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Youngest Japanese to circumnavigate globe by yacht

Hirotsugu Kimura poses upon his return to Shin Nishinomiya Yacht Harbor in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on June 8, 2024, after completing a solo round-the-world yacht voyage without port calls or supplies, breaking a 30-year record for the youngest Japanese to accomplish the feat.

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Youngest Japanese to circumnavigate globe by yacht

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows 24-year-old Hirotsugu Kimura, waving off Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on June 8, 2024, as he completes a solo round-the-world yacht voyage without port calls or supplies, breaking a 30-year record for the youngest Japanese to accomplish the feat.

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Helicopter shot[Breaking News]24-yr-old becomes youngest Japanese to circumnavigate globe by yacht

Nishinomiya,Japan,June 8 Kyodo -A 24-year-old completed a solo round-the-world yacht voyage on Saturday, breaking the record for the youngest Japanese to achieve the feat that was set 30 years ago. Hirotsugu Kimura, a former Maritime Self-Defense Force member, reached his goal off Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, after 231 days. The challenge to complete the trip without port calls and taking on supplies was his second attempt after one in 2022 was marred by mechanical failure.(Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]24-yr-old becomes youngest Japanese to circumnavigate globe by yacht

Nishinomiya,Japan,June 8 Kyodo -A 24-year-old completed a solo round-the-world yacht voyage on Saturday, breaking the record for the youngest Japanese to achieve the feat that was set 30 years ago. Hirotsugu Kimura, a former Maritime Self-Defense Force member, reached his goal off Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, after 231 days. The challenge to complete the trip without port calls and taking on supplies was his second attempt after one in 2022 was marred by mechanical failure.(Kyodo)

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Fujii wins Game 2 of shogi Meijin series

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (L) reviews his match against defending champion Akira Watanabe after winning Game 2 of a best-of-seven series for the Meijin title at a traditional Japanese restaurant in Shizuoka, central Japan, on April 28, 2023. If Fujii, 20, who won Game 1, claims the series, he will have seven major shogi titles and become the youngest holder of the prestigious Meijin title, which dates back to the early 1600s.

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Fujii wins Game 2 of shogi Meijin series

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (L) reviews his match against defending champion Akira Watanabe after winning Game 2 of a best-of-seven series for the Meijin title at a traditional Japanese restaurant in Shizuoka, central Japan, on April 28, 2023. If Fujii, 20, who won Game 1, claims the series, he will have seven major shogi titles and become the youngest holder of the prestigious Meijin title, which dates back to the early 1600s.

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Fujii wins Game 2 of shogi Meijin series

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii reviews his match against defending champion Akira Watanabe after winning Game 2 of a best-of-seven series for the Meijin title at a traditional Japanese restaurant in Shizuoka, central Japan, on April 28, 2023. If Fujii, 20, who won Game 1, claims the series, he will have seven major shogi titles and become the youngest holder of the prestigious Meijin title, which dates back to the early 1600s.

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Fujii joins Habu as only player in shogi history with 7 titles

People in the Aichi Prefecture city of Seto, the hometown of shogi player Sota Fujii, celebrate after the 20-year-old clinched the prestigious Meijin title in a best-of-seven series against Akira Watanabe at a traditional Japanese inn in Takayama, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on June 1, 2023. Fujii become the second player in the board game's history to hold seven titles simultaneously after Yoshiharu Habu in 1996 and also became the youngest Meijin title holder, breaking the previous record of 21 years and two months, set by Koji Tanigawa in 1983.

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Fujii joins Habu as only player in shogi history with 7 titles

People in the Aichi Prefecture city of Seto, the hometown of shogi player Sota Fujii, celebrate after the 20-year-old clinched the prestigious Meijin title in a best-of-seven series against Akira Watanabe at a traditional Japanese inn in Takayama, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on June 1, 2023. Fujii become the second player in the board game's history to hold seven titles simultaneously after Yoshiharu Habu in 1996 and also became the youngest Meijin title holder, breaking the previous record of 21 years and two months, set by Koji Tanigawa in 1983.

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Fujii joins Habu as only player in shogi history with 7 titles

People in the Aichi Prefecture city of Seto, the hometown of shogi player Sota Fujii, celebrate after the 20-year-old clinched the prestigious Meijin title in a best-of-seven series against Akira Watanabe at a traditional Japanese inn in Takayama, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on June 1, 2023. Fujii become the second player in the board game's history to hold seven titles simultaneously after Yoshiharu Habu in 1996 and also became the youngest Meijin title holder, breaking the previous record of 21 years and two months, set by Koji Tanigawa in 1983.

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Fujii joins Habu as only players in shogi history with 7 titles

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (L) reviews Game 5 of the best-of-seven Meijin series against Akira Watanabe after clinching the prestigious title at a traditional Japanese inn in Takayama, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on June 1, 2023. The 20-year-old Fujii became the second player in the board game's history to hold seven titles simultaneously after Yoshiharu Habu in 1996 and also became the youngest Meijin title holder, breaking the previous record of 21 years and two months, set by Koji Tanigawa in 1983.

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Fujii joins Habu as only player in shogi history with 7 titles

People in the Aichi Prefecture city of Seto, the hometown of shogi player Sota Fujii, celebrate after the 20-year-old clinched the prestigious Meijin title in a best-of-seven series against Akira Watanabe at a traditional Japanese inn in Takayama, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on June 1, 2023. Fujii become the second player in the board game's history to hold seven titles simultaneously after Yoshiharu Habu in 1996 and also became the youngest Meijin title holder, breaking the previous record of 21 years and two months, set by Koji Tanigawa in 1983.

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Fujii joins Habu as only players in shogi history with 7 titles

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii reviews Game 5 of the best-of-seven Meijin series against Akira Watanabe after clinching the prestigious title at a traditional Japanese inn in Takayama, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on June 1, 2023. The 20-year-old Fujii became the second player in the board game's history to hold seven titles simultaneously after Yoshiharu Habu in 1996 and also became the youngest Meijin title holder, breaking the previous record of 21 years and two months, set by Koji Tanigawa in 1983.

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Fujii joins Habu as only players in shogi history with 7 titles

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (L) reviews Game 5 of the best-of-seven Meijin series against Akira Watanabe after clinching the prestigious title at a traditional Japanese inn in Takayama, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on June 1, 2023. The 20-year-old Fujii became the second player in the board game's history to hold seven titles simultaneously after Yoshiharu Habu in 1996 and also became the youngest Meijin title holder, breaking the previous record of 21 years and two months, set by Koji Tanigawa in 1983.

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Fujii joins Habu as only players in shogi history with 7 titles

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (R) reviews Game 5 of the best-of-seven Meijin series against Akira Watanabe after clinching the prestigious title at a traditional Japanese inn in Takayama, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on June 1, 2023. The 20-year-old Fujii became the second player in the board game's history to hold seven titles simultaneously after Yoshiharu Habu in 1996 and also became the youngest Meijin title holder, breaking the previous record of 21 years and two months, set by Koji Tanigawa in 1983.

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Fujii joins Habu as only players in shogi history with 7 titles

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (R) reviews Game 5 of the best-of-seven Meijin series against Akira Watanabe after clinching the prestigious title at a traditional Japanese inn in Takayama, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on June 1, 2023. The 20-year-old Fujii became the second player in the board game's history to hold seven titles simultaneously after Yoshiharu Habu in 1996 and also became the youngest Meijin title holder, breaking the previous record of 21 years and two months, set by Koji Tanigawa in 1983.

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Fujii wins Game 4 of shogi Meijin series

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii reviews his match against defending champion Akira Watanabe after winning Game 4 of a best-of-seven series for the Meijin title at a traditional Japanese house in Iizuka in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 22, 2023. Fujii, 20, holder of six shogi titles, is one win short of claiming the series, which would make him the youngest holder of the prestigious Meijin title dating back to the early 1600s.

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Fujii wins Game 4 of shogi Meijin series

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (L) reviews his match against defending champion Akira Watanabe after winning Game 4 of a best-of-seven series for the Meijin title at a traditional Japanese house in Iizuka in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 22, 2023. Fujii, 20, holder of six shogi titles, is one win short of claiming the series, which would make him the youngest holder of the prestigious Meijin title dating back to the early 1600s.

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Fujii wins Game 4 of shogi Meijin series

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii reviews his match against defending champion Akira Watanabe after winning Game 4 of a best-of-seven series for the Meijin title at a traditional Japanese house in Iizuka in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 22, 2023. Fujii, 20, holder of six shogi titles, is one win short of claiming the series, which would make him the youngest holder of the prestigious Meijin title dating back to the early 1600s.

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Fujii wins Game 2 of shogi Meijin series

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (L) reviews his match against defending champion Akira Watanabe after winning Game 2 of a best-of-seven series for the Meijin title at a traditional Japanese restaurant in Shizuoka, central Japan, on April 28, 2023. If Fujii, 20, who won Game 1, claims the series, he will have seven major shogi titles and become the youngest holder of the prestigious Meijin title, which dates back to the early 1600s.

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Fujii wins Game 2 of shogi Meijin series

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii reviews his match against defending champion Akira Watanabe after winning Game 2 of a best-of-seven series for the Meijin title at a traditional Japanese restaurant in Shizuoka, central Japan, on April 28, 2023. If Fujii, 20, who won Game 1, claims the series, he will have seven major shogi titles and become the youngest holder of the prestigious Meijin title, which dates back to the early 1600s.

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Fujii wins Game 2 of shogi Meijin series

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (L) reviews his match against defending champion Akira Watanabe after winning Game 2 of a best-of-seven series for the Meijin title at a traditional Japanese restaurant in Shizuoka, central Japan, on April 28, 2023. If Fujii, 20, who won Game 1, claims the series, he will have seven major shogi titles and become the youngest holder of the prestigious Meijin title, which dates back to the early 1600s.

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World Bank staffer, surgeon picked as Japan astronaut candidates

Japan's space agency said Tuesday that it has selected a World Bank employee and a surgeon as astronaut candidates in its first recruitment drive in more than 13 years, with expectations high that they may have the chance to join an international mission to the Moon. Makoto Suwa, 46, a disaster prevention specialist at the World Bank, and Ayu Yoneda, one of the youngest ever candidates at age 28 and a surgeon at the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, will join the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency for two years of training. "I don't think the path ahead will be easy, but I hope to go to the Moon if possible," Yoneda told a press conference in Tokyo, as she expressed her joy after being picked from over 4,000 applicants, a record high. Suwa, who is the oldest candidate ever selected, said he felt "a great sense of responsibility," as he joined the press conference online from the United States, where he works.

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Baseball: Lotte's Sasaki gets pay raise

Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki speaks at a press conference at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Dec. 24, 2022, after signing for the next season for an estimated 80 million yen ($608,000), up 50 million yen from 2022. He became the youngest pitcher in Japanese baseball history at 20 years and five months to throw a perfect game on April 10, 2022.

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Baseball: Lotte's Sasaki gets pay raise

Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki poses with a Christmas tree at a press conference at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Dec. 24, 2022, after signing for the next season for an estimated 80 million yen ($608,000), up 50 million yen. He became the youngest pitcher in Japanese baseball history at 20 years and five months to throw a perfect game on April 10, 2022.

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Baseball: Lotte's Sasaki gets pay raise

Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki speaks at a press conference at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Dec. 24, 2022, after signing for the next season for an estimated 80 million yen ($608,000), up 50 million yen from 2022. He became the youngest pitcher in Japanese baseball history at 20 years and five months to throw a perfect game on April 10, 2022.

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High school student becomes youngest 'Karuta' card champion

OTSU, Japan - Saki Kusunoki (L), a 15-year-old junior high school student from Oita Prefecture, becomes the youngest Japanese 'Karuta' card champion by beating 25-year-old housewife Yuri Arakawa from Nara Prefecture, who was the championship queen for the past two years.

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Youngest shogi pro extends win streak to 17

OSAKA, Japan, May 12 Kyodo - Sota Fujii, at 14 the youngest professional player of shogi, or Japanese chess, extends his record winning streak to 17 matches with a win over 31-year-old Kazuhiro Nishikawa in Osaka on May 12, 2017.

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Legendary Japanese jockey's mementos found

AOMORI, Japan - Sadanao Maeda, grandson of an elder brother of legendary Japanese jockey Chokichi Maeda (1923-1946), shows his great uncle's mementos in this file photo taken in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, on Oct. 8, 2014. Maeda was the youngest Japanese Derby winner in the country's horseracing history, winning the classic race at the age of 20.

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16-yr-old becomes youngest female 'go' game title holder

TOKYO, Japan - Rina Fujisawa, a female player of the "go" Japanese board game, wins the women's "Honinbo" title in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2014, by thrashing title holder Chiaki Mukai 3-0 in the best-of-five competition, becoming the youngest holder of the top honor at the age of 16 years and a month. Fujisawa eclipsed the previous record of 17 years and a month set in 2006 by Taiwanese player Hsieh Yi Min.

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Japanese table tennis pair return after making history

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese pair Mima Ito (L) and Miu Hirano meet reporters at Haneda airport in Tokyo upon their return to Japan on April 8, 2014, after winning the women's final at the German Open on March 30 to become the youngest ever doubles winners in the history of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Tour at the age of 13.

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Robot actress

MOSCOW, Russia - A scene is shown to Russian journalists at a theater in Moscow on Oct. 3, 2013, where a robot (L) will play the role of the youngest sister in Russian author Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters. The android called Jeminoid F was jointly developed by the play's Japanese director Oriza Hirata and Japanese robot scientist Hiroshi Ishiguro.

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Robot actress

MOSCOW, Russia - Russian journalists attend a press conference at a theater in Moscow on Oct. 3, 2013, where a robot (R) will play the role of the youngest sister in Russian author Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters. The android called Jeminoid F was jointly developed by the play's Japanese director Oriza Hirata and Japanese robot scientist Hiroshi Ishiguro.

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Body of famed Japanese climber killed in Russia returns home

SHIZUOKA, Japan - The coffin containing famed Japanese climber Haruhisa Watanabe arrives at his family's home in the town of Mori, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 3, 2013. Watanabe, 31, died on Dec. 26, 2012, in a traffic accident in Russia's Murmansk region during a cycling expedition through Central Asia. In 2004, when aged 22, he became the youngest Japanese to scale the tallest peaks of the seven continents.

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Japan's youngest-ever female mayor

OTSU, Japan - Naomi Koshi, a 36-year-old lawyer, celebrates with her supporters on the night of Jan. 22, 2012, in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, after being elected Japan's youngest-ever female mayor by voters in the capital of the western Japanese prefecture.

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Japan's youngest-ever female mayor

OTSU, Japan - Naomi Koshi, a 36-year-old lawyer, raises her fist before her supporters on the night of Jan. 22, 2012, in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, after being elected Japan's youngest-ever female mayor by voters in the capital of the western Japanese prefecture.

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Ishikawa plays at Royal Trophy golf tournament in Thailand

CHONBURI, Thailand - Japanese teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa tees off during the Royal Trophy golf tournament at Amata Spring Country Club in Chonburi, Thailand, on Jan. 8, 2010. Ishikawa, who at 18 is the youngest ever to top the money rankings on the Japan Golf Tour, is playing as a member of Team Asia against Team Europe in the tournament.

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Postage stamps featuring teenage golfer Ishikawa to be sold in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows sample stamps featuring Japanese teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa, who became the youngest money title winner in Japanese tour history at 18 with 183 million yen in 2009. Japan Post Network Co. said Jan. 7, 2010, that it will issue a 3,980 yen set consisting of 10 50-yen stamps, six special postcards and a stamp holder.

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Ishikawa most valuable performer in pro sports again

TOKYO, Japan - Teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa holds up a prime minister's cup during an award ceremony at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2009, after being named the most valuable performer in Japanese professional sports for the second year in a row. In his second season as a pro, Ishikawa won four times and became the youngest money title winner in Japanese tour history at 18 with 183 million yen.

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Ishikawa most valuable performer in pro sports again

TOKYO, Japan - Teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2009, after being named the most valuable performer in Japanese professional sports for the second year in a row. In his second season as a pro, Ishikawa won four times and became the youngest money title winner in Japanese tour history at 18 with 183 million yen.

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Darvish youngest 300 mil. yen baseball player

SAPPORO, Japan - Pacific League MVP Yu Darvish of the Nippon Ham Fighters holds club mascots at its office in Sapporo on Dec. 9, 2009. The 23-year-old right-hander became the youngest player in Japanese baseball history to have an annual salary reaching the 300 million yen mark.

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Ishikawa 1st teenage money champ in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa acknowledges the gallery after playing the season's final tournament Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 6, 2009. The 18-year-old star golfer, who placed 19th in the tournament, became the youngest money champion in Japanese golf history.

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Ishikawa 1st teenage money champ in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa hits a tee shot on the 16th hole in the Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 6, 2009. The 18-year-old came 19th in the season's final tournament but became the youngest money champion in Japanese golf history.

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Ishikawa 1st teenage money champ in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa (L) congratulates Shigeki Maruyama after Maruyama won the Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 6, 2009. Ishikawa came 19th in the season's final tournament but became the youngest money champion in Japanese golf history.

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Ishikawa 1st teenage money champ in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa walks past the gallery during the final round of the Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 6, 2009. The 18-year-old star golfer, who placed 19th in the season's final tournament, became the youngest money champion in Japanese golf history.

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Ishikawa 1st teenage money champ

TOKYO, Japan - Teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa hits a tee shot on Dec. 6, 2009, on the 15th hole in the Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club after becoming the youngest money title winner in Japanese golf history. The 18-year-old finished the 2009 campaign top of the money list with 183 million yen to replace Masashi ''Jumbo'' Ozaki as the youngest money winner on the JGTO tour. Ozaki won the money title at age of 26 in 1973.

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Fans cheer teenage money champ Ishikawa

TOKYO, Japan - Fans cheer star golfer Ryo Ishikawa during the Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 6, 2009. The 18-year-old star golfer, who placed 19th in the season's final tournament, became the youngest money champion in Japanese golf history.

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Ishikawa 1st teenage money champ in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa hits his tee shot during the season's final tournament Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 6, 2009. Ishikawa came 19th in the tournament but became the youngest money champion in Japanese golf history

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Ishikawa 1st teenage money champ

TOKYO, Japan - Teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa holds a board which says ''The Youngest Top Money Winner'' at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 6, 2009, after becoming the youngest money title winner in Japanese golf history at the Nippon Series JT Cup. The 18-year-old finished the 2009 campaign top of the money list with 183 million yen to replace Masashi ''Jumbo'' Ozaki as the youngest money winner on the JGTO tour. Ozaki won the money title at age of 26 in 1973.

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Ishikawa 1st teenage money champ

TOKYO, Japan - At Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club, teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa holds a cardboard sign carrying his autograph and a Japanese word meaning top money winner on Dec. 6, 2009, after becoming the youngest money title winner in Japanese golf history at the Nippon Series JT Cup. The 18-year-old finished the 2009 campaign top of the money list with 183 million yen to replace Masashi ''Jumbo'' Ozaki as the youngest money winner on the JGTO tour. Ozaki won the money title at age of 26 in 1973.