Ex-Carp manager Koba to run in Hiroshima mayor race

Ex-Carp manager Koba to run in Hiroshima mayor race

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Takeshi Koba (file photo), 66, a baseball commentator and former Hiroshima Carp manager, said Nov. 27 he will run in the Hiroshima mayoral election scheduled for Feb. 2, 2003. ''After much thinking, I decided I wanted to do anything I could do for Hiroshima City, which supported me for a long time.'' (Kyodo)

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