
Cai Qichang and Sakakibara Sadaki jointly held a press conference. The event will be held on March 6 and 7, 2027.
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The presidents of the Chinese Professional Baseball League and the Nippon Professional Baseball League held a press conference at the Tokyo Dome, announcing that the 2027 Taiwan-Japan exchange game will be held at the Taipei Arena, and mentioned that Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea have been discussing a number of specific plans since last year.
Nippon Professional Baseball President Sakakihara Sadaki and Cai Qichang. (Photo by special correspondent Gong Naijie)
[Special Correspondent Gong Naijie/Reporting from Tokyo, Japan] Chinese Professional Baseball Chairman Cai Qichang went to the Tokyo Dome today to hold a press conference with Nippon Professional Baseball Chairman Sakakibara Sadamaru, announcing that the Taiwan-Japan exchange game will be held at the Taipei Dome on March 6 and 7, 2027. The game will be held in the evening, and baseball promotion activities will also be held for children. Relevant details will be announced at a later date.
Sakakihara Sadasagi, the president of Nippon Vocational and Technical College, expressed his hope that this event will not only be a good opportunity for the two teams to accumulate valuable experience, but also further deepen the trusting relationship and friendly friendship with Taiwan, becoming a meaningful exchange. "We will work hand in hand with President Tsai Chi-chang of the Japanese Vocational and Technical College and all relevant people to do our best for the smooth holding and success of the event. Thank you everyone."
Sakakihara Sadasagi also said that since last year, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea have been discussing many specific plans, and hope to gradually implement them in more diversified forms in the future. "We believe that this event is the first step, and we hope to further develop on this basis in the future."

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Chinese Professional Baseball Chairman Cai Qichang and Nippon Professional Baseball Chairman Sakakibara Sadamaru held a press conference at the Tokyo Dome and announced that a Taiwan-Japan exchange game will be held at the Taipei Dome on March 6 and 7, 2027, and children's baseball promotion activities will be held. The Japanese Samurai team will come to Taiwan to play in March next year, which is expected to attract great attention from Taiwanese and Japanese fans.

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