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Any examples?

• filoleg 24d ago
  They basically embed company names directly into team names. Here is a couple of examples: Fukuoka Softbank Hawks and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
• haunter 24d ago
  Most of the NPB teams are corporate owned and named - Chunichi Dragons > Chunichi Shimbun (news corporation) - Hanshin Tigers > Hanshin Electric Railway - Tokyo Yakult Swallows > Yakult Honsha (yes, the probiotic milk beverage company) - Yokohama DeNA BayStars > DeNA (ecommerce/mobile games/online services) - Yomiuri Giants > Yomiuri Shimbun (media conglomerate) - Chiba Lotte Marines > Lotte Holdings (related to the South Korean Lotte Corporation mostly known for their confectionery and ice creams) - Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks > SoftBank (I think everyone knows them on HN) - Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters > Nippon Ham (food processing) - Orix Buffaloes > Orix (investment banking) - Saitama Seibu Lions > Seibu Railway - Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles > Rakuten (I think everyone knows them on HN) But that's not a Japanese only thing, the Korean (KBO) and Taiwanese (CPBL) baseball leagues are the same Kia Tigers, KT Wiz, LG Twins, Lotte Giants, Samsung Lions CTBC Brothers, Rakuten Monkeys, Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions, Fubon Guardians And not even a baseball thing only the football teams in the region are the same