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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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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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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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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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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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Looking back 2014 through caricature dolls

TOKYO, Japan - Mataro Doll Ltd. unveils traditional Japanese "hina" dolls of newsmakers in a caricature style in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014. Shown in front left is "Air Kei" depicting Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori.

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Looking back 2014 through traditional dolls

TOKYO, Japan - Mataro Doll Ltd. unveils traditional Japanese "hina" dolls of newsmakers in a year-end display in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014. Shown front left is "Air Kei" depicting Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori.

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Art museum adorned with figures mimicking newsmakers

KOBE, Japan - Christmas decorations mimicking newsmakers in 2014 are put up at "Uroko no Ie" (House of Fish Scales), a Western-style house museum in the historical Kitano district of Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Nov. 20, 2014. The centerpiece Santa Claus figure was modeled on a former assemblyman in the western Japan prefecture whose hysterical weeping at a press conference was widely circulated on the Internet.

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Art museum decorated with figures mimicking newsmakers

KOBE, Japan - Visitors take pictures of Christmas decorations mimicking newsmakers in 2014 at "Uroko no Ie" (House of Fish Scales), a Western-style house museum in the historical Kitano district of Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Nov. 20, 2014. The centerpiece Santa Claus figure was modeled on a former assemblyman in the western Japan prefecture whose hysterical weeping at a press conference was widely circulated on the Internet.

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Hatoyamas, golf star Ishikawa among new dolls

TOKYO, Japan - A woman in kimono shows off six sets of ''kawari-bina'' dolls depicting figures and themes that were this year's newsmakers, unveiled by traditional doll maker Tougyoku at a Tokyo hotel Dec. 10, 2009. The figures and themes, which included Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama who took office this fall and his wife Miyuki, teenage golf star Ryo Ishikawa, and the new flu, were selected by votes from the public.

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Dolls depicting year's newsmakers shown in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A Tokyo doll maker unveils dolls depicting people in the news in 2006 at a hall in Tokyo. At front left is high-school pitcher Yuki Saito, who endeared himself to fans by wiping his face with a blue handkerchief during a summer baseball tournament at Koshien Stadium; at front right are Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, proud parents of a new prince.

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Takahashi, Tamura featured in year-end 'hagoita'

TOKYO, Japan - The faces of Sydney Olympics gold medalists Naoko Takahashi and Ryoko Tamura are featured on traditional year-end battledores put on sale at a major doll store in Tokyo's Taito Ward on Dec. 6. The store's annual ''hagoita'' battledores depict people who have made news over the past 11 months. Among foreign newsmakers, South Korean President Kim Dae Jung and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, and U.S. presidential candidates George W. Bush and Al Gore made their hagoita debuts.

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Battledores of 2022 newsmakers

Photo taken at the head office of doll maker Kyugetsu in Tokyo on Dec. 6, 2022, shows traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores decorated with images of some of 2022's newsmakers. Those featured include Yakult Swallows cleanup hitter Munetaka Murakami (L in front row), the Central League's first batting Triple Crown winner since 1986, and Sota Fujii (R in second row), who became the youngest shogi player in history to hold five out of the board game's eight major titles.

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Battledores of 2022 newsmakers

Photo taken at the head office of doll maker Kyugetsu in Tokyo on Dec. 6, 2022, shows traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores decorated with images of some of 2022's newsmakers, including Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (R in front row), who died in September at age 96 after 70 years on the throne.

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"Hina" dolls of 2022 newsmakers

Photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2022, shows "Hina" dolls featuring ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi, the men's normal hill gold medalist at the Beijing Winter Olympics, unveiled by a local doll maker as one of "Hina" dolls modeled after newsmakers of the year.

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"Hina" dolls of 2022 newsmakers

Photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2022, shows "Hina" dolls featuring Yakult Swallows cleanup hitter Munetaka Murakami, the Central League's first batting Triple Crown winner since 1986, unveiled by a local doll maker as one of "Hina" dolls modeled after newsmakers of the year.

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"Hina" dolls of 2022 newsmakers

A doll maker in Tokyo unveils "Hina" dolls modeled after newsmakers of the year on Nov. 29, 2022, including Yakult Swallows cleanup hitter Munetaka Murakami (lower L), the Central League's first batting Triple Crown winner since 1986.

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"Hina" dolls of 2022 newsmakers

A doll maker in Tokyo unveils "Hina" dolls modeled after newsmakers of the year on Nov. 29, 2022, including Yakult Swallows cleanup hitter Munetaka Murakami (lower L), the Central League's first batting Triple Crown winner since 1986.

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Battledores of 2021 newsmakers in Japan

Photo taken at the head office of doll maker Kyugetsu Co. in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2021, shows traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores decorated with images of newsmakers of the year. Those featured include baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani (bottom, R), who was named the American League's Most Valuable Player for the 2021 season, and new Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (far L).

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Battledores of 2021 newsmakers in Japan

Photo taken at the head office of doll maker Kyugetsu Co. in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2021, shows traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores decorated with images of newsmakers of the year. Those featured include baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani (center L), who was named the American League's Most Valuable Player for the 2021 season, and new Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (bottom R).

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Battledores of 2021 newsmakers in Japan

Photo taken at the head office of doll maker Kyugetsu in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2021, shows traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores decorated with images of newsmakers of the year. Those featured include baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani (bottom, 2nd from R), who was named the American League's Most Valuable Player for the 2021 season, and new Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (bottom, 4th from L).

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"Hina" dolls of 2021 newsmakers

"Hina" dolls modeled after newsmakers of the year 2021 are unveiled by a doll maker in Tokyo's Ueno area on Nov. 25, 2021, including one depicting Japanese major league baseball two-way player Shohei Ohtani who won the American League's MVP award earlier in the year.

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"Hina" dolls of 2021 newsmakers

"Hina" dolls modeled after newsmakers of the year 2021 are unveiled by a doll maker in Tokyo's Ueno area on Nov. 25, 2021, including ones depicting the scene of a nurse giving a COVID-19 vaccine shot to a man.

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"Hina" dolls of 2021 newsmakers

"Hina" dolls modeled after newsmakers of the year 2021 are unveiled by a doll maker in Tokyo's Ueno area on Nov. 25, 2021, including one depicting Japanese major league baseball two-way player Shohei Ohtani who won the American League's MVP award earlier in the year.

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Tokyo, Osaka governors featured as traditional Japanese dolls ?

TOKYO, Jan. 27 Kyodo - A?traditional?doll maker that unveils new figures featuring prominent newsmakers each year has chosen the governors of Tokyo and Osaka, two cities with high numbers of novel coronavirus cases, this time as a gesture of hope for an end to the pandemic.?Tokyo-based Kyugetsu Co. revealed the hina?dolls?of Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, 68, and Hirofumi Yoshimura, 45, on Wednesday at its headquarters ahead of Girls' Day on March 3.?In Japan, hina?dolls, representing an emperor, empress and their attendants wearing the court dress of the Heian period (794-1185), are?traditionally displayed by families with girls to celebrate the Girls' Day festival each spring.The firm also revealed?dolls?representing U.S. President Joe Biden, 78.

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Dolls depicting 2015 newsmakers

"Hina" dolls modeled after newsmakers of the year 2015 created by doll maker Tougyoku are displayed in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Dec. 9, 2015. The dolls at right depict rugby players Michael Leitch and Ayumu Goromaru, who became popular after Japan's strong outing in the World Cup between September and October. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's 2015 newsmakers featured on battledores

A model holds traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores decorated with reliefs featuring newsmakers of the year 2015, created by Tokyo doll maker Kyugetsu Co., in the Japanese capital on Dec. 3, 2015. The left battledore features pop singer and actor Masaharu Fukuyama (top), whose marriage to actress Kazue Fukiishi (bottom) in September shocked his female fans and the stock price of his management agency plunging. The right battledore shows rugby player Ayumu Goromaru, whose pose before kicking became popular after Japan's participation in the World Cup between September and October. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's 2015 newsmakers featured on battledores

A model holds traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores decorated with reliefs featuring newsmakers of the year 2015, created by Tokyo doll maker Kyugetsu Co., in the Japanese capital on Dec. 3, 2015. The left battledore features pop singer and actor Masaharu Fukuyama (top), whose marriage to actress Kazue Fukiishi (bottom) in September shocked his female fans and the stock price of his management agency plunging. The right battledore shows rugby player Ayumu Goromaru, whose pose before kicking became popular after Japan's participation in the World Cup between September and October. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dolls depicting year's newsmakers shown in Tokyo

Photo taken Nov. 26, 2015, in Tokyo shows five sets of unique "hina" dolls featuring newsmakers of the year. They include Naoki Matayoshi, a comedian who won the prestigious Akutagawa literary prize, and Princess Kako, who entered International Christian University in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dolls depicting year's newsmakers shown in Tokyo

Photo taken Nov. 26, 2015, in Tokyo shows five sets of unique "hina" dolls featuring newsmakers of the year. They include Naoki Matayoshi, a comedian who won the prestigious Akutagawa literary prize, and Princess Kako, who entered International Christian University in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Art museum adorned with figures mimicking newsmakers

Christmas decorations mimicking newsmakers in 2015 are put up at "Uroko no Ie" (House of Fish Scales), a Western-style house museum in the Kitano district of Kobe, Japan, on Nov. 20, 2015. The centerpiece Santa Claus figure was modeled on Japanese rugby player Ayumu Goromaru's pre-kick pose, above which flies the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan's first domestically produced commercial passenger aircraft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo