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Kotomitsuki set for ozeki debut as JSA releases autumn rankings

TOKYO, Japan - Newly promoted ozeki Kotomitsuki (R) and his stable master Sadogatake pose for photographers at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture on Aug. 27, holding up the rankings list for the Sept. 9-23 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo released by the Japan Sumo Association earlier in the day.

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Rankings announced for New Year tournament

MATSUDO, Japan - Sumo wrestler Kotoyuki (L) holds a new rankings list for the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament with his stablemaster Sadogatake at their stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 24, 2012. Kotoyuki, ranked as a No. 15 maegashira, is just one new face in the elite makuuchi division in the Jan. 13-27 tournament in Tokyo.

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Workers at Mabuchi Motor plant in Vietnam

OSAKA, Japan - Factory workers inspect product parts at a Mabuchi Motor Co. plant in Danang, Vietnam, in November 2011. The Japanese small motor maker, based in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, built the plant in the central Vietnam city in 2005, with its workforce growing to around 4,800.

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Kotoshogiku promoted to ozeki

MATSUDO, Japan - Kotoshogiku (2nd from L) bows as he is officially notified by the Japan Sumo Association of his promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki at Sadogatake stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 28, 2011. He is the first Japanese wrestler to assume the ozeki rank in four years.

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Kotoshogiku in press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Kotoshogiku (R), a sekiwake belonging to the Sadogatake stable, and stablemaster Sadogatake hold a press conference at the sumo stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2011, a night after Kotoshogiku secured promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki.

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Kotoshogiku in press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Kotoshogiku, a sekiwake belonging to the Sadogatake stable, smiles during a press conference at the sumo stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2011, a night after securing promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki.

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Hitachi develops technology to recycle rare earths

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 6, 2010, shows separated parts of hard disk drive motors which contain rare earths in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture. Hitachi Ltd. said it had developed technology to collect rare earths from components in electric appliances and recycle enough for about 10 percent of the group's usage from 2013.

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Kotomitsuki, 29 JSA members admit to gambling

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Kotomitsuki, a sumo wrestler in the second-highest rank of the sport, gets into a vehicle near his residence in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on June 17, 2010. Kotomitsuki confessed to his involvement in illegal gambling on baseball, a scandal over which Tokyo police grilled a sumo stablemaster the same day.

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Japanese grow vegetables in Antarctic thanks to 'Green Room'

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeharu Shimamura, president of Mirai Co. of Tokyo, explains the mechanism of a vegetable factory at the vegetable sales store ''Green Flavor'' in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, in April.

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Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu announces engagement

MATSUDO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (L) and his fiancee Asako Ando attend a news conference in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture on May 5 to announce their engagement. Their wedding ceremony is scheduled for February next year.

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Drug firms capitalize on battle against hay fever

TOKYO, Japan - Pharmaceutical products to cope with hay fever fill the shelves at major drugstore chain Matsumotokiyoshi's Mabashi store in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 19.

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Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu speaks at news conference

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki (champion) Kotooshu smiles during a press conference at his stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on May 26, a day after he won the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, becoming the first European to capture an Emperor's Cup.

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Kotooshu celebrates after clinching Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu raises two sea breams in celebration at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on May 24 after clinching the title of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo with an unbeatable 13-1 record on the 14th day of the 15-day meet. Standing behind him is Stefanov Mahlyanov, Kotooshu's father. Sea breams, or ''tai'' in Japanese, are used on festive occasions in Japan as the word rhymes with ''medetai,'' or ''felicity.''

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Kotooshu celebrates with stable master after Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (R) and his stable master Sadogatake celebrate at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on May 24 after Kotooshu clinched the title of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo with an unbeatable 13-1 record on the 14th day of the 15-day meet. Kotooshu, whose real name is Kaloyan Mahlyanov, is the first European wrestler to win an Emperor's Cup.

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Kotooshu celebrates with stable master after Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (L) and his stable master Sadogatake pose at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on May 24 after Kotooshu clinched the title of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo with an unbeatable 13-1 record on the 14th day of the 15-day meet. Kotooshu, whose real name is Kaloyan Mahlyanov, is the first European wrestler to win an Emperor's Cup.

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Kotooshu celebrates with father after clinching Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (L) toasts with his father Stefanov Mahlyanov (C back) at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on May 24 after Kotooshu clinched the title of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo with an unbeatable 13-1 record on the 14th day of the 15-day meet. Kotooshu, whose real name is Kaloyan Mahlyanov, is the first European wrestler to win an Emperor's Cup.

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DPJ's Ota wins in Chiba by-election

MATSUDO, Japan - Kazumi Ota of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan smiles at her campaign office in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on April 23 after winning the House of Representatives by-election in the Chiba No. 7 constituency.

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DPJ's Ota wins in Chiba by-election

MATSUDO, Japan - Kazumi Ota of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan celebrates at her campaign office in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on April 23 after winning the House of Representatives by-election in the Chiba No. 7 constituency.

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Party leaders campaign in Chiba Prefecture

MATSUDO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa (C) and Acting President Naoto Kan (R) campaign in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on April 22 on the eve of a lower house by-election slated for April 23.

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Party leaders campaign in Chiba Prefecture

MATSUDO, Japan - New Komeito party Secretary General Tetsuzso Fuyushiba appeals to voters as his Liberal Democratic Party counterpart Tsutomu Takebe watches in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on April 22 on the eve of a lower house by-election slated for April 23.

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Koizumi, Okada on final spurt

TOKYO, Japan - With only two days to go before the Sept. 11 election day, Democratic Party of Japan leader Katsuya Okada (L) addresses voters in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, while Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi delivers a speech in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Sept. 9.

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Renowned French cuisine chef Murakami dies

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuo Murakami (file photo), former chief chef at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, died of heart failure on Aug. 2 at his home in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, his family said Aug. 4. He was 84.

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Bularian Kotooshu promoted to sumo's makuuchi division

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian Kotooshu holds up a sumo ranking chart in front of his stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on Aug. 30 after being promoted to the top makuuchi division from the second-tier juryo division for the upcoming Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Koizumi stumps in Chiba Pref.

MATSUDO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi stumps in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on Oct. 12 for a Liberal Democratic Party candidate in a Chiba electoral district in the House of Councillors by-election.

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Kotomitsuki new sumo supernova

MATSUDO, Japan - Kotomitsuki poses outside his Sadogatake stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 20 after winning promotion to sumo's third highest rank of sekiwake. Kotomitsuki, wrestling as a No. 9 maegashira, was a surprise runner-up to grand champion Akebono at last month's Kyushu tourney with a 13-2 record.