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Japanese Baseball On First Strike

Japanese professional baseball players have gone on strike for the first time since the game was introduced from the US 70 years ago.

The action was called over the players' demand that the league suspend a merger between two clubs, Orix Bluewave and Kintetsu Buffaloes.

Such a merger could cause job losses, but the clubs' owners say it is the only way to keep the teams in business.