Former us ambassador Kato approved as commissioner of Japanese baseball
Ryozo Kato, a former ambassador to the United States, was approved by baseball owners on Wednesday as the next commissioner of Japanese professional baseball.
Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matt Kisber welcomed business and government leaders from the nation of Japan, eight Southeastern US states, as well as two Southern governors and the Japanese Ambassador to the US to Nashville today as the 34 th annual joint meeting of the Southeast US/Japan Association and the Japan/Southeast US Association got underway at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium.