SMAP's Katori flying high as police station chief

SMAP's Katori flying high as police station chief

TOKYO, Japan - Shingo Katori of the pop group SMAP poses wearing a sash saying ''One-Day Chief'' in Tokyo's Katsushika Ward on July 31 after being named as the special chief of the Kameari Police Station.

Arrival ceremony of Paralympic torch relay

Arrival ceremony of Paralympic torch relay

Former members of disbanded Japanese pop group SMAP, (from L) Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and Shingo Katori, appear at the arrival ceremony of the Paralympic torch relay in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2021, the day of the games' opening ceremony. They serve as International Paralympic Committee special ambassadors.

Special ambassadors for Tokyo Paralympics

Special ambassadors for Tokyo Paralympics

Former members of disbanded Japanese pop group SMAP, (from L) Shingo Katori, Goro Inagaki and Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2021, after attending a press conference on the Tokyo Paralympics. They serve as International Paralympic Committee special ambassadors.

Special ambassadors for Tokyo Paralympics

Special ambassadors for Tokyo Paralympics

Former members of disbanded Japanese pop group SMAP, (from L) Shingo Katori, Goro Inagaki and Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2021, after attending a press conference on the Tokyo Paralympics. They serve as International Paralympic Committee special ambassadors.

Japanese pop group SMAP in Beijing

Japanese pop group SMAP in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Members of Japanese pop group SMAP -- (from L) Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and Shingo Katori -- pose for photos during a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2011. SMAP will hold their first overseas concert in the Chinese capital the following day. (Kyodo)

Japanese pop group SMAP in Beijing

Japanese pop group SMAP in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Members of Japanese pop group SMAP -- (from L back) Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, (from L front) Masahiro Nakai and Shingo Katori -- hold calligraphies of their names that they received as a gift during a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2011. SMAP will hold their first overseas concert in the Chinese capital the following day. (Kyodo)

Ex-SMAP member Katori at Olympic uniform meeting

Ex-SMAP member Katori at Olympic uniform meeting

Shingo Katori, a former member of the now disbanded Japanese idol group SMAP, attends a meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2018, as a member of a panel that will determine the design of staff uniforms for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ex-SMAP member Katori at Olympic uniform meeting

Ex-SMAP member Katori at Olympic uniform meeting

Shingo Katori (front L), a former member of the now disbanded Japanese idol group SMAP, attends a meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2018, as a member of a panel that will determine the design of staff uniforms for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ex-SMAP member Katori at Olympic uniform meeting

Ex-SMAP member Katori at Olympic uniform meeting

Shingo Katori (R), a former member of the now disbanded Japanese idol group SMAP, and Japanese fashion designer Hiroko Koshino (C) shake hands before attending a meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2018, of a panel that will determine the design of staff uniforms for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ex-SMAP member Katori at Olympic uniform meeting

Ex-SMAP member Katori at Olympic uniform meeting

Shingo Katori, a former member of Japanese pop group SMAP, attends a meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2018, as a member of a panel to determine the design of staff uniforms for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo