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.
npb.jp/statistics/2018/time.html
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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 |
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)
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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