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Yuji Uchiyama — Part 2

Read Part 1 Yuji Uchiyama’s Biography Yuji Uchiyama was born in 1895 as the eldest son to his f…

Yobun Shima • Sept. 2, 2024

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The Vancouver Asahi: The Search for Hall of Fame Medalists' Families

Yuji Uchiyama — Part 1

My Ten Years with Vancouver Asahi In Major League Baseball in the United States these days, Shohei…

Yobun Shima • Sept. 1, 2024

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Past and Present Collide in Artist Kellen Hatanaka's Exhibit SAFE | HOME

STRATFORD — In artist Kellen Hatanaka‘s installation SAFE | HOME at the Nikkei National Museum & Cu…

Kelly Fleck • April 7, 2022

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Asahi Player/Manager Roy Yamamura Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame

ST. MARY’S, Ont. — Legendary Asahi player/manager and MVP award-winning shortstop Roy Yamamura was …

Kelly Fleck • March 10, 2022

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The Vancouver Asahi: The Search for Hall of Fame Medalists' Families

Motoji Kodama, one of the founders of the Vancouver Asahi

As already explained in my preceding essays, many Vancouver Asahi players or their families didn’t …

Yobun Shima • May 12, 2021

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The Vancouver Asahi: The Search for Hall of Fame Medalists' Families

Yozaemon Kondo, Vancouver Asahi’s first player

The legendary Vancouver Asahi, strongest Nikkei baseball team before WWⅡ, was little known in Japan…

Yobun Shima • April 16, 2021

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The Vancouver Asahi: The Search for Hall of Fame Medalists' Families

George Iga, a Seattle-based Vancouver Asahi Player

The legendary Vancouver Asahi Baseball Team was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in…

Yobun Shima • Feb. 17, 2021

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Legacy of Vancouver Asahi revived in the life of players and their descendants

As I was reading Yobun Shima’s “Family History of Kenichi Doi, Vancouver Asahi pitcher in 1926” sub…

Yusuke Tanaka • Jan. 14, 2021

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Nikkei Chronicles #9—More Than a Game: Nikkei Sports

Family History of Kenichi Doi, Vancouver Asahi pitcher in 1926

Kenichi Doi was a pitcher for the Vancouver Asahi baseball team in 1926 who originally played wit…

Yobun Shima • Nov. 9, 2020

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Nikkei Chronicles #9—More Than a Game: Nikkei Sports

In search of the two earliest Asahi players, Kodama and Tabata - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Kaichi Tabata’s family in Japan After the induction medal issue was settled, I rec…

Yobun Shima • Oct. 8, 2020

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