Nagashima, Matsui set to receive honor award

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 2003 shows former Yomiuri Giants manager Shigeo Nagashima (L) and New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui shaking hands at Yankee Stadium in New York. The Japanese government is considering presenting Nagashima and Matsui with the People's Honor Award for their contributions to professional baseball, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said April 1, 2013.

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