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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 13, 2023
Speed demons: the 'uriko' beer vendors of Japanese baseball
At Tokyo Dome, vendors sell an average of about 20,000 glasses of beer at a night game.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 31, 2023
Fighters debut 'best stadium in the world' as NPB kicks off new season
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters have touted the opening of their new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, as the dawning of a new generation.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 24, 2023
Trevor Bauer arrives in Yokohama with goal of winning championship with BayStars
Bauer has expressed an interest in Japan in the past, including during a visit to the country in 2019 when he toured the BayStars' facility.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 15, 2023
Australia skipper Dave Nilsson would welcome chance to manage in NPB
Baseball continues to bring the former Dragon back to Japan, and each trip has only reinforced the idea that the challenge of leading an NPB team is one he would gladly take on.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 25, 2023
Former Japanese pro baseball slugger Hiromitsu Kadota dies at 74
Kadota hit a total of 567 home runs in his career, the third most in Japanese professional baseball history.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 14, 2022
Munetaka Murakami sets his sights on bigger things — including MLB
There are probably many in MLB who feel the 22-year-old is ready for the challenge after putting the baseball world on notice with his performance this past season.

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’