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Basel's Kakitani in action in UEFA CL match

BASEL, Switzerland - Yoichiro Kakitani (C) of Basel is seen in action during the second half of a UEFA Champions League match against Real Madrid in Basel, Switzerland, on Nov. 26, 2014. Madrid won 1-0.

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Auto parts maker Takata expects bigger loss

TOKYO, Japan - Yoichiro Nomura, chief financial officer of Japanese auto parts maker Takata Corp., briefs reporters on the prospects for the company's earnings results for the current fiscal year in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2014. Nomura said Takata projects a consolidated net loss of 25 billion yen for the fiscal year as it raised its provision for product warranties following expanding recalls of its defective air bags.

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Basel striker Kakitani in action against Wohlen

WOHLEN, Switzerland - Japanese striker Yoichiro Kakitani of FC Basel controls the ball during a Swiss Cup match against FC Wohlen in Wohlen, Switzerland, on Oct. 29, 2014. Basel won 3-1.

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Basel's Kakitani plays against St. Gallen

BASEL, Switzerland - Japan's Yoichiro Kakitani (R) of FC Basel fights for the ball during a game against FC St. Gallen in Basel, Switzerland, on Aug. 14. St. Gallen won 2-0.

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Kakitani scores 1st goal in Swiss Super League

BASEL, Switzerland - Japanese forward Yoichiro Kakitani of FC Basel raises his arm in triumph after scoring his first goal in the Swiss Super League in his club's 4-1 win over FC Zurich in Basel on Aug. 9, 2014.

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Basel forward Kakitani goes on offensive against Zurich

BASEL, Switzerland - Japanese forward Yoichiro Kakitani (C) of Swiss Super League club FC Basel goes on the offensive en route to his team's 4-1 win over FC Zurich in Basel on Aug. 9, 2014.

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Japan striker Kakitani makes his debut at FC Basel

THUN, Switzerland - Japanese striker Yoichiro Kakitani (L) of FC Basel tackles Swiss defender Stefan Glarner of FC Thun during his debut game in Thun, Switzerland, on Aug. 3, 2014. Basel won 3-2.

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Japan striker Kakitani makes his debut at FC Basel

THUN, Switzerland - Japanese striker Yoichiro Kakitani (L) of FC Basel fights for the ball with Swiss defender Stefan Glarner of FC Thun during his debut game in Thun, Switzerland, on Aug. 3, 2014. Basel won 3-2.

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Kakitani eager to play for winner

TOKYO, Japan - Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani (C), along with Swiss club FC Basel coach Paulo Sousa (L), poses for photos during a press conference in Basel, Switzerland, on July 22, 2014. Striker Kakinani, formerly of J-League club Cerezo Osaka, joined Basel on July 16.

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Kakitani eager to play for winner

TOKYO, Japan - Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani, who moved to Swiss club FC Basel from the J-League窶冱 Cerezo Osaka on July 16, speaks at a press conference on July 22, 2014. Kakitani said, "Since I was a boy, I've dreamed of playing in the European Champions League."

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Kakitani poses with fan in Basel

BASEL, Switzerland - Japanese footballer Yoichiro Kakitani (R), who has recently joined Swiss club Basel, poses with a fan in Basel, Switzerland, on July 18, 2014, after his first practice session with the team.

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Kakitani leaves for Switzerland to play for Basel

OSAKA, Japan - Japan striker Yoichiro Kakitani speaks to reporters at Osaka International Airport, western Japan, on July 16, 2014, before leaving for Switzerland to play for Basel. Kakitani played in two games for Japan at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.

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Kakitani leaves for Switzerland to play for Basel

OSAKA, Japan - Japan striker Yoichiro Kakitani waves at Osaka International Airport, western Japan, on July 16, 2014, before leaving for Switzerland to play for Basel. Kakitani played in two games for Japan at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.

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World Cup players of Cerezo, Frontale receive flowers

OSAKA, Japan - Four members of Cerezo Osaka and Kasawaki Frontale who played in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil -- (from L) Yoshito Okubo (Frontale), Hotaru Yamaguchi (Cerezo), Yoichiro Kakitani (Cerezo) and Diego Forlan (Cerezo) -- receive bouquets of flowers before their J-League match at Kincho Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on July 15, 2014. Kakitani left for Switzerland the following day to play for Basel.

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Cerezo Osaka's Kakitani speaks before moving to Swiss club Basel

OSAKA, Japan - Yoichiro Kakitani, a striker for Japan's J-League soccer club Cerezo Osaka, poses for photos during a news conference in Osaka, Japan, on July 9, 2014, before moving to Swiss club Basel on July 16. Kakitani played in two games for Japan at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.

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Cerezo Osaka's Kakitani speaks before moving to Swiss club Basel

OSAKA, Japan - Yoichiro Kakitani, a striker for Japan's J-League soccer club Cerezo Osaka, poses for photos during a news conference in Osaka, Japan, on July 9, 2014, before moving to Swiss club Basel on July 16. Kakitani played in two games for Japan at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.

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Cerezo Osaka's Kakitani speaks before moving to Swiss club Basel

OSAKA, Japan - Yoichiro Kakitani, a striker for Japan's J-League soccer club Cerezo Osaka, speaks at a news conference in Osaka, Japan, on July 9, 2014, before moving to Swiss club Basel on July 16. Kakitani played in two games for Japan at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.

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Cerezo Osaka's Kakitani speaks before moving to Swiss club Basel

OSAKA, Japan - Yoichiro Kakitani, a striker for Japan's J-League soccer club Cerezo Osaka, speaks at a news conference in Osaka, Japan, on July 9, 2014, before moving to Swiss club Basel on July 16. Kakitani played in two games for Japan at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.

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Japan World Cup squad welcomed in Brazil

ITU, Brazil - (From L) Shinji Kagawa, Yoshito Okubo and Yoichiro Kakitani walk past local children during a ceremony welcoming Japan's national soccer team in Itu, Brazil, on June 8, 2014, ahead of the World Cup finals. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Kakitani fires header in warm-up game against Zambia

TAMPA, United States - Striker Yoichiro Kakitani (R) of the Japanese national football team heads the ball during the Blue Samurai's 4-3 win over Zambia in Tampa, Florida, on June 7, 2014, in a final warm-up game for the World Cup finals opening in Brazil on June 12.

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Kakitani scores in warm-up game against Costa Rica

TAMPA, United States - Yoichiro Kakitani scores a goal shortly before the end of the match, contributing to Japan's 3-1 come-from-behind victory over Costa Rica in a World Cup warm-up in Tampa, Florida, on June 2, 2014.

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Japan vs. Costa Rica in soccer friendly

TAMPA, United States - Yoichiro Kakitani (R) of Japan celebrates with teammate Keisuke Honda after scoring in the second half of a soccer friendly against Costa Rica at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on June 2, 2014. Japan came from behind to score a 3-1 victory over Costa Rica.

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Japan vs. Costa Rica in soccer friendly

TAMPA, United States - Yoichiro Kakitani (11) of Japan scores in the second half of a soccer friendly against Costa Rica at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on June 2, 2014. Japan came from behind to score a 3-1 victory over Costa Rica.

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Japan vs. Costa Rica in soccer friendly

TAMPA, United States - Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa (C) celebrates with teammates Yoichiro Kakitani (11) and Yuto Nagatomo (R) after scoring in the second half of a soccer friendly against Costa Rica at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on June 2, 2014. Japan came from behind to score a 3-1 victory over Costa Rica.

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Japan's squad for World Cup starts training in U.S.

CLEARWATER, United States - Japan soccer coach Alberto Zaccheroni (R) watches his players training in Clearwater, Florida, on May 30, 2014, the first day of their training camp there for the World Cup finals, with striker Yoichiro Kakitani warming up by his side.

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Kakitani in World Cup warm-up against Cyprus

SAITAMA, Japan - Yoichiro Kakitani (R) of the Japan national football team leaps above Cyprus defender Giorgos Merkis for a header during a World Cup warm-up match in Saitama on May 27, 2014. Japan won 1-0.

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Cerezo's Forlan, Kakitani, Yamaguchi before World Cup

OSAKA, Japan - Diego Forlan (L), Yoichiro Kakitani (C) and Hotaru Yamaguchi of Cerezo Osaka pose for photos in Osaka on May 14, 2014. The Japan World Cup squad members and Forlan, a member of Uruguay's provisional 25-man squad, pledged to do their best in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.

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Cerezo's Kakitani in action against Guangzhou

GUANGZHOU, China - Yoichiro Kakitani (L) of Cerezo Osaka fires a shot in front of Zhang Linpeng of Guangzhou Evergrande in an Asian Champions League match in Gunagzhou, China, on May 13, 2014. Osaka won 1-0.

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Nobel laureate physicist Nambu views Yukawa's blackboard

OSAKA, Japan - Yoichiro Nambu, a professor emeritus at the University of Chicago and recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics, smiles before a blackboard used by the late physicist Hideki Yukawa, the first Japanese Nobel laureate, during an unveiling ceremony at the Toyonaka campus of Osaka University on May 13, 2014. Yukawa used the blackboard at Columbia University in New York.

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Nobel laureate Yukawa's blackboard unveiled

OSAKA, Japan - Harumi Yukawa (L), son of first Japanese Nobel laureate Hideki Yukawa, and Yoichiro Nambu, a professor emeritus at the University of Chicago and recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics, unveil a blackboard used by the late physicist at Columbia University in New York during a ceremony at the Toyonaka campus of Osaka University on May 13, 2014.

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Cerezo vs Guangzhou in ACL

OSAKA, Japan - Diego Forlan (L) and Yoichiro Kakitani of Cerezo Osaka react after Guangzhou Evergrande's fifth goal in the home leg of the last 16 in the Asian Champions League in Osaka on May 6, 2014. Guangzhou won 5-1.

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Cerezo's Kakitani scores in win over Shandong in ACL

JINAN, China - Yoichiro Kakitani of Cerezo Osaka pumps his fist after scoring the equalizer in the second half of a Group E match in the Asian Champions League against China's Shandong Luneng FC on April 23, 2014, in Jinan, China, leading the Japanese club to a 2-1 victory. Osaka advanced to the knockout round in the ACL.

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Cerezo's Kakitani scores equalizer against Shandong

JINAN, China - Yoichiro Kakitani (2nd from R) of Cerezo Osaka sores an equalizer en route to the Japanese club's 2-1 victory over China's Shandong Luneng in an Asian Champions League game in Jinan, China, on April 23, 2014. On the left is teammate midfielder Aria Jasuru Hasegawa.

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Forlan scores 1st J-League goal

KASHIMA, Japan - Uruguay striker Diego Forlan (10) and Yoichiro Kakitani of Cerezo Osaka embrace after Forlan scored his first J-League goal assisted by Kakitani during a soccer game against Kashima Antlers at Kashima Stadium in Ibaraki Prefecture on March 23, 2014. Cerezo won 2-0.

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Cerezo's Kakitani in action against Shandon Luneng

OSAKA, Japan - Yoichiro Kakitani of Japanese professional football club Cerezo Osaka falls into a goal after contact with the goal keeper of China's Shandong Luneng during an Asian Champions League game in Osaka on March 11, 2014.

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C. Osaka's Kakitani plays against China's Shandong

OSAKA, Japan - Cerezo Osaka's Yoichiro Kakitani (L) fires a shot in a game against China's Shandong Luneng in Osaka on March 11, 2014, in the Asian Champions League.

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C. Osaka's Kakitani, Forlan shake hands with Pohang players

POHANG, South Korea - Strikers Yoichiro Kakitani (far R) and Diego Forlan (2nd from R) of Japan's J-League professional soccer Division 1 club Cerezo Osaka shake hands with forward Go Moo Yul (far L) and fullback Kim Dae Ho of South Korea's K-League side Pohang Steelers after a 1-1 draw in a Group E match of the Asian Champions League in Pohang, South Korea, on Feb. 25, 2014.

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C. Osaka's Kakitani heads ball in match vs. S. Korea's Pohang

POHANG, South Korea - Striker Yoichiro Kakitani (L) of Japan's J-League Division 1 club Cerezo Osaka beats forward Go Moo Yul (R) of South Korea's K-League side Pohang Steelers to head the ball during the second half of a Group E match of the Asian Champions League in Pohang, South Korea, on Feb. 25, 2014. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.

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Cerezo Osaka's Kakitani scores against Pohang

POHANG, South Korea - Japan striker Yoichiro Kakitani of J-League Division 1 club Cerezo Osaka scores the opening goal during the first half of an Asian Champions League match against the Pohang Steelers on Feb. 25, 2014, in Pohang, South Korea. The game ended 1-1.

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Cerezo Osaka gears up for ACL match vs. Pohang of S. Korea

POHANG, South Korea - Members of Japanese J-League professional soccer Division 1 club Cerezo Osaka - (from L to R) Uruguay striker Diego Forlan, Japan striker Yoichiro Kakitani and defender Takahiro Ougihara - listen to instructions from manager Ranko Popovic in Pohang, South Korea, on Feb. 24, 2014, ahead of their Asian Champions League match against the Pohang Steelers.

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Uruguay striker Forlan joins J-League club Cerezo Osaka

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Uruguay striker Diego Forlan practices with teammate Yoichiro Kakitani after joining J-League football club Cerezo Osaka on Feb. 13, 2014.

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Farmers reap benefits from smartphone apps

HIKONE, Japan - Photo taken in September 2013 shows Yoichiro Nagai, an employee of Fukuhara Farm, passing his smartphone over the IC tags placed on the side of rice paddies in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture.

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Japan beat Belgium in soccer friendly

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japan's Yoichiro Kakitani (L front) heads home an equalizer in the 37th minute of a soccer friendly against Belgium in Brussels on Nov. 19, 2013. Japan won 3-2.

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Japan beat Belgium in soccer friendly

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japan's Yoichiro Kakitani (L front) heads home an equalizer in the 37th minute of a soccer friendly against Belgium in Brussels on Nov. 19, 2013. Japan won 3-2.

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Japan win East Asian Cup

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal in injury time of the final match of the East Asian Cup soccer tournament against South Korea in Seoul on July 28, 2013. Japan defeated South Korea 2-1 to clinch the title.

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Japan win East Asian Cup

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani (30) scores the opener in the 25th minute of the final match of the East Asian Cup soccer tournament against South Korea in Seoul on July 28, 2013. Japan defeated South Korea 2-1 to clinch the title.

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Japan win East Asian Cup

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani (30) scores the opener in the 25th minute of the final match of the East Asian Cup soccer tournament against South Korea in Seoul on July 28, 2013. Japan defeated South Korea 2-1 to clinch the title.

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East Asian Cup soccer

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani (30) heads home the team's second goal during the second half of an East Asian Cup soccer match against China in Seoul on July 21, 2013. The game ended 3-3.

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East Asian Cup soccer

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani (30) heads home the team's second goal during the second half of an East Asian Cup soccer match against China in Seoul on July 21, 2013. The game ended 3-3.

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Toyota to enter minivehicle market in cooperation with Daihatsu

TOKYO, Japan - Yoichiro Ichimaru (R), executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., and Koichi Ina, president of Daihatsu Motor Co., attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2010. Toyota will start selling three types of minivehicles produced by its Daihatsu subsidiary in Japan under its own brand after the fall of 2011.