Author: rwhiting1942
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Land of the Rising Fastball – The New York Times
by Robert Whiting (7 Oct, 1992) After six months and 162 games, the major league playoffs began last night in Atlanta. Yes, the road to the World Series is long, but the road to the Japan Series — the Asian version of the fall classic, which will begin next week — is far more arduous.…
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Tokyo Junkie’s Current Activities and New Book – Interview with the English Journal (EJ) on Tape
1993, issue 6 You can enlarge the images below by clicking on them.
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Author Robert Whiting Tries to Decipher True Meaning of Ichiro – Asahi Weekly
31 October 2004 You can click on the images below to enlarge them.
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East Asia: Gradgrind’s Heirs – The Atlantic, mention of The Chrysanthemum and the Bat
March 1987 The image below can be enlarged by clicking it. The full article can be found online here.
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How Japan Stacks Up – Los Angeles Times on You Gotta Have Wa
1 October 1989 The image below can be expanded by clicking it.
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Japanese Put a Spin on Baseball – New York Times, Books of The Times review
15 July 1989 The image below can be enlarged by clicking it.
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The Samurai of Summer (Wa) – The New York Times Book Review
11 June 1989 The image below can be enlarged by clicking it.
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Robert Whiting interview: Playing hardball with the Japanese – American Chamber of Commerce in Japan Journal, original magazine scan
April 1990 You can enlarge the images below by clicking on them.
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East meets West in the Japanese game of bēsubōru – Smithsonian original magazine scan
September 1986 You can enlarge the images below by clicking on them.
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Tokyo Mafioso – Interview with the San Francisco Chronicle
14 August 1999 You can enlarge the images below by clicking them.
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