While it may be the Year of the Pig, it may also be the Year of the Asahi in Canada. For those who may be unfamiliar the Vancouver Asahi, this local Japanese Canadian baseball team launched in ...

From 1914-1941, the Vancouver Asahi were one of city’s most dominant amateur baseball teams, winning multiple league titles in Vancouver and along the Northwest Coast.

But one thing made their lives worth living: baseball. They may be the underdogs, but the Vancouver Asahi baseball team have a sense of fair play and smart tactics that set them apart from the ...