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⚾ DODGERS #18 · YOSHINOBU YAMAMOTO
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WHITE SOX #5 · MUNETAKA MURAKAMI ⚡
DODGERS #18
YAMAMOTO JERSEY
YAMAMOTO JERSEY
DODGERS · ACE · #18
→ NPB TRIPLE CROWN — 3×
Wins, ERA & strikeouts leader — three straight seasons (2021–2023) with the Orix Buffaloes.
→ $325M / 12 YEARS — DODGERS
Largest pitcher contract in MLB history at signing (Dec 2023).
→ 2024 & 2025 WORLD SERIES CHAMPION 🏆
Back-to-back titles with the Dodgers. 2025 World Series MVP.
WHITE SOX #5
MURAKAMI JERSEY
MURAKAMI JERSEY
WHITE SOX · 3B · #5
→ 56 HR — NPB SINGLE-SEASON RECORD
Japan's all-time single-season home run record, set in 2022 with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
→ NPB'S MOST FEARED HITTER
3× NPB HR leader, 2× Central League MVP, 2022 Triple Crown — one of the most complete hitters Japan has ever produced.
→ CHICAGO WHITE SOX — NEW CHAPTER ⚡
Signed with the White Sox, bringing NPB's home run king to the MLB. At 26, his peak is ahead of him.
⚾ DODGERS #18 · YAMAMOTO
VS
WHITE SOX #5 · MURAKAMI ⚡
⚾ DODGERS #18 · YAMAMOTO
→ NPB TRIPLE CROWN — 3×
Wins, ERA & strikeouts leader — three straight seasons (2021–2023) with the Orix Buffaloes.
→ $325M / 12 YEARS — DODGERS
Largest pitcher contract in MLB history at signing (Dec 2023).
→ 2024 & 2025 WORLD SERIES CHAMPION 🏆
Back-to-back titles with the Dodgers. 2025 World Series MVP.
WHITE SOX #5 · MURAKAMI ⚡
→ 56 HR — NPB SINGLE-SEASON RECORD
Japan's all-time single-season home run record, set in 2022 with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
→ NPB'S MOST FEARED HITTER
3× NPB HR leader, 2× Central League MVP, 2022 Triple Crown — one of the most complete hitters Japan has ever produced.
→ CHICAGO WHITE SOX — NEW CHAPTER ⚡
Signed with the White Sox, bringing NPB's home run king to the MLB. At 26, his peak is ahead of him.
🤼 GRAND SUMO DIVE · SPORTS GUIDE BY JAPAN.GG
💥 SUMO
GRAND SLAM 🛫
GRAND SLAM 🛫
EST.
1684
EDO PRO SUMO
HONBASHO
6
PER YEAR
DURATION
15
DAYS EACH
TOKYO · RYŌGOKU KOKUGIKAN
★ BEST VENUE IN EACH REGION
🏟️ RYŌGOKU KOKUGIKAN (TOKYO)📍 MAP
Opened 1985. Capacity 11,098. Hosts three honbasho a year (January, May, September). Sumo Museum inside.
⛩️ EDION ARENA OSAKA (OSAKA)📍 MAP
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium (Edion naming rights since 2015). Hosts Haru Basho every March. Near Namba Station.
🏆 IG ARENA (AICHI)📍 MAP
Nagoya Basho moved here July 2025 — replacing the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium after 60 years. Capacity 17,000.
🌊 FUKUOKA KOKUSAI CTR. (FUKUOKA)📍 MAP
Hakata-ku waterfront. Hosts the Kyūshū Basho every November — the final honbasho of the calendar year.
🥋 JAPAN MARTIAL ARTS DIVE · SPORTS GUIDE BY JAPAN.GG
MARTIAL ARTS
IN JAPAN
IN JAPAN
⚾ JAPAN BASEBALL DIVE · SPORTS GUIDE BY JAPAN.GG
KOSHIEN
& BEYOND
& BEYOND
FOUNDED
1872
JAPAN BASEBALL
NPB TEAMS
12
CLUBS
WBC
2026
TOKYO DOME
CENTRAL LEAGUE
PACIFIC LEAGUE
🏟️ HANSHIN KOSHIEN📍 MAP
Built 1924. Japan's most sacred ballpark — home of the Tigers and the National High School Baseball Championships every August.
🗼 TOKYO DOME📍 MAP
Japan's first dome (1988). Home of the Yomiuri Giants — 22 Japan Series titles — and hosted WBC 2026 Pool C.
❄️ ES CON FIELD📍 MAP
Opened 2023, Kitahiroshima — Japan's most modern ballpark, retractable roof, natural grass. Home of the Nippon-Ham Fighters.
🌊 THE MLB WAVE📍 MAP
Nomo (1995) · Ichiro (3,089 hits) · Matsui (2009 WS MVP) · Darvish (2012) — each opened the door wider.
🐦🔥 RIKUZENTAKATA📍 MAP
After the 2011 tsunami, local youth teams kept playing. The Miracle Pine — last of 70,000 — became the city's enduring symbol.
🏙️ ŌSHŪ & HANAMAKI HIGASHI📍 ŌSHŪ📍 HANAMAKI
Iwate, Tōhoku. Hanamaki Higashi High School consistently sends players to NPB and MLB — small city, outsized legacy.
⭐ BONUS
UNIQLO FIELD AT DODGER STADIUM📍 MAP
Witness historic baseball moments at the iconic Dodger Stadium!
⚽ J1 LEAGUE — TOP FLIGHT JAPAN · SPORTS GUIDE BY JAPAN.GG
JAPAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE
FOUNDED
1993
J.LEAGUE
J1 TEAMS
20
CLUBS
WC
2026
NORTH AMERICA
KANTO EAST
KANTO NORTH
KANSAI & CHUGOKU
CENTRAL & KYUSHU
🎌 JAPAN SOUVENIR
JAPAN
NATIONAL TEAM
NATIONAL TEAM
JAPAN × ADIDAS × FIFA
🇯🇵 JAPAN NATIONAL TEAM JERSEY · SOUVENIR · FANATICS
⚡ 2022 WORLD CUP — R16
Looking to challenge the world. Japan reached the Round of 16 at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, for the 4th time.
🌏 8 STRAIGHT WORLD CUPS
Qualified for every FIFA World Cup since 1998 — a run of 8 consecutive tournaments that reflects how far the national team has come.
🏆 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP
The biggest World Cup ever — 48 teams across North America (Canada, USA & Mexico.)
🏎️ JAPAN MOTORSPORT DIVE · SPORTS GUIDE BY JAPAN.GG
MOTORSPORT · SUZUKA · CIRCUIT
⛷️ JAPAN WINTER DIVE · SPORTS GUIDE BY JAPAN.GG
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