
Concluded a Partnership Contract with the Boston Red Sox.
On February 15, 2007, Funai concluded an exclusive partnership
contract with Major League Baseball team, the Boston Red Sox.
Daisuke Matsuzake and Hideki Okajima both play as pitchers for the
Red Sox and the team is attracting considerable attention both in the
United States and Japan.
The principal details of this contract involve display of the Funai logo
and advertisements, such as displaying the Funai logo alongside the
Red Sox logo on banners and backgrounds in special rooms when
Japanese Red Sox players give interviews to Japanese mass media.
Funai hopes that this partnership agreement between Funai Electric
and the Boston Red Sox will further establish and increase awareness
of both parties' brands in Japan and the United States.
Funai Electric to support “Japanese-American Youth Baseball Exchange Program” sponsored by the Red Sox Foundation
This year’s program was organized
to foster friendship and exchange
between citizens of Japan and the
United States by sponsoring 12 young
people selected from youth baseball
teams in Kyoto and Chiba, who visited
Boston for 11 days from July 25,
2008, where they were stayed with
local families and were treated to
baseball clinics at Harvard University
and played in friendly game with local
teams. The participants also met with
pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka at the
home stadium of the Red Sox baseball
team, which is supported by Funai,
and learned baseball tips from Red
Sox pitcher Hideki Okajima. Through
this and similar programs, Funai
Electric supports youth development
and international cultural exchange
through sports.
Red Sox Foundation
The Boston Red Sox Foundation is a philanthropic organization established in 2002 and managed by the Boston Red Sox baseball team. The foundation conducts activities with the goal of promoting the health, education, recreation, and social service needs of children and families across New England.