Japan's Largest Corporate League with About 130 Companies Participating: 'Corporate Pickleball & BIZ CUP' to be Held
Mitsui Fudosan will host the 'Corporate Pickleball & BIZ CUP' involving about 130 companies to promote tenant networking and announced an investment in Pickleball One Co., Ltd.
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Highlights of this release
- As part of the '&BIZ' initiative to promote interaction among tenant companies, in addition to music events like karaoke contests, we are promoting the creation of networking opportunities using pickleball through sports.
- The 'Corporate Pickleball & BIZ CUP', Japan's largest corporate league with approximately 130 participating companies, will be held for the first time in a league format, progressing through preliminary tournaments at 7 locations in Tokyo to a final tournament in Nihonbashi.
- Accelerating initiatives through an investment in Pickleball One Co., Ltd. We will accelerate the creation of playing opportunities and event deployment, while also promoting business collaboration.
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Takashi Ueda, hereinafter 'Mitsui Fudosan') will host the 'Corporate Pickleball & BIZ CUP' with a scale of about 130 companies, consisting of preliminary tournaments at 7 locations in Tokyo and a final tournament, as part of the '&BIZ' initiative aimed at fostering interaction among companies residing in office buildings and creating new business opportunities. Through this initiative, we will strive to popularize pickleball and promote corporate networking, while advancing urban development through sports and entertainment.
Furthermore, to further advance these initiatives, we announce that we have invested in Pickleball One Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Shusaku Kumakura), a company developing a pickleball business.
Through this initiative, Mitsui Fudosan will create playing opportunities utilizing our assets, working towards the further popularization of pickleball and promoting networking among tenant companies.
*Regarding the investment in Pickleball One Co., Ltd., please refer to the release distributed today.
URL: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000020.000133975.html
*Photo: A scene from a pickleball event held in fiscal 2025
*Logo: Corporate Pickleball & BIZ CUP Logo
■ Urban Development through Sports and Entertainment
Mitsui Fudosan
- As part of the '&BIZ' initiative to promote interaction among tenant companies, in addition to music events like karaoke contests, we are promoting the creation of networking opportunities using pickleball through sports.
- The 'Corporate Pickleball & BIZ CUP', Japan's largest corporate league with approximately 130 participating companies, will be held for the first time in a league format, progressing through preliminary tournaments at 7 locations in Tokyo to a final tournament in Nihonbashi.
- Accelerating initiatives through an investment in Pickleball One Co., Ltd. We will accelerate the creation of playing opportunities and event deployment, while also promoting business collaboration.
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Takashi Ueda, hereinafter 'Mitsui Fudosan') will host the 'Corporate Pickleball & BIZ CUP' with a scale of about 130 companies, consisting of preliminary tournaments at 7 locations in Tokyo and a final tournament, as part of the '&BIZ' initiative aimed at fostering interaction among companies residing in office buildings and creating new business opportunities. Through this initiative, we will strive to popularize pickleball and promote corporate networking, while advancing urban development through sports and entertainment.
Furthermore, to further advance these initiatives, we announce that we have invested in Pickleball One Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Shusaku Kumakura), a company developing a pickleball business.
Through this initiative, Mitsui Fudosan will create playing opportunities utilizing our assets, working towards the further popularization of pickleball and promoting networking among tenant companies.
*Regarding the investment in Pickleball One Co., Ltd., please refer to the release distributed today.
URL: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000020.000133975.html
*Photo: A scene from a pickleball event held in fiscal 2025
*Logo: Corporate Pickleball & BIZ CUP Logo
■ Urban Development through Sports and Entertainment
Mitsui Fudosan