Takano Ren Secretary-General Takenaka dies 64-year-old October 17 1:07
Takano Ren = Masahiko Takenaka, who has worked hard to prevent players from being injured as the secretary general of the Japan High School Baseball Federation, died at a hospital in Wakayama City on the 16th due to pneumonia. I was 64 years old.
Mr. Takenaka was born in Wakayama Prefecture. After graduating from university, he worked as a baseball club manager at a local prefectural high school, and since 1996 has served as the president of Takano Ren in Wakayama Prefecture.
In 2011, he moved to the secretariat of Nippon Takanoren, and became the secretary general in December 2013. He was instrumental in preventing injury to players and developing high school baseball.
I was also a member of the Japanese national team for the World Cup under the age of 18 from August to September as a staff member of the Japanese national team. Died in I was 64 years old.
The funeral will be held only by the family, and Takano Ren will have a farewell party at a later date.