Young African practices baseball batting in Japan

Young African practices baseball batting in Japan

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Kafando Hamidou, one of three young Africans practicing baseball in Furano in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, prepares to hit a ball in this file photo taken in July 2014.

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