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Kadota, Yamada, 3 others inducted into Hall of Fame

TOKYO, Japan - Three-time Pacific League home run king Hiromitsu Kadota (R) and Hisashi Yamada (C), ace pitcher for the Hankyu Braves in their heyday in the 1970s, have been inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame, the selection panel said Jan. 10. Three others also inducted are former Chunichi Dragons infielder Morimichi Takagi (2nd from R), former baseball commissioner Hiromori Kawashima (4th from R) and former Nishitetsu Lions infielder and baseball commentator Yasumitsu Toyoda (L).

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(2)Negoro appointed Japanese baseball commissioner

TOKYO, Japan - Owners of Japan's professional baseball clubs (shown) appointed Yasuchika Negoro, former Fair Trade Commission chairman, on Jan. 30 as the new Japanese baseball commissioner to succeed Hiromori Kawashima.

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(1)Negoro appointed Japanese baseball commissioner

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuchika Negoro (file photo), former Fair Trade Commission chairman, was appointed to succeed Hiromori Kawashima as the new Japanese baseball commissioner by the owners of Japan's professional baseball clubs on Jan. 30. Negoro will take charge on Feb. 1 as Kawashima, 81, decided to step down before his term ends March 6 to make the transition smoother.

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Commissioner Kawashima to make way Negoro at end of Jan.

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromori Kawashima smiles at the of a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15. He said he will step down as commissioner of Japanese professional baseball on Jan. 31, more than a month before his current term ends.

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Kawashima to step down as Japan baseball commissioner

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromori Kawashima (L, file photo) will step down as commissioner of Japanese professional baseball when his term finishes in March, baseball sources said Jan. 9. Former Fair Trade Commission chief and lawyer Yasuchika Negoro, 71, (R, file photo) is a leading candidate to succeed the 81-year-old Kawashima.

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Matsui presents Yankees' uniform to commissioner

TOKYO, Japan - Hideki Matsui (L), who signed a 21-million-dollar, three-year contract with the New York Yankees in New York, presents the team's uniform to Japanese baseball commissioner Hiromori Kawashima in Tokyo on Jan. 31. (MLB)

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Major league baseball to open 2000 season in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Jim Small, (L), vice president of market development for Major League Baseball International, shakes hands with Hiromori Kawashima, the commissioner of Japanese baseball, after it was announced Oct. 7 that the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs will open the 2000 season in Japan.

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Kadota, Yamada, 3 others inducted into Hall of Fame

TOKYO, Japan - Three-time Pacific League home run king Hiromitsu Kadota (R) and Hisashi Yamada (C), ace pitcher for the Hankyu Braves in their heyday in the 1970s, have been inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame, the selection panel said Jan. 10. Three others also inducted are former Chunichi Dragons infielder Morimichi Takagi (2nd from R), former baseball commissioner Hiromori Kawashima (4th from R) and former Nishitetsu Lions infielder and baseball commentator Yasumitsu Toyoda (L). (Kyodo)

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Kawashima to step down as Japan baseball commissioner

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromori Kawashima (L, file photo) will step down as commissioner of Japanese professional baseball when his term finishes in March, baseball sources said Jan. 9. Former Fair Trade Commission chief and lawyer Yasuchika Negoro, 71, (R, file photo) is a leading candidate to succeed the 81-year-old Kawashima. (Kyodo)

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Commissioner Kawashima to make way Negoro at end of Jan.

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromori Kawashima smiles at the of a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15. He said he will step down as commissioner of Japanese professional baseball on Jan. 31, more than a month before his current term ends. (Kyodo)

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Matsui presents Yankees' uniform to commissioner

TOKYO, Japan - Hideki Matsui (L), who signed a 21-million-dollar, three-year contract with the New York Yankees in New York, presents the team's uniform to Japanese baseball commissioner Hiromori Kawashima in Tokyo on Jan. 31. (MLB)(Kyodo)

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Major league baseball to open 2000 season in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Jim Small, (L), vice president of market development for Major League Baseball International, shakes hands with Hiromori Kawashima, the commissioner of Japanese baseball, after it was announced Oct. 7 that the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs will open the 2000 season in Japan.