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Take, Sadamu Patek win Mile Championship

KYOTO, Japan - Sadamu Patek (1), ridden by Yutaka Take, gallops to victory in the Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse on Nov. 18, 2012. The 4-year-old Sadamu Patek, the fourth choice, won in 1 minute, 32.9 seconds over 1,600 meters for his first G1 title. Take ended a two-year Grade 1 drought as the superstar veteran won his first title at the race, to only need to win December's Asahihai Futurity Stakes to complete a career sweep of every G1 race in Japan.

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Take, Sadamu Patek win Mile Championship

KYOTO, Japan - Jockey Yutaka Take is pictured atop Sadamu Patek after winning the Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse on Nov. 18, 2012. Take, Japan's top jockey with nearly 3,500 lifetime victories, ended a two-year Grade 1 drought by winning the Mile Championship, and now only needs to win December's Asahihai Futurity Stakes to complete a career sweep of every G1 race in Japan.

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Take, Sadamu Patek win Mile Championship

KYOTO, Japan - Sadamu Patek, ridden by Yutaka Take, gallops to victory in the Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse on Nov. 18, 2012. The 4-year-old Sadamu Patek, the fourth choice, won in 1 minute, 32.9 seconds over 1,600 meters for his first G1 title. Take ended a two-year Grade 1 drought as the superstar veteran won his first title at the race, to only need to win December's Asahihai Futurity Stakes to complete a career sweep of every G1 race in Japan.

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Freed Japanese returns home from China

TOKYO, Japan - Fujita Corp. employee Sadamu Takahashi attends a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2010, after returning to Japan the same day from China, where he was detained for nearly three weeks for entering a military zone without permission. Takahashi said he was happy to be back in Japan.

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Freed Japanese returns home from China

TOKYO, Japan - Fujita Corp. employee Sadamu Takahashi attends a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2010, after returning to Japan the same day from China, where he was detained for nearly three weeks for entering a military zone without permission. Takahashi said he was happy to be back in Japan.

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China frees detained Japanese

SHANGHAI, China - Sadamu Takahashi, a Japanese employee of Fujita Corp., is surrounded by media people upon his arrival at Pudong airport in Shanghai on Oct. 9, 2010. Takahashi was freed the same day by Chinese authorities after being detained along with three others for allegedly trespassing in a military zone in Hebei Province.

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China frees detained Japanese

SHANGHAI, China - Sadamu Takahashi (L), a Japanese employee of Fujita Corp., shakes hands with Hiroyasu Izumi, Japanese consul general in Shanghai, in Shanghai on Oct. 9, 2010, after being freed by Chinese authorities the same day. Takahashi was detained along with three others for allegedly trespassing in a military zone in Hebei Province.

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Kan 'relieved' on release of Japanese

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks to reporters at his official residence in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2010, commenting on the release of a Japanese national in China. Kan said he was ''relieved'' to hear Fujita Corp. employee Sadamu Takahashi was freed following a military zone trespassing allegation.

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3 detained Japanese head home from China

SHANGHAI, China - Fujita Corp. employees Yoshiro Sasaki (L) and Junichi Iguchi (R, back) arrive with coworker Hiroki Hashimoto (not shown) at Haneda airport in Tokyo from Shanghai on Oct. 1, 2010, after the Chinese authorities released them the previous day. Another Fujita employee Sadamu Takahashi is still detained in China.

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3 Japanese released by China return home

SHANGHAI, China - Fujita Corp. employee Junichi Iguchi (C) arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo from Shanghai with his coworkers Hiroki Hashimoto (R, back) and Yoshiro Sasaki (not shown) on Oct. 1, 2010, after the Chinese authorities released them the previous day. Another Fujita employee Sadamu Takahashi is still detained in China.

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3 detained Japanese head home from China

SHANGHAI, China - Fujita Corp. employees Yoshiro Sasaki (L) and Junichi Iguchi (R, back) arrive with coworker Hiroki Hashimoto (not shown) at Haneda airport in Tokyo from Shanghai on Oct. 1, 2010, after the Chinese authorities released them the previous day. Another Fujita employee Sadamu Takahashi is still detained in China.

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3 detained Japanese head home from China

SHANGHAI, China - Fujita Corp. employees Yoshiro Sasaki (L) and Junichi Iguchi (R, back) arrive with coworker Hiroki Hashimoto (not shown) at Haneda airport in Tokyo from Shanghai on Oct. 1, 2010, after the Chinese authorities released them the previous day. Another Fujita employee Sadamu Takahashi is still detained in China. (Kyodo)

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3 detained Japanese head home from China

SHANGHAI, China - Fujita Corp. employees Yoshiro Sasaki (L) and Junichi Iguchi (R, back) arrive with coworker Hiroki Hashimoto (not shown) at Haneda airport in Tokyo from Shanghai on Oct. 1, 2010, after the Chinese authorities released them the previous day. Another Fujita employee Sadamu Takahashi is still detained in China. (Kyodo)

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3 Japanese released by China return home

SHANGHAI, China - Fujita Corp. employee Junichi Iguchi (C) arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo from Shanghai with his coworkers Hiroki Hashimoto (R, back) and Yoshiro Sasaki (not shown) on Oct. 1, 2010, after the Chinese authorities released them the previous day. Another Fujita employee Sadamu Takahashi is still detained in China. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED China frees detained Japanese

SHANGHAI, China - CORRECTING PROVINCE'S NAME Sadamu Takahashi, a Japanese employee of Fujita Corp., is surrounded by media people upon his arrival at Pudong airport in Shanghai on Oct. 9, 2010. Takahashi was freed the same day by Chinese authorities after being detained along with three others for allegedly trespassing in a military zone in Hebei Province. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED China frees detained Japanese

SHANGHAI, China - CORRECTING PROVINCE'S NAME Sadamu Takahashi (L), a Japanese employee of Fujita Corp., shakes hands with Hiroyasu Izumi, Japanese consul general in Shanghai, in Shanghai on Oct. 9, 2010, after being freed by Chinese authorities the same day. Takahashi was detained along with three others for allegedly trespassing in a military zone in Hebei Province. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Freed Japanese returns home from China

TOKYO, Japan - CORRECTING NAME Fujita Corp. employee Sadamu Takahashi attends a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2010, after returning to Japan the same day from China, where he was detained for nearly three weeks for entering a military zone without permission. Takahashi said he was happy to be back in Japan. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Freed Japanese returns home from China

TOKYO, Japan - CORRECTING NAME Fujita Corp. employee Sadamu Takahashi attends a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2010, after returning to Japan the same day from China, where he was detained for nearly three weeks for entering a military zone without permission. Takahashi said he was happy to be back in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Kan 'relieved' on release of Japanese

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks to reporters at his official residence in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2010, commenting on the release of a Japanese national in China. Kan said he was ''relieved'' to hear Fujita Corp. employee Sadamu Takahashi was freed following a military zone trespassing allegation. (Kyodo)

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China frees detained Japanese

SHANGHAI, China - Sadamu Takahashi (L), a Japanese employee of Fujita Corp., shakes hands with Hiroyasu Izumi, Japanese consul general in Shanghai, in Shanghai on Oct. 9, 2010, after being freed by Chinese authorities the same day. Takahashi was detained along with three others for allegedly trespassing in a military zone in Hubei Province. (Kyodo)

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China frees detained Japanese

SHANGHAI, China - Sadamu Takahashi, a Japanese employee of Fujita Corp., is surrounded by media people upon his arrival at Pudong airport in Shanghai on Oct. 9, 2010. Takahashi was freed the same day by Chinese authorities after being detained along with three others for allegedly trespassing in a military zone in Hubei Province. (Kyodo)