Tokyo Stadium to be renamed Ajinomoto Stadium from next March

Tokyo Stadium to be renamed Ajinomoto Stadium from next March

TOKYO, Japan - Ajinomoto Co. President Kunio Egashira (L), Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (C) and Tokyo Stadium President Shozo Toi hold up an ''Ajinomoto Stadium'' sign during a ceremony at Tokyo Metropolitan City Hall on Nov. 29. The seasoning maker obtained naming rights to Tokyo Stadium, a soccer field in Chofu run by a public-private third-sector entity, for five years for 1.2 billion yen. (Kyodo)

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