Tag: japanese
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After quake and tsunami, public split on baseball’s return to Japan
by Robert Whiting (Apr 11, 2011) – Sports Illustrated Besuboru is finally back in Japan, after a delay caused by the worst earthquake in the nation’s history and an ensuing tsunami that ravaged Northeastern Honshu. The Nippon Professional Baseball League (NPB) launches its season on April 12, 15 days later than scheduled, and Nippon leaders…
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Oh’s career sparkled with achievements as player, manager (part 2 of 3)
Robert Whiting (Oct 30, 2008) I watched Sadaharu Oh through much of his career with the Yomiuri Giants, living as I did in Tokyo, first as a student, then as an employee in a Japanese company and after that as a journalist. During that time it was impossible to miss what was going on with…
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Baseball writing award for FCCJ’s Robert Whiting
July 2023 The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) is an organization dedicated to the study and research of baseball. It was founded in 1971 and has grown to become one of the most prominent and respected organizations in the world of sport. It comprises fans, scholars, writers, statisticians and former players who share a…
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Japanese Baseball’s ‘Wa’ Factor – International Herald Tribune
July 18 1989 The image below can be expanded by clicking on it
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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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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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You Gotta Have ‘Wa’ – Sports Illustrated original magazine scan
24th September 1979 At the time of publication, this article was the longest in Sports Illustrated history. The images below can be enlarged by clicking on them.
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Time Magazine: Review of You Gotta Have Wa
14 August 1989 You can click the image below to enlarge it.
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Bowed But Never Bloodied – Sports Illustrated, original magazine scan
17 May 1976 The images below can be enlarged by clicking them.
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