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DeNA founder becomes 1st female baseball club owner

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Tomoko Namba, founder of mobile gaming company DeNA Co., speaks at a press conference in Yokohama on Jan. 16, 2016, after assuming the position of team owner of the Central League's DeNA BayStars. Namba, 52, became the first woman ever to take over ownership of a Japanese baseball club.

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DeNA founder becomes 1st female baseball club owner

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Tomoko Namba, founder of mobile gaming company DeNA Co., speaks at a press conference in Yokohama on Jan. 16, 2016, after assuming the position of team owner of the Central League's DeNA BayStars. Namba, 52, became the first woman ever to take over ownership of a Japanese baseball club.

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DeNA's Namba, Takeo mayor meet press

SAGA, Japan - Tomoko Namba (L), founder and board member of DeNA Co., and Takeo Mayor Keisuke Hiwatashi meet the press in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, on June 25, 2014, on computer programming education for elementary school students.

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BayStars to hit home runs for Myanmar midwives in aid program

DeNA BayStars manager Kiyoshi Nakahata and owner Tomoko Namba announce the baseball club's social contribution program at a press conference in Yokohama on March 20, 2015. The BayStars will donate one rechargeable solar light lantern to midwives in Myanmar who work in areas with no electricity each time they hit a home run in the regular season beginning March 27. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Business Federation's 1st female vice chair

Tomoko Namba, founder and chairwoman of online service provider DeNA Co., seen in this file photo, has been appointed by the Japan Business Federation as the first female vice chair in its 75-year history, the business lobby known as Keidanren said on March 8, 2021.

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DeNA founder becomes 1st female baseball club owner

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Tomoko Namba, founder of mobile gaming company DeNA Co., speaks at a press conference in Yokohama on Jan. 16, 2016, after assuming the position of team owner of the Central League's DeNA BayStars. Namba, 52, became the first woman ever to take over ownership of a Japanese baseball club. (Kyodo)

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DeNA founder becomes 1st female baseball club owner

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Tomoko Namba, founder of mobile gaming company DeNA Co., speaks at a press conference in Yokohama on Jan. 16, 2016, after assuming the position of team owner of the Central League's DeNA BayStars. Namba, 52, became the first woman ever to take over ownership of a Japanese baseball club. (Kyodo)

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DeNA's Namba, Takeo mayor meet press

SAGA, Japan - Tomoko Namba (L), founder and board member of DeNA Co., and Takeo Mayor Keisuke Hiwatashi meet the press in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, on June 25, 2014, on computer programming education for elementary school students. (Kyodo)

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Tomoko Namba, new Keidanren vice chair

Tomoko Namba, founder and chairwoman of online service provider DeNA Co., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo after becoming the first female vice chair of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, on June 1, 2021.

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Tomoko Namba, new Keidanren vice chair

Tomoko Namba, founder and chairwoman of online service provider DeNA Co., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo after becoming the first female vice chair of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, on June 1, 2021.

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Baseball: BayStars skipper Ramirez targets CL title in 2017

DeNA BayStars manager Alex Ramirez (L) shakes hands with the club's owner Tomoko Namba during his end-of-season visit to the team office in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Oct. 18, 2016. Ramirez, who guided the BayStars to the Climax Series playoffs in his first year in charge, said he is targeting the Central League pennant next year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ramirez to continue skippering DeNA next season

DeNA BayStars manager Alex Ramirez flashes the peace sign as he leaves Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama on Sept. 22, 2016, after accepting team owner Tomoko Namba's offer to remain in the post for the last year of his two-year contract. In his first year as manager, Ramirez led the BayStars to secure a place in the Climax Series for the first time since the postseason event began in 2005. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ramirez to continue skippering DeNA next season

DeNA BayStars owner Tomoko Namba speaks to reporters at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama on Sept. 22, 2016, after team manager Alex Ramirez accepted her offer to remain in the post for the last year of his two-year contract. In his first year as manager, Ramirez led the BayStars to secure a place in the Climax Series for the first time since the postseason event began in 2005. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo