As a young activist in her native South Africa.

given the discipline and rigor that are hallmarks of elite high school sports training in Japan.a lifelong reminder of their rare chance to play on that hallowed ground.

Matsuzaka threw more than 400 pitches over three days.held in spring and summer each year.Quite possibly the most popular annual sporting event in Japan.

Teams from all 47 of Japans prefectures participate.Sometimes the soil is taken back to their schools and shared with young players.

He followed that a couple of days later by tossing a complete-game no-hitter in the final.

high school pitchers at the varsity level in California are limited to 110 pitches in any game.I never thought I would see … the idea of citizenship would be so destabilized.

who left Japan for better life.Rodney King … Police told us that we could not have an outdoor event.

a member of JANMs Honorary Board.Ground Zero for the beginning of our incarceration.