The 56-year-old Nomura Katsuhiko is the stepson of the great baseball veteran Nomura Katsuya and a very famous baseball agent in Japan:
Among active players, well-known figures such as Yu Darvish, Maeda Kenta, Fujikawa Kyuji, and Iwakuma Hisashi are under his management. His most renowned achievement, naturally, was personally orchestrating the "Nomo Hideo's Journey to America" event in 1995, which had a revolutionary impact on baseball, not just at the time, but across all of Asia.
"Nike is offering a signing bonus of $500,000 per year for 5 years—at the current exchange rate, that's about 50 million yen a year."
"The signing bonus might be a bit low, but Nike can offer something that domestic brands cannot—global exposure. Plus, I've secured a spot for you in their billboard advertisement next year, which will definitely be beneficial for your future journey to America, Guanglai."
