1.  And as a result, Mariners games can be seen on Japanese television, helping Japanese fans to become familiar with other Mariners players, like David Bell.

2.  And if any viewer ever sees a Japanese fan unfurled again, it may be too soon.

3.  As charmed as he was by the Japanese fans, Mack was turned off by the Japanese media.

4.  A bamboo Japanese fan.

5.  A sculpin with two Japanese fans for fins stares straight at me from behind the glass.

6.  But for Marty Kuehnert, a longtime commentator on Japanese baseball, there is no explaining away the disparate attention that Japanese fans accord native and foreign players.

7.  By the time I left, the place was full, with the mandatory Japanese fans mixing with in-the-know locals.

8.  For The Ventures, it was the start of a long and lucrative relationship with Japanese fans, who still treat them like big stars.

9.  Hello Kitty pillows, sent by an enthusiastic Japanese fan, are stacked on the bed, and a bag of wigs sits near a bookcase filled with records.

10.  I wanted the Japanese fans who could not make it to the United States see that there are great players besides me.