Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

File photo taken July 23, 2021, shows former Yomiuri Giants players (from R) Sadaharu Oh, Hideki Matsui and Shigeo Nagashima serving as torch runners during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics at National Stadium. Nagashima, who was a key player on the Giants team that won nine consecutive Central League and Japan Series titles from 1965 to 1973 and later managed the club, died on June 3, 2025, aged 89.

Twin giant pandas at Ueno zoo

Twin giant pandas at Ueno zoo

Twin giant pandas -- male Xiao Xiao (front) and his sister Lei Lei -- are pictured at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on March 10, 2023, after being separated from their mother Shin Shin as they begin transition to independence. The twins were born on June 23, 2021.

Twin giant pandas at Ueno zoo

Twin giant pandas at Ueno zoo

Twin giant pandas -- male Xiao Xiao (bottom) and his sister Lei Lei -- are pictured at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on March 10, 2023, after being separated from their mother Shin Shin as they begin transition to independence. The twins were born on June 23, 2021.

Twin giant pandas at Ueno zoo

Twin giant pandas at Ueno zoo

Twin giant pandas -- male Xiao Xiao (R) and his sister Lei Lei -- are pictured at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on March 10, 2023, after being separated from their mother Shin Shin as they begin transition to independence. The twins were born on June 23, 2021.

Twin giant pandas at Ueno zoo

Twin giant pandas at Ueno zoo

Twin giant pandas -- male Xiao Xiao (L) and his sister Lei Lei -- are pictured at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on March 10, 2023, after being separated from their mother Shin Shin as they begin transition to independence. The twins were born on June 23, 2021.

Twin giant pandas at Ueno zoo

Twin giant pandas at Ueno zoo

Twin giant pandas -- male Xiao Xiao (front) and his sister Lei Lei -- are pictured at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on March 10, 2023, after being separated from their mother Shin Shin as they begin transition to independence. The twins were born on June 23, 2021.