Sony's PlayStation 4 hits Japanese market

Sony's PlayStation 4 hits Japanese market

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. President and CEO Andrew House, Ryo Watanabe, the first Japanese customer for the PlayStation 4, Sony Computer Entertainment Japan President Hiroshi Kawano, and actress and fashion model Mayuko Kawakita celebrate in Tokyo's Ginza district on Feb. 22, 2014, as the the gaming unit of Sony Corp. launched the successor to the PlayStation 3 console in Japan.

Sony's PlayStation 4 hits Japanese market

Sony's PlayStation 4 hits Japanese market

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Watanabe, the first Japanese customer for the PlayStation 4, is flanked by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. President and CEO Andrew House (L) and Sony Computer Entertainment Japan President Hiroshi Kawano (R) in Tokyo's Ginza district on Feb. 22, 2014, as the gaming unit of Sony Corp. began selling the successor to the PlayStation 3 console in Japan.

Boxing: Taguchi, Kono set for 4th title defense in August

Boxing: Taguchi, Kono set for 4th title defense in August

Undated combined photo shows WBA light flyweight champion Ryoichi Taguchi (L) and WBA super flyweight champion Kohei Kono, both of Japan. Taguchi and Kono will make their fourth title defenses at Ota Ward Gymansium in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2016, against top-ranked Japanese challenger Ryo Miyazaki and interim champion Luis Concepcion of Panama, respectively, their Watanabe Gym said on July 4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese musical performance draws attention at Expo Milano

Japanese musical performance draws attention at Expo Milano

Kumiko Nonaka (far L) plays a Japanese bamboo transverse flute to the percussion music played by Ryo Watanabe (far R) at the Japan Pavilion of Expo Milano 2015 on May 17, 2015. The performance was conducted to introduce Japan's cultural climate. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Annual "Lucky Man" footrace at Japanese shrine

Annual "Lucky Man" footrace at Japanese shrine

The winning runner of the annual "Lucky Man" race, Kurosu Sato (C), poses for a photo with second-place finisher Koki Takeuchi (R) and third-place finisher Ryo Watanabe at Nishinomiya Shrine in the western Japan city of Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2018. The shrine has been holding the race for centuries and anoints the top three finishers as the year's so-called lucky men. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo