ORIGINAL TITLE: YAKYUKAI
TYPE: Magazine
DIMENSIONS: Volume measures 7 1/4 X 10 1/4 inches (closed)
COMPONENTS: 278 pages of pre-war baseball news and photos
NOTES: Rare, original, early.
LANGUAGE
Japanese
ITEM ID: 4038
Japanese Baseball Magazine
DATE
Year: 1938
Decade: 1930s
Century: 20th (1901-2000)
Notes: Dated Showa 13
At the outbreak of the Pacific War baseball was considered “the enemy’s game” and banned in Japan. Many early cards and magazines were thrown away.
Asia/Africa
This collection houses art and artifacts from China, Ethiopia, India and Japan.
Sports
From baseball to the Olympics, this collections contains objects from the sporting world.
