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  • Uriko

    Uriko

    One of the most famous marketing slogans is “sex sells“. We would not normally equate that slogan with baseball, but perhaps that saying does have some truth when it comes to Japanese baseball or more precisely the selling of beer at ballgames. In our last post titled Baseball Across the Pacific: Japan and Korea’s Professional Baseball…

  • Baseball Across the Pacific: Japan and Korea’s Professional Baseball Leagues

    Baseball Across the Pacific: Japan and Korea’s Professional Baseball Leagues

    By Bill Coleman The Stage: Two Nations, One Passion Baseball in Asia isn’t just a sport—it’s a cultural performance. In both Japan and South Korea, the game thrives at the highest professional level through two elite leagues: Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and South Korea’s Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). While both share deep roots in…