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  2. Baseball in Japan - Wikipedia

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    In Japanese, baseball is commonly called yakyū (野球), combining the characters for field and ball. According to the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), the atmosphere of Japanese baseball games is less relaxed than in the United States, with fans regularly singing and dancing to team songs. [4]

  3. 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".

  4. Japan Series - Wikipedia

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    Since 2021, extra games are played to 12 innings as normal. Starting in the 13th inning of extra games, the World Baseball Softball Confederation two-runner tiebreaker with runners at first and second base, similar to the Japanese High School Baseball Championship (Koshien), will be implemented. Historically:

  5. 2024 Nippon Professional Baseball season - Wikipedia

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    The 2024 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 75th season of professional baseball in Japan since Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) was reorganized in 1950 and the 90th anniversary of the founding of professional baseball in Japan. There are 12 NPB teams, split evenly between the Central League and Pacific League.

  6. 2024 Japan Series - Wikipedia

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    The 2024 Japan Series (日本シリーズ, Nippon Shiriizu) was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) 2024 season. The 75th edition of the Japan Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of the Central League (CL) and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Pacific League (PL).

  7. 2023 Japan Series - Wikipedia

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    The 2023 Japan Series (日本シリーズ, Nippon Shiriizu) was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) 2023 season. The 74th edition of the Japan Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the winners of the Central League (CL) and Pacific League's (PL) postseason tournament, the Climax Series.

  8. Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Series - Wikipedia

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    The Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Game is an annual baseball series of All-Star Games (in most years, two games are played, but three such games can and have been played as well) between players from the Central League and the Pacific League, currently selected by a combination of fans, players, coaches, and managers.

  9. List of Nippon Professional Baseball stadiums - Wikipedia

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    Japanese High School Baseball Championship (1924–1940, 1947–present) Japanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (1925–present) Tigers – JBL (1936–1949), CL (1950–present) Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo Occupants: Tokyo Big6 Baseball League – all games (1926–present)