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Basketball World Cup opens with record attendance at Philippine Arena

The International Basketball Federation’s (FIBA’s) landmark 2023 World Cup got underway at the Philippine Arena today (Friday) by smashing the tournament’s attendance record.

Kagoshima assessing North Wharf as potential stadium site

Kagoshima Mayor Takao Shimozuru has stated that the city will analyse and determine whether the result of the previous research into the candidate sites for development of a multi-function football stadium complex could be used, or whether a new investigative study will be required for a new candidate site.

SoftBank pens five-year naming rights deal for Nagasaki Stadium City

Japanet Holdings Co., Ltd. and SoftBank Corporation have announced an information and communications technology (ICT) partnership for the Nagasaki Stadium…

Japan’s Yomiuri Giants overhauls in-stadium merch with Fanatics, Nike

Yomiuri Giants, Japan’s most successful baseball team, is to overhaul its in-stadium retail stores through a new partnership with major…

Tokyo set for new rugby stadium

The Japan Sport Council has announced plans to build a new rugby union stadium in central Tokyo. The new Chichibunomiya…

NBA to resume overseas fixtures with Japan games

The NBA basketball league will head to Japan for two pre-season games in September and October, which will mark its…

Tokyo’s closed-door Olympics ‘to come in under budget’

Organisers of the postponed 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo are expecting the cost of the events to come…

Yokohama to open 20,000-seat arena in 2023

More details have emerged on K-Arena Yokohama, a new 20,000-capacity arena which is scheduled to open in the Japanese city…

Athletics track ‘to remain’ at Tokyo’s National Stadium

The Japanese Government has decided to backtrack on a decision to remove the athletics track from Tokyo’s National Stadium as…

Tokyo 2020 venues set for 10,000 capacity limit

The Japanese Government has today (Wednesday) announced that it plans to permit up to 10,000 spectators for major events in…

Kawasaki City drops athletics in football-focus at Todoroki Stadium

City of Kawasaki has unveiled its amended plan to redevelop the municipal facilities within the Todoroki Green Area, including a surprising proposal to redevelop the Todoroki Athletic Stadium into a purpose-built football stadium.

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