AFP – Under a scorching sun in Tokyo, octogenarian Katsuko Morita swings her mallet and whacks a ball through a small gate. The diehard gateballer plays almost every day, even when the mercury soars. “Some of my friends in my generation tell me I must be crazy to go out playing gateball in this heat,” […]
Under a scorching sun in Tokyo, octogenarian Katsuko Morita swings her mallet and whacks a ball through a small "gate".While gateball requires little physical exertion, players have to spend time in the punishing sun as two opposing teams carefully hit balls through gates.
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