Yomiuri skipper's father dies

Yomiuri skipper's father dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in February 2000 shows Mitsugu Hara, father of current Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara, being interviewed in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo. Mitsugu Hara, who as a high school baseball manager won two national championships, died of heart failure at a hospital in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 29, 2014. He was 79.

Yomiuri skipper's father dies

Yomiuri skipper's father dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in 1975 shows Mitsugu Hara (L), coaching his son Tatsunori (R) as manager of Tokai University Fuzoku Sagami Senior High School in Kanagawa Prefecture. Mitsugu Hara, who as a high school baseball manager won two national championships, died of heart failure at a hospital in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 29, 2014. He was 79. Tatsunori Hara is the current Yomiuri Giants manager.

Canadian gymnast with Japanese ancestry at world c'ships

Canadian gymnast with Japanese ancestry at world c'ships

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Kenneth Ikeda (L), a member of the Canadian gymnastic team whose parents are Japanese, talks with his father and coach Mitsugu Ikeda at the world gymnastic championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on Oct. 18, 2010.

Canadian gymnast with Japanese ancestry at world c'ships

Canadian gymnast with Japanese ancestry at world c'ships

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Kenneth Ikeda (L), a member of the Canadian gymnastic team whose parents are Japanese, talks with his father and coach Mitsugu Ikeda at the world gymnastic championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on Oct. 18, 2010. (Kyodo)

Kobe Steel picks Vice President Yamaguchi as new CEO

Kobe Steel picks Vice President Yamaguchi as new CEO

Kobe Steel Ltd. said March 9, 2018, it has named Executive Vice President Mitsugu Yamaguchi, seen in this undated file photo, as new chief executive officer, replacing Hiroya Kawasaki who will resign following a data fabrication scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Former yokozuna Chiyonofuji dies at age of 61

Former yokozuna Chiyonofuji dies at age of 61

File photo shows yokozuna Chiyonofuji wiping away tears at a press conference in Tokyo in May, 1991, while announcing his retirement with 1,045 career victories. The former yokozuna died due to pancreatic cancer on July 31, 2016, at the age of 61. Chiyonofuji, whose real name was Mitsugu Akimoto, ranked third in championships with 31 wins behind Hakuho (37) and Taiho (32). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Former yokozuna Chiyonofuji dies at age of 61

Former yokozuna Chiyonofuji dies at age of 61

File photo shows yokozuna (grand champion) Chiyonofuji speaking to reporters in Nagoya, central Japan, in July 1981 after being promoted to sumo's highest rank. The former yokozuna died due to pancreatic cancer on July 31, 2016, at the age of 61. Chiyonofuji, whose real name was Mitsugu Akimoto, ranked third in championships with 31 wins behind Hakuho (37) and Taiho (32). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Former yokozuna Chiyonofuji dies at age of 61

Former yokozuna Chiyonofuji dies at age of 61

File photo shows sumo yokozuna (grand champion) Chiyonofuji (C) smiling with then Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu (L) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 1989, after being awarded the People's Honor Award. The former yokozuna died on July 31, 2016, due to pancreatic cancer at the age of 61. Chiyonofuji, whose real name was Mitsugu Akimoto, ranked third in championships with 31 wins behind Hakuho (37) and Taiho (32). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Former yokozuna Chiyonofuji dies at age of 61

Former yokozuna Chiyonofuji dies at age of 61

File photo taken in January 2016 shows former sumo yokozuna (grand champion) Chiyonofuji, the first sumo wrestler to receive the People's Honor Award in 1989. He died on July 31 due to pancreatic cancer at the age of 61. Chiyonofuji, whose real name was Mitsugu Akimoto, ranked third in championships with 31 wins behind Hakuho (37) and Taiho (32). ==Kyodo