Hiromori Kawashima
Hiromori Kawashima (February 2, 1922 – December 9, 2012) was a Japanese police officer and executive who served as the Commissioner of Baseball in Nippon Professional Baseball from 1998 to 2004. He is a member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.
Kawashima was an alumnus of Chuo University. He was a senior police officer after the war and served as chief of the Security Bureau of the National Police Agency from 1968 to 1970, director of the Cabinet Research Office in 1971 and Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary from 1973 to 1976.[1]
In the 1979 Kawashima was president of the Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation (JRCC). He was one of six JRCC executives forced to step down in September 1979 when it was revealed that the corporation had used money intended for overtime and other expenses for personal vacations.
In December 1998 Kawashima and Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig and signed the revised United States – Japanese Player Contract Agreement, which initiated the "posting system."[2] It required MLB teams to place "bids" for NPB players, which became the basis of transfer fees that are paid as compensation to NPB teams whose star players sign with MLB.[3]
Kawashima died on December 9, 2012, at the age of 90.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Ex-NPB leader Kawashima dies". The Japan Times. Tokyo. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Sandomir, Richard (December 5, 2006). "Baseball: Irabu's legacy is a high-stakes auction". International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on December 6, 2006. Retrieved April 9, 2008.
- ^ Price, S.L. (July 8, 2002). "The Ichiro Paradox". Time. Retrieved April 9, 2008.
External links
- Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
- Hiromori Kawashima's obituary (in Japanese)
Government offices | ||
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Preceded by Hideo Otsu | Director of the Cabinet Research Office 1971 | Succeeded by Tomohiko Tomita Fujio Hara (acting) |
Preceded by | Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (for administrative affairs) 1973–1976 | Succeeded by Yoshimasa Umemoto |
Sporting positions | ||
Preceded by Ryūji Suzuki | President of the Central League 1984-1998 | Succeeded by Sumiko Takahara |
Preceded by Ichiro Yoshikuni | Commissioner of Baseball (NPB) 1998-2004 | Succeeded by Yasuchika Negoro |
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