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Chicago Cubs in Tokyo: High prices — and firm resale laws — don’t stop fans’ once-in-a-lifetime experience

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Tickets to the Tokyo Series were a hot commodity with baseball fans in both Japan and the U.S. attempting to score seats for the opening games of the 2025 big-league season.

The scarcity of tickets in Japan caused any secondary tickets to skyrocket in the lead-up to Tuesday ’s opening-day matchup between the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers at the Tokyo Dome .

The lack of Cubs merchandise in the MLB store outside the Tokyo Dome and around the city has stood out to Chicago fans.

Jennifer Fortson appreciates how welcoming the country has been and the passion from Japanese baseball fans.

The predominately Japanese crowd is often quiet during at-bats, a level of respect.

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