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This chapter examines the impact of the 2002 World Cup held in Japan and Korea on the domestic soccer league of Japan, the J. League. We first consider the impact of World Cups on league attendance in some European countries and then compare with the Japanese case. We find that demand increased substantially in the years just before and after the World Cup. These effects seem to be associated with new stadiums built for the event.
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Nihon Keizai Shimbun 2002/8/19.
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While clubs do not appear to possess a guaranteed tenancy, it is currently unimaginable that any club could be evicted.
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Hirata, T., Szymanski, S. (2015). The J. League and the World Cup. In: Lee, Y., Fort, R. (eds) The Sports Business in The Pacific Rim. Sports Economics, Management and Policy, vol 10. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10037-1_2
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