NPB ball change revelation

NPB ball change revelation

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Professional Baseball commissioner Ryozo Kato (R) attends a press conference in Tokyo on June 12, 2013, with NPB secretary general Kunio Shimoda, after NPB admitted the previous day it had changed its official ball for the 2013 season. NPB had previously denied that the increase in home runs during the current season had anything to do with changes to the ball.

Oscar-winning director Kato returns home

Oscar-winning director Kato returns home

TOKYO, Japan - Kunio Kato, winner of the Oscar for best animated short film at the 81st Annual Academy Awards, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 25 after returning home following the award ceremony in Los Angeles. He won the prize for the film ''Tsumiki no Ie'' (The House of Small Cubes).

Oscar-winning director Kato returns home

Oscar-winning director Kato returns home

TOKYO, Japan - Kunio Kato kisses the Oscar he won for best animated short film at the 81st Annual Academy Awards during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 25 after returning home following the award ceremony in Los Angeles. He won the prize for the film ''Tsumiki no Ie'' (The House of Small Cubes).

Oscar-winning director Kato returns home

Oscar-winning director Kato returns home

TOKYO, Japan - Kunio Kato, winner of the Oscar for best animated short film at the 81st Annual Academy Awards, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 25 after returning home following the award ceremony in Los Angeles. He won the prize for the film ''Tsumiki no Ie'' (The House of Small Cubes). (Kyodo)

Oscar-winning director Kato returns home

Oscar-winning director Kato returns home

TOKYO, Japan - Kunio Kato kisses the Oscar he won for best animated short film at the 81st Annual Academy Awards during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 25 after returning home following the award ceremony in Los Angeles. He won the prize for the film ''Tsumiki no Ie'' (The House of Small Cubes). (Kyodo)