka of Omiya Ardija in Yokohama, west of Tokyo, on March 1, 2014. Yokohama beat Omiya 2-0.

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Japan wins men's lightweight four rowing gold

GUANGZHOU, China - Members of the Japanese men's lightweight four rowing team -- (from L) Hideki Omoto, Yu Kataoka, Takahiro Suda and Yoshinori Sato -- show their gold medals after winning the event at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 18, 2010.

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Japanese female pitcher 'debuts' in Major League Baseball

SEATTLE, United States - Ayumi Kataoka, a pitcher of Japanese independent baseball league club Ibaraki Golden Golds, throws the ceremonial first pitch before a game between the Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 6.

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Japanese female pitcher 'debuts' in Major League Baseball

SEATTLE, United States - Ayumi Kataoka (R), a pitcher of Japanese independent baseball league club Ibaraki Golden Golds, is photographed with Seattle Mariners star outfielder Ichiro Suzuki before a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 6. Kataoka threw the ceremonial first pitch before the game.

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Japan vs. S. Korea in WBC final at Dodger Stadium

LOS ANGELES, United States - Japan's Yasuyuki Kataoka (R) steals second in the seventh inning of the World Baseball Classic final against South Korea at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 23. At left is South Korea's shortstop Park Ki Hyuk.

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Japan vs. S. Korea in WBC final at Dodger Stadium

LOS ANGELES, United States - Japan's Yasuyuki Kataoka (L) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring on an RBI single hit by Hiroyuki Nakajima in the seventh inning of the World Baseball Classic final against South Korea at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 23.

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Japan on brink of WBC elimination after loss to S. Korea

SAN DIEGO, United States - South Korea's Lee Yong Kyu (below) steals second base in the first inning of a game against Japan in the World Baseball Classic second round at PETCO Park in San Diego, California, on March 17. In back is Japan's Yasuyuki Kataoka.

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Japan beats Cuba 6-0 in WBC 2nd round

SAN DIEGO, United States - Japan manager Tatsunori Hara (L, front) and other team members welcome Yasuyuki Kataoka (7) who scored on Shuichi Murata's sacrifice fly to left in the third inning of a game against Cub in the second round of the World Baseball Classic at PETKO Park in San Diego, California, on March 15. Japan beat Cuba 6-0.

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Japan beats Cuba 6-0 in WBC 2nd round

SAN DIEGO, United States - Japan's Yasuyuki Kataoka catches the ball grounded by Cuba's Eduardo Paret for a double play in the fifth inning of a game in the World Baseball Classic second round at PETKO Park in San Diego, California, on March 15. Japan beat Cuba 6-0.

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Kabuki actors take part in annual cruising on Osaka river

OSAKA, Japan - Popular Kabuki actors -- (from C to L) Onoe Kikugoro (C in front), Kataoka Nizaemon (C in back) and Sakata Tojuro -- greet well-wishers aboard a boat cruising on a river in Osaka on July 1 in an annual event ahead of a Kabuki performance in Osaka from July 5 through July 29. Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto (2nd from R) joined the actors.

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Culture award recipient painter Kataoka dies at 103

TOKYO, Japan - Tamako Kataoka (in file photo taken Sept. 2001), a Japanese-style painter awarded with the Order of Culture, died Jan. 16 of acute heart failure at a hospital in Kanagawa Prefecture, her family said Jan. 21. She was 103.

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Kansai Telecasting President Chigusa announces resignation

OSAKA, Japan - Soichiro Chigusa (R), the president of Kansai Telecasting Corp., announced April 3 his resignation the same day to take responsibility for distorting experimental data and quotes in the production of nationally broadcast prime-time entertainment programs. Masashi Kataoka (L), managing director, will replace Chigusa.

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Japan adds one gold, 2 silvers in rowing

DOHA, Qatar - (From L to R) Yu Kataoka, Yuya Higashiyama, Rokuro Okumura and Yoshinori Sato hold up their gold medals after the Japanese team won the men's four final of the rowing event at the Asian Games in Doha on Dec. 7.

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Pro-Fujimori coalition advances in Peru congressional election

LIMA, Peru - Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori's wife Satomi Kataoka (C), who drew attention for marrying Fujimori the previous week, visited a slum in Lima April 6. The pro-Fujimori coalition has advanced in the April 9 congressional election.

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CS digital TV broadcasting launched

TOKYO, Japan - Hisami Kataoka (2nd from R), president of Plat-One, pushes a button in a ceremony in Tokyo to launch digital television broadcasting services based on a new communications satellite (CS) in Japan on March 1. Plat-One was established in 2000 by a group of investors including trading house Mitsubishi Corp., NTV and satellite-broadcasting operator WOWOW Inc. to provide next-generation CS digital broadcasts.

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Kataoka signs with Hanshin Tigers for 1.2 bil. yen

OSAKA, Japan - Free-agent veteran infielder Atsushi Kataoka (R) shakes hands with the new Hanshin Tigers' manager Senichi Hoshino in Osaka on Dec. 21 after signing a five-year, 1.2 billion yen deal with the Central League club.

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Free agent Kataoka to join Hanshin

TOKYO, Japan - Free agent and veteran infielder Atsushi Kataoka speaks with the media in Tokyo on Dec. 20 after agreeing to join the Hanshin Tigers for next season. ''I was born in the Kansai region and as a child, Koshien stadium was where I first thought about wanting to play baseball. It has been a dream since then,'' Kataoka said of Hanshin's home field.

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Kataoka slams two-run homer

CHIBA, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters infielder Atsushi Kataoka is greeted by teammates after slamming a two-run homer over the right-field wall in the top of the first inning against the china Lotte Marines at Chiba Marine Stadium on May 9.

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Japan names new envoys to Angola, Guinea

TOKYO, Japan - Japan appointed Susumu Shibata (file photo), who was consul general in the Brazilian city of Recife, as ambassador to Angola, and veteran diplomat Rinzo Kataoka (file photo) as ambassador to Guinea on May 17. (Kyodo)

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Pro-Fujimori coalition advances in Peru congressional election

LIMA, Peru - Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori's wife Satomi Kataoka (C), who drew attention for marrying Fujimori the previous week, visited a slum in Lima April 6. The pro-Fujimori coalition has advanced in the April 9 congressional election. (Kyodo)

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Kansai Telecasting President Chigusa announces resignation

OSAKA, Japan - Soichiro Chigusa (R), the president of Kansai Telecasting Corp., announced April 3 his resignation the same day to take responsibility for distorting experimental data and quotes in the production of nationally broadcast prime-time entertainment programs. Masashi Kataoka (L), managing director, will replace Chigusa. (Kyodo)

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Kataoka signs with Hanshin Tigers for 1.2 bil. yen

OSAKA, Japan - Free-agent veteran infielder Atsushi Kataoka (R) shakes hands with the new Hanshin Tigers' manager Senichi Hoshino in Osaka on Dec. 21 after signing a five-year, 1.2 billion yen deal with the Central League club.

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Free agent Kataoka to join Hanshin

TOKYO, Japan - Free agent and veteran infielder Atsushi Kataoka speaks with the media in Tokyo on Dec. 20 after agreeing to join the Hanshin Tigers for next season. ''I was born in the Kansai region and as a child, Koshien stadium was where I first thought about wanting to play baseball. It has been a dream since then,'' Kataoka said of Hanshin's home field.

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Empire Of The Sun (1987)

Christian Bale & T Kataoka Characters: Jim 'Jamie' Graham & Film: Empire Of The Sun (USA 1987) Director: Steven Spielberg 09 December 1987 Date: 09 December 1987

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EMPIRE OF THE SUN

EMPIRE OF THE SUN CHRISTIAN BALE, TAKATORO KATAOKA Date: 1987

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S. Korea's Kim Kyung Tae wins Chunichi Crowns golf tournament

South Korea's Kim Kyung Tae poses with the winner's trophy after his victory in the Chunichi Crowns golf tournament at Nagoya Golf Club in the town of Togo, Aichi Prefecture, on May 1, 2016. Kim, who won the money title the previous year on the Japan tour, grabbed the title after a one-hole playoff with Daisuke Kataoka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Actress Fujiwara, Kabuki actor Kataoka at press conference

Kabuki actor Kataoka Ainosuke (L) and actress Norika Fujiwara, both 44, attend a press conference in Tokyo on March 31, 2016, a day after announcing their marriage. It is the first marriage for Kataoka, while Fujiwara divorced a comedian in 2009 about two years after marrying him. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Actress Fujiwara, Kabuki actor Kataoka at press conference

Kabuki actor Kataoka Ainosuke (L) and actress Norika Fujiwara, both 44, attend a press conference in Tokyo on March 31, 2016, a day after announcing their marriage. It is the first marriage for Kataoka, while Fujiwara divorced a comedian in 2009 about two years after marrying him. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Actress Fujiwara, Kabuki actor Kataoka at press conference

Kabuki actor Kataoka Ainosuke (L) and actress Norika Fujiwara, both 44, attend a press conference in Tokyo on March 31, 2016, a day after announcing their marriage. It is the first marriage for Kataoka, while Fujiwara divorced a comedian in 2009 about two years after marrying him. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Actress Fujiwara, Kabuki actor Kataoka at press conference

Kabuki actor Kataoka Ainosuke (R) reaches the hand of actress Norika Fujiwara, both 44, during a press conference in Tokyo on March 31, 2016, a day after announcing their marriage. It is the first marriage for Kataoka, while Fujiwara divorced a comedian in 2009 about two years after marrying him. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Actress Fujiwara, Kabuki actor Kataoka at press conference

Kabuki actor Kataoka Ainosuke (L) and actress Norika Fujiwara, both 44, attend a press conference in Tokyo on March 31, 2016, a day after announcing their marriage. It is the first marriage for Kataoka, while Fujiwara divorced a comedian in 2009 about two years after marrying him. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Actress Fujiwara, Kabuki actor Kataoka at press conference

Kabuki actor Kataoka Ainosuke (L) and actress Norika Fujiwara, both 44, attend a press conference in Tokyo on March 31, 2016, a day after announcing their marriage. It is the first marriage for Kataoka, while Fujiwara divorced a comedian in 2009 about two years after marrying him. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Preparations for Kabuki performance take place in Kyoto

Preparations for the year-end Kabuki performance are going on in Japan's ancient city of Kyoto, with the name plates of Kabuki actors displayed in front of the theater on Nov. 25, 2015. The performance will run from Nov. 30 to Dec. 26, with the participation of popular actors including Sakata Tojuro and Kataoka Nizaemon. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Preparations for Kabuki performance take place in Kyoto

Preparations for the year-end Kabuki performance are going on in Japan's ancient city of Kyoto, with the name plates of Kabuki actors displayed in front of the theater on Nov. 25, 2015. The performance will run from Nov. 30 to Dec. 26, with the participation of popular actors including Sakata Tojuro and Kataoka Nizaemon. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jetstar launches flights linking Narita, Hong Kong

Jetstar Japan Co. Chairman Masaru Kataoka (C) takes part in a ceremony at Narita airport near Tokyo on June 1, 2015 as the low-cost carrier launched flights linking Narita and Hong Kong. It is Jetstar's second international service, having started flights between Osaka and Hong Kong in February. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Actor Kataoka leads festival honoring feudal warlord

Actor Tsurutaro Kataoka (C), dressed as feudal warlord Takeda Shingen in the 16th-century Warring States period, poses during the "Shingen-ko Festival" in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 4, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Impromptu collaboration by award-winning artist, calligrapher

A piece of impromptu artwork on a set of Japanese "fusuma" papered sliding doors by artist and TV personality Tsurutaro Kataoka and calligrapher Shunkei Yahagi is shown at an award ceremony in Kochi, southwestern Japan, on March 27, 2015. Kataoka received the award for 2015, commemorating 19th-century master calligrapher Yukei Teshima, and Yahagi was given a special award at the ceremony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Kabuki actor Kataoka Ainosuke runs in the Tokyo Olympic torch relay at the Expo '70 Commemorative Park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on April 13, 2021, in the absence of spectators. In light of a surge in coronavirus infections, the torch relay in Osaka is not taking place on roads where large crowds may gather.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Kabuki actor Kataoka Ainosuke runs in the Tokyo Olympic torch relay at the Expo '70 Commemorative Park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on April 13, 2021, in the absence of spectators. In light of a surge in coronavirus infections, the torch relay in Osaka is not taking place on roads where large crowds may gather.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Kabuki actor Kataoka Ainosuke runs in the Tokyo Olympic torch relay at the Expo '70 Commemorative Park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on April 13, 2021, in the absence of spectators. In light of a surge in coronavirus infections, the torch relay in Osaka is not taking place on roads where large crowds may gather.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Kabuki actor Kataoka Ainosuke runs in the Tokyo Olympic torch relay at the Expo '70 Commemorative Park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on April 13, 2021, in the absence of spectators. In light of a surge in coronavirus infections, the torch relay in Osaka is not taking place on roads where large crowds may gather.