Kato begins NPB commissioner assignment

Kato begins NPB commissioner assignment

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Ambassador to the United States Ryozo Kato, who assumed the post of Nippon Professional Baseball commissioner on July 1, visits the commissioner's office in Tokyo the same day.

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