Japan's Team Prepares for Asia Pro Baseball Championship 2026
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Samurai Japan is Japan's national baseball team. It will play in a big tournament in 2026. The tournament is called the Asia Pro Baseball Championship. People also call it APBC.
The team chose its players for the tournament. Two players are Takaaki Watarai and Yudai Shoji. Both players came from Yokohama High School. They want to win the top prize together.
The tournament starts on the 12th. Many fans are excited about it.
The team also made new goods to sell. These goods show the names of the chosen players. Fans can buy them to show support.
The website will give live updates about each game. People can check the score and the news there.
Vocabulary5 words
- Samurai Japan
- the name of Japan's national baseball team
- tournament
- a big sports event with many games
- APBC
- short name for Asia Pro Baseball Championship
- fans
- people who like and support a team
- live updates
- new information given during an event, right now
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1. Japan's national baseball team 2. Yokohama High School 3. True
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Samurai Japan is Japan's national _____ team. It will play in a big _____ in 2026. The tournament is called the Asia Pro Baseball Championship. People also call it _____.
The team chose its _____ for the tournament. Two players are Takaaki Watarai and Yudai Shoji. Both players came from Yokohama High School. They want to win the top _____ together.
The tournament starts on the _____. Many _____ are excited about it.
The team also made new _____ to sell. These goods show the names of the chosen players. Fans can buy them to show _____.
The website will give _____ about each game. People can check the score and the news there.
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