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Kitakyushu schools teaching Korean culture

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Korean culture teacher Pak Kang Su (far L) introduces greetings in South Korea during a class for third-year students at Wakamatsu Chuo Elementary School in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture on April 18, 2013.

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Film director Koji Wakamatsu dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese film director Koji Wakamatsu posing with the Silver Bear award for Best Actress at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival in Berlin on Feb. 20, 2010, after receiving the award on behalf of Shinobu Terajima, who starred in his film "Caterpillar." Wakamatsu, known for his works on violence, politics and erotic themes, died Oct. 17, 2012, at age 76, after being hospitalized for serious injuries sustained in a traffic accident.

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Film director Koji Wakamatsu dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese film director Koji Wakamatsu, who died Oct. 17, 2012 at age 76, after being hospitalized for serious injuries sustained in a traffic accident. Wakamatsu was known for works exploring violent, political and erotic themes, and highly regarded abroad for movies including "Caterpillar."

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Film director Koji Wakamatsu dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken at a theater in Osaka on Feb. 27, 2010, shows Japanese film director Koji Wakamatsu (R), and actress Shinobu Terajima holding up the Silver Bear trophy for Best Actress awarded at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival for her performance in Wakamatsu's film "Caterpillar." Wakamatsu, known for his works on violence, politics and erotic themes, died Oct. 17, 2012 at age 76, after being hospitalized for serious injuries sustained in a traffic accident.

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Wakamatsu sacked as Mariners manager

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu (L) watches Ichiro Suzuki (51) return to the dugout during a game against the Kansas City Royals at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 8, 2010. Wakamatsu was dismissed as the baseball club's manager the following day.

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Wakamatsu sacked as Mariners manager

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik announces the dismissal of the baseball club's manager, Don Wakamatsu, during a press conference at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 9, 2010. ''New leadership is needed,'' Zduriencik said.

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Wakamatsu sacked as Mariners manager

SEATTLE, United States - This April 2009 file photo shows Don Wakamatsu, who was dismissed as manager of the baseball club Seattle Mariners on Aug. 9, 2010.

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Wakamatsu sacked as Mariners manager

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu views a game against the Kansas City Royals at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 8, 2010. Wakamatsu was dismissed as the baseball club's manager the following day.

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Ichiro 2-for-4 against Athletics

OAKLAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners watches a game in the dugout beside Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu (R) in the ninth inning against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on May 17, 2010. Ichiro had two singles in four at-bats in the Seattle Mariners' 8-4 loss to the Athletics.

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Terajima receives Silver Bear for Best Actress trophy

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese actress Shinobu Terajima (L) holds up the Silver Bear for Best Actress trophy awarded at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival at a theater in Osaka on Feb. 27, 2010, with film director Koji Wakamatsu standing by her side. Wakamatsu accepted the trophy on behalf of Terajima, who starred in his film ''Caterpillar,'' at the award ceremony in Berlin on Feb. 20. (Pool photo)

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Terajima receives Silver Bear for Best Actress trophy

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese actress Shinobu Terajima kisses the Silver Bear for Best Actress trophy awarded at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival at a theater in Osaka on Feb. 27, 2010, after receiving it from film director Koji Wakamatsu. Wakamatsu accepted the trophy on behalf of Terajima, who starred in his film ''Caterpillar,'' at the award ceremony in Berlin on Feb. 20. (Pool photo)

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Terajima receives Silver Bear for Best Actress trophy

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese actress Shinobu Terajima smiles with the Silver Bear for Best Actress trophy awarded at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival in Osaka on Feb. 27, 2010, after receiving it from film director Koji Wakamatsu. Wakamatsu accepted the trophy on behalf of Terajima, who starred in his film ''Caterpillar,'' at the award ceremony in Berlin on Feb. 20.

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Ichiro participates in spring training

PEORIA, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (C) gives the thumbs up as he receives instructions from coach Don Wakamatsu during spring training in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 26, 2010.

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Terajima wins best actress award at Berlin Int'l Film Festival

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese film director Koji Wakamatsu poses with the Silver Bears award for Best Actress at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival in Berlin on Feb. 20, 2010. Wakamatsu received the award on behalf of Shinobu Terajima, who starred in ''Caterpillar,'' a film he directed based on the 1929 short story of the same name by mystery writer Rampo Edogawa.

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Terajima wins best actress award at Berlin Int'l Film Festival

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese actress Shinobu Terajima attends the 60th Berlin International Film Festival in Berlin on Feb. 17, 2010. Terajima was awarded the Silver Bears award for Best Actress at the film festival on Feb. 20 for her role in ''Caterpillar,'' a film directed by Koji Wakamatsu based on the 1929 short story of the same name by mystery writer Rampo Edogawa.

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Ichiro's ejection

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners designated hitter Ichiro Suzuki (C) protests to home-plate umpire Brian Runge after being called out on strikes in the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, on Sept. 26, 2009, while manager Don Wakamatsu tries to remonstrate with Suzuki. After the protest, Suzuki was ejected, for the first time in his professional career.

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Ichiro sidelined for 4th straight game

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (R) chats with manager Don Wakamatsu before a game at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 27. Ichiro, who has a calf strain, was sidelined from the game the same day, extending his layoff to four games.

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Ichiro sidelined with sore calf

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu tells reporters in Seattle on Aug. 24 that outfielder Ichiro Suzuki will be out of the team lineup the same day against the Oakland Athletics due to a calf strain.

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Ichiro set to rejoin team on Friday

PEORIA, United States - Seattle Mariners Ichiro Suzuki throws a ball during a practice session in Peoria, Arizona, on April 4. In Las Vegas, the team's manager Don Wakamatsu indicated there is a good chance outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, who was placed on the disabled list, will join the team in Oakland next Friday.

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Ichiro on DL with ulcer, to miss 1st week of season

LAS VEGAS, United States - Seattle Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu speaks to reporters in Las Vegas on April 3 about placing outfielder Ichiro Suzuki on the disabled list.

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Wakamatsu, Aota among 4 Hall of Fame inductees

TOKYO, Japan - Tsutomu Wakamatsu (R), who helped lead the Yakult Swallows to victory in the Japan Series as both a player and manager, poses for photos in Tokyo on Jan. 13 after being inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame along with three deceased figures -- (from L to R) baseball historian Ichiro Kimishima, Yoshinori Okoso, former owner of the Nippon Ham Fighters, and Noboru Aota, one of the top sluggers of his time.

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Wakamatsu, Aota among 4 Hall of Fame inductees

TOKYO, Japan - Tsutomu Wakamatsu (L in file photo), who helped lead the Yakult Swallows to victory in the Japan Series as both a player and a manager, has been inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame along with the late Noboru Aota (C in file photo), one of the top sluggers of his time, the selection panel announced Jan. 13. Yoshinori Okoso (R in file photo), a former Nippon Ham Fighters owner, was also inducted with baseball historian Ichiro Kimishima, both posthumously, bringing the total number of Hall of Fame inductees to 168.

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Wakamatsu named Seattle Mariners manager

SEATTLE, United States - Wilbur Donald 'Don' Wakamatsu (R), a fourth-generation Japanese-American who was named manager of the Seattle Mariners, shows his uniform during a news conference at Safeco Field in Seattle on Nov. 19. The Mariners fired manager John McLaren in June and named coach Jim Riggleman as acting manager.

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Furuta agrees to become player-manager for Yakult

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows catcher Atsuya Furuta (R) shakes hands with club President Yoshikazu Tagiku on Oct. 18 after coming to agreement on a two-year deal that will make him the first player-manager in 29 years in Japanese professional baseball. Furuta, 40, takes over from Tsutomu Wakamatsu who stepped down at the end of the season after a seven-year stint.

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Yakult manager Wakamatsu to resign at season-end

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows manager Tsutomu Wakamatsu leaves the Tokyo Dome on Sept. 21. He said he will resign at the end of the season from the Central League club after the Swallows on the previous day offered the manager's job for next season to veteran catcher Atsuya Furuta.

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(2)Nagashima may have suffered stroke

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeo Nagashima (R), the Yomiuri Giants' former manager and currently national baseball team manager, talks with Yakult Swallows manager Tsutomu Wakamatsu on Feb. 19 at a Yakult training site in Okinawa Prefecture. Nagashima was diagnosed with a possible stroke with numbness on the right side of his body on March 5.

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Yakult going ahead with draft plan on Mac Suzuki

TOKYO, Japan - Former Kansas City Royals right-hander Mac Suzuki delivers a pitch during a pitching trial at the Yakult Swallows' training facility in Tokyo on Nov. 18. After watching Suzuki's pitching, Yakult manager Tsutomu Wakamatsu decided to name him in the baseball draft on Nov. 20.

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Japan names 8 senior vice ministers

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows eight new senior vice ministers whom the Japanese government replaced on Jan. 8. From left to right on the top are Akihiko Kumashiro of the Cabinet Office, Genichiro Sata and Kaneshige Wakamatsu of the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications, and Takayoshi Taniguchi of the Finance Ministry. From left to right on the bottom are Kazuaki Miyaji and Yasu Kano of the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, Shigeaki Tsukihara of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and Eiichi Yamashita of the Ministry of Environment.

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Yakult manager Wakamatsu named Shoriki award winner

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows manager Tsutomu Wakamatsu, who led his Central League team to the Japan Series title this past season, speaks to the media in a Tokyo hotel Oct. 31 after being named the recipient of the Matsutaro Shoriki award for his contributions to the development of Japanese baseball.

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Yakult sweeps Kintetsu at home to claim Japan Series crown+

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows manager Tsutomu Wakamatsu is being tossed shoulder-high into the air in Tokyo's Jingu Stadium on Oct 25 after the Swallows raced out to a three-run lead in the first inning and held on for a 4-2 victory over the Kintetsu Buffaloes and their fifth Japan Series professional baseball championship crown. The victory gave the Central League champion Swallows their first Japan Series championship since 1997 with a four games to one advantage in the best-of-seven series.

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Soejima congratulated by teammates

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows pinch hitter Kota Soejima is congratulated by Manager Tsutomu Wakamatsu (R, front) and other teammates after hitting a home run in the seventh inning against the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes in Game 4 of the Japan Series at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 24. The Swallows won the game 2-1 for a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

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Yakult ends skid to clinch 6th Central League pennant

TOKYO, Japan - The Yakult Swallows ended a four-game winless streak to finally clinch their sixth Central League pennant and first in four years with a 6-4 extra-inning victory over the Yokohama BayStars at Yokohama Stadium on Oct. 6. Yakult manager Tsutomu Wakamatsu is being tossed shoulder-high into the air.

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Ramirez blasts solo homer

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows slugger Alex Ramirez is greeted by manager Tsutomu Wakamatsu (L) after blasting a solo homer with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning against the Hanshin Tigers at Tokyo's Jingu Stadium on Aug. 23.

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FTC raids 7 engineering firms

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows crude oil being moved to one of Japan's national oil storage bases located off Wakamatsu, Kitakyushu. The Fair Trade Commission raided seven engineering firms affiliated with major oil distributors and refiners June 27 on suspicion of repeatedly putting in rigged bids for maintenance of national oil storage bases.

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Japan names 8 senior vice ministers

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows eight new senior vice ministers whom the Japanese government replaced on Jan. 8. From left to right on the top are Akihiko Kumashiro of the Cabinet Office, Genichiro Sata and Kaneshige Wakamatsu of the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications, and Takayoshi Taniguchi of the Finance Ministry. From left to right on the bottom are Kazuaki Miyaji and Yasu Kano of the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, Shigeaki Tsukihara of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and Eiichi Yamashita of the Ministry of Environment.

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Yakult manager Wakamatsu to resign at season-end

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows manager Tsutomu Wakamatsu leaves the Tokyo Dome on Sept. 21. He said he will resign at the end of the season from the Central League club after the Swallows on the previous day offered the manager's job for next season to veteran catcher Atsuya Furuta. (Kyodo)

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Furuta agrees to become player-manager for Yakult

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows catcher Atsuya Furuta (R) shakes hands with club President Yoshikazu Tagiku on Oct. 18 after coming to agreement on a two-year deal that will make him the first player-manager in 29 years in Japanese professional baseball. Furuta, 40, takes over from Tsutomu Wakamatsu who stepped down at the end of the season after a seven-year stint. (Kyodo)

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Wakamatsu, Aota among 4 Hall of Fame inductees

TOKYO, Japan - Tsutomu Wakamatsu (L in file photo), who helped lead the Yakult Swallows to victory in the Japan Series as both a player and a manager, has been inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame along with the late Noboru Aota (C in file photo), one of the top sluggers of his time, the selection panel announced Jan. 13. Yoshinori Okoso (R in file photo), a former Nippon Ham Fighters owner, was also inducted with baseball historian Ichiro Kimishima, both posthumously, bringing the total number of Hall of Fame inductees to 168. (Kyodo)

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Wakamatsu, Aota among 4 Hall of Fame inductees

TOKYO, Japan - Tsutomu Wakamatsu (R), who helped lead the Yakult Swallows to victory in the Japan Series as both a player and manager, poses for photos in Tokyo on Jan. 13 after being inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame along with three deceased figures -- (from L to R) baseball historian Ichiro Kimishima, Yoshinori Okoso, former owner of the Nippon Ham Fighters, and Noboru Aota, one of the top sluggers of his time. (Kyodo)

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Ramirez blasts solo homer

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows slugger Alex Ramirez is greeted by manager Tsutomu Wakamatsu (L) after blasting a solo homer with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning against the Hanshin Tigers at Tokyo's Jingu Stadium on Aug. 23.

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Police launch search for body of missing Japanese tourist

CEBU, Philippines - File photo shows Ryohei Sato, from Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, who disappeared in January while traveling in the central province of Cebu. Police said March 8 they have launched a search for the body of the 70-year-old Japanese, based on confessions of two detained men that he was murdered. (Kyodo)

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Yakult going ahead with draft plan on Mac Suzuki

TOKYO, Japan - Former Kansas City Royals right-hander Mac Suzuki delivers a pitch during a pitching trial at the Yakult Swallows' training facility in Tokyo on Nov. 18. After watching Suzuki's pitching, Yakult manager Tsutomu Wakamatsu decided to name him in the baseball draft on Nov. 20. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Wakamatsu goes eight innings as Dragons incinerate Hawks

Chunichi Dragons pitcher Shunta Wakamatsu picks up his fifth win of the season after scattering three hits over eight innings in a 5-0 win over the SoftBank Hawks at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on June 1, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Unheralded rookie Wakamatsu wins 1st monthly MVP honor

Shunta Wakamatsu of the Chunichi Dragons poses for photos in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 4, 2015, as he won his first Central League pitcher of the month award for August. The 20-year-old right-hander went 4-1 in the month with one shutout and a 2.12 ERA. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parents of pregnant landslide victim mourn on anniversary

Naomi (L) and Junji Wakamatsu, the parents of Minami Yuasa, who was pregnant when she died with her husband in the 2014 landslides in Hiroshima, offer prayers at the site where her apartment building used to stand on Aug. 20, 2015, the first anniversary of the tragedy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ichiro's ejection

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners designated hitter Ichiro Suzuki (C) protests to home-plate umpire Brian Runge after being called out on strikes in the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, on Sept. 26, 2009, while manager Don Wakamatsu tries to remonstrate with Suzuki. After the protest, Suzuki was ejected, for the first time in his professional career. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro sidelined for 4th straight game

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (R) chats with manager Don Wakamatsu before a game at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 27. Ichiro, who has a calf strain, was sidelined from the game the same day, extending his layoff to four games. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro sidelined with sore calf

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu tells reporters in Seattle on Aug. 24 that outfielder Ichiro Suzuki will be out of the team lineup the same day against the Oakland Athletics due to a calf strain. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro set to rejoin team on Friday

PEORIA, United States - Seattle Mariners Ichiro Suzuki throws a ball during a practice session in Peoria, Arizona, on April 4. In Las Vegas, the team's manager Don Wakamatsu indicated there is a good chance outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, who was placed on the disabled list, will join the team in Oakland next Friday. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro on DL with ulcer, to miss 1st week of season

LAS VEGAS, United States - Seattle Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu speaks to reporters in Las Vegas on April 3 about placing outfielder Ichiro Suzuki on the disabled list. (Kyodo)