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Conference on the change of president of Meiji HD

Press conference for the change of president of Meiji HD. Photo shows from left to right: Bunjiro Yao, incoming COO; Katsunari Matsuda, incoming president and CEO; and Toshiaki Nagasato, incoming COO.=April 8,2025,Tokyo

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Conference on the change of president of Meiji HD

Press conference for the change of president of Meiji HD. Photo shows, from left, Kazuo Kawamura, President and CEO of Meiji HD, and Katsunari Matsuda, President and CEO-elect of Meiji HD.=April 8,2025,Tokyo

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Japan pro boxer Takayama shows off 4 world champ belts

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese professional boxer Katsunari Takayama shows off world minimumweight champion belts won from all four major boxing sanctioning bodies in Nagoya, central Japan, on Jan. 7, 2015.

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Japan pro boxer Takayama gets flowers from peer student

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese professional boxer Katsunari Takayama, winner of world minimumweight titles from all four boxing sanctioning bodies, receives a bouquet of flowers from a female student during an opening ceremony for a new semester at Kikuka High School in Nagoya, central Japan, on Jan. 7. 2015. The 31-year-old Takayama is a student at the private high school.

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Takayama beats Ono to defend IBF min title

OSAKA, Japan - IBF Mini Flyweight champion Katsunari Takayama of Japan celebrates after beating compatriot Shin Ono with a unanimous decision in their championship match at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka on May 7, 2014.

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Takayama defends IBF Mini Flyweight title

OSAKA, Japan - Champion Katsunari Takayama of Japan (L) and compatriot Shin Ono exchange punches in the eighth round of their IBF Mini Flyweight championship match at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka on May 7, 2014. Takayama beat Ono with a 3-0 decision, defending his title.

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Takayama defends IBF Mini Flyweight title

OSAKA, Japan - Champion Katsunari Takayama of Japan (back) delivers a punch to compatriot Shin Ono in the third round of their IBF Mini Flyweight championship match at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka on May 7, 2014. Takayama beat Ono with a 3-0 decision, defending his title.

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Ioka aims for world titles in 3 different weight classes

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese professional boxer Kazuto Ioka (L) and Katsunari Takayama, IBF minimumweight champion, pose for photos in Osaka on March 24, 2014. Ioka will fight for the IBF flyweight title in seeking world titles in three different weight classes on May 7, while Takayama will go for the second defense of his title the same day.

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Roman Gonzales defends WBA minimumweight title

KOBE, Japan - WBA minimumweight champion Roman Gonzalez of Nicaragua (R) and challenger Katsunari Takayama of Japan exchange punches in the 12th round of their bout at Kobe World Memorial Hall in Kobe on July 14. Gonzales defended his title with a unanimous decision.

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Roman Gonzales defends WBA minimumweight title

KOBE, Japan - WBA minimumweight champion Roman Gonzalez of Nicaragua (R) lands a piledriver on challenger Katsunari Takayama of Japan in the sixth round of their bout at Kobe World Memorial Hall in Kobe on July 14. Gonzales defended his title with a unanimous decision.

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Roman Gonzales defends WBA minimumweight title

KOBE, Japan - WBA minimumweight champion Roman Gonzalez of Nicaragua (R) and challenger Katsunari Takayama of Japan hug each other after their bout at Kobe World Memorial Hall in Kobe on July 14. Gonzales defended his title with a unanimous decision.

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Roman Gonzales defends WBA minimumweight title

KOBE, Japan - WBA minimumweight champion Roman Gonzalez of Nicaragua (R) celebrates after winning a unanimous decision against challenger Katsunari Takayama of Japan (L) at Kobe World Memorial Hall in Kobe on July 14.

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Roman Gonzales defends WBA minimumweight title

KOBE, Japan - WBA minimumweight champion Roman Gonzalez of Nicaragua (L) lands a punch on challenger Katsunari Takayama of Japan in the fourth round of their bout at Kobe World Memorial Hall in Kobe on July 14. Gonzales defended his title with a unanimous decision.

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Niida wins split decision over Takayama for WBA title

TOKYO, Japan - Yutaka Niida successfully defended his title in a split decision against interim champion Katsunari Takayama securing the WBA minimumweight unification title at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on April 7.

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Champion Niida to meet Takayama in WBA showdown

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's WBA minimumweight champion Yutaka Niida (L) will meet interim title holder Katsunari Takayama (R) in a mandatory bout to unify the titles at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on April 7, organizers said Jan. 29.

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Takayama wins unanimous decision after cutting eye

OSAKA, Japan - Katsunari Takayama of Japan lands a punch on Panamanian Carlos Melo in the eighth round of their WBA minimumweight interim bout at Osaka International Convention Center in Osaka on Nov. 7.

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Takayama wins unanimous decision after cutting eye

OSAKA, Japan - Katsunari Takayama of Japan poses with his champion belts after winning a WBA interim minimumweight bout against Panama's Carlos Melo at Osaka International Convention Center in Osaka on Nov. 7.

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Takayama to defend WBC title against Eagle Kyowa

TOKYO, Japan - WBC minimumweight champion Katsunari Takayama (R) and former champion Eagle Kyowa of Thailand pose at a press conference in Tokyo on May 17 ahead of their title bout at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Aug. 6.

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Takayama captures minimumweight WBC title

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese boxer Katsunari Takayama (L) captured the WBC minimumweight title on April 4 in Osaka after winning a unanimous decision over champion Isaac Bustos (R) of Mexico.

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Japan-N. Korea security talks may be postponed

TOKYO, Japan - Katsunari Suzuki, Japan's ambassador in charge of normalization talks with North Korea, testifies at a meeting of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Nov. 20. Suzuki said that it is unclear whether security talks with the North will be held in November in line with an earlier agreement.

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(2)Japan, N. Korea end talks in Kuala Lumpur

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Japan's chief delegate Katsunari Suzuki at the normalization talks with North Korea leaves a conference room at a Kuala Lumpur hotel Oct. 30 after ending two days of talks.

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(2)Abduction still top issue as Japan-N. Korea talks go on

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Chief Japanese delegate Katsunari Suzuki (L) and his North Korean counterpart Jong Thae Hwa shake hands as they meet at a Kuala Lumpur hotel for their second day of talks on normalization of relations on Oct. 30.

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(3)Abduction still top issue as Japan-N. Korea talks go on

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Chief Japanese delegate Katsunari Suzuki at the second and final day of talks on normalization of talks with North Korea at a Kuala Lumpur hotel on Oct. 30.

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(2)Japan, N. Korea resume normalization talks

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Japan's chief delegate Katsunari Suzuki (3rd from R) speaks as his North Korean counterpart Jong Thae Hwa listens. The two countries resume talks on normalization of relations at the Japanese Embassy in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 29.

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(3)Japan, N. Korea resume normalization talks

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Ambassador Katsunari Suzuki, Japan's chief delegate to the Japan-North Korea normalization talks that resumed in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 29.

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(1)Japan, N. Korea resume normalization talks

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Japan's chief delegate Katsunari Suzuki (R) and his North Korean counterpart Jong Thae Hwa shake hands at the start of talks on normalization of relations at the Japanese Embassy in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 29.

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Japan team arrives for talks with N. Korea

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Katsunari Suzuki, Japan's special envoy in charge of normalization talks with North Korea, is surrounded by reporters at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Oct. 28 after arriving there to resume normalization talks with Pyongyang.

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Japan team leaves for talks with N. Korea in Kuala Lumpur

NARITA, Japan - Katsunari Suzuki, leading a Japanese delegation in normalization talks with North Korea, prepares to leave Narita airport on Oct. 28 for Kuala Lumpur where the talks are to be held.

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N. Korea nuke development may stall KEDO, Japan talks

TOKYO, Japan - Katsunari Suzuki, Japan's ambassador in charge of normalization talks with North Korea, speaks in an interview with a group of reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 21.

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(3)N. Korea reactor project starts with ceremony

KUMHO, North Korea - Officials from North and South Koreas, Japan, the United States and the European Union clap their hands during a ceremony to launch a landmark nuclear reactor project in Kumho, South Hamgyong Province, North Korean on Aug. 7. Among the attendants were Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) Executive Director Charles Kartman, and KEDO board members Chang Sun Dup of South Korea, Katsunari Suzuki of Japan, and Jean-Pierre Leng of the EU.

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Takayama captures minimumweight WBC title

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese boxer Katsunari Takayama (L) captured the WBC minimumweight title on April 4 in Osaka after winning a unanimous decision over champion Isaac Bustos (R) of Mexico. (Kyodo)

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Takayama to defend WBC title against Eagle Kyowa

TOKYO, Japan - WBC minimumweight champion Katsunari Takayama (R) and former champion Eagle Kyowa of Thailand pose at a press conference in Tokyo on May 17 ahead of their title bout at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Aug. 6. (Kyodo)

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Takayama wins unanimous decision after cutting eye

OSAKA, Japan - Katsunari Takayama of Japan poses with his champion belts after winning a WBA interim minimumweight bout against Panama's Carlos Melo at Osaka International Convention Center in Osaka on Nov. 7. (Kyodo)

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Takayama wins unanimous decision after cutting eye

OSAKA, Japan - Katsunari Takayama of Japan lands a punch on Panamanian Carlos Melo in the eighth round of their WBA minimumweight interim bout at Osaka International Convention Center in Osaka on Nov. 7. (Kyodo)

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Champion Niida to meet Takayama in WBA showdown

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's WBA minimumweight champion Yutaka Niida (L) will meet interim title holder Katsunari Takayama (R) in a mandatory bout to unify the titles at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on April 7, organizers said Jan. 29. (Kyodo)

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Niida wins split decision over Takayama for WBA title

TOKYO, Japan - Yutaka Niida successfully defended his title in a split decision against interim champion Katsunari Takayama securing the WBA minimumweight unification title at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on April 7. (Kyodo)

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(3)Abduction still top issue as Japan-N. Korea talks go on

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Chief Japanese delegate Katsunari Suzuki at the second and final day of talks on normalization of talks with North Korea at a Kuala Lumpur hotel on Oct. 30. (Kyodo)

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(2)Japan, N. Korea end talks in Kuala Lumpur

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Japan's chief delegate Katsunari Suzuki at the normalization talks with North Korea leaves a conference room at a Kuala Lumpur hotel Oct. 30 after ending two days of talks. (Kyodo)

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(2)Japan, N. Korea resume normalization talks

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Japan's chief delegate Katsunari Suzuki (3rd from R) speaks as his North Korean counterpart Jong Thae Hwa listens. The two countries resume talks on normalization of relations at the Japanese Embassy in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 29. (Kyodo)

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Japan team leaves for talks with N. Korea in Kuala Lumpur

NARITA, Japan - Katsunari Suzuki, leading a Japanese delegation in normalization talks with North Korea, prepares to leave Narita airport on Oct. 28 for Kuala Lumpur where the talks are to be held. (Kyodo)

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Boxing: Takayama to appear in world title doubleheader with Ioka

Katsunari Takayama, the IBF minimumweight champion, holds a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 24, 2015. Takayama said he will make his third title defense on New Year's Eve against Mexican Jose Argumedo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takayama successfully defends title with TKO

IBF minimumweight champion Katsunari Takayama of Japan (R) and compatriot Ryuji Hara exchange punches during the first round of their title match in Osaka on Sept. 27, 2015. Takayama won by technical knockout in the eighth round in the second defense of his IBF minimumweight championship. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takayama successfully defends title with TKO

IBF minimumweight champion Katsunari Takayama of Japan celebrates after defeating compatriot Ryuji Hara by technical knockout in the eighth round of their title match in Osaka on Sept. 27, 2015. Takayama defended his title for the second straight time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takayama successfully defends title with TKO

IBF minimumweight champion Katsunari Takayama of Japan (R) delivers a punch to compatriot Ryuji Hara during the seventh round of their title match in Osaka on Sept. 27, 2015. Takayama won by technical knockout in the eighth round in the second defense of his IBF minimumweight championship. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan pro boxer Takayama gets flowers from peer student

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese professional boxer Katsunari Takayama, winner of world minimumweight titles from all four boxing sanctioning bodies, receives a bouquet of flowers from a female student during an opening ceremony for a new semester at Kikuka High School in Nagoya, central Japan, on Jan. 7. 2015. The 31-year-old Takayama is a student at the private high school. (Kyodo)

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Boxing: Soto-Takayama WBO title match

WBO junior flyweight champion Elwin Soto (L) of Mexico and Japanese challenger Katsunari Takayama pose for a photo in Arlington, Texas, on May 6, 2021, as they attend a press conference two days before their world boxing title match.

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1.3 million connected devices around world infected with viruses

Katsunari Yoshioka, an associate professor in the graduate school at Yokohama National University, explains the results of a study by his lab on Nov. 21, 2016, in Yokohama, near Tokyo. The study showed that more than 1.3 million devices connected to the Internet around the world including personal video recorders and security cameras have been infected with computer viruses. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Roman Gonzales defends WBA minimumweight title

KOBE, Japan - WBA minimumweight champion Roman Gonzalez of Nicaragua (R) celebrates after winning a unanimous decision against challenger Katsunari Takayama of Japan (L) at Kobe World Memorial Hall in Kobe on July 14. (Kyodo)

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Roman Gonzales defends WBA minimumweight title

KOBE, Japan - WBA minimumweight champion Roman Gonzalez of Nicaragua (L) lands a punch on challenger Katsunari Takayama of Japan in the fourth round of their bout at Kobe World Memorial Hall in Kobe on July 14. Gonzales defended his title with a unanimous decision. (Kyodo)

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Roman Gonzales defends WBA minimumweight title

KOBE, Japan - WBA minimumweight champion Roman Gonzalez of Nicaragua (R) and challenger Katsunari Takayama of Japan hug each other after their bout at Kobe World Memorial Hall in Kobe on July 14. Gonzales defended his title with a unanimous decision. (Kyodo)