what games do japanese people play?
The Legend of Zelda 3D Dot Game Heroes Akuma-kun: Makai no Wana Atsui 12 Game: Furi Furi Party! 11eyes CrossOver 11eyes: Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shōjo Military Madness The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Cosmic Walker
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 Japan was introduced to the sport in 1934 by Paul Rusch , a teacher and Christian missionary who helped establish football teams at three universities in Tokyo . Play was halted during World War II , but began to grow in popularity again after the war . As of 2010 , there are more than 400 high school football teams in Japan , with over 15 @,@ 000 participants , and over 100 teams play in the Kantoh Collegiate Football Association ( KCFA ) . The college champion plays the champion of the X @-@ League ( a semi @-@ pro league where teams are financed by corporations ) in the Rice Bowl to determine Japan 's national champion . 

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 Baseball is currently the most popular spectator sport in the country . Japan 's top professional league , now known as Nippon Professional Baseball , was established in 1936 . Since the establishment of the Japan Professional Football League in 1992 , association football has also gained a wide following . Japan was a venue of the Intercontinental Cup from 1981 to 2004 and co @-@ hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup with South Korea . Japan has one of the most successful football teams in Asia , winning the Asian Cup four times . Also , Japan recently won the FIFA Women 's World Cup in 2011 . Golf is also popular in Japan , as are forms of auto racing like the Super GT series and Formula Nippon . The country has produced one NBA player , Yuta Tabuse . 

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 Pikachu and ten other Pokémon were chosen as Japan 's mascots in the 2014 FIFA World Cup . 

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 The popularity of the film has also spread overseas . The film was an inspiration for Japanese companies Studio Hibari and Aniplex , which led to the creation of the manga and anime franchise Nerima Daikon Brothers , which contain heavy references to the film . 

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 = = = Origins and popularity in Japan ( 1970s – 2000 ) = = = 
