Baseball fervor and metal salvaging in wartime Tokyo
The writer recalls Japan's wartime salvage drives and a love of baseball. A girl keeps Babe Ruth’s engraved watch given during his Japan tour, while the speaker scavenges junk piles for metal and odd finds. The piece mingles humor with wartime logistics and daily life under occupation.
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