(3)Softbank's purchase of Hawks gets final nod

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son (L in middle) and the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh (R in middle) pose for photos with young baseball fans at a Fukuoka hotel on Dec. 24. Softbank officially became the baseball club's owner the same day after obtaining approval for its purchase of the Daiei Hawks from debt-ridden retail giant Daiei Inc.

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