BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.6256@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20200623T000000Z DTEND:20200623T000000Z DESCRIPTION:Join Dodgers&rsquo\; historian Mark Langill as he shares about the 1956 tour of Japan by the Brooklyn Dodgers which set the stage for man y significant moments in baseball history that connected Japan and Los Ang eles baseball\, culminating in the signing of Hideo Nomo.&nbsp\;\n\nLearn how the 1956 tour paved the way for visits by Tokyo Giants players in the following years to Dodgers&rsquo\; Spring Training and by the Dodgers to J apan in the &rsquo\;60s and &rsquo\;90s\, how dugout seats in the Korakuen Stadium in Tokyo influenced the original dugout seats in Dodger Stadium\, and the Japanese lantern at Dodger Stadium. There will also be time for a Q&amp\;A with Langill and moderator Chris Komai.\n\n<strong>This program is FREE\, but RSVPs are required using the link below.</strong>&nbsp\;You will be emailed links and instructions 24&nbsp\;hours before the program b egins in order to join our conversation on Zoom on Tuesday\, June&nbsp\;23 at 6&nbsp\;p.m.&nbsp\;(PDT). Please confirm that the email that you regis ter with is the best way to reach you. Contact&nbsp\;<a href="mailto:publi cprograms@janm.org" target="_blank">publicprograms@janm.org</a>&nbsp\;if y ou have any additional questions or specific access needs.\n\n<strong><a h ref="https://9644p.blackbaudhosting.com/9644p/tickets?tab=2&amp\;txobjid=6 c295e0c-b0e9-4c6e-a08e-45fe8ae1a9ae" target="_blank">RSVP NOW</a></strong> DTSTAMP:20240425T180649Z SUMMARY:VIRTUAL TALK—1956 Dodgers’ Tour of Japan: Setting the Stage for Nomo URL:/en/events/2020/06/23/virtual-talk1956-dodgers-tour-of-japan-setting/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR