sentences:  He holds the Pacific League record for hits in a single season by a right-handed batter with 189 hits in 2003 for Orix.He also holds the Japanese NPB record for doubles in a single season with 52 in 2001.Tani emerged as a recurrent Best Nine award winner in the late 90s and early 2000s for Orix, and played a large role in carrying the Blue Wave/Buffaloes following Ichiro Suzuki's departure to play with the Seattle Mariners in MLB
  
  Tani is married to Ryoko Tani, a famous judoka who has won two gold medals, two silver medals and the bronze in Judo at the Summer Olympics.