Sport in Japan sport in the world. Sport in Japan Sports in Japan are a significant part of Japanese culture. Both traditional sports such as sumo and martial arts, and Western imports like baseball and association football, are popular with both participants and spectators. Sumo wrestling is considered Japan's national sport. Baseball was introduced to the country by visiting Americans in the 19th century. The Nippon Professional Baseball league is Japan's largest professional sports competition in terms of television ratings and spectators. Martial arts such as judo, karate and modern kendō are also widely practiced and enjoyed by spectators in the country. Association
Sports broadcasting contracts in the Republic of Ireland Sports broadcasting contracts in the Republic of Ireland This article refers to sports broadcasting rights in the Republic of Ireland. For a list of sports broadcasting rights in other countries, see List of sports television broadcast contracts. Viewers in the Republic of Ireland can watch sports on Irish channels RTÉ One, RTÉ Two, Virgin Media One, Virgin Media Two, Virgin Media Three, Virgin Media Sport, TG4, eir Sport 1 and eir Sport 2. They can also view Pay-TV networks such as Sky Sports, BT Sport, Eurosport, Eleven Sports Network and ESPN. They can also access Northern Ireland's version of British