'Best nine of 80 years' in Japanese professional baseball

'Best nine of 80 years' in Japanese professional baseball

TOKYO, Japan - Seven members of the Japanese professional baseball league's "Best Nine of 80 years" pose after their selection at a ceremony in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2014. (From L, front row) shortstop Yoshio Yoshida, third baseman Shigeo Nagashima, first baseman Sadaharu Oh and second baseman Morimichi Takagi; (from L, back row) outfielders Yutaka Fukumoto, Koji Yamamoto and Isao Harimoto.

Hokuriku Bank, Hokkaido Bank to devise merger schedule in Aug.

Hokuriku Bank, Hokkaido Bank to devise merger schedule in Aug.

TOKYO, July 15 Kyodo - Hokkaido Bank President Yoshihiro Sekihachi (L) and Hokuriku Bank President Shigeo Takagi (R) post at the start of a joint committee meeting to prepare for the planned integration of their two banks. They agreed to devise a specific schedule in August for their integration under a joint holding company.

Nakahata, Ono, Takagi named coaches for 2004 Olympics

Nakahata, Ono, Takagi named coaches for 2004 Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Former Hiroshima Carp hurler Yutaka Ono (L), former Yomiuri Giants player Kiyoshi Nakahata (2nd from R) and former Yokohama Taiyo Whales player Yutaka Takagi (R) pose with Shigeo Nagashima (2nd from L), manager of Japan's national baseball team for the Athens Olympics, in Tokyo on July 8 after being named coaches for the team.

(2)Hokuriku Bank, Hokkaido Bank to merge in FY 2004

(2)Hokuriku Bank, Hokkaido Bank to merge in FY 2004

TOYAMA, Japan - Hokuriku Bank President Shigeo Takagi gives a press conference at his office in Toyama on May 23 on an agreement with Hokkaido Bank to integrate their businesses under a joint holding company in fiscal 2004. The merger will create Japan's second largest regional bank in terms of deposits after the Bank of Yokohama.

(2)Hokuriku Bank, Hokkaido Bank to merge in FY 2004

(2)Hokuriku Bank, Hokkaido Bank to merge in FY 2004

TOYAMA, Japan - Hokuriku Bank President Shigeo Takagi gives a press conference at his office in Toyama on May 23 on an agreement with Hokkaido Bank to integrate their businesses under a joint holding company in fiscal 2004. The merger will create Japan's second largest regional bank in terms of deposits after the Bank of Yokohama. (Kyodo)

Hokuriku Bank, Hokkaido Bank to devise merger schedule in Aug.

Hokuriku Bank, Hokkaido Bank to devise merger schedule in Aug.

TOKYO, July 15 Kyodo - Hokkaido Bank President Yoshihiro Sekihachi (L) and Hokuriku Bank President Shigeo Takagi (R) post at the start of a joint committee meeting to prepare for the planned integration of their two banks. They agreed to devise a specific schedule in August for their integration under a joint holding company. (Kyodo)

Nakahata, Ono, Takagi named coaches for 2004 Olympics

Nakahata, Ono, Takagi named coaches for 2004 Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Former Hiroshima Carp hurler Yutaka Ono (L), former Yomiuri Giants player Kiyoshi Nakahata (2nd from R) and former Yokohama Taiyo Whales player Yutaka Takagi (R) pose with Shigeo Nagashima (2nd from L), manager of Japan's national baseball team for the Athens Olympics, in Tokyo on July 8 after being named coaches for the team. (Kyodo)