Japan baseball team chases back-office stars for field of dreams

Old club of Darvish and Ohtani will open flashy stadium complex in Hokkaido

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A promotional image for the Nippon Ham Fighters' tentatively named Hokkaido Ballpark.  (Photo courtesy of Nippon Ham Fighters)

HIROFUMI YAMANAKA, Nikkei staff writer

SAPPORO -- Last week, when Japan's baseball team the Nippon Ham Fighters announced they will be hiring a handful of staff to work at their new ballpark to open in 2023, some 1,500 people from across the land applied in the first five days.

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