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One evening in Tokyo’s Meiji Jingu Stadium, I sat thinking about other things as my beloved Yakult Swallows’ bullpen imploded, blowing yet another late-game lead. The team’s on-field ineptitude lent itself well to daydreaming. Celebrated Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami was sitting in Jingu’s right field seats when it first occurred…