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Motonobu Nakamura (R), executive director of San-Ikukai Hospital in Tokyo, speaks at a press conference at the Tokyo metropolitan government headquarters on March 31, 2025, over the installation of a baby hatch that enables parents to anonymously leave infants they are unable to care for.

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New Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame members

Former major league pitcher Hiroki Kuroda (R) and former catcher Motonobu Tanishige pose for a photo in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2024, after being named two of the newest members of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. (Pool photo)

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New Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame members

Former major league pitcher Hiroki Kuroda (R) and former catcher Motonobu Tanishige shake hands in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2024, after being named two of the newest members of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. (Pool photo)

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Japan's new Baseball Hall of Fame member

Former catcher Motonobu Tanishige makes a speech in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2024, after being named one of the newest members of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. (Pool photo)

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New Dragons manager Tanishige arrives for training camp

ONNA, Japan - Motonobu Tanishige (R), the new manager of the Chunichi Dragons, receives a bunch of welcome flowers as he arrives at a hotel in Onna, Okinawa Prefecture, on Jan. 30, 2014, where the professional baseball club will stay for its spring training camp starting on Feb. 1.

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Dragons' Tanishige donates bat to museum

TOKYO, Japan - Chunichi Dragons player-manager Motonobu Tanishige on Aug. 23, 2014, donates to the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Tokyo the bat and ball used to extend his home run streak to a record 26 consecutive years in a game against DeNA the previous month.

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Softbank wins Game 5 of Japan Series

NAGOYA, Japan - Softbank Hawks' Nobuhiro Matsuda (back) scores on Toru Hosokawa's single as Chunichi Dragons catcher Motonobu Tanishige attempts to block him during Game 5 of the Japan Series at Nagoya Dome in Aichi Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2011. The Hawks won the game 5-0 to lead the best-of-seven series three games to two.

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Iwase reaches 250th saves milestone

NAGOYA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons closer Hitoki Iwase shakes hands with catcher Motonobu Tanishige after picking up his 250th career save following the team's 5-3 victory over the Nippon Ham Fighters at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya on June 16, 2010. The left-hander threw a scoreless ninth inning, making him the third pitcher in Japanese baseball history to reach the plateau in his 658th game.

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Failed catch attempt by Swallows' Guiel leads to double

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows right fielder Aeron Guiel tries to catch a fly ball off the bat of Chinichi Dragons catcher Motonobu Tanishige in the seventh inning of their game at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on July 31. The ball Guiel missed ended up an RBI double. The Swallows won 3-2.

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Nippon Ham's Takahashi signals safe

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters first baseman Shinji Takahashi (C) signals he is safe while scoring on a double by designated hitter Terrmel Sledge after Chunichi Dragons catcher Motonobu Tanishige (L) is late on the tag in the second inning of their game at Sapporo Dome on June 13.

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Chunichi slugger Wada scores

NAGOYA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons slugger Kazuhiro Wada slides home to score following a sacrifice fly by Motonobu Tanishige in the second inning of a game against the Yokohama BayStars at Nagoya Dome on May 17. The Dragons won 4-1.

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Diet panels to file perjury charges against Moriya

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Representatives committee on antiterrorism and Iraq reconstruction affairs votes unanimously on Jan. 15 to file perjury charges against former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya in connection with his sworn testimony on his relationships with Motonobu Miyazaki, a former executive of defense equipment trader Yamada Corp. The House of Councillors committee on foreign affairs and defense unanimously approved a similar motion the same day. Moriya and Miyazaki have been arrested and indicted on bribery charges in connection with equipment procurement by the Defense Ministry.

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Prosecutors begin questioning Moriya over bribe-taking

TOKYO, Japan - Former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya heads to be questioned by prosecutors on Nov. 28 in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. Moriya is suspected of taking a bribe from recently arrested defense equipment trader Motonobu Miyazaki while he was still the top defense bureaucrat, investigation sources said.

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Prosecutors begin questioning Moriya over bribe-taking

TOKYO, Japan - Prosecutors began questioning former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya (in photo) on Nov. 28 on suspicion of taking a bribe from recently arrested defense equipment trader Motonobu Miyazaki while he was still the top defense bureaucrat, investigation sources said. Photo shows Moriya leaving his home to take a taxi the same day.

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Veteran Chunichi lefty Yamamoto throws no-hitter

NAGOYA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons left-hander Masahiro Yamamoto (L) gets congratulations from teammates Motonobu Tanishige (C) and Hirokazu Ibata after becoming the oldest pitcher in Japanese baseball history to throw a no-hitte, leading the Central League leaders to a 3-0 victory over the Hanshin Tigers at Nagoya Dome on Sept. 16. Yamamoto, who is playing in his 23rd season, pitched his first career no-hitter at 41 years and one month after striking out five and issuing no walks in a 97-pitch outing.

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Kawakami shuts out BayStars

NAGOYA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons starter Kenshin Kawakami joins catcher Motonobu Tanishige and other teammates in celebration after going the distance to shut out the Yokohama BayStars at Nagoya Dome on May 2. Chunichi defeated Yokohama 4-0.

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Tanishige to make same amount with Chunichi in 2004

NAGOYA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons catcher Motonobu Tanishige speaks at a news conference in Nagoya on Nov. 26 after agreeing to an unchanged 250 million yen annual salary in addition to performance-based incentives for the 2004 season.

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Tanishige hits 3-run double

TOYOHASHI, Japan - Chunichi Dragons catcher Motonobu Tanishige hits a three-run double with bases loaded with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning against the Hanshin Tigers at Toyohashi Ball Park on April 16. Chunichi beat Hanshin 7-3.

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Free agent Tanishige signs 4-year deal with Chunichi

NAGOYA, Japan - Free agent catcher Motonobu Tanishige (C) beams after signing a four-year, 1 billion yen contract with the Chunichi Dragons on Dec. 27, flanked by Chunichi manager Hisashi Yamada (L) and President Junnosuke Nishikawa (R). The 31-year-old Tanishige, who will wear the No. 7 uniform, said he was ''happy to lead the best pitching staff in Japanese baseball.''

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Free agent catcher Tanishige to join Chunichi

NAGOYA, Japan - Free agent catcher Motonobu Tanishige (file photo) has opted to accept an offer from the Chunichi Dragons of Japan's Central League after his negotiations with U.S. major league clubs hit a snag, Chunichi officials said Dec. 24. Tanishige demonstrated his catching and batting skills in Arizona in early December in front of officials from clubs interested in signing the 31-year-old, including the Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres.

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Tanishige eyes major league baseball as free agent

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars catcher Motonobu Tanishige speaks at a news conference in Yokohama on Oct. 31 after filing for free agency. Tanishige said he hopes to negotiate with major league clubs if he receives offers, with the option to re-sign with the Central League club as free agent. ''The first thing I want to do is talk with major league teams interested in me.,'' he said.

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Tanishige belts three-run homer

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Yokohama Baystars catcher Motonobu Tanishige (R) is greeted by teammates after hitting a three-run home run off Hiroshima Toyo Carp starter Hiroki Kuroda with one out in the top of the second inning at Hiroshima Stadium on August 1.

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Petagine welcomed after 1st of 2 homers in all-star game

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows slugger Roberto Petagine (No. 9) is greeted by his Central League teammates after hitting the first of two home runs in the second inning of Game 1 of the Japanese professional baseball all-star series at Tokyo Dome on July 22.Petagine's homer in the second tied the game 1-1 while his solo blast in the eighth gave the Central League a 5-3 lead. He is greeted at the dugout by (left to right) Melvin Bunch (Chunichi), Bobby Rose (Yokoham), Darrell May (Yomiuri), Motonobu Tanishige (Yokohama) and Kazuhiro Kiyohara (Yomiuri).

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Free agent catcher Tanishige to join Chunichi

NAGOYA, Japan - Free agent catcher Motonobu Tanishige (file photo) has opted to accept an offer from the Chunichi Dragons of Japan's Central League after his negotiations with U.S. major league clubs hit a snag, Chunichi officials said Dec. 24. Tanishige demonstrated his catching and batting skills in Arizona in early December in front of officials from clubs interested in signing the 31-year-old, including the Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres.

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Free agent Tanishige signs 4-year deal with Chunichi

NAGOYA, Japan - Free agent catcher Motonobu Tanishige (C) beams after signing a four-year, 1 billion yen contract with the Chunichi Dragons on Dec. 27, flanked by Chunichi manager Hisashi Yamada (L) and President Junnosuke Nishikawa (R). The 31-year-old Tanishige, who will wear the No. 7 uniform, said he was ''happy to lead the best pitching staff in Japanese baseball.''

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Tanishige hits 3-run double

TOYOHASHI, Japan - Chunichi Dragons catcher Motonobu Tanishige hits a three-run double with bases loaded with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning against the Hanshin Tigers at Toyohashi Ball Park on April 16. Chunichi beat Hanshin 7-3.

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Kawakami shuts out BayStars

NAGOYA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons starter Kenshin Kawakami joins catcher Motonobu Tanishige and other teammates after going the distance to shut out the Yokohama BayStars at Nagoya Dome on May 2. Chunichi defeated Yokohama 4-0. (Kyodo)

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Veteran Chunichi lefty Yamamoto throws no-hitter

NAGOYA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons left-hander Masahiro Yamamoto (L) gets congratulations from teammates Motonobu Tanishige (C) and Hirokazu Ibata after becoming the oldest pitcher in Japanese baseball history to throw a no-hitte, leading the Central League leaders to a 3-0 victory over the Hanshin Tigers at Nagoya Dome on Sept. 16. Yamamoto, who is playing in his 23rd season, pitched his first career no-hitter at 41 years and one month after striking out five and issuing no walks in a 97-pitch outing. (Kyodo)

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Lower house panel to file perjury charge against Moriya

TOKYO, Japan - A House of Representatives committee decided on Jan. 9 to file a perjury charge against former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya (in file photo). Moriya testified as a sworn witness before the committee on Oct. 29, and denied doing any favors for Motonobu Miyazaki, a former executive of defense equipment trader Yamada Corp., in exchange for golf outings, entertainment and other benefits when he was still the top defense bureaucrat. (Kyodo)

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Diet panels to file perjury charges against Moriya

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Representatives committee on antiterrorism and Iraq reconstruction affairs votes unanimously on Jan. 15 to file perjury charges against former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya in connection with his sworn testimony on his relationships with Motonobu Miyazaki, a former executive of defense equipment trader Yamada Corp. The House of Councillors committee on foreign affairs and defense unanimously approved a similar motion the same day. Moriya and Miyazaki have been arrested and indicted on bribery charges in connection with equipment procurement by the Defense Ministry. (Kyodo)

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Chunichi slugger Wada scores

NAGOYA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons slugger Kazuhiro Wada slides home to score following a sacrifice fly by Motonobu Tanishige in the second inning of a game against the Yokohama BayStars at Nagoya Dome on May 17. The Dragons won 4-1. (Kyodo)

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Nippon Ham's Takahashi signals safe

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters first baseman Shinji Takahashi (C) signals he is safe while scoring on a double by designated hitter Terrmel Sledge after Chunichi Dragons catcher Motonobu Tanishige (L) is late on the tag in the second inning of their game at Sapporo Dome on June 13. (Kyodo)

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Tanishige eyes major league baseball as free agent

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars catcher Motonobu Tanishige speaks at a news conference in Yokohama on Oct. 31 after filing for free agency. Tanishige said he hopes to negotiate with major league clubs if he receives offers, with the option to re-sign with the Central League club as free agent. ''The first thing I want to do is talk with major league teams interested in me.\,'' he said.

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Dragons Tanishige to end his playing career at season's end

Chunichi Dragons player-manager Motonobu Tanishige, 44, gives a press conference at Nagoya Dome in central Japan on Sept. 21, 2015, saying he will retire as an active player at the end of this season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dragons catcher Tanishige sets games-played record

Dragons player-manager Motonobu Tanishige throws the ball during a game against the Hanshin Tigers on July 28, 2015, his 3,018th career game, a new Nippon Professional Baseball record for games played. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dragons catcher Tanishige sets games-played record

Dragons player-manager Motonobu Tanishige holds up a sign marking his 3,018th career game, a new Nippon Professional Baseball record for games played, during a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 28, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tanishige sets Japan baseball record with 3,018th game appearances

Chunichi Dragons player-manager Motonobu Tanishige practices before a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Nagoya Dome on July 28, 2015. Tanishige set a Japanese baseball record by making his 3,018th game appearance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Craftsman shows catcher's mitt for retiring pro baseball player

Yoshihisa Hatakeyama, president of a sports goods maker in Osaka, shows a catcher's mitt (L) produced for Chunichi Dragons player-manager Motonobu Tanishige and an ordinary mitt in the western Japanese city on Sept. 7, 2015. Hatakeyama has produced mitts for Tanishige, who is retiring as an active player this season, since 1989. They are narrower and deeper than ordinary ones. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Miyazaki admits to payment of money to gov't-linked body

TOKYO, Japan - Motonobu Miyazaki, 69, former managing director of defense equipment trader Yamada Corp., speaks at the House of Councillors' Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on May 22 as a sworn witness. Miyazaki is a codefendant in the bribery trial of former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Defense Vice Minister Moriya, Miyazaki freed on bail

TOKYO, Japan - Motonobu Miyazaki, 69, a former senior managing director of defense contractor Yamada Corp., leaves the Tokyo Detention House on Jan. 23 after being released on bail of 15 million yen. (Kyodo)

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Moriya to face additional bribery indictment, perjury charges

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya, who will face an additional bribery indictment next week over golf outings with Motonobu Miyazaki, a former executive of defense equipment trading firm Yamada Corp., and perjury charges over his sworn testimony in parliament, investigative sources said Jan. 19. Moriya was allegedly entertained by Miyazaki with one-day golf outings more than 100 times. (Kyodo)

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Prosecutors quiz ex-defense contractor executive Miyazaki

TOKYO, Japan - Motonobu Miyazaki, a former senior managing director of defense contractor Yamada Corp., who is at the center of a scandal involving former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya, covers his face with a newspaper as he leaves his home in Yokohama on Nov. 8. Miyazaki was questioned later in the day by Tokyo prosecutors on suspicion of embezzling the company's funds. (Kyodo)

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Prosecutors quiz ex-defense contractor executive Miyazaki

TOKYO, Japan - Motonobu Miyazaki, a former senior managing director of defense contractor Yamada Corp., who is at the center of a scandal involving former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya, covers his face with a newspaper as he leaves his home in Yokohama on Nov. 8. Miyazaki was questioned later in the day by Tokyo prosecutors on suspicion of embezzling the company's funds. (Kyodo)

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Ex-vice defense chief Moriya called for discretionary defense co

TOKYO, Japan - Former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya (in file photo) made suggestions to his subordinates several times while in office that the Defense Agency should sign a discretionary contract on jet engine procurement with defense equipment trading house Nihon Mirise Corp., sources familiar with the case said on Nov. 29. Moriya, 63, was arrested on suspicion of taking bribes from Motonobu Miyazaki, 69, who set up Nihon Mirise last year. (Kyodo)

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Prosecutors begin questioning Moriya over bribe-taking

TOKYO, Japan - Former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya heads to be questioned by prosecutors on Nov. 28 in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. Moriya is suspected of taking a bribe from recently arrested defense equipment trader Motonobu Miyazaki while he was still the top defense bureaucrat, investigation sources said. (Kyodo)

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Prosecutors begin questioning Moriya over bribe-taking

TOKYO, Japan - Prosecutors began questioning former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya (in photo) on Nov. 28 on suspicion of taking a bribe from recently arrested defense equipment trader Motonobu Miyazaki while he was still the top defense bureaucrat, investigation sources said. Photo shows Moriya leaving his home to take a taxi the same day. (Kyodo)

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Iwase reaches 250th saves milestone

NAGOYA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons closer Hitoki Iwase shakes hands with catcher Motonobu Tanishige after picking up his 250th career save following the team's 5-3 victory over the Nippon Ham Fighters at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya on June 16, 2010. The left-hander threw a scoreless ninth inning, making him the third pitcher in Japanese baseball history to reach the plateau in his 658th game. (Kyodo)

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Dragons' Tanishige donates bat to museum

TOKYO, Japan - Chunichi Dragons player-manager Motonobu Tanishige on Aug. 23, 2014, donates to the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Tokyo the bat and ball used to extend his home run streak to a record 26 consecutive years in a game against DeNA the previous month. (Kyodo)

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Softbank wins Game 5 of Japan Series

NAGOYA, Japan - Softbank Hawks' Nobuhiro Matsuda (back) scores on Toru Hosokawa's single as Chunichi Dragons catcher Motonobu Tanishige attempts to block him during Game 5 of the Japan Series at Nagoya Dome in Aichi Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2011. The Hawks won the game 5-0 to lead the best-of-seven series three games to two. (Kyodo)

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Dragons name Mori as full-time manager for next season

Shigekazu Mori, acting manger of the Chunichi Dragons baseball club, speaks at a news conference in Nagoya on Sept. 29, 2016, after the team announced Mori will take on the job full-time next season. In August, the Dragons placed third-year manager Motonobu Tanishige on leave, effectively firing him and promoting Mori, who was the bench coach at the time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo