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Okinawa spring teams will try to retain recent titles
Last season’s ace right-hander, senior Nao Grove, lends depth to the pitching. The team’s leading batter last season, ...
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Okinawa spring sports capsules
Outlook — Contending. Koja remains the team’s ace left-hander, Gaines a strong infield presence and the Ramos twins and Fisk ...
“I haven’t given my Japanese side its due”- Dodgers manager Dave Roberts gets emotional prior to opening day in Tokyo
Dave Roberts, manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, expressed deep emotion upon returning to his birthplace, Okinawa, where he ...
An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
As a volunteer cave digger, Takamatsu Gushiken has unearthed the remains of several hundred people. Excavation is not his ...
Shohei Ohtani and four other Japanese players come home to start the MLB season
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was born in Japan, and Shohei Ohtani and the four other Japanese players will compete at home ...
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Volunteer searching for WWII dead in Japanese caves unearths remains of hundreds of people
Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headlamp and enters a cave buried in Okinawa's jungle. He gently runs his fingers through the gravel until two pieces of bone emerge. These are from the skulls ...
Here’s what spring training looks like in Japan
Spring training for Japanese baseball looks familiar; hitters in the batting cage, infielders taking ground balls, and fans ...