by Kyle Yates | Aug 11, 2014 | Kansai Area News, Kansai Sports
Yesterday, typhoon #11, also known as typhoon Halong, passed through the island nation of Japan bringing tons of rain disrupting weekend activities, including the Japanese National High School Baseball Championship. The opening ceremony was supposed to be held...
Japanese Baseballs vs American Baseballs
by Kyle Yates | Mar 10, 2012 | Japan Related, Kansai Sports
Aside from the fact that Japanese speak Japanese and Americans speak English, there aren’t many major difference in the game of baseball in Japan than in America. It’s played with nine players on a baseball diamond. Players hit a baseball and run around...
by Kyle Yates | Jan 17, 2011 | Kansai Leisure, Kansai Sports, Kansai Visitors
The latest storm to hit Japan has brought snow from Hokkaido to as far south as Kyushu along with lows below freezing. For the past four days cities and towns up and down the Japan seaside have been getting snow. The snow in Kyoto City (4cm) pales in comparison to the...
by Kyle Yates | Feb 20, 2010 | Kansai Sports
Daisuke Takahashi is the 2010 Olympic bronze medalist! Daisuke performed well enough to get the bronze medal in the 2010 Olympics even after falling on his quad attempt at the beginning of his last program giving Japan its first Olympic medal in a men’s singles...
