Baseball

Japanese Baseball History Exactly when baseball arrived in Japan isn't clear. Horace Wilson, a professor in Tokyo, is credited with introducing the American game to his students during the Meiji Era (1867-1912). This was the beginning of the assimilation of the Western game which the Japanese named Yakkyu, meaning "field ball." Since then, the game has developed into a popular pastime for the Japanese. During the Meiji restoration, as the Japanese began a process of …

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