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Before the Classic, the Australian Team is playing two Exhibition Games against Japan
These games are scheduled for Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th February 2009
The venue is Osaka, Japan

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OSAKA DOME

The Osaka Dome is a fully enclosed stadium located in Osaka, Japan and providing a home for the Orix Buffalo’s baseball team
Inside, the stadium incorporates a mechanized system that changes the seating and configuration to suit the event taking place - football, baseball or concerts
The ceiling is formed from a series of concentric rings that can be moved up and down to alter the acoustics and/or let in more natural light
The most striking external feature is the wave shaped Fiesta Mall, which gives access to the upper seating tiers and doubles as a shopping mall

Surface - Artificial Turf
Capacity - 36,500
Field dimensions
------------leftfield - 328 feet - 100 metres
------------left-centrefield - 384 feet - 116 metres
------------centrefield - 400 feet - 122 metres
------------right-centrefield - 384 feet - 116 metres
------------rightfield - 328 feet - 100 metres