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Baseball: Ohtani becomes MLB's 1st 50-50 player

A banner hangs from the balcony of the city hall of Oshu, Iwate Prefecture, on Sept. 20, 2024, congratulating hometown hero Shohei Ohtani for becoming the first Major League Baseball player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season during the previous day's game against the Miami Marlins.

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Baseball: Ohtani becomes MLB's 1st 50-50 player

A banner hangs from the balcony of the city hall of Oshu, Iwate Prefecture, on Sept. 20, 2024, congratulating hometown hero Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers for becoming the first Major League Baseball player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season during the previous day's game against the Miami Marlins.

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Baseball: Japan reacts to Ohtani's AL MVP

A woman reads a special edition of a local newspaper in front of JR Morioka Station in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 17, 2023, reporting that hometown hero Shohei Ohtani was named the winner of the American League MVP award.

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Baseball: Hometown hails Ohtani's AL MVP

A banner (top) celebrating hometown hero Shohei Ohtani winning his second American League MVP award is hung from the balcony of the city office in Oshu in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 17, 2023.

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Baseball: Hometown hails Ohtani's AL MVP

Locals show their excitement at news of hometown hero Shohei Ohtani winning his second American League MVP award during a public viewing event held at the city office in Oshu in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 17, 2023.

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Baseball: Hometown hails Ohtani's AL MVP

Locals show their excitement at news of hometown hero Shohei Ohtani winning his second American League MVP award during a public viewing event held at the city office in Oshu in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 17, 2023.

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Baseball: Ohtani celebrated in hometown

A banner celebrating hometown hero and Los Angeles Angels player Shohei Ohtani's becoming the first Japanese MLB home run champion hangs outside the city hall in Oshu, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 2, 2023. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Ohtani celebrated in hometown

A banner celebrating hometown hero and Los Angeles Angels player Shohei Ohtani's becoming the first Japanese MLB home run champion hangs outside the city hall in Oshu, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Baseball: Ohtani celebrated in hometown

A banner celebrating hometown hero and Los Angeles Angels player Shohei Ohtani's becoming the first Japanese MLB home run champion hangs outside the city hall in Oshu, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Matsui becomes tourism ambassador for hometown

KANAZAWA, Japan - Teijiro Sakai (L), mayor of the city of Nomi in Ishikawa Prefecture, appoints former major leaguer and hometown hero Hideki Matsui (R) the city's tourism ambassador during a ceremony in the city on Jan. 7, 2014. Matsui, 39, a recipient of the People's Honor Award given by the Japanese government, played for the New York Yankees and several other major league teams following his move from the Japanese professional baseball team Yomiuri Giants.

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Anpanman's statue stands at museum

KOCHI, Japan - Children pass a statue of Japanese cartoon and animation hero ''Anpanman'' at Anpanman Museum in Kami, Kochi Prefecture, on July 21, 2011. The statue was opened to the public the same day commemorating the 15th anniversary of the opening of the museum in the hometown of Anpanman's creator Takashi Yanase.

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Astronaut Noguchi receives hero's welcome in hometown

CHIGASAKI, Japan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi waves to well-wishers as he received a hero's welcome during a parade in a convertible car on Aug. 9, 2010, in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, where he spent his childhood, following his completion in June of a nearly half-year stay aboard the International Space Station.

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Memorial monument of S. Korean train hero unveiled in Pusan

PUSAN, South Korea - Organizers clap hands as a monument in memory of a South Korean student who was killed by a rush-hour train in Tokyo in January while attempting to rescue a drunken stranger from the tracks, is unveiled at a park in the student's hometown of Pusan on May 26. The stone monument -- 2.6 meters wide and 2.3 meters tall -- is inscribed with a message of commemoration of the bravery of Lee Su Hyon as an honorable sacrifice.

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Ozeki Chiyotaikai given hero's welcome at hometown

Ozeki Chiyotaikai (L) was honored in a parade Feb. 11 in his hometown of Oita in Japan's southern mainland of Kyushu for the first time since being promoted to Sumo's second highest ranking. About 150,000 citizens turned out for Chiyotaikai's triumphant return.

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Baseball: Ohtani unanimously wins AL MVP

Workers at the Oshu city hall in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, celebrate with a banner on Nov. 19, 2021, after their hometown hero, Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels, was unanimously named the American League's Most Valuable Player.

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Baseball: Ohtani unanimously wins AL MVP

Workers at the Oshu city hall in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, celebrate on Nov. 19, 2021, after their hometown hero, Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani, was unanimously named the American League's Most Valuable Player.

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Baseball: Ohtani unanimously wins AL MVP

Workers at the Oshu city hall in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, celebrate on Nov. 19, 2021, after their hometown hero, Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani, was unanimously named the American League's Most Valuable Player.

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Baseball: Ohtani unanimously wins AL MVP

Workers at the Oshu city hall in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, celebrate on Nov. 19, 2021, after their hometown hero, Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani, was unanimously named the American League's Most Valuable Player.

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Baseball: Ohtani unanimously wins AL MVP

Workers at the Oshu city hall in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, celebrate on Nov. 19, 2021, after their hometown hero, Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani, was unanimously named the American League's Most Valuable Player.

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Cartoonist Mizuki, known for "GeGeGe no Kitaro" comic, dies

Tourists photograph the statue of cartoon hero "GeGeGe no Kitaro" on Nov. 30, 2015, in the western Japanese city of Sakaiminato, the hometown of cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki. Mizuki, who created the comic series depicting spirits and monsters in Japanese folklore called "yokai" and died on the day at 93. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Japan hits back to beat Colombia in Davis Cup playoffs

World No. 6 Kei Nishikori of Japan returns the ball to Santiago Giraldo of Colombia during the Davis Cup World Group playoffs at Club Campestre in Pereira, Colombia, on Sept. 20, 2015. Nishikori defeated the hometown hero 6-4, 6-2, 7-6(3) as Japan beat Colombia 3-2 to remain in the Davis Cup World Group. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Anpanman's statue stands at museum

KOCHI, Japan - Children pass a statue of Japanese cartoon and animation hero ''Anpanman'' at Anpanman Museum in Kami, Kochi Prefecture, on July 21, 2011. The statue was opened to the public the same day commemorating the 15th anniversary of the opening of the museum in the hometown of Anpanman's creator Takashi Yanase. (Kyodo)

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Memorial monument of S. Korean train hero unveiled in Pusan

PUSAN, South Korea - Organizers clap hands as a monument in memory of a South Korean student who was killed by a rush-hour train in Tokyo in January while attempting to rescue a drunken stranger from the tracks, is unveiled at a park in the student's hometown of Pusan on May 26. The stone monument -- 2.6 meters wide and 2.3 meters tall -- is inscribed with a message of commemoration of the bravery of Lee Su Hyon as an honorable sacrifice.

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Ozeki Chiyotaikai given hero's welcome at hometown

Ozeki Chiyotaikai (L) was honored in a parade Feb. 11 in his hometown of Oita in Japan's southern mainland of Kyushu for the first time since being promoted to Sumo's second highest ranking. About 150,000 citizens turned out for Chiyotaikai's triumphant return. ==Kyodo