For night shift workers in factories and hospitals, radio broadcasts of NPB games were a lifeline through lonely nights. This article traces the culture of late-night replays, listener communities, and the transition to the streaming era.
NPB night games start at 6 PM as standard. Why not 5 PM or 7 PM? The answer involves a complex interplay of commuter schedules, last-train constraints, broadcast programming, and stadium-area food and beverage economics.
Desde el primer juego nocturno de Japón en 1948, pasando por la sinergia televisiva, la cultura del asalariado, la era de los domos, hasta la revolución del alumbrado LED, recorriendo la historia completa de la cultura de juegos nocturnos de NPB.