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The Average Length of Japan Baseball (NPB) Games, 2018

According to NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball Organization), the average length of NPB games is 3 hours and 13 minutes (only 9 inning games of the regular season) in 2018.

If it includes extra inning games, the average time is 3 hours and 18 minutes.

The average length of MLB (USA baseball) games is just 3 hours (per 9 innings). So games in Japan are quite long.

Table: Average length of games by team in 2018 (unit, hh:mm)

Season standing Team Game length (9 innings) Game length (all)
  Central league 3:14 3:19
1 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 3:20 3:26
2 Yakult Swallows 3:19 3:24
3 Yomiuri Giants 3:09 3:12
4 DeNA Baystars 3:09 3:12
5 Chunichi Dragons 3:10 3:15
6 Hanshin Tigers 3:19 3:22
  Pacific league 3:13 3:18
1 Saitama Seibu Lions 3:13 3:17
2 Fukuoka SoftbankHawks 3:16 3:20
3 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 3:13 3:18
4 Orix Buffaloes 3:06 3:13
5 Chiba Lotte Marines 3:12 3:18
6 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 3:14 3:20
       

Source is Nippon Professional Baseball Organization.

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2018 Season Attendance Figures of NPB (Japan Professional Baseball)

The tables below show 2018 season's attendance figures of NPB.

The figure means the number of sold tickets. It includes someone who did not show up at the game in despite of having a ticket. So, the announced number does not mean actual number of guests. The actual number may be less than the below.

Table 1: Central league

Season standing Team Franchise place Total Attendees Host games Attendee per game
1 Hiroshima Toyo Carp Hiroshima 2,232,100 72 31,001
2 Yakult Swallows Tokyo 1,927,822 71 27,152
3 Yomiuri Giants Tokyo 3,002,347 72 41,699
4 DeNA Baystars Yokohama 2,027,922 72 28,166
5 Chunichi Dragons Nagoya 2,146,406 71 30,231
6 Hanshin Tigers Nishinomiya 2,898,976 71 40,831

Table 2: Pacific league

Season standing Team Franchise place Total Attendees Host games Attendee per game
1 Saitama Seibu Lions Tokorozawa 1,763,174 71 24,833
2 Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Fukuoka 2,566,554 71 36,149
3 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Sapporo 1,968,916 71 27,731
4 Orix Buffaloes Osaka 1,625,365 72 22,575
5 Chiba Lotte Marines Chiba 1,665,133 72 23,127
6 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Sendai 1,726,004 72 23,972

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Source is Nippon Professional Baseball Organization.

www.npb.or.jp/statistics/

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Average Calorie Intake of Japanese People by Year, 2016

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare conducts the national nutrition survey every year. According to the survey, the average daily calorie intake of a Japanese person in 2016 was 1,865 kcal. The following data show the changes in daily caloric intake of a Japanese person by year.

Figure : Average Daily Calorie Intake of a Japanese Person by Year (unit : kcal)

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Year kcal
1975 2,188
1980 2,084
1985 2,088
1990 2,026
1995 2,042
2000 1,948
2001 1,954
2002 1,930
2003 1,920
2004 1,902
2005 1,904
2006 1,891
2007 1,898
2008 1,867
2009 1,861
2010 1,849
2011 1,840
2012 1,874
2013 1,873
2014 1,863
2015 1,889
2016 1,865
   

Source is Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. 平成28年国民健康・栄養調査

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