Japanese-style baseball
A ball game that originated in Japan and uses a rubber ball
Japancountry of origin
1919first recorded
—not on the Olympic programme
—disciplines & variants
1international bodies
Japanese-style baseball is a team sport and ball game, part of baseball. It originated in Japan, with its first record dating to 1919. The sport is governed internationally by Japan Rubber Basball Association.
Part ofBaseball
TypeTeam sports, Ball games
Country of originJapan
First recorded1919
Invented bySakae Suzuka
Governing bodyJapan Rubber Basball Association
Governance