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Hideo Nomo pioneered path to MLB in 1995
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The Samurai Way of Baseball by Robert Whiting
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Ichiro curses in Spanish, which he can't do in Japanese - Sports
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E-ticket: Dice-K 2.0
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L-R) Hideki Matsui, Ichiro Suzuki (Yankees), FEBRUARY 21, 2014
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Ichiro Suzuki - Wikiwand
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Exploring the relationship between Japanese stars Ichiro Suzuki
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Ichiro Suzuki: The paradox of the Japanese great - Sports
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The Colossal Legacy of Ichiro's Rookie Season, 20 Years Later