JINAN, East China, March 31 (Xinhua) -- A Japanese baseball youth team arrived at the city of Qingdao on March 31 for a four-day visit of east China's Shandong province.

    The Japanese baseball youth team, from the city of Ryugasaki, Ibaraki-ken, will play three matches against local teams in three Shandong cities of Jinan, Qingdao and Tai'an from March 31 to April 3.

    Baseball is one of the most popular sports in Japan, who claims itself as a top baseball nation in Asia. Enditem