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Baseball: Giants' Maru hits for cycle

Yoshihiro Maru of the Yomiuri Giants hits a two-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Yakult Swallows at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2025. Maru hit for the cycle during the game, becoming the 72nd player to achieve the feat in Nippon Professional Baseball history.

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Baseball: Giants' Maru hits for cycle

Yoshihiro Maru of the Yomiuri Giants hits for the cycle with an RBI triple in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Yakult Swallows at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2025. Maru become the 72nd player to hit for the cycle in Nippon Professional Baseball history.

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Baseball: Giants' Maru hits for cycle

Yoshihiro Maru (8) of the Yomiuri Giants reacts after hitting an RBI triple in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Yakult Swallows at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2025. With the triple, Maru became the 72nd player to hit for the cycle in Nippon Professional Baseball history.

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Baseball: Giants' Maru hits for cycle

Yoshihiro Maru (far L) of the Yomiuri Giants celebrates with teammates after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Yakult Swallows at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2025. Maru hit for the cycle during the game, becoming the 72nd player to achieve the feat in Nippon Professional Baseball history.

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Baseball: Giants' Maru hits for cycle

Yoshihiro Maru of the Yomiuri Giants strikes his signature pose following an interview after hitting for the cycle in a baseball game against the Yakult Swallows at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2025. Maru became the 72nd player to achieve the feat in Nippon Professional Baseball history.

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Baseball: Giants' Maru hits for cycle

Yoshihiro Maru of the Yomiuri Giants slides into third base head first as he hits an RBI triple in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Yakult Swallows at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2025. With the triple, Maru became the 72nd player to hit for the cycle in Nippon Professional Baseball history.

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Baseball: Giants' Maru hits for cycle

Combined photo shows Yoshihiro Maru of the Yomiuri Giants hitting (from L) a two-run home run in the first inning, a single in the third inning, a double in the fifth inning and an RBI triple in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Yakult Swallows at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2025. Maru became the 72nd player to hit for the cycle in Nippon Professional Baseball history.

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Baseball: Giants' Maru hits for cycle

Yoshihiro Maru (R) of the Yomiuri Giants is greeted by teammate Yuta Izuguchi after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Yakult Swallows at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2025. Maru hit for the cycle during the game, becoming the 72nd player to achieve the feat in Nippon Professional Baseball history.

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Marine parade near Osaka expo

OSAKA, Japan, June 2 Kyodo - A marine parade is held near the Yumeshima artificial island, the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka, on May 31, 2025. Some 50 ships including sail training ship the Nippon Maru took part in the 8-kilometer cruise in Osaka Bay. (Kyodo)

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Marine parade near Osaka expo

A marine parade is held near the Yumeshima artificial island, the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka, on May 31, 2025. Some 50 ships including sail training ship the Nippon Maru (front) took part in the 8-kilometer cruise in Osaka Bay.

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Marine parade near Osaka expo

A marine parade is held near the Yumeshima artificial island, the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka, on May 31, 2025. Some 50 ships including sail training ship the Nippon Maru (front) took part in the 8-kilometer cruise in Osaka Bay.

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Marine parade near Osaka expo

A marine parade is held near the Yumeshima artificial island, the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka, on May 31, 2025. Some 50 ships including sail training ship the Nippon Maru (front) took part in the 8-kilometer cruise in Osaka Bay.

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Marine parade near Osaka expo

A marine parade is held near the Yumeshima artificial island, the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka, on May 31, 2025. Some 50 ships including sail training ship the Nippon Maru (R) took part in the 8-kilometer cruise in Osaka Bay.

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Marine parade near Osaka expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a marine parade held near the Yumeshima artificial island, the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka, on May 31, 2025. Some 50 ships including sail training ship the Nippon Maru (far R) took part in the 8-kilometer cruise in Osaka Bay.

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Ocean cruise ship visits port in quake-hit city

Photo taken on Sept. 19, 2024, shows the ocean cruise ship Nippon Maru at a port in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture. The ship, operated by MOL Cruises Ltd., arrived at the port earlier in the day for its first port call in the central Japan city since it was severely hit by a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Ocean cruise ship visits port in quake-hit city

Photo taken on Sept. 19, 2024, shows the ocean cruise ship Nippon Maru at a port in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture. The ship, operated by MOL Cruises Ltd., arrived at the port earlier in the day for its first port call in the central Japan city since it was severely hit by a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Japanese, Russian sailboats lit up at Nagasaki port festival

NAGASAKI, May 1 Kyodo - Two sailboats, Japan's Nippon Maru (L) and Russia's Nadezhda, are lit up in the Port of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on April 25, 2015, at the start of a festival joined by six similar boats from the two countries plus South Korea.

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Japanese nonprofit group donates passenger ship to Palau

KOROR, Palau - Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2014, in the state of Koror, Palau, shows a passenger ship, the Nippon Maru II, which was donated by the Tokyo-based nonprofit organization Nippon Foundation to the Pacific island nation. It will connect Palau's most populous state of Koror and Peleliu Island, one of the fiercest battlefields in the Pacific during World War II.

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Tall ships brightly lit up at Nagasaki port festival

NAGASAKI, Japan - The Nippon Maru (R) of Japan and the Pallada from Russia are brightly lit up at Nagasaki port, southwestern Japan, on April 27, 2014, at the Nagasaki Tall Ships Festival.

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Tall ships brightly lit up at Nagasaki port fair

NAGASAKI, Japan - The Nippon Maru (L) and the Pallada from Russia are lit up at Nagasaki port, southwestern Japan, on April 27, 2014, at the start of the five-day Nagasaki Tall Ships Festival.

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Nagasaki Tall Ships Festival opens

NAGASAKI, Japan - Nippon Maru, one of six ships from Japan and overseas taking part in the Nagasaki Tall Ships Festival, receives an enthusiastic welcome as it sails into Nagasaki Port in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on April 27, 2014. The Russian ship Pallada can be seen in the background.

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Nippon Maru at Nagasaki Tall Ships Festival

NAGASAKI, Japan - Nippon Maru (front) enters Nagasaki Port in Nagasaki followed by the Russian ship Pallada during the Nagasaki Tall Ships Festival on April 27, 2014. Six ships took part in the annual festival in the southwestern Japanese city.

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World's largest iron ore carrier

CHIBA, Japan - The 320,000-ton Tubarao Maru, one of the world's largest bulk iron-ore carriers, is open to public view during a naming ceremony at Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.'s shipyard in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture on Aug. 5. The carrier, which measures 340 meters in length and 60 meters in width, will be used to ship iron ore from Brazil to Japan for Nippon Steel Corp.

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International cruise ship services from Japan resumes

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the cruise ship Nippon Maru (front) leaving Yokohama port near Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2022, marking the resumption of cruise ship operations from Japan following a hiatus of about two years and nine months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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International cruise ship services from Japan resumes

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the cruise ship Nippon Maru leaving Yokohama port near Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2022, marking the resumption of cruise ship operations from Japan following a hiatus of about two years and nine months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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International cruise ship services from Japan resumes

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the cruise ship Nippon Maru prior to leaving Yokohama port near Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2022, marking the resumption of cruise ship operations from Japan following a hiatus of about two years and nine months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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International cruise ship services from Japan resumes

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the cruise ship Nippon Maru leaving Yokohama port near Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2022, marking the resumption of cruise ship operations from Japan following a hiatus of about two years and nine months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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International cruise ship service from Japan resumes

People see off the cruise ship Nippon Maru as it departs from Yokohama port near Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2022, marking the resumption of cruise ship operations from Japan following a hiatus of about two years and nine months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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International cruise ship service from Japan resumes

People see off the cruise ship Nippon Maru as it departs from Yokohama port near Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2022, marking the resumption of cruise ship operations from Japan following a hiatus of about two years and nine months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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International cruise ship service from Japan resumes

People see off the cruise ship Nippon Maru as it departs from Yokohama port near Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2022, marking the resumption of cruise ship operations from Japan following a hiatus of about two years and nine months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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International cruise ship service from Japan resumes

People see off the cruise ship Nippon Maru as it departs from Yokohama port near Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2022, marking the resumption of cruise ship operations from Japan following a hiatus of about two years and nine months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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A pair of Japanese tall ships call at Kobe under full sail

OSAKA, Japan - With sails fully extended, the tall ships Nippon Maru (R) and Kaio Maru (L) berth at Kobe port on Nov. 23 to take part in the 2007 Kobe sailboat festival to mark the 140th anniversary of the opening of Kobe port. At 2,570 tons and 2,556 tons respectively, the Nippon Maru and Kaio Maru are among the largest tall ships in the world. The Kaio Maru will be open to public viewing on Nov. 24, and the Nippon Maru on Nov. 25.

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A pair of Japanese tall ships call at Kobe under full sail

OSAKA, Japan - With sails fully extended, the tall ships Nippon Maru (L) and Kaio Maru (R) berth at Kobe port on Nov. 23 to take part in the 2007 Kobe sailboat festival to mark the 140th anniversary of the opening of Kobe port. At 2,570 tons and 2,556 tons respectively, the Nippon Maru and Kaio Maru are among the largest tall ships in the world. The Kaio Maru will be open to public viewing on Nov. 24, and the Nippon Maru on Nov. 25.

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Japanese seamen facing extinction

TOKYO, Japan - Children are taught semaphore signals on the luxurious passenger ship Nippon Maru in March.

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Japanese training ship heads for U.S.

KOBE, Japan - The training ship Nippon Maru of Japan's National Institute for Sea Training sets sail from Kobe port for the United States on June 21.

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(2)Iraqi boy visits Yokohama for sightseeing

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Iraqi boy Mohamad Haytham Saleh (2nd from L), who underwent surgery on an injured eye at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 11, poses for photos with tourists on June 20 in front of the Nippon Maru, which is moored in Yokohama after sailing 1,830,000 kilometers between 1930 and 1984. The 10-year-old was invited for the trip by a non-governmental organization in Yokohama.

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(1)Iraqi boy visits Yokohama for sightseeing

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Iraqi boy Mohamad Haytham Saleh (front), who underwent surgery on an injured eye at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 11, touches the helm of the Nippon Maru, moored in Yokohama after sailing 1,830,000 kilometers between 1930 and 1984, on June 20. The 10-year-old was invited on the Yokohama visit by a nongovernmental organization in Yokohama.

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Japanese luxury liner starts voyage around the world

TOKYO, Japan - The luxury liner Nippon Maru leaves Harumi wharf in Tokyo on Jan. 9 for a 103-day cruise around the world, as Tokyo Fire Department ships spray water to see it off. The 21,903-ton ship operated by Tokyo-based Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. will call at 17 ports in 14 countries.

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Japanese training ship heads for U.S.

KOBE, Japan - The training ship Nippon Maru of Japan's National Institute for Sea Training sets sail from Kobe port for the United States on June 21. (Kyodo)

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World's largest iron ore carrier

CHIBA, Japan - The 320,000-ton Tubarao Maru, one of the world's largest bulk iron-ore carriers, is open to public view during a naming ceremony at Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.'s shipyard in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture on Aug. 5. The carrier, which measures 340 meters in length and 60 meters in width, will be used to ship iron ore from Brazil to Japan for Nippon Steel Corp. (Kyodo)

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Japanese luxury liner starts voyage around the world

TOKYO, Japan - The luxury liner Nippon Maru leaves Harumi wharf in Tokyo on Jan. 9 for a 103-day cruise around the world, as Tokyo Fire Department ships spray water to see it off. The 21,903-ton ship operated by Tokyo-based Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. will call at 17 ports in 14 countries.

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(2)Iraqi boy visits Yokohama for sightseeing

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Iraqi boy Mohamad Haytham Saleh (2nd from L), who underwent surgery on an injured eye at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 11, poses for photos with tourists on June 20 in front of the Nippon Maru, which is moored in Yokohama after sailing 1,830,000 kilometers between 1930 and 1984. The 10-year-old was invited for the trip by a non-governmental organization in Yokohama. (Kyodo)

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Japan - Yokohama - The Grand Pier

Japan - Yokohama - The Grand Pier. The HMS Rawalpindi (left) was a British armed merchant cruiser (a converted passenger ship - as it was at the time of this photograph - as the P&O vessel the SS Rawalpindi) that was sunk in a surface action against the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau during the first months of Second World War. On the right is the Hikawa Maru - a Japanese ocean liner that was built for the Nippon Yusen KK line by the Yokohama Dock Company. She was launched on 30 September 1929, and made her maiden voyage from Kobe to Seattle on 13 May 1930. Date: circa 1931

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1958 News Highlights

The Middle East crisis, the Nautilus submarine successfully dives into the North Pole, the Antarctic research expedition, the damage caused by Typhoon No. 22, the Nankai Maru and All Nippon Airways disasters, the bloody scandals over work reviews, the Bolshoi Circus, Paul Anka visits Japan, and the rockabilly whirlwind. The Bolshoi Circus, Paul Anka, and a whirlwind of rockabilly. Shooting date unknown, release date: December 26, 1958.

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Japanese, Russian sailboats illuminated at Nagasaki port festival

The Japanese sailboat Nippon Maru and its Russian counterpart Nadezhda are illuminated in the Port of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on April 25, 2015, at the start of a festival which was expected to attract 190,000 visitors during its five-day run through April 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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All new sails set aboard Nippon Maru in Yokohama port

The Nippon Maru anchored at the Port of Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, has all its new 29 sails set at a ceremony on April 29, 2015, commemorating the 30th anniversary of its opening to the public. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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A pair of Japanese tall ships call at Kobe under full sail

OSAKA, Japan - With sails fully extended, the tall ships Nippon Maru (R) and Kaio Maru (L) berth at Kobe port on Nov. 23 to take part in the 2007 Kobe sailboat festival to mark the 140th anniversary of the opening of Kobe port. At 2,570 tons and 2,556 tons respectively, the Nippon Maru and Kaio Maru are among the largest tall ships in the world. The Kaio Maru will be open to public viewing on Nov. 24, and the Nippon Maru on Nov. 25. (Kyodo)

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A pair of Japanese tall ships call at Kobe under full sail

OSAKA, Japan - With sails fully extended, the tall ships Nippon Maru (L) and Kaio Maru (R) berth at Kobe port on Nov. 23 to take part in the 2007 Kobe sailboat festival to mark the 140th anniversary of the opening of Kobe port. At 2,570 tons and 2,556 tons respectively, the Nippon Maru and Kaio Maru are among the largest tall ships in the world. The Kaio Maru will be open to public viewing on Nov. 24, and the Nippon Maru on Nov. 25. (Kyodo)

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Japanese nonprofit group donates passenger ship to Palau

KOROR, Palau - Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2014, in the state of Koror, Palau, shows a passenger ship, the Nippon Maru II, which was donated by the Tokyo-based nonprofit organization Nippon Foundation to the Pacific island nation. It will connect Palau's most populous state of Koror and Peleliu Island, one of the fiercest battlefields in the Pacific during World War II. (Kyodo)

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Opening of Tokyo International Cruise Terminal

The Nippon Maru cruise ship is docked at Tokyo International Cruise Terminal on Sept. 10, 2020. The terminal opened at the port of Tokyo the same day, three months later than initially scheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic.