Why Japanese baseball fans are as riveting as the game itself
Baseball, known locally as yakyuu (or literally “field ball”), is a national phenomenon in Japan. Masaoka Shiki, one of Japan’s four great haiku masters, wrote several poems praising it. Osaka’s most infamous urban legend centers around it. It’s even more popular than the nation’s native sumo.
According to data published by Japan’s Central Research Services in 2018, 48% of respondents cited…
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