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The Baseball Federation of Japan (BFJ) (全日本野球協会, Zen'nihon Yakyū Kyōkai) is governing body of baseball in Japan. They organize of Japanese amateur baseball throughout Japan and overseas. The Federation was set up after the Japan Amateur Baseball Association (JABA) and the Japan Student Baseball Association (JSBA) joined on June 20, 1990. In 2003, there was 160,000 people playing baseball in around 5,000 teams across Japan.[1] As of 2015, the BFJ represents six international teams: senior, women, university, high school/18U, 15U, and a 12U team.[1][2]
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| Abbreviation | BFJ |
|---|---|
| Formation | June 20, 1990 |
| Purpose | Represents baseball in Japan |
| Location |
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| Services | Organize Japanese baseball throughout Japan and overseas |
President | Masatake Yamanaka |
| Website | www.baseballjapan.org |
The Industrial League (JAPA) and Student Baseball (High School and College) had been run separately for a long time from before World War II. In 1954, they formed the Japan Amateur Baseball Federation to organize and represent a Japanese team in the first Asian Baseball Championship in the Philippines. In 1966, after participating in six Asian Baseball Championships, the Japan Amateur Baseball Federation was disbanded and reorganized into the Japan Amateur Baseball International Committee in 1967.
Beginning in 1984, baseball was being considered as an Olympic sport. After being used as a demonstration sport of the Olympic Games in Los Angeles (1984), Seoul (1988), and became a regular Olympic sport at the Barcelona games in 1992. These developments prompted the unification of the JAPA and JSBA to become one body of amateur baseball and the Baseball Federation of Japan (BFJ) on June 20, 1990. The BFJ joined the Japanese Olympic Committee, International Baseball Federation, and Baseball Federation of Asia. [3]
Committees and organizations
editAs of 2015, the BFJ has four subcommittees: the National Team Commission, Umpiring Commission, Sport and Environment Commission, and Anti-Doping Commission.
It is also represented in six International Organizations: International Baseball Federation (iBAF) 1st Vice President, Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA) Vice President, iBAF Tournaments Commission, iBAF Medical/Anti-Doping Commission, iBAF Women's Development Commission, and the iBAF Athletes Commission. [4]
Executive members
editSource: BFJ
| Role | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| President | Eiji Hatta | JSBA President |
| Vice President | Norio Ichino | JABA President |
| Vice President | Yoshinobu Suzuki | JABA Vice President |
| Executive Director | Kazuhiro Tawa | JSBA Director |
| Member at-large | Takayasu Okushima | JHBF President & JSBA Director |
| Member at-large | Akira Nambara | JUBF Vice President &JSBA Director |
| Member at-large | Masaru Ushiro | JABA Executive Director |
| Member at-large | Katsuji Kawashima | JABA Vice President |
| Secretary General | Masayuki Naito | Secretary General, JSBA & JUBF |
National teams
editSource: BFJ
Men's
edit- As of 14 November 2022
| Level | Nationality / Name | Appointed | Time as Manager | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior |  Hideki Kuriyama |
30 November 2021 | 2 years, 359 days | [5] |
Competitions
editSource: BFJ
Domestic
editSenior
edit| Competition | Season | Champions | Title | Runners-up | Next season | Dates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan Series | Orix Buffaloes (PL) | 5th
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Tokyo Yakult Swallows (CL) | TBD
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Announcement of Reorganization – Baseball Federation of Japan". wbsc.org. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "Teams". Baseball Federation of Japan. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "BFJ History". Baseball Federation of Japan. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "BFJ Committees". Baseball Federation of Japan. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "野球日本代表 前日本ハム監督 栗山英樹氏の監督就任 正式決定" [Japan national baseball team. Former Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama officially appointed as a manager.]. www3.nhk.or.jp. Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan: NHK. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
External links
edit- Official website (in English)
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