Baseball: Japan skipper calls WBC a 'national concern'

Japan's World Baseball Classic manager Hiroki Kokubo poses for a photo when interviewed in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2016. After three years of preparation, Kokubo's moment of truth is about to arrive with the WBC in March 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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