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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

(from L) Japan team members Hiroki Yanagita, Yuki Koike, Yoshihide Kiryu and Towa Uzawa acknowledge the crowd after finishing sixth in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Japan's Yoshihide Kiryu (R) receives the baton from Hiroki Yanagita in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Yoshihide Kiryu (R) of Japan receives the baton from Hiroki Yanagita in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Yoshihide Kiryu (R) of Japan receives the baton from Hiroki Yanagita in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

(from L) Japan's Yuki Koike, Hiroki Yanagita, Yoshihide Kiryu and Towa Uzawa hold national flags after finishing sixth in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

(from L) Japan's Yuki Koike, Hiroki Yanagita, Yoshihide Kiryu and Towa Uzawa hold national flags after finishing sixth in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

(from L) Japan's Yuki Koike, Hiroki Yanagita, Yoshihide Kiryu and Towa Uzawa hold national flags after finishing sixth in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships

Japanese sprinters Hiroki Yanagita (front) and Yuhi Mori practice a relay handover at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2025, ahead of the World Athletics Championships, set to open on Sept. 13. (Pool photo)

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Handicapped people's art, music

FUKUOKA, Japan - Takenobu Yanagita (2nd from L, rear) and other members of Maru studio hold their own works of art on June 14, 2013, in Fukuoka's Minami Ward, Fukuoka Prefecture.

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Handicapped people's art, music

FUKUOKA, Japan - Takenobu Yanagita draws a picture on June 14, 2013, in a room at Maru studio in Fukuoka's Minami Ward, Fukuoka Prefecture.

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(9)China beat Japan 1-0 in women's Olympic tournament

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japan striker Homare Sawa (L) and midfielder Miyuki Yanagita (C, front) look disappointed after China scored the team's first and only goal by a penalty kick in their final match in the women's Asian zone soccer qualifiers for this summer's Athens Olympics at Big Arch in Hiroshima on April 26. China beat Japan 1-0.

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Baseball: All-Star Game in Japan

Yuki Yanagita of the Pacific League hits a tiebreaking solo home run during the sixth inning in Game 2 of Japanese baseball's two-game All-Star series against the Central League on July 27, 2022, at Botchan Stadium in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture.

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Baseball: All-Star Game in Japan

Yuki Yanagita of the Pacific League hits a tiebreaking solo home run during the sixth inning in Game 2 of Japanese baseball's two-game All-Star series against the Central League on July 27, 2022, at Botchan Stadium in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture.

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Baseball in Japan

Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki strikes out Yuki Yanagita of the SoftBank Hawks in the first inning of a Pacific League baseball game at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on May 20, 2022.

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Baseball in Japan

Yuki Yanagita of the SoftBank Hawks hits a solo home run in the seventh inning of a Pacific League baseball game against the Orix Buffaloes at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on May 4, 2022.

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Baseball in Japan

Yuki Yanagita of the SoftBank Hawks hits a solo home run in the seventh inning of a Pacific League baseball game against the Orix Buffaloes at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on May 4, 2022.

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Tokyo Olympics: Baseball

Japan shortstop Hayato Sakamoto (R) catches a fly alongside center fielder Yuki Yanagita during the seventh inning of the Tokyo Olympics baseball tournament's opener against the Dominican Republic on July 28, 2021, at Fukushima Azuma stadium, northeastern Japan.

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Baseball: 5 Hawks players named to PL All-Star team

(From L to R) SoftBank Hawks closer Dennis Sarfate, third baseman Nobuhiro Matsuda, designated hitter Yuya Hasegawa, outfielder Yuki Yanagita and shortstop Kenta Imamiya pose for a photo at Tokyo Dome on June 27, 2016, after being elected by fans to play for the Pacific League in the two-game Japanese All-Star series on July 15 and 16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Yanagita, Matsuda provide power as Hawks sweep BayStars

Yuki Yanagita hits a solo home run in the third inning of the SoftBank Hawks' 4-2 win over the DeNA BayStars at Yafuoku Dome on June 9, 2016. Yanagita and Nobuhiro Matsuda each homered for the second straight day as the Hawks completed a three-game sweep of the BayStars. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Hawks' Yanagita has happy homecoming in Hiroshima

Yuki Yanagita hits a tie-breaking solo home run in the third inning of the SoftBank Hawks' 6-1 win over the Hiroshima Carp in interleague action at Mazda Stadium on June 3, 2016. The Hiroshima native went 3-for-5 with two RBIs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PL MVP Yanagita re-signs on tripled 270 mil. yen contract

SoftBank Hawks outfielder Yuki Yanagita re-signs with the club in Fukuoka on Dec. 25, 2015, for 270 million yen ($2.2 million) in 2016, tripling his salary from the previous season. The Pacific League MVP achieved what is known in Japan as the "triple three," a .300 batting average with 30 steals and 30 home runs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamada, Yanagita run away with MVP honors

SoftBank Hawks center fielder Yuki Yanagita (L) and Yakult Swallows second baseman Tetsuto Yamada pose for photos after being named the Pacific League and Central League MVPs, respectively, at the annual Nippon Professional Baseball awards ceremony in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hawks come back to beat Lions

Yuki Yanagita hits a game-tying double down the left-field line in the seventh inning of the SoftBank Hawks' 6-5 win over the Seibu Lions at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Aug. 15, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kokubo names Japan-based candidates for Premier 12

Japanese national baseball team manager Hiroki Kokubo (C) and six players pose for photos in Tokyo on July 16, 2015. The six are among Kokubo's 65 candidates to play in the inaugural Premier 12 tournament, to be held in Japan and Taiwan in November: (From L to R) Hanshin Tigers pitcher Shintaro Fujinami, Softbank Hawks outfielder Yuki Yanagita, Hiroshima Carp pitcher Kenta Maeda, Kokubo, Rakuten Eagles catcher Motohiro Shima, Nippon Ham Fighters first baseman Sho Nakata and DeNA BayStars outfielder Yoshitomo Tsutsugo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball in Japan

Yuki Yanagita hits a two-run home run in the sixth inning of the SoftBank Hawks' season-opening game against the Lotte Marines at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 26, 2021.

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Baseball in Japan

Yuki Yanagita hits a two-run home run in the sixth inning of the SoftBank Hawks' season-opening game against the Lotte Marines at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 26, 2021.

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Hawks feel indirect impact of Puerto Rico disaster

SoftBank Hawks center fielder Yuki Yanagita practices in Fukuoka on Oct. 27, 2017. In an interview on Oct. 29, 2017, he expressed his concern for Puerto Rico in the aftermath of the recent hurricane. Yangita is one of a number of the Japan Pacific League team's players who have been sent to Puerto Rico's winter league over the years to learn how the game is played in a different environment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SoftBank's Yanagita named PL's MVP for 2015

SoftBank Hawks center fielder Yuki Yanagita speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2015, after he was named the Pacific League's MVP for the 2015 season. He achieved the "triple three": recording at least a .300 batting average, 30 steals and 30 home runs in a single season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hawks beat Fighters to book spot in Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters center fielder Yang Dai-kang catches a fly ball from the Softbank Hawks' Yuki Yanagita in the third inning of Game 6 of the Pacific League Climax Series final stage at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan on Oct. 20, 2014. The Hawks won 4-1. (Kyodo)

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Baseball in Japan

Yuki Yanagita of the SoftBank Hawks hits a two-run home run in the second inning of a game against the Nippon Ham Fighters at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 28, 2020.

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Baseball in Japan

Yuki Yanagita of the SoftBank Hawks hits a two-run home run in the first inning of a game against the Nippon Ham Fighters at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 30, 2020.

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Baseball in Japan

Yuki Yanagita of the SoftBank Hawks hits a solo home run in the sixth inning of a game against the Lotte Marines at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Aug. 21, 2020.

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Baseball in Japan

Yuki Yanagita of the SoftBank Hawks hits an RBI single in the fourth inning of a game against the Rakuten Eagles at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on May 4, 2021.

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Baseball: Hawks, Yanagita agree to 610 mil. yen contract for 2021

SoftBank Hawks outfielder Yuki Yanagita speaks at a press conference at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, Japan, on Dec. 23, 2020, after signing a contract worth 610 million yen plus incentives for the 2021 season.

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Baseball: Hawks, Yanagita agree to 610 mil. yen contract for 2021

SoftBank Hawks outfielder Yuki Yanagita speaks at a press conference at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, Japan, on Dec. 23, 2020, after signing a contract worth 610 million yen plus incentives for the 2021 season.

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Baseball: Japan Series

Yuki Yanagita (9) of the SoftBank Hawks rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning in Game 4 of the Japan Series at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka on Nov. 25, 2020.

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Baseball: Japan Series

Yuki Yanagita (C) of the SoftBank Hawks is congratulated by teammates after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning in Game 4 of the Japan Series at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka on Nov. 25, 2020.

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Baseball: Japan Series

Yuki Yanagita of the SoftBank Hawks hits a two-run home run in the first inning off Yomiuri Giants pitcher Seishu Hatake in Game 4 of the Japan Series at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka on Nov. 25, 2020.

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Baseball: Japan Series

Yuki Yanagita of the SoftBank Hawks hits a two-run home run in the first inning in Game 4 of the Japan Series against the Yomiuri Giants at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka on Nov. 25, 2020.

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Baseball: Japan Series

Yuki Yanagita of the SoftBank Hawks hits a two-run home run in the first inning in Game 4 of the Japan Series against the Yomiuri Giants at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka on Nov. 25, 2020.

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Baseball: Japan Series

Yuki Yanagita of the SoftBank Hawks hits a two-run home run in the first inning in Game 4 of the Japan Series against the Yomiuri Giants at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka on Nov. 25, 2020.

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Baseball: Japan Series

Yuki Yanagita of the SoftBank Hawks hits a two-run home run in the first inning in Game 4 of the Japan Series against the Yomiuri Giants at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka on Nov. 25, 2020.

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Baseball: Japan Series

Yuki Yanagita of the SoftBank Hawks hits an RBI double in the first inning in Game 2 of the Japan Series against the Yomiuri Giants at Kyocera Dome in Osaka on Nov. 22, 2020.

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Baseball: Japan Series

Yuki Yanagita of the SoftBank Hawks hits an RBI double in the first inning in Game 2 of the Japan Series against the Yomiuri Giants at Kyocera Dome in Osaka on Nov. 22, 2020.

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Baseball: Japan Series

Keizo Kawashima (L) of the SoftBank Hawks scores in the first inning on a double by Yuki Yanagita in Game 2 of the Japan Series against the Yomiuri Giants at Kyocera Dome in Osaka on Nov. 22, 2020.

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Baseball: Climax Series in Japan

Yuki Yanagita of the SoftBank Hawks hits a solo home run in the fourth inning off Manabu Mima of the Lotte Marines in Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series on Nov. 14, 2020, at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, Japan.

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Baseball: Climax Series in Japan

Yuki Yanagita of the SoftBank Hawks hits a solo home run in the fourth inning off Manabu Mima of the Lotte Marines in Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series on Nov. 14, 2020, at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, Japan.

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Baseball: Climax Series in Japan

Yuki Yanagita of the SoftBank Hawks hits a solo home run in the fourth inning in Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series against the Lotte Marines on Nov. 14, 2020, at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, Japan.

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Baseball in Japan

Yuki Yanagita of the SoftBank Hawks makes a leaping catch of a deep fly ball hit by Christian Villanueva of the Nippon Ham Fighters in the second inning of a game at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 2, 2020.

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Baseball in Japan

Yuki Yanagita of the SoftBank Hawks hits an RBI double in the seventh inning against the Orix Buffaloes at Kyocera Dome in Osaka on July 19, 2020.