Japanese youngsters taking up golf in droves

Japanese youngsters taking up golf in droves

TOKYO, Japan - Eri Tobita, 12, who won the national championship for girls in primary school last year, practices at the driving range of Ace Golf Stadium in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture.

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