Article: Cubs hope Fukudome gets back to form he OPTIMIStS' CLUB

Article: MASAMOTO WAS HIT IN A PINCH FOR OHKA STUDENT GOT HIGH ...
The Boston Globe;  May 10, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... friend of a friend of a friend . . . Nao Masamoto, himself a flummoxed foreigner only ... little baseball. It was the ideal match. Masamoto showed the stranger the twists and turns ... Sox righthander Tomo Ohka has shown Nao Masamoto every nook and cranny of Fenway Park ...

Article: Former Shinsei Bank CEO Masamoto Yashiro Joins Achievo's ...
PR Newswire;  March 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... announced that renowned Japanese executive Masamoto Yashiro has joined its board of directors ... bin/prnh/20080304/AQTU147) "Masamoto Yashiro is an icon in Japan's banking ... does the financial services sector. Masamoto's business acumen in Japan and financial ...

Article: OWNING IT: MASAMOTO SOHONTEN SUSHI KNIFE.(LIFE-STYLE)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  August 7, 2004 ;     616 words ... ... 4,000 -- but he can dream of what might be, and then turn to the page with the knife he's going to order. His new Masamoto Sohonten sushi knife, with a 30-centimeter (11.7-inch) blade, is in the yanagi (``willow-leaf'') style ...

ACHIEVO CORPORATION MASAMOTO
AP Images;  March 4, 2008 ;     240 words ...San Ramon, California, USA - Japanese banking executive Masamoto Yashiro has been appointed to the board of Achievo Corporation, a software outsourcing and information technology services provider ...

Article: Kosuke Fukudome: a fan favorite in Wrigleyville: Japanese ...
Baseball Digest;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Wrigley Field on Opening Day that Kosuke Fukudome won't rank with Daisuke Matsuzaka ... major league season, and yet Kosuke Fukudome (pronounced KOH-skay foo-koo-DOUGH ... chanting it when the 30-year-old Fukudome comes to the plate. Some have painted ...

Article: Fight for Fukudome on deck; Expect Cubs to beat out Sox in ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  December 9, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Fukudome Fever Should Hit Chicago by Monday. that ... Japanese Lefty-Hitting Outfielder Kosuke Fukudome, Who Has Drawn Heavy Interest From the ... Himself Available to Major-League Teams. Fukudome's courting period is expected to last ...

Article: Quite a hit Fukudome center of attention on his first day ...
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  February 16, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... came over Cubs camp Friday as Kosuke Fukudome stepped into the covered batting cage ... On a chilly, damp day at Fitch Park, Fukudome brightened things up considerably by ... after 8 a.m., their man arrived. Fukudome passed through the media ranks and headed ...