Glamor queen Kano Mika (35) was an ideal choice to garner publicity for a new Picasso exhibition titled “Picasso, Body and Eros.” One half of the high-living and always scantily clad Kano sisters, Mika appeared at the opening event clad in a low-cut tube dress. The exhibition is being held at the Tokyo Museum of Modern Art until December 12.
• The ongoing saga of Japanese pro yakyu (baseball) continues, with the players deciding to stage their first ever strike today and tomorrow. The strike is in protest over plans to merge two teams in the less popular Pacific League, the Kintestsu Buffaloes and the Orix Blue Wave. Japan Professional Baseball Players Association (JPBPA) members and officials of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) organization held talks at a Tokyo hotel Friday but failed to reach an agreement. TV and radio stations have been scrambling to find programs to replace live game broadcasts.