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Sports

The two main sports in Japan are baseball and sumo. Sumo is considered the national sport in Japan.

Martial arts such as judo,karate and kendo are widely practiced in Japan.Today baseball is the most

spectaded sport in Japan.The professional baseball league od japan was established in 1936.One of the

most famous baseball players is Ichiro Suzuki which now plays in MLB in the U.S.. Japan hosted the

2002 world cup with South Korea.Another popular sport is Auto racing.