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Japanese media titan Tsuneo Watanabe dies

Photo taken in October 2013 shows Japanese media titan Tsuneo Watanabe (R) talking to Shigeo Nagashima, former manager of the Yomiuri Giants, during a party in Tokyo to celebrate the professional baseball club clinching the Central League pennant. Watanabe, a representative director and editor-in-chief of The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, died on Dec. 19, 2024, aged 98.

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Japanese media titan Tsuneo Watanabe dies

Japanese media titan Tsuneo Watanabe heads to a pep rally for the Yomiuri Giants professional baseball club in Tokyo in March 2012. Watanabe, a representative director and editor-in-chief of The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, died on Dec. 19, 2024, aged 98.

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Japanese media titan Tsuneo Watanabe dies

File photo taken in January 2014 shows Japanese media titan Tsuneo Watanabe. Watanabe, a representative director and editor-in-chief of The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, died on Dec. 19, 2024, aged 98.

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State secrecy panel

TOKYO, Japan - Tsuneo Watanabe, chairman of a panel of seven experts on rules for how to designate and disclose state secrets, speaks as the panel began discussions on the issue at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2014. Watanabe heads newspaper group Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings.

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Ex-Giants GM Kiyotake at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Hidetoshi Kiyotake, the former Yomiuri Giants representative and general manager who was dismissed after criticizing Chairman Tsuneo Watanabe, speaks in a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2011. Kiyotake expressed an intention to file a lawsuit over his dismissal in the not-too-distant future.

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Giants chairman Watanabe

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants chairman Tsuneo Watanabe (C) is surrounded by reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2011. Watanabe, one of the most influential figures in Japanese baseball for many years, commented on an internal conflict involving the Tokyo-based team.

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Yomiuri's Kiyotake accuses outspoken chairman of meddling

TOKYO, Japan - Hidetoshi Kiyotake, representative and general manager of the Yomiuri Giants, wipes tears during a press conference at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2011. Kiyotake criticized Tsuneo Watanabe, chairman of the baseball club and an influential figure in Japanese baseball, for interfering in the club's personnel affairs.

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Yomiuri's Kiyotake accuses outspoken chairman of meddling

TOKYO, Japan - Combined file photos show Hidetoshi Kiyotake (L), representative and general manager of the Yomiuri Giants, and Tsuneo Watanabe, chairman of the baseball club. During a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2011, Kiyotake criticized Watanabe, former Giants owner and an influential figure in Japanese baseball, for interfering in the club's personnel affairs.

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Watanabe to take over as Yomiuri team chairman

TOKYO, Japan - The Yomiuri Giants said June 7 former team owner Tsuneo Watanabe (file photo) will be appointed team chairman of the Central League club. The 79-year-old Watanabe, chairman of the Yomiuri Shimbun Group Honsha, will be formally appointed to the new post after as a stockholders' meeting on June 23.

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Baseball's Watanabe continues reign from behind scenes

TOKYO, Japan - Tsuneo Watanabe, owner of the Yomiuri Giants, is about to leave a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward after a press conference following a meeting of pro-baseball owners on July 7.

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(2)Yomiuri Giants owner Watanabe steps down

TOKYO, Japan - Takuo Takihana, president of the Tokyo headquarters of the Yomiuri Shimbun, speaks at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Aug. 13 after being named to take over Tsuneo Watanabe as owner of the Yomiuri Giants.

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(1)Yomiuri Giants owner Watanabe steps down

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on July 7, 2004 shows Tsuneo Watanabe who is stepping down as owner of the Yomiuri Giants. The departure of Watanabe, who is considered one of the most influential figures in Japanese professional baseball, was endorsed at a board meeting of the Central League ball club on Aug. 13.

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(3)Another merger between PL baseball clubs in works

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Kintetsu Buffaloes owner Kazu Tashiro, Yomiuri Giants owner Tsuneo Watanabe and Japanese baseball commissioner Yasuchika Negoro meet reporters at a Tokyo hotel July 7 after a meeting of owners of the 12 Japanese professional baseball clubs. It was disclosed the same day that a merger between Pacific League professional baseball clubs is in the works in addition to the ongoing merger talks between the Orix BlueWave and Kintetsu Buffaloes.

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(1)Devil Rays beat Yankees in MLB opener in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R), along with former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (C) and Tsuneo Watanabe, owner of Japan's Central League baseball club Yomiuri Giants, watches an opener of the Major League Baseball between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Devils at Tokyo Dome on March 30. The Devil Rays won 8-3.

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(3)Welcome party held for Yankees, Devil Rays

TOKYO, Japan - New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui (R), major league baseball commissioner Bub Selig, (2nd from R) and Yomiuri Giants' owner Tsuneo Watanabe (C) chat at a welcome party for the Yankees and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays who are visiting Japan for the 2004 major league season opener at Tokyo Dome on March 30-31. (Pool photo)

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(3)Hara to step down as Yomiuri manager

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara, team owner Tsuneo Watanabe and Tsuneo Horiuchi, a former right-handed pitcher and coach for the Giants, attend a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 26. At the conference, Hara said he was stepping down at the end of the 2003 season because of his team's poor showing, to be succeeded by Horiuchi.

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Yomiuri wins Japan Series

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants owner Tsuneo Watanabe (L) greets manager Tatsunori Hara, who visited the head office of the Yomiuri Shimbun in Tokyo on Oct. 31 to report on his team's victory over the Seibu Lions in the Japan Series championship the previous day. (Pool photo)

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Hara named successor to Nagashima

TOKYO, Japan - Outgoing Yomiuri Giants manager Shigeo Nagashima (L), team owner Tsuneo Watanabe (C) and manager-appointed Tatsunori Hara (R) shake hands at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 28.

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Giants Manager Nagashima resigns

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants Manager Shigeo Nagashima (R) speaks of his resignation at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 28. Tsuneo Watanabe (L), owner of the Central League club, announced the appointment of Tatsunori Hara as successor to Nagashima.

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(2)Yomiuri Giants owner Watanabe steps down

TOKYO, Japan - Takuo Takihana, president of the Tokyo headquarters of the Yomiuri Shimbun, speaks at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Aug. 13 after being named to take over Tsuneo Watanabe as owner of the Yomiuri Giants. (Kyodo)

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(1)Yomiuri Giants owner Watanabe steps down

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on July 7, 2004 shows Tsuneo Watanabe who is stepping down as owner of the Yomiuri Giants. The departure of Watanabe, who is considered one of the most influential figures in Japanese professional baseball, was endorsed at a board meeting of the Central League ball club on Aug. 13. (Kyodo)

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Watanabe to take over as Yomiuri team chairman

TOKYO, Japan - The Yomiuri Giants said June 7 former team owner Tsuneo Watanabe (file photo) will be appointed team chairman of the Central League club. The 79-year-old Watanabe, chairman of the Yomiuri Shimbun Group Honsha, will be formally appointed to the new post after as a stockholders' meeting on June 23. (Kyodo)

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(3)Another merger between PL baseball clubs in works

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Kintetsu Buffaloes owner Kazu Tashiro, Yomiuri Giants owner Tsuneo Watanabe and Japanese baseball commissioner Yasuchika Negoro meet reporters at a Tokyo hotel July 7 after a meeting of owners of the 12 Japanese professional baseball clubs. It was disclosed the same day that a merger between Pacific League professional baseball clubs is in the works in addition to the ongoing merger talks between the Orix BlueWave and Kintetsu Buffaloes. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: 4th Yomiuri pitcher admits to betting on baseball

Undated combined photo shows Yomiuri Giants supreme advisor Tsuneo Watanabe (L) and owner Kojiro Shiraishi. The two and team chairman Tsunekazu Momoi will step down to accept responsibility for a fourth player's involvement in betting on baseball, the Giants said on March 8, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Giants announce 4th player involved in gambling

Yomiuri Giants President Hiroshi Kubo announces in Tokyo on March 8, 2016 that relief pitcher Kyosuke Takagi was found to have bet on baseball games, the fourth player in Japanese baseball's most storied franchise to admit to the illegal act. The Giants' supreme advisor Tsuneo Watanabe and owner Kojiro Shiraishi have decided to resign to take the blame. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Giants announce 4th player involved in gambling

File photo taken in September 2015 shows Yomiuri Giants reliever Kyosuke Takagi pitching. The Giants said on March 8, 2016 that the 26-year-old was found to have bet on baseball games, the fourth player in Japanese baseball's most storied franchise to admit to the illegal act. The Giants' supreme advisor Tsuneo Watanabe and owner Kojiro Shiraishi have decided to resign to take the blame. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Yomiuri Giants pep rally

Former Yomiuri Giants manager Shigeo Nagashima (R) and Tsuneo Watanabe, editor-in-chief of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, attend a pep rally for the baseball club in Tokyo on March 22, 2021, four days before the start of the season. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: Yomiuri Giants pep rally

Tsuneo Watanabe, editor-in-chief of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, speaks in Tokyo on March 22, 2021, during a pep rally for the Yomiuri Giants baseball club four days before the start of the season. (Pool photo)

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(1)Devil Rays beat Yankees in MLB opener in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R), along with former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (C) and Tsuneo Watanabe, owner of Japan's Central League baseball club Yomiuri Giants, watches an opener of the Major League Baseball between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Devils at Tokyo Dome on March 30. The Devil Rays won 8-3. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Giants GM Kiyotake at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Hidetoshi Kiyotake, the former Yomiuri Giants representative and general manager who was dismissed after criticizing Chairman Tsuneo Watanabe, speaks in a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2011. Kiyotake expressed an intention to file a lawsuit over his dismissal in the not-too-distant future. (Kyodo)

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Giants chairman Watanabe

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants chairman Tsuneo Watanabe (C) is surrounded by reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2011. Watanabe, one of the most influential figures in Japanese baseball for many years, commented on an internal conflict involving the Tokyo-based team. (Kyodo)

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Yomiuri's Kiyotake accuses outspoken chairman of meddling

TOKYO, Japan - Hidetoshi Kiyotake, representative and general manager of the Yomiuri Giants, wipes tears during a press conference at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2011. Kiyotake criticized Tsuneo Watanabe, chairman of the baseball club and an influential figure in Japanese baseball, for interfering in the club's personnel affairs. (Kyodo)

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Yomiuri's Kiyotake accuses outspoken chairman of meddling

TOKYO, Japan - Combined file photos show Hidetoshi Kiyotake (L), representative and general manager of the Yomiuri Giants, and Tsuneo Watanabe, chairman of the baseball club. During a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2011, Kiyotake criticized Watanabe, former Giants owner and an influential figure in Japanese baseball, for interfering in the club's personnel affairs. (Kyodo)

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Abe at Tokyo ballpark

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) watches the opener for the Yomiuri Giants professional baseball club at Tokyo Dome on March 30, 2018, beside Tsuneo Watanabe (R), a former owner of the team. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(3)Welcome party held for Yankees, Devil Rays

TOKYO, Japan - New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui (R), major league baseball commissioner Bub Selig, (2nd from R) and Yomiuri Giants' owner Tsuneo Watanabe (C) chat at a welcome party for the Yankees and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays who are visiting Japan for the 2004 major league season opener at Tokyo Dome on March 30-31. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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(3)Hara to step down as Yomiuri manager

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara, team owner Tsuneo Watanabe and Tsuneo Horiuchi, a former right-handed pitcher and coach for the Giants, attend a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 26. At the conference, Hara said he was stepping down at the end of the 2003 season because of his team's poor showing, to be succeeded by Horiuchi. (Kyodo)

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Yomiuri wins Japan Series

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants owner Tsuneo Watanabe (L) greets manager Tatsunori Hara, who visited the head office of the Yomiuri Shimbun in Tokyo on Oct. 31 to report on his team's victory over the Seibu Lions in the Japan Series championship the previous day. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Hara named successor to Nagashima

TOKYO, Japan - Outgoing Yomiuri Giants manager Shigeo Nagashima (L), team owner Tsuneo Watanabe (C) and manager-appointed Tatsunori Hara (R) shake hands at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 28.

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Giants Manager Nagashima resigns

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants Manager Shigeo Nagashima (R) speaks of his resignation at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 28. Tsuneo Watanabe (L), owner of the Central League club, announced the appointment of Tatsunori Hara as successor to Nagashima.