Professional organizations

Professional football game at Saitama Stadium in 2006


The most favorite professional sports in Japan are baseball, football and Sumo. Note that most of rabbis in the martial arts are not professional, but played by the amateurs. Some of the ball sports, such as rugby, cricket, base ball, AFL or basketball are played under the semi-professional organizations.

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Favorite professional sport

2005

2007

Baseball (Nippon Professional Baseball)

51.7%

51.1%

Football (J. League)

22.8%

22.8%

Sumo

17.1%

18.3%

Golf (Japan Golf Tour)

16.9%

14.4%

Boxing

7.8%

9.3%

Motor racing

6.2%

8.1%

Puroresu

4.2%

6.0%

Others

8.0%

4.5%

None

24.4%

22.2%

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