Sports broadcasting contracts in Japan

This article refers to sports broadcasting contracts in Japan. For a list of rights in other countries, see Sports television broadcast contracts.

Multi-discipline events

IAAF World Championships in Athletics
*TBS
2008 Summer Olympics
*NHK
World Swimming Championships
*TV Asahi
American football
National Football League
*NHK
*Nippon Television
*Gaora
*DAZN
Baseball
Nippon Professional Baseball
*Fuji TV
*DAZN
*NHK
Major League Baseball
*NHK
*J Sports
*DAZN
Basketball
FIBA: DAZN
*World Cup
*Intercontinental Cup
National Basketball Association
*Rakuten NBA Special
*Wowow
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
*J Sports
All Japan Intercollegiate Basketball Championship
*J Sports
Boxing

fights have been aired live on TV Tokyo, TBS,　NTV, and Fuji TV. The Katsunari Takayama fight in his third tenure was aired on TBS. Others are:

NTV: Shinsuke Yamanaka and Takashi Miura
TBS: Kameda Promotions, Kazuto Ioka and Ryō Miyazaki
Fuji TV: Naoya Inoue, Ryōta Murata
TV Tokyo: Takashi Uchiyama and Kōhei Kōno
WOWOW: Premier Boxing Champions, Top Rank, Matchroom Boxing, etc.
DAZN: Golden Boy and Matchroom Boxing
Darts
PDC events
* DAZN
Football
FIFA:
*FIFA World Cup
**Japan Consortium
**
*FIFA Club World Cup
** NTV
*FIFA Women's World Cup
**NHK
**Fuji TV
**J Sports
*Boys and Girls Youth World Cups
**J Sports
AFC:
*AFC Asian Cup
**TV Asahi
**NHK
*AFC Champions League
**TV Asahi
UEFA:
*UEFA European Football Championship
**TBS
**WOWOW
**
*UEFA European Under-21 Championship
**WOWOW
*UEFA Women's Championship
**YouTube
*Boys and Girls Youth Championships
**YouTube
*UEFA Champions League
**DAZN
*UEFA Europa League
**DAZN
*UEFA Super Cup
**DAZN
*UEFA Youth League
**DAZN
*UEFA Women's Champions League
**DAZN
J. League
*NHK
*DAZN
Premier League
*NHK
*J Sports
*DAZN
English Football League
*DAZN
FA Cup
* DAZN
La Liga
*WOWOW
*DAZN
Copa del Rey
*DAZN
Bundesliga
*SKY PerfecTV!
DFL-Supercup
*SKY PerfecTV!
DFB-Pokal
*DAZN
Serie A
*SKY PerfecTV!
*DAZN
Coppa Italia
* DAZN
Supercoppa Italiana
* DAZN
Ligue 1
*DAZN
Coupe de la Ligue
*DAZN
Coupe de France
*DAZN
Trophée des Champions
*DAZN
Superliga Argentina
*DAZN
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
*TV Tokyo
*Rede Globo/IPCTV
*PFC internacional
*DAZN
Canadian Championship
*DAZN
A-League
*TV Asahi
*NHK
*Australia Plus
W-League
*Australia Plus
Golf
The Masters
*TBS
U.S. Open/Open Championship
*TV Asahi
*Golf Network
PGA Tour
*NHK
*Golf Network
Horse-racing
Japan Cup
*TV Tokyo
*Fuji Television
*NHK
Melbourne Cup
*Australia Plus
Ice hockey
All Japan Ice hockey Championship
*NHK
Asia League Ice Hockey
*J Sports
**DAZN
National Hockey League
*J Sports
Judo
World Championships
*Fuji TV
Mixed martial arts
UFC
* DAZN
Bellator MMA
* DAZN
Motor racing
Formula One
*Fuji TV
*DAZN
Macau Grand Prix
*Fuji TV
Formula E
*J Sports
World Touring Car Championship
*TV Osaka
IndyCar Series
*Gaora
MotoGP
*Nippon Television
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
*Nippon Television
World Rally Championship / FIA World Endurance Championship / Superbike World Championship / Dakar Rally / DTM / Inter Proto Series
*J Sports
SUPER GT
*J Sports
*TV Tokyo
Super Formula
*J Sports
*Fuji TV
Asian Le Mans Series
*J Sports
All Japan Road Race Championship / All Japan Motocross Championship / Suzuka 8 Hours
Rugby union
Rugby World Cup
*Nippon TV
*NHK
*J Sports
*DAZN
World Rugby Sevens Series
*DAZN
Super Rugby
*J Sports
Top League
*J Sports
*DAZN
Six Nations
* TV5Monde
European Professional Club Rugby
* DAZN
English Premiership
*DAZN
Tennis
Australian Open/French Open/U.S. Open
*WOWOW
Wimbledon
*NHK
*WOWOW
*Gaora
ATP World Tour
*Gaora
*NHK
*WOWOW
*DAZN
WTA Tour
* DAZN
Davis Cup
*DAZN
Fed Cup
* WOWOW
Volleyball
Men's World Championships/Women's World Championships/'World Grand Prix
*TBS
Men's World Cup/Women's World Cup/'World League
*Fuji TV
Grand Champions Cups
*NTV
All Japan Intercollegiate Volleyball Championship
*J Sports
Wrestling
WWE
*J Sports
*JAITS
*DAZN
NJPW
*TV Asahi
*J Sports
AJPW
*Gaora
Noah
*Nippon Television
Dragon Gate
*Gaora
*MBS TV
World Wonder Ring Stardom
*Tokyo MX
*Nippon Television
Other
Australian Football League
*Australia Plus

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Sports broadcasting contracts in Japan

Multi-discipline events

American football

Baseball

Basketball

Boxing

Darts

Football

Golf

Horse-racing

Ice hockey

Judo

Mixed martial arts

Motor racing

Rugby union

Tennis

Volleyball

Wrestling

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