Why do NPB players uniforms have their team names in English?
December 21, 2025
Why do NPB players uniforms have their team names in English?
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Because the team names are in English to begin with.
They also have unofficial Japanese names (e.g. Giants=kyojin) but I don’t think I’ve ever seen them used on the uniforms. It’s definitely a thing with US influence on the game from the post war period, where they’re also chasing that classic American look and feel that most MLB teams still do.
2 comments
Because the team names are in English to begin with.
They also have unofficial Japanese names (e.g. Giants=kyojin) but I don’t think I’ve ever seen them used on the uniforms. It’s definitely a thing with US influence on the game from the post war period, where they’re also chasing that classic American look and feel that most MLB teams still do.
Interesting