From building stadiums to selling trading cards, baseball biz is different in Japan
Topps, Populous and New Balance are all examples of baseball-connected brands that are tailoring their businesses to succeed ...
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10 things not to miss on day one of ComplexCon Hong Kong
Following its successful debut last year attracting over 30,000 visitors from its home city and abroad, ComplexCon Hong Kong is set to return this weekend. Check out our stories from What's On, Events ...
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Photos: Chicago Cubs lose 3-0 to Hanshin Tigers in exhibition game at Tokyo Dome
Kim/Chicago Tribune) Cubs mascot Clark looks to throw T-shirts ... Kim/Chicago Tribune) Masanori Murakami, the first Japanese player in Major League Baseball, receives his ceremonial first pitch ...
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Chicago Cubs notes from Tokyo: Colin Rea’s special catch — and Shohei Ohtani’s inescapable presence
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From Nomo to Ichiro to Ohtani: Japan's rise in MLB hits high point in Dodgers-Cubs series
Nearly 25 years after Ichiro Suzuki embarked on a Hall of Fame career for Seattle, the impact of Japanese players in Major ...
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‘Bows Cooper Walls named Big West Conference Pitcher of the Week
UH improved to 3-3 in conference play and will be back at the Les Murakami Stadium on Saturday against UC Davis.
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Louis Vuitton has released part two of its iconic Noughties Murakami collection
It's been two decades since the renowned artist-designer collaboration between Louis Vuitton and Takashi Murakami, a collection that blended the Japanese artist's expressive and playful motifs ...
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‘I was feeding off it’: Chicago Cubs experience electric atmosphere in 3-0 exhibition loss to Hanshin Tigers
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How Topps is using the Tokyo Series to build its passionate baseball card-collecting community in Japan
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Column: As the Chicago Cubs prepare for the season opener in Japan, a modest proposal to fix the Tokyo Series
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AUTHORS ALIVE!: Murakami adds voice to his work in reading with Yoko Ogawa
book-reading and other events to mark the opening of the Waseda International House of Literature known as the Haruki Murakami Library. In a captivating session where two of Japan’s most ...
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The best team in the National League? For 2 days in Japan, it’s looked like the Hanshin Tigers.
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