Robert Whiting's Japan

Home
Archive
About
Time Machine: U.S. interest in Japanese baseball coincided with peak of Japan's economic bubble
This story originally appeared in the Japanese magazine Shukan Asahi in February 1989. TOKYO — We are living in the era of Japan: the richest nation in…
 • 
Robert Whiting
New
Top
Community
‘The Chrysanthemum and the Bat’ - Chapter 1
By Robert Whiting (1977)
 • 
Robert Whiting
Holiday Offer: Sign up for a Founding Member subscription and receive autographed copies of 'You Gotta Have Wa’ and ‘Tokyo Junkie’
Robert Whiting’s Japan is extending a special offer to readers who sign up for a Founding Member subscription. With your subscription you will receive…
 • 
Robert Whiting
Time Machine: Taking a look at ‘The Sportsworld of the Hanshin Tigers’
This story originally appeared in the Japanese newspaper Yukan Fuji in 2019. TOKYO — The Hanshin Tigers of Osaka are one of the most watched and talked…
 • 
Robert Whiting
Short trailer for documentary on Robert Whiting
 • 
Robert Whiting
3
Shohei Ohtani's popularity in the U.S. continues to soar
TOKYO — How popular is Shohei Ohtani in the United States? Well, here’s one example. I have a friend, a reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times based in Las…
 • 
Robert Whiting
5
Time Machine: Nick Zappetti talks about the early years in Japan - Part 2
This interview with Nick Zappetti, the central figure in Tokyo Underworld, focuses on his activities in the years 1945-1956. Second in a two-part…
 • 
Robert Whiting
Robert Whiting's Japan Podcast - Nov. 17 (New)
Topics: Gamblers, Fraudsters, Dreamers & Spies, Kishida tax cuts, Trump-Biden 2024, Shohei Ohtani MVP/free agency, Yoshinobu Yamamoto posting…
 • 
Robert Whiting
50:08
Robert Whiting's Japan
Japanese sports, politics, business, history

Robert Whiting's Japan

AboutArchiveSitemap
© 2023 Robert Whiting
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great writing