THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 3, 2025 at 14:53 JST
Shigeo Nagashima, manager of the Yomiuri Giants, after the team’s victory in the Japan Series in 2000 (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Shigeo Nagashima, a true giant in Japanese baseball and one of the country’s most popular athletes, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on June 3. He was 89. [Read More]
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