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Baseball is probably the most popular sport in Japan. Yakyu, as baseball is called in Japanese, was introduced from the United States during the early Meiji Period. There are two professional baseball leagues in Japan: the Central League and the Pacific League, each consisting of six teams. Games are broadcast live on television during the season. Furthermore, there is a large number of university and high school baseball teams. The finals of the high school baseball tournaments, in particular, are very popular and are broadcast nationwide. Several Japanese players are playing highly successful careers in the American Major Leagues and enjoy great popularity and media coverage in Japan. Their games are often broadcast on television with special highlights of the Japanese players.

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English Links

The Japanese Baseball Insider (The Baseball Guru) Various articles and a large data archive about Japanese baseball including an introduction to Yakyu. JapaneseBaseball.com A web site dedicated to discussion of Professional Baseball in Japan. Michiyo's Sports Page Latest in Baseball Coming up in Baseball Baseball Stars Baseball Archive Up-to-date sports news from Japan. Jim Allen's Japanese Baseball Page (Jim and Michiko's Home Page) General information including a short history of baseball in Japan.

Product Links

Baseball Samurais: Ichiro Suzuki and the Asian Invasion Book by Rob Rains Ichiro Magic Book by Jim Allen Baseball Is Just Baseball: The Understated Ichiro Book by David Shields Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook Book by Daniel E. Johnson

Japanese Links

Professional Baseball in Japan Official Homepage.