The moment baseball was introduced to the Japanese.
So about 1872?BQ78 said:
The moment baseball was introduced to the Japanese.
In the early 30s we had a Japanese football player ! Canyon beat me to it !HollywoodBQ said:So about 1872?BQ78 said:
The moment baseball was introduced to the Japanese.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_in_Japan
I was also very surprised to learn about the origins of baseball in Australia too. Introduced in the 1850s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_in_Australia
For the OP, I don't things really started to take off until the 1970s.
My father's first business trip to Japan was in 1974 when he was working on the TransAlaska Pipeline.
When I was a kid in Valdez, I remember seeing many Japanese tourists in Anchorage. That's where I learned my first Japanese word - Good Morning - pronounced just like the state of Ohio. "Ohayo"
Little known fact, when "we" built "The Pipeline" in Alaska, the steel mills in Pittsburgh wouldn't build the spec of steel that was demanded for Alaskan conditions but, the Japanese were happy to oblige.
Also, for the OP, with large populations of Japanese on the west coast, there was always going to be some relationship there.
And one other little known Texas fact, there was a road near Beaumont called "Jap".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boondocks_Road
As soon as the Emperor told them to be become friends. My great uncle was on MacArthur's security detail during the occupation. He relayed stories of how friendly and compliant everyone was. He was a big semi pro ball player in Oklahoma before and after the war. The big thing that surprised him was the joint love for baseball. He played lots of games against local teams.FAT SEXY said:
How quickly after WWII did the United States and Japan develop a friendship?
I'm aware I can use google on this, but I like the perspective of a lot of posters on here.
CanyonAg77 said:
I'm fairly sure "Jap Road" is near the home of A&M's 1920s football star Taro Kishi
http://hirasaki.net/Family_Stories/Taro_Kishi/A_M.htm
CanyonAg77 said:
I'm fairly sure "Jap Road" is near the home of A&M's 1920s football star Taro Kishi
http://hirasaki.net/Family_Stories/Taro_Kishi/A_M.htm
My father knew him as they were at A&M at the same time.CanyonAg77 said:
I'm fairly sure "Jap Road" is near the home of A&M's 1920s football star Taro Kishi
http://hirasaki.net/Family_Stories/Taro_Kishi/A_M.htm
you're slippin Canyon:CanyonAg77 said:
I love the old Longhorns for lots of reasons, but one is that the students' nicknames are printed under their photo. Kishi was known as "Terrible Togo".
Thanks for posting that! I was wondering why I couldn't find him in the regular pages of seniors - he wasn't in the Corp. I found him in the football section and T Club - as well as The Battalion Fall Sports program - his nickname in there was "Terrible Jap"ABATTBQ87 said:you're slippin Canyon:CanyonAg77 said:
I love the old Longhorns for lots of reasons, but one is that the students' nicknames are printed under their photo. Kishi was known as "Terrible Togo".
1926 Longhorn
My father was a battalion commander but he did not commission when he graduated.CanyonAg77 said:
Slipping? Or a little lazy?
Looking at the old yearbooks, I assume "casual" means they won't commission. Usually international or physical disability. Wonder if Kishi was ineligible to commission, being born in Japan.
HollywoodBQ said:So about 1872?BQ78 said:
The moment baseball was introduced to the Japanese.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_in_Japan
I was also very surprised to learn about the origins of baseball in Australia too. Introduced in the 1850s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_in_Australia
For the OP, I don't things really started to take off until the 1970s.
My father's first business trip to Japan was in 1974 when he was working on the TransAlaska Pipeline.
When I was a kid in Valdez, I remember seeing many Japanese tourists in Anchorage. That's where I learned my first Japanese word - Good Morning - pronounced just like the state of Ohio. "Ohayo"
Little known fact, when "we" built "The Pipeline" in Alaska, the steel mills in Pittsburgh wouldn't build the spec of steel that was demanded for Alaskan conditions but, the Japanese were happy to oblige.
Also, for the OP, with large populations of Japanese on the west coast, there was always going to be some relationship there.
And one other little known Texas fact, there was a road near Beaumont called "Jap".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boondocks_Road
FAT SEXY said:
How quickly after WWII did the United States and Japan develop a friendship?
I'm aware I can use google on this, but I like the perspective of a lot of posters on here.
Chevrolet was founded in Detroit, right? I don't understand.TRD-Ferguson said:
I bought a Honda Accord in '85 and my Dad wasn't happy about it. Told me he fought a war against those people. I asked him if his great grandfather was angry when he bought his Chevrolet. End of conversation!