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'''Japanese-style baseball''', or '''rubber-ball baseball''', () is a game created in Japan that uses a hard rubber ball instead of an original hard [[Baseball (ball)|baseball]] made of [[leather]]. In a narrow sense, it refers to a game that uses a hollow rubber ball, and in a broad sense, it includes a semi-hard baseball where a hard ball’s surface is replaced with rubber.
== History ==
During the [[Meiji era]] (1868–1912), [[baseball]] introduced from the United States became established in Japan in national competitions for secondary schools, high schools, and colleges, and children enjoyed playing baseball using hard [[tennis ball]]s. However, tennis balls had the drawback of being difficult to use due to problems with their [[durability]] and speed, and the number of people playing the sport gradually declined.
In 1919, Toshin Rubber, a company based in [[Kobe]], sold the world’s first rubber baseball. As a result, the number of young people playing baseball started to increase again. In the following year, the was established in Kobe and a full-fledged national tournament for youth baseball was held. Then in 1925, a man called formed the same organization in Tokyo.
== References ==
*[http://jsbb.or.jp/ Japan Rubber Baseball Association’s webpage]
== External links ==
*[https://ift.tt/3eABeBU Sports Nippon Newspapers article]
*[https://ift.tt/2yswZI4 Tokyo Nanshiki Baseball Association's webpage]
[[Category:Baseball in Japan| ]]
[[Category:History of baseball outside the United States|Japan]]
== History ==
During the [[Meiji era]] (1868–1912), [[baseball]] introduced from the United States became established in Japan in national competitions for secondary schools, high schools, and colleges, and children enjoyed playing baseball using hard [[tennis ball]]s. However, tennis balls had the drawback of being difficult to use due to problems with their [[durability]] and speed, and the number of people playing the sport gradually declined.
In 1919, Toshin Rubber, a company based in [[Kobe]], sold the world’s first rubber baseball. As a result, the number of young people playing baseball started to increase again. In the following year, the was established in Kobe and a full-fledged national tournament for youth baseball was held. Then in 1925, a man called formed the same organization in Tokyo.
== References ==
*[http://jsbb.or.jp/ Japan Rubber Baseball Association’s webpage]
== External links ==
*[https://ift.tt/3eABeBU Sports Nippon Newspapers article]
*[https://ift.tt/2yswZI4 Tokyo Nanshiki Baseball Association's webpage]
[[Category:Baseball in Japan| ]]
[[Category:History of baseball outside the United States|Japan]]
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