In 1925, the year of Japan"s Taishō period, baseball was a curiosity and a handful of male squads existed. When a pitcher warned that women ought to stay home instead of attending school, the fourteen‑year‑old Akiko persuaded her friend Koume to form a girls" baseball club, determined to refute the claim. At that era, jogging was deemed indecent for ladies; baseball was labeled "the boys" game." The duo struggled to recruit enough players, secure parental approval, and master the rules—tasks proved challenging than they had imagined. They had to convince their families that the sport was safe and spent practicing swings and catching drills, discovering learning baseball was harder than expected.
J.C. Staff Japan