Toru Shoriki
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was a Japanese businessman and the owner of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings. He was the eldest son of Matsutarō Shōriki
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In 1942, he received his degree from the Faculty of Economics at Keio University
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Shōriki was owner of the Yomiuri Giants
baseball team from 1964 until 1996, succeeding his father, and he retains the title of honorary owner to this day.
He died in a Tokyo hospital on 15 August 2011, aged 92.
Matsutaro Shoriki
was the father of Japanese professional baseball. Born in Daimon, Toyama, he was a media mogul, owned the Yomiuri Shimbun, one of Japan's major daily newspapers, and founded Japan's first commercial television station, Nippon Television Network Corporation...
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In 1942, he received his degree from the Faculty of Economics at Keio University
Keio University
,abbreviated as Keio or Keidai , is a Japanese university located in Minato, Tokyo. It is known as the oldest institute of higher education in Japan. Founder Fukuzawa Yukichi originally established it as a school for Western studies in 1858 in Edo . It has eleven campuses in Tokyo and Kanagawa...
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Shōriki was owner of the Yomiuri Giants
Yomiuri Giants
The are a professional baseball team based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. The team competes in the Central League in Nippon Professional Baseball, the top level of professional play in Japan. They play their home games in the Tokyo Dome, opened in 1988. The English-language press occasionally calls the...
baseball team from 1964 until 1996, succeeding his father, and he retains the title of honorary owner to this day.
He died in a Tokyo hospital on 15 August 2011, aged 92.