RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan — Other than the concrete ... to work out on the baseball field at the city’s sports complex. Locals call this place Takata for short. Sasaki calls it furusato — his ...

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan — Other than the concrete ... to work out on the baseball field at the city's sports complex. Locals call this place Takata for short. Sasaki calls it furusato — his ...

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan — Other than the concrete skeletal remains of a three-story office supply store, there was nothing on the expansive field. Just acres and acres of dried grass.