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RYOZO KATO

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 29, 2014
NPB delivers new shipment of baseballs
Nippon Professional Baseball switched to a uniform baseball in line with Japanese pro baseball specifications Tuesday following a controversy over baseballs that had been livelier than the permissible limit.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Apr 11, 2014
Ongoing ball issues disturbing for NPB, Mizuno
One has to wonder if former NPB commissioner Ryozo Kato cracked a smile when he opened his newspaper Friday morning and saw that there are more questions surrounding the official NPB ball, knowing that this time, he's far away from the fray.
BASEBALL
Dec 26, 2013
Kumazaki named NPB commissioner
Former prosecutor Katsuhiko Kumazaki was confirmed as Nippon Professional Baseball's next commissioner on Thursday at an extraordinary owners meeting.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 26, 2013
Kato criticizes third-party investigation of ball scandal
Ryozo Kato stepped down on Friday from his post as commissioner of Nippon Professional Baseball and hit out at the report of a third-party investigation into a scandal over changes made to the ball for this season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 25, 2013
Kato criticizes third-party investigation of ball scandal
Ryozo Kato stepped down on Friday from his post as commissioner of Nippon Professional Baseball and hit out at the report of a third-party investigation into a scandal over changes made to the ball for this season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 27, 2013
Third-party report on ball scandal critical of commissioner
An investigating body looking into the turmoil surrounding the secret modification of Nippon Professional Baseball's official ball, indicated Friday that commissioner Ryozo Kato is ultimately responsible.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Sep 24, 2013
Kato's attempt to change NPB doomed by lack of power
Ryozo Kato had the ideas to be the commissioner Japanese baseball needed, but not the muscle.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 19, 2013
Baseball chief Kato to step down in October
Nippon Professional Baseball commissioner Ryozo Kato announced Thursday his resignation to take the fall for the uproar over the secretly altered baseball.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 2, 2013
Commissioner Kato denies Balentien's homers related to altered ball
Embattled Nippon Professional Baseball commissioner Ryozo Kato says the baseball secretly altered by the Japanese league this season has nothing to do with the record-chasing 52 home runs hit by Tokyo Yakult Swallows outfielder Wladimir Balentien.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 3, 2013
NPB boss Kato reiterates intent to stay on job
Nippon Professional Baseball commissioner Ryozo Kato, who has come under fire after the league secretly altered its baseball, insisted anew on Monday he has no plans of stepping down in the wake of the scandal.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 28, 2013
Players union pressuring NPB commissioner Kato to resign
Japan's players union on Thursday called on Nippon Professional Baseball to select a new commissioner who can carry out reform following the revelation that this year's ball was secretly altered.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jun 14, 2013
Lack of transparency on ball changes causes NPB grief
Nippon Professional Baseball did not err when it introduced a standardized baseball two seasons ago. The change was needed.
New JAL chief concerned about yen’s ‘excessive’ weakness
Mitsuko Tottori became Japan Airlines’ first female CEO on April 1, having risen through the ranks as a flight attendant and heading the flight attendant and customer experience divisions.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.

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