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Sports equipment maker Yonex's founder dies at 95

Minoru Yoneyama's rackets used by stars Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova

Yonex founder Minoru Yoneyama in June 1999 (Photo by Yutaka Fukuda)
TARO SAEKI and YUJI MIZUNO, Nikkei staff writers | Japan

TOKYO -- Minoru Yoneyama, a former prisoner of war who founded Japanese sports equipment maker Yonex, a favorite among pro tennis players, died on Saturday at the age of 95.

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