Western Japanese city Anan seeking to be "baseball town"

Shigeyuki Tagami (C) and other officials of the "Baseball Town Promotion Section" at the municipal government of Anan in Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, pose in their office on April 3, 2015. Established five years ago, the section has helped vitalize the local economy by luring high school and other amateur baseball teams to the city for games and training camps. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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