Japan\u2019s growing militarism in Asia during the 1930s put the nation on a collision course with the United States. While the two governments jousted against one another, U.S.-Japan civil society exchanges flourished like never before. While Hollywood movies and jazz music were massively popular in Japan, baseball topped the list of favorite American cultural imports for Japanese from all walks of life.<\/p>\n
Major League Baseball (MLB), the U.S. professional organization, considered the financial risk of dispatching its top players across the Pacific for off-season exhibition tours. The construction of the first modern steel and concrete stadium in Tokyo helped solidify the decision, and the Major League All-Stars visited the country in 1931 immediately following the Japanese invasion of Manchuria. Three years later, the MLB tour, starring George Herman \u201cBabe\u201d Ruth, was welcomed by rapturous crowds.<\/p>\n
The 1934 tour gave rise to Japan\u2019s first professional baseball club, Dainippon Yakyu Kurabu<\/em>, the forerunner of the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants. Its star pitcher, 17-year-old Eiji Sawamura, astonished the visiting majors by striking out several players, including Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth, in succession. Although World War II would temporarily disrupt professional baseball\u2019s development in Japan, the public remained captivated by the sport.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u30e1\u30b8\u30e3\u30fc\u30ea\u30fc\u30b0\u306e\u6765\u65e5<\/strong><\/p>\n 1930\u5e74\u4ee3\u306b\u306a\u308b\u3068\u3001\u65e5\u672c\u306f\u30a2\u30b8\u30a2\u5404\u5730\u3067\u8ecd\u56fd\u4e3b\u7fa9\u3092\u62e1\u5927\u3057\u3001\u7c73\u56fd\u3068\u306e\u885d\u7a81\u304c\u907f\u3051\u3089\u308c\u306a\u3044\u72b6\u6cc1\u3068\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u65e5\u7c73\u653f\u5e9c\u9593\u306e\u7dca\u5f35\u304c\u9ad8\u307e\u308b\u4e00\u65b9\u3067\u3001\u5e02\u6c11\u4ea4\u6d41\u306f\u304b\u3064\u3066\u306a\u3044\u307b\u3069\u6d3b\u6cc1\u3092\u5448\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u30cf\u30ea\u30a6\u30c3\u30c9\u6620\u753b\u3084\u30b8\u30e3\u30ba\u304c\u65e5\u672c\u4e2d\u3092\u5e2d\u5dfb\u3059\u308b\u4e2d\u3001\u4e00\u756a\u4eba\u6c17\u306e\u9ad8\u304b\u3063\u305f\u7c73\u56fd\u6587\u5316\u306f\u91ce\u7403\u3067\u3001\u3042\u3089\u3086\u308b\u4eba\u305f\u3061\u304c\u5922\u4e2d\u306b\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n \u7c73\u56fd\u306e\u30d7\u30ed\u91ce\u7403\u7d44\u7e54\u3067\u3042\u308b\u300c\u30e1\u30b8\u30e3\u30fc\u30ea\u30fc\u30b0\u30fb\u30d9\u30fc\u30b9\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb (MLB)\u300d\u306f\u3001\u30aa\u30d5\u30b7\u30fc\u30ba\u30f3\u306e\u5de1\u696d\u30c4\u30a2\u30fc\u3067\u6709\u529b\u9078\u624b\u3092\u592a\u5e73\u6d0b\u306e\u53cd\u5bfe\u5074\u306b\u6d3e\u9063\u3059\u308b\u8ca1\u653f\u30ea\u30b9\u30af\u3092\u691c\u8a0e\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u6771\u4eac\u3067\u521d\u3081\u3066\u8fd1\u4ee3\u7684\u306a\u9244\u7b4b\u30b3\u30f3\u30af\u30ea\u30fc\u30c8\u7403\u5834\u304c\u5efa\u8a2d\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3001\u6d3e\u9063\u6c7a\u5b9a\u306e\u5f8c\u62bc\u3057\u3068\u306a\u308a\u3001\u6e80\u5dde\u4e8b\u5909\u76f4\u5f8c\u306e1931\u5e74\u3001MLB\u9078\u629c\u30c1\u30fc\u30e0\u304c\u6765\u65e5\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u30023\u5e74\u5f8c\u306b\u306f\u3001\u300c\u30d9\u30fc\u30d6\u30fb\u30eb\u30fc\u30b9\u300d\u3053\u3068\u30b8\u30e7\u30fc\u30b8\u30fb \u30cf\u30fc\u30de\u30f3\u30fb \u30eb\u30fc\u30b9\u3068\u3044\u3063\u305f\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u9078\u624b\u3092\u64c1\u3057\u305fMLB\u30c1\u30fc\u30e0\u304c\u65e5\u672c\u3092\u8a2a\u308c\u3001\u71b1\u72c2\u7684\u306a\u6b53\u8fce\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n 1934\u5e74\u306e\u9060\u5f81\u3092\u304d\u3063\u304b\u3051\u306b\u8a95\u751f\u3057\u305f\u306e\u304c\u3001\u8aad\u58f2\u30b8\u30e3\u30a4\u30a2\u30f3\u30c4\u306e\u524d\u8eab\u3067\u3042\u308b\u65e5\u672c\u521d\u306e\u30d7\u30ed\u91ce\u7403\u30c1\u30fc\u30e0\u300c\u5927\u65e5\u672c\u6771\u4eac\u91ce\u7403\u5036\u697d\u90e8\u300d\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u30a8\u30fc\u30b9\u6295\u624b\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f17\u624d\u306e\u6ca2\u6751\u6804\u6cbb\u306f\u3001\u30eb\u30fc\u30fb\u30b2\u30fc\u30ea\u30c3\u30af\u3084\u30d9\u30fc\u30d6\u30fb\u30eb\u30fc\u30b9\u3068\u3044\u3063\u305f\u9078\u624b\u305f\u3061\u304b\u3089\u6b21\u3005\u3068\u4e09\u632f\u3092\u596a\u3044\u3001\u30e1\u30b8\u30e3\u30fc\u30ea\u30fc\u30ac\u30fc\u305f\u3061\u3092\u5727\u5012\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u30d7\u30ed\u91ce\u7403\u754c\u306e\u767a\u5c55\u306f\u3001\u7b2c2\u6b21\u4e16\u754c\u5927\u6226\u306b\u3088\u308a\u3001\u4e00\u6642\u7684\u306b\u4e2d\u65ad\u3092\u4f59\u5100\u306a\u304f\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u5927\u8846\u306e\u91ce\u7403\u71b1\u304c\u51b7\u3081\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Japan\u2019s growing militarism in Asia during the 1930s put the nation on a collision course with the United States. 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