Tag Archives: Baseball

Daisuke Ikenaga & Savigny Lions [Feature Story from My Eyes Tokyo]

  In a Japanstyle article from a couple of months ago, I announced our new collaboration project with “My Eyes Tokyo”, run by my friend, Tokuhashi-san. Today we are proud to…

Lovable Japanese Major Leaguer, Munenori Kawasaki

Before introducing today’s article, I would like to let you know a great news. We have welcomed another staff to Japan Style, and she will write our articles with us….

Baseball Umpire School Established in Japan!

Summer is the season for Japan High School Baseball Championship, and this year’s final game just ended yesterday!  With much enthusiasm for baseball remaining after the end of the last…

Wasabi Stories vol.258: Positive Thinking Can Shape Your Life

Today, I would like to focus on a column written about baseball player Kazuhisa Makita, from the Saitama Seibu Lions. First let me tell you about his career. Makita took…

Japanese Unique Goods Recycled from Broken Bat

About a few months ago, I read about goods recycled from used baseball bats. What makes these goods unique is that they are recycled products from bats broken by players…

Best Seller Author with No Limbs Pitched the First Ball in a Tsunami Hit City

  Last weekend, Hirotada Ototake, the author of bestselling autobiography “No One’s Perfect,” pitched the first ball for the season-opening ceremony at the match between the Saitama Seibu Lions and…

Wasabi Stories vol.184: “Appreciate the Criticism”

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Appreciate the Criticism” Today’s story-teller is former baseball player and baseball commentator Yasumitsu Toyoda. First, he says, “Not only about baseball, but in…

Wasabi Stories vol.169: “Expressing Yourself is Important”

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   Today’s story-teller is baseball commentator Kazuhisa Kawaguchi. The story is about ‘soshokukei’ which means a plant-eating or herbivorous in Japanese, but here, it…

Wasabi Stories vol.159: “Keep in Mind To be the Central Player”

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Keep in Mind To be the Central Player” Today’s story teller is [W:Shinichi Kitaoka], a professor at [W:Tokyo university]. He often asks his…

Wasabi Stories vol.152: “Their Greatest Hate Is Unfairness”

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   Today’s story-teller is Hiroshi Gondo, former pro baseball player and manager of some of the most popular pro-baseball teams, who was mentioned in…

Wasabi Stories vol.149: “Best thing is to be able to build a career”

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Best thing is to be able to build a career” Today’s story-teller is Hiroshi Gondo, 71 years old, former manager of one of…

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