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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 3, 2010

Nomo blazed trail, helped mend fences with move

First in a four-part series

Japan Times

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Aug 15, 2010

Enatsu's feats resonate years later

Nippon Professional Baseball recently released the results of an interesting survey of the greatest games and moments — regular season and postseason — in its history. Indeed, opinions will vary on which games should be on the list and how to rank those games in order of greatness.

Japan Times

BASEBALL

Feb 7, 2010

History, tradition helped to undermine Valentine

Fourth in a four-part series

Japan Times

BASEBALL

Jan 31, 2010

Resentment of Valentine's power factored in downfall

Third in a four-part series

Japan Times

BASEBALL

Jan 24, 2010

Valentine's philosophy brought Marines glory, money

Second in a four-part series

Japan Times

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Jan 17, 2010

Clandestine campaign led to Valentine's demise

First in a four-part series

Japan Times

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Jun 1, 2009

Hillman relied on intensity, goofball antics during time with Fighters

Last in a two-part excerpt of updated "You Gotta Have Wa"

Japan Times

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

May 31, 2009

Open mind key to Hillman's success

First excerpt in a two-part series of updated "You Gotta Have Wa"

Japan Times

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 31, 2008

Equaling Oh's HR record proved difficult

Third in a three-part series

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 30, 2008

Oh's career sparkled with achievements as player, manager

Second in a three-part series

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 29, 2008

Devoted to the game: Looking back at Oh's career

First in a three-part series

BASEBALL

Jan 20, 2008

Whiting pays tribute to Boyer, Halberstam

In an exclusive piece, best-selling author Robert Whiting reminisces about two men, Clete Boyer and David Halberstam, both of whom died in 2007, who had a profound impact on his distinguished career.

BASEBALL / MLB'S EFFECT ON JAPAN

Apr 14, 2007

NPB players in need of strong union like MLBPA

Last of four-part

BASEBALL / MLB'S EFFECT ON JAPAN

Apr 13, 2007

NPB needs major reform, vision to prosper like MLB

This is the third installment in a four-part series.

Japan Times

BASEBALL / MLB'S EFFECT ON JAPAN

Apr 12, 2007

Foreign managers change face of Japanese game

This is the second installment in a four-part series.

BASEBALL / MLB'S EFFECT ON JAPAN

Apr 11, 2007

Is the MLB destroying Japan's national pastime?

Best-selling author Robert Whiting, who has penned such classics as "You Gotta Have Wa," "The Chrysanthemum and the Bat" and "The Meaning of Ichiro," has written an exclusive four-part series for The Japan Times on the effect Major League Baseball is having on the Japanese pro game, and how the poor organization of the sport here is putting the latter at a fundamental disadvantage with their North American counterparts. The following is the first installment of the series.

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.

[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

When trying to trace your lineage in Japan, the "koseki" is the most important form of document you'll encounter.

Climbing the branches of a Japanese family tree

By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Vol. 35: Travel in time — and stay there

Vol. 35: Travel in time — and stay there

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