Local News

Nippon Professional Baseball, the official organization of major league baseball in Japan, has donated 15 million yen to Miyazaki Prefecture to help offset the losses to livestock farmers caused by foot and mouth disease. The money was raised by charity auctions in which the items auctioned were the uniforms worn by players during the all-star game. In addition, the national Chamber of Commerce and Industry donated 213.2 million yen to the prefectural chambers and other organizations.