Japan Professional Baseball Players Association

The Japan Professional Baseball Players Association (日本プロ野球選手会, Nihon Puro Yakyū Senshu Kai; JPBPA) is the players' union that represents Japanese baseball players and their interests in Nippon Professional Baseball. The organization was incorporated in 1980 and was approved as a labor union in 1985. The current union chairman is Ginjiro Sumitani and the current institute chairman is Yohei Oshima.^[1]

JPBPA

Japan Professional Baseball Players Association
日本プロ野球選手会
Founded	August 15, 1980
Location	Japan
Members	741
Key people	Ginjiro Sumitani (Union Chairman) Yohei Oshima (Institute Chairman)
Website	http://jpbpa.net/
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The JPBPA orchestrated the two-day players' strike during the 2004 NPB realignment.^[2]

See also

• Major League Baseball Players Association