(1)Softbank inks accords to buy Daiei Hawks

(1)Softbank inks accords to buy Daiei Hawks

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son (L) shakes hands with Daiei Inc. President Toshio Hasumi at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 30 after signing an agreement to purchase the Daiei Hawks professional baseball club from the struggling retail giant. (Kyodo)

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