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BASEBALL

Aug 3, 2018

Koshien: Annual event has provided a century of thrills

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OLYMPICS / ROBERT WHITING'S 1964 OLYMPICS RETROSPECTIVE

Oct 24, 2014

Negative impact of 1964 Olympics profound

The 1964 Tokyo Olympics had a profound impact on the capital city and the nation. In the final installment of a five-part series running this month, best-selling author Robert Whiting, who lived in Japan at the time, focuses on the environmental and human impact that resulted from hosting the event....

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OLYMPICS / ROBERT WHITING'S 1964 OLYMPICS RETROSPECTIVE

Oct 21, 2014

'Witches of the Orient' symbolized Japan's fortitude

The 1964 Tokyo Olympics had a profound impact on the capital city and the nation. In the fourth installment of a five-part series running this month, best-selling author Robert Whiting, who lived in Japan at the time, examines the symbolism of Japan's gold medal-winning women's volleyball team.

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OLYMPICS / ROBERT WHITING'S 1964 OLYMPICS RETROSPECTIVE

Oct 17, 2014

Schollander, Hayes were spectacular at Tokyo Games

The 1964 Tokyo Olympics had a profound impact on the capital city and the nation. In the third installment of a five-part series running this month, best-selling author Robert Whiting, who lived in Japan at the time, looks at some of the stars who emerged during the competition.

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OLYMPICS / ROBERT WHITING'S 1964 OLYMPICS RETROSPECTIVE

Oct 14, 2014

Opening Ceremony ushered in new era for Japan

The 1964 Tokyo Olympics had a profound impact on the capital city and the nation. In the second installment of a five-part series that will run during the next two weeks, best-selling author Robert Whiting, who lived in Japan at the time, examines the excitement surrounding the Opening Ceremony.

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OLYMPICS / ROBERT WHITING'S 1964 OLYMPICS RETROSPECTIVE

Oct 10, 2014

Olympic construction transformed Tokyo

The 1964 Tokyo Olympics had a profound impact on the capital city and the nation. In the opening installment of a five-part series that will run during the next two weeks, best-selling author Robert Whiting, who lived in Japan at the time, takes a look back at the preparations for the event.

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OLYMPICS

Jun 19, 2014

Holding 2020 Games in August dangerous

I was reading the official document submitted last fall by the Tokyo Governor's office which represented Tokyo's winning bid for the 2020 Olympics, the other day, and wondered what the penalty, if any, was for false advertising.

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BASEBALL

Nov 29, 2013

Kawakami's players impressed MLB counterparts

The V-9 Yomiuri Giants were arguably the best team in the history of the game. Giants stars Sadaharu Oh and Shigeo Nagashima had been openly coveted by MLB general managers back in the United States. So had pitcher Tsuneo Horiuchi at his peak.

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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Nov 27, 2013

Kawakami's philosophy as manager never wavered

A famous Tetsuharu Kawakami watchword was wa (harmony).

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BASEBALL

Nov 26, 2013

Kawakami was Japanese baseball's first Zen master

Most foreign fans of baseball in Japan may not know the name Tetsuharu Kawakami, who passed away recently at the age of 93, but perhaps it's time they did.

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MORE SPORTS

Jul 27, 2013

Examining nexus of sports, international relations

Editor's note: Whiting was a guest speaker and panelist at the inaugural gathering of the International Sports Relations Foundation in Seoul recently. This is a new organization founded by Moon Dae-sung, a Republic of Korea's National Assembly member and 2004 Athens Olympics taekwondo gold medalist,...

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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Jun 2, 2013

Severe sports training methods became taibatsu in time

The martial arts were the inspiration for the famous baseball team at the First Higher School of Tokyo, a late 19th century powerhouse that helped make yakyu, as baseball came to be known, the national sport of Japan.

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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

May 26, 2013

Corporal punishment has long history in Japanese sports

Getting slapped by a a coach has always been, as far as I could see, simply another aspect of sports training in Japan.

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BASEBALL

Apr 7, 2013

High honor for Nagashima, Matsui

Shigeo Nagashima and Hideki Matsui both had legendary careers with the Yomiuri Giants, the latter also excelling in the major leagues after leaving the Giants. Now their accomplishments are being officially recognized with the People's Honor Award.

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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 30, 2011

Irabu spent final days lost, without purpose

For the late pitcher Hideki Irabu, the surname Irabu had come from Hideki's mother. It was her surname, and Hideki's stepfather, Ichiro Irabu, had been a common-law husband.

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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 23, 2011

Attitude, lifestyle contributed to Irabu's demise

Hideki Irabu was given a king's welcome in New York.

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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 16, 2011

Irabu's impact on MLB-NPB relations profound

Hideki Irabu, once considered to be one of the best pitchers in the world, is dead, in what has been adjudged to be a suicide in late July.

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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 24, 2010

Nomo's legacy should land him in Hall of Fame

Fourth in a four-part series

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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 17, 2010

Tireless work ethic earned Nomo respect in majors

Third in a four-part series

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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 10, 2010

Contract loophole opened door for Nomo's jump

Second in a four-part series

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