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Boxing: 4-division world champion Tanaka retires

Four-division world boxing champion Kosei Tanaka announces his retirement during a press conference in Nagoya on June 4, 2025. The 29-year-old said he had been fighting with a retinal detachment in recent years.

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Boxing: 4-division world champion Tanaka retires

Four-division world boxing champion Kosei Tanaka announces his retirement during a press conference in Nagoya on June 4, 2025. The 29-year-old said he had been fighting with a retinal detachment in recent years.

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Boxing: 4-division world champion Tanaka retires

Four-division world boxing champion Kosei Tanaka announces his retirement during a press conference in Nagoya on June 4, 2025. The 29-year-old said he had been fighting with a retinal detachment in recent years.

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Football: World Cup qualifier between Japan and Australia

Japan goalkeeper Kosei Tani (23) is pictured after conceding a goal in the second half of a 2026 football World Cup final-round Asian qualifier against Australia in Perth, Australia, on June 5, 2025.

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Football: World Cup qualifier between Japan and Australia

Japan goalkeeper Kosei Tani clears the ball in the second half of a 2026 football World Cup final-round Asian qualifier against Australia in Perth, Australia, on June 5, 2025.

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Football: World Cup qualifier between Japan and Australia

Japan goalkeeper Kosei Tani (top) catches the ball in the second half of a 2026 football World Cup final-round Asian qualifier against Australia in Perth, Australia, on June 5, 2025.

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Japanese business delegation in Beijing

Masakazu Tokura (R), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, Kosei Shindo, (C) head of the Japan-China Economic Association, and Ken Kobayashi (L), chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, attend a meeting with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao in Beijing on Feb. 18, 2025.

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Japanese business delegation in Beijing

Masakazu Tokura (C), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, Kosei Shindo, (L) head of the Japan-China Economic Association, and Ken Kobayashi (R), chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, attend a meeting with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao in Beijing on Feb. 18, 2025.

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Japanese business delegation in Beijing

Masakazu Tokura (R), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, Kosei Shindo, (L) head of the Japan-China Economic Association, and other Japanese delegation members hold talks with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao in Beijing on Feb. 18, 2025.

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Japanese business delegation in Beijing

Masakazu Tokura (R), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, Kosei Shindo, (L) head of the Japan-China Economic Association, and other Japanese delegation members hold talks with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao in Beijing on Feb. 18, 2025.

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SPORT INVERNALI - Pattinaggio sul Ghiaccio - ISU World Tour Short Track - Milano 2025

(L-R) Kosei Hayashi of Japan, Daan Kos of Netherlands and Pietro Sighel of Italy seen in action during Day Three ISU Short Track World Tour #6 Milan at Unipol Forum

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Japan business delegation in Beijing

(Front, from L) Masakazu Tokura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and Kosei Shindo, chairman of the Japan-China Economic Association, pose for photos ahead of their meeting in Beijing on Feb. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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SPORT INVERNALI - Pattinaggio sul Ghiaccio - ISU World Tour Short Track - Milano 2025

Kosei Hayashi of Japan seen in action during Day One ISU Short Track World Tour #6 Milan at Unipol Forum

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SPORT INVERNALI - Pattinaggio sul Ghiaccio - ISU World Tour Short Track

HAYASHI Kosei of Japan competes in the Mens 1500m race on Day 2 of the ISU Short Track World Tour #6 Milan at Forum Assago on February 15, 2025 in Milan, Italy

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SPORT INVERNALI - Pattinaggio sul Ghiaccio - ISU World Tour Short Track

ISU Short Track World Tour 2025 Final 1500 Milano 15/02/25 Podium ISU Short Track World Tour 2025 Final 1500 Podium First place: van 'T WOUT Jens NED Second place: HAYASHI Kosei JNP Third place: JANG Sungwoo

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SPORT INVERNALI - Pattinaggio sul Ghiaccio - ISU World Tour Short Track

ISU Short Track World Tour 2025 Final 1500 Milano 15/02/25 Podium First place: van 'T WOUT Jens NED Second place: HAYASHI Kosei JNP Third place: JANG Sungwoo

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Judo Paris Grand Slam 2024 - Day 3 - Paris

Kosei Inoue and Lasha Shavdatuashvili during the Paris Grand Slam 2024 IJF World Judo Tour event at Accor Arena in Paris, France on February 4, 2024. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Judo Paris Grand Slam 2024 - Day 3 - Paris

Kosei Inoue during the Paris Grand Slam 2024 IJF World Judo Tour event at Accor Arena in Paris, France on February 4, 2024. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Judo Paris Grand Slam 2024 - Day 3 - Paris

Kosei Inoue during the Paris Grand Slam 2024 IJF World Judo Tour event at Accor Arena in Paris, France on February 4, 2024. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Judo Paris Grand Slam 2024 - Day 2

Kosei Inoue of Japan during the Paris Grand Slam 2024 IJF World Judo Tour event at Accor Arena in Paris, France on February 3, 2024. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Judo Paris Grand Slam 2024 - Day 2

Kosei Inoue of Japan during the Paris Grand Slam 2024 IJF World Judo Tour event at Accor Arena in Paris, France on February 3, 2024. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-BEIJING-LI QIANG-JAPANESE BUSINESS DELEGATION-MEETING (CN)

(240125) -- BEIJING, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with a Japanese business delegation visiting China, led by Chairman of the Japan Business Federation Masakazu Tokura, Chairman of the Japan-China Economic Association Kosei Shindo, and Chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ken Kobayashi, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 25, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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Japan business delegation in Beijing

Japan Business Federation Chairman Masakazu Tokura (C) and Japan-China Economic Association head Kosei Shindo (L), part of a Japanese business delegation visiting China, hold talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Jan. 25, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan business delegation in Beijing

Japan Business Federation Chairman Masakazu Tokura (C) and Japan-China Economic Association head Kosei Shindo (L), part of a Japanese business delegation visiting China, hold talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Jan. 25, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan business delegation in Beijing

Japanese business delegation members, including Japan Business Federation Chairman Masakazu Tokura (front, L) and Japan-China Economic Association head Kosei Shindo (front, R), pose for a photo with Chinese Premier Li Qiang (front, C) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Jan. 25, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: Nippon Ham player Yoshida

Nippon Ham Fighters right-hander Kosei Yoshida makes his pro pitching debut in an interleague baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 12, 2019.

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Judo: Coach Inoue backing fresh-looking Japan team for worlds

TOKYO, Japan, May 2 Kyodo - Japan's judo national team coach Kosei Inoue speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 2, 2017. A total of 18 judoka were announced for the world championships starting in late August in Budapest.

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Boxing: Tanaka to make 1st light flyweight title defense in May

NAGOYA, Japan, March 28 Kyodo - WBO light flyweight champion Kosei Tanaka (L) of Japan poses with Kiyoshi Hatanaka, head of his Hatanaka Boxing Gym, in Nagoya on March 28, 2017. Tanaka will take on top-ranked Puerto Rican challenger Angel Acosta (in the photo) in his first title defense on May 20.

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Japan beat Romania 18-13 in rugby test match

BUCHAREST, Romania - Japan's Kosei Ono is tackled during the first half of an international rugby test match against Romania at Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf in Bucharest, Romania, on Nov. 15, 2014. Japan won 18-13.

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Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal's new president

TOKYO, Japan - Kosei Shindo, vice president of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp., holds a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2014, after being named president. Shindo will assume the presidency on April 1, replacing Hiroshi Tomono.

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Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal's new president

TOKYO, Japan - Kosei Shindo, vice president of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp., holds a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2014, after being named president. Shindo will assume the presidency on April 1, replacing Hiroshi Tomono.

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Japan judo athletes leave for Paris

NARITA, Japan - Hitoshi Saito (R), in charge of team development at the All Japan Judo Federation, is pictured at Narita airport near Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2013, before departing for the Paris Grand Slam, with nine women athletes. Their departures came amid revelations that top female judoka had been subjected to physical and verbal abuse by coaching staff. Japan men's head coach Kosei Inoue (behind Saito) is about to leave for Europe on the same flight.

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Nichidai Daisan wins national high school c'ship

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Players celebrate as Tokyo's Nichidai Daisan High School beat Kosei Gakuin of Aomori Prefecture 11-0 in the final of the national high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2011.

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Todaiji temple to open museum

NARA, Japan - Kosei Morimoto (R), a priest at Todaiji temple in Nara, western Japan, holds a poster about a new museum on July 21, 2011. The temple, part of the World Heritage site in Nara, will open the museum on its premises on Oct. 10 to exhibit its Buddhist sculptures and other artworks.

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Japan judo medalists teach Israeli, Palestinian kids

JERUSALEM, Israel - Japanese Olympic gold medalist Kosei Inoue (R) is seen teaching Israeli and Palestinian children how to practice the martial art in Jerusalem on July 21, 2010, under a program of a Japan-based nongovernmental organization, the Solidarity of International Judo Education.

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Teenage jockey Miura fastest to reach 100 wins

TOKYO, Japan - Teenager jockey Kosei Miura celebrates after picking up his 100th career win at Tokyo Racecourse on Feb. 4 to become the fastest jockey in Japan Racing Association history to reach the mark. Miura's victory on Infinite Air in the day's fourth race came 11 months and seven days since his JRA debut on March 1, 2008.

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Kosei Inoue, ex-judo world champion, retires

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese judoka Kosei Inoue receives a bouquet of flowers after at a news conference in Tokyo on May 2 where he announced his retirement from the sport. ''I have no regrets,'' said Inoue, 29. Inoue won the 2000 Sydney Olympic gold and three straight world titles from 1999.

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Kosei Inoue, ex-judo world champion, retires

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese judoka Kosei Inoue speaks at a news conference in Tokyo May 2 announcing his retirement from the sport. ''I have no regrets,'' said Inoue, 29, who saw his Olympic hopes dashed after losing in the quarterfinals of the national judo championship on April 29. Inoue won the 2000 Sydney Olympic gold and three straight world titles from 1999.

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Inoue beaten by Tangriev in Paris third place playoff

PARIS, France - Japan's Kosei Inoue (R) lost to Uzbekistan's Abdullo Tangriev in the third place playoff in the over 100-kilogram event at the Paris Super World Cup meet on Feb. 10.

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Inoue beaten by Riner in Paris semis

PARIS, France - Japan's Kosei Inoue (R) succumbed to nemesis and reigning world champion Teddy Riner of France in the over 100-kilogram semifinals at the Paris Super World Cup meet on Feb. 10.

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Inoue makes triumphant comeback at Kodokan Cup

CHIBA, Japan - Kosei Inoue (R) defeats Hidekazu Shoda by ippon in the men's over-100 kilogram final at the Kodokan Cup national weight-class championships at China Port Arena on Nov. 19, making a dramatic comeback from injury.

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Inoue says chest injury to sideline him until summer

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Kosei Inoue, who won the gold in the men's 100-kilogram class at the Sydney Olympics, tells reporters in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 25 that the chest injury he suffered earlier this month is more serious than initially thought and will force him out of judo action for about half a year.

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Inoue wins Kano Cup in comeback from defeat in Athens

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese heavyweight judoka Kosei Inoue (R) bursts into joy after toppling Yury Rybak of Belarus with a powerful uchimata leg trip in the final to win the Kano Cup international tournament at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Jan. 9.

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Inoue determined to bounce back, targets Beijing

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Japanese heavyweight Kosei Inoue speaks to reporters after his daily practice at Tokai University in Hiratsuka on Nov. 25. Inoue said he considered quitting judo after missing out on a second straight Olympic gold medal in Athens but is determined to bounce back and earn redemption in the over-100-kilogram class in Beijing in 2008.

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(2)Inoue denied medal in men's Olympic judo

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Kosei Inoue leaves the competition site after losing in the repechage to Movlud Miraliyev of Azerbaijan to end any hope for a medal in the men's 100-kilogram judo event in the Athens Olympics at Ano Liossia Olympic Hall Aug. 19.

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Inoue denied medal in men's Olympic judo

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Kosei Inoue (top) lost in the repechage to Movlud Miraliyev of Azerbaijan to end any hope for a medal in the men's 100-kilogram judo in the Athens Olympics at Ano Liossia Olympic Hall Aug. 19.

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Japan's Inoue denied gold in Olympic judo

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Kosei Inoue shows dejection after suffering a stunning defeat to Elco van der Geest of the Netherlands in the men's 100-kilogram class judo event at the Athens Games on Aug. 19 and failing in his bid to win a second straight Olympic gold medal.

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Japan's Inoue denied gold in Olympic judo

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Kosei Inoue (bottom) suffers a stunning defeat to Elco van der Geest of the Netherlands in the men's 100-kilogram class judo event at the Athens Games on Aug. 19, failing in his bid to win a second straight Olympic gold medal.

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Judoists leaves Japan for Athens

NARITA, Japan - Japanese judo trio (L to R) Kosei Inoue, Keiji Suzuki and Hiroshi Izumi speak at Narita airport on Aug. 11 before leaving for Athens to take part in the Olympic Games.

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(4)Japanese delegation to Athens Olympics formed in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Wrestler Kyoko Hamagauchi (L), who will carry a Japanese flag to represent Japan in the opening and closing ceremonies at the Athens Olympic Games, and male judoka Kosei Inoue, who will serve as captain of the Japanese Olympic team, pose in a Tokyo hotel July 24 during a ceremony to form the Japanese delegation to the Athens Olympic Games.

Boxing: 4-division world champion Tanaka retires

Boxing: 4-division world champion Tanaka retires

Boxing: 4-division world champion Tanaka retires

Football: World Cup qualifier between Japan and Australia

Football: World Cup qualifier between Japan and Australia

Football: World Cup qualifier between Japan and Australia

Japanese business delegation in Beijing

Japanese business delegation in Beijing

Japanese business delegation in Beijing

Japanese business delegation in Beijing

SPORT INVERNALI - Pattinaggio sul Ghiaccio - ISU World Tour Short Track - Milano 2025

Japan business delegation in Beijing

SPORT INVERNALI - Pattinaggio sul Ghiaccio - ISU World Tour Short Track - Milano 2025

SPORT INVERNALI - Pattinaggio sul Ghiaccio - ISU World Tour Short Track

SPORT INVERNALI - Pattinaggio sul Ghiaccio - ISU World Tour Short Track

SPORT INVERNALI - Pattinaggio sul Ghiaccio - ISU World Tour Short Track

Judo Paris Grand Slam 2024 - Day 3 - Paris

Judo Paris Grand Slam 2024 - Day 3 - Paris

Judo Paris Grand Slam 2024 - Day 3 - Paris

Judo Paris Grand Slam 2024 - Day 2

Judo Paris Grand Slam 2024 - Day 2

CHINA-BEIJING-LI QIANG-JAPANESE BUSINESS DELEGATION-MEETING (CN)

Japan business delegation in Beijing

Japan business delegation in Beijing

Japan business delegation in Beijing

Baseball: Nippon Ham player Yoshida

Judo: Coach Inoue backing fresh-looking Japan team for worlds

Boxing: Tanaka to make 1st light flyweight title defense in May

Japan beat Romania 18-13 in rugby test match

Nippon Steel &amp; Sumitomo Metal's new president

Nippon Steel &amp; Sumitomo Metal's new president

Japan judo athletes leave for Paris

Nichidai Daisan wins national high school c'ship

Todaiji temple to open museum

Japan judo medalists teach Israeli, Palestinian kids

Teenage jockey Miura fastest to reach 100 wins

Kosei Inoue, ex-judo world champion, retires

Kosei Inoue, ex-judo world champion, retires

Inoue beaten by Tangriev in Paris third place playoff

Inoue beaten by Riner in Paris semis

Inoue makes triumphant comeback at Kodokan Cup

Inoue says chest injury to sideline him until summer

Inoue wins Kano Cup in comeback from defeat in Athens

Inoue determined to bounce back, targets Beijing

(2)Inoue denied medal in men's Olympic judo

Inoue denied medal in men's Olympic judo

Japan's Inoue denied gold in Olympic judo

Japan's Inoue denied gold in Olympic judo

Judoists leaves Japan for Athens

(4)Japanese delegation to Athens Olympics formed in Tokyo

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal's new president

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal's new president