Wakamatsu, Aota among 4 Hall of Fame inductees

Wakamatsu, Aota among 4 Hall of Fame inductees

TOKYO, Japan - Tsutomu Wakamatsu (R), who helped lead the Yakult Swallows to victory in the Japan Series as both a player and manager, poses for photos in Tokyo on Jan. 13 after being inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame along with three deceased figures -- (from L to R) baseball historian Ichiro Kimishima, Yoshinori Okoso, former owner of the Nippon Ham Fighters, and Noboru Aota, one of the top sluggers of his time.

Wakamatsu, Aota among 4 Hall of Fame inductees

Wakamatsu, Aota among 4 Hall of Fame inductees

TOKYO, Japan - Tsutomu Wakamatsu (L in file photo), who helped lead the Yakult Swallows to victory in the Japan Series as both a player and a manager, has been inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame along with the late Noboru Aota (C in file photo), one of the top sluggers of his time, the selection panel announced Jan. 13. Yoshinori Okoso (R in file photo), a former Nippon Ham Fighters owner, was also inducted with baseball historian Ichiro Kimishima, both posthumously, bringing the total number of Hall of Fame inductees to 168.

Nippon Meat chairman to resign over beef scam

Nippon Meat chairman to resign over beef scam

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshinori Okoso (file photo), chairman and founder of Nippon Meat Packers Inc., will resign as part of the company's disciplinary actions taken in response to a subsidiary's abuse of a state-run beef-buyback program introduced last year following the outbreak of mad cow disease in Japan.

Wakamatsu, Aota among 4 Hall of Fame inductees

Wakamatsu, Aota among 4 Hall of Fame inductees

TOKYO, Japan - Tsutomu Wakamatsu (L in file photo), who helped lead the Yakult Swallows to victory in the Japan Series as both a player and a manager, has been inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame along with the late Noboru Aota (C in file photo), one of the top sluggers of his time, the selection panel announced Jan. 13. Yoshinori Okoso (R in file photo), a former Nippon Ham Fighters owner, was also inducted with baseball historian Ichiro Kimishima, both posthumously, bringing the total number of Hall of Fame inductees to 168. (Kyodo)

Wakamatsu, Aota among 4 Hall of Fame inductees

Wakamatsu, Aota among 4 Hall of Fame inductees

TOKYO, Japan - Tsutomu Wakamatsu (R), who helped lead the Yakult Swallows to victory in the Japan Series as both a player and manager, poses for photos in Tokyo on Jan. 13 after being inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame along with three deceased figures -- (from L to R) baseball historian Ichiro Kimishima, Yoshinori Okoso, former owner of the Nippon Ham Fighters, and Noboru Aota, one of the top sluggers of his time. (Kyodo)

Nippon Meat chairman to resign over beef scam

Nippon Meat chairman to resign over beef scam

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshinori Okoso (file photo), chairman and founder of Nippon Meat Packers Inc., will resign as part of the company's disciplinary actions taken in response to a subsidiary's abuse of a state-run beef-buyback program introduced last year following the outbreak of mad cow disease in Japan. (Kyodo)