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An Outsiders Guide to Japanese Sports

I consider myself a great sports fan. I pore over the daily sports page, watch SportsCenter religiously, and respect each L.A. Dodgers baseb in all game as if a survive is a chalk closer to the World Series and a loss is dear a long trip spur on the bus. So it was fitting that, through sports, I had my send-off-class honours degree introduction to Japanese culture. After further ten days in Japan, a country that can hold on to its past with ancient temples and traditions, yet blast forward with technology, it was my stick in the stands that brought me to a closer understanding of the culture. At my first Japanese baseball game, on a Friday night at the elaborate capital of Japan Dome in the heart of the city, the Tokyo Ham Fighters were losing big to the visiting Blue Waves - and I was losing my misconception that all baseball fans are alike. In the first inning, the lead-off batter punched a constipate ball down into the stands. In the States, if a foul ball comes anywhere within 50 yards of the crowd, the whole constituent lunges like determined bachelorettes vying for a wedding bouquet. In Japan, you only locomote the foul ball if it comes right to you.



So when a foul ball was hit to an empty seat, the surrounding fans just watched as it bounced around and came to a stop. Eventually, a curious fry would finally pick it up or the usher would echo it minutes later. None of the fans dared to leave their seats and get the ball, politeness taking precedence over fandom.

At the end of the seventh inning, a Japanese girl appeared with sashimi and beer on hand for the final...

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