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[LATEST SPORTS UPDATES] Reviewing Published Posts Since October 1
The author is on assignment this weekend, but it’s been a busy month so far. In last week’s Japan […]
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BASEBALL | Nomomania: Iconic Announcer Vin Scully Delivered Vivid Descriptions of The Tornado’s Historic Season
Fifth in a series It’s quite possible that Vin Scully attended more pro baseball games than anyone else […]
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[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Kai Iwamoto Expresses Pride in Forging New Path for Japanese Lacrosse Players
If the subject of Japanese sports trailblazers comes up in conversation, pioneering baseball and soccer stars would
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BASEBALL | Nomomania: Former Dodgers Executive Fred Claire Reminisces About 1995 Joyride
Fourth in a series It’s been 25 years since Hideo Nomo stepped onto the mound for the first […]
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BASEBALL | Nomomania: An Inside Look at How the Dodgers Handled the Media Demands
Third in a series In decades past, the 162-game Major League Baseball season was a demanding workload for […]
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BASEBALL | Remembering Nomomania: Agent Don Nomura Looks Back at Trailblazing Client’s Historic Career
Second in a series Hideo Nomo possessed a famous stubbornness during his playing days. There were […]
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[ODDS and EVENS] Sadaharu Oh Deserves Enshrinement in America’s Baseball Hall of Fame
Sadaharu Oh performed one part of his former job ー bashing home runs ー better than anybody in pro […]
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BASEBALL | Revisiting Nomomania: 25 Years Later, Pitching Great Luis Tiant Discusses Hideo Nomo’s Similar Style, Fierce Determination
First in a series In the run-up to his unlikely selection as the National League starting pitcher for […]
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[Odds and Evens] Trailblazer Hideo Nomo 25 Years Later
June 2, 1995, is a monumental day in the annals of Japan’s baseball history. Twenty five years […]
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[Odds and Evens] Here’s My Promise: A Compelling Sports Coverage for JAPAN Forward
I was born seven weeks early in April 1974, and my mother still reminds me about it. “You’ve […]
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NBA Draft Rui Hachimura Brings Back Basketball Fever in Japan
Interest in basketball has reached new, unimagined heights in Japan ever since Japanese basketball phenomenon Rui Hachim
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The Greatest Japan-U.S. Post-War Diplomacy? BASEBALL
After the autumn visit to Japan by Major League (MLB) All-Stars — the first since 2014 — […]