How should Japanese professional baseball "earn" money? THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Baseball Business Published on the opening day of professional baseball season

As the world is in a frenzy over the World Baseball Classic (WBC), the overwhelming disparity in the scale of the "baseball business" between Japan and the U.S. is brought into sharp relief once again. While Major League Baseball (MLB) has dramatically increased its revenue over the past 20 years, the Japanese baseball industry, despite its potential, has been unable to break out of its old structure.

G.B. Corporation (Location: Beaux-Arts Iidabashi, 4-1-5 Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Ryutaro Seto) has recently conducted a cold analysis of this huge earnings gap from a "management strategy" rather than an "emotional" perspective. The new book, which is a "super-typical" book that brings together the knowledge of MBA holders and provides all conclusions in the first few pages, will be published in time for the opening day of the professional baseball season (Friday, March 27). The book will be published in time for the opening day of professional baseball season (Friday, March 27).

THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: A Super-Summary of the Baseball Business Industry KSFs & Case Studies

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About "THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Super-Summary of Baseball Business Industry KSFs & Case Studies

G.B. Corporation is pleased to announce the publication of a new book, "THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Super-Summary of Baseball Business Industry KSFs & Case Studies," which visualizes the structure and winning strategies of the professional baseball industry by combining the knowledge of MBA holders.

Background: Finding "winning strategies (KSFs)" for Japanese businesspeople

In many Japanese business scenes, there are many cases in which companies are implementing tactics without fully understanding the structural "Key Success Factors (KSFs)" of their own industry. In order to break through this situation, we have established a method to derive "general solutions" even in industries where information is opaque, making full use of frameworks cultivated through MBA studies. As a first step, we have thoroughly dissected the "professional baseball business," the pinnacle of fan marketing.

■Three major features of this book

1.[First in the industry] "Executive summary" structure that does not leave out any conclusions

The core of the book is condensed into an innovative structure at the beginning of the book. Even busy executives can grasp the essentials of the industry in a few minutes, providing an unprecedented, speedy information inoculation experience. 2.

2. all infographics. A business book that you "see" instead of read.

The complex management strategies and financial structures are thoroughly visualized in intuitive charts and graphs (infographics), allowing you to understand 5Forces analysis, SWOT analysis, fan development models, etc. at a glance, which can be applied directly to the preparation of practical documents.

(3) Combination of MBA Methods and Supervision by Expert Itaru Kobayashi

Itaru Kobayashi, a leading expert in the baseball business, has been invited as a supervisor to ensure the reliability of the information. The "Kachikata" process, which logically derives business economics (high fixed cost/high marginal profit model) and customer KBF (purchase decision factors) from limited public information, has been packaged into a format that can be reproduced by anyone.

＜Table of Contents

Introduction - Concept of the series: Visualization of "winning strategies" to boost the Japanese economy

Scope of Analysis

Definition of KSF and analysis process

Kachikata" strategic method

Explanation of the analysis methods used in this book

Frequently-used terms to be learned before reading this book.

Column 1: How do baseball teams acquire sponsors? (Column1 How do baseball teams get sponsors?)

Column 2: Sensitivity analysis of the baseball business using model equations (Author: Team Kachikata)

SUMMARY

Analysis Process -From External Environment Analysis to KSF Derivation

　-PEST Analysis

　-Market size and growth potential

　-5Forces Analysis

　-Business Economics

　-Business economics

　-Customer Analysis

　-KBF (Key Buying Factor)

　-Competitive Analysis

　-SWOT Analysis

　-KSF (Key Success Factor)

Case Analysis - KSF Practice and How to Draw "Special Solutions" through Case Studies

　Case001 Fukuoka Softbank Hawks

　Case002 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

　Case003 Yokohama DeNA BayStars

　Case004 Kitakyushu Shimonoseki Phoenix (Kyushu Asia League)

　Case005 Savannah Bananas (U.S. Independent League)

Data collection

Supervisor's Afterword

As a bonus for purchasers of this book, a model formula for the baseball business (a tool to simulate how profits change by replacing numbers in sales, expenses, and other items) is distributed to all purchasers. (The end date of the special offer will be announced at a later date.)

About the early-bird special offer

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<Book Overview

Title: THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

　　　　　 Summary: Baseball Business Industry KSFs & Case Studies

Author: Team Kachikata

Supervisor: Itaru Kobayashi (Professor, J. F. Oberlin University, Former Director, Fukuoka Softbank Hawks)

Price ： 2,750 yen (tax included)

Release Date : March 27, 2026 (Friday)

Number of pages: 96 pages

Specifications: B5 size, 4-color

ISBN : 978-4910428581

Publisher : G.B. Corporation

URL ： https://www.gbnet.co.jp/

Profile

Author：Team Kachikata

A business strategy analysis team formed in 2025 by members active in various industries, groups, and organizations who met during the process of obtaining their MBAs.

With the concept of "visualization of 'winning strategies' to boost the Japanese economy," they advocate a unique method called "Kachikata" (trademark pending), which packages a system for deriving KSFs (key success factors) that determine the success of companies and organizations as a reproducible model.

Supervisor: Itaru Kobayashi

Itaru Kobayashi was born in 1968. Born in Kanagawa Prefecture. Professor at J. F. Oberlin University, School of Health and Welfare. D. (Sports Science).

In 1992, he was drafted 8th overall by the Chiba Lotte Marines. He became the third professional baseball player in history to graduate from the University of Tokyo, and left the team in 1993. He lived in the U.S. for seven years from 1994. He has been an assistant professor at Edogawa University since 2002 (professor since 2006), and served on the board of directors of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks from 2005 to 2014. He was involved in the launch of Pacific League Marketing, a joint venture company of the Pacific League, the creation of the first three-team system in baseball, and the acquisition of FA and foreign players. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the University Sports Association and Chairman of the Sports Management Interpreters Association of Japan, and has a YouTube channel, "Itaru Kobayashi's Moneyball.

Company Profile

Name: G.B. Corporation

Location ： 4-1-5 Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0072

URL ： https://www.gbnet.co.jp/