Japanese Baseball Trivia #1

Can you answer these trivia questions relating to Japanese baseball?
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Last updated: November 22, 2020
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The word “baseball” in Japanese
Yakyū
Name for the Japanese high school baseball tournaments and the stadium it is played in
Kōshien
Chinese-Japanese considered the world leader in professional home runs
Sadaharu Oh
Foreigner who broke the above’s single-season home run record
Wladimir Balentien
This team has the most Japan Series championships
Yomiuri Giants
The only hitter to have at least 3,000 hits in the NPB
Isao Harimoto
Current team that is a merger of two former teams and therefore has two stadiums
Orix Buffaloes
Japanese MLB legend who played for a team that merged into the above
Ichiro Suzuki
Team that completed a three-peat from 2017-19
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
American HOFer who played for the above
Rich Gossage
The first Japanese player to play in the MLB
Masanori Murakami
In 2013, this player led his team to a championship, winning Japan Series MVP after going 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA in the regular season
Masahiro Tanaka
The Japanese equivalent of the Cy Young Award that the above won
Eiji Sawamura Award
Cincinnati Reds player who holds the single-season hits record in Japan
Shogo Akiyama
System that allows for Japanese players to leave for the MLB even without contract expiry
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