The Japan Basketball Association (JBA) has received a donation of 10 million yen from Yahoo Japan Corporation (hereafter, Yahoo! JAPAN / Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo / Kentaro Kawabe, President and CEO). I will report.
Yahoo! JAPAN is a high school student by having free live distribution etc. through the sports comprehensive site “Sports Navi” at the “SoftBank Winter Cup 2021 Reiwa 3rd 74th National High School Basketball Championship” held at the end of last year. We have sent many fans the struggle of the players of the age group.
A total of 10 million yen, which is the sum of the usage amount of users who used the paid support function installed on the distribution page and the contribution from the company, is a young person who is struggling to secure a competitive environment due to the recent corona disaster. We received an offer to donate for the purpose of supporting the players of the generation, and we are pleased to announce this donation.
As a public interest organization that controls the entire basketball competition in Japan, we will effectively use it to improve, disseminate and nurture the basketball environment for young people, including high school students.
■ Yahoo Japan Corporation “Sports Navi” Service Manager Keiichi Koyo Comment
“The impact of the new coronavirus has greatly increased the hardships and burdens of athletes, school officials, and those who support the operation of the tournament. Even under such circumstances, the athletes are moving and playing wonderfully. The chats of the fans watching in were more exciting than usual.
We want to help the fans who support high school basketball to support the people involved and return it to the tournament management, player training, and competition promotion activities to make the winter cup even better. I carried out this project with feelings. As a result, we would like to take this opportunity to thank many people for their cooperation.
We will continue to work hard so that more people can participate in the circle of support. “
■ Comment by Yuko Mitsuya, Chairman of the Japan Basketball Association
“This time, we have received a large donation from Yahoo Japan Corporation. We would like to express our sincere gratitude and sincerely accept it.
This donation is due not only to the desire to support the younger generation of Yahoo Japan Corporation, but also to the feelings of many fans who supported high school students through the paid function at the Winter Cup. I am carving. We will cherish the thoughts of all of you and use the donations we receive effectively in line with that purpose.
We, JBA, will continue to make every effort to develop the Japanese basketball world under the slogan “Energize Japan with basketball”. We look forward to your continued understanding.
Once again, we would like to thank Yahoo Japan Corporation and its fans for their feelings. Thank you very much. “
