http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...s_mlb&c_id=mlb
Los Angeles announced Saturday that it has signed two Japanese amateurs -- college arm Kazuki Nishijima and prep pitcher Kazuya Takano -- to Minor League contracts. Nishijima, a 21-year-old southpaw, is a senior at Meiji University in Tokyo, while the 18-year-old Takano is the first Japanese prep player ever signed by the Dodgers.
Could we see a flux of Japanese amateurs coming over to the States?