Japan ballparks in spotlight as matchmaking place

SAPPORO, Japan - Men and women watch a baseball match between the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and the Chiba Lotte Marines in specially designated ''konkatsu'' seats at Sapporo Dome on July 11. They were among 300 men and women on a blind date organized by the Fighters club and 28 couples were formed by the end of the game.

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