Japanese-American Perspectives

Here is the Japanese roster for the upcoming 25th Asian Championships.

The schedule is as follows:

First Round
Narita Municipal Ohyatsu Baseball Stadium

7/27 (Mon)
10:00 Japan vs Philippines
12:20 Opening Ceremonies
15:00 Thailand vs Indonesia

7/28 (Tues)
10:00 Thailand vs Japan
15:00 Indonesia vs Philippines

7/29 (Wed)
10:00 Indonesia vs Japan
15:00 Philippines vs. Thailand
17:30 Closing Ceremonies

Second Round
Sapporo Maruyama Baseball Stadium

8/1 (Sat)
10:00 Korea vs Chinese Taipei
12:20 Opening Ceremonies
14:00 China vs Narita Champion

8/2 (Sun)
10:00 China vs. Korea
14:00 Chinese Taipei vs Narita Champion

8/3 (Mon)
10:00 Chinese Taipei vs China
14:00 Narita Champion vs Korea
17:30 Closing Ceremonies

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Manager
30  Yasuhiko Sugimoto  Nippon Express

Coaches
31  Etsuro Sugawara    Chuo Gakuin University
32  Tetsuya Ohkubo     Kyushu Sangyo University
33  Hiroyuki Sakaguchi ENEOS

Trainer
Tetsuya Suzuki         Sports Program

Business Manager
Kenichi Suzuki         JABA

Pitchers
11  Tomoyuki Sugano    Tokai University
12  Leo Moriyasu       Fuji University
13  Yodai Enoshita     Kyushu Sangyo University
14  Masahiro Inui      Toyo University
16  Hirokazu Sawamura  Chuo University
17  Nao Higashihama    Asia University
18  Kazuhito Futagami  Hosei University
19  Yusuke Nomura      Meiji University
20  Yuhei Nakaushiro   Kinki University

Catchers
24  Kenji Suzuki       Nippon Express
27  Go Yamaoka         ENEOS

Infielders
 2  Sho Ueno           JR Shikoku
 5  Komei Sawamura     Nippon Express
 6  Shiro Mori         Panasonic
 7  Kentaro Miyazawa   ENEOS
 8  Tsutomo Sasaki     Mitsubishi
 9  Kenichi Yokoyama   Mitsubishi

Outfielders
 1  Hisayoshi Chono    Honda
 4  Takashi Ogino      Toyota
10  Keiji Ikebe        ENEOS
28  Ikuhiro Kiyota     NTT
29  Sho Aranami        Toyota