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Robert Whiting

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Books
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Slugging it out in Japan

Chapter 1: 1984 1991
 

The Chrysanthemum and the Bat

Preface 1977
 

You Gotta Have "Wa"

Chapter 11: The Schoolboys of... 1989
Magazine Articles
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Sports Illustrated

WBC: Catching on Mar 13, 2006
Lost in Translation Jun 6, 2005
Lost In Translation Mar 22, 2004
The Master Of Besuboru Aug 21, 1989
From the Publisher about Rober... May 15, 1989
The Pain Of Perfection May 15, 1989
You've Gotta Have 'wa' Sep 24, 1979
Bowed But Never Bloodied May 17, 1976
 

Time

Baseball in Japan: Not All Che... Mar 27, 2008
Hideki Matsui: Godzilla Vs. t... Apr 28, 2003
Japan, as the World Sees It: ... Apr 30, 2001
Interviews
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If You Still Wanna Have Wa - N... Jun 2009
Japan Does Pop Culture May 2, 2009
Robert Whiting - Japan Times Apr 4, 2004
Ichiro Suzuki - TIME Nov 11, 2002
Robert Whiting - Japan Times Nov 12, 2000
Speeches
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MSU

The Samurai Way of Baseball an... 2007
Editorials
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The New York Times

The International Pastime Oct 2, 2004
Don't 'Throw Until You Die' Jul 15, 1995
Reviews
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The Chrysanthemum and the Bat

by TIME Jul 4, 1977
 

The Meaning of Ichiro

by Todd Leopold - CNN May 27, 2004
 

You Gotta Have "Wa"

by George Johnson - NYT Oct 28, 1990
by Barry Hillenbrand - TIME Nov 25, 1989
by Herbert Mitgang - NYT Jul 15, 1989
Newspaper Articles
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The Japan Times

Open mind key to Hillman's success May 31, 2009
Equaling Oh's HR record proved difficult (part 3 of 3) Oct 31, 2008
Oh's career sparkled with achievements as player, manager (part 2 of 3... Oct 30, 2008
Devoted to the game: Looking back at Oh's career (Part 1 of 3) Oct 29, 2008
Whiting pays tribute to Boyer, Halberstam Jan 20, 2008
NPB players in need of strong union like MLBPA Apr 14, 2007
NPB needs major reform, vision to prosper like MLB Apr 13, 2007
MLB's Effect on Japan: Foreign managers change face of Japanese game Apr 12, 2007
MLB's Effect on Japan: Is the MLB destroying Japan's national pastime... Apr 11, 2007
 

The New York Times

Season Opens as Surely as Day Follows Night Mar 26, 2008
The Emperor of Swat Aug 9, 2007
 

Yukan Fuji

Unfair Trade Advantage: Anti-Trust Exemption (Part 4 of 4) April 2008
Unfair Trade Advantage: Salary Deprecation Allowance (Part 3 of 4) April 2008
Unfair Trade Advantage: Marlins Stadium, Public Extortion (Part 2 of... April 2008
Unfair Trade Advantage: Stadium Subsidies (Part 1 of 4) April 2008
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Robert Whiting is considered to be the dean of all English writers on Japanese Baseball. Since the 1960s, when Bob started writing about politics and baseball, he has been the most prolific writer and educator on all those cultural things associated with Japanese Baseball. From his numerous books, to his speeches and his perceptive articles, Robert "Bob" Whiting continues to tweak our baseball curiousity.

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