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Former top economic planner Takahara dies

TOKYO, Japan - Sumiko Takahara (file photo), former head of the Economic Planning Agency and former president of Japanese baseball's Central League, died Aug. 19 from a lymphatic tumor at a Tokyo hospital. She was 68.

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Ex-construction vice minister takes over as CL president

TOKYO, Japan - Former Construction Vice Minister Hajime Toyokura is named the new president of Japanese professional baseball's Central League on Dec. 18. Toyokura replaces Sumiko Takahara, who decided earlier this month to resign because of an ongoing battle with cancer. Toyokura joined the Construction Ministry in 1953 and was name vice minister in 1985.

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Former top economic planner Takahara dies

TOKYO, Japan - Sumiko Takahara (file photo), former head of the Economic Planning Agency and former president of Japanese baseball's Central League, died Aug. 19 from a lymphatic tumor at a Tokyo hospital. She was 68.

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Ex-construction vice minister takes over as CL president

TOKYO, Japan - Former Construction Vice Minister Hajime Toyokura is named the new president of Japanese professional baseball's Central League on Dec. 18. Toyokura replaces Sumiko Takahara, who decided earlier this month to resign because of an ongoing battle with cancer. Toyokura joined the Construction Ministry in 1953 and was name vice minister in 1985.