Japan

New Mazda Prize for Japan's Pro Baseballers

July 9, 2009

Mazda has become the sponsor of two Japanese pro baseball games, organised by the Nippon Professional Baseball Association. The games will be played at the Sapporo Dome and…

Japanese Companies Compete with Speedo's LZR Racer

May 4, 2009

The Japan Swimming Federation (JASF) has announced that a majority of the record-breaking swims at the recent Japan National Swimming Championships were made not by competitors wearing Speedo's…

Ricoh Cup Golf: Sponsor Urges Players to Cut their Carbon Footprint

November 28, 2008

Japan's Ricoh Cup, a major women's tournament, opened this week with the sponsor encouraging players to commit to reducing their carbon footprint.

Financial Crisis Brings Uncertainty to Japanese Formula 1

October 17, 2008

Representatives within Japan's Formula 1 racing industry say the future of the sport is in jeopardy due to the current global economic conditions. Multinational companies constitute a majority…

Breast Cancer Awareness Run Draws International and Local Japanese Sponsors

October 3, 2008

GE Healthcare, U.GOTO Florist, Paradigm, NWA and New Balance have come together to sponsor Run for the Cure, a run to raise money for and awareness of breast…

Japan to host junior rugby World Championship

May 15, 2008

Japan will host the IRB Junior World Championship in 2009 the International Rugby Board has announced this week. IRB Chairman Bernard Lapasset, said that 'the IRB is delighted…

JAL SUPPORTING TOKYO 2016 BID

March 27, 2008

Japan Airlines has signed as a sponsor of Tokyo's 2016 Olympic Games bid and is one of six major corporate sponsors contributing to the bid committee's goal of…