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Speed skating: World Cup in Heerenveen

Wataru Morishige of Japan poses after finishing third in the men's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Heerenveen in the Netherlands on Dec. 7, 2025.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Heerenveen

Jordan Stolz (R) of the United States and Wataru Morishige of Japan compete in a men's 500-meter race at a World Cup speed skating meet in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, on Dec. 7, 2025.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Heerenveen

Wataru Morishige of Japan competes in a men's 500-meter race at a World Cup speed skating meet in Heerenveen in the Netherlands on Dec. 7, 2025.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Heerenveen

Wataru Morishige of Japan competes in a men's 500-meter race at a World Cup speed skating meet in Heerenveen in the Netherlands on Dec. 7, 2025.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Heerenveen

Wataru Morishige of Japan competes in a men's 500-meter race at a World Cup speed skating meet in Heerenveen in the Netherlands on Dec. 7, 2025.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Heerenveen

Wataru Morishige of Japan competes in a men's 500-meter race at a World Cup speed skating meet in Heerenveen in the Netherlands on Dec. 7, 2025.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Heerenveen

Jordan Stolz (C) of the United States, alongside silver medalist Jenning De Boo (L) of the Netherlands and bronze medalist Wataru Morishige of Japan, poses after winning gold in the men's 500-meter race at a World Cup speed skating meet in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, on Dec. 7, 2025.

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Actress Oyama, voice of iconic anime character Doraemon, dies at 90

Undated photo taken in Tokyo shows Japanese voice actress Nobuyo Oyama (R) along with actor Hisaya Morishige (C) and actress and singer Rina Chinen. Best known for providing the voice of the robotic cat Doraemon in the popular Japanese anime series, Oyama died on Sept. 29, 2024, aged 90.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Poland

Wataru Morishige of Japan competes en route to winning bronze in the men's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Tomaszow Mazowiecki in Poland on Dec. 9, 2023.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Poland

Wataru Morishige of Japan competes en route to winning bronze in the men's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Tomaszow Mazowiecki in Poland on Dec. 9, 2023.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Norway

Japan's Wataru Morishige competes en route to winning gold in the men's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Stavanger, Norway, on Dec. 2, 2023.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Norway

Japan's Wataru Morishige competes en route to winning gold in the men's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Stavanger, Norway, on Dec. 2, 2023.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Norway

Wataru Morishige (C) of Japan poses for a photo after winning gold in the men's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Stavanger, Norway, on Dec. 2, 2023, alongside silver medalist Gao Tingyu (L) of China and bronze medalist Tatsuya Shinhama of Japan.

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-SPEED SKATING-ISU WORLD CUP-DAY 2(CN)

(231118) -- BEIJING, Nov. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Morishige Wataru of Japan competes during the 2nd 500m Men Division A on the Day 2 of ISU World Cup Speed Skating at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 18, 2023. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-SPEED SKATING-ISU WORLD CUP-DAY 2(CN)

(231118) -- BEIJING, Nov. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Morishige Wataru of Japan competes during the 2nd 500m Men Division A on the Day 2 of ISU World Cup Speed Skating at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 18, 2023. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-SPEED SKATING-ISU WORLD CUP-DAY 2(CN)

(231118) -- BEIJING, Nov. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Morishige Wataru (C) of Japan pose with silver medalist Laurent Dubreuil (L) of Canada and bronze medalist Murakami Yuma during the awarding ceremony of the 2nd 500m Men Division A on the Day 2 of ISU World Cup Speed Skating at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 18, 2023. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-SPEED SKATING-ISU WORLD CUP-DAY 2(CN)

(231118) -- BEIJING, Nov. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Morishige Wataru of Japan competes during the 2nd 500m Men Division A on the Day 2 of ISU World Cup Speed Skating at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 18, 2023. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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Speed skating: World Cup in Beijing

Wataru Morishige of Japan competes en route to winning gold in the men's 500 meters at the World Cup speed skating meet in Beijing, China, on Nov. 18, 2023.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Beijing

Wataru Morishige of Japan competes en route to winning gold in the men's 500 meters at the World Cup speed skating meet in Beijing, China, on Nov. 18, 2023.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Beijing

Wataru Morishige of Japan competes en route to winning gold in the men's 500 meters at the World Cup speed skating meet in Beijing, China, on Nov. 18, 2023.

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-SPEED SKATING-ISU WORLD CUP-DAY 1(CN)

(231117) -- BEIJING, Nov. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Morishige Wataru (L) and Yamamoto Yudai of Japan compete during the 1st 500m Men Division A on the Day 1 of ISU World Cup Speed Skating at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-SPEED SKATING-ISU WORLD CUP-DAY 1(CN)

(231117) -- BEIJING, Nov. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Morishige Wataru (R) of Japan competes during the 1st 500m Men Division A on the Day 1 of ISU World Cup Speed Skating at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-SPEED SKATING-ISU WORLD CUP-DAY 1(CN)

(231117) -- BEIJING, Nov. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Morishige Wataru (C) of Japan poses with silver medalist Murakami Yuma (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Kim Junho of South Korea during the awarding ceremony of the 1st 500m Men Division A on the Day 1 of ISU World Cup Speed Skating at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-SPEED SKATING-ISU WORLD CUP-DAY 1(CN)

(231117) -- BEIJING, Nov. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Morishige Wataru of Japan competes during the 1st 500m Men Division A on the Day 1 of ISU World Cup Speed Skating at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-SPEED SKATING-ISU WORLD CUP-DAY 1(CN)

(231117) -- BEIJING, Nov. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Morishige Wataru (C) of Japan poses with silver medalist Murakami Yuma (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Kim Junho of South Korea during the awarding ceremony of the 1st 500m Men Division A on the Day 1 of ISU World Cup Speed Skating at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-SPEED SKATING-ISU WORLD CUP-DAY 1(CN)

(231117) -- BEIJING, Nov. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Morishige Wataru of Japan competes during the 1st 500m Men Division A on the Day 1 of ISU World Cup Speed Skating at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

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Speed skating: World Cup in Beijing

Wataru Morishige of Japan competes en route to winning gold in the men's 500 meters at the World Cup speed skating meet in Beijing, China, on Nov. 17, 2023.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Beijing

Wataru Morishige of Japan competes en route to winning gold in the men's 500 meters at the World Cup speed skating meet in Beijing, China, on Nov. 17, 2023.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Obihiro

Wataru Morishige of Japan competes in the men's 500 meters at the World Cup speed skating meet in Obihiro, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2023.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Obihiro

(From L) Silver medalist Tatsuya Shinhama of Japan, gold medalist Wataru Morishige of Japan and bronze medalist Jordan Stolz of the United States pose for a photo during the award ceremony for the men's 500 meters at the World Cup speed skating meet in Obihiro, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2023.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Obihiro+

Tatsuya Shinhama of Japan (C) poses after winning the men's 500 meters at the World Cup speed skating meet in Obihiro, northern Japan, on Nov. 10, 2023, alongside compatriots Wataru Morishige (L) and Yuma Murakami, who finished second and third, respectively.

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(SP)NETHERLANDS-HEERENVEEN-WORLD SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN'S 500M

(230304) -- HEERENVEEN, March 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Jordan Stolz of the United States (C), silver medalist Laurent Dubreuil of Canada (L) and bronze medalist Morishige Wataru of Japan attend the awarding ceremony for the men's 500m at the ISU World Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, March 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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Speed skating: World championships

American speed skater Jordan Stolz (C) poses after winning gold in the men's 500 meters at the world championships in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, on March 3, 2023, alongside Canada's Laurent Dubreuil (L) and Japan's Wataru Morishige, who finished second and third, respectively.

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Speed skating: World championships

Japanese speed skater Wataru Morishige competes en route to securing bronze in the men's 500 meters at the world championships in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, on March 3, 2023.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Poland

Japan's Wataru Morishige competes en route to winning the men's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland, on Feb. 11, 2023.

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J-league unveils 'Best XI' for 2014

YOKOHAMA, Japan - J-league announces an annual team of its best 11 players chosen in Yokohama on Dec. 9, 2014. From L: (front row) Albirex Niigata's Leo Silva, FC Tokyo's Yoshinori Muto, Gamba Osaka's Yasuhito Endo and Kashima Antlers' Gaku Shibasaki; (center) Gamba's Patric, Kawasaki Frontale's Yoshito Okubo and Gamba's Takashi Usami; (back) Urawa Reds' Shusaku Nishikawa, Tokyo's Masato Morishige, Sanfrecce Hiroshima's Tsukasa Shiotani and Tokyo's Kosuke Ota.

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Japan members pose before 1st Asian Cup match

NEWCASTLE, Australia - The 11 starting members of Japan's national soccer team pose ahead of their first Asian Cup match in Newcastle, Australia, on Jan. 12, 2015. In the front row are (from L) midfielder Makoto Hasebe, forward Shinji Okazaki, midfielder Yasuhito Endo, defenders Gotoku Sakai and Yuto Nagatomo, and forward Takashi Inui. In the back row are (from L) goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima, defenders Maya Yoshida and Masato Morishige, and forwards Shinji Kagawa and Keisuke Honda.

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Japan team trains ahead of World Cup match against Colombia

CUIABA, Brazil - Japan's Shinji Kagawa (L) and Masato Morishige (C) take part in training in Cuiaba, Brazil, on June 23, 2014, ahead of a World Cup Group C match against Colombia.

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Morishige blocks Kalou in Japan-Ivory Coast

RECIFE, Brazil - Masato Morishige (R) of Japan blocks a shot by Salomon Kalou of Ivory Coast in a World Cup match in Recife, Brazil, on June 14, 2014. Ivory Coast won 2-1.

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Morishige, Nagatomo against Drogba in Japan opener

RECIFE, Brazil - Masato Morishige (L) and Yuto Nagatomo (R) of Japan try to stop Didier Drogba of Ivory Coast in the two teams' opening World Cup match in Recife, Brazil, on June 14, 2014. The African nation won 2-1.

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Morishige tries to stop Drogba in Japan-Ivory Coast

RECIFE, Brazil - Masato Morishige (L) of Japan tries to stop Didier Drogba of Ivory Coast in a World Cup Group C match in Recife, Brazil, on June 14, 2014. Ivory Coast won 2-1.

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Japan vs. Ivory Coast

RECIFE, Brazil - Ivory Coast's Wilfried Bony (12) scores with a header after getting in front of Japan's Masato Morishige (6) during the second half of a World Cup Group C match at Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, on June 14, 2014. Ivory Coast won 2-1.

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Japan vs. Ivory Coast

RECIFE, Brazil - Japan's Masato Morishige (L) and Makoto Hasebe (R) defend against Ivory Coast's Yaya Toure during the first half of a World Cup Group C match at Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, on June 14, 2014. Ivory Coast won 2-1.

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Japan vs. Ivory Coast

RECIFE, Brazil - Members of the Japan soccer national team pose for a photo before a World Cup Group C match against Ivory Coast at Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, on June 14, 2014. They are (front row, from L) Makoto Hasebe, Yuto Nagatomo, Atsuto Uchida, Hotaru Yamaguchi, Shinji Okazaki and Shinji Kagawa, and (back row, from L) Yuya Osako, Masato Morishige, Maya Yoshida, goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima and Keisuke Honda. Ivory Coast won 2-1.

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Japan arrive in Tampa for World Cup camp

TAMPA, United States - The Japanese men's national soccer team coach Alberto Zaccheroni (2nd from L) and some of its members -- Eiji Kawashima (far L), Masato Morishige (2nd from R) and Yoshito Okubo (far R) -- are pictured as the team arrives at Tampa international airport in Florida on May 29, 2014, for a training camp ahead of the World Cup finals in Brazil.

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Kawasaki's Kobayashi scores against FC Tokyo

CHOFU, Japan - Yu Kobayashi of Japanese football club Kawasaki Frontale (back) scores his second goal with a header over F.C. Tokyo's Masato Morishige in a J-league match in Tokyo on March 23, 2014. Kawasaki won 4-0.

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Japan beat New Zealand 4-2 in World Cup warm-up

TOKYO, Japan - New Zealand striker Chris Wood (L) and Japan defender Masato Morishige vie for the ball during the second half of a friendly at National Stadium in Tokyo on March 5, 2014. Japan won 4-2.

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Japan beat New Zealand 4-2 in friendly

TOKYO, Japan - Japan defender Masato Morishige (3rd from R) heads his team's third goal during the first half of a friendly against New Zealand at National Stadium in Tokyo on March 5, 2014. Japan won 4-2.

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Japan beat New Zealand 4-2 in friendly

TOKYO, Japan - Japan defender Masato Morishige (L) is congratulated by Shinji Okazaki (back) and Maya Yoshida (R) after scoring his side's third goal during the first half of a friendly against New Zealand at National Stadium in Tokyo on March 5, 2014.

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Funeral held for actor Morishige

TOKYO, Japan - A photo of renowned Japanese actor Hisaya Morishige, who died Nov. 10 aged 96, is displayed on the alter at his funeral held in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Nov. 20, 2009. Mourners, including former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, attended the ceremony to pay their respects to Morishige, who was beloved by many Japanese and who was the first popular artist to win the Order of Culture.