Organ music colors NPB games. This article explores stadium organists' improvisation techniques for player entrance music, rally moments, and strikeout effects, and the value of live performance in the digital age.
An analysis of the lineage of Japanese baseball films. This article examines how NPB has been portrayed on screen from postwar entertainment films to modern documentaries, and the impact cinema has had on baseball culture.
Labor issues facing NPB cheerleaders: low pay, long hours, contract instability, and the structural problems behind the 'dream job' facade.
Analyzing NPB's 12 team mascot characters' personalities and their role in ballpark entertainment.
When an NPB batter steps to the plate, a personal theme song fills the stadium. When did this walk-up music tradition begin, and what do players' song choices reveal about their personalities?