Nabetsune Reign - How the Yomiuri Owner Controlled NPB
Tsuneo Watanabe, chairman of the Yomiuri Group, wielded unprecedented power over NPB through media dominance and political maneuvering.
Articles tagged with power
The Powerlessness of NPB Commissioners - A Lineage of Figureheads Who Couldn't Defy Owners
The NPB Commissioner should be baseball's highest authority, but in reality serves merely as a rubber stamp for the owners' meeting.
Baseball and Political Exploitation - The Politics of Ceremonial First Pitches and National Anthems
How Japanese politicians use ceremonial first pitches, the political significance of Emperor's Game attendance, and the intersection of baseball stadiums with public subsidies and local politics.