Baseball: Marines vs. Lions

Baseball: Marines vs. Lions

Wu Nien-ting of the Seibu Lions hits a solo home run in the fourth inning of a Pacific League baseball game against the Lotte Marines at Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 6, 2022. Marines pitcher Ayumu Ishikawa surrendered three straight home runs to Tomoya Mori, Hotaka Yamakawa and Wu during the inning.

Lotte Holdings Establishes New Company “Lotte Hotels Japan” Through Japan-Korea Collaboration

Lotte Holdings Establishes New Company “Lotte Hotels Japan” Through Japan-Korea Collaboration

Lotte Holdings Establishes New Company ‘Lotte Hotels Japan’ Through Japan-Korea Collaboration. Photo shows Genichi Tamatsuka, President and Representative Director of Lotte Holdings; Tomoya Fukui, President and Representative Director of Lotte Hotels Japan; and John Hosok, CEO of Hotel Lotte.=September 2,2025,Tokyo

Lotte Holdings Establishes New Company “Lotte Hotels Japan” Through Japan-Korea Collaboration

Lotte Holdings Establishes New Company “Lotte Hotels Japan” Through Japan-Korea Collaboration

Lotte Holdings Establishes New Company ‘Lotte Hotels Japan’ Through Japan-Korea Collaboration. Photo shows Genichi Tamatsuka, President and Representative Director of Lotte Holdings; Tomoya Fukui, President and Representative Director of Lotte Hotels Japan; and John Ho-seok, CEO of Hotel Lotte.=September 2,2025,Tokyo

Paris 2024 - Handball - Spain v Japon

Paris 2024 - Handball - Spain v Japon

Spain line player Javier Rodriguez (99), Spain left wing Miguel Sanchez-Migallon (51), Japan right wing Tomoya Sakurai (4), Spain centre back Ian Tarrafeta (36), Spain left back Agustin Casado (25) during the handball match between Spain and Japon on Day 5 of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games at Arena Paris Sud on July 31, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 2, 2023 - Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino, who played Ultraman, poses at the Tokusatsu Heroes Exhibition in Shanghai, China, December 2, 2023.

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 2, 2023 - Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino, who played Ultraman, poses at the Tokusatsu Heroes Exhibition in Shanghai, China, December 2, 2023.

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 2, 2023 - Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino, who played Ultraman, poses at the Tokusatsu Heroes Exhibition in Shanghai, China, December 2, 2023.

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 2, 2023 - Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino, who played Ultraman, poses at the Tokusatsu Heroes Exhibition in Shanghai, China, December 2, 2023.

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 2, 2023 - Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino, who played Ultraman, poses at the Tokusatsu Heroes Exhibition in Shanghai, China, December 2, 2023.

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 2, 2023 - Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino, who played Ultraman, poses at the Tokusatsu Heroes Exhibition in Shanghai, China, December 2, 2023.

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 2, 2023 - Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino, who played Ultraman, poses at the Tokusatsu Heroes Exhibition in Shanghai, China, December 2, 2023.

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 2, 2023 - Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino, who played Ultraman, poses at the Tokusatsu Heroes Exhibition in Shanghai, China, December 2, 2023.

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 2, 2023 - Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino, who played Ultraman, poses at the Tokusatsu Heroes Exhibition in Shanghai, China, December 2, 2023.

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 2, 2023 - Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino, who played Ultraman, poses at the Tokusatsu Heroes Exhibition in Shanghai, China, December 2, 2023.

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 2, 2023 - Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino, who played Ultraman, poses at the Tokusatsu Heroes Exhibition in Shanghai, China, December 2, 2023.

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 2, 2023 - Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino, who played Ultraman, poses at the Tokusatsu Heroes Exhibition in Shanghai, China, December 2, 2023.

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 2, 2023 - Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino, who played Ultraman, poses at the Tokusatsu Heroes Exhibition in Shanghai, China, December 2, 2023.

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 2, 2023 - Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino, who played Ultraman, poses at the Tokusatsu Heroes Exhibition in Shanghai, China, December 2, 2023.

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 2, 2023 - Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino, who played Ultraman, poses at the Tokusatsu Heroes Exhibition in Shanghai, China, December 2, 2023.

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 2, 2023 - Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino, who played Ultraman, poses at the Tokusatsu Heroes Exhibition in Shanghai, China, December 2, 2023.

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 2, 2023 - Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino, who played Ultraman, poses at the Tokusatsu Heroes Exhibition in Shanghai, China, December 2, 2023.

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino Appear in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 2, 2023 - Japanese actor Tomoya Warabino, who played Ultraman, poses at the Tokusatsu Heroes Exhibition in Shanghai, China, December 2, 2023.

Baseball: Buffaloes clinch Pacific League pennant

Baseball: Buffaloes clinch Pacific League pennant

Orix Buffaloes' Soichiro Yamazaki (R) hugs teammate Tomoya Mori as their team clinch the Pacific League baseball championship for the third straight season with a 6-2 win over the Lotte Marines at Kyocera Dome Osaka in the western Japan city of Osaka on Sept. 20, 2023.

Kyoto tour boat with 30 aboard capsized

Kyoto tour boat with 30 aboard capsized

Tomoya Toyota, head of the Hozugawa Yusen Kigyo Kumiai river cruise operator, meets the press to explain how a boat overturned in the Hozu River on March 28, 2023, in Kyoto Prefecture's Kameoka, western Japan. One of the company's traditional tourist boats capsized the same day, after becoming stranded while on a cruise with about 30 people on board.

CORRECTED: Kyoto tour boat with 30 aboard capsized

CORRECTED: Kyoto tour boat with 30 aboard capsized

Tomoya Toyota (C), head of the Hozugawa Yusen Kigyo Kumiai river cruise operator, bows during a press conference with two other executives on March 29, 2023, in Kyoto Prefecture's Kameoka. One of the company's traditional tourist boats capsized the day before in the Hozu River in the western Japan city, after becoming stranded while on a cruise with about 30 people on board.

CORRECTED: Kyoto tour boat with 30 aboard capsized

CORRECTED: Kyoto tour boat with 30 aboard capsized

Tomoya Toyota (C), head of the Hozugawa Yusen Kigyo Kumiai river cruise operator, holds a press conference with two other executives on March 29, 2023, in Kyoto Prefecture's Kameoka. One of the company's traditional tourist boats capsized the day before in the Hozu River in the western Japan city, after becoming stranded while on a cruise with about 30 people on board.

Okubo, Ugajin compete for ball

Okubo, Ugajin compete for ball

KAWASAKI, Japan - Kawasaki Frontale's Yoshito Okubo (L) and Tomoya Ugajin of Urawa Reds compete for the ball during the first half of a J-League game at Todoroki Stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 9, 2014. Kawasaki won 2-1.

Japan group heads to N. Korea

Japan group heads to N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Tomoya Sato (front) and other members of a Japanese group leave Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 28, 2012, for Beijing en route to North Korea, where they plan to visit the relocation site of a tomb near Pyongyang where ashes of Japanese nationals were once buried.

Fighters even Japan Series

Fighters even Japan Series

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters starter Tomoya Yagi reacts during Game 4 of the baseball Japan Series against the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 4, 2009. Yagi only gave up one run in five innings leading his team to an 8-4 victory over the Giants.

Marines score on squeeze play

Marines score on squeeze play

CHIBA, Japan - Lotte Marines catcher Tomoya Satozaki lays down a squeeze bunt (top) to bring in teammate Naotaka Takehara from third to score (bottom) against the Hanshin Tigers in the eighth inning of a game at Chiba Marine Stadium on June 14. The Marines won 4-1.

Nippon Ham's Yagi beats Eagles

Nippon Ham's Yagi beats Eagles

SENDAI, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Tomoya Yagi pitches against the Rakuten Eagles at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai on May 12. Yagi earned his third win of the season giving up only one run in nine full innings. The Fighters won 8-1.

Participants in Beppu-Oita marathon join hands before race

Participants in Beppu-Oita marathon join hands before race

OITA, Japan - Tomoya Adachi (4th from L), who won the 2008 Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon, and other major participants in the race for this year join hands during a news conference in Oita in Kyushu on Jan. 31, one day before the event.

Japan's Ito wins men's 800m-T52 at Beijing Paralympics

Japan's Ito wins men's 800m-T52 at Beijing Paralympics

BEIJING, China - Tomoya Ito of Japan poses with his gold medal in the men's 800m-T52 event of the Beijing Paralympics at the National Stadium in Beijing on Sept. 16.

Japan's Ito wins men's 800m-T52 at Beijing Paralympics

Japan's Ito wins men's 800m-T52 at Beijing Paralympics

BEIJING, China - Tomoya Ito of Japan reacts after winning the men's 800m-T52 event of the Beijing Paralympics at the National Stadium in Beijing on Sept. 16.

Japan's Ito wins men's 400-meter T52 final

Japan's Ito wins men's 400-meter T52 final

BEIJING, China - Tomoya Ito of Japan reacts after winning the men's 400-meter T52 final in the Beijing Paralympics at the National Stadium in Beijing on Sept. 12.

Marathon debutant Adachi wins Beppu-Oita race

Marathon debutant Adachi wins Beppu-Oita race

OITA, Japan - Little-known local runner Tomoya Adachi emerges as the surprise winner at the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon with a come-from-behind victory in his marathon debut on Feb. 3. He crossed the finish line at Oita municipal athletics stadium in 2 hours, 11 minutes, 59 seconds.

Baseball: Satozaki's 2-run blast forces Game 5 in Climax Series

Baseball: Satozaki's 2-run blast forces Game 5 in Climax Series

SAPPORO, Japan - Tomoya Satozaki erupts in joy after hitting a two-run go-ahead homer in the sixth inning on Oct. 16 as the Lotte Marines beat the Nippon Ham Fighters 5-1 to even the Pacific League Climax Series second stage at two games apiece.

Lotte routs Nippon Ham with 5 HRs in Climax Series Game 2

Lotte routs Nippon Ham with 5 HRs in Climax Series Game 2

SAPPORO, Japan - Lotte Marines catcher Tomoya Satozaki (far right) gets congratulations from teammates after hitting a come-from-behind two-run homer in the second inning against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 14. Satozaki slammed two of the team's five homers as the Marines routed the Fighters 8-1 to tie the best-of-five second stage of the Pacific League Climax Series at one game apiece.

Lotte routs Nippon Ham with 5 HRs in Climax Series Game 2

Lotte routs Nippon Ham with 5 HRs in Climax Series Game 2

SAPPORO, Japan - Lotte Marines catcher Tomoya Satozaki is greeted by manager Bobby Valentine after hitting a come-from-behind two-run homer in the second inning against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 14. Satozaki hit two of the team's five homers as the Marines routed the Fighters 8-1 to tie the best-of-five second stage of the Pacific League Climax Series at one game apiece.

Select MLB beats Japan All-Stars in 2nd exhibition game

Select MLB beats Japan All-Stars in 2nd exhibition game

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Tomoya Satozaki (L) hits a two-run homer off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo (R) in the third inning of an exhibition game between the select MLB team and Japan All-Stars at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 4.

Satozaki goes 2-for-3 in mariners' 3-2 win over Fightrs

Satozaki goes 2-for-3 in mariners' 3-2 win over Fightrs

SAPPORO, Japan - Tomoya Satozaki waves to fans after the Lotte Marines edged the Nippon Ham Fighters 3-2 at Sapporo Dome on April 22. Satozaki went 2-for-3 with an RBI single and run-scoring double.

Japan stays alive with victory over Mexico at WBC

Japan stays alive with victory over Mexico at WBC

ANAHEIM, United States - Team Japan catcher Tomoya Satozaki (L) gets congratulations from teammate Ichiro Suzuki after hitting a two-run homer in the top of the fourth inning of a World Baseball Classic second-round game against Team Mexico at Angel Stadium on March 14. Japan defeated Mexico 6-1.

Japan stays alive with victory over Mexico at WBC

Japan stays alive with victory over Mexico at WBC

ANAHEIM, United States - Team Japan catcher Tomoya Satozaki watches the ball after slamming a two-run homer in the top of the fourth inning of a World Baseball Classic second-round game against Team Mexico at Angel Stadium on March 14. Japan defeated Mexico 6-1.

Parkour: World Championships

Parkour: World Championships

Tomoya Suzuki of Japan competes en route to finishing fourth in the men's freestyle final at the inaugural parkour world championships in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2022.

Parkour: World Championships

Parkour: World Championships

Tomoya Suzuki of Japan competes en route to finishing fourth in the men's freestyle final at the inaugural parkour world championships in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2022.

Emperor's Cup football in Japan

Emperor's Cup football in Japan

Tomoya Ugajin (far L facing camera) is congratulated by Urawa Reds teammates after scoring a goal against Cerezo Osaka during the first half of their Emperor's Cup football semifinal match at Saitama Stadium in Saitama, Japan, on Dec. 12, 2021.

Japan stays alive with victory over Mexico at WBC

Japan stays alive with victory over Mexico at WBC

ANAHEIM, United States - Team Japan catcher Tomoya Satozaki (L) gets congratulations from teammate Ichiro Suzuki after hitting a two-run homer in the top of the fourth inning of a World Baseball Classic second-round game against Team Mexico at Angel Stadium on March 14. Japan defeated Mexico 6-1. (Kyodo)

Japan stays alive with victory over Mexico at WBC

Japan stays alive with victory over Mexico at WBC

ANAHEIM, United States - Team Japan catcher Tomoya Satozaki watches the ball after slamming a two-run homer in the top of the fourth inning of a World Baseball Classic second-round game against Team Mexico at Angel Stadium on March 14. Japan defeated Mexico 6-1. (Kyodo)

Satozaki goes 2-for-3 in mariners' 3-2 win over Fightrs

Satozaki goes 2-for-3 in mariners' 3-2 win over Fightrs

SAPPORO, Japan - Tomoya Satozaki waves to fans after the Lotte Marines edged the Nippon Ham Fighters 3-2 at Sapporo Dome on April 22. Satozaki went 2-for-3 with an RBI single and run-scoring double. (Kyodo)

Select MLB beats Japan All-Stars in 2nd exhibition game

Select MLB beats Japan All-Stars in 2nd exhibition game

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Tomoya Satozaki (L) hits a two-run homer off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo (R) in the third inning of an exhibition game between the select MLB team and Japan All-Stars at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 4. (Kyodo)