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ESPORTS

Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 4, 2018
JFA to co-host inaugural esports tournament at 2019 National Sports Festival
The Japan Football Association has taken its biggest step yet in the country's burgeoning esports scene, joining the Japan Esports Union as co-host of the newly established esports competition in the cultural program at the 2019 National Sports Festival in Ibaraki Prefecture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2018
Dragon Ball fighting game vaults Bandai Namco onto esports stage
Here comes a new challenger to the esports arena.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 29, 2018
Japan embraces esports after lagging global peers but seeks a star to put it on the map
Esports is quickly establishing itself as a way for video game lovers around the world to make a name for themselves — and a living — from their favorite pastime.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 19, 2018
NPB getting on board with boom in esports
Nippon Professional Baseball is ready to take a swing at esports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 27, 2018
Oasis hedge fund boss bets on Japan's professional gaming scene
Competitive gaming in Japan has found a champion: hedge fund boss Seth Fischer.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 19, 2018
LDP wants Japanese ready to vie for video game medals in future Olympics
The Liberal Democratic Party wants to legalize professional gaming tournaments, joining a groundswell that started last summer amid speculation that video games will become an Olympic medal sport by 2024.

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