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Tsuneo Watanabe

was a Japanese journalist, businessman, and newspaper editor and executive, who served as the Managing Editor of ''Yomiuri Shimbun'' from January 1985 until his death in December 2024. He was also served as the Representative Director and Managing Editor of Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, which publishes the largest Japanese daily newspaper, ''Yomiuri Shimbun'' andnsubstantially controls the largest Japanese commercial television network Nippon Television Network, and as well as his owner and director and chief advisor of Yomiuri Giants baseball team, his owner of Japanese amusement park Yomiuriland, and the chairman of Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association. He was best known by his two nicknames Nabetane and Watatsune by those connected to Yomiuri Shimbun.

Watanabe played a prominent role in Japanese political, cultural, and professional sports arenas. His legacy was surrounded by numerous Japanese politicians, celebrities, sport players including professional baseball players, such as Shigeo Nagashima, video game developers, and among others. Provided by Wikipedia