Baseball: Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki

Baseball: Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki's wife Yumiko (C) applauds as Ichiro makes a speech at a ceremony inducting him to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, on July 27, 2025. Ichiro became the first Asian player to receive the honor.

Baseball: Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki

Baseball: Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki

Fans take photos with former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki's plaque (bottom, R) at the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, on July 27, 2025. Ichiro became the first Asian player inducted to the Hall of Fame.

Baseball: Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki

Baseball: Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki's plaque (bottom, R) is hung at the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, on July 27, 2025. Ichiro became the first Asian player inducted to the Hall of Fame.

Baseball: Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki's career highlights

Baseball: Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki's career highlights

File photo shows Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (C) receiving a commemorative gift in Miami on April 30, 2017, during a ceremony to celebrate his reaching the career milestone of 3,000 hits in the Major League Baseball in August 2016. The gift was a large panel which shows the number 3,000 formed by pictures of each of his 3,000 hits. Ichiro became the first Asian player inducted to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 27, 2025.

Baseball: Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki's career highlights

Baseball: Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki's career highlights

File photo shows Ichiro Suzuki of the Miami Marlins getting his 3,000th Major League career hit in a game against the Colorado Rockies in Denver, Colorado, on August 7, 2016. He became the first Asian player inducted to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 27, 2025.

Baseball: Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki's career highlights

Baseball: Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki's career highlights

File photo shows Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki holding the All-Star Game MVP trophy on July 10, 2007, in San Francisco. Ichiro became the first Asian player inducted to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 27, 2025.

Baseball: Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki's career highlights

Baseball: Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki's career highlights

File photo shows Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki's first plate appearance during his major league debut in a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington, on April 3, 2001. Ichiro became the first Asian player inducted to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 27, 2025.

Baseball: Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki's career highlights

Baseball: Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki's career highlights

File photo shows Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hitting a single, his 200th hit of the season, during a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto. It set a Major League Baseball record of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. Ichiro became the first Asian player inducted to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 27, 2025.

Baseball: Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki

Baseball: Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki's wife Yumiko (3rd from L) watches Ichiro making his speech during a ceremony inducting him to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, on July 27, 2025. Ichiro became the first Asian player elected to the Hall of Fame.

Baseball Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki

Baseball Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki

Amy Franz, known for her handmade "Ichi-meter" board tracking Ichiro Suzuki's career hits, poses for a photo in Cooperstown, New York, on July 26, 2025, the eve of a ceremony inducting the former Seattle Mariners outfielder to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Baseball Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki

Baseball Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki

Amy Franz, known for her handmade "Ichi-meter" board tracking Ichiro Suzuki's career hits, poses for a photo in Cooperstown, New York, on July 26, 2025, the eve of a ceremony inducting the former Seattle Mariners outfielder to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Baseball Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki

Baseball Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki

Fans wearing former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki's No. 51 jersey walk near the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, on July 26, 2025, the eve of a ceremony inducting him to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Suzuki signage and logo

Suzuki signage and logo

Suzuki's signboard and logo (photo taken at the Automotive Engineering Exposition 2025 YOKOHAMA).=May 21,2025,Kanagawa

Briefing on Suzuki's new medium-term management plan

Briefing on Suzuki's new medium-term management plan

Briefing session on Suzuki's new medium-term management plan. Photo shows President Toshihiro Suzuki.=February 20,2025,Tokyo

Briefing on Suzuki's new medium-term management plan

Briefing on Suzuki's new medium-term management plan

Presentation of Suzuki's new medium-term management plan. Photo shows the e VITARA, a mass-produced battery electric vehicle (BEV).=February 20,2025,Tokyo

Briefing on Suzuki's new medium-term management plan

Briefing on Suzuki's new medium-term management plan

Briefing session on Suzuki's new medium-term management plan. Photo shows President Toshihiro Suzuki.=February 20,2025,Tokyo

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Rockies

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Rockies

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers steals second base in the second inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, on Sept. 27, 2024. With his 57th stolen base, Ohtani broke Ichiro Suzuki's single-season steal record for a Japanese-born player in Major League Baseball.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Rockies

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Rockies

Shohei Ohtani (L) of the Los Angeles Dodgers steals second base in the second inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, on Sept. 27, 2024. With his 57th stolen base, Ohtani broke Ichiro Suzuki's single-season steal record for a Japanese-born player in Major League Baseball.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Rockies

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Rockies

Shohei Ohtani (R) of the Los Angeles Dodgers steals second base in the second inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, on Sept. 27, 2024. With his 57th stolen base, Ohtani broke Ichiro Suzuki's single-season steal record for a Japanese-born player in Major League Baseball.

Baseball: Padres vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Padres vs. Dodgers

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers steals second base, his 56th steal of the season, in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres on Sept. 25, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. He tied former Seattle Mariner Ichiro Suzuki's 2001 mark for the most steals by a Japanese-born player.

Baseball: Cubs' new left-hander Imanaga

Baseball: Cubs' new left-hander Imanaga

Replicas of Japanese left-hander Shota Imanaga's No. 18 Chicago Cubs jersey are sold at a sporting goods store in Chicago on Jan. 12, 2024, after he signed a four-year contract with the major league baseball club. Compatriot and teammate Seiya Suzuki's No. 27 jerseys are also sold at the store.

Baseball: Cubs' new left-hander Imanaga

Baseball: Cubs' new left-hander Imanaga

Replicas of Japanese left-hander Shota Imanaga's No. 18 Chicago Cubs jersey are sold at a sporting goods store in Chicago on Jan. 12, 2024, after he signed a four-year contract with the major league baseball club. Compatriot and teammate Seiya Suzuki's No. 27 jerseys are also sold at the store.

Suzuki "eWX"

Suzuki "eWX"

Suzuki's eWX light wagon EV at Japan Mobility Show 2023=Date:October 25, 2023, Place:Tokyo

Suzuki "eWX"

Suzuki "eWX"

Suzuki's eWX light wagon EV at Japan Mobility Show 2023=Date:October 25, 2023, Place:Tokyo

Suzuki "eWX"

Suzuki "eWX"

Suzuki's eWX light wagon EV at Japan Mobility Show 2023=Date:October 25, 2023, Place:Tokyo

Suzuki "eWX"

Suzuki "eWX"

Suzuki's eWX light wagon EV at Japan Mobility Show 2023=Date:October 25, 2023, Place:Tokyo

Suzuki "eWX"

Suzuki "eWX"

Suzuki's eWX light wagon EV at Japan Mobility Show 2023=Date:October 25, 2023, Place:Tokyo

Suzuki "eWX"

Suzuki "eWX"

Suzuki's eWX light wagon EV at Japan Mobility Show 2023=Date:October 25, 2023, Place:Tokyo

Suzuki "eWX"

Suzuki "eWX"

Suzuki's eWX light wagon EV at Japan Mobility Show 2023=Date:October 25, 2023, Place:Tokyo

Suzuki "eWX"

Suzuki "eWX"

Suzuki's eWX light wagon EV at Japan Mobility Show 2023=Date:October 25, 2023, Place:Tokyo

Suzuki "eWX"

Suzuki "eWX"

Suzuki's eWX light wagon EV at Japan Mobility Show 2023=Date:October 25, 2023, Place:Tokyo

Suzuki "eWX"

Suzuki "eWX"

Suzuki's eWX light wagon EV at Japan Mobility Show 2023=Date:October 25, 2023, Place:Tokyo

Suzuki "eWX"

Suzuki "eWX"

Suzuki's eWX light wagon EV at Japan Mobility Show 2023=Date:October 25, 2023, Place:Tokyo

D. T. Suzuki's calligraphy found in elementary school in Kanazawa

D. T. Suzuki's calligraphy found in elementary school in Kanazawa

Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2023, shows calligraphy written by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki (1870-1966), a prominent Japanese Buddhist philosopher best known as D. T. Suzuki, in the 1950s and discovered in 2021 on a bookshelf in the principal's office at an elementary school in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan. The calligraphic writing shows Zen terms meaning "there is only one person in the world." Suzuki, a scholar and author of books on Buddhism and Zen that helped spread interest in their teachings to the West, never worked as a calligrapher but may have done such calligraphic works upon request.

D. T. Suzuki's calligraphy found in elementary school in Kanazawa

D. T. Suzuki's calligraphy found in elementary school in Kanazawa

Photo taken at an elementary school in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan on Jan. 11, 2023, shows Kazuhisa Tsuji, the school's principal, and calligraphy written by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki (1870-1966), a prominent Japanese Buddhist philosopher best known as D. T. Suzuki, in the 1950s. The calligraphic writing, discovered in 2021 on a bookshelf in Tsuji's office, shows Zen terms meaning "there is only one person in the world." Suzuki, a scholar and author of books on Buddhism and Zen that helped spread interest in their teachings to the West, never worked as a calligrapher but may have done such calligraphic works upon request.

MLB season-opening game

MLB season-opening game

HOUSTON, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (front L) is greeted by Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka after Suzuki's name is announced in a ceremony before a Major League Baseball season-opening game against the Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on April 1, 2014.

Suzuki's performance in free program at Sochi

Suzuki's performance in free program at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skater Akiko Suzuki completes her free program in the women's singles competition at the Sochi Olympics in Russia on Feb. 20, 2014.

Suzuki's parents cheer for daughter

Suzuki's parents cheer for daughter

TOYOHASHI, Japan - Keiko Suzuki (L) and Kazunori Suzuki on Feb. 21, 2014, in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, cheer for their daughter Akiko competing in the Sochi Olympics figure skating event in Russia.

Suzuki's Hustler minivehicle

Suzuki's Hustler minivehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Osamu Suzuki, chairman of Suzuki Motor Corp., unveils the Hustler minivehicle in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2013.

Suzuki's Alto Eco

Suzuki's Alto Eco

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the updated Alto Eco minicar that Suzuki Motor Corp. will release on Dec. 18, 2013. The updated Alto Eco provides fuel economy of 35.0 kilometers per liter, Suzuki Motor said Nov. 19.

Ichiro reaches 4,000 career hits

Ichiro reaches 4,000 career hits

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki belts his 4,000th career hit, a single to left against Toronto Blue Jays pitcher R.A. Dickey (43) during the first inning of a baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Aug. 21, 2013. Suzuki's total includes 2,722 hits in the majors and 1,278 from nine seasons in Japan. The Yankees won 4-2.

Girl's dream to become designer lives on in handkerchiefs

Girl's dream to become designer lives on in handkerchiefs

IWAKI, Japan - Photo taken in July 2013 shows a handkerchief featuring the late Himeka Suzuki's award-winning painting. Himeka was killed at age 10 by the massive tsunami waves that engulfed her hometown of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, and other places along the northeastern Japan coast in March 2011.

Suzuki's cumulative minivehicle sales top 20 mil. units

Suzuki's cumulative minivehicle sales top 20 mil. units

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the first model of the Alto minicar, released in 1979 by Suzuki Motor Corp. The company said Sept. 13, 2012, its cumulative domestic sales of minivehicles with engines of up to 660 cc had topped 20 million units the previous day, becoming the first carmaker to pass the threshold.

Ichiro hits 100th MLB career homer

Ichiro hits 100th MLB career homer

NEW YORK, United States - A signboard at Yankee Stadium in New York announces New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki's hitting his 100th career home run (in Major League Baseball) during the seventh inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles on July 30, 2012. The Yankees lost 5-4.

Maruti Suzuki's Swift Dzire

Maruti Suzuki's Swift Dzire

MUMBAI, India - Shinzo Nakanishi, managing director of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., unveils the new Swift Dzire in Mumbai, western India, on Feb. 1, 2012. The subsidiary of Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corp. and India's biggest automaker announced Feb. 9, 2012, that it has sold over 10 million passenger cars in India since starting operations in December 1983.

Suzuki's Alto Eco displayed at Tokyo Motor Show

Suzuki's Alto Eco displayed at Tokyo Motor Show

TOKYO, Japan - Suzuki Motor Corp.'s compact car Alto Eco, which the automaker will start selling on Dec. 13, 2011, is on display on Dec. 1, 2011, at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, opened to the media. The auto show opens to the public from Dec. 3 to 11 after an opening ceremony on Dec. 2.

Suzuki's new concept vehicle

Suzuki's new concept vehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Suzuki Motor Corp.'s REGINA concept vehicle, unveiled by the automaker on Nov. 8, 2011, before its debut at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show. The vehicle is a next-generation compact car that can achieve 32 kilometers per liter, equivalent to hybrid vehicles, the automaker said.

Suzuki's Indian operation

Suzuki's Indian operation

MUMBAI, India - Senior officers of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., an Indian subsidiary of Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp., stand by a new model of the Swift compact car during a rollout in Mumbai, India, on Aug. 17, 2011. Suzuki, which now commands nearly half of the passenger car market in the country, is making final arrangements to build a new passenger car plant in Gujarat, western India, sources close to the matter said Sept. 14, 2011.

Ichiro cracks leadoff homer

Ichiro cracks leadoff homer

CLEVELAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits a homer over the right-field fence as leadoff batter in the first inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 22, 2011. It was Suzuki's 43rd leadoff homer in the first inning in his combined career in Japan and the United States, tying the record for such homers by Japanese professional baseball players set by Yutaka Fukumoto of the Hankyu Braves (now Orix Buffaloes).

Ichiro cracks leadoff homer

Ichiro cracks leadoff homer

CLEVELAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits a homer over the right-field fence as leadoff batter in the first inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 22, 2011. It was Suzuki's 43rd leadoff homer in the first inning in his combined career in Japan and the United States, tying the record for such homers by Japanese professional baseball players set by Yutaka Fukumoto of the Hankyu Braves (now Orix Buffaloes).