EditorialFans of Nippon Professional Baseball’s Yakult Swallows pack the stands for a preseason game at Meiji Jingu Stadium, built in the 1920s, in central Tokyo on March 18, 2023. (Joshua Mellin/The New York Times)
EditorialFans of Nippon Professional Baseball’s Yakult Swallows pack the stands for a preseason game at Meiji Jingu Stadium, built in the 1920s, in central Tokyo on March 18, 2023. (Joshua Mellin/The New York Times)
EditorialFans of Nippon Professional Baseball’s Yakult Swallows pack the stands for a preseason game at Meiji Jingu Stadium, built in the 1920s, in central Tokyo on March 18, 2023. (Joshua Mellin/The New York Times)
EditorialFans of Nippon Professional Baseball’s Yakult Swallows pack the stands for a preseason game at Meiji Jingu Stadium, built in the 1920s, in central Tokyo on March 18, 2023. (Joshua Mellin/The New York Times)
EditorialFans of Nippon Professional Baseball’s Yakult Swallows pack the stands for a preseason game at Meiji Jingu Stadium, built in the 1920s, in central Tokyo on March 18, 2023. (Joshua Mellin/The New York Times)
EditorialFans of Nippon Professional Baseball’s Yakult Swallows pack the stands for a preseason game at Meiji Jingu Stadium, built in the 1920s, in central Tokyo on March 18, 2023. (Joshua Mellin/The New York Times)
EditorialFans of Nippon Professional Baseball’s Yakult Swallows pack the stands for a preseason game at Meiji Jingu Stadium, built in the 1920s, in central Tokyo on March 18, 2023. (Joshua Mellin/The New York Times)
EditorialFans of Nippon Professional Baseball’s Yakult Swallows pack the stands for a preseason game at Meiji Jingu Stadium, built in the 1920s, in central Tokyo on March 18, 2023. (Joshua Mellin/The New York Times)
EditorialFans of Nippon Professional Baseball’s Yakult Swallows pack the stands for a preseason game at Meiji Jingu Stadium, built in the 1920s, in central Tokyo on March 18, 2023. (Joshua Mellin/The New York Times)
EditorialFans of Nippon Professional Baseball’s Yakult Swallows pack the stands for a preseason game at Meiji Jingu Stadium, built in the 1920s, in central Tokyo on March 18, 2023. (Joshua Mellin/The New York Times)
EditorialFans of Nippon Professional Baseball’s Yakult Swallows pack the stands for a preseason game at Meiji Jingu Stadium, built in the 1920s, in central Tokyo on March 18, 2023. (Joshua Mellin/The New York Times)