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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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Fear of new flu outbreak grips Kansai region

OSAKA, Japan - A sign at Kyocera Dome in Osaka on May 17 asks spectators at a professional baseball game to refrain from releasing balloons -- a popular practice in Japanese ballparks -- for fear of spreading of the new strain of influenza A through saliva. More than 20 people including students in Osaka and neighboring Hyogo Prefecture have been confirmed as infected with the new flu.

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Players back to ballparks after weekend strike

SAPPORO, Japan - Baseball fans form long lines to enter Sapporo Dome for a game between the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks and Nippon Ham Fighters on Sept. 20 following the end of the two-day strike by players over the realignment of baseball clubs.

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Players back to ballparks after weekend strike

SAPPORO, Japan - Baseball fans form long lines to enter Sapporo Dome for a game between the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks and Nippon Ham Fighters on Sept. 20 following the end of the two-day strike by players over the realignment of baseball clubs. (Kyodo)

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Fear of new flu outbreak grips Kansai region

OSAKA, Japan - A sign at Kyocera Dome in Osaka on May 17 asks spectators at a professional baseball game to refrain from releasing balloons -- a popular practice in Japanese ballparks -- for fear of spreading of the new strain of influenza A through saliva. More than 20 people including students in Osaka and neighboring Hyogo Prefecture have been confirmed as infected with the new flu. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Idea of playing all games in Arizona

Photo taken in April 2019 shows Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Putting all 30 teams in the Phoenix area and playing in empty ballparks was among the ideas discussed by Major League Baseball and the players' association on April 6, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to The Associated Press. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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. (Kyodo)