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You Gotta Have Wa (Vintage Departures) (1st Edition) by Robert Whiting Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2009 ISBN-10: 0-307-45597-1 / 0307455971 ISBN-13: 978-0-307-45597-0 / 9780307455970 A hilarious, informative, and riveting account of Japanese baseball and the cultural clashes that ensued when Americans began playing there professionally. In Japan, baseball is a way of life. It is a philosophy. It is "besuboru." Its most important element is "wa" group harmony embodied in the prov |