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The Blank Day
A single day with no games and no pitches thrown exposed a loophole, a power struggle, and the cost of winning at any price.
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Japan's Favorite Players: No. 16, Suguru Egawa
He was Japan’s most dominant pitcher—and its most controversial. The Monster arrived decades ahead of his time, and paid the price for it.
Jan 11
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Nothing Felt Finished: NPB in 2025
Looking back on NPB's 2025 season—on dominance, inevitability, departures, and the strange feeling that baseball leaves behind when it's done answering…
Jan 8
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Japan in Pictures: Kamakura (2021)
Aug 30, 2025
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Japan in Pictures: Setagaya Line (Part 1)
Aug 2, 2025
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Why I Love Baseball
Jun 8, 2025
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Japan's Favorite Players: No. 17, Takashi Toritani
Jan 3
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Looking Back on 2025
Dec 30, 2025
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Obon and Japanese BBQ: Almost Like Home, Almost Completely Different
Aug 19, 2025
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Japan's Favorite Players: No. 17, Takashi Toritani
The underrated skill of showing up, every day, for a very long time.
Jan 3
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Looking Back on 2025
I ate a lot of delicious food. Oh, and started writing about baseball.
Dec 30, 2025
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Japan's Favorite Players: No. 18, Warren Cromartie
He could have hit .400. Instead, he kept playing.
Dec 25, 2025
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Whatever Happened to the Doubleheader in Japan?
It wasn't banned. It just stopped being needed.
Dec 21, 2025
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Japan's Favorite Players: No. 19, Yoshinobu Takahashi
He never dreamed of being a professional, but ended up giving it his all
Dec 17, 2025
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Japan's Favorite Players: No. 20, Alex Ramirez
The only foreign player to record 2,000 hits in NPB
Dec 13, 2025
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Japan’s Favorite Former Ballplayers
How 50,000 fans ranked Japan’s most beloved retired stars
Dec 10, 2025
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