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  2. Nippon Professional Baseball - Wikipedia

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    Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB, 日本野球機構, Nippon Yakyū Kikō) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called Puro Yakyū (プロ野球), meaning simply Professional Baseball; outside of Japan, NPB is often referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be ...

  3. Baseball in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Baseball in Japan. Baseball was introduced to Japan in 1872 and is Japan's most popular participatory and spectator sport. [1][2] The first professional competitions emerged in the 1920s. The highest level of baseball in Japan is Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), which consists of two leagues, the Central League and the Pacific League, with ...

  4. Yahoo Japan - Wikipedia

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    Yahoo! Japan acquired the naming rights for the Fukuoka Dome in 2005, renaming the dome as the "Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome". The "Yahoo Dome" is the home field for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, a professional baseball team, majorly owned by SoftBank. Since 2010, Yahoo! Japan's search engine has been based on Google's search technology.

  5. Sports in Japan - Wikipedia

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    The most popular professional sports in Japan are baseball, sumo wrestling, association football (soccer), tennis, and golf. [7][8][9][10][11] Note that most practitioners in the martial arts are not professional, but amateurs. J1 League football game at Saitama Stadium. Favorite professional sport. 2005.

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    Yahoo (/ ˈ j ɑː h uː /, styled yahoo! in its logo) [4] [5] is an American web services provider. It is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California , and operated by the namesake company Yahoo! Inc. , which is 90% owned by investment funds managed by Apollo Global Management and 10% by Verizon .

  7. 2021 Tokyo Yakult Swallows season - Wikipedia

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    The 2021 Tokyo Yakult Swallows season is the 71st season of the franchise of Nippon Professional Baseball, their 57th season at Meiji Jingu Stadium, and their 51st season under Yakult Honsha. This was also the Swallows' second season under Shingo Takatsu. This is also Takatsu's first season managing a full 143-game season, as the COVID-19 ...

  8. SV.League - Wikipedia

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    www.svleague.jp. (Men Women) SV.League, also known as Daido Life SV.League (大同生命 SV.LEAGUE) for sponsorship reasons, is the top-level professional volleyball league for both men and women in Japan since 2024. The league is succeeded the V.League as the premier volleyball tournament in Japan.

  9. Yahoo Sports AM: Nadal's last stand - AOL

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    Yahoo Sports AM is our daily newsletter that keeps you up to date on all things sports. ... each have three wins on the Japan LPGA this year, and both are ranked in the world top 50. Jenny Coleman ...