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FIS Snowboard World Cup - Beijing

Kunitake Hiroaki of Japan competes during the men's big air qualification at the FIS Snowboard World Cup in Beijing, China, December 5, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowboarding: X Games

Japan's Taiga Hasegawa (C) poses on the podium after winning gold in the men's snowboard big air at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado, on Jan. 27, 2024, alongside compatriot Hiroaki Kunitake (L) and Norway's Mons Roisland, who finished second and third, respectively.

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-SNOWBOARD-BIG AIR WORLD CUP-QUALIFICATION(CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kunitake Hiroaki of Japan competes during the men's snowboard big air qualification at the FIS Snowboard and Freeski Big Air World Cup at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-SNOWBOARD-BIG AIR WORLD CUP-QUALIFICATION(CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kunitake Hiroaki of Japan competes during the men's snowboard big air qualification at the FIS Snowboard and Freeski Big Air World Cup at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)

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Sony picks Stringer as its 1st non-Japanese CEO

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Vice Chairman Howard Stringer (2nd from R), who was named as its next chairman and group chief executive officer on March 7, joins hands with other company executives in Tokyo the same day. Stringer will replace Nobuyuki Idei (2nd from L), making him the first non-Japanese to head a major Japanese electronics firm. Sony also appointed Executive Deputy President Ryoji Chubachi (C) as president, replacing Kunitake Ando (L). At right is Corporate Executive Officer Katsumi Ihara, who was named representative corporate executive Officer.

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Sony set to replace chairman, president

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoji Chubachi (file photo), executive deputy president of Sony Corp., is expected to replace Kunitake Ando as president. Vice Chairman Howard Stringer is also expected to replace Nobuyuki Idei as chairman and group CEO.

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Sony plans variety of new products to regain strength

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. President Kunitake Ando speaks in a recent interview with Kyodo News. He said Sony will release a series of competitive products starting later in 2004 to regain its overwhelming market strength. Ando said, ''We're preparing goods that will by far outperform other companies' products ahead of (our) 60th anniversary in 2006. Those goods will be released one after another from later this year.''

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Sony to turn Aiwa into wholly owned subsidiary

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. President Kunitake Ando (R) speaks as Aiwa Co. Ltd. President Masayoshi Morimoto (L) listens at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28. Sony has agreed to turn struggling group firm Aiwa into a wholly owned subsidiary through a stock swap deal on Oct. 1.

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-MEN'S SNOWBOARD BIG AIR-FINAL(CN)

(220215) -- BEIJING, Feb. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kunitake Hiroaki of Japan competes during men's snowboard big air final of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Li He)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-MEN'S SNOWBOARD BIG AIR-FINAL(CN)

(220215) -- BEIJING, Feb. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kunitake Hiroaki of Japan competes during men's snowboard big air final of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Li He)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-MEN'S SNOWBOARD BIG AIR-FINAL(CN)

(220215) -- BEIJING, Feb. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kunitake Hiroaki of Japan competes during men's snowboard big air final of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Li He)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-MEN'S SNOWBOARD BIG AIR-FINAL(CN)

(220215) -- BEIJING, Feb. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kunitake Hiroaki of Japan competes during men's snowboard big air final of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Li He)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-MEN'S SNOWBOARD BIG AIR-FINAL(CN)

(220215) -- BEIJING, Feb. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kunitake Hiroaki of Japan competes during the men's snowboard big air final of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-MEN'S SNOWBOARD BIG AIR-FINAL(CN)

(220215) -- BEIJING, Feb. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kunitake Hiroaki of Japan competes during the men's snowboard big air final of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(XHTP)(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-MEN'S SNOWBOARD BIG AIR-FINAL(CN)

(220215) -- BEIJING, Feb. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kunitake Hiroaki of Japan competes during men's snowboard big air final of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Li He)

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Beijing Olympics: Snowboard

Japanese snowboarder Hiroaki Kunitake competes in the men's big air final at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 15, 2022, at the Big Air Shougang in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Snowboard

Japanese snowboarder Hiroaki Kunitake competes in the men's big air final at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 15, 2022, at the Big Air Shougang in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Snowboard

Japanese snowboarder Hiroaki Kunitake competes in the men's big air final at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 15, 2022, at the Big Air Shougang in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Snowboard

Japanese snowboarder Hiroaki Kunitake is pictured after his third run in the men's big air final at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 15, 2022, at the Big Air Shougang in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Snowboard

Japanese snowboarder Hiroaki Kunitake competes in the men's big air final at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 15, 2022, at the Big Air Shougang in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Snowboard

Japanese snowboarder Hiroaki Kunitake competes in the men's big air final at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 15, 2022, at the Big Air Shougang in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Snowboard

Japanese snowboarder Hiroaki Kunitake competes in the men's big air qualification round at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 14, 2022, at the Big Air Shougang in Beijing.

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SNOWBOARD-SLOPESTYLE-QUALIFICATION (CN)

(220206) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kunitake Hiroaki of Japan competes during the men's snowboard slopestyle qualification at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang)

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Beijing Olympics: Snowboard

Hiroaki Kunitake of Japan falls during his first run in the men's snowboard slopestyle qualification round at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 6, 2022, at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, China.

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Beijing Olympics: Snowboard

Hiroaki Kunitake of Japan competes in the men's snowboard slopestyle qualification round at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 6, 2022, at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, China.

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Beijing Olympics: Snowboard

Hiroaki Kunitake of Japan competes in the men's snowboard slopestyle qualification round at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 6, 2022, at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, China.

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(SP)SWITZERLAND-LAAX-SNOWBOARD WORLD CUP-SLOPESTYLE SEMIFINAL

(220115) -- LAAX, Jan. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kunitake Hiroaki of Japan competes during the men's snowboard slopestyle semifinal at FIS Snowboard World Cup 2022 in Laax, Switzerland, Jan. 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

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Sony set to replace chairman, president

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoji Chubachi (file photo), executive deputy president of Sony Corp., is expected to replace Kunitake Ando as president. Vice Chairman Howard Stringer is also expected to replace Nobuyuki Idei as chairman and group CEO. (Kyodo)

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Sony picks Stringer as its 1st non-Japanese CEO

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Vice Chairman Howard Stringer (2nd from R), who was named as its next chairman and group chief executive officer on March 7, joins hands with other company executives in Tokyo the same day. Stringer will replace Nobuyuki Idei (2nd from L), making him the first non-Japanese to head a major Japanese electronics firm. Sony also appointed Executive Deputy President Ryoji Chubachi (C) as president, replacing Kunitake Ando (L). At right is Corporate Executive Officer Katsumi Ihara, who was named representative corporate executive Officer. (Kyodo)

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Sony plans variety of new products to regain strength

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. President Kunitake Ando speaks in a recent interview with Kyodo News. He said Sony will release a series of competitive products starting later in 2004 to regain its overwhelming market strength. Ando said, ''We're preparing goods that will by far outperform other companies' products ahead of (our) 60th anniversary in 2006. Those goods will be released one after another from later this year.'' (Kyodo)

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Kyushu scientist awarded Kyoto Prize

Toyoki Kunitake, director of the Kitakyushu Foundation for the Advancement of Industry, Science and Technology, receives the Kyoto Prize, an annual prize which honors those who have contributed significantly to the scientific, cultural, and spiritual betterment of mankind, in Kyoto on Nov. 10, 2015. Kunitake was recognized for his "pioneering contributions to the materials sciences by discovering synthetic bilayer membranes and creating the field of chemistry based on molecular self-assembly." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Three men receive Kyoto Prize

(From L) Chemist Toyoki Kunitake, president of the Kitakyushu Foundation for the Advancement of Industry, Science and Technology in Japan, astrophysicist Michel Mayor, a professor emeritus at the University of Geneva in Switzerland, and choreographer John Neumeier, artistic director at the Hamburg Ballet in Germany, pose for photos on Nov. 10, 2015, in Kyoto after they received the Kyoto Prize for their contributions to the scientific, cultural, and spiritual betterment of mankind. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sony to turn Aiwa into wholly owned subsidiary

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. President Kunitake Ando (R) speaks as Aiwa Co. Ltd. President Masayoshi Morimoto (L) listens at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28. Sony has agreed to turn struggling group firm Aiwa into a wholly owned subsidiary through a stock swap deal on Oct. 1.

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Kamikaze mission survivor

Kunitake Toriya, who was assigned to an Imperial Japanese Army kamikaze suicide mission during World War II, looks at photos of his flight school classmates killed in the mission at Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum in Chikukzen, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 3, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kamikaze mission survivor

Kunitake Toriya, who was assigned to an Imperial Japanese Army kamikaze suicide mission during World War II, looks at photos of his flight school classmates killed in the mission at Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum in Chikukzen, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 3, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Snowboarding: Men's slopestyle at World Cup

Mons Roisland (C) of Norway poses for photos after winning the men's title at a slopestyle snowboard World Cup event in Kreischberg, Austria, on Jan. 12, 2019, alongside runner-up Chris Corning (L) of the United States and Hiroaki Kunitake of Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Japanese snowboarder Hiroaki Kunitake reacts after finishing his first run in a men's big air qualification heat at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 21, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Japanese snowboarder Hiroaki Kunitake performs in the men's slopestyle qualification heat at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 10, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Japanese snowboarder Hiroaki Kunitake soars through the air during official practice for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 7, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Snowboarding World Cup

Japanese snowboarders Reira Iwabuchi (L) and Hiroaki Kunitake celebrate after both finishing second in World Cup slopestyle events in Snowmass, Colorado, on Jan. 12, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Snowboarding World Cup

Hiroaki Kunitake of Japan performs in the men's final round of a World Cup slopestyle event in Snowmass, Colorado, on Jan. 12, 2018. Kunitake finished second. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Snowboarding World Cup

Hiroaki Kunitake of Japan performs in the men's final round of a World Cup slopestyle event in Snowmass, Colorado, on Jan. 12, 2018. Kunitake finished second. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo