After the war ended in 1945 and Japanese Americans were released from the camps.

and gift and souvenir shops around Little Tokyo shutteredThis weekends Koshien final can be watched at the official tournament website.

much in the way we follow March Madness in college basketball stateside.Daisuke Matsuzaka (being congratulated by Tommy Lasorda) was a national hero in Japan after pitching Yokohama High School to the 1998 Koshien title.Photo by MIKEY HIRANO CULROSSYears before he was a Major League Baseball star and the 2006 World Baseball Classic MVP.

Folks from large cities and small towns across the country have been glued to it.Yuki Saito was the pitching star of the 2006 tournament.

on Friday night Los Angeles time – due to the 16-hour time difference – and can be watched at https://vk.

Okinawa Shogaku will take on Nihon Daigaku DaiSan for the title.and we would host it at our apartment or in West L.

and registered NSU — and thats how this all started.and so I can give NSU credit for that.

the Intercollegiate Nikkei Council.whether its on the cultural side.