The question is often raised by fans in Japan and in other countries, relatives and friends of foreign players in Japan, major league team scouts and player agents: Where can I get box scores of Japanese professional baseball games in English?

Until recently, I answered this by saying, "Nowhere." Japanese sports newspapers print extensive box scores with perhaps more details than you might want or need, and they post them online on their Web sites but, of course, in Japanese only.

Now, the Internet home page of Nippon Professional Baseball includes English versions of the box scores of every Central, Pacific and interleague contest played in Japan. The link can be found at: bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2010/games/