Nippon Professional Baseball
Hisense Japan agrees sponsorship with NPB team Yokohama DeNa BayStars
The Japanese arm of Chinese electronics manufacturer Hisense has agreed a sleeve sponsorship deal with Nippon Professional Baseball team Yokohama DeNa BayStars for the 2023 season
Fanatics exports sports merchandise model to Japan with Yomiuri Giants deal
Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) club Yomiuri Giants has entered into a long-term global deal with US sportswear and equipment manufacturer Nike and sports merchandising company Fanatics that will see…
Japan ‘mulls legalisation of baseball, football betting’ to create $65bn-per-year market
The Japanese government is considering the legalisation of gambling on football and baseball that could open the door to an estimated $65bn (€53.8bn) sports betting market, it has been reported.
NPB to admit more fans as Japan relaxes spectator limit
Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball league will admit increased numbers of fans to its games from this weekend, following the Japanese government's relaxation of Covid-19 spectator limits
Round-Up: Fifa rejects Infantino investigation, Thai and Malaysian MotoGPs off, NBA reviews China training programmes, and more
Fifa said there is "no reason" for the Swiss criminal investigation into president Gianni Infantino, and he will continue in his role as normal
Round-Up: True threatens FAT, ITTF worlds postponed again, WTA ‘hopeful’ on China tournaments, and more
Thai pay-television broadcaster TrueVisions is threatening not to show the end of the extended Thai League 1 football season, and is demanding a reduction in its rights fees for the competition
Real fans to follow robot fans as Japanese sport carefully reopens
Sport in Japan is making tentative progress in its return after the Covid-19 shutdown, as authorities and organisers implement various measures to re-admit fans and lay the ground for the Tokyo Olympics…
Japanese sport sets out on the long road back
Japan’s biggest domestic sports league, Nippon Professional Baseball, commenced its 2020 season on June 19 following a three-month delay due to Covid-19.
Nippon Professional Baseball returns to action
Japan's biggest domestic sports league, Nippon Professional Baseball, started its 2020 season on Friday after a three-month delay due to the Covid-19 shutdown
Round-Up: Esports fed appoints commercial commission, MotoGP Asian races decision, CAA signs ‘The Leech’, and more
The Singapore-based Global Esports Federation has appointed a Brand, Marketing, Commercial and Communication Commission featuring an array of experienced sports industry executives
DAZN acquires rights for Nippon Professional Baseball pre-season
Sports streaming service DAZN has acquired rights in Japan for Nippon Professional Baseball pre-season practice matches ahead of the 2020 season start on June 19
Round-Up: Osaka the highest-paid female athlete, Japanese baseball restart, NRL-Betfair deal, and more
Japan's Naomi Osaka was the world's highest-paid female athlete last year, according to Forbes, earning $37
Nippon Pro Baseball targets June start
Nippon Professional Baseball commissioner Atsushi Saito has said the league's 12 teams are aiming to start the 2020 season in the second half of June following postponement due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Turkmenistan football league restarts, other Asian events join cancelled list
Turkmenistan on Sunday joined the small handful of countries around the world to continue hosting sports events amid the Covid-19 pandemic, as its domestic football season restarted
Coronavirus latest: Infection shuts Dentsu Tokyo HQ, Olympic torch relay downsizing, Six Nations game postponed, and more
Japanese advertising and sports marketing agency Dentsu yesterday ordered its 5,000 employees at its Tokyo headquarters to work from home, after a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus
Coronavirus latest: Shanghai GP “unlikely”, Asean Para Games postponed, Asian Badminton Championships, LPGA, and more
Formula One managing director of motorsports Ross Brawn has said it is "unlikely" this year's Shanghai Grand Prix will go ahead as scheduled on April 19 due to the coronavirus
PapPay takes over naming rights at home to Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Nippon Professional Baseball club, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, will change the name of its baseball stadium to the PayPay Dome next season to promote Softbank’s cashless services subsidiary.