1 9 9 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁he ▁managed ▁the ▁team ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Japan ▁Series , ▁Nag ash ima ▁was ▁man aging ▁against ▁his ▁former ▁team mate , ▁Sad ah aru ▁Oh , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁manager ▁for ▁the ▁Fu ku oka ▁Da iei ▁Haw ks . ▁The ▁press ▁called ▁it ▁the ▁O - N ▁Series . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁lead ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Olympic ▁baseball ▁team . ▁The ▁team ▁( cons isting ▁entirely ▁of ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁Japanese ▁professional ▁le agues ) ▁beat ▁China , ▁Taiwan , ▁and ▁Korea ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Asia ▁tournament ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁but ▁Nag ash ima ▁suffered ▁a ▁stroke ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁the ▁Ath ens ▁Olympics . ▁The ▁team ▁ended ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁bronze ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁Olympics ▁after ▁losing ▁to ▁Australia . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁People ' s ▁Hon our ▁Award ▁on ▁May ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁for ▁his ▁achiev ement . ▁And ▁more ▁coinc ident ally , ▁H ide ki ▁M ats ui ▁who ▁he ▁had ▁picked ▁in ▁draft ▁was ▁also ▁awarded ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁top ▁N ipp on ▁Professional ▁Baseball ▁home ▁run ▁hit ters ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category :