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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mari Yamaguchi

Kishida makes 1st pitch in Japan game with South Korea

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida threw out the first pitch for Friday's World Baseball Classic game between Japan and South Korea, bouncing a ball that was scooped up by Japan manager Hideki Kuriyama, his designated catcher.

Kishida had the credentials to make a better pitch. He was a high school baseball player and is still a big fan of his hometown professional baseball team, the Hiroshima Carp.

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