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Ex-baseball star Nagashima named honorary Tokyo citizen

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe (L) presents retired professional baseball star Shigeo Nagashima with a medal symbolizing his status as an honorary citizen of the capital at the metropolitan government office on Oct. 1, 2014.

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Ex-baseball commissioner Negoro dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in August 2007 in Tokyo shows Yasuchika Negoro, then acting commissioner of Nippon Professional Baseball. Negoro, a former NPB commissioner who took the post after retiring as head of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors' Office, died of lung cancer at a Tokyo hospital on Nov. 4, 2013, the Justice Ministry said Nov. 8. He was 81.

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Ex-baseball star Kiyohara given suspended term for drug use

A camera crew gathers in front of the Tokyo District Court on May 31, 2016, for a ruling on retired baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara's drug case. The court sentenced the 48-year-old to two years and six months in prison, suspended for four years, for possessing, using and purchasing illegal drugs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-baseball star Kiyohara to receive sentence for drug use

People line up at Tokyo's Hibiya Park to draw tickets for attending a trial on retired baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara at the nearby Tokyo District Court on May 31, 2016. The court will later in the day sentence the 48-year-old, who pleaded guilty to possession and use of illegal drugs and faced a 30-month imprisonment demand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-baseball star Kiyohara to receive sentence for drug use

People line up at Tokyo's Hibiya Park to draw tickets for attending a trial on retired baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara at the nearby Tokyo District Court on May 31, 2016. The court will later in the day sentence the 48-year-old, who pleaded guilty to possession and use of illegal drugs and faced a 30-month imprisonment demand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-baseball star Kiyohara to receive sentence for drug use

People line up at Tokyo's Hibiya Park to draw tickets for attending a trial on retired baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara at the nearby Tokyo District Court on May 31, 2016. The court will later in the day sentence the 48-year-old, who pleaded guilty to possession and use of illegal drugs and faced a 30-month imprisonment demand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-baseball star Kiyohara to receive sentence for drug use

Photo shows retired Japanese baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara, who is accused of possessing and using illegal drugs. The Tokyo District Court will hand down a sentence on May 31, 2016, to Kiyohara, who pleaded guilty and faced a 30-month imprisonment demand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-baseball star Kiyohara pleads guilty to drug use

Kazuhiro Sasaki, who played both in Japan and in the major leagues as a pitcher, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on May 17, 2016, after appearing at the Tokyo District Court to appeal for leniency for Kazuhiro Kiyohara, a former Japanese baseball star charged with possessing and using of illegal drugs. Prosecutors sought a 30-month prison sentence for Kiyohara, who pleaded guilty to the charges at the start of his trial. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-baseball star Kiyohara pleads guilty to drug use

Kazuhiro Sasaki, who played both in Japan and in the major leagues as a pitcher, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on May 17, 2016, after appearing at the Tokyo District Court to appeal for leniency for Kazuhiro Kiyohara, a former Japanese baseball star charged with possessing and using of illegal drugs. Prosecutors sought a 30-month prison sentence for Kiyohara, who pleaded guilty to the charges at the start of his trial. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1st hearing for ex-baseball star Kiyohara's drug charges

People line up at Tokyo's Hibiya Park to draw tickets for the first hearing of former baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara to be held at the nearby Tokyo District Court on May 17, 2016. The 48-year-old has been indicted for alleged drug possession and use in February and was released on 5 million yen ($45,000) bail in March. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-baseball star Kiyohara pleads guilty to drug use

A camera crew gathers at the Tokyo District Court on May 17, 2016, for the first hearing of former baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara's trial. The 48-year-old pleaded guilty to possession and use of illegal drugs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-baseball star Kiyohara pleads guilty to drug use

A camera crew gathers in front of the Tokyo District Court on May 17, 2016, for the first hearing of former baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara's trial. The 48-year-old pleaded guilty to possession and use of illegal drugs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-baseball star Kiyohara pleads guilty to drug use

A camera crew gathers in front of the Tokyo District Court on May 17, 2016, for the first hearing of former baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara's trial. The 48-year-old pleaded guilty to possession and use of illegal drugs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1st hearing for ex-baseball star Kiyohara's drug charges

Undated photo shows former baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara, whose first hearing is set for May 17, 2016. The 48-year-old was indicted for alleged drug possession and use in February and was released on 5 million yen ($45,000) bail in March. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-baseball star Kiyohara freed on bail after drug scandal

A vehicle carrying Kazuhiro Kiyohara, a former pro baseball player who was indicted for alleged drug possession and use, leaves the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department building in central Tokyo on March 17, 2016, after he was released on 5 million yen ($45,000) bail. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-baseball star Kiyohara freed on bail after drug scandal

A vehicle carrying Kazuhiro Kiyohara, a former pro baseball player who was indicted for alleged drug possession and use, leaves the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department building in central Tokyo on March 17, 2016, after he was released on 5 million yen ($45,000) bail. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-baseball star Kiyohara, hit by drug scandal, freed on bail

Undated photo shows former baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara, who has been indicted for alleged drug possession and use. The 48-year-old was released on 5 million yen ($45,000) bail on March 17, 2016, following his arrest in early February. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-baseball player Kiyohara sent to prosecutors

A car carrying former pro baseball player Kazuhiro Kiyohara leaves the Metropolitan Police Department in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2016, for the public prosecutors' office after he was served with a second arrest warrant two days earlier for alleged drug use. The 48-year-old former Seibu Lions and Yomiuri Giants slugger was initially arrested in a police raid on Feb. 2 on suspicion of possessing stimulant drugs at his Tokyo apartment. The latest arrest warrant alleges that Kiyohara used stimulant drugs from mid-January up until his arrest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-baseball player Kiyohara sent to prosecutors

A car carrying former pro baseball player Kazuhiro Kiyohara leaves the Metropolitan Police Department in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2016, for the public prosecutors' office after he was served with a second arrest warrant two days earlier for alleged drug use. The 48-year-old former Seibu Lions and Yomiuri Giants slugger was initially arrested in a police raid on Feb. 2 on suspicion of possessing stimulant drugs at his Tokyo apartment. The latest arrest warrant alleges that Kiyohara used stimulant drugs from mid-January up until his arrest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-baseball star Kiyohara served arrest warrant over drug use

Photo taken Jan. 11, 2016, shows former baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara at an exhibition game at Yahuoku Dome in Fukuoka. The 48-year-old was indicted for alleged drug possession and served with a fresh arrest warrant for alleged drug use on Feb. 23. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan sports world shocked at arrest of ex-baseball star Kiyohara

Lotte Marines manager Tsutomu Ito voices disappointment on the Okinawa island of Ishigaki on Feb. 3, 2016 about the arrest of his former Seibu Lions teammate Kazuhiro Kiyohara for alleged drug possession. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese sports world shocked at drug arrest of ex-baseball slugger Kiyohara

File photo taken in October 1985 shows then-PL Gakuen high school baseball stars Masumi Kuwata (L) and Kazuhiro Kiyohara. Shock waves were sent rippling through the Japanese sports world when Kiyohara, who ranks fifth on Japan's all-time home run list with 525, was arrested for alleged drug possession in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-baseball star Kiyohara at addiction awareness event

Former Japanese baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara, who was convicted of possessing, using and purchasing illegal drugs in 2016 and is now in treatment for addiction, speaks at a health ministry-hosted event in Tokyo on March 6, 2019, to raise public awareness about drug addiction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-baseball star Kiyohara at addiction awareness event

Former Japanese baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara, who was convicted of possessing, using and purchasing illegal drugs in 2016 and is now in treatment for addiction, speaks at a health ministry-hosted event in Tokyo on March 6, 2019, to raise public awareness about drug addiction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo