BayStars' Morimoto introduces himself to fans

BayStars' Morimoto introduces himself to fans

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese baseball player Hichori Morimoto poses as ''Ramen Man,'' a character in the popular manga comic ''Kinnikuman,'' during a press conference introducing him as a new BayStars player at Chinatown in Yokohama on Dec. 11, 2010. Morimoto left the Nippon Ham Fighters to play for Yokohama.

Uneasy LDP becoming more animated in satirical attacks on DPJ

Uneasy LDP becoming more animated in satirical attacks on DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - In an image taken from an animated video clip by Prime Minister Taro Aso's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, a ramen shop chef who resembles Aso's main rival Yukio Hatoyama pours oil into a bowl of his ''special manifesto ramen'' at the request of a man who is seemingly from the United States. In the scene, the LDP criticizes the leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan for flip-flopping over the issue of whether to continue Japan's mission of refueling foreign vessels in the Indian Ocean to help U.S-led antiterrorism operations.

Man in news: Japanese operator of noodle shop in London

Man in news: Japanese operator of noodle shop in London

Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2015, shows Kunizo Tokumine, owner of a "ramen" noodle restaurant chain in London, holding a bowl of noodle in "tonkotsu" (pork bone) broth. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Uneasy LDP becoming more animated in satirical attacks on DPJ Hea

Uneasy LDP becoming more animated in satirical attacks on DPJ Hea

TOKYO, Japan - In an image taken from an animated video clip by Prime Minister Taro Aso's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, a ramen shop chef who resembles Aso's main rival Yukio Hatoyama pours oil into a bowl of his ''special manifesto ramen'' at the request of a man who is seemingly from the United States. In the scene, the LDP criticizes the leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan for flip-flopping over the issue of whether to continue Japan's mission of refueling foreign vessels in the Indian Ocean to help U.S-led antiterrorism operations. (Kyodo)

BayStars' Morimoto introduces himself to fans

BayStars' Morimoto introduces himself to fans

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese baseball player Hichori Morimoto poses as ''Ramen Man,'' a character in the popular manga comic ''Kinnikuman,'' during a press conference introducing him as a new BayStars player at Chinatown in Yokohama on Dec. 11, 2010. Morimoto left the Nippon Ham Fighters to play for Yokohama. (Kyodo)