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Supporters appointed for Japan pavilion at expo

Supporters appointed for Japan pavilion at expo

TOKYO, Japan - TV personality and fish expert Sakana-kun (R) poses with Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano at the industry ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2012. The ministry appointed Sakana-kun and seven others, including Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, a member of Japanese pop group SMAP, as official supporters of the Japan pavilion at the upcoming international exposition in Yeosu, southern South Korea.

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Pop star Kusanagi freed day after arrest for indecency

Pop star Kusanagi freed day after arrest for indecency

TOKYO, Japan - A van carrying pop star Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, who was arrested on April 23 for allegedly stripping naked at a central Tokyo park, leaves Harajuku Police Station in Tokyo on April 24 after the member of popular music group SMAP was released. Earlier in the day, Kusanagi was sent to the Tokyo local public prosecutors office.

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Pop star Kusanagi freed day after arrest for indecency

Pop star Kusanagi freed day after arrest for indecency

TOKYO, Japan - Pop star Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (R), who was arrested on April 23 for allegedly stripping naked at a central Tokyo park, leaves Harajuku Police Station in Tokyo on April 24 after being released. Earlier in the day, the member of popular music group SMAP was sent to the Tokyo local public prosecutors office.

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Pop star Kusanagi freed day after arrest for indecency

Pop star Kusanagi freed day after arrest for indecency

TOKYO, Japan - A van carrying pop star Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, who was arrested on April 23 for allegedly stripping naked at a central Tokyo park, leaves Harajuku Police Station in Tokyo on April 24 after the member of popular music group SMAP was released. Earlier in the day, Kusanagi was sent to the Tokyo local public prosecutors office.

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Police send arrested pop star Kusanagi to prosecutors

Police send arrested pop star Kusanagi to prosecutors

TOKYO, Japan - A police car carrying pop star Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, who was arrested after stripping naked while under the influence of alcohol April 23, heads for the public prosecutors office after leaving Harajuku Police Station in Tokyo on April 24.

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Police send arrested pop star Kusanagi to prosecutors

Police send arrested pop star Kusanagi to prosecutors

TOKYO, Japan - A police car carrying pop star Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, who was arrested after stripping naked while under the influence of alcohol April 23, leaves Harajuku Police Station in Tokyo on April 24 to send him to prosecutors.

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Police send arrested pop star Kusanagi to prosecutors

Police send arrested pop star Kusanagi to prosecutors

TOKYO, Japan - A police car carrying pop star Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, who was arrested after stripping naked while under the influence of alcohol April 23, leaves Harajuku Police Station in Tokyo on April 24 to send him to prosecutors.

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SMAP member Kusanagi arrested for public indecency

SMAP member Kusanagi arrested for public indecency

TOKYO, Japan - Aerial photo of Hinokicho Park in Tokyo's Minato Ward where Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, a member of Japanese pop music group SMAP, was arrested at around 3 a.m. on April 23 for allegedly stripping naked under the influence of alcohol.

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SMAP member Kusanagi arrested for public indecency

SMAP member Kusanagi arrested for public indecency

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters gather in front of an office of talent agency Johnny and Associates Inc., to which Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, a member of Japanese pop music group SMAP, belongs, in Tokyo on April 23 after Kusanagi was arrested earlier in the day for allegedly stripping naked under the influence of alcohol at a park in Tokyo's Akasaka district.

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Hamanaka belts season's 9th homer

Hamanaka belts season's 9th homer

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers outfielder Osamu Hamanaka slams a three-run homer over center off Yokohama BayStars starter Ken Kadokura with two out in the top of the third inning at Kusanagi Ball Park on April 25. Hanshin pounded Yokohama 10-2.

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Matsui slams solo homer

Matsui slams solo homer

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Slugger Hideki Matsui hits a solo homer, his fifth home run of the preseason, as the Yomiuri Giants overpowered the Yokohama BayStars 8-4 in a 24-hit slugfest at Kusanagi Stadium in Shizuoka Prefecture on March 13.

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Arrival ceremony of Paralympic torch relay

Arrival ceremony of Paralympic torch relay

Former members of disbanded Japanese pop group SMAP, (from L) Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and Shingo Katori, appear at the arrival ceremony of the Paralympic torch relay in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2021, the day of the games' opening ceremony. They serve as International Paralympic Committee special ambassadors.

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Special ambassadors for Tokyo Paralympics

Special ambassadors for Tokyo Paralympics

Former members of disbanded Japanese pop group SMAP, (from L) Shingo Katori, Goro Inagaki and Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2021, after attending a press conference on the Tokyo Paralympics. They serve as International Paralympic Committee special ambassadors.

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Special ambassadors for Tokyo Paralympics

Special ambassadors for Tokyo Paralympics

Former members of disbanded Japanese pop group SMAP, (from L) Shingo Katori, Goro Inagaki and Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2021, after attending a press conference on the Tokyo Paralympics. They serve as International Paralympic Committee special ambassadors.

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Matsui slams solo homer

Matsui slams solo homer

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Slugger Hideki Matsui hits a solo homer, his fifth home run of the preseason, as the Yomiuri Giants overpowered the Yokohama BayStars 8-4 in a 24-hit slugfest at Kusanagi Stadium in Shizuoka Prefecture on March 13.

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Hamanaka belts season's 9th homer

Hamanaka belts season's 9th homer

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers outfielder Osamu Hamanaka slams a three-run homer over center off Yokohama BayStars starter Ken Kadokura with two out in the top of the third inning at Kusanagi Ball Park on April 25. Hanshin pounded Yokohama 10-2. (Kyodo)

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Ghost In The Shell (1995)

Ghost In The Shell (1995)

Motoko Kusanagi Film: Ghost In The Shell (1994) Director: Mamoru Oshii 18 November 1995 Date: 18 November 1995

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Ghost In The Shell (1995)

Ghost In The Shell (1995)

Motoko Kusanagi Film: Ghost In The Shell (1995) Director: Mamoru Oshii 18 November 1995 Date: 18 November 1995

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Ghost In The Shell (1995)

Ghost In The Shell (1995)

Batou & Motoko Kusanagi Film: Ghost In The Shell (1995) Director: Mamoru Oshii 18 November 1995 Date: 18 November 1995

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Ghost In The Shell (1995)

Ghost In The Shell (1995)

Motoko Kusanagi Film: Ghost In The Shell (1994) Director: Mamoru Oshii 18 November 1995 Date: 18 November 1995

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Otani gets no-decision in Fighters' walk-off victory

Otani gets no-decision in Fighters' walk-off victory

Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Shohei Otani gets a no-decision after allowing one run in six innings against the SoftBank Hawks at Shizuoka Kusanagi Stadium on April 1, 2016. The Fighters won 4-3 on a walk-off double by Yang Dai-kang. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Otani gets no-decision in Fighters' walk-off victory

Otani gets no-decision in Fighters' walk-off victory

Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Shohei Otani gets a no-decision after allowing one run in six innings against the SoftBank Hawks at Shizuoka Kusanagi Stadium on April 1, 2016. The Fighters won 4-3 on a walk-off double by Yang Dai-kang. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pop star Kusanagi freed day after arrest for indecency

Pop star Kusanagi freed day after arrest for indecency

TOKYO, Japan - A van carrying pop star Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, who was arrested on April 23 for allegedly stripping naked at a central Tokyo park, leaves Harajuku Police Station in Tokyo on April 24 after the member of popular music group SMAP was released. Earlier in the day, Kusanagi was sent to the Tokyo local public prosecutors office. (Kyodo)

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Police send arrested pop star Kusanagi to prosecutors

Police send arrested pop star Kusanagi to prosecutors

TOKYO, Japan - A police car carrying pop star Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, who was arrested after stripping naked while under the influence of alcohol April 23, heads for the public prosecutors office after leaving Harajuku Police Station in Tokyo on April 24. (Kyodo)

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Pop star Kusanagi freed day after arrest for indecency

Pop star Kusanagi freed day after arrest for indecency

TOKYO, Japan - A van carrying pop star Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, who was arrested on April 23 for allegedly stripping naked at a central Tokyo park, leaves Harajuku Police Station in Tokyo on April 24 after the member of popular music group SMAP was released. Earlier in the day, Kusanagi was sent to the Tokyo local public prosecutors office. (Kyodo)

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Pop star Kusanagi freed day after arrest for indecency

Pop star Kusanagi freed day after arrest for indecency

TOKYO, Japan - Pop star Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (R), who was arrested on April 23 for allegedly stripping naked at a central Tokyo park, leaves Harajuku Police Station in Tokyo on April 24 after being released. Earlier in the day, the member of popular music group SMAP was sent to the Tokyo local public prosecutors office. (Kyodo)

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Police send arrested pop star Kusanagi to prosecutors

Police send arrested pop star Kusanagi to prosecutors

TOKYO, Japan - A police car carrying pop star Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, who was arrested after stripping naked while under the influence of alcohol April 23, leaves Harajuku Police Station in Tokyo on April 24 to send him to prosecutors. (Kyodo)

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Police send arrested pop star Kusanagi to prosecutors

Police send arrested pop star Kusanagi to prosecutors

TOKYO, Japan - A police car carrying pop star Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, who was arrested after stripping naked while under the influence of alcohol April 23, leaves Harajuku Police Station in Tokyo on April 24 to send him to prosecutors. (Kyodo)

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SMAP member Kusanagi arrested for public indecency

SMAP member Kusanagi arrested for public indecency

TOKYO, Japan - Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, a member of Japanese pop music group SMAP, is transferred from Akasaka Police Station in Tokyo on April 23 after being arrested earlier in the day for allegedly stripping naked under the influence of alcohol at a park in Tokyo's Akasaka district, Minato Ward. (Kyodo)

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SMAP member Kusanagi arrested for public indecency

SMAP member Kusanagi arrested for public indecency

TOKYO, Japan - An official of talent agency Johnny and Associates Inc., to which Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, a member of Japanese pop music group SMAP, belongs, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on April 23 after Kusanagi was arrested earlier in the day for allegedly stripping naked under the influence of alcohol at a park in Tokyo's Akasaka district. (Kyodo)

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SMAP member Kusanagi arrested for public indecency

SMAP member Kusanagi arrested for public indecency

TOKYO, Japan - Aerial photo of Hinokicho Park in Tokyo's Minato Ward where Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, a member of Japanese pop music group SMAP, was arrested at around 3 a.m. on April 23 for allegedly stripping naked under the influence of alcohol. (Kyodo)

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SMAP member Kusanagi arrested for public indecency

SMAP member Kusanagi arrested for public indecency

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters gather in front of an office of talent agency Johnny and Associates Inc., to which Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, a member of Japanese pop music group SMAP, belongs, in Tokyo on April 23 after Kusanagi was arrested earlier in the day for allegedly stripping naked under the influence of alcohol at a park in Tokyo's Akasaka district. (Kyodo)

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SMAP member Kusanagi arrested for public indecency

SMAP member Kusanagi arrested for public indecency

TOKYO, Japan - Photo of a poster in which Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, a member of Japanese pop music group SMAP, serves as a government-designated promoter of Japan's shift to digital terrestrial TV broadcasting. Kusanagi was arrested at a park in Tokyo's Akasaka district on April 23 for allegedly stripping naked under the influence of alcohol. (Kyodo)

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Psychiatrist found guilty of leaking info

Psychiatrist found guilty of leaking info

NARA, Japan - Morimitsu Sakihama, a 51-year-old psychiatrist, speaks at a news conference in Nara on April 15 after the Nara District Court sentenced him to four months in prison, suspended for three years, for leaking investigational records of a deadly arson case in Nara Prefecture to freelance journalist Atsuko Kusanagi. The records concerned a teenager who torched his home in June 2006 leading to the deaths of his stepmother and two siblings. (Kyodo)

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Japanese pop group SMAP in Beijing

Japanese pop group SMAP in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Members of Japanese pop group SMAP -- (from L) Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and Shingo Katori -- pose for photos during a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2011. SMAP will hold their first overseas concert in the Chinese capital the following day. (Kyodo)

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Japanese pop group SMAP in Beijing

Japanese pop group SMAP in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Members of Japanese pop group SMAP -- (from L back) Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, (from L front) Masahiro Nakai and Shingo Katori -- hold calligraphies of their names that they received as a gift during a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2011. SMAP will hold their first overseas concert in the Chinese capital the following day. (Kyodo)

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Supporters appointed for Japan pavilion at expo

Supporters appointed for Japan pavilion at expo

TOKYO, Japan - TV personality and fish expert Sakana-kun (R) poses with Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano at the industry ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2012. The ministry appointed Sakana-kun and seven others, including Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, a member of Japanese pop group SMAP, as official supporters of the Japan pavilion at the upcoming international exposition in Yeosu, southern South Korea. (Kyodo)

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Emperor's last regional trip

Emperor's last regional trip

Imperial Household Agency officials are pictured carrying two of the so-called Three Sacred Treasures of Japan in Ise, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on April 17, 2019, while accompanying Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko during their visit to Ise Jingu shrine, their last regional trip before the emperor's abdication at the end of April. The treasures, consisting of the Kusanagi sword and the Yasaka no Magatama jewel, will be kept at the Shinto shrine before they are inherited by the next emperor, the current Crown Prince Naruhito after his enthronement. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kusanagi, Hamasaki chosen 'Best Jeanist 2001'

Kusanagi, Hamasaki chosen 'Best Jeanist 2001'

TOKYO, Japan - Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (L), a member of the popular male vocal group SMAP, and pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki, who were chosen ''Best Jeanist 2001,'' pose with winners' shields in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. The award is given by a group of jean makers to personalities most suited for wearing jeans. Kusanagi won the award for the third consecutive year and Hamasaki for the second.

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