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.

American Football

  • National Football League: NHK, Nippon Television, Gaora

Multi-Discipline Events

  • IAAF World Championships in Athletics: TBS
  • 2008 Summer Olympics: NHK

Baseball

  • Nippon Professional Baseball: Fuji TV
  • Major League Baseball: NHK, J Sports

Basketball

  • National Basketball Association: NHK, J Sports

Football

  • FIFA World Cup: Japan Consociam
  • FIFA Club World Cup: NTV
  • AFC Asian Cup/Champions League: TV Asahi
  • UEFA European Football Championship: TBS, WOWOW
  • UEFA Champions League: Sky PerfecTV!, J Sports, Fuji Television
  • Premier League: NHK, J Sports
  • La Liga: WOWOW
  • Bundesliga: Fuji TV (Eintracht Frankfurt Game only)

Golf

  • The Masters: TBS
  • U.S. Open/Open Championship: TV Asahi, Golf Network
  • PGA Tour: NHK

Judo

  • World Championships: Fuji TV

Motor Racing

  • Formula One: Fuji TV
  • World Rally Championship: J Sports, TV Osaka
  • World Touring Car Championship/IndyCar Series: Gaora
  • MotoGP/NASCAR NEXTEL Cup: NTV
  • Superbike World Championship/DTM: J Sports

Tennis

  • Australian Open/French Open/U.S. Open: WOWOW
  • Wimbledon: NHK, WOWOW, Gaora
  • ATP World Tour/WTA Tour: Gaora
  • Davis Cup/Fed Cup: J Sports

Volleyball

  • World Championships/World Grand Prix: TBS
  • World Cups/World League: Fuji TV
  • Grand Champions Cups: NTV