It was business as usual Friday afternoon at Tokyo Dome -- high school boys checking out baseball memorabilia at a store, mother-toddler pairs munching away at a fast food joint near the stadium gates.
When there is no game on, Tokyo Dome is as tranquil and sleepy as any public park on a weekday.
But tension is definitely mounting ahead of the Major League Baseball season-opener, which takes place in Tokyo next week and features a full cast of star players, including Hideki Matsui of the New York Yankees.
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