Baseball is one of the most popular sports in Japan, and the country has a professional baseball league with 12 teams.

The 16th century saw the rise of Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, who were instrumental in unifying Japan under a centralized government.

The Japanese automotive industry has a long history of collaboration and partnerships with other companies and industries, both domestically and internationally.