TOKYO — As support for baseball and softball to be included in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games continues to grow across Japan, with pressure being applied from all parts of the world, the political group consisting of 67 Diet Members campaigning for baseball and softball at the Olympic Games assembled in Tokyo for the second time in a month on Tuesday, November 18 in the Japanese Diet.

TOKYO — As support for baseball and softball to be included in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games continues to mount across Japan, with a growing chorus from all parts of the globe, the political group consisting of 67 Diet Members campaigning for baseball and softball at the Olympic Games assembled in Tokyo for the second time in a month last Tuesday, November 18 in the Japanese Diet.

Nippon Professional Baseball and Youth Baseball were the number one and two spectator sport events in Japan, according to a recent Yomiuri Shimbum poll.

TOKYO — Baseball and softball players, supporters, and fans worldwide – from professional leagues to local clubs and junior teams – have come out ‘Swinging For The Fences’ and pitching for the Olympic Games, following the launch of a global campaign to get baseball and softball back into the Games