Yomiuri's Kiyotake accuses outspoken chairman of meddling

TOKYO, Japan - Hidetoshi Kiyotake, representative and general manager of the Yomiuri Giants, wipes tears during a press conference at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2011. Kiyotake criticized Tsuneo Watanabe, chairman of the baseball club and an influential figure in Japanese baseball, for interfering in the club's personnel affairs.

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