Babe Ruth in a kimono: How baseball diplomacy has fortified Japan-US relations
- Written by Steven Wisensale, Professor of Public Policy, University of Connecticut
Tokyoites watch Hideo Nomo pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers at Sony Plaza on June 30, 1995.Shizuo Kambayashi/AP Photo
On Feb. 9, 2001, an American submarine, the USS Greenville, surfaced beneath the Ehime Maru, a Japanese ship filled with high school students who were training to become fishermen. The ship sank, and nine students and teachers died....
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