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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-JUDO-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN'S 60KG

(230508) -- DOHA, May 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lee Harim of South Korea reacts during the men's 60kg category bronze medal bout against Takato Naohisa of Japan at the World Judo Championships Doha 2023 in Doha, Qatar on May 7, 2023. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-JUDO-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN'S 60KG

(230508) -- DOHA, May 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lee Harim of South Korea reacts during the men's 60kg category bronze medal bout against Takato Naohisa of Japan at the World Judo Championships Doha 2023 in Doha, Qatar on May 7, 2023. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

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World judo championships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japan's Naohisa Takato shows his gold medal after winning the men's 60-kilogram class at the world judo championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 26, 2013.

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World judo championships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japan's Naohisa Takato (top) fights Mongolia's Amartuvshin Dashdavaa in the men's 60-kilogram class final at the world judo championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 26, 2013. Takato won the gold medal after defeating Dashdavaa on points.

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World judo championships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japan's Naohisa Takato (bottom) competes with Mongolia's Amartuvshin Dashdavaa in the men's 60-kilogram class final at the world judo championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 26, 2013. Takato won the gold medal after defeating Dashdavaa on points.

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Fossil of carnivorous dinosaur found in Japan

KUJI, Japan - Photo taken in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture on March 29, 2013, shows Takato Sasaki, a 13-year-old junior high school student from neighboring Aomori Prefecture. A fossil found in Kuji in May 2012 by Sasaki has been confirmed as a toe bone of a Coelurosauria, a carnivorous dinosaur living in the latter part of the Cretaceous period around 85 million years ago, a researcher said the same day.

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Fossil of carnivorous dinosaur found in Japan

KUJI, Japan - Takato Sasaki, a 13-year-old junior high school student from Aomori Prefecture, holds a fossil in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture on March 29, 2013. The fossil found in Kuji in May 2012 by Sasaki has been confirmed as a toe bone of a Coelurosauria, a carnivorous dinosaur living in the latter part of the Cretaceous period around 85 million years ago, a researcher said the same day.

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Paris Grand Slam judo

PARIS, France - Japan's Naohisa Takato (2nd from L) stands on the podium after winning the men's 60-kilogram final against South Korea's Jang Jin Min (L) at the Paris Grand Slam judo tournament on Feb. 9, 2013. Amiran Papinashvili of Georgia (2nd from R) and Beslan Mudranov of Russia (R) won the bronze medal.

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Ex-Japanese hostage hopes to be part of Iraq's future

TOKYO, Japan - Nahoko Takato, one of three Japanese taken hostage by a militant group in Iraq, speaks at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Sept. 7. Takato and the two others were captured by the armed group on April 7 and held for nine days.

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(1)3 released Japanese hostages in Iraq return to hometowns

CHITOSE, Japan - Nahoko Takato (C), a volunteer aid worker, one of the three Japanese civilians released after being held hostage for more than a week in Iraq, returns to her hometown in Hokkaido on April 20, helped by her mother Kyodo (R) and sister Ayako Inoue.

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(1)3 Japanese held hostage in Iraq return to hometowns

CHITOSE, Japan - Nahoko Takato (C), a 34-year-old aid worker who was among three Japanese taken hostage and later released in Iraq, arrives at New Chitose Airport in Chitose, Hokkaido, on April 20 on her way to her parents' home.

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(5)3 Japanese freed in Iraq arrive in Osaka

CHITOSE, Japan - Mutsuo and Kyoko Takato, the parents of aid worker and freed hostage Nahoko Takato, answer questions from reporters in Chitose, Hokkaido. Their daughter arrived at Kansai International Airport April 18 from Dubai after being released by an armed group in Iraq.

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(1)3 Japanese freed in Iraq arrive in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Aid worker Nahoko Takato, one of the three Japanese hostages released in Iraq, transfers planes to head for Tokyo's Haneda airport after arriving at Kansai International Airport near Osaka from Dubai April 18.

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Released Japanese hostages reunite with kin in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Yosuke Imai, brother of recent high school graduate Noriaki Imai, and Shuichi Takato, brother of aid worker Nahoko Takato, are driven in a car on arrival at Dubai airport on April 17. Noriaki and Nahoko were reunited with their kin later in the day along with another freed hostage, photojournalist Soichiro Koriyama.

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(2)Released Japanese hostages reunite with kin in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Shuichi Takato (L) brother of aid worker Nahoko Takato, and Yosuke Imai, brother of recent high school graduate Noriaki Imai, walk into a Dubai hospital April 17 to meet their kin hospitalized there for medical checkups following release in Baghdad by an armed group.

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(2)3 Japanese freed in Iraq arrive in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Nahoko Takato, one of the three Japanese hostages released in Iraq, bows deeply as she enters a hospital for a medical check in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on April 16.

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(5)Families express thanks for release of kin

CHITOSE, Japan - The parents of Nahoko Takato -- Mutsuo (L) and Kyoko (C) -- and her younger sister Ayako Inoue speak to reporters in front of Takato's house in Chitose, Hokkaido, on April 16 after Nahoko and two other Japanese hostages were released in Iraq.

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(3)3 Japanese freed in Iraq arrive in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Noriaki Imai (L) and Soichiro Koriyama enter a hospital for medical checks in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on April 16 after arriving there from Baghdad. Imai, Koriyama and Nahoko Takato were released by hostage-takers in Iraq on April 15.

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(5)3 Japanese hostages released

HOKKAIDO, Japan - Naoko Imai (R), the mother of Noriaki Imai, one of the three Japanese released by militant hostage takers in Iraq, rejoices with Ayako Inoue (L), sister of Nahoko Takato, another hostage, at Shin-Chitose airport at the news of the loved ones' release. (Pool Photo)

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(1)3 Japanese hostages released

TOKYO, Japan - Families of the three Japanese hostages are seen rejoicing in Tokyo on April 15 while watching television showing their loved ones released in Baghdad. The three are Soichiro Koriyama, 32, a freelance photojournalist from Tokyo, Nahoko Takato, 34, a volunteer worker from Chitose, Hokkaido, and Noriaki Imai, 18, from Sapporo. (Pool photo)

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(2)3 Japanese hostages released

CHITOSE, Japan - Mutsuo (L) and Kyoko Takato (R), whose daughter Nahoko is one of three Japanese released by a militant group in Baghdad on April 15, rejoice in Chitose, Hokkaido, after watching TV reporting her release. (Pool photo)

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(2)Relatives of hostages stop seeking SDF pullout

TOKYO, Japan - Ayako Inoue (C), sister of Nahoko Takato, one of three Japanese civilians kidnapped in Iraq, speaks at a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo on April 14.

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(2)Japan continues negotiating for release of hostages in Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - Kyoko Takato, the mother of Nahoko Takato, one of the three Japanese civilians taken hostage in Iraq, reads aloud a message to the public regarding the hostage crisis, in Chitose, Hokkaido, on April 13.

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(3)Hostages' families express joy, worry over possible release

SAPPORO, Japan - Mutsuo (R) and Kyoko Takato, whose daughter Nahoko is one of three Japanese being held captive in Iraq by a militant group, watch TV news at their home in Chitose, Hokkaido, on April 11 following news that the hostages would be freed within 24 hours.

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(8)Militant group takes 3 Japanese captive

TOKYO, Japan - Mutsuo (R) and Kyoko Takato, whose daughter Nahoko is one of the three Japanese being held captive in Iraq by a militant group calling itself Saraya al-Mujahideen, speak to reporters April 9 in front of their house in Chitose, Hokkaido.

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Judo: World Championships

Japan's Naohisa Takato slaps his cheeks before the men's 60-kilogram final at the judo world championships in the Uzbekistan's capital of Tashkent on Oct. 6, 2022. He won gold.

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Judo: World Championships

Japan's Naohisa Takato poses after winning his fourth career title in the men's 60-kilogram category at the judo world championships in the Uzbekistan's capital of Tashkent on Oct. 6, 2022.

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Judo: World Championships

Japan's Naohisa Takato celebrates after winning the men's 60-kilogram final at the judo world championships in the Uzbekistan's capital of Tashkent on Oct. 6, 2022.

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Judo: World Championships

Japan's Naohisa Takato poses with the gold medal after winning the men's 60-kilogram title at the judo world championships in the Uzbekistan's capital of Tashkent on Oct. 6, 2022.

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Judo: World Championships

Japan's Naohisa Takato poses with the gold medal after winning the men's 60-kilogram title at the judo world championships in the Uzbekistan's capital of Tashkent on Oct. 6, 2022.

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Tokyo Olympics: Judo

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks over the phone from his office on July 25, 2021, with judoka Naohisa Takato, who won the men's 60-kilogram final the previous day to claim Japan's first gold of the Tokyo Olympics.

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Tokyo Olympics: Judo

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks over the phone from his office on July 25, 2021, with judoka Naohisa Takato, who won the men's 60-kilogram final the previous day to claim Japan's first gold of the Tokyo Olympics.

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Tokyo Olympics: Judo

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks over the phone from his office on July 25, 2021, with judoka Naohisa Takato, who won the men's 60-kilogram final the previous day to claim Japan's first gold of the Tokyo Olympics.

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Tokyo Olympics: Judo

Naohisa Takato (2nd from L) of Japan celebrates on the podium after winning the men's judo 60-kilogram event of the Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on July 24, 2021, along with silver medalist Yang Yung-wei (L) of Taiwan and bronze medalists Yeldos Smetov of Kazakhstan (2nd from R) and Luka Mkheidze of France. (Kyodo)(SELECTION) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics: Judo

Naohisa Takato (2nd from L) of Japan celebrates on the podium after winning the men's judo 60-kilogram event of the Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on July 24, 2021, along with silver medalist Yang Yung-wei (L) of Taiwan and bronze medalists Yeldos Smetov of Kazakhstan (2nd from R) and Luka Mkheidze of France. (Kyodo)(SELECTION) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics: Judo

Naohisa Takato of Japan reacts after winning the men's judo 60-kilogram event of the Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on July 24, 2021. (Kyodo) (SELECTION) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics: Judo

Naohisa Takato of Japan poses with his men's judo 60-kilogram gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on July 24, 2021. (Kyodo) (SELECTION) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics: Judo

Naohisa Takato of Japan kneels down after winning the men's judo 60-kilogram event of the Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on July 24, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympics: Judo

Naohisa Takato of Japan poses with his men's judo 60-kilogram gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on July 24, 2021. (Kyodo)(SELECTION) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics: Judo

Naohisa Takato of Japan poses with his men's judo 60-kilogram gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on July 24, 2021. (Kyodo)(SELECTION) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics: Judo

Naohisa Takato of Japan celebrates on the podium after winning the men's judo 60-kilogram event of the Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on July 24, 2021. (Kyodo)(SELECTION) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics: Judo

Naohisa Takato of Japan poses with his men's judo 60-kilogram gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on July 24, 2021. (Kyodo)(TOPPAGE) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics: Judo

Naohisa Takato of Japan poses in front of the media after winning the men's judo 60-kilogram event of the Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on July 24, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympics: Judo

Naohisa Takato of Japan sits straight after winning the men's judo 60-kilogram event of the Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on July 24, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympics: Judo

Naohisa Takato of Japan reacts after winning the men's judo 60-kilogram event of the Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on July 24, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympics: Judo

Naohisa Takato of Japan celebrates on the podium after winning the men's judo 60-kilogram event of the Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on July 24, 2021. (Kyodo)(SELECTION) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics: Judo

Naohisa Takato of Japan poses with his men's judo 60-kilogram gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on July 24, 2021. (Kyodo) (SELECTION) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics: Judo

Japanese judoka Naohisa Takato smiles after defeating Taiwan's Yang Yung-wei in the men's 60-kilogram final at the Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on July 24, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympics: Judo

Japanese judoka Naohisa Takato (L) reacts after defeating Taiwan's Yang Yung-wei in the men's 60-kilogram final at the Tokyo Olympics on July 24, 2021. (Kyodo)(SELECTION) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics: Judo

Japanese judoka Naohisa Takato poses after defeating Taiwan's Yang Yung-wei in the men's 60-kilogram final at the Tokyo Olympics on July 24, 2021. (Kyodo) (TOPPAGE) ==Kyodo