“If sport doesn't offer a second chance,
we'll build one.”
I spent my entire college career chasing baseball, and across four seasons I never set foot in a single league game. The sting of work that didn't pay off, and the faces of teammates who walked away beside me, have stayed with me ever since.
JWL (Japan Winter League) exists to give pro hopefuls one more chance to be seen. JSL (Japan Summer League) is a stage for high school players who refuse to let one summer loss be the end of the story.
We're not just a company that runs leagues. We're a company building a second chance into the game. Starting with baseball, our goal is simple: no athlete in Japan should have their story end with a single defeat.
Born in Fukuoka · Second baseman · Right-handed batter / right-handed thrower
- 2007Entered Saga Prefectural Saga Nishi High School
- 2011Entered Keio University, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies
- 2016Participated in the California Winter League
- 2016Joined Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.
- 2022Founded Japan League Co., Ltd.
Staff
Born in Saitama · Pitcher / third baseman · Right-handed
- 2009
- Entered Keio Shiki Senior High School
- 2012
- Entered Keio University, Faculty of Business and Commerce Joined the varsity baseball team
- 2016
- Participated in the California Winter League
- 2016
- Joined Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.
- 2025
- Joined Japan League Co., Ltd.
Born in Okinawa · Pitcher / position player · Right-handed
- 1989
- Entered Okinawa Prefectural Okinawa Suisan High School Runner-up at the National High School Baseball Championship two years in a row
- 1992
- Entered Kyushu Kyoritsu University, Faculty of Economics Captain of the baseball team; played at the All-Japan Jingu Tournament
- 1995
- Drafted (5th round) by the Yomiuri Giants
- 2001
- Traded to the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
- 2010
- Founded the Uruma Higashi Boys
- 2019
- Founded the NPO Yakyu Mirai.Ryukyu
- 2022
- Appointed JWL General Manager
Born in Okinawa · Pitcher · Right-handed
- 2004
- Entered Okinawa Prefectural Urasoe Commercial High School Won the prefectural championship
- 2007
- Entered Asia University, Faculty of Business Administration Captain of the baseball team (pitcher)
- 2011
- Joined Energic Inc. (JABA Okinawa) Played adult-league baseball
- 2019
- Worked in trading and real estate Coaching for youth baseball and the Okinawa Boys League Select team
- 2022
- Appointed JWL Vice President
Born in Fukuoka · 100m hurdles · Right-handed
- 2009
- Entered Fukuoka Prefectural Yame High School
- 2013
- Entered Doshisha University, Faculty of Global and Regional Studies
- 2017
- Joined Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Corp.
- 2023
- Joined the Vancouver Canucks (NHL)
- 2025
- Joined Japan League Co., Ltd.
Company
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Build the next chapter
with us.
Partnerships, sponsorship, player applications, press — whatever brings you here,
we'd be glad to talk.