By 1929, Otsuka was registered as a member of the Japan Martial Arts Federation.

Otsuka thought that the full spirit of budō, which concentrates on defence and attack, was missing, and that kata techniques did not work in realistic fighting situations.

Otsuka thought that there was a need for this more dynamic type of karate to be taught, and he decided to leave Funakoshi to concentrate on developing his own style of karate: Wadō-ryū.

In 1944, Otsuka was appointed Japan's Chief Karate Instructor.

Shamrock displayed excellent striking in this fight and was very impressive as he was able to knock out Otsuka, something that powerful striker and top heavyweight Igor Vovchanchyn could not do to Otsuka in their fight a few months earlier.

This was the first ever Pride event to be broadcast live in America and Pride strategically used Shamrock's drawing power in America by making his Superfight with Otsuka the co-headliner of the event.

When Otsuka met the three men, he seems to have felt that he was taking off his hat to them at once.

This was the first time in Japanese music history a female artist was able to have two singles in the top ten in the same week, until 2005 Kumi Koda was able to beat Otsuka with three singles within the same week.

It was during this time, in June 2005, that Otsuka made her acting debut with the drama Tokyo Friends.

Katsuki James Otsuka ( January 22, 1921 – May 25, 1984 ) was a Nisei Japanese American Quaker who was jailed as a conscientious objector during World War II, and later became a war tax resister.

During World War II, Otsuka was interned at the Tule Lake War Relocation Center.

Otsuka was classified by the draft board as a conscientious objector subject to “ noncombatant service in the armed forces ”, but he was unwilling to participate in the armed forces in any capacity and argued, unsuccessfully, that he should have been classified as a conscientious objector subject to “ civilian work of national importance .” Unable to change his classification, and unwilling to serve in the armed forces, he surrendered to the New York District Attorney and pled guilty to a violation of the draft law and sentenced to three years in prison.

Otsuka testified: “ n an extreme emergency such as war does bring, I feel the obligation to assist in any way possible in a civilian program under civilian direction that would help to alleviate human suffering and to promote greater human happiness, I was willing to participate in a civilian program of rehabilitation assisting in wartorn ravaged areas or in a medical research program, but that was never allowed by my draft board .…

In the following years, Otsuka set up a medical practice dealing with martial arts injuries.

In 1968, Otsuka promoted Cecil T. Patterson of the USA to 5th dan, and charged him with the creation of the United States Eastern Wado-Kai Federation ( USEWF ).

Following the split between Otsuka and the Wado-Kai in 1980, Patterson and the USEWF ( renamed United State Eastern Wadō-ryū Karate Federation ) remained with Otsuka.

* Otsuka Awa Odori Dance: A large summer event gathering 150, 000 people, this festival features groups performing and competing with colorful costumes and dancing in front of JR Ōtsuka Station.

Daily non-alcoholic non-caffeinated ' vitamin drinks ' have been popular in East Asia since the 1950s, with Oronamin from Otsuka Pharmaceutical perhaps the market leader.

He signed with Pride Fighting Championships and defeated Alexander Otsuka by TKO due to punches at the Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals in the superfight, his first fight back from the WWF.

Shamrock came into the fight with Fujita noticeably smaller than his previous fight with Otsuka, dropping roughly 15 pounds of weight.

With the formation of the National Baseball League drawing nearer, in 1948 the not-yet-affiliated Daiei club, which had played a few exhibition games against the Otsuka Athletics, joined with Tokyu to create the Kyuei Flyers (" Kyuei " being a portmanteau of the two companies ' names ).

He, with the help of Chief Otsuka and an older female classmate, learns to control Tetsujin.

Ryo has also collaborated with some Avex label artists like Ai Otsuka and Ayumi Hamasaki.

In the opening round he defeated Japanese pro wrestler Alexander Otsuka by decision and, in a rematch with Gary Goodridge, decisively won by knockout.

** animator, chief animator ( with Yasuo Otsuka 大塚康生 )

** animator, chief animator ( with Yasuo Otsuka )

** animator ( with Yasuo Otsuka )

** character design, chief animator ( with Yasuo Otsuka, 大塚康生 )

** character design ( with Yasuo Otsuka ), chief animator ( episode 6 )

* Otsuka: An elderly black cat who Nakata easily communicates with.

* COROLLA presents LIFE-LOVE CiRCLE ～ うれしいこと 全力で 。～ with Ai Otsuka

She co-starred with Chihiro Otsuka ( the Judges ' Special Award winner from the 5th Toho " Cinderella " Contest ) in the 27th movie of the Godzilla series, Godzilla: Tokyo SOS in 2003 and the last movie of the series Godzilla: Final Wars in 2004.

Masters of karate in Tokyo ( c. 1930s ) Kanken Toyama, Hironori Otsuka, Takeshi Shimoda, Gichin Funakoshi, Motobu Chōki, Kenwa Mabuni, Genwa Nakasone, and Shinken Taira ( from left to right )

Funakoshi awarded the first 1st dan ( 初段 ; shodan ) Shotokan karate ranks to Tokuda, Hironori Ōtsuka ( Otsuka ), Akiba, Shimizu, Hirose, Makoto Gima, and Shinyō Kasuya on 10 April 1924.

Wadō-ryū has been spread to many countries in the world, by both Japanese and non-Japanese students of Hironori Otsuka.

* In Japan Pocari Sweat, a popular sports drink marketed in Japan by the Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., has a name that to many English speakers would imply that the product actually contains sweat, rather than the intended meaning of a beverage intended to replace the electrolytes lost in sweating.

According to Yasuo Otsuka, who guided Sadamoto as a newcomer, there are only three people whom he regarded as more skillful than himself that he has met during his career.

* James Otsuka ( 1921 – 1984 ), a conscientious objector during World War II and a war tax resister.

Left-libertarianism, as defended by contemporary theorists such as Peter Vallentyne, Hillel Steiner, and Michael Otsuka, is a doctrine that has a strong commitment to personal liberty and has an egalitarian view concerning natural resources, believing that it is illegitimate for anyone to claim private ownership of resources to the detriment of others.

In 1922, Hironori Otsuka attended the Tokyo Sports Festival, where he saw Funakoshi's karate.

This recognition meant a departure for Otsuka from his medical practice and the fulfilment of a life's ambition — to become a full-time martial artist.

The next year the Japan Martial Arts Federation asked all the different styles to register their names ; Otsuka registered the name Wadō-ryū.

The Padres dealt starting pitcher Adam Eaton, middle reliever Akinori Otsuka, and minor-league catcher Billy Killian in exchange for starting pitcher Chris Young, left fielder Terrmel Sledge, and first baseman Adrian Gonzalez.

The Rangers gained enigmatic starter Vicente Padilla from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Ricardo Rodriguez and acquired San Diego Padres pitchers Adam Eaton and Akinori Otsuka in exchange for Chris Young, Adrian Gonzalez, and Sledge.

* Chikao Otsuka ( Michael Forest in the English adaptation ) as Dr. Gnomm

Some notable Japanese players who have gone on to play in North America's Major League Baseball include Norichika Aoki, Yu Darvish, Hideo Nomo, Kazuhiro Sasaki, Ichiro Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Shinjo, Tadahito Iguchi, Kenji Johjima, Hideki Matsui, So Taguchi, Hideki Irabu, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima, Kazuo Matsui, Kazuhito Tadano, Hiroki Kuroda, Akinori Iwamura, Akinori Otsuka, Shigetoshi Hasegawa, Kosuke Fukudome, Koji Uehara, Kenshin Kawakami, Takashi Saito, and Tsuyoshi Nishioka.

* 1998 March-The Otsuka Museum of Fine Arts is opened.

The younger Ōtsuka changed his name to " Hironori Otsuka II " in honor of his late father.

The village of Otsuka joined Gamagōri on October 1, 1956, followed by Katahara on April 1, 1962 and Nishiura on April 1, 1963.

The village of Otsuka joined Gamagōri on October 1, 1956, followed by Katahara on April 1, 1962 and Nishiura on April 1, 1963.