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"Hina" dolls of 2025 news events

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 27 Kyodo - Video taken in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2025, shows "hina" traditional dolls depicting Sanae Takaichi, Japan's first female prime minister, and U.S. President Donald Trump, unveiled by a local doll maker as one of a series of dolls modeled after news events of 2025. (Kyodo)

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"Hina" dolls of 2025 news events

Photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2025, shows "hina" traditional dolls depicting Sanae Takaichi (R), Japan's first female prime minister, and U.S. President Donald Trump, unveiled by a local doll maker as one of a series of dolls modeled after news events of 2025.

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"Hina" dolls of 2025 news events

Photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2025, shows a series of "hina" traditional dolls featuring news events of 2025, unveiled by a local doll maker.

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"Hina" dolls of 2025 news events

Photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2025, shows a series of "hina" traditional dolls featuring news events of 2025, unveiled by a local doll maker.

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"Hina" dolls of 2025 newsmakers

Photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2025, shows "hina" traditional dolls depicting the World Exposition in Osaka, unveiled by a local doll maker as one of a series of dolls modeled after the news events of 2025.

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"Hina" dolls of 2025 newsmakers

Photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2025, shows "hina" traditional dolls depicting a recent rice price hike, unveiled by a local doll maker as one of a series of dolls modeled after newsmakers of 2025.

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"Hina" dolls of 2025 newsmakers

Photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2025, shows "hina" traditional dolls depicting a recent rice price hike, unveiled by a local doll maker as one of a series of dolls modeled after newsmakers of 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers' Japanese players dolls

TOKYO, Japan, March 18 Kyodo - Traditional Japanese warrior dolls resembling the three Japanese playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers -- Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shohei Ohtani and Roki Sasaki -- are unveiled by doll maker Kyugetsu Co. in Tokyo on March 18, 2025, ahead of the boys' festival on May 5, when Japanese households traditionally decorate warrior dolls to wish for the healthy growth of boys. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Dodgers' Japanese players dolls

Traditional Japanese warrior dolls resembling the three Japanese playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers -- (from L) Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shohei Ohtani and Roki Sasaki -- are unveiled by doll maker Kyugetsu Co. in Tokyo on March 18, 2025, ahead of the boys' festival on May 5, when Japanese households traditionally decorate warrior dolls to wish for the healthy growth of boys.

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Japanese "hina" dolls for 2025

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 30 Kyodo - Japanese doll maker Kyugetsu Co. unveils "hina" dolls of Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani, Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, table tennis player Hina Hayata, track and field athlete Nozomi Tanaka, javelin thrower Haruka Kitaguchi, in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2025. Each year Kyugetsu make hina dolls modeled after prominent figures who the doll maker believes will have an auspicious year ahead of the March 3 Girls' Day celebration, when hina dolls are traditionally displayed. (Kyodo)

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Japanese "hina" dolls for 2025

Japanese doll maker Kyugetsu Co. unveils "hina" doll of table tennis player Miwa Harimoto in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2025. Each year Kyugetsu make hina dolls modeled after prominent figures who the doll maker believes will have an auspicious year ahead of the March 3 Girls' Day celebration, when hina dolls are traditionally displayed.

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Japanese "hina" dolls for 2025

Japanese doll maker Kyugetsu Co. unveils "hina" doll of Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2025. Each year Kyugetsu make hina dolls modeled after prominent figures who the doll maker believes will have an auspicious year ahead of the March 3 Girls' Day celebration, when hina dolls are traditionally displayed.

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Japanese "hina" dolls for 2025

Japanese doll maker Kyugetsu Co. unveils "hina" dolls of (clockwise from bottom R) Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani, table tennis player Hina Hayata (on second row), track and field athlete Nozomi Tanaka and javelin thrower Haruka Kitaguchi in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2025. Each year Kyugetsu make hina dolls modeled after prominent figures who the doll maker believes will have an auspicious year ahead of the March 3 Girls' Day celebration, when hina dolls are traditionally displayed.

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Japanese "hina" dolls for 2025

Japanese doll maker Kyugetsu Co. unveils "hina" dolls of (clockwise from bottom R) Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani, Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, table tennis player Hina Hayata, track and field athlete Nozomi Tanaka, javelin thrower Haruka Kitaguchi, in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2025. Each year Kyugetsu make hina dolls modeled after prominent figures who the doll maker believes will have an auspicious year ahead of the March 3 Girls' Day celebration, when hina dolls are traditionally displayed.

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Battledores of 2024 newsmakers

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 3 Kyodo - Doll maker Kyugetsu Co.'s traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores bearing images of the year's newsmakers are shown to the press in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2024, including two-way Major League Baseball star Shohei Ohtani (held by woman), and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (bottom row, R). (Kyodo)

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Saitama New Year Daruma Market - Japan

A maker writes down blessings on a Daruma doll at a Daruma Market in Saitama, Japan, Jan. 3, 2025. Daruma Market is a traditional Japanese event centered around the sale of Daruma dolls, which are widely regarded as symbols of good fortune, perseverance, and success. Such kind of markets are typically held at the beginning of the year, on January 3, 2025, in Saitama, Japan. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Battledores of 2024 newsmakers

Doll maker Kyugetsu Co.'s traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores bearing images of the year's newsmakers are shown to the press in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2024, including two-way Major League Baseball star Shohei Ohtani (held by woman, L), and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (far L, bottom row).

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Battledores of 2024 newsmakers

Doll maker Kyugetsu Co.'s traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores bearing images of the year's newsmakers are shown to the press in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2024, including two-way Major League Baseball star Shohei Ohtani (L, middle row), and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (R, middle row).

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Battledores of 2024 newsmakers

Doll maker Kyugetsu Co.'s traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores bearing images of the year's newsmakers are shown to the press in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2024, including two-way Major League Baseball star Shohei Ohtani (held by woman), and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (bottom row, R).

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"Hina" dolls of 2024 newsmakers

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 28 Kyodo - "Hina" traditional Japanese dolls modeled after the newsmakers of 2024 are unveiled by a doll maker in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2024, including MLB star Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers, his wife Mamiko and the couple's dog Decoy. (Kyodo)

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"Hina" dolls of 2024 newsmakers

Sets of "Hina" traditional Japanese dolls modeled after the newsmakers of 2024 are unveiled by a doll maker in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2024, including (bottom R) MLB star Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers, his wife Mamiko and the couple's dog Decoy.

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"Hina" dolls of 2024 newsmakers

"Hina" traditional Japanese dolls modeled after the newsmakers of 2024 are unveiled by a doll maker in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2024, including MLB star Shohei Ohtani (bottom, L) of the Los Angeles Dodgers, his wife Mamiko and the couple's dog Decoy.

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"Hina" dolls of 2024 newsmakers

"Hina" traditional Japanese dolls modeled after the newsmakers of 2024 are unveiled by a doll maker in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2024, including MLB star Shohei Ohtani (bottom, L) of the Los Angeles Dodgers, his wife Mamiko and the couple's dog Decoy.

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"Hina" dolls of 2024 newsmakers

"Hina" traditional Japanese dolls modeled after the newsmakers of 2024 are unveiled by a doll maker in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2024, including MLB star Shohei Ohtani (bottom, front) of the Los Angeles Dodgers, his wife Mamiko and the couple's dog Decoy.

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Baseball: Samurai dolls of Dodgers' Ohtani, Yamamoto

TOKYO, Japan, March 19 Kyodo -"Samurai" warrior dolls of Shohei Ohtani (top, L) and rookie Yoshinobu Yamamoto (top, R) of the Los Angeles Dodgers are unveiled by doll maker Kyugetsu Co. in Tokyo on March 19, 2024, ahead of the boys' festival on May 5, when Japanese households traditionally decorate warrior dolls. Seen below them are dolls of sumo wrestlers from central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, hit by a deadly earthquake on Jan. 1.(Kyodo)

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Baseball: Samurai dolls of Dodgers' Ohtani, Yamamoto

"Samurai" warrior dolls of Shohei Ohtani (far L) and rookie Yoshinobu Yamamoto (2nd from L) of the Los Angeles Dodgers are unveiled by doll maker Kyugetsu Co. in Tokyo on March 19, 2024, ahead of the boys' festival on May 5, when Japanese households traditionally decorate warrior dolls. Seen behind them are dolls of sumo wrestlers from central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, hit by a deadly earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Baseball: Samurai dolls of Dodgers' Ohtani, Yamamoto

"Samurai" warrior dolls of Shohei Ohtani (far L) and rookie Yoshinobu Yamamoto (2nd from L) of the Los Angeles Dodgers are unveiled by doll maker Kyugetsu Co. in Tokyo on March 19, 2024, ahead of the boys' festival on May 5, when Japanese households traditionally decorate warrior dolls. Seen behind them are dolls of sumo wrestlers from central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, hit by a deadly earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Baseball: Samurai dolls of Dodgers' Ohtani, Yamamoto

"Samurai" warrior dolls of Shohei Ohtani (top, L) and rookie Yoshinobu Yamamoto (top, R) of the Los Angeles Dodgers are unveiled by doll maker Kyugetsu Co. in Tokyo on March 19, 2024, ahead of the boys' festival on May 5, when Japanese households traditionally decorate warrior dolls. Seen below them are dolls of sumo wrestlers from central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, hit by a deadly earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Baseball: Samurai dolls of Dodgers' Ohtani, Yamamoto

"Samurai" warrior dolls of Shohei Ohtani (top, L) and rookie Yoshinobu Yamamoto (top, R) of the Los Angeles Dodgers are unveiled by doll maker Kyugetsu Co. in Tokyo on March 19, 2024, ahead of the boys' festival on May 5, when Japanese households traditionally decorate warrior dolls. Seen below them are dolls of sumo wrestlers from central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, hit by a deadly earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Japanese "hina" dolls for 2024

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 31 Kyodo -Video taken in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2024, shows Japanese "hina" dolls of (counterclockwise from bottom L) new Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani, javelin thrower Haruka Kitaguchi, breakdancer Ayumi Fukushima, wheelchair tennis player Yui Kamiji and skateboarder Momiji Nishiya. Each year Kyugetsu Co. unveils hina dolls, traditionally displayed on the March 3 Girls' Day holiday in Japan, modeled after prominent figures who the doll maker believes will have an auspicious year. (Kyodo)

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Japanese "hina" dolls for 2024

Photo taken in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2024, shows Japanese "hina" dolls of (counterclockwise from bottom L) new Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani, javelin thrower Haruka Kitaguchi, breakdancer Ayumi Fukushima, wheelchair tennis player Yui Kamiji and skateboarder Momiji Nishiya. Each year Kyugetsu Co. unveils hina dolls, traditionally displayed on the March 3 Girls' Day holiday in Japan, modeled after prominent figures who the doll maker believes will have an auspicious year.

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Japanese "hina" dolls for 2024

Photo taken in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2024, shows Japanese "hina" dolls of (counterclockwise from bottom L) new Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani, javelin thrower Haruka Kitaguchi, breakdancer Ayumi Fukushima, wheelchair tennis player Yui Kamiji and skateboarder Momiji Nishiya. Each year Kyugetsu Co. unveils hina dolls, traditionally displayed on the March 3 Girls' Day holiday in Japan, modeled after prominent figures who the doll maker believes will have an auspicious year.

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Japanese "hina" dolls for 2024

Photo taken in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2024, shows Japanese "hina" dolls of (counterclockwise from bottom L) new Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani, skateboarder Momiji Nishiya, javelin thrower Haruka Kitaguchi, breakdancer Ayumi Fukushima and wheelchair tennis player Yui Kamiji. Each year Kyugetsu Co. unveils hina dolls, traditionally displayed on the March 3 Girls' Day holiday in Japan, modeled after prominent figures who the doll maker believes will have an auspicious year.

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Battledores of 2023 newsmakers

TOKYO, Japan Kyodo - Doll maker Kyugetsu Co.'s traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores are shown to the press in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2023, with decorations of images of newsmakers of the year of 2023. Those featured include two-way baseball star Shohei Ohtani, who became the first Japanese to win an MLB home run title, and shogi prodigy Sota Fujii, who became the first player ever to hold the board game's eight titles. (Kyodo)

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Battledores of 2023 newsmakers

Doll maker Kyugetsu Co.'s traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores are shown to the press in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2023, with decorations of images of newsmakers of the year of 2023. Those featured include two-way baseball star Shohei Ohtani (far R, front), who became the first Japanese to win an MLB home run title, and shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (3rd from R, front), who became the first player ever to hold the board game's eight titles.

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Battledores of 2023 newsmakers

Doll maker Kyugetsu Co.'s traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores are shown to the press in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2023, with decorations of images of newsmakers of the year of 2023. Those featured include two-way baseball star Shohei Ohtani (far R, front), who became the first Japanese to win an MLB home run title, and shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (2nd from L, front), who became the first player ever to hold the board game's eight titles.

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Battledores of 2023 newsmakers

Doll maker Kyugetsu Co.'s traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores are shown to the press in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2023, with decorations of images of newsmakers of the year of 2023. Those featured include two-way baseball star Shohei Ohtani (L, front), who became the first Japanese to win an MLB home run title, and shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (R, front), who became the first player ever to hold the board game's eight titles.

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"Hina" dolls of 2023 newsmakers

TOKYO, Japan Kyodo - "Hina" dolls modeled after newsmakers of 2023 are unveiled by a doll maker in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2023, including holder of eight shogi titles Sota Fujii. (Kyodo)

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"Hina" dolls of 2023 newsmakers

Photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2023, shows "Hina" dolls featuring Japan World Baseball Classic player Lars Nootbaar (L), unveiled by a local doll maker as one of a series of dolls modeled after newsmakers of 2023.

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"Hina" dolls of 2023 newsmakers

Photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2023, shows "Hina" dolls featuring holder of eight shogi titles Sota Fujii (L), unveiled by a local doll maker as one of a series of dolls modeled after newsmakers of 2023.

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"Hina" dolls of 2023 newsmakers

Photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2023, shows "Hina" dolls featuring holder of eight shogi titles Sota Fujii (L), unveiled by a local doll maker as one of a series of dolls modeled after newsmakers of 2023.

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"Hina" dolls of 2023 newsmakers

"Hina" dolls modeled after newsmakers of 2023 are unveiled by a doll maker in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2023, including holder of eight shogi titles Sota Fujii (bottom, 2nd from R).

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"Hina" dolls of 2023 newsmakers

"Hina" dolls modeled after newsmakers of 2023 are unveiled by a doll maker in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2023, including holder of eight shogi titles Sota Fujii (bottom, 2nd from R).

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Traditional Japanese doll

Photo taken in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2023, shows "hina" traditional Japanese dolls unveiled by doll maker Kyugetsu Co., featuring Yakult Swallows slugger Munetaka Murakami (bottom R), figure skater Kaori Sakamoto (bottom L), competitive swimmer Rikako Ikee (upper R), judoka Uta Abe (upper C) and table tennis player Mima Ito (upper L).

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Traditional Japanese doll

Photo taken in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2023, shows "hina" traditional Japanese dolls unveiled by doll maker Kyugetsu Co., featuring Yakult Swallows slugger Munetaka Murakami (bottom R), figure skater Kaori Sakamoto (bottom L), competitive swimmer Rikako Ikee (upper R), judoka Uta Abe (upper C) and table tennis player Mima Ito (upper L).

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Tennis star Nishikori, other newsmakers on battledores

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo's doll maker Kyugetsu Co. displays on Dec. 3, 2014, traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores decorated with reliefs featuring this year's newsmakers such as tennis star Kei Nishikori and female comic duo "Nippon Erekiteru Rengo."

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Japan's 2014 newsmakers featured on battledores

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo's doll maker Kyugetsu Co. displays on Dec. 3, 2014, traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores decorated with reliefs featuring this year's newsmakers such as red-hot tennis player Kei Nishikori, female comic duo "Nippon Erekiteru Rengo" and scientists awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.

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Kewpie Corp.'s Mayoterrace to open in June

TOKYO, Japan - A guide at mayonnaise maker Kewpie Corp.'s Mayoterrace visitors facility in Chofu, Tokyo, points to an image of the Kewpie doll made of model eggs on May 21, 2014. The facility is scheduled to open on June 26.

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Dharma dolls feature Japan World Cup uniforms

MAEBASHI, Japan - Dharma dolls the same blue color as the Japanese World Cup team's jersey are piled up at a factory in Takasahi, Gunma Prefecture, on May 28, 2010. The doll maker accepts requests from customers to put the names and jersey numbers of their favorite players on the dolls.

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Ishikawa warrior doll unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese doll maker Kyugetsu Co. unveils a doll of Japanese teenage golf star Ryo Ishikawa in traditional Japanese armor ahead of the May 5th Boys' Festival on April 7, 2010 in Tokyo. Kyugetsu said that Ishikawa was the number one choice in a questionnaire it conducted asking mothers who they want their sons to grow up to be like.