Baseball Federation of Japan
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The Baseball Federation of Japan is the governing body for amateur baseball in Japan
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The Federation
was founded in 1949 and has been a member of the International Baseball Federation
since 1972.http://www.baseball.ch/2003/f/mc/mcJPN.html
In 2003, there was 160,000 people playing baseball in around 5,000 teams across Japan
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Baseball in Japan
Baseball is one of the most popular sports in Japan. It was introduced to Japan in 1872 by Horace Wilson, who taught at the Kaisei School in Tokyo. The first baseball team was called the Shimbashi Athletic Club and was established in 1878. Baseball has been a popular sport ever since...
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The Federation
Federation
A federation , also known as a federal state, is a type of sovereign state characterized by a union of partially self-governing states or regions united by a central government...
was founded in 1949 and has been a member of the International Baseball Federation
International Baseball Federation
The International Baseball Federation is the worldwide governing body recognized by the International Olympic Committee as overseeing, deciding and executing the policy of the bat-and-ball sport of baseball at the international level...
since 1972.http://www.baseball.ch/2003/f/mc/mcJPN.html
In 2003, there was 160,000 people playing baseball in around 5,000 teams across Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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