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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Singer Tomotaka Okamoto sings Japan's national anthem during the opening ceremony of the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2025.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Singer Tomotaka Okamoto sings Japan's national anthem during the opening ceremony of the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2025.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Singer Tomotaka Okamoto sings Japan's national anthem during the opening ceremony of the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2025.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Singer Tomotaka Okamoto sings Japan's national anthem during the opening ceremony of the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2025.

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Angels' samurai helmet maker

Tomotaka Tanoue, president of Marutake Sangyo Co., is pictured in Satumasendai in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 7, 2023. The company manufactured the "kabuto" helmet being used as the Los Angeles Angels' home run celebration prop in the 2023 Major League Baseball season.

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Angels' samurai helmet maker

Tomotaka Tanoue, president of Marutake Sangyo Co., is pictured in Satumasendai in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 7, 2023. The company manufactured the "kabuto" helmet being used as the Los Angeles Angels' home run celebration prop in the 2023 Major League Baseball season.

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Japanese developers unveil robot astronaut

TOKYO, Japan - Tomotaka Takahashi, a roboticist at the University of Tokyo, unveils Kirobo (L), a small talking humanoid robot, and a backup robot called Mirata, in Tokyo on June 26, 2013. Kirobo, which is 34 centimeters tall and weighs around 1 kilogram, will be sent to the International Space Station in August to communicate with astronauts stationed for long periods.

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Japanese developers unveil robot astronaut

TOKYO, Japan - Tomotaka Takahashi, a roboticist at the University of Tokyo, converses with Kirobo, a small talking humanoid robot, in Tokyo on June 26, 2013. The robot, which is 34 centimeters tall and weighs around 1 kilogram, will be sent to the International Space Station in August to communicate with astronauts stationed for long periods.

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Ropid robot jumps 8 centimeters high

KYOTO, Japan - Ropid, a robot that walks on two legs, jumps eight centimeters high in response to an order from Tomotaka Takahashi during a presentation in Kyoto on Oct. 27, 2009. The robot, which is 38 centimeters tall and weighs 16 kilograms, was developed by Takahashi, who represents Robo Garage, a venture firm headquartered at Kyoto University.

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Tokyo Olympics: Closing Ceremony

Singer Tomotaka Okamoto sings the Olympic Hymn during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 8, 2021, at the National Stadium.

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FEATURE: Roboticist looks to bring companionship to new heights

Robot developer Tomotaka Takahashi smiles with his "partner" RoBoHoN after an interview in his office at the University of Tokyo on April 14, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lion's Kuriyama leaps but fails

OSAKA, Japan - Seibu Lions center fielder Takumi Kuriyama fails to catch a triple off the bat of Orix Buffaloes' Tomotaka Sakaguchi during the fourth inning of a game at Kyocera Dome in Osaka on Aug. 5, 2010. The Buffaloes won 9-4. (Kyodo)

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Ropid robot jumps 8 centimeters high

KYOTO, Japan - Ropid, a robot that walks on two legs, jumps eight centimeters high in response to an order from Tomotaka Takahashi during a presentation in Kyoto on Oct. 27, 2009. The robot, which is 38 centimeters tall and weighs 16 kilograms, was developed by Takahashi, who represents Robo Garage, a venture firm headquartered at Kyoto University. (Kyodo)