JAPANESE BASEBALL

WHAT IS JAPANESE BASEBALL?

• 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 leagues in Japan the Central League and the Pacific League which each have six teams in them.
• Professional games, college universities, and big high school tourneys are all on television just like in America
• The rules are the same as I'm America and many Japanese players play in the MLB