Former pro baseball player Kazuhisa Inao dies at 70

Former pro baseball player Kazuhisa Inao dies at 70

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhisa Inao (file photo taken in April, 2003), a former professional baseball player who was once called an ''iron man,'' died of cancer at a Fukuoka hospital on Nov. 13. He was 70. Widely seen as one of Japanese pro baseball's all-time great pitchers, Inao logged a lifetime 276-137 record, playing his entire career with the Lions until 1969.

Japan's oldest person dies at 114

Japan's oldest person dies at 114

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ura Koyama (in undated file photo), the oldest person in Japan, died of pneumonia on April 5 aged 114 at a hospital in Iizuka, Fukuoka Prefecture, her family said. She became the country's oldest person after Mitoyo Kawate in Hiroshima City died at 114 on Nov. 13, 2003. Yone Minagawa, 112, who lives in Akaike, Fukuoka Prefecture, has now become the oldest person in Japan, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

Honda's Accord wins Japan Car of Year award

Honda's Accord wins Japan Car of Year award

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. said Nov. 13 that its new Accord sedan and station wagon have been named the Japan Car of the Year for 2002-2003. It is the third year in a row for the automaker to win the award, which is conferred by a group of automobile critics, analysts and journalists. In 2000, the award went to Honda's Civic, Civic Ferio and Stream, while it went to Honda's Fit compact car in 2001.

Japan's oldest person dies at 114

Japan's oldest person dies at 114

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ura Koyama (in undated file photo), the oldest person in Japan, died of pneumonia on April 5 aged 114 at a hospital in Iizuka, Fukuoka Prefecture, her family said. She became the country's oldest person after Mitoyo Kawate in Hiroshima City died at 114 on Nov. 13, 2003. Yone Minagawa, 112, who lives in Akaike, Fukuoka Prefecture, has now become the oldest person in Japan, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. (Kyodo)

Former pro baseball player Kazuhisa Inao dies at 70

Former pro baseball player Kazuhisa Inao dies at 70

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhisa Inao (file photo taken in April, 2003), a former professional baseball player who was once called an ''iron man,'' died of cancer at a Fukuoka hospital on Nov. 13. He was 70. Widely seen as one of Japanese pro baseball's all-time great pitchers, Inao logged a lifetime 276-137 record, playing his entire career with the Lions until 1969. (Kyodo)

Honda's Accord wins Japan Car of Year award

Honda's Accord wins Japan Car of Year award

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. said Nov. 13 that its new Accord sedan and station wagon have been named the Japan Car of the Year for 2002-2003. It is the third year in a row for the automaker to win the award, which is conferred by a group of automobile critics, analysts and journalists. In 2000, the award went to Honda's Civic, Civic Ferio and Stream, while it went to Honda's Fit compact car in 2001. (Kyodo)