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Balentien to face lesser charge

URASOE, Japan - Japan's single season home run king Wladimur Balentien takes part in the spring camp of Japanese Central League club Yakult Swallows in Urasone, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 12, 2014, as team president Tsuyoshi Kinugasa said Balentien, who was arrested on charges of domestic violence and false imprisonment in Miami, Florida, in January, has been charged with unlawful entry instead of the original felony false imprisonment.

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Balentien at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows slugger Wladimir Balentien (C) apologizes over his arrest in Florida on domestic violence charges at a press conference at the Swallows' team office in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2014. At left is club president Tsuyoshi Kinugasa, while team official Masayuki Okumura is on the right.

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Balentien arrested

TOKYO, Japan - Tsuyoshi Kinugasa (L), president of the company running Tokyo Yakult Swallows Baseball Club, speaks with reporters in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2014, after media reports that the pro baseball club's slugger Wladimir Balentien was arrested in Florida on domestic violence charges.

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Japanese Princess Akiko

KYOTO, Japan - Princess Akiko, a member of the Japanese Imperial Household, is interviewed by Kyodo News at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 17, 2011, ahead of her 30th birthday on Dec. 20. The princess, a researcher on Japanese art, has been working as a postdoctoral fellow at the university's Kinugasa Research Organization since October 2009. Her father is Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito.

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Japanese Princess Akiko

KYOTO, Japan - Princess Akiko, a member of the Japanese Imperial Household, is pictured during an interview with Kyodo News at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 17, 2011, ahead of her 30th birthday on Dec. 20. The princess, a researcher on Japanese art, has been working as a postdoctoral fellow at the university's Kinugasa Research Organization since October 2009. Her father is Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito.

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Brewers win negotiating rights for Aoki

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows' outfielder Norichika Aoki answers questions from reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2011, after hearing from the Japanese baseball team's president Tsuyoshi Kinugasa that the Milwaukee Brewers have won the right to negotiate a contract with the three-time Central League batting champion under the posting system.

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Baseball legend Cal Ripken Jr. in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Major league Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. (L) attends a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2011. Ripken plans to hold baseball clinics in areas hit by the March quake-tsunami disaster to support children through baseball. On the right is Japanese former pro baseball player Sachio Kinugasa, who will take part in the clinics.

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THE GATE OF HELL original Japanese title JIGOKUMEN (JAPAN

THE GATE OF HELL original Japanese title JIGOKUMEN DIRECTED BY TEINOSUKE KINUGASA PICTURE FROM THE RONALD GRANT ARCHIVE THE GATE OF HELL original Japanese title JIGOKUMEN DIRECTED BY TEINOSUKE KINUGASA Date: 1953

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Baseball: Yakult manager Manaka to resign at season's end

Yakult Swallows manager Mitsuru Manaka watches from the dugout a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Kyocera Dome in Osaka on Aug. 5, 2017. Manaka is set to step down at the end of the season due to the team's poor performance, team president Tsuyoshi Kinugasa said on Aug. 22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Princess Akiko

KYOTO, Japan - Princess Akiko, a member of the Japanese Imperial Household, is pictured during an interview with Kyodo News at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 17, 2011, ahead of her 30th birthday on Dec. 20. The princess, a researcher on Japanese art, has been working as a postdoctoral fellow at the university's Kinugasa Research Organization since October 2009. Her father is Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito. (Kyodo)

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Japanese Princess Akiko

KYOTO, Japan - Princess Akiko, a member of the Japanese Imperial Household, is interviewed by Kyodo News at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 17, 2011, ahead of her 30th birthday on Dec. 20. The princess, a researcher on Japanese art, has been working as a postdoctoral fellow at the university's Kinugasa Research Organization since October 2009. Her father is Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito. (Kyodo)

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Brewers win negotiating rights for Aoki

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows' outfielder Norichika Aoki answers questions from reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2011, after hearing from the Japanese baseball team's president Tsuyoshi Kinugasa that the Milwaukee Brewers have won the right to negotiate a contract with the three-time Central League batting champion under the posting system. (Kyodo)

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Baseball legend Cal Ripken Jr. in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Major league Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. (L) attends a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2011. Ripken plans to hold baseball clinics in areas hit by the March quake-tsunami disaster to support children through baseball. On the right is Japanese former pro baseball player Sachio Kinugasa, who will take part in the clinics. (Kyodo)

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Ahead of Japan baseball season start

Tsuyoshi Kinugasa (L) and Tsukasa Imamura, president of the Tokyo-based Yakult Swallows and Yomiuri Giants, respectively, pay a courtesy visit to Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at the metropolitan government building on June 16, 2020, three days before Japanese baseball's coronavirus-delayed season begins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: "Iron Man" Kinugasa

File photo shows Japanese baseball player Sachio Kinugasa of the Hiroshima Carp taking a full swing during a game against the Taiyo Whales, the predecessor of today's DeNA BayStars, in Hiroshima in May 1985. Hall of Famer Kinugasa died of colon cancer on April 23, 2018, at age 71. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: "Iron Man" Kinugasa

A fan of baseball legend Sachio Kinugasa shows off a replica of his Hiroshima Carp uniform during a game between the team and the DeNA BayStars at Yokohama Stadium on April 24, 2018. Kinugasa died of colon cancer on April 23, 2018, at age 71. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: "Iron Man" Kinugasa

File photo taken in January 1996 shows former Hiroshima Carp player Sachio Kinugasa (L) and former Yomiuri Giants manager Motoshi Fujita shaking hands after they were inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: "Iron Man" Kinugasa

File photo taken in October 1975 shows Sachio Kinugasa (L) of the Hiroshima Carp celebrating the team's first Central League title with teammate Koji Yamamoto (R) and manager Takeshi Koba at a Tokyo hotel. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: "Iron Man" Kinugasa

File photo taken in September 1987 shows Sachio Kinugasa of the Hiroshima Carp announcing his retirement from professional baseball at a press conference in Hiroshima. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: "Iron Man" Kinugasa

File photo taken in June 1987 shows Sachio Kinugasa (C) of the Hiroshima Carp posing during a ceremony held at the prime minister's office in Tokyo to give him the People's Honor Award, alongside his wife (L) and Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: "Iron Man" Kinugasa

File photo taken in June 1987 shows Sachio Kinugasa of the Hiroshima Carp waving to fans in Hiroshima after his world-record 2,131st consecutive game. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: "Iron Man" Kinugasa

Baseball Hall of Famer Sachio Kinugasa, nicknamed "Iron Man" for playing a Japanese record 2,215 consecutive games, is seen in this file photo taken in February 2016. Kinugasa died in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2018 at 71. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo