WBC champs may be honored | 日本のニュースを英語で読むならジャパンタイムズウィークリー


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WBC champs may be honored

Team Japan Manager Sadaharu Oh at a media conference in Chiba on March 22

As the nation basked in the triumph of Japan's victory in the inaugural World Baseball Classic on March 20, the government added to the euphoria March 22 by saying it is considering bestowing awards on the entire team.

Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Kenji Kosaka said the ministry is planning to give sports contribution awards to the team, coaches and manager Sadaharu Oh.

Kosaka said the government should give the People's Honor Award to outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, who batted third in the final game against Cuba and served as the team's main spokesman and spiritual pillar throughout the tournament.

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