DeNA's participation in Japanese baseball approved

DeNA's participation in Japanese baseball approved

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Haruta (L), chairman of DeNA Co., which operates social gaming platform Mobage, speaks during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 1, 2011, after Japanese baseball owners approved the company's participation in Japanese baseball. DeNA President Isao Moriyasu is seated next to Haruta.

DeNA submits application to NPB

DeNA submits application to NPB

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Haruta (R), director and chairman of DeNA Co., hands an application to Kunio Shimoda, secretary general of Nippon Professional Baseball, in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2011, as DeNA has struck a deal with Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. to buy the baseball club Yokohama BayStars.

DeNA's participation in Japanese baseball approved

DeNA's participation in Japanese baseball approved

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Haruta (L), chairman of DeNA Co., which operates social gaming platform Mobage, speaks during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 1, 2011, after Japanese baseball owners approved the company's participation in Japanese baseball. DeNA President Isao Moriyasu is seated next to Haruta. (Kyodo)

CORRECTED DeNA submits application to NPB

CORRECTED DeNA submits application to NPB

TOKYO, Japan - SWITCHING ORDER OF FIRST, LAST NAME OF DeNA CHAIRMAN Makoto Haruta (R), director and chairman of DeNA Co., hands an application to Kunio Shimoda, secretary general of Nippon Professional Baseball, in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2011, as DeNA has struck a deal with Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. to buy the baseball club Yokohama BayStars. (Kyodo)

DeNA submits application to NPB

DeNA submits application to NPB

TOKYO, Japan - Haruta Makoto (R), director and chairman of DeNA Co., hands an application to Kunio Shimoda, secretary general of Nippon Professional Baseball, in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2011, as DeNA has struck a deal with Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. to buy the baseball club Yokohama BayStars. (Kyodo)