Ex-Dragons manager Sadao Kondo dies at 80

Ex-Dragons manager Sadao Kondo dies at 80

TOKYO, Jpaan - Sadao Kondo (file photo taken in 1994), a Hall of Famer who was known for helping establish the division of labor for pitchers and who skippered the Chunichi Dragons and two other teams, dies at a Tokyo hospital on Jan. 2. He was 80.

Kuwano appointed as Sanyo president

Kuwano appointed as Sanyo president

OSAKA, Japan - Yukinori Kuwano, senior managing director of Sanyo Electric Co., meets the press in Osaka on Oct. 27 after he was formally appointed president to replace Sadao Kondo. Kondo will resign over a subsidiary's sales of defective solar cell systems.

Sanyo Elec. president offers to resign over defect

Sanyo Elec. president offers to resign over defect

OSAKA, Japan - Sanyo Electric Co. President Sadao Kondo, at a news conference in Osaka on Oct. 24, announces his resignation to take responsibility for the sale of defective solar cell systems by a subsidiary.

Sanyo, IBM to develop microchips

Sanyo, IBM to develop microchips

Sadao Kondo (R), president of Sanyo Electric Co., shakes hands with Michael J. Attardo, general manager of the Microelectronics Division of International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) of the United States, after announcing that the two firms will jointly develop microchips for digital televisions and other digital home devices. He made the announcement in Osaka July 27.

Ex-Dragons manager Sadao Kondo dies at 80

Ex-Dragons manager Sadao Kondo dies at 80

TOKYO, Jpaan - Sadao Kondo (file photo taken in 1994), a Hall of Famer who was known for helping establish the division of labor for pitchers and who skippered the Chunichi Dragons and two other teams, dies at a Tokyo hospital on Jan. 2. He was 80.

Kuwano appointed as Sanyo president

Kuwano appointed as Sanyo president

OSAKA, Japan - Yukinori Kuwano, senior managing director of Sanyo Electric Co., meets the press in Osaka on Oct. 27 after he was formally appointed president to replace Sadao Kondo. Kondo will resign over a subsidiary's sales of defective solar cell systems.

Sanyo Elec. president offers to resign over defect

Sanyo Elec. president offers to resign over defect

OSAKA, Japan - Sanyo Electric Co. President Sadao Kondo, at a news conference in Osaka on Oct. 24, announces his resignation to take responsibility for the sale of defective solar cell systems by a subsidiary.

Sanyo, IBM to develop microchips

Sanyo, IBM to develop microchips

Sadao Kondo (R), president of Sanyo Electric Co., shakes hands with Michael J. Attardo, general manager of the Microelectronics Division of International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) of the United States, after announcing that the two firms will jointly develop microchips for digital televisions and other digital home devices. He made the announcement in Osaka July 27.