Hawks Town Co. dismisses Kotsuka as president

Hawks Town Co. dismisses Kotsuka as president

TOKYO, Japan - Hawks Town Co., the operator of the Fukuoka Dome baseball stadium and an adjacent hotel, said Sept. 29 it has dismissed its president Takeshi Kotsuka (file photo). The Fukuoka-based company attributed the dismissal of Kotsuka, who is also president of Tokyo-based publisher Diamond Inc., to a ''serious violation of the law.'' (Kyodo)

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