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Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

Nippon Professional Baseball is a professional baseball league and the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning simply ''Professional Baseball''; outside of Japan, NPB is often referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league ...

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NPB.com
Living people 1982 births Baseball people from Gunma Prefecture Japanese expatriate baseball players in the United States Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Orix Buffaloes players North Shore Honu players {{Japan-baseball-pitcher-stub