Nagashima joins meeting with fans in Tokyo

Nagashima joins meeting with fans in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Former Yomiuri Giants manager and baseball icon Shigeo Nagashima waves to participants in the ''Nagashima Japan Dream Project 2006,'' an exchange program between baseball players representing Japan in the Athens Olympics and fans held at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on Jan. 15. Nagashima, who has been undergoing rehabilitation since suffering a stroke in March 2004, appeared before baseball fans for the first time since July 2005.

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