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Rakuten wins negotiation right to 1st-round draft pick

TOKYO, Japan - Rakuten Eagles President Yozo Tachibana (L) shakes hands with the Pacific League professional baseball team's new manager Hiromoto Okubo in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2013, after successfully winning the negotiation right to Saibi High School pitcher Tomohiro Anraku.

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Rakuten Eagles unveils new manager Okubo

SENDAI, Japan - Hiromoto Okubo (L), the new manager of the Japanese professional baseball team Tohoku Rakugen Golden Eagles, speaks at a press conference in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 14, 2014, as the club's president Yozo Tachibana looks on.

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Rakuten appoints Okubo as new Eagles manager

SENDAI, Japan - Hiromoto Okubo, who was appointed as the new Rakuten Eagles manager, attends a press conference in the northeastern Japanese city of Sendai on Oct. 14, 2014. The 47-year-old Okubo, who had served as farm team manager, succeeds Senichi Hoshino, who last month announced that he will resign at the end of this season.

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Sanyo Electric to conduct 4th recall of defective washer-dryers

OSAKA, Japan - Hiromoto Sekino (R), a board member of Sanyo Electric Co., bows in apology during a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 18. Sekino announced that the company will implement a recall for 279,583 units of the top-open-drum-type washer-dryer for free repairs after finding that four of the products had caught fire or belched smoke.

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Sanyo Electric to conduct 4th recall of defective washer-dryers

OSAKA, Japan - Hiromoto Sekino (R), a board member of Sanyo Electric Co., bows in apology during a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 18. Sekino announced that the company will implement a recall for 279,583 units of the top-open-drum-type washer-dryer for free repairs after finding that four of the products had caught fire or belched smoke. (Kyodo)

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Nashida announced as new manager of Rakuten

New Rakuten Eagles manager Masataka Nashida attends a press conference in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 8, 2015, where it was announced that the 62-year-old two-time Pacific League winner will replace Hiromoto Okubo after the Eagles finished bottom of the league with a .407 winning percentage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nashida announced as new manager of Rakuten

New Rakuten Eagles manager Masataka Nashida (R) and Eagles Vice Chairman Senichi Hoshino shake hands after a press conference in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 8, 2015, where it was announced that the 62-year-old Nashida will replace Hiromoto Okubo after the Eagles finished bottom of the Pacific League with a .407 winning percentage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rakuten wins negotiation right to 1st-round draft pick

TOKYO, Japan - Rakuten Eagles President Yozo Tachibana (L) shakes hands with the Pacific League professional baseball team's new manager Hiromoto Okubo in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2013, after successfully winning the negotiation right to Saibi High School pitcher Tomohiro Anraku. (Kyodo)

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Rakuten Eagles unveils new manager Okubo

SENDAI, Japan - Hiromoto Okubo (L), the new manager of the Japanese professional baseball team Tohoku Rakugen Golden Eagles, speaks at a press conference in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 14, 2014, as the club's president Yozo Tachibana looks on. (Kyodo)

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Rakuten appoints Okubo as new Eagles manager

SENDAI, Japan - Hiromoto Okubo, who was appointed as the new Rakuten Eagles manager, attends a press conference in the northeastern Japanese city of Sendai on Oct. 14, 2014. The 47-year-old Okubo, who had served as farm team manager, succeeds Senichi Hoshino, who last month announced that he will resign at the end of this season. (Kyodo)