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Ex-Eagles Star Akaminai to Step Up as Ambassador for Hometown

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

13:11 JST, July 10, 2024

FUDAI, Iwate — Ginji Akaminai, a former standout baseball player with the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles, was recently appointed to serve as tourism ambassador in his hometown village of Fudai, Iwate Prefecture.

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